UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the month of    November, 2012     
     

Commission File

Number

   333-128780   

NCL Corporation Ltd.

 

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

7665 Corporate Center Drive, Miami, Florida 33126

 

(Address of principal executive office)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F

Form 20-F x             Form 40-F ¨

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):   ¨

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):   ¨

Indicate by check mark if the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Yes  ¨              No  x

If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-________ .

 

 

 

 


On November 1, 2012, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, Ltd. filed an amendment to its registration statement on Form S-1 with regard to its previously announced initial public offering of equity securities. In connection with the consummation of that proposed offering, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, Ltd. will become the direct parent company of NCL Corporation Ltd. In light of the registration statement amendment filing by Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, Ltd., we are filing this report on Form 6-K to furnish investors with the material agreements entered into by us since April 12, 2012.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

   

NCL Corporation Ltd.

    (Registrant)
Date: November 1, 2012     By:   /s/ Daniel S. Farkas
      Daniel S. Farkas
      Senior Vice President and General Counsel


EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit

  

Description of Exhibit

  
10.1    Twelfth Supplemental Deed to €258.0 million Pride of America Loan and Eleventh Supplemental Deed to €40.0 million Pride of America Loan, each dated as of June 1, 2012, to €298.0 million Pride of America Loans dated as of April 4, 2003, as amended, by and among Pride of America Ship Holding, LLC, NCL Corporation Ltd. and a syndicate of international banks and related amended and restated Guarantees by NCL Corporation Ltd. ++
10.2    Eighth Supplemental Deed, dated June 1, 2012, to $334.1 million Norwegian Jewel Loan, dated as of April 20, 2004, as amended, by and among Norwegian Jewel Limited, NCL Corporation Ltd. and a syndicate of international banks and related amended and restated Guarantee by NCL Corporation Ltd. ++
10.3    Tenth Supplemental Deed, dated June 1, 2012, to €308.1 million Pride of Hawai’i Loan, dated as of April 20, 2004, as amended, by and among Pride of Hawai’i, LLC, NCL Corporation Ltd. and a syndicate of international banks and related amended and restated Guarantee by NCL Corporation Ltd. ++
10.4    Fifth Supplemental Deed, dated June 1, 2012, to €624.0 million Norwegian Pearl and Norwegian Gem Revolving Loan Facility Agreement, dated as of October 7, 2005, as amended, by and among NCL Corporation Ltd., Norwegian Pearl, Ltd., Norwegian Gem, Ltd. and a syndicate of international banks. ++
10.5    Sixth Supplemental Deed, dated June 1, 2012, to €662.9 million F3 Two Loan, dated as of September 22, 2006, as amended, by and among F3 Two, Ltd., NCL Corporation Ltd. and a syndicate of international banks and related amended and restated Guarantee by NCL Corporation Ltd. ++
10.6    Amendment No. 6, dated April 1, 2012, and Amendment No. 7, dated June 19, 2012, to Office Lease Agreement, dated December 1, 2006, as amended, by and between Hines Reit Airport Corporate Center LLC and NCL (Bahamas) Ltd. ++
10.7    First Amendment, dated May 31, 2012, to $750.0 million Credit Agreement, dated October 28, 2009, as amended, by and among NCL Corporation Ltd., various lenders and Nordea Bank Norge ASA. ++
10.8    Shipbuilding Contract for Hull identified therein, dated September 14, 2012, by and among Meyer Werft GMBH, Breakaway Three, Ltd. and NCL Corporation Ltd. ++
10.9    Addendum No. 1, dated October 12, 2012, to Shipbuilding Contract for Hull identified therein, dated September 14, 2012, as amended, by and among Meyer Werft GMBH, Breakaway Three, Ltd. and NCL Corporation Ltd. ++
10.10    Addendum No. 2, dated October 15, 2012, to Shipbuilding Contract for Hull identified therein, dated September 14, 2012, as amended, by and among Meyer Werft GMBH, Breakaway Three, Ltd. and NCL Corporation Ltd. ++
10.11    Shipbuilding Contract for Hull identified therein, dated September 14, 2012, by and among Meyer Werft GMBH, Breakaway Four, Ltd. and NCL Corporation Ltd. ++
10.12    Addendum No. 1, dated October 15, 2012, to Shipbuilding Contract for Hull identified therein, dated September 14, 2012, as amended, by and among Meyer Werft GMBH, Breakaway Four, Ltd. and NCL Corporation Ltd. ++
10.13    First Amendment, dated May 31, 2012, to €529.8 million Breakaway One Credit Agreement, dated November 18, 2010, as amended, by and among Breakaway One, Ltd. and a syndicate of international banks ++
10.14    Second Amendment, dated May 31, 2012, to €529.8 million Breakaway Two Credit Agreement, dated as of November 18, 2010, by and among Breakaway Two, Ltd. and a syndicate of international banks ++
10.15    Second Amendment, dated May 31, 2012, to €126.1 million Pride of Hawai’i Credit Agreement, dated November 18, 2010, as amended, by and among Pride of Hawaii, LLC and a syndicate of international banks ++
10.16    Second Amendment, dated May 31, 2012, to €126.1 million Norwegian Jewel Credit Agreement, dated November 18, 2010, as amended, by and among Norwegian Jewel Limited and a syndicate of international banks ++
10.17    €590.5 million Breakaway Three Credit Agreement, dated October 12, 2012, by and among Breakaway Three, Ltd. and various other lenders therein defined and a related Guarantee by NCL Corporation Ltd. ++
10.18    €590.5 million Breakaway Four Credit Agreement, dated October 12, 2012, by and among Breakaway Four, Ltd. and various other lenders therein defined and a related Guarantee by NCL Corporation Ltd. ++
10.19    Memorandum of Agreement, dated June 1, 2012, and Addendum No. 1 thereto, dated June 1, 2012, entered into by and among Norwegian Sky, Ltd. and the parties named therein ++

 

++ Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to certain portions of this exhibit. Omitted portions have been filed separately with the SEC.

Exhibit 10.1

[*]: THE CONFIDENTIAL PORTION HAS BEEN OMITTED PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT AND THE OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE COMMISSION.

DATED 1 JUNE 2012

PRIDE OF AMERICA SHIP HOLDING, LLC

(formerly known as Pride of America Ship Holding, Inc.)

(as borrower)

NCL CORPORATION LTD.

(as guarantor)

NCL AMERICA HOLDINGS, LLC

(formerly known as NCL America Holdings, Inc.)

(as shareholder)

NCL (BAHAMAS) LTD.

(as sub-agent)

HSBC BANK PLC

(as agent)

THE SEVERAL BANKS

(particulars of which are set out in Schedule 1)

(as lenders)

COMMERZBANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT

(as Hermes agent)

HSBC BANK PLC

(as trustee)

 

 

TWELFTH SUPPLEMENTAL DEED TO (AMONG OTHER THINGS)

SECURED LOAN AGREEMENT

dated 4 April 2003 (as previously amended and/or restated)

for the equivalent amount in United States Dollars and/or Euro

of up to €258,000,000 pre- and post redelivery finance for

one 1,075 cabin luxury cruise vessel

now named “PRIDE OF AMERICA”

 

 

 

LOGO


CONTENTS

 

         Page  

1

 

Definitions and Construction

     2   

2

 

Amendment and/or Restatement of Original Loan Agreement, Original Guarantee and Other Security Documents

     3   

3

 

Conditions Precedent

     4   

4

 

Representations and Warranties

     7   

5

 

Fee and Expenses

     8   

6

 

Further Assurance

     8   

7

 

Counterparts

     8   

8

 

Notices

     8   

9

 

Governing Law

     9   

10

 

Jurisdiction

     9   

Schedule 1

 

The Agent, the Hermes Agent, the Trustee, the Restructuring Trustee and the Lenders

     15   

Schedule 2

 

Loan Agreement

     15   

Schedule 3

 

Guarantee

     16   


TWELFTH SUPPLEMENTAL DEED

DATED 1 JUNE 2012

BETWEEN:

 

(1) PRIDE OF AMERICA SHIP HOLDING, LLC (formerly known as Pride of America Ship Holding, Inc.) of Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801, United States of America as borrower (the “Borrower” );

 

(2) NCL CORPORATION LTD. of Cumberland House, 9th Floor, 1 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda as guarantor (the “Guarantor” );

 

(3) NCL AMERICA HOLDINGS, LLC (formerly known as NCL America Holdings, Inc.) of Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware 198011, United States of America as shareholder (the “Shareholder” );

 

(4) NCL (BAHAMAS) LTD. of Cumberland House, 9th Floor, 1 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda as sub-agent (the “Sub-Agent” );

 

(5) THE SEVERAL BANKS particulars of which are set out in Schedule 1 as lenders (collectively the “Lenders” and each individually a “Lender” );

 

(6) HSBC BANK PLC of 8 Canada Square, London E14 5HQ as agent (the “Agent” );

 

(7) COMMERZBANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT of Kaiserplatz, 60311 Frankfurt am Main, Federal Republic of Germany as agent (the “Hermes Agent” ); and

 

(8) HSBC BANK PLC of 8 Canada Square, London E14 5HQ as trustee for itself and the Lenders (as hereinafter defined) (the “Trustee” ).

WHEREAS :

 

(A) By a loan agreement dated 4 April 2003 as amended and/or restated by a first supplemental agreement thereto dated 20 April 2004, a second supplemental agreement thereto dated 1 July 2004, a third supplemental agreement thereto dated 1 June 2005 (the “Third Supplement” ), a fourth supplemental agreement thereto dated 3 August 2005, a fifth supplemental agreement thereto dated as of 30 September 2005, a sixth supplemental agreement thereto dated 22 December 2005, a seventh supplemental agreement thereto dated 13 November 2006, an eighth supplemental agreement thereto dated 21 December 2007, a ninth supplemental agreement thereto dated 2 April 2009, a tenth supplemental agreement thereto dated 22 July 2010 and an eleventh supplemental agreement thereto dated 18 November 2010 entered into between the Borrower or its predecessor Ship Holding LLC ( “SHLLC” ) as borrower, the Lenders as lenders, the Agent as agent for (among others) the Lenders, the Hermes Agent as agent for (among others) the Lenders and the Trustee as trustee for (among others) the Lenders (together the “Original Loan Agreement” ), the Lenders granted to the Borrower a secured loan in the maximum amount of the equivalent in Dollars and/or Euro of two hundred and fifty eight million euro (€258,000,000) (the “Loan” ) to part-finance the completion by the Builder of the Vessel for the Contract Price on the terms and conditions therein contained. The repayment of the Loan by the Borrower has been secured by (among other things) a guarantee and indemnity dated 23 April 2004 granted by the Guarantor as amended, supplemented and/or restated from time to time (the “Original Guarantee” ) and a first preferred mortgage dated 1 June 2005 and effective 7 June 2005 as amended and/or supplemented from time to time (the “Mortgage” ).


(B) Each of the Borrower and the Guarantor has requested the consent of the Lenders, the Agent, the Hermes Agent and the Trustee to (i) the purchase of the vessel [*] (the “Sky Vessel” ) from [*] (the “Sky Vessel Seller” ) for an amount of up to [*] (the “Sky Vessel Purchase Price” ) and the amendment of each of the Original Facility Agreement and the Original Guarantee to permit the purchase of [*] other vessels in addition to the Sky Vessel and, after the cancellation, prepayment and/or repayment of the Total Delayed Principal Amount, to remove the restriction on purchasing vessels (ii) amend the restrictions in each of the Original Facility Agreement and the Original Guarantee on incurring Permitted Indebtedness to allow for the acquisition of the Sky Vessel and such [*] other vessels and utilisation of an amount of up to [*] for general corporate purposes and, after the cancellation, prepayment and/or repayment of the Total Delayed Principal Amount, to remove such restriction (iii) amend each of the Original Facility Agreement and the Original Guarantee to exempt the indebtedness incurred for financing the Sky Vessel from the subordination arrangements in respect of Indebtedness for Borrowed Money and (iv) amend clause 15 ( Hedging ) of the Original Guarantee to remove the restriction on hedging counterparties.

 

(C) The consent of the Lenders, the Agent, the Hermes Agent and the Trustee is given in respect of the above matters on the terms of this twelfth supplement to the Original Loan Agreement (this “Deed” ) which shall be executed as a deed.

NOW THIS DEED WITNESSES as follows:

 

1 Definitions and Construction

 

  1.1 In this Deed including the preamble and recitals hereto (unless the context otherwise requires) any term or expression defined in the preamble or the recitals shall have the meaning ascribed to it therein and terms and expressions not defined herein but whose meanings are defined in the Original Loan Agreement shall have the meanings set out therein. In addition, the following terms and expressions shall have the meanings set out below:

“Fourth Restatement Date” means the date on which the conditions precedent set out in Clause 3.1 are fulfilled to the satisfaction of the Agent or waived by the Agent pursuant to Clause 3.2;

“Guarantee” means the Original Guarantee as amended and restated by this Deed and as set out in Schedule 3;

“Loan Agreement” means the Original Loan Agreement as amended and restated by this Deed and as set out in Schedule 2;

“New Process Agent” means EC3 Services Limited whose registered office is presently at The St Botolph Building, 138 Houndsditch, London EC3A 7AR;

“Sky Vessel Purchase Price Terms” means the terms on which the Sky Vessel Purchase Price (and interest thereon and other fees, costs and expenses) will be payable by [*] to the Sky Vessel Seller for the Sky Vessel as reflected by the agreement referred to in Clause 3.1.3; and

 

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“Total Sky Vessel and Breakaway 3 Prepayment Amount” means [*].

 

  1.2 The provisions of clauses 1.2, 1.3 and 17.11 of the Loan Agreement shall apply hereto (mutatis mutandis).

 

2 Amendment and/or Restatement of Original Loan Agreement, Original Guarantee and Other Security Documents

 

  2.1 Subject to Clause 3.1, the parties hereto agree that immediately upon and with effect from the Fourth Restatement Date the Original Loan Agreement shall be amended and restated to read in accordance with the amended and restated facility agreement as set out in Schedule 2 and (as so amended and restated) will continue to be binding upon each of the parties thereto in accordance with its terms as so amended and restated.

 

  2.2 Subject to Clause 3.1, the Guarantor and the Trustee agree that immediately upon and with effect from the Fourth Restatement Date the Original Guarantee shall be amended and restated to read in accordance with the amended and restated guarantee as set out in Schedule 3 and (as so amended and restated) will continue to be binding upon each of the parties thereto in accordance with its terms as so amended and restated.

 

  2.3 Each of the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Shareholder and the Sub-Agent hereby confirms to the Lenders, the Agent, the Hermes Agent and the Trustee that with effect from the Fourth Restatement Date:

 

  2.3.1 all references to the Original Loan Agreement or the Original Guarantee in the other Security Documents shall be construed as references to the Loan Agreement or the Guarantee (as the case may be) and all terms used in such Security Documents whose meanings are defined by reference to the Original Loan Agreement shall be defined by reference to the Loan Agreement;

 

  2.3.2 the Security Documents (in some cases, in the case of the Borrower, by virtue of the Merger (as defined in the Third Supplement)) shall apply to, and extend to secure, the whole of the Outstanding Indebtedness as defined in clause 1.1 of the Loan Agreement until it has been repaid or paid in full to the Lenders (or to the Agent on their behalf) and the Agent;

 

  2.3.3 its obligations under the Security Documents to which it is a party (in some cases, in the case of the Borrower, by virtue of the Merger) shall not be discharged, impaired or otherwise affected by reason of the execution of this Deed or of any of the documents or transactions contemplated hereby and in particular but without limitation by the granting of time to the Borrower under the Original Loan Agreement; and

 

  2.3.4 its obligations under the Security Documents to which it is a party (in some cases, in the case of the Borrower, by virtue of the Merger) shall remain in full force and effect as security for the obligations of the Borrower under the Loan Agreement and the other Security Documents as amended by this Deed.

 

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  2.4 The Sub-Agent hereby acknowledges and, to the extent necessary, agrees to comply with the terms of clause 16 ( Exceptional Prepayments ) of the Guarantee.

 

  2.5 Except as expressly amended hereby or pursuant hereto the Original Loan Agreement, the Original Guarantee and the other Security Documents shall remain in full force and effect and nothing herein contained shall relieve the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Shareholder, the Sub-Agent or any other Obligor from any of its respective obligations under any such documents.

 

3 Conditions Precedent

 

  3.1 The amendment and restatement of each of the Original Loan Agreement and the Original Guarantee provided for in Clause 2 is conditional upon and shall not be effective unless and until the Agent has received the following in form and substance satisfactory to it:

 

  3.1.1 prior to the date of this Deed, an updated integrated financial model for the NCLC Group for the period until 31 December 2017 reflecting the Sky Vessel Purchase Price Terms and the anticipated cost of acquisition of Breakaway 3 and Breakaway 4 (as each such term will be defined in the Loan Agreement) which is hereby agreed to have been satisfied by the financial model for the NCLC Group first delivered at the bankers’ meeting in London on 4 April 2012 and subsequently distributed by the Guarantor by email;

 

  3.1.2 on the date of this Deed:

 

  (a) one (1) counterpart of this Deed duly executed by the parties hereto;

 

  (b) a written confirmation from the New Process Agent that it will act for each of the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Shareholder, the Sub-Agent and the owners of the Hermes Vessels other than the Borrower (together the “Relevant Parties” ) as agent for service of process in England in respect of this Deed and any other relevant document to be executed pursuant hereto;

 

  (c) evidence that each of the Lenders has received payment of the handling / work fee to which it is entitled as more particularly described in Clause 5.1; and

 

  (d) the following corporate documents in respect of each of the Relevant Parties:

 

  (i) Certified Copies of any consents required from any ministry, governmental, financial or other authority for the execution of and performance by the respective Relevant Party of its obligations under this Deed or any document to be executed pursuant hereto or if no such consents are required a certificate from a duly appointed officer of the Relevant Party to this effect confirming that no such consents are required;

 

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  (ii) a notarially attested secretary’s certificate of each of the Relevant Parties:

 

  (1) attaching a copy of its Certificate of Incorporation and Memorandum of Association and Bye-Laws (or equivalent constitutional documents) which do not prohibit the entering into of the transactions contemplated in this Deed;

 

  (2) giving the names of its present officers and directors;

 

  (3) setting out specimen signatures of such persons as are authorised by the Relevant Party to sign documents or otherwise undertake the performance of that Relevant Party’s obligations under this Deed;

 

  (4) giving the legal owner of its shares and the number of such shares held;

 

  (5) attaching copies of resolutions passed at duly convened meetings of the directors and, if required by the Agent, the shareholders of each of the Relevant Parties authorising (as applicable) the execution of this Deed, the amendment to the Mortgage and any other document to be executed pursuant hereto and the issue of any power of attorney to execute the same; and

 

  (6) containing a declaration of solvency as at the date of the certificate of the duly appointed officer of the Relevant Party;

or (if applicable) certifying that there has been no change to the statements made in his or her secretary’s certificate last provided to the Agent with respect to paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4) and (6) of this Clause 3.1.2(d)(ii) and attaching copies of resolutions passed at duly convened meetings of the directors and, if required by the Agent, the shareholders of each of the Relevant Parties authorising (as applicable) the execution of this Deed, the amendment to the Mortgage and any other document to be executed pursuant hereto and the issue of any power of attorney to execute the same; and

 

  (e) the original powers of attorney, if any, issued pursuant to the resolutions referred to above and notarially attested;

 

  3.1.3 a Certified Copy of any sale and purchase agreement or memorandum of agreement evidencing the terms for the sale of the Sky Vessel by the Sky Vessel Seller to Norwegian Sky, Ltd. or another member of the NCLC Group for the Sky Vessel Purchase Price on the Sky Vessel Purchase Price Terms which agreement shall be in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent if it is in the form provided to the Agent on 21 May 2012;

 

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  3.1.4 an eleventh amendment to the Mortgage duly executed and lodged for recordation at the United States Coast Guard National Vessel Documentation Center;

 

  3.1.5 a Certified Copy of a confirmation in respect of each of the Hermes Vessel Owner Second Guarantees, duly executed by the owners of the Hermes Vessels other than the Borrower;

 

  3.1.6 confirmation from Hermes that, in relation to the Hermes Cover, they have noted the requests of the Borrower and the Guarantor set out in recital (B) and agree that consent to such requests may be given on the conditions set out in recital (B);

 

  3.1.7 evidence that all the conditions precedent to the amendment and restatement of each facility agreement and, if applicable, guarantee in respect of each NCLC Group Credit Facility have been satisfied;

 

  3.1.8 evidence that the Cash Sweep Credit Facilities have been cancelled and/or prepaid pro rata based on the Maximum Amount of the Delayed Principal Amount (as defined in the facility agreement for each Cash Sweep Credit Facility) for each Cash Sweep Credit Facility (or, if applicable, tranche thereof) by the Total Sky Vessel and Breakaway 3 Prepayment Amount; and

 

  3.1.9 agreement to the issue of such favourable written legal opinions including in respect of Bermuda, the Isle of Man, Delaware and the United States of America and England in such form as the Agent may require relating to all aspects of the transactions contemplated hereby governed by any applicable law,

PROVIDED THAT no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on the Fourth Restatement Date (subject to Clause 3.2) other than that Event of Default waived by the Agent pursuant to the letters dated 9 March 2004 and 20 April 2004 from the Agent to SHLLC.

 

  3.2 If the Lenders, the Agent, the Hermes Agent and the Trustee, acting unanimously, decide (or the Agent in accordance with the Agency and Trust Deed decides) to permit the amendment and restatement of the Original Loan Agreement and the Original Guarantee hereby without the Agent having received all of the documents or evidence referred to in Clause 3.1, the Borrower will nevertheless deliver the remaining documents or evidence to the Agent within fourteen (14) days of the Fourth Restatement Date (or such other period as the Agent may stipulate) and the amendment and restatement of the Original Loan Agreement and the Original Guarantee as aforesaid shall not be construed as a waiver of the Agent’s right to receive the documents or evidence as aforesaid nor shall this provision impose on the Agent, the Hermes Agent, the Trustee or the Lenders any obligation to permit the amendment and restatement in the absence of such documents or evidence.

 

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4 Representations and Warranties

 

  4.1 Each of the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Shareholder and the Sub-Agent represents and warrants to the Lenders, the Agent, the Hermes Agent and the Trustee that:

 

  4.1.1 it has the power to enter into and perform this Deed and the transactions and documents contemplated hereby and has taken all necessary action to authorise the entry into and performance of this Deed and such transactions and documents;

 

  4.1.2 this Deed constitutes and each other document contemplated hereby to which it is a party will, when executed, constitute its legal, valid and binding obligations enforceable in accordance with its terms;

 

  4.1.3 its entry into and performance of this Deed and the transactions and documents contemplated hereby do not and will not conflict with:

 

  (a) any law or regulation or any official or judicial order; or

 

  (b) its constitutional documents; or

 

  (c) any agreement or document to which it is a party or which is binding upon it or any of its assets,

nor result in the creation or imposition of any Encumbrance on it or its assets pursuant to the provisions of any such agreement or document and in particular but without prejudice to the foregoing the entry into and performance of this Deed and the transactions and documents contemplated hereby and thereby will not render invalid, void or voidable any security granted by it to the Trustee;

 

  4.1.4 except for the recordation of the amendment to the Mortgage with the United States Coast Guard National Vessel Documentation Center, all authorisations, approvals, consents, licences, exemptions, filings, registrations, notarisations and other matters, official or otherwise, required in connection with the entry into, performance, validity and enforceability of this Deed and each of the other documents contemplated hereby and thereby and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been obtained or effected and are in full force and effect;

 

  4.1.5 all information furnished by it to the Agent or its agents relating to the business and affairs of an Obligor in connection with this Deed and the other documents contemplated hereby and thereby was and remains true and correct in all material respects and there are no other material facts or considerations the omission of which would render any such information misleading; and

 

  4.1.6 it has fully disclosed in writing to the Agent all facts relating to its business which it knows or should reasonably know and which might reasonably be expected to influence the Lenders, the Agent, the Hermes Agent and/or the Trustee in deciding whether or not to enter into this Deed.

 

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5 Fee and Expenses

 

  5.1 The Borrower shall pay to each of the Lenders on the date of this Deed a non-refundable handling/work fee of [*] provided that a Lender which is the provider of any other loan or other facility to the Borrower or any other member of the NCLC Group shall only be entitled to receive one (1) such fee of [*]. Notwithstanding any provision of this Deed, the Original Loan Agreement, the Loan Agreement or the Agency and Trust Deed to the contrary, no Lender shall be required to share with the other Lenders, the Agent, the Hermes Agent and/or the Trustee any such handling/work fee received.

 

  5.2 The Borrower and the Guarantor jointly and severally undertake to reimburse the Agent, the Hermes Agent and the Trustee on demand on a full indemnity basis for the reasonable charges and expenses (together with value added tax or any similar tax thereon and including without limitation the fees and expenses of legal and other advisers) incurred by the Agent, the Hermes Agent and/or the Trustee in respect of, or in connection with, the negotiation, preparation, printing, execution, registration and enforcement of this Deed and any other documents required in connection with the implementation of this Deed.

 

  5.3 The Borrower and the Guarantors jointly and severally undertake to reimburse the Agent, the Hermes Agent, the Trustee and the Lenders on demand of the Agent on a full indemnity basis for all charges and expenses (together with value added tax or any similar tax thereon and including without limitation the fees and expenses of legal and other advisers) incurred by the Agent, the Hermes Agent, the Trustee and/or the Lenders in respect of, or in connection with the enforcement of, or the preservation of any rights under this Deed.

 

6 Further Assurance

Each of the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Shareholder and the Sub-Agent will, from time to time on being required to do so by the Agent, do or procure the doing of all such acts and/or execute or procure the execution of all such documents in a form satisfactory to the Agent and the Hermes Agent as the Agent and the Hermes Agent may reasonably consider necessary for giving full effect to this Deed or any of the documents contemplated hereby or securing to the Lenders, the Agent, the Hermes Agent and/or the Trustee the full benefit of the rights, powers and remedies conferred upon the Lenders, the Agent, the Hermes Agent and/or the Trustee in any such document.

 

7 Counterparts

This Deed may be executed in any number of counterparts and all such counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same agreement.

 

8 Notices

 

  8.1

Any notice, demand or other communication (unless made by telefax) to be made or delivered to the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Shareholder and/or the Sub-Agent pursuant to this Deed shall (unless the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Shareholder or the Sub-Agent has by fifteen (15) days’ written notice to the Agent specified another address) be made or delivered to the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Shareholder and/or the Sub-Agent c/o/at 7665 Corporate Center Drive, Miami, Florida 33126, United States of America (marked for the attention of the

 

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  Chief Financial Officer and the Legal Department) (but one (1) copy shall suffice) with a copy to the Investors c/o Apollo Management, LP, 9 West 57 th Street, 43 rd Floor, New York, NY 10019, United States of America (marked for the attention of Mr Steve Martinez). Any notice, demand or other communication to be made or delivered by the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Shareholder or the Sub-Agent pursuant to this Deed shall (unless the Agent, the Hermes Agent or the Trustee has by fifteen (15) days’ written notice to the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Shareholder or the Sub-Agent specified another address) be made or delivered to the Agent, the Hermes Agent or the Trustee at its Office, the details of which are set out in Schedule 1.

 

  8.2 Any notice, demand or other communication to be made or delivered pursuant to this Deed may be sent by telefax to the relevant telephone numbers (which at the date hereof in respect of the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Shareholder and the Sub-Agent is +1 305 436 4140 (marked for the attention of the Chief Financial Officer) and +1 305 436 4117 (marked for the attention of the Legal Department) with a copy to the Investors c/o Apollo Management, LP, fax number +1 212 515 3288 (marked for the attention of Mr Steve Martinez) and in respect of the Agent, the Hermes Agent or the Trustee is as recorded in Schedule 1) specified by it from time to time for the purpose and shall be deemed to have been received when transmission of such telefax communication has been completed. Each such telefax communication, if made to the Agent, the Hermes Agent or the Trustee by the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Shareholder or the Sub-Agent, shall be signed by the person or persons authorised in writing by the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Shareholder or the Sub-Agent (as the case may be) and whose signature appears on the list of specimen signatures contained in the secretary’s certificate required to be delivered by Clause 3 and shall be expressed to be for the attention of the department or officer whose name has been notified for the time being for that purpose by the Agent, the Hermes Agent or the Trustee to the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Shareholder and the Sub-Agent.

 

  8.3 The provisions of clauses 18.1, 18.4 and 18.5 of the Original Loan Agreement shall apply to this Deed.

 

9 Governing Law

This Deed and any non-contractual obligations arising from or in connection with it shall be governed by English law.

 

10 Jurisdiction

 

  10.1 The courts of England have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute:

 

  10.1.1 arising out of or in connection with this Deed (including a dispute regarding the existence, validity or termination of this Deed); or

 

  10.1.2 relating to any non-contractual obligations arising from or in connection with this Deed,

(a “Dispute” ). Each party to this Deed agrees that the courts of England are the most appropriate and convenient courts to settle Disputes and accordingly no party will argue to the contrary.

 

9


This Clause 10.1 is for the benefit of the Lenders, the Agent, the Hermes Agent and the Trustee only. As a result, no such party shall be prevented from taking proceedings relating to a Dispute in any other courts with jurisdiction. To the extent allowed by law, any such party may take concurrent proceedings in any number of jurisdictions.

 

  10.2 None of the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Shareholder or the Sub-Agent may, without the Agent’s prior written consent, terminate the appointment of the New Process Agent; if the New Process Agent resigns or its appointment ceases to be effective, the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Shareholder and/or the Sub-Agent (as the case may be) shall within fourteen (14) days appoint a company which has premises in London and has been approved by the Agent to act as the Borrower’s, the Guarantor’s, the Shareholder’s and/or the Sub-Agent’s (as the case may be) process agent with unconditional authority to receive and acknowledge service on behalf of the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Shareholder and/or the Sub-Agent of all process or other documents connected with proceedings in the English courts which relate to this Deed.

 

  10.3 For the purpose of securing its obligations under Clause 10.2, each of the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Shareholder and the Sub-Agent irrevocably agrees that, if it for any reason fails to appoint a process agent within the period specified in Clause 10.2, the Agent may appoint any person (including a company controlled by or associated with the Agent or any Lender) to act as the Borrower’s, the Guarantor’s, the Shareholder’s and/or the Sub-Agent’s (as the case may be) process agent in England with the unconditional authority described in Clause 10.2.

 

  10.4 No neglect or default by a process agent appointed or designated under this Clause (including a failure by it to notify the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Shareholder or the Sub-Agent (as the case may be) of the service of any process or to forward any process to the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Shareholder or the Sub-Agent (as the case may be)) shall invalidate any proceedings or judgment.

 

  10.5 Each of the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Shareholder and the Sub-Agent appoints in the case of the courts of England the New Process Agent to receive, for and on its behalf, service of process in England of any legal proceedings with respect to this Deed.

 

  10.6 A judgment relating to this Deed which is given or would be enforced by an English court shall be conclusive and binding on the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Shareholder and/or the Sub-Agent (as the case may be) and may be enforced without review in any other jurisdiction.

 

  10.7 Nothing in this Clause shall exclude or limit any right which the Agent, the Lenders, the Hermes Agent or the Trustee may have (whether under the laws of any country, an international convention or otherwise) with regard to the bringing of proceedings, the service of process, the recognition or enforcement of a judgment or any similar or related matter in any jurisdiction.

 

  10.8 In this Clause “judgment” includes order, injunction, declaration and any other decision or relief made or granted by a court.

 

10


IN WITNESS whereof the parties hereto have caused this Deed to be duly executed as a deed on the day and year first before written.

 

SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED   )   
by Micha Withoft   )   
Attorney-in-Fact   )    /s/ Micha Withoft
PRIDE OF AMERICA SHIP HOLDING, LLC   )   
(formerly known as   )   
Pride of America Ship Holding, Inc.)   )   
in the presence of: /s/ Anthony Pitt   )   
Anthony Pitt     
Trainee Solicitor     
Stephenson Harwood LLP     
1 Finsbury Circus     
London EC2M 7SH     
SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED   )   
by Micha Withoft   )   
Attorney-in-Fact   )    /s/ Micha Withoft
for and on behalf of   )   
NCL CORPORATION LTD.   )   
in the presence of: /s/ Anthony Pitt   )   
Anthony Pitt     
Trainee Solicitor     
Stephenson Harwood LLP     
1 Finsbury Circus     
London EC2M 7SH     

 

11


SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED   )   
by Micha Withoft   )   
Attorney-in-Fact   )    /s/ Micha Withoft
for and on behalf of   )   
NCL AMERICA HOLDINGS, LLC   )   
(formerly known as NCL America Holdings, Inc.)   )   
in the presence of: /s/ Anthony Pitt   )   
Anthony Pitt     
Trainee Solicitor     
Stephenson Harwood LLP     
1 Finsbury Circus     
London EC2M 7SH     
SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED   )   
by Micha Withoft   )   
Attorney-in-Fact   )    /s/ Micha Withoft
for and on behalf of   )   
NCL (BAHAMAS) LTD.   )   
in the presence of: /s/ Anthony Pitt   )   
Anthony Pitt     
Trainee Solicitor     
Stephenson Harwood LLP     
1 Finsbury Circus     
London EC2M 7SH     
SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED   )   
by Jennifer Ashford   )   
Attorney-in-Fact   )    /s/ Jennifer Ashford
for and on behalf of   )   
HSBC BANK PLC   )   
as the Agent and the Trustee   )   
in the presence of: /s/ Anthony Pitt   )   
Anthony Pitt     
Trainee Solicitor     
Stephenson Harwood LLP     
1 Finsbury Circus     
London EC2M 7SH     

 

12


SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED   )   
by Jennifer Ashford   )   
Attorney-in-Fact   )    /s/ Jennifer Ashford
for and on behalf of   )   
COMMERZBANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT   )   
as a Lender   )   
in the presence of: /s/ Anthony Pitt   )   
Anthony Pitt     
Trainee Solicitor     
Stephenson Harwood LLP     
1 Finsbury Circus     
London EC2M 7SH     
SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED   )   
by Jennifer Ashford   )   
Attorney-in-Fact   )    /s/ Jennifer Ashford
for and on behalf of   )   
HSBC BANK PLC   )   
as a Lender   )   
in the presence of: /s/ Anthony Pitt   )   
Anthony Pitt     
Trainee Solicitor     
Stephenson Harwood LLP     
1 Finsbury Circus     
London EC2M 7SH     
SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED   )   
by Jennifer Ashford   )   
Attorney-in-Fact   )    /s/ Jennifer Ashford
for and on behalf of   )   
KFW   )   
in the presence of: /s/ Anthony Pitt   )   
Anthony Pitt     
Trainee Solicitor     
Stephenson Harwood LLP     
1 Finsbury Circus     
London EC2M 7SH     

 

13


SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED   )   
by Jennifer Ashford   )   
Attorney-in-Fact   )    /s/ Jennifer Ashford
for and on behalf of   )   
COMMERZBANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT   )   
as the Hermes Agent   )   
in the presence of: /s/ Anthony Pitt   )   
Anthony Pitt     
Trainee Solicitor     
Stephenson Harwood LLP     
1 Finsbury Circus     
London EC2M 7SH     

 

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Schedule 1

The Agent, the Hermes Agent, the Trustee, the Restructuring Trustee and the Lenders

Agent

HSBC BANK PLC

Project and Export Finance

8 Canada Square

London E14 5HQ

 

Fax:    +44 (0)20 7992 4428
Attn:    Mr Colin J Cuffie/Ms Isabel Olembo
Email:    colin.j.cuffie@hsbcib.com/isabel.olembo@hsbc.com

Hermes Agent

COMMERZBANK

AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT

Corporate Banking

Structured Export and Trade Finance

Kaiserplatz

60261 Frankfurt am Main

Federal Republic of Germany

 

Fax:    +49 69 1362 3742
Attn:    Mr Klaus-Dieter Schmedding
Email:    exportfinance@commerzbank.com

Trustee

HSBC BANK PLC

Project and Export Finance

8 Canada Square

London E14 5HQ

 

Fax:    +44 (0)20 7992 4428
Attn:    Mr Colin J Cuffie/Ms Isabel Olembo
Email:    colin.j.cuffie@hsbcib.com/isabel.olembo@hsbc.com

Restructuring Trustee

DNB BANK ASA

Stranden 21

NO-0021 Oslo

Norway

 

Fax:    +47 22 482894
Attn:    Ms Marie Therese Zwilgmeyer
Email:    creditmiddleoffice@dnb.no

 

15


Lenders

   Percentage Contribution
COMMERZBANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT    34.999999990161

Domstrasse 18

  

20095 Hamburg

  

Germany

  

Fax:

   +49 40 37699 649   

Attn:

   Mr Marcus Weber/Mr Fabian Francke   

Email:

   shipfinance@commerzbank.com/   
   marcus.weber@commerzbank.com/   
   fabian.francke@commerzbank.com   
HSBC BANK PLC    35.000000003280

Project and Export Finance

  

8 Canada Square

  

London E14 5HQ

  

Fax:

   +44 (0)20 7992 4428   

Attn:

   Mr Colin J Cuffie/Ms Isabel Olembo   

Email:

   colin.j.cuffie@hsbcib.com/isabel.olembo@hsbc.com   
KFW    30.000000006559

Palmengartenstrasse 5-9

  

60325 Frankfurt am Main

  

Federal Republic of Germany

  

Fax:

   +49 69 7431 3768/2944   

Attn:

   Mr Josef Schmid/Ms Claudia Wenzel   

Email:

   josef.schmid@kfw.de/claudia.wenzel@kfw.de   

 

16


Schedule 2

Loan Agreement


DATED 4 APRIL 2003

PRIDE OF AMERICA SHIP HOLDING, LLC

(formerly known as Pride of America Ship Holding, Inc.)

(as borrower)

COMMERZBANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT

Hamburg Branch

HSBC BANK PLC

(as arrangers)

COMMERZBANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT

Bremen Branch

HSBC BANK PLC

KFW

(as lenders)

HSBC BANK PLC

(as agent)

COMMERZBANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT

(as Hermes agent)

HSBC BANK PLC

(as trustee)

 

 

SECURED LOAN AGREEMENT

for the equivalent amount in United States Dollars

of up to €258,000,000

pre- and post redelivery finance

for one 1,075 cabin luxury cruise vessel

identified with no 7671 and working title “Project America”

at the yard of Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven GmbH

(tbn “PRIDE OF AMERICA”)

AS AMENDED AND RESTATED PURSUANT TO

A SUPPLEMENTAL DEED

DATED                      2012

 

 

 

LOGO


CONTENTS

 

              Page  

1

  Definitions and Construction      1   
 

1.1

   Definitions      1   
 

1.2

   Construction      29   
 

1.3

   Agent, Hermes Agent and Trustee      29   

2

  The Facility      30   
 

2.1

   Availability      30   
 

2.2

   Purpose and Application      30   
 

2.3

   Drawdown      31   
 

2.4

   Currency Option      31   
 

2.5

   Break costs on failure to draw      32   
 

2.6

   Conditions of drawdown      33   
 

2.7

   Several obligations of the Lenders      33   
 

2.8

   Lender's failure to perform      33   
 

2.9

   Fulfilment of conditions after drawdown      33   

3

  Repayment      34   

4

  Prepayment      34   
 

4.1

   Voluntary prepayment      34   
 

4.2

   Voluntary prepayment in case of increased cost      34   
 

4.3

   Mandatory prepayment in case of illegality      34   
 

4.4

   Voluntary prepayment following imposition of Substitute Basis      35   
 

4.5

   Prepayment in case of Total Loss of the Vessel      35   
 

4.6

   Prepayment in case of sale of the Vessel      35   
 

4.7

   Effect of prepayment      36   
 

4.8

   Break costs on prepayment      36   
 

4.9

   Mandatory prepayment in case of cash sweep or special liquidity      37   
 

4.10

   No prepayment      37   

5

  Interest      37   
 

5.1

   Payment of interest prior to the Termination Date      39   
 

5.2

   Payment of interest from the Termination Date      39   
 

5.3

   Selection and duration of Pre-Redelivery Interest Periods and Interest Periods      39   
 

5.4

   Conversion      40   
 

5.5

   Fixed Rate      40   
 

5.6

   Break costs in relation to Conversion      41   
 

5.7

   No notice and unavailability      41   
 

5.8

   Separate Interest Periods for Instalments      41   
 

5.9

   Extension and shortening of Pre-Redelivery Interest Periods or Interest Periods      42   
 

5.10

   Applicable Interest Rate      42   
 

5.11

   Bank basis      42   
 

5.12

   Default interest      42   

6

  Substitute Basis of Funding      43   
 

6.1

   Absence of quotations      43   


  6.2    Market disruption      43   
 

6.3

   Substitute basis of interest or funding      44   
 

6.4

   Review      44   

7

  Payments      44   
 

7.1

   Place for payment      44   
 

7.2

   Deductions and grossing-up      44   
 

7.3

   Production of receipts for Taxes      46   
 

7.4

   Money of account      46   
 

7.5

   Accounts      47   
 

7.6

   Earnings      47   
 

7.7

   Continuing security      47   

8

  Yield Protection and Force Majeure      47   
 

8.1

   Increased costs      47   
 

8.2

   Force Majeure      49   

9

  Representations and Warranties      49   
 

9.1

   Duration      49   
 

9.2

   Representations and warranties      49   
 

9.3

   Representations on the First Drawdown Date      56   
 

9.4

   Representations on the Redelivery Date      56   

10

  Undertakings      56   
 

10.1

   Duration      56   
 

10.2

   Information      57   
 

10.3

   Notification of default      57   
 

10.4

   Consents and registrations      57   
 

10.5

   Negative pledge      58   
 

10.6

   Disposals      58   
 

10.7

   Change of business      59   
 

10.8

   Mergers      59   
 

10.9

   Maintenance of status and franchises      59   
 

10.10

   Financial records      60   
 

10.11

   Financial indebtedness and subordination of indebtedness      60   
 

10.12

   Pooling of earnings and charters      60   
 

10.13

   Loans and guarantees by the Borrower      61   
 

10.14

   Supervision and management      61   
 

10.15

   Acquisition of shares      61   
 

10.16

   Trading with the United States of America      62   
 

10.17

   Further assurance      62   
 

10.18

   Valuation of the Vessel      62   
 

10.19

   Marginal security      63   
 

10.20

   Performance of employment contracts      63   
 

10.21

   Insurances      64   
 

10.22

   Operation and maintenance of the Vessel      69   
 

10.23

   Hermes Cover      73   
 

10.24

   Dividends      74   


11

 

Default

     74   
 

11.1

  

Events of default

     74   
 

11.2

  

Acceleration

     79   
 

11.3

  

Default indemnity

     80   
 

11.4

  

Set-off

     80   
 

11.5

  

Hermes Cover

     81   

12

 

Application of Funds

     81   
 

12.1

  

Total Loss proceeds/proceeds of sale/Event of Default monies

     81   
 

12.2

  

General funds

     82   
 

12.3

  

Application of proceeds of Insurances

     83   
 

12.4

  

Application of any reduction in the Hermes Premium

     83   
 

12.5

  

Suspense account

     83   

13

 

Fees

     84   
 

13.1

  

Fees side letters

     84   
 

13.2

  

Back-end fee

     84   

14

 

Expenses

     84   
 

14.1

  

Initial expenses

     84   
 

14.2

  

Enforcement expenses

     84   
 

14.3

  

Stamp duties

     85   
 

14.4

  

Steering Committee expenses

     85   
 

14.5

  

Amendment, addendum or supplement expenses

     85   

15

 

Waivers, Remedies Cumulative

     85   
 

15.1

  

No waiver

     85   
 

15.2

  

Remedies cumulative

     85   
 

15.3

  

Severability

     86   
 

15.4

  

Time of essence

     86   

16

 

Counterparts

     86   

17

 

Assignment

     86   
 

17.1

  

Benefit of agreement

     86   
 

17.2

  

No transfer by the Borrower

     86   
 

17.3

  

Assignments, participations and transfers by a Lender

     86   
 

17.4

  

Effectiveness of transfer

     87   
 

17.5

  

Transfer of rights and obligations

     87   
 

17.6

  

Consent and increased obligations of the Borrower

     87   
 

17.7

  

Disclosure of information

     88   
 

17.8

  

Transfer Certificate to be executed by the Agent

     88   
 

17.9

  

Notice of Transfer Certificates

     88   
 

17.10

  

Documentation of transfer or assignment

     88   
 

17.11

  

Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 (the “Act”)

     89   

18

 

Notices

     89   
 

18.1

  

Mode of communication

     89   
 

18.2

  

Address

     89   
 

18.3

  

Telefax communication

     89   


 

18.4

  

Receipt

     90   
 

18.5

  

Language

     90   

19

 

Steering Committee

     90   
 

19.1

  

Establishment

     90   
 

19.2

  

No obligation

     90   
 

19.3

  

Authority

     91   
 

19.4

  

No reliance

     91   
 

19.5

  

Standard of care

     92   
 

19.6

  

No liability

     92   
 

19.7

  

No fiduciary relationship

     92   
 

19.8

  

Neither Agent nor Trustee

     92   
 

19.9

  

Non-binding

     92   

20

 

Governing Law

     93   

21

 

Waiver of Immunity

     93   

22

 

Rights of the Agent, the Hermes Agent, the Trustee and the Lenders

     93   
 

22.1

  

No derogation of rights

     93   
 

22.2

  

Enforcement of remedies

     93   

23

 

Jurisdiction

     94   

Schedule 1

     97   
 

Particulars of Arrangers

     97   

Schedule 2

     98   
 

Particulars of Agent, Hermes Agent, Trustee, Restructuring Trustee and Lenders

     98   

Schedule 3

     100   
 

Notice of Drawdown

     100   

Schedule 4

     102   
 

Conditions Precedent

     102   

Schedule 5

     108   
 

Confidentiality Undertaking

     108   

Schedule 6

     110   
 

Transfer Certificate

     110   

Schedule 7

     115   
 

Form of Notice of Fixed Rate

     115   

Schedule 8

     116   
 

Chartering of the Six Vessels (as defined in Clause 10.6.4)

     116   

Schedule 9

     117   
 

Apollo-Related Transactions

     117   


Schedule 10

     128   
 

Repayment Schedule calculated using the Application of Proceeds Formulation

     128   

Schedule 11

     129   
 

Repayment Schedule for the purpose of calculating the amount of the Margin payable

     129   


THIS LOAN AGREEMENT is made the 4 day of April 2003 (as amended and restated pursuant to a supplemental deed dated                  2012)

BETWEEN :

 

(1) PRIDE OF AMERICA SHIP HOLDING, LLC (formerly known as Pride of America Ship Holding, Inc.) of Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801, United States of America as borrower (the “Borrower” );

 

(2) THE SEVERAL BANKS particulars of which are set out in Schedule 1 as arrangers (collectively the “Arrangers” and each individually an “Arranger” );

 

(3) THE SEVERAL BANKS particulars of which are set out in Schedule 2 as lenders (collectively the “Lenders” and each individually a “Lender” );

 

(4) HSBC BANK PLC of 8 Canada Square, London E14 5HQ as agent (the “Agent” ); and

 

(5) COMMERZBANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT of Kaiserplatz, 60311 Frankfurt am Main, Federal Republic of Germany as agent (the “Hermes Agent” ); and

 

(6) HSBC BANK PLC of 8 Canada Square, London E14 5HQ as trustee (the “Trustee” ).

WHEREAS :

The Arrangers have agreed on the terms and subject to the conditions set out in this Agreement to arrange a loan in the Equivalent Amount of up to two hundred and fifty eight million Euro (€258,000,000), subject to Clause 2.5, to be made by the Lenders to the Borrower to part-finance (among other things) the completion by the Builder of the Vessel for the Contract Price.

NOW IT IS HEREBY AGREED as follows:

 

1 Definitions and Construction

 

  1.1 Definitions

In this Agreement:

“Account Charge” means a [*] such charge to be in the form and on the terms and conditions agreed between the [*] on the date of the Ninth Supplemental Deed;

“Account Holder” means [*], a bank acceptable to the Majority Cash Sweep Lenders;

“Agency and Trust Deed” means the deed dated 4 April 2003 entered into by the Lenders, the Agent, the Hermes Agent, the Trustee, the Commercial Loan Lenders, the Commercial Loan Agent and the Commercial Loan Trustee whereby the Agent and the Hermes Agent will be appointed as agents of the Lenders, the Commercial Loan Agent will be appointed as agent of the Commercial Loan Lenders and the Trustee and the Commercial Loan Trustee will be appointed as trustees for the Agent, the Hermes Agent, the Lenders, the Commercial Loan Agent and the Commercial Loan Lenders;

“Agreement” means this agreement;


“Amendment Document” means, in respect of a NCLC Group Credit Facility other than the Loan, the supplemental deed to the facility agreement and, if applicable, the guarantee of the Guarantor with similar content to the Ninth Supplemental Deed;

“Apollo” means the Fund and any Fund Affiliate;

“Apollo-Related Transactions” means the transactions described in Schedule 9;

“Apollo Transaction Documents” means the Subscription Agreement, the Shareholders’ Agreement and the Reimbursement Agreement;

“Applicable Interest Rate” means, until (but excluding) the Conversion Date, the applicable Floating Interest Rate and, thereafter:

 

  (i) the Fixed Rate in respect of the Ordinary Principal Amount; and

 

  (ii) the Floating Interest Rate in respect of the Delayed Principal Amount,

in each case subject to Clause 5.11 and Clause 6;

“Application of Proceeds Formulation means the following formulation for the application of any amount of the Loan to be prepaid pursuant to Clause 4.10:

 

  (i) entirely to the Delayed Principal Amount; and

 

  (ii) in respect of any prepayment of the Loan to be made pursuant to clause 3.1.2 of the Ninth Supplemental Deed or by way of a Relevant Exceptional Prepayment Amount, in forward order of maturity with respect to the dates of the Revised Repayments; and

 

  (iii) in respect of any other prepayment of the Loan to be made pursuant to Clause 4.10, in forward order of maturity with respect to the dates of the Revised Repayments, subject to the approval of all of the Lenders in respect of each such prepayment and, if the approval of all of the Lenders is not obtained, in inverse order of maturity with respect to the dates of the Revised Repayments;

“Arrasas” means Arrasas Limited of International House, Castle Hill, Victoria Road, Douglas, Isle of Man IM2 4RB, British Isles;

“Associated Company” in relation to any company, means any company which is a Subsidiary or Holding Company of that company or the majority of whose shares are beneficially owned by the same person or persons as own the majority of the shares of that company;

“Breakaway 3” means the newbuild cruise vessel to be constructed pursuant to the relevant Breakaway Building Contract and having not more than [*] berths than a New Vessel;

“Breakaway 4” means the newbuild cruise vessel to be constructed pursuant to the relevant Breakaway Building Contract and having not more than [*] berths than a New Vessel;

 

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“Breakaway 4 Option” means the option to be given by a builder to the Guarantor (or the relevant member of the NCLC Group) to enter into the Breakaway Building Contract in respect of Breakaway 4;

“Breakaway Builder” means Meyer Werft GmbH of Industriegebiet Süd, 26871 Papenburg, Federal Republic of Germany, the shipbuilder constructing the New Vessels;

“Breakaway Building Contracts” means, in respect of Breakaway 3, the shipbuilding contract to be made on or after the Third Restatement Date between a builder and a member of the NCLC Group for the construction and delivery of Breakaway 3 and, in respect of Breakaway 4, the shipbuilding contract to be made pursuant to the Breakaway 4 Option, conditional upon the making of the Total Breakaway 4 Prepayment Amount, on or after the Third Restatement Date between a builder and a member of the NCLC Group for the construction and delivery of Breakaway 4;

“Builder” means Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven GmbH (in receivership) of Brückenstrasse 25, P O Box 120542, 27519 Bremerhaven, Federal Republic of Germany, the shipbuilder completing the Vessel pursuant to the Building Contract;

“Building Contract” means the amended and restated shipbuilding contract dated as of 5 February 2003 between the Borrower and the Builder (being an amendment and restatement of the shipbuilding contract dated 28 December 2000 between NCLL and the Builder as novated by a contract dated 5 February 2003 between NCLL, the Borrower and the Builder) as amended by a first addendum thereto dated 7 March 2003, a second addendum thereto dated 14 March 2003, a third addendum thereto dated 1 July 2004, a fourth addendum thereto dated 13 May 2005 and a fifth addendum thereto dated 7 June 2005 for the completion and redelivery of the Vessel and Specification No 4-00910 dated 5 February 2003;

“Building Contract, Refund Guarantee and Performance Guarantees Assignment” means the valid and effective first legal assignment of the benefit of the Building Contract, the Refund Guarantee and the Performance Guarantees executed by the Borrower in favour of the Trustee (together with the notices and acknowledgements thereof) on 22 April 2003, such assignment, notices and acknowledgements being in the form and on the terms and conditions required by the Agent and agreed on the signing of the Original Loan Agreement and as specified in paragraph 32 of Schedule 4;

“Business Day” means any day on which, in a country where any act or thing is required to be done hereunder or under the Building Contract, in the case of any payment to be made to the Builder thereunder, banks and financial markets and, if applicable, TARGET are open for the transaction of business of the nature contemplated by this Agreement;

“Cash Sweep Bank Account” means [*];

“Cash Sweep Credit Facilities” means the NCLC Group Credit Facilities other than the [*];

 

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“Cash Sweep Determination Date” means [*];

“Cash Sweep Lenders” means the lenders of the Cash Sweep Credit Facilities;

“Cash Sweep Payment Date” means [*];

“Certified Copy” means, in relation to any document delivered or issued by or on behalf of any company, a copy of such document certified as a true, complete and up-to-date copy of the original by any of the directors or the secretary or assistant secretary for the time being of that company;

“Charge” means the charge over the Shares to be given by the Shareholder as holder (legally and beneficially) of the Shares to the Trustee pursuant to the Charge Option;

“Charge Option” means the option to take the Charge to be given by the Shareholder to the Trustee on or before the Effective Date (as such term is defined in the third supplemental deed to this Agreement), such option and the Charge being in the form and on the terms and conditions required by the Agent and the Hermes Agent;

“Commercial Loan” means the loan in the Equivalent Amount (as defined in the Commercial Loan Agreement) of up to forty million Euro (€40,000,000) to be made by the Commercial Loan Lenders to the Borrower pursuant to the Commercial Loan Agreement;

“Commercial Loan Agent” means HSBC Bank plc of 8 Canada Square, London E14 5HQ as agent for the Commercial Loan Lenders;

“Commercial Loan Agreement” means the loan agreement dated 4 April 2003 and to be amended and restated by a first supplemental agreed thereto dated 20 April 2004 between, among others, the Borrower, the Commercial Loan Lenders, the Commercial Loan Agent and the Commercial Loan Trustee in respect of the Commercial Loan;

“Commercial Loan Lenders” means Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft, Bremen Branch, HSBC Bank plc and KfW (formerly known as Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau);

“Commercial Loan Security Documents” means the Security Documents (as defined in the Commercial Loan Agreement);

“Commercial Loan Trustee” means HSBC Bank plc of 8 Canada Square, London E14 5HQ as trustee for the Commercial Loan Lenders;

“Commitment” means, as to each Lender, the sum set out opposite its name in Schedule 2 as the amount which, subject to the terms of this Agreement, it is obliged to advance to the Borrower under Clause 2 (or, where the context so admits, such amount which any successor in title, assignee or transferee (including any Transferee) of any Lender shall be obliged to advance to the Borrower under Clause 2, following the assumption of all or any portion of such liability from any Lender hereunder) in each case as such amount may be reduced, cancelled or terminated under this Agreement;

 

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“Commitment Period” means the period beginning on 4 April 2003 and ending on the date on which the Facility is drawn down in full or cancelled hereunder;

“Completion Period” means the period beginning on 4 April 2003 and ending on the Redelivery Date;

“Compulsory Acquisition” means requisition for title or other compulsory acquisition of the Vessel including its capture, seizure, detention or confiscation or expropriation but excluding any requisition for hire by or on behalf of any government or governmental authority or agency or by any persons acting or purporting to act on behalf of any such government or governmental authority or agency;

“Confidentiality Undertaking” means the undertaking to be entered into relating to the release of financial information pertaining to the Group by the Agent, the Trustee or any Lender to a potential transferee or assignee such undertaking to be in the form of Schedule 5;

“Construction Risks Insurance Assignment” means the valid and effective first priority assignment of the Insurances (together with the notice thereof), executed by the Builder in respect of the Vessel in favour of the Trustee on 22 April 2003, such assignment and notice being in the form and on the terms and conditions required by the Agent and the Hermes Agent and agreed on the signing of the Original Loan Agreement and as specified in paragraph 33 of Schedule 4;

“Contract Price” means [*] being the price agreed between the Builder and the Borrower for the completion of the Vessel under clause 11.1 of the Building Contract;

“Contribution” means as to each Lender the sum set out opposite its name in Schedule 2 as the amount which it is obliged to advance to the Borrower under Clause 2 or, as the case may be, the portion of such sum so advanced and for the time being outstanding;

“Conversion” means the conversion of the method of calculating interest from the Floating Interest Rate to the Fixed Rate;

“Conversion Date” has the meaning ascribed to that term in Clause 5.3.2;

“Co-ordination Deed” means the deed dated 4 April 2003 made between the Trustee, the Agent, the Commercial Loan Trustee, the Commercial Loan Agent and the Borrower in relation to certain of the Security Documents and the Commercial Loan Security Documents;

“Credit Card Processor Security Documents” means:

 

  (i) any ship mortgage and, if applicable, deed of covenants collateral thereto to be granted over a vessel in the NCLC Fleet (other than the Hermes Vessels and the F3 Two Vessel) and the assignment(s) of the earnings and insurances of such vessel ranking junior in priority to any ship mortgage and, if applicable, deed of covenants collateral thereto, assignment and other applicable security document granted as security for the repayment of one or more of the NCLC Group Credit Facilities; and

 

  (ii) any guarantee by the applicable shipowner (fully subordinated to any guarantees supporting the NCLC Group Credit Facilities),

 

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in each case in favour of one or more providers of credit card processing services to the NCLC Group;

“Currency Conversion Date” means a date on which the Euro Loan at that date is converted to Dollars being a Pre-Redelivery Interest Payment Date or an Interest Payment Date;

“Delayed Principal Amount” means the relevant amount set out in the fourth column of each table in Schedule 10, save that the calculation of the amount of the Margin payable from time to time in accordance with this Agreement shall be made on the relevant amount set out in the fourth column of the table in Schedule 11, in each case as reduced to reflect any prepayments applied towards the Delayed Principal Amount;

Disclosure Letter ” means the letter so designated given by the Borrower and acknowledged by the Agent (acting on the instructions of the Lenders) on the date of the First Supplemental Agreement;

“Document of Compliance” means a document issued to the Vessel operator as evidence of its compliance with the requirements of the ISM Code;

“Dollar Loan” means the aggregate amount of the Portions or any part thereof denominated in Dollars or (as the context may require) the amount thereof for the time being drawn down and/or denominated in Dollars and outstanding hereunder;

“Dollars” and “USD” means the lawful currency of the United States of America;

“Drawdown Date” means a date being a Business Day on which a part of a Portion is drawn down pursuant to Clause 2.3;

“Drawdown Notice” means any of the notices to be given by the Borrower to the Agent pursuant to Clause 2.3.1;

“Earnings” means, in respect of the Vessel, (whether earned or to be earned) any and all freights, hire and passage monies, proceeds of requisition (other than proceeds of Compulsory Acquisition), rebates and commissions, all earnings deriving from contracts of affreightment, pooling agreements, joint ventures, compensation, remuneration for salvage and towage services, damages howsoever arising and detention monies, damages for breach of any charterparty or other contract for the employment of the Vessel, any amounts payable in consideration of the termination or variation of any charterparty or other such contract, any sums payable or repayable by the Builder under the Building Contract, any reduction in the Hermes Premium repaid by Hermes to the Borrower and any other earnings whatsoever due or to become due to the Borrower;

“Earnings Assignment” means the valid and effective first legal assignment of the Earnings (together with the notice thereof and the acknowledgement), executed by the Borrower in respect of the Vessel in favour of the Trustee and the

 

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Commercial Loan Trustee on 22 April 2003, such assignment, notice and acknowledgement being in the form and on the terms and conditions required by the Agent, the Hermes Agent and the Commercial Loan Agent and agreed on the signing of the Original Loan Agreement and as specified in paragraph 31 of Schedule 4;

“Eighth Supplemental Deed” means the eighth supplemental deed dated 21 December 2007 to this Agreement;

“Election Date” has the meaning ascribed to that term in Clause 5.3.2;

“Eleventh Supplemental Deed” means the eleventh supplemental deed dated 18 November 2010 to this Agreement;

“Encumbrance” means any mortgage, charge, pledge, lien, assignment, hypothecation, title retention, preferential right or trust arrangement or any other security agreement or arrangement;

“Equivalent Amount” means the Dollar equivalent of (i) each amount payable in Euro by the Borrower to the Builder under the Building Contract or payable to the Borrower in reimbursement of the Hermes Premium and to be drawn down hereunder in Dollars or (ii) the Euro Loan on a Currency Conversion Date, in each case determined at HSBC Bank plc’s spot rate for conversion of Dollars to Euro at 10.00 a.m. London time two (2) Business Days prior to the relevant Drawdown Date or the relevant Currency Conversion Date (as the case may be);

“EURIBOR” means with respect to any Pre-Delivery Interest Period or Interest Period and with respect to the Euro Loan the rate of interest (expressed as an annual rate) determined by the Agent to be:

 

  (i) the offered rate for deposits in Euro for a period equivalent to such Pre-Delivery Interest Period or Interest Period which appears on the page of the Reuters screen which displays the average EURIBOR rate as agreed with EURIBOR FBE for deposits in Euro of the relevant amount at or about 11.00 a.m. London time on the Quotation Date; or

 

  (ii) if no rate is provided for the respective Pre-Delivery Interest Period or Interest Period on the said Reuters screen, the interpolated rate per annum for deposits in Euro in an amount approximately equal to the Euro Loan as calculated by the Agent, such interpolated rate to be based on the said Reuters screen PROVIDED THAT EURIBOR for periods of less than one (1) week will be ascertained under sub-section (iii) below;

or (if the said Reuters screen is discontinued or if the Agent is unable to make the said determination due to technical breakdown in the relevant system or the Pre-Delivery Interest Period or Interest Period is less than one (1) week)

 

  (iii) the arithmetic mean (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest one-sixteenth of one per cent (1/16%)) of the rates per annum notified to the Agent by each of the Reference Banks as the rate at which deposits in Euro in an amount approximately equal to the Euro Loan are offered to such Reference Bank by leading banks in the London Interbank market at such Reference Bank’s request at or about 11.00 a.m. London time on the Quotation Date for a period equal to the Pre-Delivery Interest Period or Interest Period and for delivery on the first Business Day thereof;

 

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“EURIBOR FBE” means the Banking Federation of the European Union;

“euro” and “€” means the lawful currency of the Federal Republic of Germany;

“Euro Loan” means the aggregate amount of the Portions or any part thereof denominated in Euro or (as the context may require) the amount thereof for the time being drawn down and outstanding hereunder;

“Euro Reference Banks” means Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft, KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH and Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale

“Event of Default” means any of the events specified in Clause 11;

“F3 Two Vessel” means the cruise vessel with hull no. D33 at the yard of STX France Cruise S.A. (formerly known as Aker Yards S.A.), specification hull no. PB6847 [.07 rev A] to be named “NORWEGIAN EPIC” and to be owned by Norwegian Epic, Ltd. (formerly known as F3 Two, Ltd.);

“Facility” means the loan facility granted hereunder being in the Equivalent Amount (in aggregate) of up to two hundred and fifty eight million Euro (€258,000,000), subject to Clause 2.5;

“Financial Indebtedness” means any obligation for the payment or repayment of money, whether as principal or as surety and whether present or future, actual or contingent;

“First Drawdown Date” means the date on which Tranche 1 and Portion 2 or part thereof is drawn down and applied in accordance with Clause 2.2.1 and Clause 2.2.2;

“First Pre-Redelivery Mortgage” means the first priority abstract acknowledgement of debt and mortgage (“ Abstraktes Schuldversprechen und Schiffshypothekenbestellungsurkunde ”) and part submission (“ Unterwerfung unter die sofortige Zwangsvollstreckung ”) dated 17 April 2003, granted by the Borrower over the Vessel in favour of the Trustee as security pursuant hereto during the Completion Period, such abstract, mortgage and submission being in the form and on the terms and conditions required by the Agent and the Hermes Agent and agreed on the signing of the Original Loan Agreement and as specified in paragraph 30 of Schedule 4;

“First Supplemental Agreement” means the first supplemental agreement dated 20 April 2004 to the Original Loan Agreement;

“Fixed Rate” means:

 

  (i) from [*] inclusive the rate of [*] per annum; and

 

  (ii) from [*] and thereafter the rate of [*] per annum,

payable, subject to Clause 5.8, on each Interest Payment Date during the Fixed Rate Period;

 

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“Fixed Rate Period” means the period starting on (and including) the Conversion Date and ending on the final Repayment Date;

“Floating Interest Rate” means for each Pre-Redelivery Period and Interest Period selected pursuant to Clause 5.3.1 the aggregate of LIBOR or EURIBOR (as the case may be) and the Margin;

“Force Majeure” means, in relation to the Agent, the Hermes Agent, the Trustee or any Lender, any event or circumstance which is beyond the reasonable control of such party, which cannot be foreseen or if foreseeable which is unavoidable, which occurs after the date of this Agreement and which prevents that party from performing any of its obligations under this Agreement;

“Fourth Assignments” means the two (2) valid and effective legal assignments of the earnings and insurances of m.v.s “NORWEGIAN JEWEL” and “NORWEGIAN JADE” (together with the notices thereof) one (1) to be executed by each of the owners of the relevant Hermes Vessels in respect of its Hermes Vessel and the one (1) valid and effective subordination and assignment to be executed by the Manager (as bareboat charterer) in respect of m.v. “NORWEGIAN JADE” in each case in favour of the New Term Loans Lenders or the collateral agent and/or trustee therefor and junior to all subordinations and/or assignments existing as of the date of the Eleventh Supplemental Deed in respect of such Hermes Vessel;

“Fourth Mortgages” means the two (2) statutory Bahamian ship mortgages and deeds of covenants collateral thereto one (1) to be granted by respectively each of the owners of m.v.s “NORWEGIAN JEWEL” and “NORWEGIAN JADE” over its Hermes Vessel in favour of the New Term Loans Lenders or the collateral agent and/or trustee therefor and junior to all ship mortgages and deeds of covenants existing as of the date of the Eleventh Supplemental Deed in respect of such Hermes Vessel;

“Fourth Priority Security Co-ordination Deeds” means the deeds to be made between (among others) HSBC Bank plc (as trustee for the relevant Guaranteed Loan Lenders, as first mortgagees), the Restructuring Trustee (as trustee for the relevant Guaranteed Loan Lenders, as second mortgagees), the Restructuring Trustee (as trustee for the Non-Guaranteed Loan Lenders, as third mortgagees), the facility or collateral agent (as the case may be) for the New Term Loans Lenders and the owners of m.v.s “NORWEGIAN JEWEL” and “NORWEGIAN JADE” in relation to the Fourth Mortgages and the Fourth Assignments such co-ordination deeds to be in the form and on the terms and conditions agreed between the Lenders and the other parties to the co-ordination deed on the date of the Eleventh Supplemental Deed, such terms and conditions to include, without limitation, the conditional ability of Norwegian Jewel Limited and Pride of Hawaii, LLC to, upon the cancellation of any construction contract for the New Vessels, prepay the relevant part of the New Term Loans in full;

“Fourth Restatement Date” has the meaning set out in the Twelfth Supplemental Deed;

“Fund” means Apollo Management VI, LP a Delaware limited partnership with its principal place of business at 9 West 57 th Street, 43 rd Floor, New York, NY 10019, United States of America and other affiliated co-investment partnerships;

 

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“Fund Affiliate” means the Investors and (i) each other Affiliate (as defined in Schedule 9) of the Fund that is neither a portfolio company (which means a company actively engaged in providing goods to unaffiliated customers), whether or not controlled, nor a company controlled by a portfolio company and (ii) any individual who is a partner or employee of Apollo Management, LP, Apollo Management IV, LP or Apollo Management V, LP;

“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America consistently applied (or, if not consistently applied, accompanied by details of the inconsistencies) including, without limitation, those set forth in the opinion and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board;

“Group” means Star and its Subsidiaries;

“Group-Wide Lenders” means the lenders of the NCLC Group Credit Facilities;

“Guarantee” means the guarantee executed by the Guarantor in favour of the Trustee and the Commercial Loan Trustee on the Restatement Date, such guarantee to be in the form and on the terms and conditions required by the Agent, the Hermes Agent and the Commercial Loan Agent and agreed on the date of the First Supplemental Agreement;

“Guaranteed Loan Lenders” means the lenders of the EUR308,130,000 facility made to Pride of Hawaii, LLC (formerly known as Pride of Hawaii, Inc.) pursuant to a facility agreement dated 20 April 2004 (as amended and/or restated from time to time), the USD334,050,000 facility made to Norwegian Jewel Limited pursuant to a facility agreement dated 20 April 2004 (as amended and/or restated from time to time), the Commercial Loan and the Loan;

“Guarantor” means NCL Corporation Ltd. of Cumberland House, 9th Floor, 1 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda and with its principal place of business at 7665 Corporate Center Drive, Miami, Florida 33126, United States of America;

“Hermes” means Euler Hermes Deutschland AG of 22746 Hamburg, Federal Republic of Germany;

“Hermes Cover” means the guarantee from the Federal Republic of Germany acting through Hermes for the period of the transaction in the amount and on the terms and conditions required by the Lenders;

“Hermes Premium” means the amount payable by the Borrower to Hermes through the Hermes Agent in respect of the Hermes Cover;

“Hermes Vessel Owner Second Guarantees” means the three (3) joint and several guarantees (1) to be executed by each of the owners of the Hermes Vessels in favour of the Restructuring Trustee as trustee for the Guaranteed Loan Lenders such guarantees to be in the form and on the terms and conditions agreed between the Lenders and the Guarantor on the date of the Ninth Supplemental Deed;

 

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“Hermes Vessel Owner Third Guarantees” means the three (3) joint and several guarantees (1) to be executed by each of the owners of the Hermes Vessels in favour of the Restructuring Trustee as trustee for the Non-Guaranteed Loan Lenders;

“Hermes Vessels” means “NORWEGIAN JEWEL” owned by Norwegian Jewel Limited, “NORWEGIAN JADE” owned by Pride of Hawaii, LLC (formerly known as Pride of Hawaii, Inc.) and the Vessel owned by the Borrower;

“Holding Company” has the meaning defined in the Companies Act 1985, Section 736 as substituted by the Companies Act 1989, Section 144;

“Hull No [*]” means hull no [*] at the yard of the Breakaway Builder which, upon construction as a cruise vessel with approximately [*] berths, is to be delivered to Breakaway One, Ltd. and named “NORWEGIAN BREAKAWAY”;

“Hull No [*]” means hull no [*] at the yard of the Breakaway Builder which, upon construction as a cruise vessel with approximately [*] berths, is to be delivered to Breakaway Two, Ltd. and named “NORWEGIAN GETAWAY”;

IOL ” means Inter-Ocean Limited of International House, Castle Hill, Victoria Road, Douglas, Isle of Man IM2 4RB, British Isles;

“ISM Code” means the International Management Code for the Safe Operation of Ships and for Pollution Prevention adopted by the International Maritime Organisation;

“ISPS Code” means the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code adopted by the International Maritime Organisation;

“Incident” means the incident which occurred during the night of 13/14 January 2004 when the Vessel went aground at the Builder’s pier;

“Indebtedness for Borrowed Money” means Financial Indebtedness (whether present or future, actual or contingent, long-term or short-term, secured or unsecured) in respect of:

 

  (i) moneys borrowed or raised including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Sky Vessel Indebtedness;

 

  (ii) the advance or extension of credit (including interest and other charges on or in respect of any of the foregoing);

 

  (iii) the amount of any liability in respect of leases which, in accordance with GAAP, are capital leases;

 

  (iv) the amount of any liability in respect of the purchase price for assets or services payment of which is deferred for a period in excess of one hundred and eighty (180) days;

 

  (v) all reimbursement obligations whether contingent or not in respect of amounts paid under a letter of credit or similar instrument; and

 

  (vi) (without double counting) any guarantee of Financial Indebtedness falling within paragraphs (i) to (v) above;

 

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PROVIDED THAT the following shall not constitute Indebtedness for Borrowed Money:

 

  (a) loans and advances made by other members of the NCLC Group which are subordinated to the rights of the Lenders; and

 

  (b) loans and advances made by any shareholder of the Guarantor which are subordinated to the rights of the Lenders excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, the Sky Vessel Indebtedness;

“Instalment” means the amount of principal of the Loan repayable on a Repayment Date in accordance with Clause 3;

“Insurance Assignment” means the valid and effective first legal assignment of the Insurances (together with the notice thereof), to be executed by the Borrower in respect of the Vessel in favour of the Trustee and the Commercial Loan Trustee, such assignment and notice to be in the form and on the terms and conditions required by the Agent, the Hermes Agent and the Commercial Loan Agent and agreed on the signing of the Original Loan Agreement and as specified in paragraph 47 of Schedule 4;

“Insurance Proceeds Account Charge” means the charge dated 25 June 2004 over the account of Mr Wolfgang van Betteray Dipl.-Kfm., the custodian (Sachwalter) of the Builder (in insolvency) with Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft, Bremen Branch into which the proceeds of the Insurances in respect of the Incident will be paid, given by the said Mr Wolfgang van Betteray Dipl.-Kfm. in favour of the Trustee, such charge being in the form and on the terms and conditions required by the Agent and the Hermes Agent;

“Insurance Settlement Agreement” means the agreement dated 25 June 2004 between Basler Securitas Versicherungs-Aktiengesellschaft (for itself and as leading underwriter in the name of and on the account of the co-insurers of the Vessel), the Builder and the Borrower in relation to the proceeds of the Insurances in respect of the Incident;

“Insurances” means all policies and contracts of insurance (including construction risks insurance under the Building Contract) and entries of the Vessel in a protection and indemnity or war risks association which are effected in respect of the Vessel, its freights, disbursements, profits or otherwise and all benefits, including all claims and returns of premiums thereunder and shall also include all compensation payable by virtue of Compulsory Acquisition;

“Interest Exchange Arrangement” means such interest rate arrangements as a Lender shall deem necessary to make in respect of its Contribution in order to offer the Fixed Rate to the Borrower;

“Interest Payment Date” means the last day of each Interest Period and each Repayment Date occurring during an Interest Period or the Fixed Rate Period;

 

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“Interest Period” means each period ascertained in accordance with Clause 5.3 or Clause 5.12 other than a Pre-Redelivery Interest Period;

“Investor I” means NCL Investment Ltd. a company organised and existing under the laws of Bermuda with its registered office at Clarendon House, 2 Church Street, Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda;

“Investor II” means NCL Investment II Ltd. a company organised and existing under the laws of the Cayman Islands with its registered office at c/o Walkers SPV Limited, Walker House, 87 Mary Street, George Town, Grand Cayman KY1-9002, Cayman Islands, British West Indies;

“Investors” means Investor I and Investor II;

“Letter of Credit Facilities” means letter of credit facilities entered into from time to time in the amount of in aggregate up to [*] to be obtained by the Guarantor which facilities will be used to provide credit support in respect of the Guarantor’s credit card processing arrangements;

“Letter of Credit Facilities Security Documents” means:

 

  (i) any ship mortgage and, if applicable, deed of covenants collateral thereto to be granted over a vessel in the NCLC Fleet [*] and the assignment(s) of the earnings and insurances of such vessel ranking junior in priority to any ship mortgage and, if applicable, deed of covenants collateral thereto, assignment and other applicable security document granted as security for the repayment of one or more of the NCLC Group Credit Facilities; and

 

  (ii) any guarantee by the applicable shipowner (fully subordinated to any guarantees supporting the NCLC Group Credit Facilities),

in each case in favour of the provider of a Letter of Credit Facility;

“LIBOR” means with respect to any Pre-Redelivery Interest Period or Interest Period and with respect to the Dollar Loan the rate of interest (expressed as an annual rate) determined by the Agent to be:

 

  (i) the offered rate for deposits in Dollars for a period equivalent to such Pre-Redelivery Interest Period or Interest Period which appears on the Reuters BBA Page LIBOR 01 at or about 11.00 a.m. London time on the Quotation Date; or

 

  (ii) if no rate is provided for the respective Interest Period on the Reuters BBA Page LIBOR 01, the interpolated rate per annum for deposits in Dollars in an amount approximately equal to the Dollar Loan as calculated by the Agent, such interpolated rate to be based on the Reuters BBA Page LIBOR 01 PROVIDED THAT LIBOR for periods of less than one (1) week will be ascertained under sub-section (iii) below;

or (if Reuters BBA Page LIBOR 01 is discontinued or if the Agent is unable to make the said determination due to technical breakdown in the relevant system or the Pre-Redelivery Interest Period or Interest Period is less than one (1) week)

 

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  (iii) the arithmetic mean (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest one-sixteenth of one per cent (1/16%)) of the rates per annum notified to the Agent by each of the Reference Banks as the rate at which deposits in Dollars in an amount approximately equal to the Dollar Loan are offered to such Reference Bank by leading banks in the London Interbank market at such Reference Bank’s request at or about 11.00 a.m. London time on the Quotation Date for a period equal to the Pre-Redelivery Interest Period or Interest Period and for delivery on the first Business Day thereof;

“Liquidity” means the Cash Balance (as defined in the Guarantee) plus undrawn [*];

“Loan” means the aggregate principal amount of the Dollar Loan and the Euro Loan or (as the context may require) the amount thereof for the time being drawn down and outstanding hereunder;

“Majority Cash Sweep Lenders” means Cash Sweep Lenders the aggregate of whose contributions and commitments to the Cash Sweep Credit Facilities exceed [*] of the aggregate total of the contributions and commitments of all the Cash Sweep Lenders;

“Majority Group-Wide Lenders” means Group-Wide Lenders the aggregate of whose contributions and commitments to the NCLC Group Credit Facilities exceed fifty per cent (50%) of the aggregate total of the contributions and commitments of all the Group-Wide Lenders;

“Management Agreement” means the agreement to be entered into between the Borrower and the Manager providing for the ship management and crewing services of the Vessel, such agreement to be in the form and on the terms and conditions required by the Agent;

“Management Agreement Assignment” means the valid and effective first legal assignment of the Management Agreement (together with the notice thereof and the acknowledgement), to be executed by the Borrower in favour of the Trustee and the Commercial Loan Trustee, such assignment, notice and acknowledgement to be in the form and on the terms and conditions required by the Agent, the Hermes Agent and the Commercial Loan Agent;

“Manager” means NCL America, LLC (formerly known as NCL America Inc.) of Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801, United States of America, the company providing technical ship management and crewing services for the Vessel pursuant to the Management Agreement;

“Margin” means:

 

  (i) until the Conversion Date, the rate of [*] per annum; and

 

  (ii) from 1 January 2009 until 31 December 2009 inclusive the rate of [*] per annum and thereafter [*] per annum on the Delayed Principal Amount determined by reference to Schedule 11;

 

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“Maximum Amount of the Delayed Principal Amount” means, as at the date of the Tenth Supplemental Deed, [*];

“Month” means a period starting on one day in a calendar month and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the next calendar month save that, where any such period would otherwise end on a day which is not a Business Day, it shall end on the next Business Day, unless that day falls in the calendar month succeeding that in which it would otherwise have ended, in which case it shall end on the preceding Business Day PROVIDED THAT , if a period starts on the last Business Day in a calendar month or if there is no numerically corresponding day in the month in which that period ends, that period shall end on the last Business Day in that later month;

“Moratorium Period” means the period from the [*];

“Moratorium Undertakings” means the financial undertakings contained in clause 11.1.4 and clause 11.1.5 of the Guarantee;

“Mortgage” means any of the First Pre-Redelivery Mortgage, the Second Pre-Redelivery Mortgage or the Post Redelivery Mortgage;

“NCLC Fleet” means the vessels owned by the companies in the NCLC Group;

“NCLC Group” means the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries;

“NCLC Group Credit Facilities” means the [*] facility made to the Guarantor pursuant to a facility agreement dated 7 July 2004 (as amended and/or restated from time to time), the EUR624,000,000 facility made to the Guarantor pursuant to a facility agreement dated 7 October 2005 (as amended and/or restated from time to time), the [*] facility made to the Guarantor pursuant to a facility agreement dated 22 December 2006 (as amended and/or restated from time to time), the [*] facility made to the Sub-Agent pursuant to a facility agreement dated 20 April 2004 (as amended and/or restated from time to time), the EUR308,130,000 facility made to Pride of Hawaii, LLC (formerly known as Pride of Hawaii, Inc.) pursuant to a facility agreement dated 20 April 2004 (as amended and/or restated from time to time), the USD334,050,000 facility made to Norwegian Jewel Limited pursuant to a facility agreement dated 20 April 2004 (as amended and/or restated from time to time), the EUR258,000,000 facility made to the Borrower pursuant to a facility agreement dated 4 April 2003 (as amended and/or restated from time to time), the Loan and the EUR662,905,320 facility made to Norwegian Epic, Ltd. (formerly known as F3 Two, Ltd.) pursuant to a facility agreement dated 22 September 2006 (as amended and/or restated from time to time);

“NCL International” means NCL International, Ltd. of Cumberland House, 9th Floor, 1 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda;

“NCLL” means Norwegian Cruise Line Limited of Cumberland House, 9th Floor, 1 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda;

“New Cash Equity” means [*];

 

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“New Hermes Fees” means the total aggregate amounts payable by Norwegian Jewel Limited and Pride of Hawaii, LLC to the Hermes agent in relation to the New Term Loans in respect of the Hermes cover for such facilities;

“New Term Loans” means the loans to be borrowed by Norwegian Jewel Limited from the New Term Loans Lenders and which, when aggregated with the loans to be similarly borrowed by Pride of Hawaii, LLC, will amount to the lesser of (x) the sum of (i) 10% of the initial construction prices of the New Vessels and (ii) 100% of the New Hermes Fees, (y) the sum of (i) €123,000,000 and (ii) €3,075,000 and (z) USD224,770,000 (or such higher Dollar cap as may be later agreed between the facility agent for the New Term Loans, Hermes and the Guarantor), to finance in part the acquisition by two (2) wholly owned subsidiaries of the Guarantor of the New Vessels and related fees;

“New Term Loans Lenders” means the lenders of the New Term Loans;

“Ninth Supplemental Deed” means the ninth supplemental deed dated 2 April 2009 to this Agreement;

“Non-Guaranteed Loan Lenders” means the lenders of the [*] facility made to the Guarantor pursuant to a facility agreement dated 7 July 2004 (as amended and/or restated from time to time), the EUR624,000,000 facility made to the Guarantor pursuant to a facility agreement dated 7 October 2005 (as amended and/or restated from time to time) and the [*] facility made to the Guarantor pursuant to a facility agreement dated 22 December 2006 (as amended and/or restated from time to time);

“Notice of Fixed Rate” means a notice in the form of Schedule 8;

“Obligors” means the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Manager, the Sub-Agent, the Supervisor, the Shareholder and any other party from time to time to any of the Security Documents excluding the Builder, Mr Wolfgang van Betteray Dipl.-Kfm., Hermes, the Arrangers, the Trustee, the Agent, the Hermes Agent, the Lenders, the Commercial Loan Trustee, the Commercial Loan Agent and the Commercial Loan Lenders;

“Office” means in respect of the Agent, the Hermes Agent, the Trustee and each Lender its office at the address set out beneath its name in Schedule 2 or such other office as it shall from time to time select and notify through the Agent to the Borrower;

“Ordinary Principal Amount” means the relevant amount set out in the second column of the table in Schedule 10, save that the calculation of the amount of the Margin payable from time to time in accordance with this Agreement shall be made on the relevant amount set out in the second column of the table in Schedule 11, in each case as reduced to reflect any prepayments applied towards the Ordinary Principal Amount;

“Original Loan Agreement” means this Agreement as executed on 4 April 2003 (prior to, inter alia, its amendment and restatement pursuant to the First Supplemental Agreement);

 

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“Originally Scheduled Repayments” means the amounts set out in the third column of the table in Schedule 10;

“Outstanding Indebtedness” means all sums of any kind payable actually or contingently to the Trustee, the Agent, the Hermes Agent or the Lenders under or pursuant to this Agreement or any Transaction Document (whether by way of repayment of principal payment of interest or default interest payment of any indemnity or counter indemnity reimbursement for fees, costs or expenses or otherwise howsoever);

“Performance Guarantees” means the Pre-Redelivery Guarantee and the Post Redelivery Guarantee;

“Permitted Indebtedness” means:

 

  (i) any monies borrowed or raised other than from any direct or indirect shareholder of the Guarantor prior to the date on which the last of the Ninth Supplemental Deed and the Amendment Documents have been signed by all the parties thereto and notified by the Guarantor to the Agent prior to such date;

 

  (ii) the Letter of Credit Facilities;

 

  (iii) Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness;

 

  (iv) the financing arrangements entered into on 18 November 2010 in relation to the acquisition of the New Vessels;

 

  (v) one or more financing arrangements entered into in relation to the acquisition of Breakaway 3 and Breakaway 4 (or either of them) and the Sky Vessel Indebtedness; and

 

  (vi) any other Indebtedness for Borrowed Money up to an aggregate amount of [*];

“Permitted Liens” means (i) any Encumbrance created by or pursuant to the Security Documents (ii) liens on the Vessel up to an aggregate amount at any time not exceeding ten million Dollars (USD10,000,000) for current crew’s wages and salvage and liens incurred in the ordinary course of trading the Vessel (iii) the Commercial Loan Security Documents (iv) any deposits or pledges to secure the performance of bids, tenders, bonds or contracts (v) (x) any other Encumbrance notified by any of the Obligors to the Agent prior to the date on which the Ninth Supplemental Deed and the Amendment Documents have been signed by all the parties thereto (y) any Encumbrance created by or pursuant to (a) the Letter of Credit Facilities Security Documents (b) the Credit Card Processor Security Documents (c) the Hermes Vessel Owner Second Guarantees (d) the Second Mortgages (e) the Second Assignments (f) the Hermes Vessel Owner Third Guarantees (g) the Third Mortgages (h) the Third Assignments (i) the Fourth Mortgages and (j) the Fourth Assignments and (z) any other Encumbrance created over a vessel in the NCLC Fleet (other than a Hermes Vessel or the F3 Two Vessel) or its related assets in favour of any party approved by the Agent (acting on the instructions of the Lenders) (vi) subject to Clause 10.8, any Encumbrances in respect of existing Financial Indebtedness of a person which becomes a

 

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Subsidiary of the Guarantor or is merged with or into the Guarantor or any of its Subsidiaries (vii) liens on assets leased, acquired or upgraded after the Restatement Date or assets newly constructed or converted after the Restatement Date provided that (a) such liens secure Financial Indebtedness otherwise permitted under this Agreement (b) such liens are incurred within one (1) year following such lease, acquisition, upgrade, construction or conversion and (c) the Financial Indebtedness secured by such liens does not exceed the cost of such upgrade or the cost of such assets acquired or leased (viii) statutory and other similar liens arising in the ordinary course of business unrelated to Financial Indebtedness and securing obligations not yet delinquent or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been established (ix) subject to Clause 11.1.9, liens arising out of the existence of judgments or awards in respect of the Guarantor or any of its Subsidiaries (x) any other lien that may be created by the Guarantor from time to time in the ordinary course of business and (xi) any deposits, liens or other Encumbrances placed or incurred in connection with any bond or other surety from time to time provided to the US Federal Maritime Commission in order to comply with laws, regulations and rules applicable to the operators of passenger vessels operating to or from ports in the United States of America PROVIDED THAT the aggregate amount of all cash and the fair market value of all other property subject to such liens as are described in paragraphs (viii) to (x) above does not exceed twenty five million Dollars (USD25,000,000) and PROVIDED FURTHER THAT any such lien as is described in paragraphs (vii) to (x) above does not imperil the security created by any of the Security Documents and/or affect the ability of any Obligor duly to perform any of its obligations under any Security Document to which it is or may be a party at any time, in each case in the opinion of the Agent;

“Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness” means any monies borrowed or raised at arm’s length on usual terms and other than from any direct or indirect shareholder of the Guarantor which are used to refinance the whole or part of any Permitted Indebtedness including any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness. Any such monies borrowed or raised in excess of the amount required to refinance any Permitted Indebtedness including any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness shall constitute Special Liquidity Sources and be applied in accordance with clause 13 of the Guarantee;

“Portion” means any of Portion 1, Portion 2 or Portion 3;

“Portion 1” means the aggregate principal amount of the Tranches or (as the context may require) the amount thereof for the time being drawn down and outstanding hereunder in whatever currency or currencies it is for the time being denominated;

“Portion 2” means the Equivalent Amount of up to eighty per cent (80%) of the Hermes Premium, subject to Clause 2.5, or (as the context may require) the amount thereof for the time being drawn down and outstanding hereunder in whatever currency or currencies it is for the time being denominated;

“Portion 3” means up to [*] of the Pre-Redelivery Interest or (as the context may require) the amount thereof for the time being drawn down and outstanding hereunder in whatever currency or currencies it is for the time being denominated;

 

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“Possible Event of Default” means any event which, with the giving of notice, passage of time or occurrence of any other event, would constitute an Event of Default;

“Post Redelivery Mortgage” means the first preferred ship mortgage to be granted by the Borrower over the Vessel and registered at the United States Coast Guard National Vessel Documentation Center in favour of the Trustee and the Commercial Loan Trustee as security pursuant hereto and to the Commercial Loan Agreement, such mortgage to be in the form and on the terms and conditions required by the Agent, the Hermes Agent and the Commercial Loan Agent and agreed on the signing of the First Supplemental Agreement and as specified in paragraph 46 of Schedule 4;

“Post Redelivery Performance Guarantee” means the irrevocable guarantee of the obligations of the Builder pursuant to clause 10 of the Building Contract to be issued by the Post Redelivery Performance Guarantor in favour of the Borrower in the maximum amount of eight million Euro (€8,000,000);

“Post Redelivery Performance Guarantor” means JWA Marine GmbH of Bremen, Federal Republic of Germany;

“Pre-Redelivery Interest Payment Date” means the last day of each Pre-Redelivery Interest Period;

“Pre-Redelivery Interest Period” means each period ascertained in accordance with Clause 5.3 or Clause 5.12 other than an Interest Period;

“Pre-Redelivery Interest” means the aggregate of the interest payable on the Loan on each Pre-Redelivery Interest Payment Date;

“Pre-Redelivery Performance Guarantee” means the irrevocable guarantee of the obligations of the Builder pursuant to the Building Contract prior to the Redelivery Date issued by the Pre-Redelivery Performance Guarantor in favour of the Borrower in the maximum amount of twenty five million Euro (€25,000,000) on 16 December 2002 as amended by a first addendum thereto dated 7 April 2003;

“Process Agent” means, in respect of any Security Documents executed prior to the date of the Ninth Supplemental Deed, Clifford Chance Secretaries Limited whose registered office is presently at 10 Upper Bank Street, London E14 5JJ and, thereafter, EC3 Services Limited whose registered office is presently at The St Botolph Building, 138 Houndsditch, London EC3A 7AR or any other person in England nominated by the Borrower, any other Obligor or the Builder and approved by the Agent as agent to accept service of legal proceedings on their behalf under any of the Security Documents;

 

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“Quotation Date” means, in relation to any Pre-Redelivery Interest Period or Interest Period, unless otherwise agreed with the Lenders and the Hermes Agent, the day on which quotations would ordinarily be given in the relevant interbank eurocurrency market for Dollar or Euro (as the case may be) deposits for delivery on the first day of that Pre-Redelivery Interest Period or Interest Period PROVIDED THAT if such quotation date is not a Business Day the quotation date shall be the preceding Business Day;

“Redelivery Date” means the date on which the Vessel is redelivered to and accepted by the Borrower pursuant to the Building Contract;

“Reference Banks” means Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft and HSBC Bank plc;

“Refund Guarantee” means the irrevocable guarantee of the obligations of the Builder pursuant to the Building Contract issued by the Refund Guarantors in favour of the Borrower in the maximum amount of thirty million Euro (€30,000,000) on 31 March 2003;

“Refund Guarantors” means KfW (formerly known as Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau) of Frankfurt am Main, Federal Republic of Germany and Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft, Bremen Branch of the Federal Republic of Germany;

“Reimbursement Agreement” means the reimbursement and distribution agreement dated 17 August 2007, by and among Investor I, Star and the Guarantor;

“Relevant Cash Sweep Amount” means the amount of a Total Cash Sweep Amount to be applied in prepayment of the Loan pursuant to Clause 4.9, [*];

“Relevant Exceptional Prepayment Amount” means the amount of a Total Exceptional Prepayment Amount to be applied in prepayment of the Loan pursuant to Clause 4.10, [*];

“Relevant Special Liquidity Sources Amount” means the amount of a Total Special Liquidity Sources Amount to be applied in prepayment of the Loan pursuant to Clause 4.9, [*];

“Repayment Dates” means from the Third Restatement Date the dates set out in the first column of the table in Schedule 10;

“Restructuring Trustee” means [*] as trustee for (directly or indirectly) (among others) the Guaranteed Loan Lenders and the Non-Guaranteed Loan Lenders;

“Restatement Date” has the same meaning as set out in the First Supplemental Agreement;

“Reuters BBA Page LIBOR 01” means the display currently designated as Reuters BBA Page LIBOR 01, which includes London Interbank Offered Rates of four (4) major banks, which are members of the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. or such other service as may be nominated by the British Bankers’ Association as the information vendor for displaying the London Interbank Offered Rates of major banks in the London Interbank market;

 

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“Reuters Page ECB37” means:

 

  (i) the display currently designated as Reuters Page ECB37 which includes the official interbank exchange rate for euro in Dollars as determined by the European Central Bank, expressed in Dollars; or

 

  (ii) if no rate is provided on the Reuters Page ECB37 but is published on another screen page, then the exchange rate shall be the official interbank exchange rate for euro in Dollars as published on such other page (the “Successor Page” );

or (if Reuters Page ECB37 and the Successor Page are discontinued or if the Restructuring Trustee is unable to make the said determination due to technical breakdown in the relevant system)

 

  (iii) the arithmetic mean (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest one-sixteenth of one per cent (1/16%)) of the rates notified to the Restructuring Trustee by each of the Euro Reference Banks as the euro/Dollar spot offered exchange rate quotations as of 1.45 p.m. London time on the relevant Business Day;

“Revised Principal Amount” means the relevant amount set out in the sixth column of the table in Schedule 10, as reduced to reflect any prepayments applied towards the Revised Principal Amount;

“Revised Repayments” means the amounts set out in the fifth column of the table in Schedule 10, as reduced to reflect any prepayments applied towards the Revised Repayments;

“Safety Management Certificate” means a document issued to the Vessel as evidence that the Vessel’s operator and its shipboard management operate in accordance with an approved Safety Management System;

“Safety Management System” means a structured and documented system enabling the personnel of the Vessel’s operator to implement effectively the safety and environmental protection policy of that Vessel operator;

“Same Day Funds” means Dollar funds settled through the New York Clearing House Interbank Payments System or Euro funds settled through TARGET or such other funds for payment in Dollars or Euro (as the case may be) as the Agent shall specify by notice to the Borrower as being customary at the time for the settlement of international transactions in New York or Frankfurt am Main (as the case may be) of the type contemplated by this Agreement;

“Second Assignments” means the three (3) valid and effective second legal assignments of the earnings and insurances of the Hermes Vessels (together with the notices thereof) one (1) to be executed by each of the owners of the Hermes Vessels in respect of its Hermes Vessel and the one (1) valid and effective second priority subordination and assignment to be executed by the Manager (as bareboat charterer) in respect of m.v. “NORWEGIAN JADE” in each case in favour of the

 

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Restructuring Trustee as trustee for the Guaranteed Loan Lenders such assignments and notices to be in the form and on the terms and conditions agreed between the Lenders and the Guarantor on the date of the Ninth Supplemental Deed;

“Second Mortgages” means the two (2) second priority statutory Bahamian ship mortgages and deeds of covenants collateral thereto and the one (1) second preferred US ship mortgage one (1) to be granted by respectively each of the owners of the Hermes Vessels over its Hermes Vessel in favour of the Restructuring Trustee as trustee for the Guaranteed Loan Lenders as security pursuant hereto such mortgages and deeds of covenants to be in the forms and on the terms and conditions agreed between the Lenders and the Guarantor on the date of the Ninth Supplemental Deed;

“Second Pre-Redelivery Mortgage” means the second priority abstract acknowledgement of debt and mortgage (“ Abstraktes Schuldversprechen und Schiffshypothekenbestellungsurkunde ”) and part submission (“ Unterwerfung unter die sofortige Zwangsvollstreckung ”) to be granted by the Borrower over the Vessel in favour of the Trustee as security pursuant hereto during the Completion Period, such abstract, mortgage and submission being in the form and on the terms and conditions required by the Agent and the Hermes Agent and agreed on the date of the First Supplemental Agreement;

“Second Priority Security Co-ordination Deeds” means (i) the deed to be made between (among others) the Trustee (as trustee for the Lenders, as first mortgagees of the Vessel), the Restructuring Trustee (as trustee for the Guaranteed Loan Lenders other than the Lenders, as second mortgagees of the Vessel) and the Borrower in relation to the Hermes Vessel Owner Second Guarantee, Second Mortgage and Second Assignment in respect of the Vessel and (ii) the two (2) deeds to be made between (among others) HSBC Bank plc (as trustee for the relevant Guaranteed Loan Lenders other than the Lenders, as first mortgagees of the relevant Hermes Vessel), the Restructuring Trustee (as trustee for the Guaranteed Loan Lenders other than the first mortgagees of the relevant Hermes Vessel, as second mortgagees of the Hermes Vessel), the Trustee and the Borrower in relation to the Hermes Vessel Owner Second Guarantees, Second Mortgages and Second Assignments in respect of the Hermes Vessels other than the Vessel such co-ordination deeds to be in the form and on the terms and conditions agreed between the Lenders and the other parties to the co-ordination deeds on the date of the Ninth Supplemental Deed;

“Security Documents” means this Agreement which includes any supplemental agreement or deed thereto, the Guarantee, the Hermes Cover, the Building Contract, Refund Guarantee and Performance Guarantees Assignment, the Construction Risks Insurance Assignment, the Supervision Agreement Assignment, the Management Agreement Assignment, the Mortgage, the Charge Option, the Charge, the Earnings Assignment, the Insurance Assignment, the Account Charge, the Hermes Vessel Owner Second Guarantees, the Second Mortgages, the Second Assignments, the Second Priority Security Co-ordination Deeds, the Third Priority Security Co-ordination Deed, the Fourth Priority Security Co-ordination Deeds and all such other documents as may be executed at any time in favour of (among others) the Trustee, the Hermes Agent, the Restructuring Trustee and/or any of the Lenders as security for the obligations of the Borrower, the other Obligors and the Builder whether executed pursuant to the express provisions of this Agreement or otherwise howsoever;

 

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“Security Period” means the period beginning on the First Drawdown Date and ending on the date on which the amounts outstanding under this Agreement and under each of the other Security Documents are finally paid or repaid in full;

“Shareholder” means NCL America Holdings, LLC (formerly known as NCL America Holdings, Inc.) of Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801, United States of America;

“Shareholders’ Agreement” means the shareholders’ agreement dated 17 August 2007 made or to be made between Star, the Investors (directly in the case of Investor I and by way of joinder in the case of Investor II) and the Guarantor;

“Shares” means the one thousand (1,000) authorised and issued shares of common stock in the Borrower legally and beneficially owned by the Shareholder;

“Sky Vessel” [*] presently owned by the Sky Vessel Seller and registered in the Sky Vessel Seller’s name under the laws and flag of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas;

“Sky Vessel Indebtedness” means the financing arrangements in relation to the acquisition of the Sky Vessel on the Sky Vessel Purchase Price Terms;

“Sky Vessel MOA” means the sale and purchase agreement or memorandum of agreement made or to be made between the Sky Vessel Seller and Norwegian Sky, Ltd. or another member of the NCLC Group pursuant to which the Sky Vessel will be sold by the Sky Vessel Seller to Norwegian Sky, Ltd. or another member of the NCLC Group for the Sky Vessel Purchase Price on the Sky Vessel Purchase Price Terms;

“Sky Vessel Purchase Price” means an amount of up to [*];

“Sky Vessel Purchase Price Terms” means the terms on which the Sky Vessel Purchase Price (and interest thereon and other fees, costs and expenses) will be payable by Norwegian Sky, Ltd. or another member of the NCLC Group to the Sky Vessel Seller for the Sky Vessel as reflected by the agreement referred to in clause 3.1.3 of the Twelfth Supplemental Deed;

“Sky Vessel Seller” means [*];

“Special Liquidity Sources” means increased liquidity of the NCLC Group arising from (i) the incurrence of permitted Indebtedness for Borrowed Money in an amount in excess of Indebtedness for Borrowed Money being refinanced in whole or in part and (ii) the permitted sale of assets PROVIDED THAT only the net proceeds of any such sale, after the deduction of brokers’ fees and other costs justifiable in relation to the sale and the principal of, interest on and any break costs in connection with any Indebtedness for Borrowed Money prepaid upon such sale, shall be counted as increased liquidity;

“Special Liquidity Sources Determination Date” means [*];

 

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“Special Liquidity Sources Payment Date” means the date falling not later than fourteen (14) Business Days after a Special Liquidity Sources Determination Date;

“Star” means Genting Hong Kong Limited (formerly known as Star Cruises Limited) of Canon’s Court, 22 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM 12, Bermuda;

“Steering Committee” means a committee established by, and formed from, the Group-Wide Lenders with the purpose of co-ordinating the relationship between the Guarantor and the Group-Wide Lenders and monitoring the performance of the NCLC Group Credit Facilities. The initial members of the Steering Committee [*];

“Sub-Agency Agreement” means the agreement to be entered into between the Manager and the Sub-Agent providing for the commercial, marketing, sales and financial services in respect of the Vessel, such agreement to be in the form and on the terms and conditions required by the Agent and agreed on the date of the First Supplemental Agreement and as specified in paragraph 51 of Schedule 4;

“Sub-Agency Agreement Assignment” means the valid and effective first legal assignment of the Sub-Agency Agreement (together with the notice thereof and the acknowledgement), to be executed by the Manager in favour of the Trustee and the Commercial Loan Trustee, such assignment, notice and acknowledgement to be in the form and on the terms and conditions required by the Agent, the Hermes Agent and the Commercial Loan Agent and agreed on the date of the First Supplemental Agreement and as specified in paragraph 53 of Schedule 4;

“Sub-Agent” means NCL (Bahamas) Ltd. of Cumberland House, 9th Floor, 1 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda, the company providing commercial, marketing, sales and financial services in respect of the Vessel pursuant to the Sub-Agency Agreement;

“Subsidiary” has the meaning defined in the Companies Act 1985, Section 736 as substituted by the Companies Act 1989, Section 144;

“Subscription Agreement” means the subscription agreement dated 17 August 2007 made or to be made between Star, the Investors (directly in the case of Investor I and by way of assignment in the case of Investor II) and the Guarantor;

“Substitute Basis” means an alternative basis agreed for maintaining the Loan pursuant to Clause 6;

“Supervision Agreement” means the agreement dated as of 5 February 2003 entered into between the Borrower and the Supervisor providing for the completion supervision of the Vessel, such agreement being in the form and on the terms and conditions required by the Agent and agreed on the signing of the Original Loan Agreement and as specified in paragraph 11 of Schedule 4;

“Supervision Agreement Assignment” means the valid and effective first legal assignment of the Supervision Agreement (together with the notice thereof and the acknowledgement), executed by the Borrower in favour of the Trustee on 22 April 2003, such assignment, notice and acknowledgement being in the form and on the terms and conditions required by the Agent and the Hermes Agent and agreed on the signing of the Original Loan Agreement and as specified in paragraph 34 of Schedule 4;

 

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“Supervisor” means Star Cruise Management Limited of International House, Castle Hill, Victoria Road, Douglas, Isle of Man IM2 4RB, British Isles, the company providing construction supervision for the Vessel pursuant to the Supervision Agreement;

“TARGET” means trans-European automated real-time gross settlement express transfer system;

“Taxes” means all present and future income and other taxes, levies, imposts, deductions, compulsory liens and withholdings whatsoever together with interest thereon and penalties with respect thereto, if any, and any payments made on or in respect thereof and “Taxation” shall be construed accordingly;

“Tenth Supplemental Deed” means the tenth supplemental deed dated 22 July 2010 to this Agreement;

“Termination Date” means 6 June 2005;

“Third Assignments” means the three (3) valid and effective third legal assignments of the earnings and insurances of the Hermes Vessels (together with the notices thereof) one (1) to be executed by each of the owners of the Hermes Vessels in respect of its Hermes Vessel and the one (1) valid and effective third priority subordination and assignment to be executed by the Manager (as bareboat charterer) in respect of m.v. “NORWEGIAN JADE” in each case in favour of the Restructuring Trustee as trustee for the Non-Guaranteed Loan Lenders;

“Third Mortgages” means the two (2) third priority statutory Bahamian ship mortgages and deeds of covenants collateral thereto and the one (1) third preferred US ship mortgage one (1) to be granted by respectively each of the owners of the Hermes Vessels over its Hermes Vessel in favour of the Restructuring Trustee as trustee for the Non-Guaranteed Loan Lenders;

“Third Priority Security Co-ordination Deeds” means (i) the deed to be made between (among others) the Trustee (as trustee for the Lenders, as first mortgagees of the Vessel), the Restructuring Trustee (as trustee for the Guaranteed Loan Lenders other than the Lenders, as second mortgagees of the Vessel), the Restructuring Trustee (as trustee for the Non-Guaranteed Loan Lenders, as third mortgagees of the Vessel) and the Borrower in relation to the Hermes Vessel Owner Third Guarantee, Third Mortgage and Third Assignment in respect of the Vessel and (ii) the two (2) deeds to be made between (among others) HSBC Bank plc (as trustee for the relevant Guaranteed Loan Lenders other than the Lenders, as first mortgagees of the relevant Hermes Vessel), the Restructuring Trustee (as trustee for the Guaranteed Loan Lenders other than the first mortgagees of the relevant Hermes Vessel, as second mortgagees of the Hermes Vessel), the Restructuring Trustee (as trustee for the Non-Guaranteed Loan Lenders, as third mortgagees of the Hermes Vessel), the Trustee and the Borrower in relation to the Hermes Vessel Owner Third Guarantees, Third Mortgages and Third Assignments in respect of the Hermes Vessels other than the Vessel such co-ordination deeds to be in the form and on the terms and conditions agreed between the Lenders and the other parties to the co-ordination deeds on the date of the Ninth Supplemental Deed;

 

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“Third Restatement Date” has the meaning set out in the Ninth Supplemental Deed;

“Total Breakaway 4 Prepayment Amount” means the lower of [*] and the Total Delayed Principal Amount that has not been cancelled and/or prepaid and/or repaid on the relevant Total Exceptional Prepayment Amount Payment Date;

“Total Cash Sweep Amount” means Liquidity of the NCLC Group in excess of [*] on a Cash Sweep Determination Date;

“Total Delayed Principal Amount” means, as at the date of the Tenth Supplemental Deed, [*], being the aggregate of the Maximum Amount of the Delayed Principal Amount (as defined in the facility agreement for each Cash Sweep Credit Facility) for each Cash Sweep Credit Facility (or, if applicable, tranche thereof);

“Total Exceptional Prepayment Amount” means any of:

 

  (i) the Total Sky Vessel and Breakaway 3 Prepayment Amount;

 

  (ii) the Total Breakaway 4 Prepayment Amount; and

 

  (iii) the Total IPO Prepayment Amount;

“Total Exceptional Prepayment Amount Payment Date” means:

 

  (i) on or before the Fourth Restatement Date in the case of the Total Sky Vessel and Breakaway 3 Prepayment Amount;

 

  (ii) on or before the date of the exercise of the Breakaway 4 Option in the case of the Total Breakaway 4 Prepayment Amount; and

 

  (iii) the date falling not later than fourteen (14) Business Days after the listing of the ordinary capital stock of the Guarantor or parent company of the Guarantor on an Approved Stock Exchange in the case of the Total IPO Prepayment Amount;

“Total IPO Prepayment Amount” means the lower of [*] and the Total Delayed Principal Amount that has not been cancelled and/or prepaid and/or repaid on the relevant Total Exceptional Prepayment Amount Payment Date;

“Total Loss” means any actual or constructive or arranged or agreed or compromised total loss or Compulsory Acquisition of the Vessel;

“Total Sky Vessel and Breakaway 3 Prepayment Amount” means [*];

“Total Special Liquidity Sources Amount” means Special Liquidity Sources of the NCLC Group on a Special Liquidity Sources Determination Date;

“Tranche” means any of Tranche 1, Tranche 2, Tranche 3 or Tranche 4;

 

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“Tranche 5” means the amount of [*] or the Equivalent Amount thereof to be applied in payment of the seventh pre-redelivery instalment due by the Borrower to the Builder under the Building Contract to be advanced by the Lenders on a Drawdown Date by way of their Contributions thereto;

“Tranche 6” means the amount of [*] or the Equivalent Amount thereof to be applied in payment of the eighth pre-redelivery instalment due by the Borrower to the Builder under the Building Contract to be advanced by the Lenders on a Drawdown Date by way of their Contributions thereto;

“Tranche 7” means the amount of up to [*] or the Equivalent Amount thereof to be applied in payment of the ninth pre-redelivery instalment due by the Borrower to the Builder under the Building Contract to be advanced by the Lenders on a Drawdown Date by way of their Contributions thereto;

“Tranche 8” means the amount of up to [*] or the Equivalent Amount thereof to be applied in payment of the tenth pre-redelivery instalment due by the Borrower to the Builder under the Building Contract to be advanced by the Lenders on a Drawdown Date by way of their Contributions thereto;

“Tranche 9” means the amount of [*] or the Equivalent Amount thereof to be applied in payment of the redelivery instalment due by the Borrower to the Builder under the Building Contract to be advanced by the Lenders on the Redelivery Date by way of their Contributions thereto;

“Transaction Documents” means the Security Documents, the Commercial Loan Security Documents, the Commercial Loan Agreement, the Building Contract, the Drawdown Notices, the Supervision Agreement, the Management Agreement, the Sub-Agency Agreement, the Refund Guarantee, the Performance Guarantees, the Insurance Settlement Agreement, the Co-ordination Deed, the Agency and Trust Deed and any other material document now or hereafter issued in connection with the documents or the transaction herein referred to and also including any Interest Exchange Arrangement;

“Transfer Certificate” means the certificate attached hereto as Schedule 6;

“Transfer Date” means, in relation to any Transfer Certificate, the date specified in such Transfer Certificate as the date for the making of the transfer or, where such transfer is specified as being subject to the fulfilment of certain conditions, the date on which the Agent receives a certificate from the Lender making the transfer confirming that all such conditions have been fulfilled;

“Transferee” means any reputable bank acceptable to the Agent and the Borrower which becomes a party to this Agreement as a Lender pursuant to Clause 17;

“Twelfth Supplemental Deed” means the twelfth supplemental deed dated                      2012 to this Agreement and the Guarantee; and

“Vessel” means the vessel identified with no [*] and working title “Project America” at the yard of the Builder registered in the name of the Borrower in the Shipbuilding Register in Bremerhaven, Federal Republic of Germany and upon completion as a [*] luxury cruise vessel to be redelivered to the Borrower pursuant to the Building Contract and re-registered in the name of the Borrower under the laws and flag of the United States of America.

 

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  1.2 Construction

In this Agreement unless the context otherwise requires:

 

  1.2.1 clause headings are inserted for convenience of reference only and shall be ignored in the construction of this Agreement;

 

  1.2.2 references to Clauses and to Schedules are to be construed as references to clauses of and schedules to this Agreement unless otherwise stated and references to this Agreement are to be construed as references to this Agreement including its Schedules;

 

  1.2.3 subject to Clause 9.2.21 and Clause 9.1, references to (or to any specified provision of) this Agreement or any other document other than the Commercial Loan Agreement or the Commercial Loan Security Documents shall be construed as references to this Agreement, that provision or that document as from time to time amended, supplemented, restated and/or novated;

 

  1.2.4 references to any Act or any statutory instrument shall be construed as references to that Act or that statutory instrument as from time to time re-enacted, amended or supplemented;

 

  1.2.5 references to any party to this Agreement or any other document shall include reference to such party’s successors and permitted assigns;

 

  1.2.6 references to the Builder shall be disregarded when it has performed in full all its obligations under the Building Contract and the Security Documents to which it is a party;

 

  1.2.7 words importing the plural shall include the singular and vice versa;

 

  1.2.8 references to a person shall be construed as references to an individual, firm, company, corporation, unincorporated body of persons or any state or any agency thereof;

 

  1.2.9 where any matter requires the approval or consent of the Agent or the Trustee such approval or consent shall not be deemed to have been given unless given in writing; where any matter is required to be acceptable to the Agent or the Trustee, the Agent or the Trustee (as the case may be) shall not be deemed to have accepted such matter unless its acceptance is communicated in writing; the Agent or the Trustee may give or withhold its consent, approval or acceptance at its unfettered discretion;

 

  1.2.10 a certificate by the Agent as to any amount due or calculation made hereunder shall be conclusive except for manifest error.

 

  1.3 Agent, Hermes Agent and Trustee

The Agent and the Hermes Agent will be appointed by the Lenders as agents and the Trustee will be appointed by the Lenders as trustee under the Agency and

 

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Trust Deed and references herein to the Agent, the Hermes Agent or the Trustee shall be construed as references to itself, the Agent or the Hermes Agent (if applicable) and the Lenders. The Borrower shall only communicate with the Lenders under this Agreement and the other Security Documents through the Agent, the Hermes Agent or the Trustee (as the case may be) and as hereinafter referred to.

 

2 The Facility

 

  2.1 Availability

 

  2.1.1 The Lenders grant to the Borrower the Facility by way of the Portions. Any part of the Facility which remains undrawn at close of business in London on the Termination Date shall be capable of cancellation by the Lenders with the consent of Hermes.

 

  2.1.2 Each Lender shall advance its Contribution to the Portions in the proportion which its Contribution for the time being bears to the other Contributions of the Lenders.

 

  2.1.3 Neither the Agent nor any other Lender shall be liable for any failure or delay on the part of any Lender in making any advance hereunder nor shall the Agent or the Arrangers have any obligation to seek to procure additional Lenders in the event of such a failure PROVIDED THAT if any Lender should fail to advance its Contribution hereunder, that Lender and the Agent will take all reasonable steps to mitigate the effect of that failure. Notwithstanding the aforesaid proviso, neither the Agent nor any Lender shall be obliged to increase its Contribution hereunder in respect of the failure by any other Lender(s) to fund its Contribution.

 

  2.2 Purpose and Application

The purpose of the Facility is set out below.

 

  2.2.1 Portion 1 shall finance part of the Contract Price. The Borrower shall apply Tranche 1 in part payment of the third pre-redelivery instalment due to the Builder under the Building Contract, Tranche 2 in payment of the fourth pre-redelivery instalment due to the Builder under the Building Contract, Tranche 3 in payment of the fifth pre-redelivery instalment due to the Builder under the Building Contract, Tranche 4 in payment of the sixth pre-redelivery instalment due to the Builder under the Building Contract, Tranche 5 in payment of the seventh pre-redelivery instalment due to the Builder under the Building Contract, Tranche 6 in payment of the eighth pre-redelivery instalment due to the Builder under the Building Contract, Tranche 7 in payment of the ninth pre-redelivery instalment due to the Builder under the Building Contract, Tranche 8 in payment of the tenth pre-redelivery instalment due to the Builder under the Building Contract and Tranche 9 in payment of the redelivery instalment due to the Builder under the Building Contract;

 

  2.2.2 Portion 2 shall reimburse the Borrower for up to eighty per cent (80%) of the Hermes Premium; and

 

  2.2.3 Portion 3 shall finance up to eighty per cent (80%) of the total amount of the Pre-Redelivery Interest payable hereunder and shall be drawn down in the currency or currencies in which the Loan is for the time being denominated and the proportion of the interest payable in any currency shall correspond to the proportion of the Loan denominated in that currency.

 

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  2.3 Drawdown

The Borrower shall only make drawings under any Portion of the Facility if:

 

  2.3.1 in the case of Portion 1 and Portion 2, the Agent receives at least five (5) Business Days’ notice of the Borrower’s request for such drawing in the form of Schedule 3;

 

  2.3.2 no Event of Default has occurred before the date of such drawing;

 

  2.3.3 no written notice has been received indicating that the Hermes Cover does not validly exist without restriction;

 

  2.3.4 the representations and warranties set out in Clause 9 and each of the other Security Documents are correct on the date of such drawing;

 

  2.3.5 it is then lawful for each of the Lenders to make available its Contribution to the Facility; and

 

  2.3.6 the Agent has been notified by the Commercial Loan Agent that all conditions precedent to drawdown of the Commercial Loan have been satisfied save for those which are to be satisfied pursuant to this Clause 2.3 and Clause 2.7,

PROVIDED THAT Tranche 1 and Portion 2 shall not be capable of drawing until twenty per cent (20%) of the Contract Price has been paid by the Borrower to the Builder and Portion 2 shall not be capable of drawing until the Hermes Premium or the relevant part thereof has been paid by the Borrower to Hermes through the Hermes Agent and PROVIDED FURTHER THAT the aggregate of (a) the Euro amount of each amount of Portion 2 drawn down hereunder in Euro (b) the equivalent amount in Euro determined at the rate of exchange for Euro against Dollars as determined at HSBC Bank plc’s spot rate at about 10.00 a.m. two (2) Business Days prior to the Termination Date of each amount of Portion 2 drawn down hereunder in Dollars (c) the Euro amount of the aggregate of each amount of Portion 3 drawn down hereunder in Euro and (d) the equivalent amount in Euro determined at the rate of exchange for Euro against Dollars as determined at HSBC Bank plc’s spot rate at about 10.00 a.m. two (2) Business Days prior to the Termination Date of the aggregate of each amount of Portion 3 drawn down hereunder in Dollars, shall not exceed in total nineteen million six hundred thousand Euro (€19,600,000).

 

  2.4 Currency Option

 

  2.4.1 The Borrower may by notice in writing served on the Agent not less than five (5) Business Days prior to a Drawdown Date that occurs after the Restatement Date request that a Portion or any part thereof be advanced in Euro or in Dollars.

 

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  2.4.2 If the Borrower fails to make a request in accordance with Clause 2.5.1 or if deposits in Euro in the relevant amount and for the relevant duration are not available to any of the Lenders in the relevant interbank eurocurrency market in the ordinary course of business to fund its Contribution then with effect from the relevant Drawdown Date the Portion or any part thereof shall be advanced in Dollars.

 

  2.4.3 The Borrower may by notice in writing served on the Agent not less than five (5) Business Days prior to a Currency Conversion Date request that the Euro Loan shall be converted to Dollars on the next Currency Conversion Date for the duration of the Security Period.

 

  2.4.4 On a Currency Conversion Date the Euro Loan at that date shall be repaid by the Borrower in Euro. However, the Lenders shall on that day readvance that part of the Euro Loan (due allowance being made for any amounts repaid or prepaid since the first day of the preceding Pre-Redelivery Interest Period or Interest Period) on terms that:

 

  (a) the proceeds of that readvance shall forthwith be applied by the Lenders in or towards effecting the said repayment on behalf of the Borrower so that:

 

  (i) the obligation of the Borrower to make that repayment shall be a notional obligation only except to the extent that the proceeds of that readvance are insufficient to make that repayment in full; and

 

  (ii) the obligation of the Lenders to make that readvance shall be a notional obligation only except to the extent that the proceeds of that readvance exceed the amount of that repayment; and

 

  (b) the Lenders shall forthwith readvance the Equivalent Amount of the Euro Loan at that date.

 

  2.4.5 All losses, damages, expenses, profits or currency risks arising from the exercise of the currency option contained in this Clause 2.5 shall be for the account of the Borrower.

 

  2.4.6 The conversion of the Euro Loan into Dollars or the operation of this Clause 2.5 shall not constitute or be construed as a prepayment pursuant to the provisions of Clause 4.

 

  2.4.7 Notwithstanding the drawdown of any part of the Loan in Euro or its subsequent conversion into Dollars it is expressly acknowledged and agreed by the parties hereto that the Security Documents shall remain in full force and effect and that they shall stand as security for the Loan in whatever currency or currencies it is for the time being denominated.

 

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  2.5 Break costs on failure to draw

If for any reason any part of a Portion is not drawn down by the Borrower hereunder after notice of drawdown has been given to the Agent pursuant to Clause 2.3 in the case of Portion 1 and Portion 2 or after the relevant Quotation Date in the case of Portion 3, the Borrower will pay to the Agent for the account of the Lenders such amount as the Agent may certify as necessary to compensate the Lenders (other than any Lender whose default has caused the part of the Portion not to be drawn down) for any loss (including the cost of breaking deposits or re-employing funds (including warehousing and other related costs)) or any losses under any Interest Exchange Arrangement and/or any swap agreements or other interest rate management products entered into by the Lenders for the purpose of this transaction or expense (including warehousing and other related costs) on account of funds borrowed, contracted for (whether in Euro or in Dollars) or utilised in order to fund its Contribution to the part of the Portion. Each Lender shall supply to the Agent a certificate of break costs which in the absence of manifest error shall be conclusive as to the amounts due.

 

  2.6 Conditions of drawdown

The Agent shall not be under any obligation to advance a part of a Portion hereunder until all the documents and evidence referred to in the relevant part of Schedule 4 are in the possession of the Agent in form and substance satisfactory to it, the Arrangers, the Lenders and the Hermes Agent.

 

  2.7 Several obligations of the Lenders

The obligations and rights of each Lender hereunder are several and if for any reason the Borrower receives in respect of a part of a Portion an amount greater than the aggregate of the Contributions to that part of a Portion, the Borrower forthwith upon the demand of the Agent shall pay to the Agent (for the account of those Lenders whose Contributions were exceeded) the amount certified by the Agent as representing the excess of the amount paid to the Borrower over the due and proper amount of the Contributions of the Lenders actually received by the Agent.

 

  2.8 Lender’s failure to perform

Subject to Clause 2.1.3, the failure by a Lender to perform its obligations hereunder shall not affect the obligations of the Borrower towards any other party hereto nor shall any such other party be liable for the failure by such Lender to perform its obligations hereunder.

 

  2.9 Fulfilment of conditions after drawdown

If the Lenders, acting unanimously, decide (or the Agent in accordance with the Agency and Trust Deed decides) to advance a part of a Portion to the Borrower hereunder without having received all of the documents or evidence referred to in the relevant part of Schedule 4, the Borrower will nevertheless deliver the remaining documents or evidence to the Agent within fourteen (14) days of such drawing (or such other period as the Agent may stipulate) and the advance of the Facility shall not be construed as a waiver of the Agent’s right to receive the documents or evidence as aforesaid nor shall this provision impose on the Agent or the Lenders any obligation to permit the drawing in the absence of such documents or evidence.

 

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3 Repayment

Unless otherwise repaid in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, on each of the Repayment Dates the Loan shall be repaid by the relevant amount set out in the fifth column ( Revised Repayments ) of the table in Schedule 10.

 

4 Prepayment

 

  4.1 Voluntary prepayment

On giving at least thirty (30) days’ prior notice to the Agent, the Borrower may on the last day of a Pre-Redelivery Interest Period or an Interest Period prepay (without premium or penalty, subject to Clause 4.8) the whole or any relevant part of the Loan (but if in part in an amount of five million Dollars (USD5,000,000) or the equivalent amount in Euro (as the case may be) or an integral multiple thereof). In the case of a prepayment of part of the Loan, the proportion of that part payable in Dollars or Euro (as the case may be) shall correspond to the proportion of the Loan denominated in that currency at the prepayment date. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Clause 4.1, any prepayment made before an amount equal to the Maximum Amount of the Delayed Principal Amount has been prepaid and/or repaid shall be governed by Clause 4.10.

 

  4.2 Voluntary prepayment in case of increased cost

At any time after any sum payable by the Borrower has been increased under Clause 8 or a Lender has made any claim for indemnification under Clause 8, the Borrower may, after giving to the Agent five (5) Business Days’ notice of its intention to do so, prepay the whole (but not part only) of the Contribution of that Lender, subject to Clause 4.8, in whatever currency or currencies it is for the time being denominated.

 

  4.3 Mandatory prepayment in case of illegality

 

  4.3.1 If any change in, or in the interpretation or application of, any law, regulation or treaty shall make it unlawful in any jurisdiction applicable to any of the Lenders for that Lender to make available or maintain its Contribution or to give effect to its obligations as contemplated hereby, the Agent may, by notice thereof to the Borrower, declare that the relevant Lender’s obligations shall be terminated forthwith whereupon (if any of the Facility has then been advanced) the Borrower shall prepay forthwith to the relevant Lender its Contribution in whatever currency or currencies it is for the time being denominated together with interest thereon to the date of such prepayment and all other amounts due to such Lender under Clause 4.8 and under the Security Documents (or, if permitted by the relevant law, regulation or treaty, at the end of the then current Pre-Redelivery Interest Period or Interest Period).

 

  4.3.2

A Lender affected by any provision of Clause 4.3.1 shall promptly inform the Agent after becoming aware of the relevant change and the Agent shall, as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter, notify the Borrower of

 

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  the change and its possible results. Without affecting the Borrower’s obligations under Clause 4.3.1 and in consultation with the Agent, the affected Lender will then take all such reasonable steps as may be open to it to mitigate the effect of the change (for example (and if then possible) by changing its Office or transferring some or all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement to another financial institution reasonably acceptable to the Borrower and the Agent). The reasonable costs of mitigating the effect of any such change shall be borne by the Borrower save where such costs are of an internal administrative nature and are not incurred in dealings by any Lender with third parties.

 

  4.4 Voluntary prepayment following imposition of Substitute Basis

The Borrower may notify the Agent within ten (10) days of the receipt of a certificate from the Agent of a Substitute Basis under Clause 6.3 whether or not it wishes to prepay the Loan in whatever currency or currencies it is for the time being denominated, in which event the Borrower shall forthwith prepay the Loan together with interest accrued thereon at the rate specified in the relevant certificate of Substitute Basis and any break costs in accordance with Clause 4.8.

 

  4.5 Prepayment in case of Total Loss of the Vessel

If the Vessel is or becomes a Total Loss, then the Borrower will, within thirty (30) days thereof or, if the Agent is satisfied in its sole discretion that the Total Loss is adequately covered by the Insurances and that the relevant insurance proceeds will be payable to the Agent within one hundred and fifty (150) days thereof, by no later than the date which is one hundred and fifty (150) days after the date of the event giving rise to such Total Loss prepay the Loan in accordance with Clause 4.7, Clause 4.8 and Clause 12.1.

For the purposes of this Clause a Total Loss shall be deemed to have occurred:

 

  4.5.1 if it consists of an actual loss, at noon Greenwich Mean Time on the actual date of loss or, if that is not known, on the date on which the Vessel was last heard of;

 

  4.5.2 if it consists of a Compulsory Acquisition, at noon Greenwich Mean Time on the date on which the requisition is expressed to take effect by the person requisitioning the Vessel; and

 

  4.5.3 if it consists of a constructive or compromised or arranged or agreed total loss or damage to the Vessel rendering repair impracticable or uneconomical or rendering the Vessel permanently unfit for normal use, at noon Greenwich Mean Time on the date on which notice claiming the loss of the Vessel is given to its insurers.

 

  4.6 Prepayment in case of sale of the Vessel

If the Vessel is sold by the Borrower with the prior consent of the Agent (which consent is not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed, PROVIDED THAT if an Event of Default has occurred and the Borrower desires to sell the Vessel by private treaty at arm’s length the approval of the Agent may be delayed by up to twenty one (21) days from the date on which the Borrower’s request for approval

 

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is received by the Agent), then, subject to the following provision of this Clause 4.6, the Borrower will concurrent with completion of the sale prepay the Loan in accordance with Clause 4.7 and Clause 12.1.

If, however, the sale (or transfer) of the Vessel is in connection with an Apollo-Related Transaction, the Borrower shall give to the Agent not less than fifteen (15) Business Days’ notice of the estimated date of sale (or transfer), the purchaser (or transferee) shall assume all of the obligations and liabilities of the Borrower under the Transaction Documents (save for the Building Contract and the Supervision Agreement), in such manner and on the terms and conditions required by the Agent, the Hermes Agent and their legal advisers (as confirmed by relevant legal opinions), and the Obligors (other than the Borrower and the Supervisor) shall re-execute or re-confirm the Security Documents to which they are a party as security for the obligations of the purchaser (or transferee), in such form and on the terms and conditions required by the Agent, the Hermes Agent and their legal advisers (as confirmed by relevant legal opinions).

Subject to Clause 4.8, prepayment of the Loan consequent upon the permitted sale of the Vessel shall absolve the Borrower from any liability to pay prepayment fees or costs.

 

  4.7 Effect of prepayment

Any notice given by the Borrower under Clause 4.1, Clause 4.2 or Clause 4.4 shall be irrevocable and shall oblige the Borrower to pay to the Agent on account of the Lenders the amount or amounts therein stated on the date therein stated. No amount prepaid under this Agreement may be redrawn. Subject to Clause 4.9 and Clause 4.10, each prepayment under this Agreement shall be applied in satisfaction of the Borrower’s remaining obligations under Clause 3 in inverse chronological order and Schedule 10 and Schedule 11 shall be recalculated and agreed in accordance with Clause 4.10. Prepayments under this Agreement shall be made together with accrued interest thereon and the payment of all other sums then owing under any of the Security Documents.

 

  4.8 Break costs on prepayment

If any repayment or prepayment of the Loan or part thereof is made otherwise than on the last day of a Pre-Redelivery Interest Period or an Interest Period or, following Conversion, any repayment or prepayment of the Loan or part thereof is made otherwise than on the last day of the Fixed Rate Period, the Borrower shall pay to the Agent on behalf of the Lenders on demand such additional amount as the Agent may certify (such certificate to contain a calculation thereof in reasonable detail) as necessary to compensate each of the Lenders for any loss (including the cost of breaking deposits or re-employing funds (including warehousing and other related costs)) or any losses under any Interest Exchange Arrangement and/or any swap agreements or other interest rate management products entered into by the Lenders for the purpose of this transaction or expense (including warehousing and other related costs) on account of funds borrowed, contracted for or utilised to fund the amount so repaid or prepaid provided that each Lender shall pay to the Borrower any swap breakage gain actually received by the Lender under any Interest Exchange Arrangement to which it is a party and/or any swap agreements or other interest rate management products entered into by the Lender for the purpose of this transaction.

 

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  4.9 Mandatory prepayment in case of cash sweep or special liquidity

The Borrower shall, further to clause 12 or clause 13 of the Guarantee (as the case may be) and in accordance with Clause 4.7, Clause 4.8 and Clause 12.2, [*]:

 

  4.9.1 [*]; and

 

  4.9.2 [*],

with any Relevant Cash Sweep Amount on the relevant Cash Sweep Payment Date or any Relevant Special Liquidity Sources Amount on the relevant Special Liquidity Sources Payment Date.

[*].

 

  4.10 No prepayment

 

  4.10.1 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, other than in respect of:

 

  (a) ordinary refinancings; and

 

  (b) any prepayment to be made by way of a Total Exceptional Prepayment Amount on a Total Exceptional Prepayment Amount Payment Date further to clause 16 of the Guarantee,

[*].

 

  4.10.2 Each remaining outstanding Delayed Principal Amount referred to in Clause 4.10.1 or Maximum Amount of the Delayed Principal Amount referred to in Clause 4.10.3, to the extent it is not already denominated in Dollars, shall be converted into Dollars on the date falling ten (10) Business Days prior to the relevant prepayment, reduction and/or cancellation date at the rate which appears on the Reuters Page ECB37 at 1.30 p.m. London time on that date, for the purposes of such calculation.

 

  4.10.3 [*].

 

  4.10.4 [*].

 

  4.10.5 [*].

 

5 Interest

 

  5.1 Payment of interest prior to the Termination Date

From the first Drawdown Date in respect of a Portion until the Termination Date, the Borrower shall pay interest on that Portion in Dollars and/or Euro (as the case may be) at the Floating Interest Rate applicable for each Pre-Redelivery Interest Period in respect thereof which interest shall be payable in arrears on each Pre-Redelivery Interest Payment Date from the application of the amount of Portion 3 drawn down on that Pre-Redelivery Interest Payment Date (if any) and by the Borrower.

 

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For the avoidance of doubt, Portion 3 or any part thereof may only be drawn down hereunder and applied in payment of interest accrued up to the Termination Date.

 

  5.2 Payment of interest from the Termination Date

From the Termination Date, the Borrower shall pay interest on the Loan at the Applicable Interest Rate for each Interest Period in respect thereof which interest shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date PROVIDED THAT if the current Interest Period does not end on the relevant Interest Payment Date the Borrower shall only pay the interest accrued during that Interest Period up to but not including the Interest Payment Date.

 

  5.3 Selection and duration of Pre-Redelivery Interest Periods and Interest Periods

 

  5.3.1 Subject to the other provisions of this Clause 5, the Borrower may give notice to the Agent to be received by the Agent not later than 9.00 a.m. London time five (5) Business Days prior to the commencement of each Pre-Redelivery Interest Period in respect of a Portion or part thereof or Interest Period in respect of the Loan, specifying whether that interest period is to be of three (3) or six (6) months’ duration. Pre-Redelivery Interest Periods shall commence, in the case of the first in respect of the first part of Portion 1 and Portion 2 to be drawn down, on the First Drawdown Date, in the case of the first in respect of the first part of Portion 3 to be drawn down on the first Pre-Redelivery Interest Payment Date and, in the case of Pre-Redelivery Interest Periods other than the first in respect of any Portion or part thereof, on the expiry of the preceding Pre-Redelivery Interest Period. Interest Periods in respect of the Loan and the Delayed Principal Amount shall commence, in the case of the first, on the Termination Date and 8 June 2009 respectively and, in the case of Interest Periods other than the first, on the expiry of the preceding Interest Period.

 

  5.3.2 Subject to the consent of Hermes and of each of the Lenders remaining in full force and effect on the date of the Election Notice (as hereinafter defined), the Borrower may, if no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and no Total Loss has occurred, at any time prior to 30 June 2006, elect to convert the basis upon which interest is calculated hereunder by giving notice (an “Election Notice” ) to the Agent not less than fifteen (15) Business Days (or such shorter time as the parties may agree) before the date on which the Interest Exchange Arrangements are to be entered into (the “Election Date” ) to request that with effect from an Interest Payment Date on or prior to 30 June 2006 (the “Conversion Date” ) the rate of interest applicable to the Loan then outstanding shall be the Fixed Rate.

 

  5.3.3 The Borrower shall forthwith provide a copy of the Election Notice to the Guarantor, who shall upon receipt provide a written confirmation to both the Borrower and the Agent that the Guarantee remains in full force and effect, PROVIDED ALWAYS that no Interest Exchange Arrangement will be entered into by a Lender unless a confirmation satisfactory to the Agent, the Lenders and Hermes is received from the Guarantor.

 

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  5.3.4 Any such request under Clause 5.3.2 shall be irrevocable, provided that any informal request made by the Borrower to the Agent for an indication of the rates which might be available should the Borrower deliver an Election Notice shall not be construed as the giving of an Election Notice by the Borrower pursuant to Clause 5.3.2. The parties hereto agree that not more than two (2) informal requests may be made.

 

  5.3.5 On receipt of an Election Notice from the Borrower pursuant to Clause 5.3.2, the Agent shall promptly notify the Lenders of such election and of the applicable Election Date and Conversion Date.

 

  5.4 Conversion

Conversion shall only occur if:

 

  5.4.1 the Euro Loan has been repaid and readvanced in accordance with Clause 2.5.4;

 

  5.4.2 the Agent has received an Election Notice;

 

  5.4.3 the Agent has received the confirmation from the Guarantor referred to in Clause 5.3.3;

 

  5.4.4 the Agent has received evidence of the Interest Exchange Arrangements executed by the parties thereto; and

 

  5.4.5 the Fixed Rate for the Loan has been determined.

In the absence of satisfaction of any of the above or any other relevant provision of Clause 5.3, interest on the Loan shall continue to be calculated at the Floating Interest Rate.

 

  5.5 Fixed Rate

The Lenders, the Agent and the Borrower agree that as soon as the Fixed Rate shall have been determined, the Agent shall inform the Borrower by issuing to the Borrower a Notice of Fixed Rate. Upon such issuance the Borrower’s obligation will be to pay interest on the Loan (except in respect of the Delayed Principal Amount) at the Fixed Rate from the Conversion Date and, until such date, at the Floating Interest Rate.

 

  5.6 Break costs in relation to Conversion

If an Election Notice has been given to the Agent pursuant to Clause 5.3.2 and Conversion does not occur on the Conversion Date as a result of the relevant provisions of Clause 5.3, Clause 5.4 and/or Clause 5.5 not being satisfied or waived, other than as a result of gross negligence or wilful misconduct of the Agent or any of the Lenders, the Borrower shall pay to the Agent for the account of the Lenders interest accrued to but excluding the Conversion Date together with such amount as the Agent may certify (such certificate to contain a calculation thereof in reasonable detail) as necessary to compensate each of the Lenders for any loss (including the cost of breaking deposits or re-employing funds (including warehousing and other related costs)) or any losses under any

 

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Interest Exchange Arrangement and/or any swap agreements or other interest rate management products entered into by the Lenders for the purpose of this transaction as a consequence of Conversion not being made on the Conversion Date.

If it is necessary for the Lenders to break deposits or re-employ funds taken or borrowed to make or maintain such Lender’s Contribution to the Portions in whatever currency or currencies they are for the time being denominated in order for Conversion to take place on the Conversion Date, the Borrower shall pay to the Agent for the account of the Lenders interest accrued to but excluding the Conversion Date together with such amount as the Agent may certify to be necessary to compensate a Lender for any losses incurred as a consequence of the Pre-Redelivery Interest Period(s) in respect of the Portions or the Interest Period in respect of the Loan (as the case may be) being prematurely terminated in order to allow Conversion to occur on the Conversion Date including, without limitation, any loss (including the cost of breaking deposits (including warehousing and other related costs)) or expense (including warehousing and other related costs) on account of funds borrowed, contracted for or utilised to fund such Lender’s Contribution to the Loan in whatever currency or currencies it is for the time being denominated.

 

  5.7 No notice and unavailability

If the Borrower fails to select a Pre-Redelivery Interest Period or an Interest Period in accordance with Clause 5.3 or the Agent certifies that deposits for the period selected by the Borrower are not available to each of the Lenders in the ordinary course of business in the relevant interbank eurocurrency market to fund the relevant Portion or the Loan (as the case may be), the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected a Pre-Redelivery Interest Period or an Interest Period of six (6) months (or such other period as the Agent may in its discretion decide).

 

  5.8 Separate Interest Periods for Instalments

If an Interest Period would otherwise extend beyond any Repayment Date, the Loan shall be divided into two (2) or more portions. One (1) or more portions will be of an amount equal to the amount of the Loan required to be repaid on each relevant Repayment Date and will have an Interest Period of such length as will expire on that date and the Interest Period relating to the remainder of the Loan will be determined in accordance with Clauses 5.3 and 5.7.

 

  5.9 Extension and shortening of Pre-Redelivery Interest Periods or Interest Periods

If a Pre-Redelivery Interest Period or an Interest Period would otherwise end on a day which is not a Business Day, the Pre-Redelivery Interest Period or Interest Period shall be extended until the next following Business Day unless the next following Business Day falls in the next calendar month or the Interest Period has been selected pursuant to Clause 5.3.2 in which case the Interest Period will be shortened to expire on the preceding Business Day.

If a Pre-Redelivery Interest Period or an Interest Period commences on the last Business Day in a month or if there is no day in the month in which the Pre-Redelivery Interest Period or Interest Period will end which corresponds numerically to the day on which it begins, the Pre-Redelivery Interest Period or Interest Period shall end on the last Business Day in that month.

 

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  5.10 Applicable Interest Rate

 

  5.10.1 In respect of Pre-Redelivery Interest Periods or Interest Periods pursuant to Clause 5.3.1 and subject to Clause 5.12 and Clause 6, the rate of interest applicable to the Loan (or relevant part in the case of the division of the Loan under Clause 5.8) during a Pre-Redelivery Interest Period or an Interest Period shall be the Floating Interest Rate.

 

  5.10.2 In respect of Interest Periods pursuant to Clause 5.3.2 and subject to Clause 5.12 and Clause 6, the rate of interest applicable to the Loan (or relevant part in the case of the division of the Loan under Clause 5.8) during an Interest Period shall be the Fixed Rate.

 

  5.11 Bank basis

Pre-Redelivery Interest, interest, fees payable pursuant to Clause 13 and any other payments hereunder of an annual nature shall accrue from day to day and be computed on the basis of a year of three hundred and sixty (360) days and for the actual number of days elapsed.

 

  5.12 Default interest

If the Borrower fails to pay on the due date any sum due under this Agreement or any of the other Security Documents to which it may at any time be a party, the Borrower shall, without affecting any other remedy of the Agent or the Lenders, pay interest on such sum from the due date to the actual date of payment (as well after as before judgment). Such interest shall accrue on a daily basis at the higher of the Applicable Interest Rate fixed for the latest interest period and the rate computed by the Agent and certified by the Agent to the Borrower as being the aggregate of:

 

  5.12.1 the Margin plus one per cent (1%); and

 

  5.12.2

the greater of (a) in the case of the Lenders, the average (rounded upwards if necessary to the next integral multiple of one-sixteenth of one per cent (1/16%)) of the respective rates per annum at which each of the Lenders is able to acquire in accordance with its normal practice deposits in Dollars or Euro (as the case may be) in successive periods of one (1) month (or for such shorter period as the Agent may in its absolute discretion select) in the relevant interbank eurocurrency market in an amount equivalent to or comparable with its Contribution to such sum, and, in the case of the Agent, the rate per annum at which it is able to acquire in accordance with its normal practice deposits in Dollars or Euro (as the case may be) in successive periods of one (1) month (or for such shorter period as the Agent may in its absolute discretion select) in the relevant interbank eurocurrency market in an amount equivalent to such sum, as at approximately 10.00 a.m. London time in the case of Euro and approximately 11.00 a.m. London time in the case of Dollars on any relevant day and (b) in the case of the Lenders, the average (rounded upwards if necessary to the next integral multiple of one-sixteenth of one

 

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  per cent (1/16%)) of the cost to each of the Lenders of funding its Contribution to such sum, and, in the case of the Agent, the cost of funding such sum, such interest to be compounded at the end of the period selected by the Agent and to be payable on demand. In the event of LIBOR or EURIBOR (as the case may be) not being available then the Agent shall in its discretion use the Substitute Basis for its calculation as set out in Clause 6.3.

 

6 Substitute Basis of Funding

 

  6.1 Absence of quotations

Subject to Clause 6.2, if LIBOR is to be determined by reference to the Reference Banks but a Reference Bank does not supply a quotation by 11.00 a.m. London time, the applicable LIBOR shall be determined on the basis of the quotations of the remaining Reference Banks.

 

  6.2 Market disruption

If a Market Disruption Event occurs for any Interest Period, then the rate of interest on each Lender’s relevant Contribution for that Interest Period shall be the percentage rate per annum which is the sum of:

 

  6.2.1 the applicable Margin; and

 

  6.2.2 the rate notified to the Agent by that Lender as soon as practicable, and in any event before interest is due to be paid in respect of that Interest Period, to be that which expresses as a percentage rate per annum the cost to that Lender of funding its relevant Contribution from whatever source it may reasonably select.

In this Agreement “ Market Disruption Event ” means:

 

  (a) at or about noon on the Quotation Date for the relevant Interest Period Reuters BBA Page LIBOR 01 is not available and none or only one of the Reference Banks supplies a rate to the Agent to determine LIBOR for the relevant Interest Period; or

 

  (b) before close of business in London on the Quotation Date for the relevant Interest Period, the Agent receives notifications from Lenders (in number exceeding thirty four per cent (34%) of the Lenders and whose Contributions and Commitments are not less than thirty four per cent (34%) of the Loan) that the cost to them of obtaining matching deposits in the London Interbank eurocurrency market would be in excess of LIBOR.

 

  6.3 Substitute basis of interest or funding

 

  6.3.1 If a Market Disruption Event occurs and the Agent or the Borrower so requires, the Agent and the Borrower shall enter into negotiations (for a period of not more than thirty (30) days) with a view to agreeing a substitute basis for determining the rate of interest.

 

  6.3.2 Any alternative basis agreed pursuant to Clause 6.3.1 shall, with the prior consent of all the Lenders and the Borrower, be binding on all parties to this Agreement.

 

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  6.4 Review

So long as any Substitute Basis is in force, the Agent, in consultation with the Borrower and the Lenders, shall from time to time, but not less often than monthly, review whether or not the circumstances referred to in Clause 6.1 or Clause 6.2 still prevail with a view to returning to the normal provisions of this Agreement.

 

7 Payments

 

  7.1 Place for payment

All payments by the Borrower under this Agreement or any of the other Security Documents to which it may at any time be a party shall be made in Same Day Funds and:

 

  7.1.1 if in Dollars to HSBC Bank USA, New York (SWIFT Code MRMDUS33) for the account of HSBC Bank plc, London (SWIFT Code MIDLGB22), account no 000-023868 in favour of Project and Export Finance, account no 36677449, quoting reference 53M/FC 997 by 10.00 a.m. New York time; and

 

  7.1.2 if in Euro to HSBC Bank plc, London (SWIFT Code MIDLGB22), in favour of Project and Export Finance, account no 36677422, quoting reference 53M/FC 997 by 10.00 a.m. Frankfurt am Main time.

 

  7.2 Deductions and grossing-up

 

  7.2.1 Each payment to be made by the Borrower to a Lender or the Agent hereunder in Dollars or in Euro shall be made free and clear of and without deduction for or on account of Taxes unless the Borrower is required by law to make such a payment subject to the deduction or withholding of Taxes, in which case the sum payable by the Borrower in respect of which such deduction or withholding is required to be made shall be increased to the extent necessary to ensure that, after the making of such deduction or withholding, the Lender or the Agent receives and retains (free from any liability in respect of any such deduction or withholding) a net sum equal to the sum which it would have received and so retained had no such deduction or withholding been made or required to be made.

 

  7.2.2

Without prejudice to the provisions of Clause 7.2.1, if any Lender or the Agent on its behalf is required to make any payment on account of Tax (not being a tax imposed on the net income of its Office by the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated or in which its Office is located or any other tax existing and applicable on the date of this Agreement under the laws of any jurisdiction) on or in relation to any sum received or receivable hereunder by such Lender or the Agent on its behalf (including, without limitation, any sum received or receivable under this Clause 7) or

 

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  any liability in respect of any such payment is asserted, imposed, levied or assessed against such Lender or the Agent on its behalf, the Borrower shall, upon demand of the Agent, indemnify such Lender or the Agent against such payment or liability, together with any interest, penalties and expenses payable or incurred in connection therewith, other than interest, penalties, and expenses (a) that accrue during any periods of time beginning on the thirty first (31 st ) day (or such longer period as any Lender may reasonably require) following the day on which the Lender or the Agent, as applicable, has actual knowledge of the imposition or assertion of such Taxes or other Taxes, or (b) that are otherwise imposed or asserted on account of the bad faith or wilful neglect of such Lender or the Agent. If any Lender proposes to make a claim under the provisions of this Clause 7.2.2 it shall certify to the Borrower in reasonable detail within thirty (30) days (or such longer period as any Lender may reasonably require) after becoming aware of the event by reason of which it is entitled to make its claim or claims the basis of its claim or claims, such certificate to be conclusive, save for manifest error.

 

  7.2.3 Without affecting the Borrower’s obligations under Clause 7.2.1 and in consultation with the Agent, the affected Lender will then take all such reasonable steps as may be open to it to mitigate the effect of the event (for example (if then possible) by changing its Office or transferring some or all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement to another financial institution reasonably acceptable to the Borrower, Hermes and the Agent). The reasonable costs of mitigating the effect of any such change shall be borne by the Borrower save where such costs are of an internal administrative nature and are not incurred in dealings by any Lender with third parties.

 

  7.2.4 Each Lender, on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender hereunder, through the Agent (and from time to time thereafter as required by applicable law, but only for so long as such Lender is legally entitled to do so or the Agent is instructed to do so), shall deliver to the Borrower two (2) duly completed copies of either (a) Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN claiming eligibility of the Lender for benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party that reduces the rate of withholding on interest to zero or (b) Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI, or in either case an applicable successor form.

 

  7.2.5 No person to which a Lender assigns part or all of its interest under this Agreement pursuant to Clause 17 shall be entitled to receive any greater increase in payment under Clause 7.2.1 than the assigning Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the rights assigned unless such assignment shall have been made at a time when the circumstances giving rise to such greater payment did not exist. Each assignee shall, on or prior to the date on which the assignor assigns all or part of its interest to such assignee, comply with the certification requirements of Clause 7.2.3.

 

  7.3 Production of receipts for Taxes

If the Borrower makes any payment hereunder in Dollars or in Euro in respect of which it is required by law to make any deduction or withholding for Taxes, it

 

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shall pay the full amount to be deducted or withheld to the relevant taxation or other authority within the time allowed for such payment under applicable law and shall deliver to the Agent within thirty (30) days after they have made such payment to the applicable authority any original receipt issued by such authority evidencing the payment to such authority of all amounts so required to be deducted or withheld from such payment.

If an additional payment is made under Clause 7.2.1 and any Lender or the Agent on its behalf determines that it has received or been granted a credit against or relief of or calculated with reference to the deduction or withholding giving rise to such additional payment, such Lender or the Agent (as the case may be) shall, to the extent that it can do so without prejudice to the retention of the amount of such credit, relief, remission or repayment and provided that it has received the cash benefit of such credit, relief or remission, pay to the Borrower such amount as such Lender or the Agent shall in its reasonable opinion have concluded to be attributable to the relevant deduction or withholding. Any such payment shall be conclusive evidence of the amount due to the Borrower hereunder and shall be accepted by the Borrower in full and final settlement of its rights of reimbursement hereunder in respect of such deduction or withholding. Nothing herein contained shall interfere with the right of any Lender and the Agent to arrange their respective tax affairs in whatever manner they think fit.

 

  7.4 Money of account

If any sum due from the Borrower under this Agreement or any other Security Document to which it may at any time be a party, or any order or judgment given or made in relation thereto, has to be converted from the currency (the “first currency” ) in which the same is payable under such Security Document, order or judgment into another currency (the “second currency” ) for the purpose of:

 

  7.4.1 making or filing a claim or proof against the Borrower;

 

  7.4.2 obtaining an order or judgment in any court or other tribunal; or

 

  7.4.3 enforcing any order or judgment given or made in relation thereto;

the Borrower shall indemnify and hold harmless the Agent and each of the Lenders from and against any damages or losses suffered as a result of any discrepancy between (a) the rate of exchange used to convert the sum in question from the first currency into the second currency and (b) the rate or rates of exchange at which each Lender and the Agent (as the case may be) may in the ordinary course of business purchase the first currency with the second currency upon receipt of a sum paid to it in satisfaction, in whole or in part, of any such order, judgment, claim or proof. The above indemnity shall constitute an obligation of the Borrower separate and independent from its other obligations and shall apply irrespective of any indulgence granted by the Agent or any of the Lenders.

 

  7.5 Accounts

The Agent shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice accounts evidencing the amounts from time to time lent by and owing to each of the Lenders hereunder or under any of the other Security Documents. In any legal

 

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action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or any other Security Document, the entries made in the accounts so maintained shall be prima facie evidence, save in the case of manifest error, of the existence and amounts of the obligations of the Borrower recorded therein.

 

  7.6 Earnings

Provided no Event of Default has occurred (following which the Agent shall (inter alia) be entitled to request the Borrower to give notice pursuant to clause 3 of the Earnings Assignment and apply such Earnings in accordance with Clause 12.1) such Earnings shall throughout the Security Period be at the free disposal of the Borrower.

 

  7.7 Continuing security

The security created by this Agreement and each of the other Security Documents shall be held by the Trustee and/or the Agent and/or the Lenders and/or the Hermes Agent as a continuing security for the repayment of the Outstanding Indebtedness and the security so created shall not be satisfied by any intermediate payment or satisfaction of any part of the amount hereby or thereby secured or by any amendment of this Agreement or any of the other Security Documents. Such security shall be in addition to and shall not in any way be prejudiced or affected by any collateral or other security now or hereafter held by the Trustee, the Agent, the Lenders, the Hermes Agent or any of them for all or any part of the amount hereby or thereby secured or any other right or remedy of the Trustee, the Agent, the Lenders or the Hermes Agent or any of them under this Agreement or any of the other Security Documents, by operation of law or otherwise howsoever arising. All the powers arising from such security may be exercised from time to time as the Trustee and/or the Agent and/or the Hermes Agent may deem expedient.

 

8 Yield Protection and Force Majeure

 

  8.1 Increased costs

If by reason of:

 

  8.1.1 any change in law or in its interpretation or administration; and/or

 

  8.1.2 compliance with any request from or requirement of any central bank or other fiscal, monetary or other authority including but without limitation the Basle Committee on Banking Regulations and Supervisory Practices whether or not having the force of law:

 

  (a) any of the Lenders incurs a cost as a result of its performing its obligations under this Agreement and/or its advancing its Contribution hereunder; or

 

  (b) there is any increase in the cost to any of the Lenders of funding or maintaining all or any of the advances comprised in a class of advances formed by or including its Contribution advanced or to be advanced by it hereunder; or

 

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  (c) any of the Lenders incurs a cost as a result of its having entered into and/or its assuming or maintaining its commitment under this Agreement; or

 

  (d) any of the Lenders becomes liable to make any payment on account of Tax or otherwise (other than Tax on its overall net income) on or calculated by reference to the amount of its Contribution advanced or to be advanced hereunder and/or any sum received or receivable by it hereunder; or

 

  (e) any of the Lenders suffers any decrease in its rate of return as a result of any changes in the requirements relating to capital ratios, monetary control ratios, the payment of special deposits, liquidity costs or other similar requirements affecting that Lender,

then the Borrower shall from time to time on demand pay to the Agent for the account of the relevant Lender or Lenders amounts sufficient to indemnify the relevant Lender or Lenders against, as the case may be, such cost, such increased cost (or such proportion of such increased cost as is in the reasonable opinion of the relevant Lender or Lenders attributable to the funding or maintaining of its or their Contribution(s) hereunder) or such liability.

A Lender affected by any provision of Clause 8.1 shall promptly inform the Agent after becoming aware of the relevant change and its possible results (which notice shall be conclusive evidence of the relevant change and its possible results) and the Agent shall, as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter, notify the Borrower of the change and its possible results. Without affecting the Borrower’s obligations under Clause 8.1 and in consultation with the Agent, the affected Lender will then take all such reasonable steps as may be open to it to mitigate the effect of the change (for example (if then possible) by changing its Office or transferring some or all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement to another financial institution reasonably acceptable to the Borrower and the Agent). The reasonable costs of mitigating the effect of any such change shall be borne by the Borrower save where such costs are of an internal administrative nature and are not incurred in dealings by any Lender with third parties.

 

  8.2 Force Majeure

Where the Agent, the Hermes Agent, the Trustee or any Lender (the “Non-Performing Party” ) is prevented from performing any of its obligations under this Agreement by reason of Force Majeure this Agreement shall remain in effect but the Non-Performing Party’s relevant obligations shall be suspended for so long as the Force Majeure continues and to the extent that the Non-Performing Party is so prevented, PROVIDED THAT :

 

  8.2.1 the suspension of performance is of no greater scope and of no longer duration than is required by the Force Majeure;

 

  8.2.2 the obligations of the Non-Performing Party shall not be excused as a result of the Force Majeure; and

 

  8.2.3 in respect of the suspension of the Non-Performing Party’s obligations:

 

  (a) the Non-Performing Party gives the Agent prompt written notice which the Agent shall forthwith upon receipt send to the Borrower describing the circumstances of Force Majeure (including the nature of the occurrence, its expected duration and the effects of the Force Majeure on the ability of the Non-Performing Party to perform its relevant obligations), and continues to furnish weekly reports with respect thereto during the period of Force Majeure;

 

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  (b) the Non-Performing Party uses all reasonable efforts to remedy its inability to perform and to mitigate the effects of the Force Majeure; and

 

  (c) as soon as reasonably possible after the cessation of the Force Majeure the Non-Performing Party shall notify the Agent (who shall notify the Borrower) in writing of such cessation and shall resume performance of its obligations under this Agreement if such resumption is then possible.

 

9 Representations and Warranties

 

  9.1 Duration

The representations and warranties in Clause 9.2, Clause 9.3 and Clause 9.4 shall survive the execution of this Agreement and shall be deemed to be repeated, with reference mutatis mutandis to the facts and circumstances subsisting, as if made on each day until the Borrower has no remaining obligations, actual or contingent, under or pursuant to this Agreement or any of the other Security Documents.

 

  9.2 Representations and warranties

The Borrower represents and warrants to the Agent and each of the Lenders that:

 

  9.2.1 Status

Each Obligor is a corporation duly organised, constituted and validly existing under the laws of the country of its incorporation, possessing perpetual corporate existence, the capacity to sue and be sued in its own name and the power to own and charge its assets and carry on its business as it is now being conducted. From the date on which the Borrower is converted to a limited liability company as more particularly described, and consented to, in the Ninth Supplemental Deed, it shall be a company duly formed and validly existing under the laws of the country of its incorporation, possessing perpetual corporate existence, the capacity to sue and be sued in its own name and the power to own and charge its assets and carry on its business as it is now being conducted.

 

  9.2.2 Powers and authority

Each of the Obligors has the power to enter into and perform this Agreement and those of the other Security Documents to which it is a party and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and has taken all necessary action to authorise the entry into and performance of this Agreement and such other Security Documents and such transactions.

 

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  9.2.3 Legal validity

This Agreement, each other Transaction Document (other than the Hermes Cover) and each of the Apollo Transaction Documents constitutes (or will constitute when executed) legal, valid and binding obligations of each Obligor and the Builder expressed to be a party thereto enforceable in accordance with their respective terms and in entering into this Agreement and borrowing the Loan, the Borrower is acting on its own account.

 

  9.2.4 Non-conflict with laws

The entry into and performance of this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents (other than the Hermes Cover), the Apollo Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not and will not conflict with:

 

  (a) any law or regulation or any official or judicial order; or

 

  (b) the constitutional documents of any Obligor; or

 

  (c) any agreement or document to which any Obligor is a party or which is binding upon such Obligor or any of its assets,

nor result in the creation or imposition of any Encumbrance on an Obligor or its assets pursuant to the provisions of any such agreement or document.

 

  9.2.5 No default

Save as disclosed in the Disclosure Letter no event has occurred which constitutes a default under or in respect of any Transaction Document to which any Obligor, the Builder or Hermes is a party or by which any Obligor, the Builder or Hermes may be bound (including (inter alia) this Agreement) and no event has occurred which constitutes a default under or in respect of any agreement or document to which any Obligor is a party or by which any Obligor may be bound to an extent or in a manner which might have a material adverse effect on its business, assets or financial condition.

 

  9.2.6 Consents

Except for:

 

  (a) the filing of those Security Documents to be filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware, the Companies Registries in the Isle of Man, England and Wales or the Federal Republic of Germany, which filings must be completed within twenty one (21) days of the execution of the relevant Security Document(s) in the case of England and Wales; and

 

  (b)

the registration of the First Pre-Redelivery Mortgage and the Second Pre-Redelivery Mortgage in the Shipbuilding Register in

 

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  Bremerhaven and the recording of the Post Redelivery Mortgage at the United States Coast Guard National Vessel Documentation Center,

all authorisations, approvals, consents, licences, exemptions, filings, registrations, notarisations and other matters, official or otherwise, required in connection with the entry into, performance, validity and enforceability of this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents to which any Obligor or the Builder is a party and the transactions contemplated thereby have been obtained or effected and are in full force and effect except authorisations, approvals, consents, licences, exemptions, filings and registrations required in the normal day to day course of the operation of the Vessel and not already obtained by the Borrower.

 

  9.2.7 Accuracy of information

All information furnished by any Obligor relating to the business and affairs of any Obligor in connection with this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents was and remains true and correct in all material respects and there are no other material facts or considerations the omission of which would render any such information misleading.

 

  9.2.8 Full disclosure

Each Obligor has fully disclosed in writing to the Agent all facts relating to each Obligor and the Builder which it knows or should reasonably know and which might reasonably be expected to influence the Lenders in deciding whether or not to enter into this Agreement.

 

  9.2.9 No Encumbrances

None of the assets or rights of any Obligor is subject to any Encumbrance except Permitted Liens or Encumbrances created in respect of Permitted Indebtedness.

 

  9.2.10 Pari passu or priority status

The claims of the Agent and the Lenders against the Borrower under this Agreement will rank at least pari passu with the claims of all unsecured creditors of the Borrower (other than claims of such creditors to the extent that they are statutorily preferred) and in priority to the claims of any creditor of the Borrower who is also an Obligor and the Builder.

 

  9.2.11 Solvency

The Borrower is and shall remain, after the advance to it of the Loan, solvent in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware and the United Kingdom and in particular with the provisions of the Insolvency Act 1986 (as from time to time amended) and the requirements thereof.

 

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  9.2.12 Winding-up, etc.

Subject to Clause 10.8, neither the Borrower nor any other Obligor has taken any corporate action nor have any other steps been taken or legal proceedings been started or (to the best of its knowledge and belief) threatened against any of them for the reorganisation, winding-up, dissolution or for the appointment of a liquidator, administrator, receiver, administrative receiver, trustee or similar officer of any of them or any or all of their assets or revenues nor has it sought any other relief under any applicable insolvency or bankruptcy law.

 

  9.2.13 Accounts

The consolidated audited accounts of the Group for the periods ending on 31 December 2002 and 31 December 2003 and the consolidated audited accounts of the NCLC Group for the period ending on 31 December 2004 and for all subsequent periods (which accounts will be prepared in accordance with GAAP) fairly represent the financial condition of the Group or the NCLC Group (as the case may be) as shown in such audited accounts (in this Clause 9.2.13 “NCLC Group” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in clause 11.4 of the Guarantee).

 

  9.2.14 Litigation

Save as disclosed in writing to the Agent prior to 4 April 2003 and by way of the Disclosure Letter no litigation, arbitration or administrative proceedings are current or pending or, to its knowledge, threatened, which might, if adversely determined, have a material adverse effect on the business, assets or financial condition of any Obligor. For the avoidance of doubt, any such disclosure after 4 April 2003 shall not be deemed to be a reference to the facts and circumstances then subsisting at any time that this representation is deemed to be repeated pursuant to Clause 9.1.

 

  9.2.15 Tax liabilities

The NCLC Group has complied with all taxation laws in all jurisdictions in which it is subject to Taxation and has paid all Taxes due and payable by it including but without limitation any disputed Taxes unless a reserve has been made pending resolution of the dispute; no material claims are being asserted against it with respect to Taxes, which might, if such claims were successful, have a material adverse effect on its business, assets or financial condition.

 

  9.2.16 Ownership of assets

Each member of the Group or the NCLC Group (as the case may be) has good and marketable title to all its assets which are reflected in the audited accounts referred to in Clause 9.2.13.

 

  9.2.17 No immunity

None of the Obligors nor any of their respective assets enjoys any right of immunity (sovereign or otherwise) from set-off, suit or execution in respect of their obligations under this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents or by any relevant or applicable law.

 

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  9.2.18 Taxes on payments

As at the date of this Agreement all amounts payable by them hereunder in Dollars or in Euro may be made free and clear of and without deduction for or on account of any Taxation.

 

  9.2.19 Place of business

None of the Obligors has a place of business in any jurisdiction (except as already disclosed) which requires any of the Security Documents to be filed or registered in that jurisdiction to ensure the validity of the Security Documents to which it is a party.

 

  9.2.20 Ownership of shares

All the Shares in the Borrower and all the shares in the Manager shall be legally and beneficially owned by the Shareholder, all the shares in the Sub-Agent shall be legally and beneficially owned by NCL International, all the shares in the Shareholder shall be legally and beneficially owned by Arrasas and all the shares in Arrasas shall be legally and beneficially owned by the Guarantor and such structure shall remain so throughout the remainder of the Security Period. Further, no Event of Default has occurred under clause 11.2 of the Guarantee in respect of the ownership and/or control of the shares in the Guarantor.

 

  9.2.21 Completeness of documents

The copies of the Building Contract, the Refund Guarantee, the Performance Guarantees, the Supervision Agreement, the Management Agreement, the Sub-Agency Agreement, the Interest Exchange Arrangements, the Commercial Loan Agreement, the Apollo Transaction Documents and any other relevant third party agreements delivered to the Agent are true and complete copies of each such document constituting valid and binding obligations of the parties thereto enforceable in accordance with their respective terms and no amendments thereto or variations thereof have been agreed other than (if applicable), in the case of the Management Agreement or the Sub-Agency Agreement, in accordance with Clause 10.14 nor has any action been taken by the parties thereto which would in any way render such document inoperative or unenforceable. The copy of the Sky Vessel MOA delivered to the Agent is a true and complete copy of such document constituting valid and binding obligations of the parties thereto enforceable in accordance with its terms and no amendments thereto or variations thereof have been agreed other than (if applicable) amendments or variations to the Sky Vessel MOA to:

 

  (a) correct errors in such document related to the Sky Vessel Indebtedness provided that such errors relate to administrative matters only;

 

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  (b) allow for the date for payment of any amount of the Sky Vessel Purchase Price or interest thereon (or other fees, costs and expenses under the Sky Vessel Indebtedness) to be varied by up to five (5) Business Days provided that the amendment or variation is only for reason of ease of administration of the parties to the Sky Vessel MOA;

 

  (c) amend or vary provisions of the Sky Vessel MOA not related to the Sky Vessel Indebtedness and not of a material nature; or

 

  (d) amend or vary provisions of the Sky Vessel MOA to the extent such amendments or variations are not, in the reasonable opinion of the Agent, adverse to the Guarantor or the Lenders

nor has any action been taken by the parties thereto which would in any way render such document inoperative or unenforceable.

 

  9.2.22 No undisclosed commissions

Other than the Hermes Premium, there are and will be no commissions, rebates, premiums or other payments by or to or on account of any Obligor or the Builder, their shareholders or members or directors or members of the management committee in connection with the transaction as a whole other than as disclosed to the Agent in writing.

 

  9.2.23 Money laundering

Any borrowing by the Borrower under this Agreement, and the performance of its obligations under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, will be for its own account and will not involve any breach by it of any law or regulatory measure relating to “money laundering” as defined in Article 1 of the Directive (91/308/EEC) of the Council of the European Communities.

 

  9.2.24 Environment

Each of the Obligors:

 

  (a) is in compliance with all applicable federal, state, local, foreign and international laws, regulations, conventions and agreements relating to pollution prevention or protection of human health or the environment (including, without limitation, ambient air, surface water, ground water, navigable waters, water of the contiguous zone, ocean waters and international waters), including without limitation, laws, regulations, conventions and agreements relating to:

 

  (i) emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of chemicals, pollutants, contaminants, wastes, toxic substances, hazardous materials, oil, hazard substances, petroleum and petroleum products and by-products ( “Materials of Environmental Concern” ); or

 

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  (ii) the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Materials of Environmental Concern (such laws, regulations, conventions and agreements the “Environmental Laws” );

 

  (b) has all permits, licences, approvals, rulings, variances, exemptions, clearances, consents or other authorisations required under applicable Environmental Laws ( “Environmental Approvals” ) and are in compliance with all Environmental Approvals required to operate its business as presently conducted or as reasonably anticipated to be conducted;

 

  (c) has not received any notice, claim, action, cause of action, investigation or demand by any other person, alleging potential liability for, or a requirement to incur, investigatory costs, clean-up costs, response and/or remedial costs (whether incurred by a governmental entity or otherwise), natural resources damages, property damages, personal injuries, attorney’s fees and expenses or fines or penalties, in each case arising out of, based on or resulting from:

 

  (i) the presence or release or threat of release into the environment of any Material of Environmental Concern at any location, whether or not owned by such person; or

 

  (ii) circumstances forming the basis of any violation, or alleged violation, of any Environmental Law or Environmental Approval ( “Environmental Claim” ); and

there are no circumstances that may prevent or interfere with such full compliance in the future.

There is no Environmental Claim pending or threatened against any of the Obligors.

There are no past or present actions, activities, circumstances, conditions, events or incidents, including, without limitation, the release, emission, discharge or disposal of any Material of Environmental Concern, that could form the basis of any Environmental Claim against any of the Obligors.

 

  9.3 Representations on the First Drawdown Date

The Borrower further represents and warrants to the Agent and each of the Lenders that on the First Drawdown Date the Vessel will be:

 

  9.3.1 in its absolute and unencumbered ownership save as contemplated by the Security Documents;

 

  9.3.2 registered in its name in the Shipbuilding Register in Bremerhaven;

 

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  9.3.3 insured in accordance with the provisions of the Building Contract, this Agreement and the First Pre-Redelivery Mortgage and in compliance with the requirements therein in respect of such insurances; and

 

  9.3.4 under completion supervision by the Supervisor on and subject to the terms set out in the Supervision Agreement.

 

  9.4 Representations on the Redelivery Date

The Borrower further represents and warrants to the Agent and each of the Lenders that on the Redelivery Date the Vessel will be:

 

  9.4.1 in its absolute and unencumbered ownership save as contemplated by the Security Documents and the Commercial Loan Security Documents;

 

  9.4.2 registered in its name under the laws and flag of the United States of America;

 

  9.4.3 classed with the highest classification available for a vessel of its type free of all recommendations and qualifications with Det Norske Veritas;

 

  9.4.4 operationally seaworthy and in compliance with all relevant provisions, regulations and requirements (statutory or otherwise) applicable to ships registered under the laws and flag of the United States of America;

 

  9.4.5 insured in accordance with the provisions of Clause 10.21 and in compliance with the requirements therein in respect of such insurances; and

 

  9.4.6 managed by the Manager and the Sub-Agent on and subject to the terms set out in the Management Agreement and the Sub-Agency Agreement.

 

10 Undertakings

 

  10.1 Duration

The undertakings in this Clause 10 shall survive the execution of this Agreement and shall be deemed to be repeated with reference mutatis mutandis to the facts and circumstances subsisting, as if made on each day until the Borrower has no remaining obligations, actual or contingent, under or pursuant to this Agreement or any of the other Security Documents.

 

  10.2 Information

The Borrower will provide to the Agent for the benefit of the Lenders (or will procure the provision of):

 

  10.2.1 as soon as practicable (and in any event within one hundred and twenty (120) days after the close of each of its financial years) a Certified Copy of its unaudited accounts for that year and of the audited consolidated Group accounts for that year (commencing with audited accounts made up to 31 December 2002) such Group accounts being substituted with NCLC Group accounts commencing with the audited accounts made up to 31 December 2004;

 

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  10.2.2 as soon as practicable (and in any event within sixty (60) days of the end of each quarter of each financial year) a Certified Copy of the unaudited consolidated accounts of the NCLC Group and the unaudited accounts of the Borrower for that quarter (commencing with unaudited accounts made up to 31 March 2004);

 

  10.2.3 promptly, such further information in its possession or control regarding its financial condition and operations and those of any company in the NCLC Group as the Agent may request;

 

  10.2.4 details of any material litigation, arbitration or administrative proceedings which affect any Obligor as soon as the same are instituted and served, or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened (and for this purpose proceedings shall be deemed to be material if they involve a claim in an amount exceeding [*] or the equivalent in another currency).

All accounts required under this Clause 10.2 shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP and shall fairly represent the financial condition of the relevant company. In this Clause 10.2 “NCLC Group” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in clause 11.4 of the Guarantee.

 

  10.3 Notification of default

The Borrower will notify the Agent of any Event of Default forthwith upon any Obligor becoming aware of the occurrence thereof. Upon the Agent’s request from time to time the Borrower will issue a certificate stating whether any Obligor is aware of the occurrence of any Event of Default.

 

  10.4 Consents and registrations

The Borrower will procure that (and will promptly furnish Certified Copies to the Agent of) all such authorisations, approvals, consents, licences and exemptions as may be required under any applicable law or regulation to enable it or any Obligor to perform its obligations under, and ensure the validity or enforceability of, each of the Transaction Documents are obtained and promptly renewed from time to time and will procure that the terms of the same are complied with at all times. Insofar as such filings or registrations have not been completed on or before the relevant Drawdown Date the Borrower will procure the filing or registration within applicable time limits of each Security Document which requires filing or registration together with all ancillary documents required to preserve the priority and enforceability of the Security Documents.

 

  10.5 Negative pledge

The Borrower will not create or permit to subsist any Encumbrance on the whole or any part of its present or future assets, except for the following:

 

  10.5.1 Encumbrances created with the prior consent of the Lenders; or

 

  10.5.2 Permitted Liens,

 

  [*] .     

 

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  10.6 Disposals

Except with the prior consent of all the Lenders and all the Commercial Loan Lenders pursuant to the Co-ordination Deed, the Borrower shall not (and will procure that no other company in the NCLC Group shall), either in a single transaction or in a series of transactions whether related or not and whether voluntarily or involuntarily, sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of all or a substantial part of its assets except that the following disposals shall not be taken into account:

 

  10.6.1 disposals made in the ordinary course of trading of the disposing entity (excluding disposal of ships) including without limitation, the payment of cash as consideration for the purchase or acquisition of any asset or service or in the discharge of any obligation incurred for value in the ordinary course of trading;

 

  10.6.2 disposals of cash raised or borrowed for the purposes for which such cash was raised or borrowed;

 

  10.6.3 disposals of assets in exchange for other assets comparable or superior as to type and value;

 

  10.6.4 a vessel owned by any member of the NCLC Group (other than the Borrower) may be sold provided such sale is on a willing seller willing buyer basis at or about market rate and at arm’s length subject always to the provisions of any loan documentation for the financing of such vessel and NCLL may, following the sale of its shares by Arrasas to IOL, a wholly owned Subsidiary of Star, transfer to other wholly owned Subsidiaries of Star its vessels “NORWEGIAN WIND”, “NORWEGIAN DREAM”, “NORWEGIAN SEA”, “NORWEGIAN MAJESTY”, “NORWEGIAN CROWN” and “MARCO POLO” (the “Six Vessels” ) for their transfer values as set out in Schedule 8 and sell m.v. “NORWAY” to a third party and, prior to the sale of its shares as aforesaid, transfer its vessel [*] to Pride of Aloha, Inc., a wholly owned Subsidiary of the Shareholder;

 

  10.6.5 the Subsidiaries of Star to whom the Six Vessels (as defined in Clause 10.6.4) have been transferred may let each of the Six Vessels on demise or bareboat charter to the Sub-Agent for the period and at the charterhire rate set out in Schedule 8;

 

  10.6.6 Arrasas may transfer its shares in NCLL to IOL and Star may transfer its shares in Arrasas to the Guarantor; and

 

  10.6.7 disposals of assets, including any vessel, constituting Apollo-Related Transactions,

 

  [*] .     

 

  10.7 Change of business

Except with the prior consent of the Agent, the Borrower shall not make or threaten to make any substantial change in its business as presently conducted,

 

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namely that of a single ship owning company for the Vessel, or carry on any other business which is substantial in relation to its business as presently conducted so as to affect, in the opinion of the Agent, the Borrower’s ability to perform its obligations hereunder and shall not form any Subsidiaries PROVIDED THAT any change or discontinuation in the business activities of the Borrower in accordance with the Apollo-Related Transactions shall be permitted.

 

  10.8 Mergers

Except with the prior consent of the Agent and Hermes and other than pursuant to the Apollo-Related Transactions, the Borrower will not enter into any amalgamation, restructure, substantial reorganisation, merger, de-merger or consolidation or anything analogous to the foregoing nor will it acquire any equity, share capital or obligations of any corporation or other entity.

 

  10.9 Maintenance of status and franchises

The Borrower will do all such things as are necessary to maintain its corporate existence in good standing and will ensure that it has the right and is duly qualified to conduct its business as it is conducted in all applicable jurisdictions and will obtain and maintain all franchises and rights necessary for the conduct of its business.

 

  10.10 Financial records

The Borrower will keep proper books of record and account, in which proper and correct entries shall be made of all financial transactions and the assets, liabilities and business of the Borrower in accordance with GAAP.

 

  10.11 Financial indebtedness and subordination of indebtedness

 

  10.11.1 Otherwise than in the ordinary course of business as owner of the Vessel, except as contemplated by this Agreement and the Commercial Loan Agreement and except any loan, advance or credit extended by the Guarantor or any member of the NCLC Group which is a wholly owned Subsidiary of the Guarantor, the Borrower will not create, incur, assume or allow to exist any financial indebtedness, enter into any finance lease or undertake any material capital commitment (including but not limited to the purchase of any capital asset).

 

  10.11.2

The Borrower shall procure that any and all indebtedness (and in particular with any other Obligor and/or any shareholder of the Guarantor) is at all times fully subordinated to the Security Documents and the obligations of the Borrower hereunder subject to the Co-ordination Deed. The Borrower shall not make any repayments of principal, payments of interest or of any other costs, fees, expenses or liabilities arising from or representing indebtedness with any shareholder of the Guarantor except as provided in the Co-ordination Deed. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default the Borrower shall not make any repayments of principal, payments of interest or of any other costs, fees, expenses or liabilities arising from or representing indebtedness with any other Obligor. In this Clause “fully subordinated” shall mean that any claim of the lender against the Borrower in relation to such indebtedness shall rank after and

 

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  be in all respects subordinate to all of the rights and claims of the Agent, the Hermes Agent and the Lenders under this Agreement and the other Security Documents and that the lender shall not take any steps to enforce its rights to recover any monies owing to it by the Borrower and in particular but without limitation the lender will not institute any legal or quasi-legal proceedings under any jurisdiction at any time against the Vessel, its Earnings or Insurances or the Borrower and it will not compete with the Agent, the Hermes Agent or the Lenders in a liquidation or other winding-up or bankruptcy of the Borrower or in any proceedings in connection with the Vessel, its Earnings or Insurances.

 

  10.12 Pooling of earnings and charters

The Borrower will not enter into in respect of the Vessel (A) any pooling agreement or other arrangement for the sharing of any of the Earnings or the expenses of the Vessel or (B) any demise or bareboat charter or (C) any charter whereunder two (2) months’ charterhire (or the equivalent thereof) is payable in advance in respect of the Vessel or (D) any charter of the Vessel or contract of affreightment which, with the exercise of options for extension, could be for a period longer than thirteen (13) months but if, with the prior written consent of the Agent, the Borrower enters into in respect of the Vessel a charter with a company outside the Group, the Borrower hereby undertakes to execute in favour of the Trustee an assignment of such charter and the Earnings therefrom such assignment to be in substantially the form of the Earnings Assignment and as required by the Agent PROVIDED HOWEVER THAT the Borrower may in respect of the Vessel enter into a bareboat charter in form approved by the Agent with any company which is a member of the Group PROVIDED THAT if so requested by the Agent and without limitation:

 

  10.12.1 any such bareboat charterer shall enter into such deeds (including but not limited to a subordination and assignment deed), agreements and indemnities as the Agent shall in its sole discretion require prior to entering into the bareboat charter with the Borrower; and

 

  10.12.2 the Borrower shall assign the benefit of any such bareboat charter and its interest in the Insurances to the Trustee by way of further security for the Borrower’s obligations under the Security Documents.

 

  10.13 Loans and guarantees by the Borrower

Otherwise than in the ordinary course of business as owner of the Vessel or except as contemplated hereby, the Borrower will not make any loan or advance or extend credit to any person, firm or corporation (except any loans, advances or credits made available to (a) passengers on board the Vessel for gambling purposes (b) ship’s agents and/or (c) the Guarantor and/or members of the NCLC Group which are wholly owned Subsidiaries of the Guarantor and, in the case of such loans, advances or credits as are referred to in this paragraph (c), do not prevent the Borrower from performing its obligations hereunder) or issue or enter into any guarantee or indemnity or otherwise become directly or contingently liable for the obligations of any other person, firm or corporation.

 

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  10.14 Supervision and management

Except with the prior consent of the Agent, the Borrower will not:

 

  (a) permit any person other than the Supervisor, the Manager and the Sub-Agent to be the supervisor of completion and the manager and sub-agent of, including providing crewing services to, the Vessel;

 

  (b) permit any amendment to be made to the terms of the Supervision Agreement, the Management Agreement or the Sub-Agency Agreement unless an amendment to the Management Agreement or the Sub-Agency Agreement is advised by the Borrower’s tax counsel or is deemed necessary by the parties thereto but provided that the amendment does not imperil the security to be provided pursuant to the Security Documents or adversely affect the ability of any Obligor to perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents; or

 

  (c) permit the Vessel to be employed other than within the NCL or NCL America brand (as applicable).

 

  10.15 Acquisition of shares

The Borrower will not acquire any equity, share capital, assets or obligations of any corporation or other entity or permit its Shares to be held by any party other than the Shareholder.

 

  10.16 Trading with the United States of America

Where the Vessel trades in the territorial waters of the United States of America, the Borrower shall in respect of the Vessel take all reasonable precautions to prevent any infringements of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986 of the United States of America (as the same may be amended and/or re-enacted from time to time hereafter) or any similar legislation applicable to the Vessel in any other jurisdiction in which the Vessel shall trade (a “Relevant Jurisdiction” ) and, for this purpose the Borrower shall (inter alia) enter into a “Carrier Initiative Agreement” with the United States’ Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (if such is possible) or into voluntary arrangements made under the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism of the United States of America (if such is possible and appropriate to cruise vessels) and procure that the same (or a similar agreement or arrangement in a Relevant Jurisdiction) is maintained in full force and effect and its obligations thereunder performed by it in respect of the Vessel throughout any period of United States of America (including coastal waters over which it claims jurisdiction) or Relevant Jurisdiction related trading.

 

  10.17 Further assurance

The Borrower will, from time to time on being required to do so by the Agent, do or procure the doing of all such acts and/or execute or procure the execution of all such documents in a form satisfactory to the Agent as the Agent may reasonably consider necessary for giving full effect to any of the Transaction Documents or securing to the Trustee, the Agent, the Hermes Agent and the Lenders the full benefit of the rights, powers and remedies conferred upon the Trustee, the Agent, the Hermes Agent or the Lenders in any such Transaction Document.

 

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  10.18 Valuation of the Vessel

 

  10.18.1 The Borrower will from time to time (but at intervals no more frequently than annually at the Borrower’s expense unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing) within fifteen (15) days of receiving any request to that effect from the Agent, procure that the Vessel is valued by an independent reputable shipbroker or shipvaluer experienced in valuing cruise ships appointed by the Borrower and approved by the Agent (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed and such valuation to be made with or without taking into account the benefit or otherwise of any fixed employment relating to the Vessel as the Agent may require).

 

  10.18.2 If the Borrower does not accept the valuation obtained pursuant to Clause 10.18.1 (the “First Valuation” ) it may (at its own expense) within five (5) Business Days of receipt of the First Valuation obtain a second valuation (the “Second Valuation” ) from another independent reputable shipbroker or shipvaluer experienced in valuing cruise ships appointed by the Borrower and approved by the Agent which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.

 

  10.18.3 If the Second Valuation exceeds the First Valuation by a margin of no less than ten per cent (10%) of the First Valuation the Borrower may at its expense forthwith upon receipt of the Second Valuation request the shipbrokers and/or shipvaluers appointed pursuant to Clauses 10.18.1 and 10.18.2 to obtain a third valuation (the “Third Valuation” ) from a further independent reputable shipbroker or shipvaluer experienced in valuing cruise ships approved by the Agent such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Subject to the Third Valuation being made available within five (5) Business Days of the date of the Second Valuation the valuation of the Vessel will be determined on the basis of the average of the three valuations so obtained. If the Third Valuation is not made available within the aforementioned time limit the Vessel shall be valued on the basis of the average of the First Valuation and the Second Valuation.

 

  10.18.4 The Borrower shall procure that forthwith upon the issuance of any valuation obtained pursuant to this Clause 10.18 a copy thereof is sent directly to the Agent for review.

 

  10.19 Marginal security

If at any time after the Redelivery Date, the value of the Vessel as assessed in accordance with the provisions of Clause 10.18 and the value of any additional cash collateral deposits or the value of other security (not including any other security provided by the existing Security Documents) acceptable to the Agent provided by the Borrower or any third party to secure the due performance by the Borrower of its obligations hereunder at valuations reasonably estimated by the Agent from time to time is less than one hundred and twenty five per cent (125%) of the aggregate of the amounts of the Loan and the Commercial Loan, then the Agent may give the Borrower notice requiring the Borrower to provide additional security and in such event within thirty (30) days of such notice, the Borrower will either:

 

  10.19.1 provide the Agent with additional security acceptable to the Agent such that the security value of the Vessel or the aggregate of the security value of the Vessel and any additional security provided to the Agent hereunder (at valuations reasonably estimated by the Agent from time to time) is at least one hundred and twenty five per cent (125%) of the aggregate of the amounts of the Loan and the Commercial Loan; or

 

  10.19.2 prepay the Loan together with accrued interest on the amount prepaid such that the value of the security is one hundred and twenty five per cent (125%) of the aggregate of the amounts of the Loan and the Commercial Loan.

 

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  10.20 Performance of employment contracts

The Borrower will:

 

  10.20.1 perform its obligations under each charterparty or employment contract made in respect of the Vessel and take all necessary steps to procure the due performance of the obligations of any party under any charterparty or contract. It will not without the prior written consent of the Agent rescind, cancel or otherwise terminate any charterparty or contract in respect of the Vessel PROVIDED ALWAYS THAT any determination by it of any such charterparty or contract after such consent is given shall be without responsibility on the part of the Agent who shall be under no liability whatsoever in the event that such termination thereafter be adjudged to constitute a repudiation of such charterparty or contract by the Borrower;

 

  10.20.2 promptly notify the Agent (a) of any default under any such charterparty or contract of which it has knowledge by it and/or by any other party under any other such charterparty or contract (b) of any such charterparty or contract being frustrated or the performance thereof becoming impossible or substantially different from that contemplated originally by the parties thereto;

 

  10.20.3 institute and maintain all such proceedings as may be necessary or expedient to preserve or protect the interest of the Trustee as assignee and itself under any of its charterparties or contracts made in respect of the Vessel;

 

  10.20.4 not take or omit to take any action the taking or omission of which might result in any material alteration or impairment of any charterparty or contract made in respect of the Vessel;

 

  10.20.5 not substitute any other ship or ships for the Vessel under any charterparty or contract made in respect of the Vessel;

 

  10.20.6 not without the Agent’s prior consent agree to any material variation, modification or amendment in the terms of any charterparty or contract in respect of the Vessel or release any other party from any of their respective obligations thereunder or waive any breach of the obligations of any person or consent to any such act or omission of any person as would otherwise constitute such breach;

 

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  10.20.7 not without the Agent’s prior consent let or employ the Vessel below approximately the market rate prevailing when the Vessel is fixed;

 

  10.20.8 procure that the Earnings (if any) are paid in full without set off and free and clear of and without deduction for any taxes levies duties imposts charges fees restrictions or conditions of any nature whatsoever; and

 

  10.20.9 if, immediately following the termination (for whatever reason) of any charterparty or contract in respect of the Vessel, the Vessel is not employed in a manner acceptable to the Agent in its sole discretion the Borrower shall provide additional security for its obligations hereunder in such manner, of such type and within such period as the Agent may determine in its absolute discretion.

 

  10.21 Insurances

The Borrower covenants with the Agent and the Lenders and undertakes:

 

  10.21.1 during the Completion Period to procure that the Vessel is insured in accordance with the Building Contract, to give notice forthwith of the assignment of the Borrower’s interest in the Insurances pursuant to the Building Contract, Refund Guarantee and Performance Guarantees Assignment to the relevant brokers, insurances companies and/or underwriters in the form approved by the Agent and to procure that each of the relevant brokers furnishes the Agent with a letter of undertaking in such form as may be required by the Agent and waives any lien for premiums except in relation to premiums attributable to the Vessel;

 

  10.21.2 from the Redelivery Date until the end of the Security Period to insure the Vessel in its name and keep the Vessel insured on an agreed value basis for an amount in Dollars approved by the Agent but not being less than the greater of:

 

  (a) one hundred and twenty five per cent (125%) of the aggregate of the amounts of the Dollar Loan, the Dollar equivalent of the Euro Loan (determined at HSBC Bank plc’s spot rate for conversion of Dollars to Euro at 10.00 a.m. London time ten (10) days prior to the Redelivery Date or any renewal date) and the Commercial Loan; or

 

  (b) the full market and commercial value of the Vessel determined in accordance with Clause 10.18 from time to time

through internationally recognised independent first class insurance companies, underwriters, war risks and protection and indemnity associations acceptable to the Agent in each instance on terms and conditions approved by the Agent including as to deductibles but at least in respect of:

 

  (i) marine risks including all risks customarily and usually covered by first-class and prudent shipowners in the London insurance markets under English marine policies or Agent-approved policies containing the ordinary conditions applicable to similar vessels;

 

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  (ii) war risks and war risks (protection and indemnity) up to the insured amount;

 

  (iii) excess risks that is to say the proportion of claims for general average and salvage charges and under the running down clause not recoverable in consequence of the value at which the Vessel is assessed for the purpose of such claims exceeding the insured value;

 

  (iv) protection and indemnity risks with full standard coverage and up to the highest limit of liability available (for oil pollution risk the highest limit currently available is one billion Dollars (USD1,000,000,000) and this to be increased if requested by the Agent and the increase is possible in accordance with the standard protection and indemnity cover for vessels of its type and is compatible with prudent insurance practice for first class cruise shipowners or operators in waters where the Vessel trades from time to time from the Redelivery Date until the end of the Security Period);

 

  (v) when and while the Vessel is laid-up, in lieu of hull insurance, normal port risks;

 

  (vi) such other risks as the Agent may from time to time reasonably require;

and in any event in respect of those risks and at those levels covered by first class and prudent owners and/or financiers in the international market in respect of similar tonnage PROVIDED THAT if any of such insurances are also effected in the name of any other person (other than the Borrower, the Agent, the Hermes Agent, the Trustee and/or the Lenders) such person shall if so required by the Agent execute a first priority assignment of its interest in such insurances in favour of the Trustee and the Commercial Loan Trustee in similar terms mutatis mutandis to the Insurance Assignment;

 

  10.21.3 to agree that the Hermes Agent shall take out mortgagee interest insurance on such conditions as the Hermes Agent may reasonably require and mortgagee interest insurance for pollution risks as from time to time agreed each for an amount in Dollars of one hundred and ten per cent (110%) of the aggregate of the amounts of the Loan and the Commercial Loan, the Borrower having no interest or entitlement in respect of such policies; the Borrower shall upon demand of the Hermes Agent reimburse the Hermes Agent for the costs of effecting and/or maintaining any such insurance(s) and the Hermes Agent hereby undertakes to use its reasonable endeavours to match the premium level that the Borrower would have paid if the Borrower itself had arranged such cover on such conditions (as demonstrated to the reasonable satisfaction of the Hermes Agent);

 

  10.21.4

if the Vessel shall trade in the United States of America and/or the Exclusive Economic Zone of the United States of America (the “EEZ” ) as such term is defined in the US Oil Pollution Act 1990 ( “OPA” ), to

 

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  comply strictly with the requirements of OPA and any similar legislation which may from time to time be enacted in any jurisdiction in which the Vessel presently trades or may or will trade at any time during the existence of this Agreement and in particular before such trade is commenced and during the entire period during which such trade is carried on:

 

  (a) to pay any additional premiums required to maintain protection and indemnity cover for oil pollution up to the limit available to it for the Vessel in the market;

 

  (b) to make all such quarterly or other voyage declarations as may from time to time be required by the Vessel’s protection and indemnity association and to comply with all obligations in order to maintain such cover, and promptly to deliver to the Agent copies of such declarations;

 

  (c) to submit the Vessel to such additional periodic, classification, structural or other surveys which may be required by the Vessel’s protection and indemnity insurers to maintain cover for such trade and promptly to deliver to the Agent copies of reports made in respect of such surveys;

 

  (d) to implement any recommendations contained in the reports issued following the surveys referred to in Clause 10.21.4(c) within the time limit specified therein and to provide evidence satisfactory to the Agent that the protection and indemnity insurers are satisfied that this has been done;

 

  (e) in particular strictly to comply with the requirements of any applicable law, convention, regulation, proclamation or order with regard to financial responsibility for liabilities imposed on the Borrower or the Vessel with respect to pollution by any state or nation or political subdivision thereof, including but not limited to OPA, and to provide the Agent on demand with such information or evidence as it may reasonably require of such compliance;

 

  (f) to procure that the protection and indemnity insurances do not contain a clause excluding the Vessel from trading in waters of the United States of America and the EEZ or any other provision analogous thereto and to provide the Agent with evidence that this is so; and

 

  (g) strictly to comply with any operational or structural regulations issued from time to time by any relevant authorities under OPA so that at all times the Vessel falls within the provisions which limit strict liability under OPA for oil pollution;

 

  10.21.5 to give notice forthwith of any assignment of its interest in the Insurances to the relevant brokers, insurance companies, underwriters and/or associations in the form approved by the Agent;

 

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  10.21.6 to execute and deliver all such documents and do all such things as may be necessary to confer upon the Trustee legal title to the Insurances in respect of the Vessel and to procure that the interest of the Trustee is at all times filed with all slips, cover notes, policies and certificates of entry and to procure (a) that a loss payable clause in the form approved by the Agent shall be filed with all the hull, machinery and equipment and war risks policies in respect of the Vessel and (b) that a loss payable clause in the form approved by the Agent shall be endorsed upon the protection and indemnity certificates of entry in respect of the Vessel;

 

  10.21.7 to procure that each of the relevant brokers and associations furnishes the Agent with a letter of undertaking in such form as may be required by the Agent and waives any lien for premiums or calls except in relation to premiums or calls attributable to the Vessel;

 

  10.21.8 punctually to pay all premiums, calls, contributions or other sums payable in respect of the Insurances on the Vessel and to produce all relevant receipts when so required by the Agent;

 

  10.21.9 to renew each of the Insurances on the Vessel at least ten (10) days before the expiry thereof and to give immediate notice to the Agent of such renewal and to procure that the relevant brokers or associations shall promptly confirm in writing to the Agent that such renewal is effected it being understood by the Borrower that any failure to renew the Insurances on the Vessel at least ten (10) days before the expiry thereof or to give or procure the relevant notices of such renewal shall constitute an Event of Default;

 

  10.21.10 to arrange for the execution of such guarantees as may from time to time be required by any protection and indemnity and/or war risks association;

 

  10.21.11 to furnish the Agent from time to time on request with full information about all Insurances maintained on the Vessel and the names of the offices, companies, underwriters, associations or clubs with which such Insurances are placed;

 

  10.21.12 not to agree to any variation in the terms of any of the Insurances on the Vessel without the prior approval of the Agent nor to do any act or voluntarily suffer or permit any act to be done whereby any Insurances shall or may be rendered invalid, void, voidable, suspended, defeated or unenforceable and not to suffer or permit the Vessel to engage in any voyage nor to carry any cargo not permitted under any of the Insurances without first obtaining the consent of the insurers or reinsurers concerned and complying with such requirements as to payment of extra premiums or otherwise as the insurers or reinsurers may impose;

 

  10.21.13 not without the prior written consent of the Agent to settle, compromise or abandon any claim in respect of any of the Insurances on the Vessel other than a claim of less than ten million Dollars (USD10,000,000) or the equivalent in any other currency and not being a claim arising out of a Total Loss;

 

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  10.21.14 promptly to furnish the Agent with full information regarding any casualties or other accidents or damage to the Vessel involving an amount in excess of [*];

 

  10.21.15 to apply or ensure the appliance of all such sums receivable in respect of the Insurances on the Vessel for the purpose of making good the loss and fully repairing all damage in respect whereof the insurance monies shall have been received;

 

  10.21.16 that in the event of it making default in insuring and keeping insured the Vessel as hereinbefore provided then the Agent may (but shall not be bound to) insure the Vessel or enter the Vessel in such manner and to such extent as the Agent in its discretion thinks fit and in such case all the cost of effecting and maintaining such insurance together with interest thereon at the Floating Interest Rate shall be paid on demand by the Borrower to the Agent; and

 

  10.21.17 to agree that the Agent shall be entitled from time to time (but at intervals no more frequently than annually at the Borrower’s expense except in the case that the First Drawdown Date and any renewal date of the Insurances to be assigned to the Trustee pursuant to (among other things) the Construction Risks Insurance Assignment or the Redelivery Date and any renewal of the Insurances to be assigned to the Trustee and the Commercial Loan Trustee pursuant to the Insurance Assignment fall within one (1) year of each other) to instruct independent reputable insurance advisers for the purpose of obtaining any advice or information regarding any matter concerning the Insurances which the Agent shall at its sole discretion deem necessary, it being hereby specifically agreed that it shall reimburse the Agent on demand for all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Agent in connection with the instruction of such advisers as aforesaid.

 

  10.22 Operation and maintenance of the Vessel

From the Redelivery Date until the end of the Security Period at its own expense the Borrower will:

 

  10.22.1 keep the Vessel in a good and efficient state of repair so as to maintain it to the highest classification available for the Vessel of its age and type free of all recommendations and qualifications with Det Norske Veritas. On the Redelivery Date and annually thereafter, it will furnish to the Agent a statement by such classification society that such classification is maintained. It will comply with all recommendations, regulations and requirements (statutory or otherwise) from time to time applicable to the Vessel and shall have on board as and when required thereby valid certificates showing compliance therewith and shall procure that all repairs to or replacements of any damaged, worn or lost parts or equipment are carried out (both as regards workmanship and quality of materials) so as not to diminish the value or class of the Vessel. It will not make any substantial modifications or alterations to the Vessel or any part thereof without the prior consent of the Agent;

 

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  10.22.2 submit the Vessel to continuous survey in respect of its machinery and hull and such other surveys as may be required for classification purposes and, if so required by the Agent, supply to the Agent copies in English of the survey reports;

 

  10.22.3 permit surveyors or agents appointed by the Agent to board the Vessel at all reasonable times to inspect its condition or satisfy themselves as to repairs proposed or already carried out and afford all proper facilities for such inspections;

 

  10.22.4 comply, or procure that the Manager will comply, with the ISM Code or any replacement of the ISM Code and in particular, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, as and when required to do so by the ISM Code and at all times thereafter:

 

  (a) hold, or procure that the Manager holds, a valid Document of Compliance duly issued to the Borrower or the Manager (as the case may be) pursuant to the ISM Code and a valid Safety Management Certificate duly issued to the Vessel pursuant to the ISM Code;

 

  (b) provide the Agent with copies of any such Document of Compliance and Safety Management Certificate as soon as the same are issued; and

 

  (c) keep, or procure that there is kept, on board the Vessel a copy of any such Document of Compliance and the original of any such Safety Management Certificate;

 

  10.22.5 comply, or procure that the Manager will comply, with the ISPS Code or any replacement of the ISPS Code and in particular, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, as and when required to do so by the ISPS Code and at all times thereafter:

 

  (a) keep, or procure that there is kept, on board the Vessel the original of the International Ship Security Certificate; and

 

  (b) keep, or procure that there is kept, on board the Vessel a copy of the ship security plan prepared pursuant to the ISPS Code;

 

  10.22.6 not employ the Vessel or permit its employment in any trade or business which is forbidden by any applicable law or is otherwise illicit or in carrying illicit or prohibited goods or in any manner whatsoever which may render it liable to condemnation in a prize court or to destruction, seizure or confiscation or that may expose the Vessel to penalties. In the event of hostilities in any part of the world (whether war be declared or not) it will not employ the Vessel or permit its employment in carrying any contraband goods;

 

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  10.22.7 promptly provide the Agent with (a) all information which the Agent may reasonably require regarding the Vessel, its employment, earnings, position and engagements (b) particulars of all towages and salvages and (c) copies of all charters and other contracts for its employment and otherwise concerning it;

 

  10.22.8 give notice to the Agent promptly and in reasonable detail upon the Borrower or any other Obligor becoming aware of:

 

  (a) accidents to the Vessel involving repairs the cost of which will or is likely to exceed [*];

 

  (b) the Vessel becoming or being likely to become a Total Loss or a Compulsory Acquisition;

 

  (c) any recommendation or requirement made by any insurer or classification society or by any competent authority which is not complied with within any time limit relating thereto;

 

  (d) any writ or claim served against or any arrest of the Vessel or the exercise of any lien or purported lien on the Vessel, its Earnings or Insurances;

 

  (e) the occurrence of any Event of Default;

 

  (f) the Vessel ceasing to be registered under the flag of the United States of America or anything which is done or not done whereby such registration may be imperilled;

 

  (g) it becoming impossible or unlawful for it to fulfil any of its obligations under the Security Documents; and

 

  (h) anything done or permitted or not done in respect of the Vessel by any person which is likely to imperil the security created by the Security Documents;

 

  10.22.9 promptly pay and discharge all debts, damages and liabilities, taxes, assessments, charges, fines, penalties, tolls, dues and other outgoings in respect of the Vessel and keep proper books of account in respect thereof PROVIDED ALWAYS THAT the Borrower shall not be obliged to compromise any debts, damages and liabilities as aforesaid which are being contested in good faith subject always that full details of any such contested debt, damage or liability which, either individually or in aggregate exceeds [*] shall forthwith be provided to the Agent. As and when the Agent may so require the Borrower will make such books available for inspection on behalf of the Agent and provide evidence satisfactory to the Agent that the wages and allotments and the insurance and pension contributions of the master and crew are being regularly paid, that all deductions of crew’s wages in respect of any tax liability are being properly accounted for and that the master has no claim for disbursements other than those incurred in the ordinary course of trading on the voyage then in progress or completed prior to such inspection;

 

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  10.22.10 maintain the type of the Vessel as at the Redelivery Date and not put the Vessel into the possession of any person without the prior consent of the Agent for the purpose of work being done on it in an amount exceeding or likely to exceed [*] unless such person shall first have given to the Agent a written undertaking addressed to the Agent in terms satisfactory to the Agent agreeing not to exercise a lien on the Vessel or its Earnings for the cost of such work or for any other reason;

 

  10.22.11 promptly pay and discharge all liabilities which have given rise, or may give rise, to liens or claims enforceable against the Vessel under the laws of all countries to whose jurisdiction the Vessel may from time to time be subject and in particular the Borrower hereby agrees to indemnify and hold the Lenders, the Agent, the Hermes Agent and the Trustee, their successors, assigns, directors, officers, shareholders, employees and agents harmless from and against any and all claims, losses, liabilities, damages, expenses (including attorneys, fees and expenses and consultant fees) and injuries of any kind whatsoever asserted against the Lenders, the Agent, the Hermes Agent or the Trustee, with respect to or as a direct result of the presence, escape, seepage, spillage, release, leaking, discharge or migration from the Vessel or other properties owned or operated by the Borrower of any hazardous substance, including without limitation, any claims asserted or arising under any applicable environmental, health and safety laws, codes and ordinances, and all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder of all Governmental Agencies, regardless of whether or not caused by or within the control of the Borrower subject to the following:

 

  (a) it is the parties’ understanding that the Lenders, the Agent, the Hermes Agent and the Trustee do not now, have never and do not intend in the future to exercise any operational control or maintenance over the Vessel or any other properties and operations owned or operated by the Borrower, nor in the past, presently, or intend in the future to, maintain an ownership interest in the Vessel or any other properties owned or operated by the Borrower except as may arise upon enforcement of the Lenders’ rights under the Post Redelivery Mortgage;

 

  (b) the indemnity and hold harmless contained in this Clause 10.22.11 shall not extend to the Lenders, the Agent, the Hermes Agent and the Trustee in their capacity as an equity investor in the Borrower or as an owner of any property or interest as to which the Borrower is also owner but only to their capacity as lenders, holders of security interests or beneficiaries of security interests; and

 

  (c) unless and until an Event of Default shall have occurred and without prejudice to the right of each Lender to be indemnified pursuant to this Clause 10.22.11:

 

  (i) each Lender will, if it is reasonably practicable to do so, notify the Borrower upon receiving a claim in respect of which the relevant Lender is or may become entitled to an indemnity under this Clause 10.22.11;

 

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  (ii) subject to the prior written approval of the relevant Lender which the Lender shall have the right to withhold, the Borrower will be entitled to take, in the name of the relevant Lender, such action as the Borrower may see fit to avoid, dispute, resist, appeal, compromise or defend any such claims, losses, liabilities, damages, expenses and injuries as are referred to above in this Clause 10.22.11 or to recover the same from any third party, subject to the Borrower first ensuring that the relevant Lender is secured to its reasonable satisfaction against all expenses thereby incurred or to be incurred; and

 

  (iii) the relevant Lender will, to the extent that it is reasonably practicable to do so, seek the approval of the Borrower (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) before making any admission of liability, agreement or compromise with a third party, or any payment to a third party, in respect of such claims, losses, liabilities, damages, expenses and injuries as are referred to above in this Clause 10.22.11 and, to the extent that the Borrower is entitled to take action in accordance with sub-clause (ii) above and subject to the Borrower first ensuring that the relevant Lender is secured to its reasonable satisfaction against all expenses thereby incurred or to be incurred, the relevant Lender will provide such information, assistance and other co-operation as the Borrower may reasonably request in connection with such action,

PROVIDED ALWAYS THAT the Borrower shall not be obliged to compromise any liabilities as aforesaid which are being contested in good faith subject always that full details of any such contested liabilities which, either individually or in aggregate, exceed [*] shall be forthwith provided to the Agent. If the Vessel is arrested or detained for any reason it will procure its immediate release by providing bail or taking such other steps as the circumstances may require;

 

  10.22.12 comply, or procure that the Manager will comply, with Annex VI (Regulations for the Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships) to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships 1973 (as modified in 1978 and 1997) (as the same may be amended from time to time) ( “Annex VI” ) or any replacement of Annex VI and in particular, without limitation, to:

 

  (a) procure that the Vessel’s master and crew are familiar with, and that the Vessel complies with, Annex VI;

 

  (b) maintain for the Vessel a valid and current international air pollution prevention certificate issued under Annex VI and provide a copy to the Agent; and

 

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  (c) notify the Agent immediately in writing of any actual or threatened withdrawal, suspension, cancellation or modification of the IAPPC;

 

  10.22.13 give to the Agent at such times as it may from time to time require a certificate, duly signed on its behalf as to the amount of any debts, damages and liabilities relating to the Vessel and, if so required by the Agent, forthwith discharge such debts, damages and liabilities to the Agent’s satisfaction; and

 

  10.22.14 maintain the registration of the Vessel under and fly the flag of the United States of America and not do or permit anything to be done whereby such registration may be forfeited or imperilled.

 

  10.23 Hermes Cover

The Lenders have claims arising from this Agreement guaranteed by the Federal Republic of Germany (represented by Hermes) by way of the Hermes Cover. The unrestricted existence of the Hermes Cover is a pre-requisite to drawdown of any Portion or part thereof as referred to in Clause 2.3.3 and to the maintenance of the Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement after drawdown.

The terms and conditions of the Hermes Cover are incorporated herein and in so far as they impose terms, conditions and/or obligations on the Trustee and/or the Agent and/or the Hermes Agent and/or the Lenders in relation to the Borrower or any other Obligor then such terms, conditions and obligations are binding on the parties hereto and further in the event of any conflict between the terms of the Hermes Cover and the terms hereof the terms of the Hermes Cover shall be paramount and prevail and any breach of those terms as applied to the Borrower or any other Obligor shall be deemed to be an Event of Default. For the avoidance of doubt, the Borrower has no interest or entitlement in the proceeds of the Hermes Cover.

 

  10.24 Dividends

The Borrower will procure that any dividends or other distributions and interest paid or payable in connection therewith received by the Shareholder will be paid to the Guarantor directly or indirectly by way of dividend in each case promptly on receipt.

 

11 Default

 

  11.1 Events of default

Each of the events set out below is an Event of Default:

 

  11.1.1 Non-payment

The Borrower or any other Obligor does not pay on the due date any amount of principal or interest of the Loan (provided however that if any such amount is not paid when due solely by reason of some error or omission on the part of the bank or banks through whom the relevant funds are being transmitted no Event of Default shall occur for the

 

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purposes of this Clause 11.1.1 until the expiry of three (3) Business Days following the date on which such payment is due), or within three (3) Business Days of the due date any other amount, payable by it under any Security Document to which it may at any time be a party, at the place and in the currency in which it is expressed to be payable.

 

  11.1.2 Breach of other obligations

 

  (a) Any Obligor or the Builder fails to comply with any other material provision of any Security Document or there is any other material breach in the sole opinion of the Agent of any of the Transaction Documents and such failure (if in the opinion of the Agent in its sole discretion it is capable of remedy) continues unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of its occurrence and in any such case as aforesaid the Agent in its sole discretion considers that such failure is or could reasonably be expected to become materially prejudicial to the interests, rights or position of the Lenders PROVIDED THAT no Event of Default will arise if the Guarantor is unable to comply with the Moratorium Undertakings but a new equity contribution (as more particularly described in clause 16 of the Guarantee) is made within thirty (30) days from the date of the breach of the Moratorium Undertakings and PROVIDED FURTHER THAT the new equity contribution will not prevent the Agent exercising its rights under Clause 11.2.2 if the Guarantor is in breach of the Moratorium Undertakings on or after the date when such new equity contribution is made; or

 

  (b) If there is a repudiation or termination of any Transaction Document or if any of the parties thereto becomes entitled to terminate or repudiate any of them and evidences an intention so to do.

 

  11.1.3 Misrepresentation

Any representation, warranty or statement made or repeated in, or in connection with, any Transaction Document or in any accounts, certificate, statement or opinion delivered by or on behalf of any Obligor thereunder or in connection therewith is materially incorrect when made or would, if repeated at any time hereafter by reference to the facts subsisting at such time, no longer be materially correct.

 

  11.1.4 Cross default

 

  (a) Any event of default occurs under any financial contract or financial document relating to any Financial Indebtedness of any member of the NCLC Group;

 

  (b) Any such Financial Indebtedness or any sum payable in respect thereof is not paid when due (after the expiry of any applicable grace period(s)) whether by acceleration or otherwise;

 

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  (c) Any Encumbrance over any assets of any member of the NCLC Group becomes enforceable;

 

  (d) Any other Financial Indebtedness of any member of the NCLC Group is not paid when due or is or becomes capable of being declared due prematurely by reason of default or any security for the same becomes enforceable by reason of default;

PROVIDED THAT:

 

  (i) No Event of Default will arise if the relevant Financial Indebtedness is not accelerated or, if it is accelerated but, in aggregate, the Financial Indebtedness is less than [*]; and

 

  (ii) Financial Indebtedness being contested by the Borrower in good faith will be disregarded provided first that full details of the dispute shall be submitted to the Agent forthwith upon its occurrence and second if the dispute remains unresolved for a period of [*] this Clause 11.1.4(ii) shall not apply to that Financial Indebtedness.

 

  11.1.5 Winding-up

Subject to Clause 10.8, any order is made or an effective resolution passed or other action taken for the suspension of payments or reorganisation, dissolution, termination of existence, liquidation, winding-up or bankruptcy of any member of the NCLC Group.

 

  11.1.6 Moratorium or arrangement with creditors

A moratorium in respect of all or any debts of any member of the NCLC Group or a composition or an arrangement with creditors of any member of the NCLC Group or any similar proceeding or arrangement by which the assets of any member of the NCLC Group are submitted to the control of its creditors is applied for, ordered or declared or, [*], any member of the NCLC Group commences negotiations with any one or more of its creditors with a view to the general readjustment or rescheduling of all or a significant part of its Financial Indebtedness.

 

  11.1.7 Appointment of liquidators etc.

A liquidator, trustee, administrator, receiver, administrative receiver, manager or similar officer is appointed in respect of any member of the NCLC Group or in respect of all or any substantial part of the assets of any member of the NCLC Group and in any such case such appointment is not withdrawn within thirty (30) days (the “Grace Period” ) unless the Agent considers in its sole discretion that the interest of the Lenders might reasonably be expected to be adversely affected in which event the Grace Period shall not apply.

 

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  11.1.8 Insolvency

Any member of the NCLC Group becomes or is declared insolvent or is unable, or admits in writing its inability, to pay its debts as they fall due or becomes insolvent within the terms of any applicable law.

 

  11.1.9 Legal process

Any distress, execution, attachment or other process affects the whole or any substantial part of the assets of any member of the NCLC Group and remains undischarged for a period of twenty one (21) days or any uninsured judgment in excess of [*] following final appeal remains unsatisfied for a period of thirty (30) days in the case of a judgment made in the United States of America and otherwise for a period of sixty (60) days PROVIDED THAT no Event of Default shall be deemed to have occurred unless the distress, execution, attachment or other process adversely affects any Obligor’s ability to meet any of its material obligations under any Security Document to which it is or may be a party or cause to occur any of the events specified in Clauses 11.1.5 to 11.1.8 (the determination of which shall be in the Agent’s sole discretion).

 

  11.1.10 Analogous events

Anything analogous to or having a substantially similar effect to any of the events specified in Clauses 11.1.5 to 11.1.9 shall occur under the laws of any applicable jurisdiction.

 

  11.1.11 Cessation of business

Any member of the NCLC Group ceases to carry on all or a substantial part of its business PROVIDED THAT no Event of Default will arise under this clause on a cessation of business in accordance with the Apollo-Related Transactions or any other cessation of business that does not imperil the security created by any of the Security Documents or affect the ability of any Obligor duly to perform any of its obligations under any Security Document to which it may be a party at any time.

 

  11.1.12 Revocation of consents

Any authorisation, approval, consent, licence, exemption, filing, registration or notarisation or other requirement necessary to enable any Obligor to comply with any of its obligations under any of the Transaction Documents is materially adversely modified, revoked or withheld or does not remain in full force and effect and within ninety (90) days of the date of its occurrence such event is not remedied to the satisfaction of the Agent and the Agent considers in its sole discretion that such failure is or might be expected to become materially prejudicial to the interests, rights or position of the Lenders PROVIDED THAT the Borrower shall not be entitled to the aforesaid ninety (90) day period if the modification, revocation or withholding of the authorisation, approval or consent is due to an act or omission of any Obligor and the Agent is satisfied in its sole discretion that the Lenders’ interests might reasonably be expected to be materially adversely affected.

 

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  11.1.13 Unlawfulness

At any time it is unlawful or impossible for any Obligor, the Builder or Hermes to perform any of its material (to the Lenders or any of them and/or the Agent and/or the Hermes Agent) obligations under any Security Document to which it is a party or it is unlawful or impossible for the Agent, the Trustee or any Lender to exercise any of its rights under any of the Security Documents PROVIDED THAT no Event of Default shall be deemed to have occurred (except where the unlawfulness or impossibility adversely affects any Obligor’s or the Builder’s payment obligations under this Agreement and the other Security Documents or Hermes’ payment obligations under the Hermes Cover (the determination of which shall be in the Agent’s sole discretion) in which case the following provisions of this Clause 11.1.13 shall not apply) where the unlawfulness or impossibility preventing any Obligor, the Builder or Hermes from performing its obligations (other than its payment obligations under this Agreement and the other Security Documents) is cured within a period of twenty one (21) days of the occurrence of the event giving rise to the unlawfulness or impossibility and the relevant Obligor, the Builder or Hermes within the aforesaid period, performs its obligation(s) and PROVIDED FURTHER THAT no Event of Default shall be deemed to have occurred where the Agent, the Trustee and/or any relevant Lender was aware of the default and could, in its sole discretion, mitigate the consequences of the unlawfulness or impossibility in the manner described in Clause 4.3.2. The costs of mitigation shall be determined in accordance with Clause 4.3.2.

 

  11.1.14 Insurances

The Borrower fails to insure the Vessel in the manner specified in Clause 10.21 or fails to renew the Insurances at least ten (10) days prior to the date of expiry thereof and produce prompt confirmation of such renewal to the Agent.

 

  11.1.15 Total Loss

If the Vessel shall become a Total Loss and the proceeds of the Insurances in respect thereof shall not have been received by the Agent within one hundred and fifty (150) days after the date of the event giving rise to such Total Loss.

 

  11.1.16 Disposals

If the Borrower or any other member of the NCLC Group or the Builder (in respect of the property assigned to the Trustee pursuant to the Construction Risks Insurance Assignment only) shall have concealed, removed, or permitted to be concealed or removed, any part of its property, with intent to hinder, delay or defraud its creditors or any of them, or made or suffered a transfer of any of its property (in the case of the Builder, limited to the aforesaid property) which may be fraudulent under any bankruptcy, fraudulent conveyance or similar law; or shall have made any transfer of its property (in the case of the Builder, limited to the aforesaid property) to or for the benefit of a creditor with the intention of preferring such creditor over any other creditor.

 

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  11.1.17 Prejudice to security

Anything is done or suffered or omitted to be done by any Obligor or the Builder which in the reasonable opinion of the Agent would or might be expected to imperil the security created by any of the Security Documents.

 

  11.1.18 Material adverse change

Any material adverse change in the business, assets or financial condition of any Obligor occurs which in the reasonable opinion of the Agent would or might reasonably be expected to affect the ability of that Obligor duly to perform any of its material obligations under any Security Document to which it is or may at any time be a party. For the purposes of this Clause 11.1.18 and without prejudice to the generality of the expression “material obligations” any payment obligations of any Obligor shall be deemed material.

 

  11.1.19 Governmental intervention

The authority of any member of the NCLC Group or the Builder in the conduct of its business is wholly or substantially curtailed by any seizure or intervention by or on behalf of any authority and within ninety (90) days of the date of its occurrence any such seizure or intervention is not relinquished or withdrawn and the Agent reasonably considers that the relevant occurrence is or might be expected to become materially prejudicial to the interests, rights or position of the Lenders PROVIDED THAT the Borrower shall not be entitled to the aforesaid ninety (90) day period if the seizure or intervention executed by any authority is due to an act or omission of any member of the NCLC Group or the Builder and the Agent is satisfied, in its sole discretion, that the Lenders’ interest might reasonably be expected to be materially adversely affected.

 

  11.1.20 The Builder

Any of the events specified in Clauses 11.1.5 to 11.1.12 of this Clause shall occur in respect of the Builder at any time prior to the Redelivery Date.

 

  11.1.21 The Vessel

The Vessel has not been redelivered to the Borrower by the Builder pursuant to the Building Contract by 3 December 2005 (or such later date as is agreed between the Borrower, the Lenders and Hermes).

 

  11.2 Acceleration

 

  11.2.1 On the occurrence of an Event of Default and at any time thereafter whilst such event shall be continuing the Agent may if the Facility has not yet been drawn down, by notice to the Borrower cancel the obligations of the Lenders under this Agreement.

 

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  11.2.2 Subject to the provisions of the Co-ordination Deed, on the occurrence of an Event of Default and at any time thereafter whilst such event shall be continuing, if any of the Facility has been drawn down:

 

  (a) the Agent may by notice to the Borrower declare the whole or any part of the Loan due and repayable in accordance with the terms of such notice whereupon the same shall become due and repayable accordingly together with all interest accrued thereon and all other amounts payable hereunder and under any of the other Security Documents and any undrawn Portion or any part thereof shall be cancelled; and/or

 

  (b) the Trustee, the Agent, the Hermes Agent and the Lenders may from time to time exercise all or any of its or their rights under any of the Security Documents in such order and in such manner as it or they shall deem appropriate; and/or

 

  (c) the Trustee may at the discretion of the Agent terminate or continue with the Supervision Agreement, the Management Agreement and/or the Sub-Agency Agreement.

 

  11.3 Default indemnity

The Borrower shall on demand indemnify the Agent and the Lenders, without prejudice to any of their other rights under this Agreement and the other Security Documents, against any loss or expense which the Agent shall certify as sustained or incurred by any of them as a consequence of:

 

  11.3.1 any default in payment by the Borrower of any sum under this Agreement or any of the other Security Documents when due, including, without limitation, any liability incurred by the Trustee, the Agent, the Lenders and the Hermes Agent by reason of any delay or failure of the Borrower to pay any such sums;

 

  11.3.2 any break in funding (including without limitation warehousing and other related costs) due to the occurrence of any Event of Default;

 

  11.3.3 any prepayment of the Loan or part thereof being made at any time for any reason; and/or

 

  11.3.4 a Portion or any part thereof not being drawn for any reason (excluding any default by the Agent or any Lender) after a Drawdown Notice has been given,

including, in any such case, but not limited to, any loss or expense sustained or incurred in maintaining or funding the Loan or in liquidating or re-employing deposits from third parties acquired to effect or maintain the Loan, any loss (including the cost of breaking deposits or re-employing funds (including warehousing and other related costs)) or any losses under any Interest Exchange Arrangement and/or any swap agreements or other interest rate management products entered into by the Lenders for the purpose of this transaction.

 

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  11.4 Set-off

Following the occurrence of any Event of Default and for so long as the same is continuing, the Borrower irrevocably authorises the Agent and the Lenders to apply any credit balance to which the Borrower is entitled upon any account of the Borrower with any branch of any of the Agent and the Lenders in or towards satisfaction of any sum due to the Agent or any Lender hereunder but unpaid, and to combine any accounts of the Borrower for this purpose. If such set-off requires a credit balance in a currency other than Dollars and/or Euro to be transferred to an account maintained in connection herewith the transfer shall be effected by crediting to the account in question the amount of Dollars and/or Euro (as the case may be) which the Agent or the Lender (as the case may be) could obtain by exchanging such currency for Dollars or Euro (as the case may be) at the rate of exchange at which its Office would, at the opening of business on the date on which the combination is effected, have sold the currency of that credit balance for Dollars or Euro (as the case may be) for immediate redelivery.

 

  11.5 Hermes Cover

Following the occurrence of an Event of Default under Clause 11.1.1, the Agent (acting on the instructions of the Lenders) may notify the Borrower that with immediate effect the Loan shall be repaid on the dates and in the amounts set out in the third column of the table in Schedule 10 (Originally Scheduled Repayments) whereupon the Loan shall become so repayable. The Borrower acknowledges and agrees that Hermes shall have a claim by right of subrogation under the Security Documents in respect of the said amount from the date of its payment to the Hermes Agent on behalf of the Lenders. The Borrower shall not (and will procure that no other Obligor shall) contest any such claim of Hermes.

 

12 Application of Funds

 

  12.1 Total Loss proceeds/proceeds of sale/Event of Default monies

In the event of the Vessel becoming a Total Loss or if the Vessel is sold or if an Event of Default has occurred then all Total Loss proceeds or proceeds of sale of the Vessel or any monies received by the Trustee, the Agent, the Hermes Agent, any Lender or any of their respective Affiliates (as defined in clause 11.4.1 of the Guarantee) under or pursuant to the Security Documents (other than the Hermes Cover) shall, subject to the provisions of the Co-ordination Deed, be held by the Agent and applied in the following manner and order:

 

FIRSTLY    to the payment of all fees, expenses and charges (including brokers’ commissions and any costs incurred in breaking any funding, the expenses of any sale, the expenses of retaining any attorney, solicitors’ fees, court costs and any other expenses or advances made or incurred by the Trustee, the Agent, the Hermes Agent or any Lender in the protection of the Trustee’s, the Agent’s, the Hermes Agent’s and that Lender’s rights or the pursuance of its or their remedies hereunder and under the other Security Documents or to any payments whether voluntary or not which

 

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   the Agent considers advisable to protect its, the Trustee’s, the Hermes Agent’s or the Lenders’ security and to provide adequate indemnity against liens claiming priority over or equality with the lien of the Security Documents or any other Encumbrances but excluding any costs incurred in breaking an Interest Exchange Arrangement or any swap agreements or other interest rate management products entered into by the Lenders for the purpose of this transaction including but without limitation warehousing and other related costs);
SECONDLY    in or towards payment in such order as the Lenders may require of any accrued (but unpaid) fees and interest thereon to which the Lenders and/or the Agent are entitled hereunder and/or under the other Security Documents in connection with the Loan;
THIRDLY    in or towards satisfaction of all interest accrued on the Loan;
FOURTHLY    in retention by the Agent in its discretion in a suspense or impersonal interest bearing security realised account of such sum as it considers appropriate by way of security for the Outstanding Indebtedness or for any actual or contingent liability of the Agent or the Lenders or any of them in connection with the transactions herein contemplated;
FIFTHLY    in or towards payment of the Instalments (whether or not then due and payable) in reverse order of maturity date;
SIXTHLY    in or towards satisfaction of any other amounts due from the Borrower to the Agent or the Lenders under the Security Documents using in the discretion of the Agent the same order of application as Firstly to Fifthly;
SEVENTHLY    in retention of such other sum or sums as the Agent may require as security for any further monies which may reasonably be expected to become due and payable to the Trustee and/or the Agent and/or the Lenders and/or the Hermes Agent under this Agreement or any of the other Security Documents and which the assigned Earnings may be insufficient to satisfy;

EIGHTHLY

   any loss (including the cost of breaking deposits or re-employing funds (including warehousing and other related costs)) or any losses under any Interest Exchange Arrangement and/or any swap agreements or other interest rate management products entered into by the Lenders for the purpose of this transaction; and
NINTHLY    the balance, if any, in payment to the Borrower or whomsoever shall then be entitled thereto.

In the event of the proceeds being insufficient to pay the amounts referred to above the Agent shall be entitled to collect the balance from the Borrower.

 

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  12.2 General funds

Subject to the provisions of the Co-ordination Deed, any other monies received by or in the possession of the Trustee, the Agent, any Lender or the Hermes Agent under or pursuant to the Security Documents (other than the Hermes Cover) which are expressed hereunder and/or under the Security Documents to be distributed in accordance with the provisions of this Clause or where no express provisions are made for disposal shall be applied in the discretion of the Agent as follows:

 

FIRSTLY    in or towards payment of all fees, costs and expenses (excluding any costs (including without limitation any warehousing and other related costs) incurred in breaking any Interest Exchange Arrangement or any interest rate swap agreements or other interest rate management products entered into by the Lenders for the purposes of this transaction) incurred by the Agent or any Lender in connection with the Loan and which are for the time being unpaid;
SECONDLY    in or towards payment in such order as the Lenders may require of any accrued (but unpaid) fees and interest thereon to which the Lenders and/or the Agent and/or the Hermes Agent are entitled hereunder and/or under the other Security Documents in connection with the Loan;
THIRDLY    in or towards satisfaction of all interest accrued on the Loan;
FOURTHLY    in retention by the Agent in its discretion in a suspense or impersonal interest bearing security realised account of such sum as it considers appropriate by way of security for the Outstanding Indebtedness or for any actual or contingent liability of the Agent or the Lenders or any of them in connection with the transactions herein contemplated;
FIFTHLY    in or towards payment of the Instalments in reverse order of maturity date;
SIXTHLY    in retention of such other sum or sums as the Agent may require as security for any further monies which may reasonably be expected to become due and payable to the Agent and/or the Lenders and/or the Hermes Agent under this Agreement or any of the other Security Documents and which the assigned Earnings may be insufficient to satisfy;
SEVENTHLY    any loss (including the cost of breaking deposits or re-employing funds (including warehousing and other related costs)) or any losses under any Interest Exchange Arrangement and/or any swap agreements or other interest rate management products entered into by the Lenders for the purpose of this transaction; and
EIGHTHLY    the balance (if any) shall be released to the Borrower or to its order or whomsoever else may be entitled thereto.

 

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  12.3 Application of proceeds of Insurances

Subject to the provisions of the Co-ordination Deed, proceeds of the Insurances for partial losses shall be applied in accordance with the Construction Risks Insurance Assignment or the Insurance Assignment (as the case may be) and/or the loss payable clause(s) endorsed on the Insurances in the form approved by the Agent and in the case of a Total Loss of the Vessel in accordance with Clause 4.5 and Clause 12.1.

 

  12.4 Application of any reduction in the Hermes Premium

Any amount received by the Agent or the Hermes Agent following a reduction in the amount of the Hermes Premium shall be applied as to eighty per cent (80%) in accordance with Clause 4.7 and the balance shall be paid to the Borrower PROVIDED THAT no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing when such amount shall be applied in accordance with Clause 12.1.

 

  12.5 Suspense account

Any monies received or recovered by the Trustee, the Agent, any Lender or the Hermes Agent under or in connection with the Security Documents and credited to any suspense or impersonal interest bearing security realised account may be held in such account for so long as the Agent thinks fit pending application at the Agent’s discretion in accordance with Clause 12.1 or Clause 12.2 (as the case may be).

 

13 Fees

 

  13.1 Fees side letters

The Borrower shall enter into fees side letters with the Agent on the date of the Original Loan Agreement and a new fees side letter on the date of the First Supplemental Agreement and pay to the Agent such fees and on such date(s) as shall be referred to therein.

 

  13.2 Back-end fee

Without duplication of clause 5.2 of the Ninth Supplemental Deed, the Borrower shall pay to the Agent for distribution to the Lenders a back-end fee of [*] of the Loan on the date of the Ninth Supplemental Deed. The back-end fee shall be deemed to have been earned on the date on which the Ninth Supplemental Deed and the Amendment Documents have been signed by all the parties thereto but shall be payable as to [*] on 23 December 2010 and on each of the next three (3) anniversaries of that date PROVIDED THAT if payment of the back-end fee on any of such dates would result in a breach of the minimum Free Liquidity undertaking contained in clause 11.1.1, clause 11.1.2 or clause 11.1.4 of the Guarantee (as the case may be) on that date, payment of the back-end fee will be postponed for three (3) months PROVIDED FURTHER THAT any balance of the back-end fee outstanding on the date the Loan is repaid and cancelled in full, shall be paid on such date and PROVIDED FURTHER THAT the back-end fee in respect of the Loan may not be voluntarily prepaid in whole or in part unless the same percentage of the back-end fee payable in respect of each of the other Cash Sweep Credit Facilities is prepaid simultaneously.

 

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14 Expenses

 

  14.1 Initial expenses

The Borrower shall reimburse the Agent on first demand on a full indemnity basis for the reasonable charges and expenses (together with value added tax or any similar tax thereon and including without limitation the fees and expenses of legal, insurance and other advisers and travel expenses) incurred by the Agent in respect of the syndication, negotiation, preparation, printing, execution and registration of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and any other documents required in connection with the implementation of this Agreement and the Apollo-Related Transactions.

 

  14.2 Enforcement expenses

The Borrower shall reimburse the Agent, the Lenders and the Hermes Agent on demand on a full indemnity basis for all charges and expenses (including value added tax or any similar tax thereon and including the fees and expenses of legal advisers) incurred by the Agent, each of the Lenders and the Hermes Agent in connection with the enforcement of, or the preservation of any rights under, this Agreement and the other Security Documents.

 

  14.3 Stamp duties

The Borrower shall pay or indemnify the Agent or the Hermes Agent (as the case may be) on demand against any and all stamp, registration and similar Taxes which may be payable in any jurisdiction in connection with the entry into, performance and enforcement of this Agreement or any of the other Security Documents.

 

  14.4 Steering Committee expenses

The Borrower shall reimburse any Lender that is a member of the Steering Committee on demand on a full indemnity basis for all documented charges and expenses reasonably incurred (including value added tax or any similar tax thereon and including the fees and expenses of legal and other advisers) by that Lender in carrying out its duties as a member of the Steering Committee on or before the end of the Moratorium Period.

 

  14.5 Amendment, addendum or supplement expenses

The Borrower undertakes to reimburse the Agent, the Hermes Agent and the Trustee on first demand on a full indemnity basis for the reasonable charges and expenses (together with value added tax or any similar tax thereon and including without limitation the fees and expenses of legal and other advisers) incurred by the Agent, the Hermes Agent and/or the Trustee in respect of, or in connection with, the negotiation, preparation, printing, execution, registration and enforcement of any amendment, addendum or supplement to any Security Document (whether or not completed) and any other documents required in connection with the implementation of such amendment, addendum or supplement.

 

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15 Waivers, Remedies Cumulative

 

  15.1 No waiver

No failure to exercise and no delay in exercising on the part of the Trustee, the Agent, any of the Lenders or the Hermes Agent any right or remedy under any of the Security Documents shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right or remedy preclude any other or further exercise thereof, or the exercise of any other right or remedy. No waiver by the Trustee, the Agent, the Hermes Agent or any of the Lenders shall be effective unless it is in writing.

 

  15.2 Remedies cumulative

The rights and remedies of the Agent and the Lenders provided herein are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law.

 

  15.3 Severability

If any provision of this Agreement is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such prohibition or unenforceability shall not invalidate the remaining provisions hereof or affect the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

  15.4 Time of essence

Time is of the essence in respect of all of the obligations of the Borrower under the Security Documents PROVIDED HOWEVER THAT neither the Agent nor any of the Lenders shall be entitled to terminate or treat this Agreement or any of the other Security Documents as having been repudiated otherwise than in circumstances which constitute an Event of Default.

 

16 Counterparts

This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and all such counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same agreement.

 

17 Assignment

 

  17.1 Benefit of agreement

This Agreement shall be binding upon the Borrower and its successors and shall inure to the benefit of the Agent and each of the Lenders and their successors and assigns.

 

  17.2 No transfer by the Borrower

The Borrower may not assign or transfer all or any of its rights, benefits or obligations hereunder or under any of the other Security Documents.

 

  17.3 Assignments, participations and transfers by a Lender

Each Lender may, subject to obtaining the prior written approval of the Agent and the Hermes Agent, in the case of the Agent such approval not to be unreasonably

 

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withheld or delayed, at any time transfer or assign all of its rights and benefits hereunder and under the Security Documents to any other lending institution but shall, prior to such transfer or assignment, on request by the Agent, pay a fee to the Agent of one thousand Dollars (USD1,000) PROVIDED THAT (save in the case of a transfer or assignment of rights and benefits to any subsidiary or holding company of such Lender or to another Lender) no such transfer or assignment may be made without the prior written consent of the Borrower (which consent is not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed). If a Lender transfers or assigns its rights and benefits hereunder as provided above, all references in this Agreement and the other Security Documents to that Lender shall be construed as a reference to that Lender and/or its Transferee or assignee to the extent of their respective interests.

Each Lender may, however, without the prior approval of the Agent, the Hermes Agent or the Borrower and without payment of a fee to the Agent, at any time transfer or assign all of its rights and benefits hereunder and under the Security Documents to Hermes or to any nominee of the Federal Republic of Germany or for pure refinancing purposes by way of Hermes’ “ Verbriefungsgarantie PROVIDED THAT in the latter case the assigning Lender shall not be released from its obligations hereunder or under the other Security Documents by any such transfer or assignment.

 

  17.4 Effectiveness of transfer

If a Lender transfers or assigns all or any of its rights and benefits hereunder in accordance with Clause 17.3, then, unless and until the Transferee or assignee has agreed that it shall be under the same obligations towards the parties to this Agreement as it would have been under if it had been a party hereto as a lender, the parties to this Agreement shall not be obliged to recognise such Transferee or assignee as having the rights against each of them which it would have had if it had been such a party hereto.

 

  17.5 Transfer of rights and obligations

If any Lender wishes to transfer all or any of its rights, benefits and/or obligations hereunder or under the other Security Documents as contemplated in Clause 17.3, then such transfer may be effected by the due completion and execution by the Lender and the relevant Transferee of a Transfer Certificate in the form of Schedule 6. The Agent shall then forthwith execute the Transfer Certificate on behalf of itself and the other parties to this Agreement in accordance with the provisions of Clause 17.8. On the later of the Transfer Date and the fifth (5th) Business Day following the date of redelivery of the Transfer Certificate to the Agent for execution:

 

  17.5.1 to the extent that in such Transfer Certificate the Lender party thereto seeks to transfer its rights, benefits and/or its obligations hereunder or under the other Security Documents, the Borrower and the relevant Lender shall each be released from further obligations to the other hereunder and their respective rights against each other shall be cancelled (such rights and obligations being referred to in this Clause 17.5 as “discharged rights, benefits and obligations” );

 

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  17.5.2 the Borrower and the Transferee party thereto shall each assume obligations towards each other and/or acquire rights against each other which differ from such discharged rights, benefits and obligations only insofar as the Borrower and such Transferee have assumed and/or acquired the same in place of the Borrower and the relevant Lender; and

 

  17.5.3 such Transferee shall acquire the same rights and benefits and assume the same obligations as it would have acquired and assumed had such Transferee been an original party hereto as a Lender with the rights, benefits and/or obligations acquired or assumed by it as a result of such transfer.

 

  17.6 Consent and increased obligations of the Borrower

In the event that a Lender transfers its Office or transfers or assigns its rights and/or benefits hereunder to its affiliate or another Lender and, at the time of such transfer or assignment, there arises an obligation on the part of the Borrower hereunder to pay to the relevant Lender or any other person any amount in excess of the amount they would have been obliged to pay but for such transfer or assignment and the consent of the Borrower has not been obtained to such transfer or assignment and the increased cost then, without prejudice to any obligation of the Borrower which arises after the time of such transfer or assignment, the Borrower shall not be obliged to pay the amount of such excess.

 

  17.7 Disclosure of information

Any Lender may disclose to a potential Transferee or assignee who may otherwise propose to enter into contractual relations with it in relation to this Agreement such information about each of the Obligors or the Builder (or otherwise) as that Lender shall consider appropriate SUBJECT ALWAYS to the relevant Lender procuring the execution by the potential Transferee or assignee of a Confidentiality Undertaking PROVIDED ALWAYS THAT a Lender, the Agent, the Hermes Agent and the Trustee may provide any such information and copies of this Agreement, any of the Security Documents and all records in connection therewith to its professional advisers and auditors, to any banking or regulatory authority or to Hermes and/or the Federal Republic of Germany and/or the European Union and/or any agency thereof or any person acting or purporting to act on any of their behalves and/or to the Builder or as required by law, regulation or legal process without first procuring the execution of a Confidentiality Undertaking. The Borrower acknowledges and agrees that any such information may be used by Hermes and/or the Federal Republic of Germany and/or the European Union and/or any agency thereof or any person acting or purporting to act on any of their behalves for statistical purposes and/or for reports of a general nature.

 

  17.8 Transfer Certificate to be executed by the Agent

In order to give effect to a Transfer Certificate each of the Arrangers, the Lenders, the Hermes Agent, the Trustee and the Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally appoints the Agent as its true and lawful attorney with full power to execute on its behalf each Transfer Certificate delivered to the Agent pursuant to Clause 17.5 without the Agent being under any obligation to take any further instructions from, or give any prior notice to, the Arrangers, the Lenders, the

 

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Hermes Agent, the Trustee, the Borrower or the Guarantor before doing so and the Agent shall so execute each such Transfer Certificate on behalf of the Arrangers, the Lenders, the Hermes Agent, the Trustee, the Borrower and the Guarantor forthwith upon its receipt thereof pursuant to Clause 17.5.

 

  17.9 Notice of Transfer Certificates

The Agent shall promptly notify the Arrangers, the Lenders, the Hermes Agent, the Trustee, the Transferee, the Borrower and the Guarantor upon the execution by it of any Transfer Certificate together with details of the amount transferred, the Transfer Date and the parties to such transfer.

 

  17.10 Documentation of transfer or assignment

The Borrower shall at the request of the Agent promptly execute or promptly procure the execution of such documents and do (or procure the doing of) all such acts and things as may be necessary or desirable to give effect to any transfer or assignment pursuant to this Clause 17.

 

  17.11 Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 (the “Act”)

A person who is not a party to this Agreement has no right under the Act to enforce any term of this Agreement but this does not affect any right or remedy of a third party which exists or is available apart from the Act.

 

18 Notices

 

  18.1 Mode of communication

Except as otherwise provided herein, each notice, request, demand or other communication or document to be given or made hereunder shall be given in writing but unless otherwise stated, may be made by telefax.

 

  18.2 Address

Any notice, demand or other communication (unless made by telefax) to be made or delivered by the Agent to the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement shall (unless the Borrower has by fifteen (15) days’ written notice to the Agent specified another address) be made or delivered to the Borrower c/o 7665 Corporate Center Drive, Miami, Florida 33126, United States of America (marked for the attention of the Chief Financial Officer and the Legal Department) (but one (1) copy shall suffice) with a copy to the Investors c/o Apollo Management, LP, 9 West 57 th Street, 43 rd Floor, New York, NY 10019, United States of America (marked for the attention of Mr Steve Martinez). Any notice, demand or other communication to be made or delivered by the Borrower to the Agent pursuant to this Agreement shall (unless the Agent has by fifteen (15) days’ written notice to the Borrower specified another address) be made or delivered to the Agent at its Office, the details of which are set out in Schedule 2. A copy of any notice to the Agent shall be delivered to the Hermes Agent at its Office as aforesaid.

 

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  18.3 Telefax communication

Any notice, demand or other communication to be made or delivered pursuant to this Agreement may be sent by telefax to the relevant telephone numbers (which at the date hereof in respect of the Borrower is c/o +1 305 436 4140 (marked for the attention of the Chief Financial Officer) and +1 305 436 4117 (marked for the attention of the Legal Department) with a copy to the Investors c/o Apollo Management, LP at +1 212 515 3288 (marked for the attention of Mr Steve Martinez), and in the case of the Trustee, the Agent, the Hermes Agent or any Original Lender is as recorded in Schedule 2) specified by it from time to time for the purpose and shall be deemed to have been received when transmission of such telefax communication has been completed provided that if in the place of receipt the transmission is received outside normal business hours on a Business Day or not on a Business Day the transmission shall be deemed to have been received at the commencement of the next Business Day. Each such telefax communication, if made to the Agent or any Lender by the Borrower, shall be signed by the person or persons authorised in writing by the Borrower and whose signature appears on the list of specimen signatures contained in the secretary’s certificate required to be delivered by paragraph 2 of Schedule 4 and shall be expressed to be for the attention of the department or officer whose name has been notified for the time being for that purpose by the Agent or any Lender to the Borrower.

 

  18.4 Receipt

Each such notice, demand or other communication shall be deemed to have been made or delivered (in the case of any letter) when delivered to its office for the time being or, if sent by post, five (5) days after being deposited in the post first class postage prepaid in an envelope addressed to it at that address PROVIDED THAT if the copy of any notice, demand or other communication is not received by the Investors it shall not affect the deemed making or delivery of the notice, demand or other communication.

 

  18.5 Language

Each notice, demand or other communication made or delivered by one (1) party to another pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document shall be in the English language or accompanied by a certified English translation. In the event of any conflict between the translation and the original text the translation shall prevail unless the original text is a statutory instrument, legal process or any other document of a similar type or a notice, demand or other communication from Hermes or in relation to the Hermes Cover.

 

19 Steering Committee

 

  19.1 Establishment

The Group-Wide Lenders shall establish the Steering Committee.

 

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  19.2 No obligation

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary expressed or implied herein, no member of the Steering Committee shall:

 

  19.2.1 be bound to enquire as to the occurrence or otherwise of any Event of Default or as to the performance by the Borrower of its obligations under this Agreement;

 

  19.2.2 be bound to disclose to any other person any information relating to the Borrower if such disclosure would or might in its opinion constitute a breach of any law or regulation or be otherwise actionable at the suit of any person;

 

  19.2.3 have any responsibility to the Lenders or each other for:

 

  (a) the financial position, creditworthiness, affairs or prospects of the Borrower and the other Obligors;

 

  (b) the performance or non-performance howsoever by the Borrower of any of its obligations hereunder;

 

  (c) the due execution, effectiveness, genuineness, validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any document relating hereto or any filing or recording thereof or the taking of any other action whatsoever and howsoever in connection therewith or the collectability of any sum due hereunder;

 

  (d) be under any liability whatsoever for any consequence of relying on:

 

  (i) any written communication or document believed by it to be genuine or correct and to have been communicated or signed by the person by whom it is purported to have been communicated or signed; or

 

  (ii) the advice or opinions of any professional advisers selected by it or the Steering Committee;

 

  (e) be under any duty to account to any Lender for any sum received by it for its own account or the profit element of any such sum PROVIDED THAT any member of the Steering Committee shall on demand of a Group-Wide Lender provide to that Group-Wide Lender evidence of any cost, charge or expense incurred in its role as a member of the Steering Committee; or

 

  (f) be under any obligation other than those for which express provision is made herein.

 

  19.3 Authority

Each member of the Steering Committee may:

 

  19.3.1 carry out its duties through such officers, directors, employees, consultants or independent agents as it may in its unfettered discretion think fit;

 

  19.3.2 assume that no Event of Default has occurred and that the Borrower is not in breach of its obligations under this Agreement unless the member has actual knowledge or actual notice to the contrary;

 

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  19.3.3 with the agreement of the Steering Committee, engage any internal or external lawyers, accountants, surveyors or other experts whose advice or services may to it seem necessary, expedient or desirable and rely upon any advice so obtained PROVIDED THAT the law firm appointed as principal advisers to the Steering Committee shall be approved by the Majority Group-Wide Lenders;

 

  19.3.4 rely as to any matters of fact which might reasonably be expected to be within the knowledge of the Guarantor upon a certificate signed by or on behalf of the Guarantor; and

 

  19.3.5 rely upon any communication or document believed by it to be genuine.

 

  19.4 No reliance

Notwithstanding the establishment of the Steering Committee, it is understood that each of the Lenders has itself been, and will continue to be, solely responsible for making its own independent appraisal of and investigations into the financial condition, creditworthiness, condition, affairs, status and nature of the Borrower and the other Obligors and, accordingly, each of the Lenders warrants to the members of the Steering Committee that it has not relied and will not rely on the Steering Committee:

 

  19.4.1 to check or enquire on its behalf into the adequacy, accuracy or completeness of any information provided by the Borrower or any other Obligor in connection with this Agreement; or

 

  19.4.2 to assess or keep under review on its behalf the financial condition, creditworthiness, condition, affairs, status or nature of the Borrower or any other Obligor.

 

  19.5 Standard of care

Subject to the terms of this Agreement, each member of the Steering Committee shall exercise the same care as it normally exercises in making and administering loans for its own account in performing its duties as a member of the Steering Committee but assumes no further responsibility in respect of such performance.

 

  19.6 No liability

No member of the Steering Committee shall be under any liability as a result of taking or omitting to take any action in relation to the NCLC Group Credit Facilities and the Lenders will not assert or seek to assert against any director, officer or employee of that member any claim they might have against any of them in respect of the matters referred to in this Clause 19.6.

 

  19.7 No fiduciary relationship

The relationship between a member of the Steering Committee on the one part and each Lender on the other is that of agent and principal only and no member of the Steering Committee shall have a fiduciary relationship with or be, or be deemed to be, a trustee of or for any such party.

 

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  19.8 Neither Agent nor Trustee

Notwithstanding the provisions of Clause 19.7, no member of the Steering Committee shall be regarded as the Agent or the Trustee or exercise any right, power or discretion expressly delegated to the Agent or the Trustee under this Agreement or the Security Documents.

 

  19.9 Non-binding

Unless expressly authorised in writing by the Group-Wide Lenders and then on such terms and conditions as the Group-Wide Lenders may require, the Steering Committee shall not negotiate the terms of or enter into any agreement on behalf of the Group-Wide Lenders or any of them.

This Clause 19 and Clause 14.4 may be relied upon by any member of the Steering Committee notwithstanding the provisions of Clause 17.11.

 

20 Governing Law

This Agreement and any non-contractual obligations arising from or in connection with it shall be governed by English law.

 

21 Waiver of Immunity

 

  21.1 To the extent that the Borrower may in any jurisdiction claim for itself or its assets immunity from suit, execution, attachment (whether in aid of execution, before judgment or otherwise) or other legal process in relation to this Agreement or the other Security Documents and to the extent that in any such jurisdiction there may be attributed to itself or its assets such immunity (whether or not claimed) the Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees throughout the Security Period not to claim and hereby irrevocably waives such immunity to the full extent permitted by the laws of such jurisdiction. In respect of any legal action or proceedings arising out of or in connection with any of the Security Documents the Borrower hereby consents generally as a matter of procedure in relation to the waiver of immunity (but not so as to prejudice any defence which it may have on the merits of the substantive issue) to the giving of any relief or the issue of any process in connection with such legal action or proceedings including without limitation, the making, enforcement or execution against any property whatsoever (irrespective of its uses or intended uses) of any order or judgment which may be made or given in such legal action or proceedings.

 

22 Rights of the Agent, the Hermes Agent, the Trustee and the Lenders

 

  22.1 No derogation of rights

Any rights conferred on the Agent, the Hermes Agent, the Trustee and the Lenders or any of them by this Agreement or any other Security Document shall be in addition to and not in substitution for or in derogation of any other right which the Agent, the Hermes Agent, the Trustee and the Lenders or any of them might at any time have to seek from the Borrower or any other person for payment of sums due from the Borrower or indemnification against liabilities as a result of the Borrower’s default in payment of sums due from it under this Agreement or any other Security Document.

 

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  22.2 Enforcement of remedies

None of the Agent, the Hermes Agent, the Trustee or the Lenders shall be obliged before taking steps to enforce any rights conferred on it by this Clause or exercising any of the rights, powers and remedies conferred on it hereby or by law:

 

  22.2.1 to take action or obtain judgment in any court against the Borrower or any other person from whom it may seek payment of any sum due from the Borrower under this Agreement or any other Security Document;

 

  22.2.2 to make or file any claim in a bankruptcy, winding-up, liquidation or re-organisation of the Borrower or any other such person; or

 

  22.2.3 to enforce or seek to enforce any other rights it may have against the Borrower or any other such person.

 

23 Jurisdiction

 

  23.1 The courts of England have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute:

 

  23.1.1 arising out of or in connection with this Agreement (including a dispute regarding the existence, validity or termination of this Agreement); or

 

  23.1.2 relating to any non-contractual obligations arising from or in connection with this Agreement,

(a “Dispute” ). Each party to this Agreement agrees that the courts of England are the most appropriate and convenient courts to settle Disputes and accordingly no party will argue to the contrary.

This Clause 23.1 is for the benefit of the Agent, the Hermes Agent, the Trustee and the Lenders only. As a result, no such party shall be prevented from taking proceedings relating to a Dispute in any other courts with jurisdiction. To the extent allowed by law, any such party may take concurrent proceedings in any number of jurisdictions.

 

  23.2 The Borrower may not, without the Agent’s prior written consent, terminate the appointment of the Process Agent; if the Process Agent resigns or its appointment ceases to be effective, the Borrower shall within fourteen (14) days appoint a company which has premises in London and has been approved by the Agent to act as the Borrower’s process agent with unconditional authority to receive and acknowledge service on behalf of the Borrower of all process or other documents connected with proceedings in the English courts which relate to this Agreement.

 

  23.3 For the purpose of securing its obligations under Clause 23.2, the Borrower irrevocably agrees that, if it for any reason fails to appoint a process agent within the period specified in Clause 23.2, the Agent may appoint any person (including a company controlled by or associated with the Agent, the Hermes Agent, the Trustee or any Lender) to act as the Borrower’s process agent in England with the unconditional authority described in Clause 23.2.

 

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  23.4 No neglect or default by a process agent appointed or designated under this Clause (including a failure by it to notify the Borrower of the service of any process or to forward any process to the Borrower) shall invalidate any proceedings or judgment.

 

  23.5 The Borrower appoints in the case of the courts of England the Process Agent to receive, for and on its behalf service of process in England of any legal proceedings with respect to this Agreement and any other Security Document.

 

  23.6 A judgment relating to this Agreement which is given or would be enforced by an English court shall be conclusive and binding on the Borrower and may be enforced without review in any other jurisdiction.

 

  23.7 Nothing in this Clause shall exclude or limit any right which the Agent, the Hermes Agent, the Trustee or a Lender may have (whether under the laws of any country, an international convention or otherwise) with regard to the bringing of proceedings, the service of process, the recognition or enforcement of a judgment or any similar or related matter in any jurisdiction.

 

  23.8 In this Clause “judgment” includes order, injunction, declaration and any other decision or relief made or granted by a court.

IN WITNESS whereof the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as a deed on the day first written above.

 

THE BORROWER  
SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED       )
by   )
for and on behalf of   )
SHIP HOLDING LLC   )
in the presence of:   )
THE ARRANGERS  
SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED   )
by   )
for and on behalf of   )
COMMERZBANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT   )
Hamburg Branch   )
in the presence of:   )

 

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SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED       )
by   )
for and on behalf of   )
HSBC BANK PLC   )
in the presence of:   )
THE LENDERS  
SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED   )
by   )
for and on behalf of   )
COMMERZBANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT   )
Bremen Branch   )
in the presence of:   )
SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED   )
by   )
for and on behalf of   )
HSBC BANK PLC   )
in the presence of:   )
SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED   )
by   )
for and on behalf of   )
KFW   )
in the presence of:   )
THE AGENT  
SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED   )
by   )
for and on behalf of   )
HSBC BANK PLC   )
in the presence of:   )

 

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THE HERMES AGENT  
SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED       )
by   )
for and on behalf of   )
COMMERZBANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT   )
in the presence of:   )
THE TRUSTEE  
SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED   )
by   )
for and on behalf of   )
HSBC BANK PLC   )
in the presence of:   )

 

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Schedule 1

Particulars of Arrangers

COMMERZBANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT

Domstrasse 18

20095 Hamburg

Germany

 

Attn: Mr Marcus Weber/Mr Fabian Francke
Email: shipfinance@commerzbank.com/

marcus.weber@commerzbank.com/

fabian.francke@commerzbank.com

HSBC BANK PLC

Project and Export Finance

8 Canada Square

London E14 5HQ

 

Attn: Mr Colin J Cuffie/Ms Isabel Olembo
Email: colin.j.cuffie@hsbcib.com/isabel.olembo@hsbc.com

 

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Schedule 2

Particulars of Agent, Hermes Agent, Trustee, Restructuring Trustee and Lenders

Agent

HSBC BANK PLC

Project and Export Finance

8 Canada Square

London E14 5HQ

 

Fax: +44 (0)20 7992 4428
Attn: Mr Colin J Cuffie/Ms Isabel Olembo
Email: colin.j.cuffie@hsbcib.com/isabel.olembo@hsbc.com

Hermes Agent

COMMERZBANK

AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT

Corporate Banking

Structured Export and Trade Finance

Kaiserplatz

60261 Frankfurt am Main

Federal Republic of Germany

 

Fax: +49 69 1362 3742
Attn: Mr Klaus-Dieter Schmedding
Email: exportfinance@commerzbank.com

Trustee

HSBC BANK PLC

Project and Export Finance

8 Canada Square

London E14 5HQ

 

Fax: +44 (0)20 7992 4428
Attn: Mr Colin J Cuffie/Ms Isabel Olembo
Email: colin.j.cuffie@hsbcib.com/isabel.olembo@hsbc.com

 

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Restructuring Trustee

DNB BANK ASA

Stranden 21

NO-0021 Oslo

Norway

 

Fax: +47 22 482894
Attn: Ms Marie Therese Zwilgmeyer
Email: creditmiddleoffice@dnb.no

 

Lenders   

Contribution

in USD equivalent of €

COMMERZBANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT    90,300,000
Domstrasse 18   
20095 Hamburg   
Germany   
Attn:    Mr Marcus Weber/Mr Fabian Francke   
Email:    shipfinance@commerzbank.com/   
   marcus.weber@commerzbank.com/   
   fabian.francke@commerzbank.com   
HSBC BANK PLC    90,300,000
Project and Export Finance   
8 Canada Square   
London E14 5HQ   
Fax:    +44 (0)20 7992 4428   
Attn:    Mr Colin J Cuffie/Ms Isabel Olembo   
Email:    colin.j.cuffie@hsbcib.com/isabel.olembo@hsbc.com   
KFW    77,400,000
Palmengartenstrasse 5-9   
60325 Frankfurt am Main   
Federal Republic of Germany   
Fax:    +49 69 7431 3768/2944   
Attn:    Mr Josef Schmid/Ms Claudia Wenzel   
Email:    josef.schmid@kfw.de/claudia.wenzel@kfw.de   

 

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Schedule 3

Notice of Drawdown

Clause 2.3.1

 

From:   SHIP HOLDING LLC
  Corporation Trust Center
  1209 Orange Street
  Wilmington
  Delaware 19801
  United States of America
To:   HSBC BANK PLC
  Project and Export Finance
  8 Canada Square
  London E14 5HQ
  Attn:    Mr Alan Marshall

200[    ]

Dear Sirs

LOAN AGREEMENT DATED 4 APRIL 2003 AND AMENDED AND RESTATED BY AN AGREEMENT DATED 20 APRIL 2004 (THE “LOAN AGREEMENT”)

We refer to the Loan Agreement pursuant to which you have agreed to advance to us the Facility on the terms and conditions set out therein.

Terms and expressions defined in the Loan Agreement shall have the same respective meanings when used in this notice.

We hereby give you notice that we wish to draw down [the Equivalent Amount of] [[        ] Euro (€[        ]) being the amount of Tranche [    ] of Portion 1] [and] [[        ] Euro (€[        ]) being an amount of part of Portion 2] under Clause 2.3 of the Loan Agreement on [                    ] 200[    ].

[Tranche [    ] of Portion 1 in the amount of [        ] Euro (€[        ]) is to be paid to the Builder’s account referred to in clause 11.5 of the Building Contract at:

[                                         ]]

[Portion 2 in the amount of [        ] Euro (€[        ]) is to be paid on our behalf to the Builder’s account referred to above in part payment of the third pre-redelivery instalment due to the Builder pursuant to the Building Contract.]

We attach a Certified Copy of such documents as we have received from [the Builder pursuant to the Building Contract in evidence of the instalment due] [and] [[the Hermes Agent][Hermes] in evidence of the Hermes Premium payable].

 

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We confirm that:

 

(i) all of the representations and warranties contained in Clause 9 of the Loan Agreement remain true and correct;

 

(ii) no Event of Default has occurred;

 

(iii) subject to Clause 5.3.1 of the Loan Agreement, the first Interest Period shall be of [three (3) six (6)] months’ duration; [and]

 

(iv) [Tranche [    ] of Portion 1 will be applied in [part] financing the [third/fourth/fifth/sixth/seventh/eighth/ninth/tenth] [pre-redelivery] [redelivery] instalment due to the Builder pursuant to the Building Contract] PROVIDED THAT if the Builder is not entitled pursuant to the Building Contract to utilise any part of Portion 1 drawn down hereunder that amount will be returned by us to the Agent and applied in accordance with Clause 4.7 of the Loan Agreement [Portion 2 is in reimbursement to us of eighty per cent (80%) of the Hermes Premium already paid PROVIDED THAT if the amount of the Hermes Premium is reduced and the amount of the reduction is paid to us, eighty per cent (80%) of the amount of the reduction will be returned by us to the Agent and applied in accordance with Clause 4.7 of the Loan Agreement];

 

(v) [twenty per cent (20%) of the Contract Price has been or will have been paid on the First Drawdown Date;]

 

(vi) [the Builder has [not] increased the value of the Insurances under the Building Contract to three hundred and fifty million Dollars (USD350,000,000);]

 

(vii) [the Builder had [not] increased the value of the Insurances under the Building Contract to three hundred and fifty million Dollars (USD350,000,000) by 31 December 2004;]

 

(viii) [the scheduled Redelivery Date of the Vessel is [            ] 2005];] and

 

(ix) [upon application of Tranche 9 of Portion 1 hereby requested to be drawn down in the manner hereinbefore appearing all sums owing to the Builder under the Building Contract shall have been fully and finally paid].

 

Yours faithfully
SHIP HOLDING LLC

 

By:

 

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Schedule 4

Conditions Precedent

Clause 2.7

The Loan is expressly conditional upon the Agent having received in such form and substance as it shall require:

 

A On the date of the Original Loan Agreement

Borrower

 

1 Certified Copies of any consents required from any ministry, governmental, financial or other authority for the execution of and performance by the Borrower of its obligations under this Agreement and each of the Security Documents or if no such consents are required a secretary’s certificate of the Borrower to this effect confirming that no such consents are required.

 

2 Notarially attested secretary’s certificate for the Borrower:

 

  (A) attaching a copy of its Certificate of Formation and Limited Company Agreement evidencing power to:

 

  (i) enter into the transactions contemplated in this Agreement and in the other Security Documents and to buy ships and enter into arrangements for the chartering and management thereof; and

 

  (ii) borrow money in the amount referred to in this Agreement and as security therefor to mortgage or charge assets;

 

  (B) giving the names of the present management committee members and officers;

 

  (C) setting out specimen signatures of persons who would be authorised to sign documents or otherwise perform the Borrower’s obligations under the Security Documents;

 

  (D) giving the name of the Shareholder and the amount of the Shareholder’s Shares;

 

  (E) attaching copies of resolutions of the management committee of the Borrower duly adopted by the Shareholder authorising the borrowing of the Loan, the granting of the Mortgage and the execution of this Agreement and such of the other Security Documents to which the Borrower is a party and the issue of any power of attorney to execute the same; and

 

  (F) containing a declaration of solvency as at the date of the secretary’s certificate.

 

3 Where the secretary’s certificate referred to in paragraph 2 of this Schedule 4 is dated more than five (5) Business Days prior to the date of the Original Loan Agreement, a bringdown certificate, which need not be notarially attested if signed by the same person that signed the secretary’s certificate referred to in paragraph 2 of this Schedule 4.

 

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4 The original power of attorney issued pursuant to (A) the resolutions referred to above and (B) paragraph 2(C) above, notarially attested.

Star, Shareholder, Supervisor and Builder

 

5 Notarially attested secretary’s certificate for each of the above:

 

  (A) attaching a copy of its Certificate of Incorporation and Memorandum and Articles of Association evidencing power to enter into the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;

 

  (B) giving the names of the present officers and directors;

 

  (C) setting out specimen signatures of persons who would be authorised to sign documents or otherwise perform obligations under the Security Documents;

 

  (D) attaching copies of resolutions passed at a duly convened meeting of the directors approving the granting and the execution of the documents whose execution is contemplated hereby, insofar as they relate to it and the issue of any power of attorney to execute the same; and

 

  (E) containing a declaration of solvency as at the date of the secretary’s certificate.

 

6 Where the secretary’s certificate referred to in paragraph 5 of this Schedule 4 is dated more than five (5) Business Days prior to the date of the Original Loan Agreement, a bringdown certificate, which need not be notarially attested if signed by the same person that signed the secretary’s certificate referred to in paragraph 5 of this Schedule 4.

 

7 The original powers of attorney issued pursuant to (A) the resolutions referred to above and (B) paragraph 5(C) above, notarially attested.

General

 

8 Confirmation from the Process Agent that it will act for each of the Obligors and, if necessary, the Builder as agent for service of process in England.

 

9 Opinions from lawyers appointed by the Agent including English, Isle of Man, Bermudan, German and United States lawyers as to any of the foregoing matters or otherwise as the Agent may require in the form required by the Agent.

 

10 Certified Copy of the Building Contract including all addenda.

 

11 Certified Copy of the Supervision Agreement.

 

12 Certified Copy of the Refund Guarantee.

 

13 Certified Copy of the Pre-Redelivery Performance Guarantee and evidence of payment in full of the premium therefor.

 

14 Agency and Trust Deed duly executed.

 

15 Co-ordination Deed duly executed.

 

16 Star Guarantee duly executed.

 

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17 Charge duly executed.

 

18 Certified Copy of the Commercial Loan Agreement.

 

19 Copies of the audited consolidated report and accounts of Star for 2001 and the unaudited consolidated accounts of the Group and the unaudited accounts of the Borrower for the financial year quarter to 30 September 2002.

 

20 Copies of all UCC-1 Financing Statements filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware.

 

21 Evidence that the withholding tax exemption applies for each of the Lenders.

 

22 Payment of all fees under Clause 13.

 

B At least five (5) Business Days before each Drawdown Date in respect of Portion 1 and Portion 2

 

23 Drawdown notice duly executed by the Borrower in the form of Schedule 3.

 

24 In the case of Portion 1, a Certified Copy of such documents as are received by the Borrower from the Builder pursuant to the Building Contract in evidence of the instalment due.

 

25 In the case of Portion 2, a Certified Copy of such documents as are received by the Borrower from Hermes or the Hermes Agent in evidence of the Hermes Premium payable.

 

C On the First Drawdown Date

 

26 Certified Copy of the Hermes Cover.

 

27 Certified Copy of the “ Exporteurgarantie ” to be given by the Builder in favour of the Hermes Agent.

 

28 Confirmation of the Commercial Loan Agent that all conditions precedent to drawdown of the Commercial Loan have been satisfied.

 

29 [*].

 

30 First Pre-Redelivery Mortgage duly executed and lodged for registration in the Shipbuilding Register in Bremerhaven.

 

31 Earnings Assignment duly executed.

 

32 Building Contract, Refund Guarantee and Performance Guarantees Assignment duly executed.

 

33 Construction Risks Insurance Assignment duly executed.

 

34 Supervision Agreement Assignment duly executed.

 

35 Telefax confirmations from the insurance brokers through whom any insurances have been placed by the Builder and the Borrower in respect of the Vessel during the Completion Period that the insurances have been placed and upon receipt of a notice of assignment of the insurances they will issue letters of undertaking in the form approved by the Agent.

 

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36 Written confirmation from the Agent’s insurance advisers that the Insurances are in a form satisfactory to the Agent.

 

37 Notarially attested bringdown certificate in respect of the Borrower, the Supervisor and the Builder.

 

38 Opinion from German lawyers appointed by the Agent as to due registration of the Vessel and due registration of the First Pre-Redelivery Mortgage or otherwise as the Agent may require in the form required by the Agent.

 

D On each Drawdown Date in respect of Portion 2

 

39 Evidence of the payment by the Borrower of the Hermes Premium (or relevant part thereof).

 

E On the Redelivery Date

 

40 Such evidence as the Agent may require that the Vessel is:

 

  (A) registered in the name of the Borrower under the laws and flag Post Redelivery of the United States of America, free from all liens and encumbrances except the Mortgage;

 

  (B) classified with the highest classification available free of all recommendations and qualifications with Det Norske Veritas and American Bureau of Shipping;

 

  (C) insured in accordance with the terms of the Security Documents; and

 

  (D) managed by the Manager and the Sub-Agent pursuant to the Management Agreement and the Sub-Agency Agreement.

 

41 Certified Copy of the Builder’s Certificate.

 

42 Certified Copy of the unconditional protocol of redelivery and acceptance duly signed by the Builder and the Borrower.

 

43 Certified Copy of the certificate of warranty from the Builder stating that the Vessel is free from all encumbrances on the Redelivery Date.

 

44 Certified Copy of the Post Redelivery Performance Guarantee and evidence of payment in full of the premium therefor.

 

45 Copies of valid trading and other certificates to be produced by the Builder pursuant to the Building Contract.

 

46

Certified Copy of the advance foreign transfer approval obtained from the Maritime Administration of the United States of America ( “Marad” ). This Marad pre-approval will have been issued for the benefit of the Trustee and the Commercial Loan Trustee and its successors and assigns pursuant to sections 9(c) and (e) of the Shipping Act, 1916, as amended, of the United States of America to transfer the Vessel to a foreign registry in the case of (A) the occurrence of an Event of a Default or (B) a foreclosure of the Post

 

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  Redelivery Mortgage or (C) the Vessel ceasing to be employed in regular service in Hawaii and no longer being eligible to engage in the coastwise transportation of passengers for hire as set forth in Public Law 108-7 of the United States of America.

 

47 Insurance Assignment duly executed.

 

48 Telefax confirmations from the insurance brokers for marine risks (hull and machinery) and the managers of any protection and indemnity or war risks association through whom any Insurances have been placed in respect of the Vessel that the Insurances have been placed and upon receipt of a notice of assignment of the Insurances they will issue letters of undertaking in the form approved by the Agent.

 

49 Written confirmation from the Agent’s insurance advisers that the Insurances are in a form satisfactory to the Agent.

 

50 Certified Copy of the Management Agreement.

 

51 Certified Copy of the Sub-Agency Agreement.

 

52 Management Agreement Assignment duly executed.

 

53 Sub-Agency Agreement Assignment duly executed.

 

54 Account Charge duly executed.

 

55 Evidence that the Operating Account has been opened for receipt of the Earnings of the Vessel in accordance with Clause 7.6.

 

56 Opinion from lawyers appointed by the Agent as to due registration of the Vessel and due registration of the Post Redelivery Mortgage or otherwise as the Agent may require in the form required by the Agent.

 

57 Evidence of the payment by the Borrower of the Hermes Premium in full.

 

58 Notarially attested bringdown certificate in respect of the Borrower.

 

59 Notarially attested secretary’s certificate for each of the Manager and the Sub-Agent:

 

  (A) attaching a copy of its Certificate of Incorporation and its Memorandum of Association and Bye-Laws (or equivalent documents) evidencing power to enter into the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;

 

  (B) giving the names of the present officers and directors;

 

  (C) setting out specimen signatures of persons who would be authorised to sign documents or otherwise perform obligations under the Security Documents;

 

  (D) attaching copies of resolutions passed at a duly convened meeting of the directors approving the granting and the execution of the documents whose execution is contemplated hereby, insofar as they relate to it and the issue of any power of attorney to execute the same; and

 

  (E) containing a declaration of solvency as at the date of the secretary’s certificate.

 

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60 Where the secretary’s certificate referred to in paragraph 60 of this Schedule 4 is dated more than ten (10) Business Days prior to the Redelivery Date, a bringdown certificate, which need not be notarially attested if signed by the same person that signed the secretary’s certificate referred to in paragraph 60 of this Schedule 4.

 

61 The original powers of attorney issued pursuant to (A) the resolutions referred to above and (B) paragraph 60(C) above, notarially attested.

 

62 Confirmation from the Process Agent that it will act for the Manager as agent for service of process in England.

 

63 Copies of all UCC-1 Financing Statements filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware.

 

64 Payment of all fees due under Clause 13.

 

65 A Certified Copy of the carrier initiative agreement executed pursuant to the Post Redelivery Mortgage.

 

66 A Certified Copy of any current certificate of financial responsibility in respect of the Vessel issued under OPA.

 

67 A Certified Copy of a valid safety management certificate (or interim safety management certificate) issued to the Vessel in respect of its management by the Manager pursuant to the ISM Code.

 

68 A Certified Copy of a valid document of compliance (or interim document of compliance) issued to the Manager in respect of ships of the same type as the Vessel pursuant to the ISM Code.

 

69 A Certified Copy of a valid international ship security certificate issued to the Vessel in accordance with the ISPS Code.

 

70 A Certified Copy of a valid international air pollution prevention certificate issued to the Vessel under Annex VI.

 

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Schedule 5

Confidentiality Undertaking

[On Bank’s Headed Paper]

 

To: PRIDE OF AMERICA SHIP HOLDING, INC.

Corporation Trust Center

1209 Orange Street

Wilmington

Delaware 19801

United States of America

(the “Borrower” )

HSBC BANK PLC

Project and Export Finance

8 Canada Square

London E14 5HQ

Attn: Mr Colin J Cuffie/Ms Isabel Olembo

(the “Agent” )

PRIDE OF AMERICA SHIP HOLDING, INC

DOLLAR EQUIVALENT OF €258,000,000 TERM LOAN (THE “FACILITY”)

FORM OF CONFIDENTIALITY UNDERTAKING

 

1 We hereby undertake that we will keep confidential and will not make use of for any purposes (other than for the purposes of the Facility) all information delivered to us in connection with the Facility and all information obtained by us in the course of discussions with the Agent, the Borrower or any other party involved with the Facility (collectively the “Information” ) until and save to the extent that the Information has been released into the public domain. However, we shall be entitled to supply the Information to:

 

  (A) professional advisers solely for use in connection with the Facility after drawing to the attention of those advisers the content of the undertaking as to confidentiality given by us and after obtaining similar undertakings from them; and

 

  (B) any third party where we have been authorised in writing to do so by the Borrower; and

 

  (C) subject to giving reasonable prior notice to the Borrower, to any banking or regulatory authority to which we are subject after drawing to the attention of such authority the content of the undertaking as to confidentiality given by us; and

 

  (D) pursuant to subpoena or other legal process and pursuant to any law or regulation having the force of law.

 

2 We further undertake that if we decide not to participate in the Facility, we will return to the Agent the originals and additional copies or extracts made therefrom and all documentary Information delivered to us by the Agent in relation to the Facility and/or the Borrower (including any supplied to third parties as contemplated in paragraph 1).

 

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For and on behalf of
BANK NAME:

 

By
Date:

 

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Schedule 6

Transfer Certificate

Lenders are advised not to employ Transfer Certificates or otherwise to assign or transfer interests in the Loan Agreement without further ensuring that the transaction complies with all applicable laws and requisitions, including the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 and regulations made thereunder and similar statutes which may be in force in other jurisdictions.

 

TO: HSBC Bank plc (the “Agent” ) as agent on its own behalf and for and on behalf of the Arrangers, the Hermes Agent, the Trustee, the Borrower and the Lenders as defined in the Loan Agreement referred to below

 

Attention: [                             ]

Date:                         

This certificate (the “Transfer Certificate” ) relates to a loan agreement dated 4 April 2003 and amended and restated by an agreement dated 20 April 2004 and an agreement dated      December 2007 (as the same may from time to time be further amended, supplemented, restated and/or novated the “Loan Agreement” ) made between (among others) (1) Pride of America Ship Holding, Inc. as borrower (the “ Borrower ”) (2) the banks and financial institutions referred to therein as lenders (the “Lenders” ) (3) the Agent (4) Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft (the “Hermes Agent” ) and (5) HSBC Bank plc (the “Trustee” ) whereby the Lenders have agreed to make available to the Borrower a term loan facility in the amount of up to two hundred and fifty eight million Euro (€258,000,000) and/or the Equivalent Amount thereof. Terms defined in the Loan Agreement shall, unless otherwise defined herein, have the same meanings herein as therein.

In this Transfer Certificate:

the “Transferor” means [full name] of [Office];

the “Transferee” means [full name] of [Office].

 

1 The Transferor with full title guarantee transfers to the Transferee absolutely in accordance with Clause 17.5 of the Loan Agreement all rights and interests (present, future or contingent) which the Transferor has as Lender under or by virtue of the Loan Agreement and all the other Security Documents insofar as such rights and interests relate to [that portion of its Contribution to the Loan in an amount equal to [[            ] Dollars (USD[            ]) [and [            ] Euro (€[            ])] out of its total Contribution which at the date hereof is [            ] Dollars (USD[            ]) [and [            ] Euro (€[            ])] or [that portion of its Commitment to the Facility in an amount of [            ] Euro (€[            ]) or an amount in Dollars equal to [            ] Euro (€[            ]) out of its total Commitment which at the date hereof is [            ] Euro (€[            ]) in Euro and/or in Dollars].

 

2

By virtue of this Transfer Certificate and Clause 17.5 of the Loan Agreement, the Transferor is discharged entirely with effect from the Transfer Date from [that portion of its Contribution to the Loan and its obligations relating thereto to the extent of [[            ] Dollars (USD[            ]) and [            ] Euro (€[            ]) out of its total Contribution at

 

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  such date] or [that portion of its Commitment to the Facility and its obligations relating thereto to the extent of [            ] Euro (€[            ]) in Euro and/or in Dollars out of its total Commitment at such date].

 

3 The Transferee hereby requests:

 

  (A) the Borrower, the Agent, the Hermes Agent, the Trustee, the Arrangers and the Lenders to accept the executed copies of this Transfer Certificate as being delivered pursuant to and for the purposes of Clause 17.5 of the Loan Agreement; and

 

  (B) the Agent to execute this Transfer Certificate on behalf of itself and the other said parties pursuant to Clause 17.8 of the Loan Agreement so that this Transfer Certificate will take effect in accordance with the terms thereof on [specify date of transfer] [or] [the date on which the Agent receives a certificate signed by [the Transferor] confirming that the following conditions have been fulfilled [specify conditions to transfer].

 

4 The Transferee:

 

  (A) confirms that it has received a copy of the Loan Agreement, the Agency and Trust Deed and the other Security Documents together with such other documents and information as it has required in connection with the transaction contemplated thereby;

 

  (B) confirms that it has not relied and will not hereafter rely on the Transferor, the Trustee, the Agent, the Arrangers, the Lenders or the Hermes Agent to check or enquire on its behalf into the legality, validity, effectiveness, adequacy, accuracy or completeness of the Loan Agreement, the Agency and Trust Deed or any other of the Security Documents or any other documents or information;

 

  (C) agrees that it has not relied and will not rely on the Transferor, the Trustee, the Agent, the Arrangers, the Lenders or the Hermes Agent to assess or keep under review on its behalf the financial condition, creditworthiness, condition, affairs, status or nature of the Borrower or any other party to the Loan Agreement or any other of the Security Documents (save as otherwise expressly provided therein);

 

  (D) warrants that it has power and authority to become a party to the Loan Agreement and the Agency and Trust Deed and has taken all necessary action to authorise execution of this Transfer Certificate and to obtain all necessary approvals and consents to the assumption of its obligations under the Loan Agreement, the Agency and Trust Deed and the other Security Documents;

 

  (E) if not already a Lender, appoints the Agent to act as its agent (except in relation to the Hermes Cover), the Hermes Agent to act as its agent in relation to the Hermes Cover and the Trustee to act as its trustee as provided in the Loan Agreement, the Agency and Trust Deed and the other Security Documents and agrees to be bound by the terms of Clause 17.8 of the Loan Agreement and by all the terms of the Agency and Trust Deed.

 

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5 The Transferor:

 

  (A) warrants to the Transferee that it has full power to enter into this Transfer Certificate and has taken all corporate action necessary to authorise it to do so;

 

  (B) warrants to the Transferee that this Transfer Certificate is binding on the Transferor under the laws of (i) England (ii) the country in which the Transferor is incorporated and (iii) the country in which its Office is located; and

 

  (C) agrees that it will, at its own expense, execute any documents which the Transferee reasonably requests for perfecting in any relevant jurisdiction the Transferee’s title under this Transfer Certificate or for any similar purpose.

 

6 The Transferee hereby undertakes to the Transferor and each of the other parties to the Loan Agreement and the Agency and Trust Deed that it will perform in accordance with its terms all those obligations which by the terms of the Loan Agreement and the Agency and Trust Deed will be assumed by it after the transfer contemplated by this Transfer Certificate has taken effect.

 

7 If a Transferor and a Transferee effect a transfer in accordance with Clause 3 of this Transfer Certificate during an Interest Period, the Agent shall make all payments which would have become due to the Transferor under the Loan Agreement during the relevant Interest Period to the Transferor, as if no such transfer had been effected by the Transferor to the Transferee, according to the percentages of the Transferor’s Contribution and/or Commitment transferred and retained pursuant to Clauses 1 and 2 of this Transfer Certificate, and the Transferor and the Transferee shall be responsible for paying to each other pro rata all amounts (if any) due to them from each other for such Interest Period. On and from the commencement of the immediately succeeding Interest Period, the Agent shall make all payments due under the Loan Agreement for the account of the Transferor, to the Transferor, and shall make all payments due under the Loan Agreement for the account of the Transferee, to the Transferee. This provision is for administrative convenience only and shall not affect the rights of the Transferor and the Transferee under the Loan Agreement.

 

8 None of the Transferor, the Agent, the Hermes Agent, the Trustee, the Arrangers or the Lenders:

 

  (A) makes any representation or warranty nor assumes any responsibility with respect to the legality, validity, effectiveness, adequacy or enforceability of the Loan Agreement, the Agency and Trust Deed or any other of the Security Documents or any document relating thereto;

 

  (B) assumes any responsibility for the financial condition of the Borrower or any other party to the Loan Agreement, the Agency and Trust Deed or any other of the Security Documents or any such other document or for the performance and observance by the Borrower or any other party to the Loan Agreement, the Agency and Trust Deed or any other of the Security Documents or any such other document (save as otherwise expressly provided therein) and any and all such conditions and warranties, whether expressed or implied by law or otherwise, are hereby excluded (except as aforesaid).

 

9 The Transferor and the Transferee each undertakes that it will on demand fully indemnify the Agent in respect of any claim, proceeding, liability or expense which relates to or results from this Transfer Certificate or any matter connected with or arising out of it unless caused by the Agent’s gross negligence or wilful misconduct, as the case may be.

 

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10 The agreements and undertaking of the Transferee in this Transfer Certificate are given to and for the benefit of and made with each of the other parties to the Loan Agreement.

 

11 This Transfer Certificate shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, English law.

IN WITNESS whereof the Transferor, the Transferee and the Agent (as agent for and on behalf of itself as Agent, the Hermes Agent, the Trustee, the Arrangers, the Borrower and the Lenders (other than the Transferor)) have caused this Transfer Certificate to be executed on the day first written above.

 

THE TRANSFEROR     
SIGNED by   )   
  )   
for and on behalf of   )   
[                ]   )   
in the presence of:   )   
THE TRANSFEREE     
SIGNED by   )   
  )   
for and on behalf of   )   
[                    ]   )   
in the presence of:   )   
THE AGENT     
SIGNED by   )   
  )   
for and on behalf of   )   
[                    ]   )   
as agent for and on behalf   )   
of itself as Agent,   )   
the Hermes Agent, the Trustee,   )   
the Arrangers, the Borrower,   )   
the Guarantor and the Lenders   )   
in the presence of:   )   

 

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Schedule

Administrative Details of Transferee

Name of Transferee:

Office:

Contact Person

(Loan Administration Department):

Telephone:

Fax:

E-mail:

Contact Person

(Credit Administration Department):

Telephone:

Fax:

E-mail:

Account for Payments:

 

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Schedule 7

Form of Notice of Fixed Rate

 

To:   SHIP HOLDING LLC (the “ Borrower ”)
  Corporation Trust Center
  1209 Orange Street
  Wilmington
  Delaware 19801
  United States of America
From:   HSBC BANK PLC (the “Facility Agent” )
  Project and Export Finance
  8 Canada Square
  London E14 5HQ
  Attn:    Mr Colin J Cuffie/Ms Isabel Olembo

Loan Agreement dated 4 April 2003 and amended and restated by an agreement dated 20 April 2004 between (among others) (1) the Borrower (2) the Lenders (3) the Agent (4) the Hermes Agent and (5) the Trustee (the “Loan Agreement”) relating to the financing of the completion of a vessel identified with no 7671 and working title “Project America” at Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven GmbH

The Agent hereby gives notice to the Borrower that, pursuant to Clause 5.5 (Fixed Rate) of the Loan Agreement, the Borrower shall from [date] 2004 pay interest on the outstanding amount of the Loan at the Fixed Rate of [    ] per cent ([ ]%) per annum.

Capitalised terms used herein shall have the same meanings as in the Loan Agreement.

Date:                      2004

 

 

HSBC BANK PLC
By:
Agreed:

 

SHIP HOLDING LLC
By:

 

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Schedule 8

Chartering of the Six Vessels (as defined in Clause 10.6.4)

 

Vessel

  

New Owner

   Daily Hire    Redelivering    Transfer Value
“NORWEGIAN SEA”    Ocean Pacific Limited    [*]    [*]    [*]
“NORWEGIAN MAJESTY”    Ocean Voyager Limited    [*]    [*]    [*]
“NORWEGIAN WIND”    Crown Wind Limited    [*]    [*]    [*]
“NORWEGIAN CROWN” currently on bareboat charter to Crown Odyssey Limited    Sold to Fred Olsen Cruise Lines Pte. Ltd. on 1 September 2006    [*]    [*]    [*]
“NORWEGIAN DREAM”    Ocean Dream Limited    [*]    [*]    [*]
“MARCO POLO” currently on bareboat charter to Ocean World Limited    Sold to Story Cruise Ltd. on 23 July 2007    [*]    [*]    [*]

 

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Schedule 9

Apollo-Related Transactions

 

1 Subscription Agreement

 

  1.1 At the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Subscription Agreement (the “Closing” ), the Investors shall pay to the Guarantor USD1,000,000,000 as payment for newly-issued ordinary shares ( “Ordinary Shares” ) in the capital of the Guarantor, par value USD1.00 per share (the “Subscribed Ordinary Shares” ). The Subscribed Ordinary Shares shall represent fifty per cent (50%) of the issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares of the Guarantor as of the Closing.

 

  1.2 On the Jade Transfer Date (i) the Shareholder will transfer the Jade Assets to NCL International (or one of NCL International’s existing or newly-formed subsidiaries), and the Jade Vessel shall be re-flagged in connection with such transfer from the US flag to the Bahamas flag PROVIDED THAT in the event that the transfer of the Jade Assets can be effected in a manner that the parties to the Subscription Agreement agree is more advantageous from a tax perspective than the manner set forth above, such transfer shall be effected in an alternative manner and (ii) NCL International (or one of its existing or newly-formed subsidiaries) will assume the Jade Liabilities (such transactions together the “Jade Transfer” ).

 

  1.3 Effective as of the Closing, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained therein, the Guarantor has released, waived and forever discharged Star, its Subsidiaries and their respective predecessors, successors, assigns, officers, directors, shareholders, employees and agents and their respective counsel (for the benefit of Star and its Subsidiaries) from any and all actions, causes of actions, demands, suits, contracts, agreements, Encumbrances, Liabilities, or Losses of any type, based on any fact or circumstance arising prior to the Closing based on Star’s relationship with the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries prior to the Closing (including any claims relating to actual or alleged breaches of fiduciary or other duties by Star’s directors, officers or shareholders), whether based on contract or any applicable law (including tort, statute, local ordinance, regulation or any comparable law) in any jurisdiction.

 

  1.4 Star, the Guarantor and the Investors have stated their mutual intention that, following the Closing, Star and the Guarantor continue their current policies and practices of close collaboration in support of their mutual efforts to develop their respective cruise line businesses, including providing assistance to each other in mutually-beneficial strategic initiatives, consultation, co-ordination, collaboration in shipbuilding and sharing of ship design and providing or assisting in obtaining any necessary consents and approvals relating to such initiatives, shipbuilding or ship design PROVIDED THAT in no event shall Star or the Guarantor be obligated to engage in any such efforts if such efforts could reasonably be expected to have an adverse effect on the operation or prospects of such party’s respective cruise line business.

 

  1.5 Star has indemnification obligations running in favour of the Investors. In the event that the Investors suffer any indemnifiable Losses in cash, Star may elect in its sole discretion to have all or a portion of the indemnity obligation of Star deemed satisfied by having the Guarantor issue to the Investors additional Ordinary Shares.

 

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  1.6 If the transactions contemplated by the Subscription Agreement upon the Closing are consummated, at the Closing (as described in clause 1.1 of this Schedule), the Guarantor shall pay, by wire transfer of immediately available funds, to each Person who is the payee of any outstanding Guarantor Transaction Expenses as of the Closing Date, the amount owed to such Person. For the avoidance of doubt, in the event that the Closing Date transaction fee payable to either (i) an Affiliate of the Investors or (ii) Star or an Affiliate thereof exceeds, in either case, an amount which is equal to half of the amount paid to Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof for its mergers and acquisitions advisory fee, such excess amount shall be paid, with respect to (i), by Star, or with respect to (ii), by the Investors. If the transactions contemplated by the Subscription Agreement upon the Closing (as described in clause 1.1 of this Schedule) are not consummated, all costs and expenses incurred in connection with the Subscription Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby shall be paid by the party incurring such costs and expenses.

 

2 Shareholders’ Agreement

For so long as the ratio of the number of the Equity Securities owned by the Star Group on a fully diluted basis divided by the number of the Equity Securities owned by the Investor Group on a fully diluted basis is at least 0.6, the Guarantor may not take any of the actions set forth in schedule II of the Shareholders’ Agreement without the prior written approval of Star. For the purpose of this clause “on a fully diluted basis” means taking into account any shares issued or issuable under warrants, options and convertible instruments (or other equity equivalents).

 

3 Reimbursement Agreement

 

  3.1 Shareholder Undertakings

Star and Investor I have agreed (the “NCLA Undertakings” ) to cause the Guarantor to conduct the NCLA Business in the usual and ordinary course of business after the Closing Date. In connection therewith, Star shall periodically reimburse the Guarantor for any NCLA Cash Losses up to the amount of the Cash Losses Cap.

 

  3.2 Star Termination Election

At any time after the Closing Date, Star may give notice (the “Star Termination Election” ) to the Guarantor and Investor I that it is terminating the NCLA Undertakings. Following receipt by the Guarantor of the Star Termination Election, the parties to the Reimbursement Agreement shall then within thirty (30) days thereafter either (i) enter into the NCLA Continuation Agreement (as defined in clause 3.4 of this Schedule) or (ii) make the NCLA Wind-up Determination (as defined in clause 3.5 of this Schedule).

 

  3.3 Guarantor Termination Election

In the event the Star Termination Election has not been delivered prior to 1 December 2008, then on the earlier of (i) such date and (ii) the date on which

 

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the aggregate amount of NCLA Cash Losses actually accrued equals or exceeds USD37,500,000, the Guarantor may give notice to Star (the “Guarantor Termination Election” ) that it is terminating the NCLA Undertakings. Following receipt by Star of the Guarantor Termination Election (a) the parties to the Reimbursement Agreement shall undertake the Shut Down Procedure (b) the America Assets shall be transferred by the Shareholder to NCL International (or one of its existing or newly-formed subsidiaries), which transfer shall be accomplished through liquidations to the extent necessary and NCL International (or one of its existing or newly-formed subsidiaries) shall assume any liabilities associated with the America Assets, and the Vessel shall be re-flagged in connection with such transfer from the US flag to the Bahamas flag (such transactions together the “America Transfer” ) (c) the Guarantor shall pay to Star an amount equal to USD460,000,000 less any America Accumulated Book Depreciation and less any Allocable America Indebtedness (d) the Guarantor shall prepay and/or cancel the relevant percentage of the term loan and revolving credit facilities outstanding under the credit facilities related to the Aloha Assets (and the lenders under such facilities shall release all of their liens on the Aloha Assets) and cause the transfer to Star (or one of its subsidiaries) of all of the Shareholder’s right, title and interest in the Aloha Assets free and clear of any Encumbrances through liquidations that qualify as complete liquidations under section 331 of the Code of the Shareholder, Pride of Aloha, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and each of the Shareholder’s other subsidiaries, to the extent necessary and (e) Star shall reimburse the Guarantor for any and all Shut Down Costs up to USD35,000,000 (each such payment, distribution or transaction, the “Wind Up Transactions” ). Following any decision to shut down the NCLA Business, any decision to sell or otherwise dispose of any of the assets of the NCLA Business (other than the Vessel, the Pride of Aloha Vessel and their respective related assets) as part of the Shut Down Procedure shall be determined solely by Star. The net proceeds of any such sale or disposition(s) shall be deducted from and shall reduce the Shut Down Costs by such amount of net proceeds.

 

  3.4 NCLA Continuation Agreement

In the event that Star has provided the Guarantor and Investor I with the Star Termination Election, then within thirty (30) days thereafter, the Guarantor and Star will mutually agree in writing that the Guarantor shall continue to operate and manage the NCLA Business (the “NCLA Continuation Agreement” ), in which case (i) Star’s obligations to reimburse the Guarantor for the NCLA Cash Losses shall terminate, and Star shall not be obligated to pay for any Shut Down Costs and (ii) the Guarantor shall pay to Star an amount equal to USD800,000,000, less the Aloha Accumulated Book Depreciation, less the America Accumulated Book Depreciation, less the Allocable Aloha Indebtedness and less the Allocable America Indebtedness (such amounts together the “Payment” ) PROVIDED THAT the Payment shall be funded in part by an incremental equity contribution to the Guarantor by each of Star and Investor I in the amount of USD170,000,000, less one-half of the Aloha Accumulated Book Depreciation and less one-half of the Allocable Aloha Indebtedness.

Subject to the proviso in the immediately preceding paragraph, the Guarantor shall use reasonable best efforts to fund any payments to Star pursuant to the NCLA Continuation Agreement, NCLA Wind Up Transactions or the Guarantor Termination Election by either the use of funds generated internally by the

 

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Guarantor or generated from the incurrence of additional Indebtedness from existing or new debt facilities. In the event that the Guarantor is unable to fund payments in such a manner, Star and Investor I acknowledge and agree that such funds shall be generated by the net proceeds of a primary offering of additional Ordinary Shares to the existing shareholders of the Guarantor at the Subscription Price.

 

  3.5 NCLA Wind-up Determination

In the event that the Guarantor and Star have not entered into the NCLA Continuation Agreement by the end of such thirty (30) day period or the Guarantor provides to Star notice prior to the expiration of such thirty (30) day period that the Guarantor has elected to shut down the NCLA Business (either such circumstance, the “NCLA Wind-up Determination” ) the parties shall consummate the Wind Up Transactions.

If none of the Guarantor Termination Election, the NCLA Continuation Agreement or the NCLA Wind-up Determination has been made by 31 December 2008, the provisions of the Reimbursement Agreement shall apply as if the Guarantor and Star have entered into the NCLA Continuation Agreement.

 

4 Indenture

As a result of the transactions contemplated by the Subscription Agreement (as described in clause 1.1 of this Schedule), a change of control is triggered under the Indenture, dated 15 July 2004, between the Guarantor and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as indenture trustee, with respect to USD250,000,000 10 5/8% Senior Notes due 2014. At Closing, pursuant to and as required by the terms of the Indenture, the Guarantor will proceed with a repurchase offer for the outstanding bonds at a purchase price in cash equal to one hundred and one per cent (101%) of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest. Apollo holds USD29,000,000 in principal amount of the said 10 5/8% Senior Notes due 2014.

Defined Terms

Capitalized terms defined in this Agreement and not otherwise defined in this Schedule shall have the meanings specified for such terms in this Agreement. As used in this Schedule, the following terms shall have the meanings specified below:

“additional Ordinary Shares” means Ordinary Shares issued by the Guarantor following the issuance of the Subscribed Ordinary Shares;

“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person (i) who is an individual, a spouse, parent, sibling or lineal descendant of such Person (ii) that is an entity, an officer, manager, director, shareholder, member, general partner, limited partner or an Affiliate of such Person and (iii) any other Person that, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, another Person. For purposes of this definition, the terms “control”, “controlling”, “controlled by” and “under common control with”, as used with respect to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise;

“Allocable Aloha Indebtedness” means USD0;

 

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“Allocable America Indebtedness” means USD251,000,000;

“Allocable Jade Indebtedness” means EUR383,000,000;

“Allocable NCLA Indebtedness” means USD251,000,000;

“Aloha Accumulated Book Depreciation” means any accumulated book depreciation calculated in accordance with GAAP with respect to the Pride of Aloha Vessel from 1 April 2007 to the NCLA Valuation Date, as set forth in annex 1 to this Schedule;

“Aloha Assets” means the following assets relating wholly and directly to the Pride of Aloha Vessel, in each case to the extent transferable or assignable: (i) the Pride of Aloha Vessel (ii) all permits issued by any governmental authority to the Shareholder and related to the Pride of Aloha Vessel and (iii) all of the Pride of Aloha Vessel’s appliances, equipment, engines, machinery, boats, tackle, outfit, bunkers, oils and fuels, spare parts, consumable provisions and stores, appurtenances and belongings, whether on board or ashore;

“Amended and Restated Incorporation Documents” means the memorandum of increase of authorised share capital and the amended and restated bye-laws of the Guarantor and the Guarantor’s existing memorandum of association;

“America Accumulated Book Depreciation” means any accumulated book depreciation calculated in accordance with GAAP with respect to the Vessel from 1 April 2007 to the NCLA Valuation Date, as set forth in annex 1 to this Schedule;

“America Assets” means: (i) the Vessel (ii) all permits issued by any governmental authority to the Shareholder or any of its subsidiaries and related to the Vessel, in each case to the extent transferable or assignable (iii) all monies received with respect to payments for cruises on the Vessel which will take place after the closing date of the America Transfer (iv) all supplies and inventory on the Vessel for cruises on the Vessel which will take place after the closing date of the America Transfer (v) all accounts and notes receivable of the Shareholder or any of its subsidiaries related to cruises on the Vessel which will take place after the closing date of the America Transfer (vi) all insurance and indemnity claims relating to the Vessel or America Liabilities made by or on behalf of Star, the Guarantor or the Shareholder (or any of their respective subsidiaries) and received after the closing date of the America Transfer and (vii) all other assets, properties, rights and claims used, held for use or intended to be used in connection with the operation or conduct of the Vessel after the closing date of the America Transfer;

“America Liabilities” means the Allocable America Indebtedness and any other liability relating to the America Assets;

“Applicable Law” means with respect to any Person, all provisions of common or statutory laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations or Orders applicable to such Person. For the avoidance of doubt, Applicable Law shall include the Listing Rules;

“Cash Losses Cap” means USD50,000,000;

“Closing Date” shall mean the date on which the closing of the investment in the Guarantor by the Investors occurs and which is expected to be on or about fourteen (14) days after the date of the Seventh Supplemental Deed;

“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 of the United States of America, as amended;

 

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“Encumbrances” means any lien, encumbrance, hypothecation, charge, mortgage, equity, trust, equitable interest, claim, preference, right of possession, right of seizure, lease, tenancy, license, covenant, interference, proxy, right of first refusal, option or right of first option, preemptive right, community property interest, legend, defect, impediment, exception, limitation, impairment, imperfection of title or restriction of any nature (including any restrictions on the voting of any Security, any restriction on the Transfer of any Security or other asset, any restriction on the receipt of any income derived from any asset, any restriction on the use of any asset and any restriction on the possession, exercise or transfer of any other attribute of ownership of any asset);

“Equity Securities” means (i) the Ordinary Shares and any other equity securities of the Guarantor and (ii) any securities issued or issuable directly or indirectly with respect to the securities referred to in clause (i) above by way of conversion, exercise or exchange, bonus share issue, share dividend, share sub-division, or share split or in connection with a combination of shares, recapitalization, reclassification, amalgamation, merger, consolidation, reorganization or other similar event;

“Existing Star Controlling Shareholders” means Golden Hope Limited, as trustee of the Golden Hope Unit Trust, Resorts World Bhd, Genting Overseas Holdings Limited, Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay, Puan Sri Lee Kim Hua, Joondalup Limited, Goldsfine Investments Ltd., and each other controlled Affiliate of Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay;

“Governmental Authority” means any national, European Union, federal, provincial, state, county, city, local, foreign or international governmental, administrative or regulatory authority, commission, committee, agency or body (including any court, tribunal or arbitral body) and specifically including The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited;

“Guarantor Transaction Expenses” means (i) the third person fees and expenses, reasonably incurred by the Investors, Star, the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries in connection with the drafting, negotiation, execution, and delivery of the Subscription Agreement, the Shareholders’ Agreement and the Reimbursement Agreement, the amended and restated incorporation documents of the Guarantor, the Voting Agreement and all other documents, agreements and instruments executed and delivered in connection therewith, in each case, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, and other documents relating to the investment process, including (a) all of the fees and expenses of the Guarantor’s and Star’s accountants, lawyers, and other advisors, including Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, Cox Hallett Wilkinson, Clifford Chance and Access Capital Limited (b) all of the fees and expenses (including due diligence fees and expenses) of the Investors’ accountants, lawyers, and other advisors, including Aon Corporation, O’Melveny & Myers LLP, Conyers Dill & Pearman and Burke & Parsons (c) the amount of all filing fees required to be paid pursuant to any competition and antitrust laws and any other regulatory filings required and (d) the mergers and acquisitions advisory fee payable to Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof and (ii) the Closing Date transaction fees payable to (a) an Affiliate of the Investors and (b) Star or an Affiliate thereof PROVIDED THAT the Closing Date transaction fee payable to each such Person in paragraph (ii) of this definition shall not exceed an amount which is equal to half of the amount paid to Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof for its mergers and acquisitions advisory fee;

“Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person, without duplication (i) all obligations for borrowed money, including all obligations evidenced by notices or similar instruments (ii) all obligations issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than current trade liabilities incurred in the ordinary course and payable in accordance with customary practice) (iii) all capital lease obligations under GAAP (iv) all obligations secured by an

 

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Encumbrance (v) all obligations to pay a specified purchase price for goods and services, whether or not delivered or accepted (vi) all obligations in respect of swap or hedge agreements or similar agreements (vii) all negative cash balances and refunds payable (viii) the principal component of all obligations, contingent or otherwise, in respect of letters of credit and bankers’ acceptances (ix) all guarantees of Indebtedness described in clauses (i) to (viii) above and (x) all change in control payments payable in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents;

“Investor Group” means the Investors together with their Permitted Transferees who hold Equity Securities;

“Jade Assets” means: (i) the Jade Vessel (ii) all permits issued by any governmental authority to the Shareholder or any of its subsidiaries and related to the Jade Vessel, in each case to the extent transferable or assignable (iii) all monies received with respect to payments for cruises on the Jade Vessel which will take place after the closing date of the Jade Transfer (iv) all supplies and inventory on the Jade Vessel for cruises on the Jade Vessel which will take place after the closing date of the Jade Transfer (v) all accounts and notes receivable of the Shareholder or any of its subsidiaries related to cruises on the Jade Vessel which will take place after the closing date of the Jade Transfer (vi) all insurance and indemnity claims relating to the Jade Vessel or Jade Liabilities made by or on behalf of Star, the Guarantor or the Shareholder (or any of their respective subsidiaries) and received after the closing date of the Jade Transfer and (vii) all other assets, properties, rights and claims used, held for use or intended to be used in connection with the operation or conduct of the Jade Vessel after the closing date of the Jade Transfer;

“Jade Liabilities” means the Allocable Jade Indebtedness and any other liability relating to the Jade Assets;

“Jade Transfer Date” means 9 February 2008, or such other date mutually agreed in writing by the parties to the Subscription Agreement;

“Jade Vessel” means the 2006 built United States documented passenger vessel “PRIDE OF HAWAII”, official number 1160677, IMO number 9304057, and all appurtenances thereto whether on board or ashore;

“Liabilities” means any and all direct or indirect Indebtedness, Losses, claims or responsibilities, whether known or unknown, accrued or fixed, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, secured or unsecured or determined or determinable, whether or not of a kind required by GAAP to be set forth on a financial statement, including (but not limited to) those arising under any Applicable Law and those arising under any contract or otherwise;

“Listing Rules” means The Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited;

“Losses” means any and all direct or indirect payments, obligations, recoveries, deficiencies, fines, penalties, interest, assessments, losses, damages (including damages resulting in diminution in value, lost income and profits and interruptions in the business of the Guarantor or any of its Subsidiaries), liabilities, costs, expenses, to the extent actually incurred, including (i) attorneys’ fees and expenses relating to such Loss and/or necessary to enforce rights to indemnification in connection with the Subscription Agreement and (ii) consultants’ and experts’ fees and other costs of defence or investigation, and interest on any amount payable to a third party as a result of the foregoing (whether accrued, absolute, contingent, known, or otherwise, but excluding punitive, exemplary, special and consequential damages (other than as expressly included in this definition));

 

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“NCLA Business” means the operations and business conducted by the Shareholder and its subsidiaries, which include the operation of the Vessel and the Pride of Aloha Vessel and, until the Jade Transfer has been completed, the Jade Vessel;

“NCLA Capital Expenditures” means, for any period, the aggregate amount of any capital expenditures made by the Shareholder and any of its subsidiaries in such period with respect to the NCLA Business (including any capital expenditures made in relation to the Jade Vessel until the Jade Transfer has been completed);

“NCLA Cash Losses” means the amount, if negative, of the sum of (i) NCLA EBITDA less (ii) NCLA Capital Expenditures less (iii) interest paid or accrued on the Allocable NCLA Indebtedness at a blended rate, in each case in respect of the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending on the NCLA Valuation Date and in each case as reflected on the financial statements of the Shareholder or the accounting books and records of the Shareholder;

“NCLA EBITDA” means, for any period, the sum of (i) net revenues less (ii) ship operating expenses and selling, general and administrative expenses as allocated in a manner consistent with past practice as included in management reports, in each case as determined in accordance with GAAP and as reflected in the financial statements of the Shareholder or the accounting books and records of the Shareholder. For the avoidance of doubt (a) any Shared Overhead Expenses which are incurred by the Guarantor and its subsidiaries in any such period shall be included (without duplication) in the calculation of NCLA EBITDA for such period and (b) any Shut Down Costs, Post-Termination Expenses or expenses in connection with the early redeployment of the Vessel in the Guarantor’s fleet which are incurred in any such period shall not be included in the calculation of NCLA EBITDA for such period;

“NCLA Valuation Date” means the date that is ninety (90) days after the date on which notice of the Star Termination Election or the Guarantor Termination Election is delivered;

“Order” means all judgments, injunctions, orders and decrees of all Governmental Authorities in any legal, administrative or arbitration action, suit, complaint, charge, hearing, mediation, inquiry, investigation or proceeding in which the Person in question is a party or by which any of its properties or assets are bound;

“Permitted Transfer” means:

 

(i) with respect to the Investors, any Transfer by an Investor to an Affiliate of the Investor (including (a) the partners, members and stockholders of the Investor, and, if such Affiliate is an entity, the partners, members and stockholders of such Affiliate (b) any limited partner which has directly or indirectly invested, or otherwise has ownership interests, in Apollo Investment Fund VI, LP or one of its Affiliated investment funds or (c) prior to the first anniversary of the Closing Date, of up to forty per cent (40%) of the Equity Securities held by the Investor as at the Closing Date in the aggregate to any funds, financial institutions or individuals acting as a co-investor in the Guarantor with the Investor; and

 

(ii) with respect to Star, any Transfer by Star to (a) any wholly-owned Subsidiary of Star or (b) any Existing Star Controlling Shareholder;

“Permitted Transferees” means any Person to whom a Permitted Transfer is made or is to be made;

 

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“Person” means any legal person, including any individual, corporation, investment fund, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, joint stock company, association, trust, unincorporated entity or Governmental Authority or other entity;

“Post-Termination Expenses” means all of the (i) costs and expenses with respect to the operations of the NCLA Business that are incurred, consistent with past practice by the Guarantor and its subsidiaries, after the NCLA Valuation Date through 31 December 2008 and (ii) costs and expenses that would have been allocated and attributable to the Pride of Aloha Vessel had the vessel remained in service as part of the Shareholder’s fleet until 31 December 2008, in each case based upon an allocation of corporate costs on a capacity day basis in a manner consistent with past practice and the Guarantor’s then-currently published sailing schedule;

“Pride of Aloha Vessel” means United States documented passenger cruise vessel “PRIDE OF ALOHA”, official number 1153219, IMO number 9128532;

“Security” means, with respect to any Person, all equity securities or equity interests of such Person, all securities convertible into or exchangeable for equity securities or equity interests of such Person, and all options, warrants, and other rights to purchase or otherwise acquire from such Person equity interests, including any stock appreciation or similar rights, contractual or otherwise;

“Shared Overhead Expenses” means those overhead expenses incurred by the Guarantor and any of its subsidiaries which are attributable to the operation and management of the NCLA Business based upon an allocation of corporate costs on a capacity day basis in a manner consistent with past practice and the Guarantor’s then-currently published sailing schedule, and shall include any capital expenditures made by the Guarantor and any of its subsidiaries (other than the Shareholder and its subsidiaries) with respect to the NCLA Business;

“Shut Down Costs” shall mean (i) any and all costs and expenses incurred by the Guarantor and any of its subsidiaries in connection with the shut down of the operation and management of the NCLA Business, whether accrued or paid and (ii) all documentary, gross receipts, sales, transfer and use taxes and similar liabilities, if any, resulting directly or indirectly from the transactions contemplated by clause 3.3 and clause 3.4 of this Schedule;

“Shut Down Procedure” means all actions necessary in connection with the shut down of the operation and management of the NCLA Business, including taking all steps reasonably necessary to wind-up and liquidate, in liquidations qualifying as complete liquidations under section 331 of the Code, and each of the Subsidiaries of the Shareholder (except as otherwise agreed by Investor I and the Shareholder);

“Star Group” means Star together with its Permitted Transferees who hold Equity Securities;

“Subscription Price” means USD1,000,000,000;

“Subsidiaries” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, association, partnership, limited liability company or other business entity of which fifty per cent (50%) or more of the total voting power of equity securities or equity interests (including partnership interests) entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of managers, directors, representatives or trustees thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by (i) such Person (ii) such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person or (iii) one or more Subsidiaries of such Person. For the purposes of this definition, the term “controlled” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, WorldCard International Limited shall be deemed not to be a “Subsidiary” of Star for the purposes of the Subscription Agreement;

 

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“Transaction Documents” means the Apollo Transaction Documents, the Amended and Restated Incorporation Documents, the Voting Agreement and all other documents, agreements and instruments executed and delivered in connection therewith, in each case, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time;

“Transfer” means, as to any Security or asset, to sell, transfer, assign, gift, pledge, grant a security interest in, distribute, encumber or otherwise dispose of (including the foreclosure or other acquisition by any lender with respect to such Security or asset pledged to such lender by the holder of such Security or asset), whether directly or indirectly, such Security or asset, either voluntarily or involuntarily and with or without consideration; and

“Voting Agreement” means the voting agreement dated as of 17 August 2007, by and among Investor I and certain of the Existing Star Controlling Shareholders.

 

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Annex 1

Accumulated Book Depreciation

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Schedule 10

Repayment Schedule calculated using the Application of Proceeds Formulation

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Schedule 11

Repayment Schedule for the purpose of calculating the amount of the Margin payable

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Schedule 3

Guarantee


[*]: THE CONFIDENTIAL PORTION HAS BEEN OMITTED PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT AND THE OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE COMMISSION.

DATED 23 APRIL 2004

 

(1)   NCL CORPORATION LTD.  
  (as guarantor)  
(2)   HSBC BANK PLC  
  (as Hermes loan trustee)  
(3)   HSBC BANK PLC  
  (as commercial loan trustee)  

 

 

GUARANTEE

IN RESPECT OF THE OBLIGATIONS OF

PRIDE OF AMERICA SHIP HOLDING, LLC

AS AMENDED AND RESTATED PURSUANT TO

A SUPPLEMENTAL DEED

DATED 1 JUNE 2012

 

 

 

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CONTENTS

 

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1

 

Definitions and Construction

   2

2

 

Guarantee and Indemnity

   3

3

 

Survival of Guarantor’s Liability

   4

4

 

Continuing Guarantee

   5

5

 

Exclusion of the Guarantor’s Rights

   6

6

 

Payments

   7

7

 

Enforcement

   8

8

 

Representations and Warranties

   8

9

 

General Undertakings: Positive Covenants

   10

10

 

General Undertakings: Negative Covenants

   13

11

 

Financial Undertakings and Ownership and Control of the Guarantor

   17

12

 

Cash Sweep

   22

13

 

Special Liquidity

   23

14

 

Chartering

   23

15

 

Hedging

   24

16

 

Exceptional Prepayments

   24

17

 

Equity Contribution

   24

18

 

Indebtedness for Borrowed Money

   24

19

 

Discharge

   24

20

 

Assignment and Transfer

   25

21

 

Miscellaneous Provisions

   25

22

 

Waiver of Immunity

   26

23

 

Notices

   26

24

 

Governing Law

   27

25

 

Jurisdiction

   27

Schedule 1

 

Quarterly Statement of Financial Covenants

   28


Schedule 2

 

Letter of Instruction

   30

Schedule 3

 

Budgeted Consolidated EBITDA

   32

Schedule 4

 

Report on Bookings

   33


DEED

DATED the 23 day of April 2004 (as amended and restated pursuant to a supplemental deed dated 1 JUNE 2012)

BY:

 

(1) NCL CORPORATION LTD. being a company validly existing under the laws of Bermuda with its registered office at Cumberland House, 9th Floor, 1 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda as guarantor (the “Guarantor” );

IN FAVOUR OF:

 

(2) HSBC BANK PLC a company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales whose office is at 8 Canada Square, London E14 5HQ, England (the “Hermes Loan Trustee” ) as trustee for the Beneficiaries; and

 

(3) HSBC BANK PLC a company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales whose office is at 8 Canada Square, London E14 5HQ, England (the “Commercial Loan Trustee” and together with the Hermes Loan Trustee the “Trustees” ) as trustee for the Beneficiaries.

WHEREAS:

 

(A) By a loan agreement dated 4 April 2003 (the “Original Hermes Loan Agreement” ) made between (among others) (1) Pride of America Ship Holding, LLC (formerly known as Pride of America Ship Holding, Inc.) as borrower (the “Borrower” ) (2) the banks whose names and Offices appear in schedule 2 to the Hermes Loan Agreement (the “Hermes Loan Lenders” ) (3) HSBC Bank plc as agent for the Hermes Loan Lenders (the “Hermes Loan Agent” ) (4) Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft as agent (the “Hermes Agent” ) and (5) the Hermes Loan Trustee, as amended and restated by a first supplemental agreement thereto dated 20 April 2004 (the “First Hermes Supplemental Agreement” and together with the Original Hermes Loan Agreement the “Hermes Loan Agreement” ) made between (a) the parties to the Original Hermes Loan Agreement (b) Star Cruises Limited (the “Original Guarantor” ) and (c) the Guarantor, the Hermes Loan Lenders agreed to make available to the Borrower, upon the terms and subject to the conditions thereof, a secured term loan of the equivalent in Dollars of up to two hundred and fifty eight million Euro (€258,000,000) (the “Hermes Loan” ) on the terms and conditions contained therein.

 

(B)

By a loan agreement dated 4 April 2003 (the “Original Commercial Loan Agreement” and together with the Original Hermes Loan Agreement the “Original Loan Agreements” ) made between (among others) (1) the Borrower as borrower (2) the banks whose names and Offices appear in schedule 2 to the Commercial Loan Agreement (the “Commercial Loan Lenders” and together with the Hermes Loan Lenders the “Lenders” ) (3) HSBC Bank plc as agent for the Commercial Loan Lenders (the “Commercial Loan Agent” and together with the Hermes Loan Agent the “Agents” ) (4) the Hermes Agent and (5) the Commercial Loan Trustee, as amended and restated by a first supplemental agreement thereto dated 20 April 2004 (the “First Commercial Supplemental Agreement” ) (the First Hermes Supplemental Agreement and the First Commercial Supplemental Agreement together the “Supplemental Agreements” , the First Commercial Supplemental Agreement and the Original Commercial Loan Agreement together the “Commercial Loan Agreement” and the Hermes Loan


  Agreement and the Commercial Loan Agreement together the “Loan Agreements” ), the Commercial Loan Lenders agreed to make available to the Borrower, upon the terms and subject to the conditions thereof, a secured term loan of the equivalent in Dollars of up to forty million Euro (€40,000,000) (the “Commercial Loan” and together with the Hermes Loan the “Loans” ) on the terms and conditions contained therein.

 

(C) By a deed of agency and trust dated 4 April 2003 made between (1) the Hermes Loan Agent (2) the Hermes Agent (3) the Hermes Loan Trustee (4) the Hermes Loan Lenders (5) the Commercial Loan Agent (6) the Commercial Loan Trustee and (7) the Commercial Loan Lenders it has been agreed that the benefit of this Deed shall be held by the Trustees on trust for themselves, the Agents, the Hermes Agent, the Hermes Loan Lenders and the Commercial Loan Lenders and its and their respective successors, assignees and transferees (together the “Beneficiaries” ).

 

(D) By a deed of co-ordination dated 4 April 2003 (the “Co-ordination Deed” ) made between (1) the Hermes Loan Agent (2) the Hermes Loan Trustee (3) the Commercial Loan Agent (4) the Commercial Loan Trustee and (5) the Borrower the parties have agreed (inter alia) as to how the rights, powers and remedies of the Trustees arising under this Deed shall be exercised.

 

(E) Pursuant to the Supplemental Agreements the Lenders agreed to release the Original Guarantor from its guarantee dated 4 April 2003 of the obligations of the Borrower under the Loan Agreements (the “Original Guarantee” ) on the condition that the Guarantor enters into this Deed.

NOW THIS DEED WITNESSES:

 

1 Definitions and Construction

 

  1.1 In this Deed the following terms and expressions shall have the meanings set out below; in addition, terms and expressions not defined in this Clause 1.1 but whose meanings are defined in the Loan Agreements shall have the meanings set out therein.

“Accounts” means the audited consolidated profit and loss account and balance sheet (including all additional information and notes thereto) of the Guarantor and its consolidated Subsidiaries together with the relative directors’ and auditors’ reports;

“Bonds” means bonds in an aggregate amount of at least two hundred million Dollars (USD200,000,000) and with a life of ten (10) years but which may be redeemed by the Guarantor at an earlier date, to be issued by the Guarantor in one (1) or more tranches, in the first instance to qualified institutional buyers as unregistered privately placed bonds and thereafter as bonds registered with the Securities Exchange Commission of the United States of America;

“Event of Default” means any of the events specified in clause 11 of a Loan Agreement or specified as such in Clause 11; and

“Outstanding Indebtedness” means all sums of any kind payable actually or contingently to the Beneficiaries under or pursuant to the Loan Agreements or any Transaction Document (whether by way of repayment of principal, payment of interest or default interest, payment of any indemnity or counter-indemnity, reimbursement for fees, costs or expenses or otherwise howsoever).

 

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  1.2 In this Deed unless the context otherwise requires:

 

  1.2.1 clause headings are inserted for convenience of reference only and shall be ignored in the construction of this Deed;

 

  1.2.2 references to Clauses and to Schedules are to be construed as references to clauses of and schedules to this Deed unless otherwise stated and references to this Deed are to be construed as references to this Deed including its Schedules;

 

  1.2.3 references to (or to any specified provision of) this Deed or any other document shall be construed as references to this Deed, that provision or that document as from time to time amended, restated, supplemented or novated;

 

  1.2.4 references to any Act or any statutory instrument shall be construed as references to that Act or that statutory instrument as from time to time re-enacted, amended or supplemented;

 

  1.2.5 references to any party to this Deed or any other document shall include reference to such party’s successors and permitted assigns;

 

  1.2.6 words importing the plural shall include the singular and vice versa;

 

  1.2.7 references to a person shall be construed as references to an individual, firm, company, corporation, unincorporated body of persons or any state or any agency thereof; and

 

  1.2.8 where any matter requires the approval or consent of the Trustees or the Agents such approval or consent shall not be deemed to have been given unless given in writing; where any matter is required to be acceptable to the Trustees or the Agents, the Trustees or the Agents (as the case may be) shall not be deemed to have accepted such matter unless their acceptance is communicated in writing; each of the Trustees and the Agents may give or withhold their consent, approval or acceptance at their unfettered discretion.

 

2 Guarantee and Indemnity

 

  2.1 In consideration of the Lenders agreeing at the request of the Original Guarantor to release it from its obligations under the Original Guarantee and to continue to make the Facility available to the Borrower in accordance with the terms of the Loan Agreements, the payment by the Trustees to the Guarantor of ten Dollars (USD10) and other good and valuable consideration (the receipt and adequacy of which the Guarantor hereby acknowledges) the Guarantor:

 

  2.1.1 as primary obligor as and for its own debt and not merely as surety hereby undertakes to the Trustees to be responsible for and hereby guarantees to the Trustees:

 

  (a) the due and punctual payment by each of the Obligors to the Trustees or an Agent (on behalf of the relevant Lenders) (as the case may be) (as and when due by acceleration, demand or otherwise howsoever) of the Outstanding Indebtedness and every part thereof; and

 

  (b) the due and punctual performance of all the obligations to be performed by each of the Obligors and the Builder under or pursuant to the Loan Agreements and the other Security Documents; and

 

  2.1.2 unconditionally undertakes immediately on demand by the Trustees from time to time to pay and/or perform its obligations under Clause 2.1.1.

 

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  2.2 For the same consideration as referred to in Clause 2.1 the Guarantor (as a separate and independent obligation) unconditionally undertakes immediately on demand by the Trustees from time to time to indemnify the Trustees and the Agents and hold each of them harmless in respect of:

 

  2.2.1 any loss incurred by the Trustees and/or the Agents as a result of a Loan Agreement and each other Security Document to which any of the Obligors or the Builder is a party or any provision thereof becoming invalid, void, voidable or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever after execution hereof; and

 

  2.2.2 all loss or damage of any kind arising directly or indirectly from any failure on the part of any of the Obligors or the Builder to perform any obligation to be performed by any of the Obligors or the Builder under and pursuant to a Loan Agreement and each other Security Document to which any of the Obligors or the Builder is a party.

 

3 Survival of Guarantor’s Liability

 

  3.1 The Guarantor’s liability to the Trustees under this Deed shall not be discharged, impaired or otherwise affected by reason of any of the following events or circumstances (regardless of whether any such events or circumstances occur with or without the Guarantor’s knowledge or consent):

 

  3.1.1 any time, forbearance or other indulgence given or agreed by the Trustees, the Agents, the Lenders and/or the Hermes Agent to or with any of the Obligors or the Builder or Hermes in respect of any of their obligations under the Loan Agreements and each other Security Document to which any of the Obligors, the Builder or Hermes is a party; or

 

  3.1.2 any legal limitation, disability or incapacity relating to any of the Obligors, the Builder or Hermes; or

 

  3.1.3 any invalidity, irregularity, unenforceability, imperfection or avoidance of or any defect in any security granted by, or the obligations of any of the Obligors, the Builder or Hermes under, the Loan Agreements and each other Security Document to which any of the Obligors, the Builder or Hermes is a party or any amendment to or variation thereof or of any other document or security comprised therein; or

 

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  3.1.4 any change in the name, constitution or otherwise of any of the Obligors, the Builder or Hermes or the merger of any of the Obligors, the Builder or Hermes with any other corporate entity; or

 

  3.1.5 the liquidation, bankruptcy or dissolution (or proceedings analogous thereto) of any of the Obligors, the Builder or Hermes or the appointment of a receiver or administrative receiver or administrator or trustee or similar officer of any of the assets of any of the Obligors, the Builder or Hermes or the occurrence of any circumstances whatsoever affecting any Obligor’s, the Builder’s or Hermes’ liability to discharge its obligations under the Loan Agreements and each other Security Document to which it is a party; or

 

  3.1.6 any challenge, dispute or avoidance by any liquidator of any of the Obligors, the Builder or Hermes in respect of any claim by the Guarantor by right of subrogation in any such liquidation; or

 

  3.1.7 any release of any other Obligor, the Builder or Hermes or any renewal, exchange or realisation of any security or obligation provided under or by virtue of any of the Security Documents or the provision to the Trustees, the Agents, any of the Lenders or the Hermes Agent at any time of any further security for the obligations of the Borrower under any of the Security Documents; or

 

  3.1.8 the release of any co-guarantor and/or indemnitor who is now or may hereafter become under a joint and several liability with the Guarantor under this Deed or the release of any other guarantor, indemnitor or other third party obligor in respect of the obligations of any Obligor or the Builder under any of the Security Documents; or

 

  3.1.9 any failure on the part of the Trustees, the Agents, any of the Lenders or the Hermes Agent (whether intentional or not) to take or perfect any security agreed to be taken under or in relation to any of the Security Documents or to enforce any of the Security Documents; or

 

  3.1.10 any other act, matter or thing (save for repayment in full of the Outstanding Indebtedness) which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge of any of the Guarantor’s obligations under this Deed.

 

4 Continuing Guarantee

 

  4.1 This Deed shall be:

 

  4.1.1 a continuing guarantee remaining in full force and effect until irrevocable payment in full has been received by the Trustees or the Agents on behalf of the Lenders of each and every part and the ultimate balance of the Outstanding Indebtedness in accordance with the Loan Agreements and each other Security Document to which any of the Obligors or the Builder is a party; and

 

  4.1.2 in addition to and not in substitution for or in derogation of any other security held by the Trustees, the Agents, any of the Lenders or the Hermes Agent from time to time in respect of the Outstanding Indebtedness or any part thereof.

 

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  4.2 Any satisfaction of obligations by the Guarantor to the Trustees or any discharge given by the Trustees to the Guarantor or any other agreement reached between the Trustees and the Guarantor in relation to this Deed shall be, and be deemed always to have been, void ab initio if any act satisfying any of the said obligations or on the faith of which any such discharge was given or any such agreement was entered into is subsequently avoided in whole or in part by or pursuant to any provision of any applicable law whatsoever.

 

  4.3 This Deed shall remain the property of the Trustees and, notwithstanding that all monies and liabilities due or incurred by any of the Obligors or the Builder to the Trustees which are guaranteed hereunder shall have been paid or discharged, the Trustees shall be entitled not to discharge this Deed or any security held by the Trustees for the obligations of the Guarantor hereunder for such period as may in the reasonable opinion of the Trustees be necessary or appropriate under any applicable insolvency law after the last of such monies and liabilities have been paid or discharged and in the event of bankruptcy, winding-up or any similar proceedings being commenced in respect of any of the Obligors or the Builder, the Trustees shall be at liberty not to discharge this Deed or any security held by the Trustees for the obligations of the Guarantor hereunder for and during such further period as the Trustees may determine at their sole discretion.

 

5 Exclusion of the Guarantor’s Rights

 

  5.1 Until the obligations of any Obligor or the Builder under the Loan Agreements and each other Security Document to which any Obligor or the Builder is a party have been fully performed, the Guarantor shall not:

 

  5.1.1 be entitled to share in or succeed to or benefit from (by subrogation or otherwise) any rights which the Trustees may have in respect of the Outstanding Indebtedness or any security therefor or all or any of the proceeds of such rights or security; or

 

  5.1.2 without the prior written consent of the Trustees:

 

  (a) exercise in respect of any amount paid by the Guarantor hereunder any right of indemnity, subrogation, contribution or any other right or remedy which it may have in respect thereof; or

 

  (b) claim payment of any other monies for the time being due to the Guarantor or to which it may become entitled or exercise or enforce or benefit from any other right, remedy or security in respect thereof; or

 

  (c) prove in a liquidation of any Obligor or the Builder in competition with the Trustees for any monies owing to the Guarantor by any other Obligor or the Builder on any account whatsoever,

PROVIDED ALWAYS that if the Guarantor, in breach of this Clause, receives or recovers any monies pursuant to any such exercise, claim or proof, such monies shall be held by the Guarantor as trustee upon trust for the Trustees to apply the same as if they were monies received or recovered by the Trustees under this Deed.

 

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6 Payments

 

  6.1 Each payment to be made by the Guarantor hereunder shall be made in immediately available funds in the currency in which such payment is due without set-off, counterclaim, deduction or retention of any kind by payment to such account of the Trustees with such bank or financial institution as the Trustees may from time to time notify to the Guarantor in writing.

If the Guarantor is required by law to make such a payment subject to the deduction or withholding of Taxes, in which case the sum payable by the Guarantor in respect of which such deduction or withholding is required to be made shall be increased to the extent necessary to ensure that, after the making of such deduction or withholding, the Trustees receive and retain (free from any liability in respect of any such deduction or withholding) a net sum equal to the sum which they would have received and so retained had no such deduction or withholding been made or required to be made.

 

  6.2 Without prejudice to the provisions of Clause 6.1, if any Lender or an Agent or the Trustees on its behalf is required to make any payment on account of Tax (not being a tax imposed on the net income of its Office by the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated or in which its Office is located or any other tax existing and applicable on the date of this Deed under the laws of any jurisdiction) on or in relation to any sum received or receivable hereunder by such Lender or Agent or the Trustees on its behalf (including, without limitation, any sum received or receivable under this Clause 6) or any liability in respect of any such payment is asserted, imposed, levied or assessed against such Lender or Agent or the Trustees on its behalf, the Guarantor shall, upon demand of the relevant Agent, indemnify such Lender or Agent or the Trustees against such payment or liability, together with any interest, penalties and expenses payable or incurred in connection therewith, other than interest, penalties, and expenses:

 

  6.2.1

that accrue during any periods of time beginning on the thirty first (31 st ) day (or such longer period as any Lender may reasonably require) following the day on which the Lender or an Agent or the Trustees, as applicable, has actual knowledge of the imposition or assertion of such Taxes or other Taxes; or

 

  6.2.2 that are otherwise imposed or asserted on account of the bad faith or wilful neglect of such Lender or Agent or the Trustees.

If any Lender proposes to make a claim under the provisions of this Clause 6.2 it shall certify to the Guarantor in reasonable detail within thirty (30) days (or such longer period as any Lender may reasonably require) after becoming aware of the event by reason of which it is entitled to make its claim or claims the basis of its claim or claims, such certificate to be conclusive, save for manifest error.

Without affecting the Guarantor’s obligations under Clause 6.1 and in consultation with the relevant Agent, the affected Lender will then take all such reasonable steps as may be open to it to mitigate the effect of the event (for example (if then possible) by changing its Office or transferring some or all of its rights and

 

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obligations under the relevant Loan Agreement to another financial institution reasonably acceptable to the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Hermes Agent and the relevant Agent). The reasonable costs of mitigating the effect of any such change shall be borne by the Guarantor save where such costs are of an internal administrative nature and are not incurred in dealings by any Lender with third parties.

 

  6.3 No person to which a Lender assigns part or all of its interest under this Deed pursuant to clause 17 of a Loan Agreement shall be entitled to receive any greater increase in payment under Clause 6.1 than the assigning Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the rights assigned unless such assignment shall have been made at a time when the circumstances giving rise to such greater payment did not exist and were not reasonably anticipated or reasonably foreseeable.

 

  6.4 The certificate of the Trustees from time to time as to sums owed by any Obligor or the Builder under the Security Documents and sums owed by the Guarantor hereunder shall, save for manifest error, be conclusive and binding for all purposes and prima facie evidence of the existence and extent of such debts in any legal action or proceedings arising in connection herewith.

 

  6.5 The provisions of Clause 7.3 of each of the Loan Agreements shall apply hereto (mutatis mutandis) as if set out in full herein.

 

7 Enforcement

 

  7.1 The Trustees shall not be obliged before taking steps to enforce this Deed to take any action whatsoever against any of the Obligors, the Builder or Hermes under the Loan Agreements or any other Security Documents to which they are a party and the Guarantor hereby waives all such formalities or rights to which it would otherwise be entitled or which the Trustees would otherwise first be required to satisfy or fulfil before proceeding or making demand against the Guarantor hereunder PROVIDED THAT the Trustees shall not be entitled to enforce their rights under this Deed otherwise than in circumstances which would constitute an Event of Default and subject to the provisions of the Co-ordination Deed.

 

8 Representations and Warranties

 

  8.1 The Guarantor represents and warrants to the Trustees that:

 

  8.1.1 it is a limited liability exempt company, duly incorporated and validly existing under the laws of Bermuda, possessing perpetual corporate existence, the capacity to sue and be sued in its own name and the power to own its assets and carry on its business as it is now being conducted;

 

  8.1.2 it has the power to enter into and perform this Deed and all necessary corporate or other action has been taken to authorise the entry into and performance of this Deed;

 

  8.1.3 this Deed constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligations enforceable in accordance with its terms;

 

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  8.1.4 the entry into and performance of this Deed and the transactions contemplated hereby do not and will not be a breach of or conflict with:

 

  (a) any law or regulation or any official or judicial order; or

 

  (b) its constitutional documents; or

 

  (c) any agreement or document to which it is a party or which is binding upon it or any of its assets,

nor result in the creation or imposition of any Encumbrance on any of its assets pursuant to the provisions of any such agreement or document;

 

  8.1.5 no event has occurred and is continuing which constitutes a default under or in respect of any agreement or document to which the Guarantor is a party or by which it may be bound (including, inter alia, this Deed);

 

  8.1.6 all authorisations, approvals, consents, licences, exemptions, filings, registrations, notarisations and other matters, official or otherwise, required in connection with the entry into, performance, validity and enforceability of this Deed and the transactions contemplated hereby have been obtained or effected and are in full force and effect;

 

  8.1.7 all information furnished by or on behalf of the Guarantor relating to the business and affairs of any member of the NCLC Group in connection with this Deed was and remains true and correct in all material respects and there are no other material facts or considerations the omission of which would render any such information misleading;

 

  8.1.8 the Guarantor has fully disclosed in writing to the Lenders through the Agents all facts relating to the NCLC Group which it knows or should reasonably know and which might reasonably be expected to influence the Lenders in deciding whether or not to enter into the Loan Agreements;

 

  8.1.9 the Accounts for the financial year ended 31 December 2004 (which accounts will be prepared in accordance with GAAP) will fairly represent the consolidated financial condition of the NCLC Group as at 31 December 2004 and from that date there will be no material adverse change in the consolidated financial condition of the NCLC Group as shown in such audited accounts save as disclosed in writing to each of the Agents (in this Clause 8.1.9 “NCLC Group” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Clause 11.4);

 

  8.1.10 the claims of the Trustees against the Guarantor under this Deed will rank at least pari passu with the claims of all other unsecured creditors of the Guarantor other than claims of such creditors to the extent that the same are statutorily preferred;

 

  8.1.11

subject to Clause 10.6, no member of the NCLC Group has taken any corporate action nor have any other steps been taken or legal proceedings been started or (to the best of the Guarantor’s knowledge and belief) threatened against any member of the NCLC Group for its winding-up or dissolution or for the appointment of a liquidator, administrator, receiver,

 

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  administrative receiver, trustee or similar officer of it or any or all of its assets or revenues nor has any member of the NCLC Group sought any other relief under any applicable insolvency or bankruptcy law;

 

  8.1.12 no litigation, arbitration or administrative proceedings are current or pending or (to the best of the Guarantor’s knowledge and belief) threatened, which might, if adversely determined, have a material adverse effect on the business, assets or financial condition of the Guarantor or any other member of the NCLC Group;

 

  8.1.13 each member of the NCLC Group has complied with all taxation laws in all jurisdictions in which it is subject to Taxation and has paid all Taxes due and payable by it; no material claims are being asserted against any member of the NCLC Group with respect to Taxes which might, if such claims were successful, have a material adverse effect on its business, assets or financial condition;

 

  8.1.14 neither the Guarantor nor any of its assets enjoys any right of immunity from set-off, suit or execution in respect of its obligations under this Deed;

 

  8.1.15 all amounts payable by the Guarantor hereunder may be made free and clear of and without deduction for or on account of any Taxes;

 

  8.1.16 the Shares and all the shares in the Manager are legally and beneficially owned by the Shareholder, all the shares in the Sub-Agent are legally and beneficially owned by NCL International, all the shares in the Shareholder are legally and beneficially owned by Arrasas, all the shares in Arrasas are legally and beneficially owned by the Guarantor and all the shares in the Supervisor are legally and beneficially owned by the Original Guarantor and such structure shall remain so throughout the currency of this Deed. Further, no Event of Default has occurred under Clause 11.2 in respect of the ownership and/or control of the shares in the Guarantor;

 

  8.1.17 the Guarantor does not have a place of business in any jurisdiction which would require this Deed to be filed or registered (if it had a place of business in that jurisdiction) to ensure the validity of this Deed; and

 

  8.1.18 it has reviewed and agrees to all the terms and conditions of the Loan Agreements and each other Security Document to which any Obligor or the Builder is a party.

 

  8.2 The representations and warranties set out in Clause 8.1 other than those set out in Clauses 8.1.4(a), 8.1.8, 8.1.15 and 8.1.18 shall survive the execution of this Deed and shall be deemed to be repeated, with reference mutatis mutandis to the facts and circumstances then subsisting, on each day until the actual and contingent obligations of each Obligor or the Builder have been performed in full.

 

9 General Undertakings: Positive Covenants

 

  9.1 The undertakings contained in this Clause 9 shall remain in full force from the date of this Deed until the end of the Security Period.

 

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  9.2 The Guarantor will provide to each of the Agents:

 

  9.2.1 as soon as practicable (and in any event within one hundred and twenty (120) days after the close of each of its financial years) a Certified Copy of its Accounts (commencing with the audited accounts made up to 31 December 2004);

 

  9.2.2 as soon as practicable (and in any event within sixty (60) days after the close of each quarter of each financial year) a Certified Copy of the unaudited consolidated accounts of the NCLC Group for that quarter (commencing with the unaudited accounts made up to 31 March 2004);

 

  9.2.3 as soon as practicable (and in any event within one hundred and twenty (120) days after the close of each financial year), beginning with the year ending 31 December 2004, annual cash flow projections on a consolidated basis of the NCLC Group showing on a monthly basis advance ticket sales (for at least twelve (12) months following the date of such statement) for the NCLC Group;

 

  9.2.4 as soon as practicable (and in any event not later than 31 January of each financial year):

 

  (a) a budget for the NCLC Group for such new financial year including a twelve (12) month liquidity budget for such new financial year; and

 

  (b) updated financial projections of the NCLC Group for at least the next five (5) years (including an income statement and quarterly break downs for the first of these five (5) years),

and an outline of the assumptions supporting such budget and financial projections including but without limitation any scheduled drydockings;

 

  9.2.5 from time to time (but at intervals no more frequently than annually at the Guarantor’s expense unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing) within fifteen (15) days of receiving any request to that effect from an Agent, a valuation of each of the vessels in the NCLC Fleet obtained in accordance with the provisions of clause 10.18 of the relevant Loan Agreement;

 

  9.2.6 as soon as practicable (and in any event within sixty (60) days after the close of each of the first three (3) quarters of its financial year and within one hundred and twenty (120) days after the close of each financial year) a statement signed by the NCLC Group’s chief financial officer in the form of Schedule 1 (commencing with the first quarter of the financial year ending 31 December 2004);

 

  9.2.7 promptly, such further information in its possession or control regarding its financial condition and operations and those of any company in the NCLC Group as an Agent may request;

 

  9.2.8

details of any material litigation, arbitration or administrative proceedings which affect any Obligor as soon as the same are instituted and served, or,

 

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  to the knowledge of the Guarantor, threatened (and for this purpose proceedings shall be deemed to be material if they involve a claim in an amount exceeding twenty five million Dollars (USD25,000,000) or the equivalent in another currency);

 

  9.2.9 promptly, such information as an Agent may request regarding the Bonds, either before their issue or during their lifetime;

 

  9.2.10 as soon as practicable (and in any event no later than the twenty fifth (25th) day of each month), a monthly bank reporting package for the NCLC Group for the previous month comprised of a profit and loss statement, a balance sheet, a cash flow statement and a statement of the Free Liquidity (as defined in Clause 11.4) (commencing with the month to 31 March 2009);

 

  9.2.11 a quarterly earnings conference telephone call (commencing with the financial quarter to 31 March 2009) to take place as soon as practicable and in any event no later than forty (40) days after the end of any relevant financial quarter except the fourth financial quarter and no later than seventy five (75) days after the end of the fourth financial quarter; and

 

  9.2.12 as soon as practicable (and in any event within thirty (30) days after the close of each quarter of each financial year) a report on bookings for the following year and a comparison with the previous year in the form of Schedule 4 (commencing with the financial quarter ending 30 June 2009).

All accounts required under this Clause 9.2 shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP and shall fairly represent the financial condition of the relevant company. In this Clause 9.2 “NCLC Group” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Clause 11.4.

 

  9.3 The Guarantor will keep proper books of record and account in which proper and correct entries shall be made of all financial transactions and the assets, liabilities and business of the Guarantor in accordance with GAAP.

 

  9.4 The Guarantor will notify the Trustees and the Agents of any Event of Default forthwith upon the Guarantor becoming aware of the occurrence thereof.

 

  9.5 The Guarantor will procure that all such authorisations, approvals, consents, licences and exemptions as may be required under any applicable law or regulation to enable it to perform its obligations under, and ensure the validity or enforceability of, this Deed are obtained and promptly renewed from time to time and will promptly furnish certified copies thereof to each of the Agents and will procure that the terms of the same are complied with at all times.

 

  9.6 The Guarantor will do all such things as are necessary to maintain its corporate existence in good standing and will ensure that it has the right and is duly qualified to conduct its business as it is conducted in all applicable jurisdictions and will obtain and maintain all franchises and rights necessary for the conduct of its business.

 

  9.7

Forthwith upon the execution of this Deed, and as a condition precedent to the amendment and restatement of the Original Loan Agreements, the Guarantor shall

 

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  deliver to each of the Agents a letter addressed to that Agent irrevocably and unconditionally authorising and instructing the Agent forthwith to execute on behalf of the Guarantor each Transfer Certificate delivered to the Agent pursuant to clause 17 of the relevant Loan Agreement, such letter to be in substantially the form of Schedule 2.

 

  9.8 Other than the Sky Vessel Indebtedness:

 

  9.8.1 the Guarantor shall procure that any and all of its indebtedness with any other Obligor and/or any shareholder of the Guarantor is at all times fully subordinated to the Security Documents and the obligations of the Guarantor hereunder; and

 

  9.8.2 the Guarantor shall not make or permit to be made any repayments of principal, payments of interest or of any other costs, fees, expenses or liabilities arising from or representing indebtedness with any shareholder of the Guarantor.

[*]

Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default the Guarantor shall not make any repayments of principal, payments of interest or of any other costs, fees, expenses or liabilities arising from or representing indebtedness with any other Obligor.

 

10 General Undertakings: Negative Covenants

 

  10.1 The undertakings contained in this Clause 10 shall remain in full force from the date of this Deed until the end of the Security Period under each of the Loan Agreements.

 

  10.2 Except with the prior written consent of the Agents, the Guarantor will not, and will procure that no other member of the NCLC Group will, either in a single transaction or in a series of transactions whether related or not and whether voluntarily or involuntarily, agree to or actually sell, assign, abandon or otherwise transfer or dispose of all or any of its assets or any share or interest therein except that:

 

  10.2.1 the Borrower may agree to sell the Vessel on the condition that contemporaneously with the completion of the sale the Loans are prepaid in accordance with the provisions of clause 4.6 of each of the Loan Agreements;

 

  10.2.2 the Borrower may let the Vessel on charter in accordance with the provisions of clause 10 of each of the Loan Agreements;

 

  10.2.3 disposals may be made in the ordinary course of trading of the disposing entity (excluding disposal of ships) including without limitation, the payment of cash as consideration for the purchase or acquisition of any asset or service or in the discharge of any obligation incurred for value in the ordinary course of trading;

 

  10.2.4 disposals of cash raised or borrowed may be made for the purposes for which such cash was raised or borrowed;

 

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  10.2.5 disposals of assets in exchange for other assets comparable or superior as to type and value may be made;

 

  10.2.6 a vessel owned by any member of the NCLC Group (other than the Borrower) may be sold provided such sale is on a willing seller willing buyer basis at or about market rate and at arm’s length subject always to the provisions of any loan documentation for the financing of such vessel and NCLL may, following the sale of its shares by Arrasas to IOL, a wholly owned Subsidiary of the Original Guarantor, transfer to other wholly owned Subsidiaries of the Original Guarantor its vessels “NORWEGIAN WIND”, “NORWEGIAN DREAM”, “NORWEGIAN SEA”, “NORWEGIAN MAJESTY”, “NORWEGIAN CROWN” and “MARCO POLO” (the “Six Vessels” ) for their transfer values as set out in schedule 8 to each of the Loan Agreements and sell m.v. “NORWAY” to a third party and, prior to the sale of its shares as aforesaid, transfer its vessel [*] to Pride of Aloha, Inc., a wholly owned Subsidiary of the Shareholder;

 

  10.2.7 the Shareholder may assign, pledge or charge the Shares as security for the obligations of the Borrower under the Loan Agreements;

 

  10.2.8 Arrasas may transfer its shares in NCLL to IOL and the Original Guarantor may transfer its shares in Arrasas to the Guarantor; and

 

  10.2.9 disposals of assets constituting Apollo-Related Transactions may be made,

PROVIDED THAT the number of vessels in the NCLC Fleet on the Third Restatement Date shall not be decreased by more than half.

 

  10.3 Except with the prior written consent of each of the Agents, the Guarantor will not, and will procure that no other member of the NCLC Group will, make any loan or advance or extend credit to any person, firm or corporation (except any loan, advance or credit made available to passengers on board a vessel for gambling purposes or to ship’s agents and except any loan, advance or credit to the Guarantor or a wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Guarantor, which loan, advance or credit is fully subordinated to the rights of the Beneficiaries under the Security Documents).

 

  10.4 The Guarantor will procure that none of the owners or prospective owners of mortgaged vessels in the NCLC Fleet will issue or enter into any guarantee or indemnity or otherwise become directly or contingently liable for the obligations of any other person, firm or corporation, other than:

 

  10.4.1 in the ordinary course of its business as owner of its vessels; and

 

  10.4.2 any guarantee of the obligations of any member of the NCLC Group to one or more providers of credit card processing services to the NCLC Group and/or any provider of a Letter of Credit Facility (such guarantee to be fully subordinated to any guarantees supporting the NCLC Group Credit Facilities).

 

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  10.5 Except with the prior written consent of each of the Agents, the Guarantor will not, and will procure that no other member of the NCLC Group will, make or threaten to make any substantial change in its business as presently conducted, or carry on any other business which is substantial in relation to its business as presently conducted so as to affect, in the opinion of the Agents, the ability of the Guarantor or any other Obligor to perform its obligations under the Security Documents to which it is a party PROVIDED THAT any new leisure or hospitality venture embarked upon by any member of the NCLC Group (other than the Borrower) shall not constitute a substantial change in its business and PROVIDED THAT NCLL may transfer the Six Vessels (as defined in Clause 10.2.6) to wholly owned Subsidiaries of the Original Guarantor and m.v. [*] to Pride of Aloha, Inc., a wholly owned Subsidiary of the Shareholder as aforesaid, sell m.v. “NORWAY” to a third party, cease to be either an owner or manager of ships and conduct such business as is contemplated by the restructure and recapitalisation of the Group as more particularly described in the letter dated 12 December 2003 from NCLL to the Agents and the Hermes Agent and PROVIDED FURTHER THAT any change of or discontinuation in the business activities of any Obligor in accordance with the Apollo-Related Transactions, or any other change or discontinuation that does not imperil the security created by any of the Security Documents or affect the ability of any Obligor duly to perform any of its obligations under any Security Document to which it is or may be a party from time to time, in each case in the opinion of each of the Agents, shall be permitted.

 

  10.6 Except with the prior consent of each of the Agents and Hermes, the Guarantor will not enter into any amalgamation, restructure, substantial reorganisation, merger, de-merger or consolidation or anything analogous to the foregoing and will procure that no company in the NCLC Group (other than the Shareholder or NCL International) shall do so. However, the prior consent of each of the Agents shall not be required in respect of:

 

  10.6.1 any amalgamation, voluntary cessation of business, consolidation, voluntary dissolution, solvent liquidation, merger, de-merger, voluntary termination of existence, solvent winding up, restructure which, for the avoidance of doubt, may include the creation of new Subsidiaries, pursuant to the Apollo-Related Transactions; or

 

  10.6.2 any amalgamation, voluntary cessation of business, consolidation, voluntary dissolution, solvent liquidation, merger, de-merger, voluntary termination of existence, solvent winding up, restructure or acquisition involving wholly owned (whether directly or indirectly) Subsidiaries of the Guarantor only, including the creation of new Subsidiaries, which does not imperil the security created by any of the Security Documents or affect the ability of any Obligor duly to perform any of its obligations under any Security Document to which it may be a party at any time,

PROVIDED THAT , except in relation to Apollo-Related Transactions, the Guarantor has first consulted with the Agents with regard to the proposed consolidation, reorganisation, restructure or acquisition and provides evidence satisfactory to each of the Agents that the Guarantor will be in compliance with the financial undertakings contained in Clause 11 after any such reorganisation or restructure.

 

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Further, no member of the NCLC Group will acquire any equity, share capital or any obligations of a corporation or other entity unless the business of that corporation or other entity is in the leisure or hospitality sectors.

For the avoidance of doubt, the acquisition by a member of the NCLC Group of any shares in any company or corporation shall not in itself constitute a merger or consolidation with such company or corporation for the purpose of this Clause 10.6 PROVIDED THAT each of the Agents is satisfied the Guarantor will be in compliance with the financial undertakings contained in Clause 11 after any such merger or consolidation.

In this Clause 10.6, “NCLC Group” shall exclude the Borrower.

 

  10.7 Except with the prior written consent of each of the Agents, the Guarantor will not alter its financial year end.

 

  10.8 The Guarantor has not taken and shall not take from any other Obligor or the Builder any security or counter-security in respect of any of its obligations under this Deed PROVIDED ALWAYS that if the Guarantor, in breach of this Clause, takes any security or counter-security as aforesaid, such security shall be held by the Guarantor as trustee upon trust for the Trustees.

 

  10.9 The Guarantor shall not (and will procure that no other company in the NCLC Group shall), either in a single transaction or in a series of transactions whether related or not purchase any asset or make any investment:

 

  10.9.1 other than on arm’s length terms;

 

  10.9.2 which is not for its use in its ordinary course of business;

 

  10.9.3 the cost of which is more than its fair market value at the date of acquisition; or

 

  10.9.4 other than an asset constituting an Apollo-Related Transaction,

without the prior consent of all the Lenders PROVIDED THAT the Guarantor is (and any other company in the NCLC Group is) permitted to:

 

  (a) purchase the New Vessels;

 

  (b) purchase Breakaway 3, Breakaway 4 and the Sky Vessel, subject to any other provision in the Security Documents, subject to Clauses 10.9.1 to 10.9.3; and

 

  (c) purchase other vessels after the Total Delayed Principal Amount has been cancelled and/or prepaid and/or repaid, subject to Clauses 10.9.1 to 10.9.3.

 

  10.10 The Guarantor shall not (and will procure that no other company in the NCLC Group shall) [*] unless the relevant Permitted Indebtedness is available to the buyer unconditionally subject only to the satisfaction of conditions precedent usual for such financing arrangements.

 

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11 Financial Undertakings and Ownership and Control of the Guarantor

 

  11.1 The Guarantor will ensure that:

 

  11.1.1 at all times the minimum Free Liquidity will be not less than fifty million Dollars (USD50,000,000);

 

  11.1.2 either:

 

  (a) as at 30 September 2005 and as at the end of each subsequent financial quarter the ratio of Consolidated EBITDA to Consolidated Debt Service for the NCLC Group, computed for the period of the four (4) consecutive financial quarters ending at the end of the relevant financial quarter, shall not be less than one point two five (1.25) to one (1.0); or

 

  (b) at all times during the period of twelve (12) months ending as at the end of the relevant financial quarter the NCLC Group has maintained a minimum Free Liquidity in an amount which is not less than one hundred million Dollars (USD100,000,000);

 

  11.1.3 as at 30 September 2006 and as at the end of each subsequent financial quarter, the ratio of Total Net Funded Debt to Total Capitalisation of the NCLC Group shall not exceed [*];

 

  11.1.4 [*]

 

  11.1.5 [*]

 

  11.2 It will be an Event of Default if:

 

  11.2.1 at any time when the ordinary share capital of the Guarantor or parent company of the Guarantor is not publicly listed on an Approved Stock Exchange or at any time when a dividend is to be paid to the existing shareholders of the Guarantor or parent company of the Guarantor by way of a share issue pursuant to a public offering on an Approved Stock Exchange, the Lim Family (together or individually) and Apollo in the aggregate, do not or will not, directly or indirectly, control the Guarantor and beneficially own, directly or indirectly, at least fifty one per cent (51%) of the issued share capital of, and equity interest in, the Guarantor; or

 

  11.2.2 at any time following the listing of the ordinary share capital of the Guarantor or parent company of the Guarantor on an Approved Stock Exchange:

 

  (a) any Third Party:

 

  (i) owns legally and/or beneficially and either directly or indirectly at least thirty three per cent (33%) of the ordinary share capital of the Guarantor; or

 

  (ii) has the right or the ability to control either directly or indirectly the affairs of or the composition of the majority of the board of directors (or equivalent) of the Guarantor,

 

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and, at the same time as any of the events described in paragraphs (i) or (ii) of this Clause have occurred and are continuing, the Lim Family (together or individually) and Apollo in the aggregate do not, directly or indirectly, beneficially own at least fifty one per cent (51%) of the issued share capital of, and equity interest in, the Guarantor; or

 

  (b) the Guarantor (or such parent company) ceases to be a listed company on an Approved Stock Exchange without the prior written consent of each of the Agents,

(and, for the purpose of this Clause 11.2 “control” of any company, limited partnership or other legal entity (a “body corporate” ) by a member of the Lim Family and Apollo means that one (1) or more members of the Lim Family or Apollo in the aggregate has, directly or indirectly, the power to direct the management and policies of such a body corporate, whether through the ownership of more than fifty per cent (50%) of the issued voting capital of that body corporate or by contract, trust or other arrangement).

 

  11.3 The Guarantor shall not and shall procure that no other member of the NCLC Group shall, pay any dividends or make any other distributions in respect of its share capital to any person, PROVIDED THAT (i) subsidiaries of the Guarantor may pay dividends to another member of the NCLC Group, [*].

The Guarantor will procure that any dividends or other distributions and interest paid or payable in connection with such dividends or other distributions will be received promptly by the Guarantor directly or indirectly from the Borrower’s shareholder(s) (if such shareholder is not the Guarantor) by way of dividend.

 

  11.4 In Clause 11.1, Clause 11.2, Clause 11.3, Clause 11.7 and Schedule 1:

 

  11.4.1 “Affiliate” means, with respect to any person, any other person controlling, controlled by or under common control with, such person and for purposes of this definition, “control” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “controlling” , “controlled by” and “under common control with” ), as applied to any person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to vote ten per cent (10%) or more of the securities having voting power for the election of directors of such person, or otherwise to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of that person, whether through the ownership of voting securities or by contract or otherwise;

 

  11.4.2 “Approved Stock Exchange” means the New York Stock Exchange, NASDAQ or such other stock exchange in the United States of America as is approved in writing by each of the Agents;

 

  11.4.3 “Budgeted Consolidated EBITDA” means the relevant amount set out in Schedule 3;

 

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  11.4.4 “Cash Balance” means, at any date of determination, the unencumbered and otherwise unrestricted cash and cash equivalents of the NCLC Group;

 

  11.4.5 “Consolidated Adjusted Total Assets” means the NCLC Group’s total assets (based on the then latest unaudited consolidated quarterly accounts), adjusted so that each vessel in the NCLC Fleet is valued on the basis of its most recent valuation obtained in accordance with clause 10.18 of each of the Loan Agreements in the case of the Vessel and the similar clause in the facility agreements in respect of the other NCLC Group Credit Facilities;

 

  11.4.6 “Consolidated Debt Service” means, for any relevant period, the sum (without double counting), determined in accordance with GAAP, of:

 

  (a) the aggregate principal payable or paid during such period on any Indebtedness for Borrowed Money of any member of the NCLC Group, other than:

 

  (i) principal of any such Indebtedness for Borrowed Money prepaid at the option of the relevant member of the NCLC Group or by virtue of Clause 12 or Clause 13;

 

  (ii) principal of any such Indebtedness for Borrowed Money prepaid upon the sale or Total Loss of any vessel owned or leased under a capital lease by any member of the NCLC Group or under an Apollo-Related Transaction; and

 

  (iii) balloon payments of any such Indebtedness for Borrowed Money payable during such period (and for the purpose of this paragraph (iii) a “balloon payment” shall not include any scheduled repayment instalment of such Indebtedness for Borrowed Money which forms part of the balloon) or under an Apollo-Related Transaction;

 

  (b) Consolidated Interest Expense for such period;

 

  (c) the aggregate amount of any dividend or distribution of present or future assets, undertakings, rights or revenues to any shareholder of any member of the NCLC Group (other than the Guarantor or one of its wholly owned Subsidiaries) or any distribution in respect of share capital during such period ( “Distributions” ) other than the tax distributions described in Clause 11.3; and

 

  (d) all rent under any capital lease obligations by which the Guarantor or any consolidated Subsidiary is bound which are payable or paid during such period and the portion of any debt discount that must be amortised in such period,

as calculated in accordance with GAAP and derived from the then latest unaudited consolidated accounts of the NCLC Group delivered to each of the Agents in the case of any period ending at the end of any of the first three (3) financial quarters of each financial year of the NCLC Group and the then latest Accounts delivered to each of the Agents in the case of the final quarter of each such financial year;

 

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  11.4.7 “Consolidated EBITDA” means, for any relevant period, the aggregate of:

 

  (a) Consolidated Net Income from the Guarantor’s operations for such period;

 

  (b) the aggregate amounts deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period in respect of gains and losses from the sale of assets or reserves relating thereto, Consolidated Interest Expense, depreciation and amortisation, impairment charges and any other non-cash charges and deferred income tax expense for such period;

 

  11.4.8 “Consolidated Interest Expense” means, for any relevant period, the consolidated interest expense (excluding capitalised interest) of the NCLC Group for such period;

 

  11.4.9 “Consolidated Net Income” means, for any relevant period, the consolidated net income (or loss) of the NCLC Group for such period as determined in accordance with GAAP;

 

  11.4.10 “F3 Two EBITDA” means the Consolidated EBITDA attributable to the F3 Two Vessel assuming the F3 Two Vessel had been in operation since the beginning of the period in which the F3 Two-Related Debt was included in Total Net Funded Debt;

 

  11.4.11 “F3 Two-Related Debt” means the amount of up to EUR662,905,320 to be made available to Norwegian Epic, Ltd. (formerly known as F3 Two, Ltd.) pursuant to a facility agreement dated 22 September 2006 (as amended and/or restated from time to time);

 

  11.4.12 “Free Liquidity” means, at any date of determination, the aggregate of the Cash Balance and any amounts freely available for drawing under any revolving or other credit facilities of the NCLC Group, which remain undrawn, could be drawn for general working capital purposes or other general corporate purposes and would not, if drawn, be repayable within six (6) months;

 

  11.4.13 “Lim Family” means:

 

  (a) the late Tan Sri Lim Goh Tong;

 

  (b) his spouse;

 

  (c) his direct lineal descendants;

 

  (d) the personal estate of any of the above persons; and

 

  (e) any trust created for the benefit of one or more of the above persons and their estates;

 

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  11.4.14 “NCLC Group” means, for the purposes of this Clause 11, the Guarantor, its Subsidiaries and any other entity which is required to be consolidated in the Guarantor’s accounts in accordance with GAAP;

 

  11.4.15 “Third Party” means any person or group of persons acting in concert (as the expression “acting in concert” is defined in the City Code on Take-overs and Mergers) who or which is not a member of the Lim Family or Apollo;

 

  11.4.16 “Total Capitalisation” means, at any date of determination, Total Net Funded Debt plus the consolidated stockholders’ equity of the NCLC Group at such date determined in accordance with GAAP and derived from the then latest unaudited and consolidated accounts of the NCLC Group delivered to each of the Agents in the case of the first three (3) quarters of each financial year and the then latest Accounts delivered to each of the Agents in the case of the final quarter of each financial year PROVIDED THAT for any such accounts delivered after the Third Restatement Date, the effect of any impairment of intangible assets shall be added back to stockholders’ equity; and

 

  11.4.17 “Total Net Funded Debt” means, as at any relevant date:

 

  (a) Indebtedness for Borrowed Money of the NCLC Group; and

 

  (b) the amount of any Indebtedness for Borrowed Money of any person which is not a member of the NCLC Group but which is guaranteed by a member of the NCLC Group as at such date;

less an amount equal to any Cash Balance and all amounts from time to time standing to the credit of the Cash Sweep Bank Account as at such date.

 

  11.5 Save as specified in Clause 11.1.2, Clause 11.1.4 and Clause 11.7, the ratios referred to in Clause 11.1 will be measured on a quarterly basis by reference to the consolidated accounts of the NCLC Group.

 

  11.6 Only the Moratorium Undertakings and the undertaking contained in Clause 11.7 will apply during the Moratorium Period. From the end of the Moratorium Period the ratios referred to in Clause 11.1, other than the ratios referred to in Clause 11.1.4 and Clause 11.7, will apply.

 

  11.7 If Consolidated EBITDA at the end of any financial quarter (computed for the period of the four (4) consecutive financial quarters ending at the end of such financial quarter) during the Moratorium Period is more than twenty per cent (20%) [*] for such period, then the Majority Group-Wide Lenders shall have the right to request the Guarantor promptly to appoint, at its cost, an independent restructuring firm acceptable to the Majority Group-Wide Lenders to provide a due diligence report on the management restructuring plan and its present state to the Group-Wide Lenders as soon as practicable. The Guarantor shall use commercially reasonable efforts to assist such restructuring firm in preparing such due diligence report within sixty (60) days of the request.

 

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12 Cash Sweep

 

  12.1 The Guarantor shall maintain the Cash Sweep Bank Account during the Security Period (or for such shorter period as the Majority Cash Sweep Lenders may agree) free of Encumbrances and rights of set off other than the Account Charge.

 

  12.2 Subject to Clause 12.3 and no Event of Default having occurred and being continuing, any Total Cash Sweep Amount shall be applied on the relevant Cash Sweep Payment Date in prepayment, reduction and/or cancellation of the Cash Sweep Credit Facilities. The payment to be made under each Cash Sweep Credit Facility shall be calculated on the basis of the Accounts for the twelve (12) month period ending on the relevant Cash Sweep Determination Date and be applied to each Cash Sweep Credit Facility on a pro rata basis based on each Cash Sweep Credit Facility’s remaining outstanding Delayed Principal Amount (as defined in the relevant Loan Agreement in respect of a Loan and as defined in the relevant facility agreement in respect of each of the other Cash Sweep Credit Facilities) as of the Cash Sweep Payment Date. Each such outstanding Delayed Principal Amount, to the extent it is not already denominated in Dollars, shall be converted into Dollars on the date falling ten (10) Business Days prior to the relevant Cash Sweep Payment Date at the rate which appears on the Reuters Page ECB37 at 1.30 p.m. London time on that date, for the purposes of such calculation. For the avoidance of doubt, once there is no longer any remaining outstanding Delayed Principal Amount under any of the Cash Sweep Facilities, no further payments under this Clause 12.2 shall be required.

 

  12.3 The Guarantor shall procure that any Total Cash Sweep Amount on the Cash Sweep Determination Dates of 31 December 2009 and 31 December 2010 shall be paid into the Cash Sweep Bank Account on the following 31 March. On 31 March 2011 the Guarantor shall procure that the Total Cash Sweep Amount on the Cash Sweep Determination Dates of 31 December 2009 and 31 December 2010 held in the Cash Sweep Bank Account shall be applied in accordance with Clause 12.2 as if it were a single Total Cash Sweep Amount existing on 31 December 2010.

 

  12.4 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Deed, to the extent that the Guarantor can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Majority Cash Sweep Lenders in their sole discretion that the working capital needs of the NCLC Group so require, the Guarantor shall be permitted to withdraw the amount agreed by the Majority Cash Sweep Lenders from the Cash Sweep Bank Account prior to 31 March 2011 and apply it for any purpose agreed by the Majority Cash Sweep Lenders. Save as provided in this Clause 12.4, no sum may be withdrawn from the Cash Sweep Bank Account prior to 31 March 2011. Any accumulated interest in the Cash Sweep Bank Account remaining after 31 March 2011 shall be remitted to the Guarantor.

 

  12.5 Each Relevant Cash Sweep Amount shall be applied to the Loan in accordance with clause 4.9 of each of the Loan Agreements.

 

  12.6 On or immediately after the date falling ten (10) Business Days prior to 31 March 2010 and to each Cash Sweep Payment Date the Guarantor shall provide the Cash Sweep Lenders with a statement showing the calculation of Liquidity at the relevant Cash Sweep Determination Date (whether or not there is a Total Cash Sweep Amount) and, if applicable, the amounts of the Total Cash Sweep Amount to be paid to the Cash Sweep Lenders on the relevant Cash Sweep Payment Date, subject to Clause 12.4.

 

  12.7 It is hereby acknowledged and agreed that the provisions of this Clause 12 and clause 4.9 of each of the Loan Agreements may not be amended without the consent of the Cash Sweep Lenders.

 

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13 Special Liquidity

 

  13.1 Provided that no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, any Total Special Liquidity Sources Amount shall be applied on the relevant Special Liquidity Sources Payment Date in prepayment, reduction and/or cancellation of the Cash Sweep Credit Facilities. The payment to be made under each Cash Sweep Credit Facility shall be applied to each Cash Sweep Credit Facility on a pro rata basis based on each Cash Sweep Credit Facility’s remaining outstanding Delayed Principal Amount (as defined in the relevant Loan Agreement in respect of a Loan and as defined in the relevant facility agreement in respect of each of the other Cash Sweep Credit Facilities) as of the Special Liquidity Sources Payment Date. Each such outstanding Delayed Principal Amount, to the extent it is not already denominated in Dollars, shall be converted into Dollars on the date falling ten (10) Business Days prior to the relevant Special Liquidity Sources Payment Date at the rate which appears on the Reuters Page ECB37 at 1.30 p.m. London time on that date, for the purposes of such calculation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, payment under this Clause 13.1 shall only be required to the extent such payment does not reduce Liquidity to a level below [*].

 

  13.2 The Relevant Special Liquidity Sources Amount shall be applied to the Loan in accordance with clause 4.9 of each of the Loan Agreements.

 

  13.3 It is hereby acknowledged and agreed that the provisions of this Clause 13 and clause 4.9 of each of the Loan Agreements may not be amended without the consent of the Cash Sweep Lenders.

 

  13.4 No vessel in the NCLC Fleet may be sold unless any Special Liquidity Sources arising from the sale are applied in accordance with this Clause 13.

 

14 Chartering

Notwithstanding the provisions of clause 10.12 of each of the Loan Agreements, the Guarantor shall not (and will procure that no company in the NCLC Group shall), charter (in or out) any vessel, except that the following shall be permitted:

 

  14.1 the chartering out of m.v. “NORWEGIAN JADE” by Pride of Hawaii, LLC (formerly known as Pride of Hawaii, Inc.) to the Sub-Agent and any other intra-NCLC Group chartering of any vessel, which complies with clause 10.12 and clause 10.14.3 of each of the Loan Agreements;

 

  14.2 any extra-NCLC Group chartering out of a vessel that would be permissible under clause 10.12 and clause 10.14.3 of each of the Loan Agreements, except that no such extra-NCLC Group charter may be made:

 

  14.2.1 other than in the usual course of business of the vessel’s owner or other NCLC Group operator;

 

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  14.2.2 directly or indirectly to another cruise line;

 

  14.2.3 for a period longer than two (2) months; and/or

 

  14.2.4 other than at or about market rate at the time the charter is fixed;

 

  14.3 the sale and initial lease-back of any vessel in the NCLC Fleet subject to compliance with Clause 13 and Clause 10.2 and in accordance with clauses 10.12(A) and (C) and clause 10.14.3 of the Loan Agreement; and

 

  14.4 any charter of a vessel in existence at the date of the Eighth Supplemental Deed to or from a person that is not a company in the NCLC Group at the Third Restatement Date PROVIDED THAT any extension or renewal of such a charter shall only be permitted if either it is not materially adverse to the NCLC Group or the Group-Wide Lenders, in the opinion of the Majority Group-Wide Lenders, or the extension or renewal is solely at the option of that person which is not a company in the NCLC Group.

 

15 Hedging

Notwithstanding any other provision of the Loan Agreements or this Deed to the contrary, the Guarantor shall not (and will procure that no company in the NCLC Group shall) enter into any ISDA Master Agreement (or any other form of master agreement) or any transaction under any such master agreement relating to a fuel, interest or currency exchange transaction unless the entry into that master agreement or transaction is for non-speculative reasons.

 

16 Exceptional Prepayments

[*]

 

17 Equity Contribution

If the Guarantor fails to comply with the Moratorium Undertakings, the Guarantor shall, with the support and co-operation of its shareholders, use commercially reasonable endeavours and take all practicable steps to procure the contribution by the Investors, Star and/or any other capital provider of new equity in cash for the Guarantor. To the extent such endeavour is successful, such contribution shall be made within thirty (30) days from the date of the breach of the Moratorium Undertakings and be in an amount (in addition to the New Cash Equity) not exceeding the lesser of the amount required by the Majority Group-Wide Lenders and [*].

 

18 Indebtedness for Borrowed Money

Until the Total Delayed Principal Amount has been cancelled and/or prepaid and/or repaid, notwithstanding any other provision of the Loan Agreements or this Deed to the contrary, the Guarantor shall not (and will procure that no company in the NCLC Group shall) incur any Indebtedness for Borrowed Money other than Permitted Indebtedness.

 

19 Discharge

 

  19.1

Subject to Clause 4.3, following the irrevocable repayment or payment to the Trustees or the Agents on behalf of the Lenders of all the Outstanding

 

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  Indebtedness the Trustees will at the Guarantor’s request return this Deed to the Guarantor and shall, at the request and cost of the Guarantor, transfer to the Guarantor such rights as the Trustees may at such time have in the security for the Outstanding Indebtedness and to the proceeds of any such rights or security.

 

20 Assignment and Transfer

 

  20.1 This Deed shall be binding upon and enure to the benefit of the Trustees and each of their respective successors and assigns.

 

  20.2 The Guarantor shall not be entitled to assign or transfer all or any part of its rights, benefits or obligations under this Deed.

 

  20.3 A Trustee may transfer its rights hereunder to any person to whom the rights and obligations of that Trustee under the Agency and Trust Deed are transferred in accordance with the Agency and Trust Deed.

 

  20.4 Any Beneficiary may disclose to any actual or potential assignee or Transferee or to any person who may otherwise enter or propose to enter into contractual relations with such Beneficiary in relation to the relevant Loan Agreement and this Deed any information about the Obligors and the NCLC Group as such Beneficiary shall reasonably consider necessary for the purposes of inviting expressions of interest from other banks or financial institutions SUBJECT ALWAYS to the relevant Beneficiary procuring the execution by the potential assignee or Transferee or any other person as aforesaid of a Confidentiality Undertaking.

 

  20.5 A person (including any body of persons) who is not a party to this Deed has no right under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 to enforce any term of this Deed but this does not affect any right or remedy of a third party which exists or is available apart from that Act.

 

21 Miscellaneous Provisions

 

  21.1 No failure to exercise and no delay in exercising on the part of the Trustees or any of the other Beneficiaries any right or remedy under this Deed or under any other of the Security Documents shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right or remedy preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or remedy. No waiver by the Trustees or any of the other Beneficiaries shall be effective unless it is in writing.

 

  21.2 The rights and remedies of the Beneficiaries provided herein and in the other Security Documents are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law.

 

  21.3 If any provision of this Deed or the Loan Agreements or any other Security Document to which any Obligor or the Builder is a party is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such prohibition or unenforceability shall not invalidate the remaining provisions hereof or thereof or affect the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

  21.4 Time is of the essence in respect of all of the obligations of the Guarantor under this Deed.

 

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22 Waiver of Immunity

 

  22.1 The Guarantor irrevocably and unconditionally:

 

  22.1.1 waives any right of immunity which it or its assets now has or may hereafter acquire in relation to any legal proceedings (including, but without limitation, actions in rem and/or in personam) brought against it or its assets by the Trustees in relation to this Deed; and

 

  22.1.2 consents generally in respect of any such proceedings to the giving of any relief including, without limitation, the issue of any process in connection with such proceedings and the making, enforcement or execution against any property whatsoever (irrespective of its use or intended use) of any order or judgment which may be made or given in such proceedings.

 

23 Notices

 

  23.1 Each notice, demand or other communication to be made under this Deed shall be made in writing which, unless otherwise stated, includes telefax.

 

  23.2 Any notice, demand or other communication (unless made by telefax) to be made or delivered by the Trustees to the Guarantor pursuant to this Deed shall (unless the Guarantor has by fifteen (15) days’ written notice to the Trustees specified another address) be made or delivered to the Guarantor at 7665 Corporate Center Drive, Miami, Florida 33126, United States of America marked for the attention of the Chief Financial Officer (telefax no. +1 305 436 4140) and the Legal Department (telefax no. +1 305 436 4117) (but one (1) copy shall suffice) with a copy to the Investors c/o Apollo Management, LP, 9 West 57th Street, 43rd Floor, New York, NY 10019, United States of America marked for the attention of Mr Steve Martinez (telefax no. +1 212 515 3288) and shall be deemed to have been made or delivered (in the case of any telefax) when transmission of such telefax communication has been completed or (in the case of any letter) when delivered to the aforesaid address or (as the case may be) five (5) days after being deposited in the post first class postage prepaid in an envelope addressed to it at that address PROVIDED THAT if the copy of any notice, demand or other communication is not received by the Investors it shall not affect the deemed making or delivery of the notice, demand or other communication. Any notice, demand or other communication to be made or delivered by the Guarantor to the Trustees or the Agents pursuant to this Deed shall (unless the Trustees or the Agents (as the case may be) have by fifteen (15) days’ written notice to the Guarantor specified another address) be made or delivered to the Trustees or the Agents at their office for the time being which is at present HSBC Bank plc, Project and Export Finance, 8 Canada Square, London E14 5HQ, England marked for the attention of Mr Colin J Cuffie/Ms Isabel Olembo (telefax no. +44 (0)20 7992 4428) and shall be deemed to have been made or delivered (in the case of any telefax) when transmission of such telefax communication has been completed or (in the case of any letter) when delivered to the aforesaid address or (as the case may be) five (5) days after being deposited in the post first class postage prepaid in an envelope addressed to it at that address.

 

  23.3 Each notice, demand or other communication made or delivered by one (1) party to the other pursuant to this Deed shall be in the English language or accompanied by a certified English translation.

 

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24 Governing Law

This Deed and any non-contractual obligations arising from or in connection with it shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English law.

 

25 Jurisdiction

 

  25.1 For the exclusive benefit of the Trustees, the Guarantor agrees that any legal action or proceeding arising out of this Deed or relating to any non-contractual obligations arising from or in connection with this Deed may be brought in the High Court of Justice in England and irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of that court. The submission by the Guarantor to such jurisdiction shall not limit the right of the Trustees to commence any proceedings arising out of this Deed or relating to any non-contractual obligations arising from or in connection with this Deed in whatsoever jurisdiction they may choose, nor shall the commencement of any such legal action or proceeding in one (1) jurisdiction preclude the Trustees from beginning any further or other such legal action or proceeding in the same or any other jurisdiction.

 

  25.2 The Guarantor appoints in the case of the courts of England the Process Agent to receive, for and on its behalf, service of process in England of any legal proceedings with respect to this Deed.

IN WITNESS whereof this Deed of Guarantee and Indemnity has been executed by the parties hereto on the day first written above.

 

SIGNED SEALED  and  DELIVERED  as a  DEED   )
for and on behalf of   )
NCL CORPORATION LTD.   )
by   )
its duly appointed attorney-in-fact   )
in the presence of:   )
SIGNED SEALED  and  DELIVERED  as a  DEED   )
for and on behalf of   )
HSBC BANK PLC   )
acting by   )
its duly appointed attorney-in-fact   )
as the Hermes Loan Trustee and the   )
Commercial Loan Trustee   )
in the presence of:   )

 

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Schedule 1

Quarterly Statement of Financial Covenants

 

TO: HSBC BANK PLC

Project and Export Finance

8 Canada Square

London E14 5HQ

England

Attn: Mr Colin J Cuffie/Ms Isabel Olembo

(as the Hermes Loan Agent and the Commercial Loan Agent (as each such term is defined in the Guarantee (as hereinafter defined))

We refer to clause 11 of the guarantee dated 23 April 2004 (as amended, varied and/or supplemented from time to time the “Guarantee” ) issued by us in favour of the Hermes Loan Trustee and the Commercial Loan Trustee. Terms defined in the Loan Agreements (as therein defined) shall have the same meanings herein.

We hereby certify the amounts set out in the attached schedule as at the last day of the financial quarter ending                      20[    ] for NCL Corporation Ltd. (the “Guarantor” ) and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis. We also hereby certify that the Guarantor is in compliance with all the financial covenants set out in clauses 11.1 and 11.3 of the Guarantee and that [no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing][an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing under clause 11.1.[    ] of the [Hermes][Commercial] Loan Agreement and the following step[s] [is/are] being taken to cure the same: [    ]].

 

NCL CORPORATION LTD.

 

By: [                    ]
Chief Financial Officer
Dated :                      20[    ]

 

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[*]

 

For and on behalf of  NCL CORPORATION LTD.

 

[                    ]

I, [                    ], the officer primarily responsible for the financial management of the NCLC Group, hereby declare that, to the best of knowledge and belief, the above Statement of Financial Covenants as of [                    ] 20[    ], in my opinion, is true and correct.

 

 

[                    ]
Chief Financial Officer
NCL CORPORATION LTD.
Dated:                      20[    ]

[*]

 

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Schedule 2

Letter of Instruction

 

TO: HSBC BANK PLC

Project and Export Finance

8 Canada Square

London E14 5HQ

England

Attn: Mr Colin J Cuffie/Ms Isabel Olembo

(as the [Hermes/Commercial] Loan Agent (as hereinafter defined))

2004

Dear Sirs

Deed of Guarantee and Indemnity dated 23 April 2004 (the “Guarantee”)

We refer to the Guarantee executed by us in favour of the [Hermes/Commercial] Loan Trustee and the [Hermes/Commercial] Loan Trustee (as defined in the Guarantee) as security for the obligations of Ship Holding LLC (the “Borrower” ) under (among other things) the loan agreement dated 4 April 2003 and to be amended and restated by a first supplemental agreement thereto dated 20 April 2004 (as the same may be further amended, varied, supplemented and/or novated from time to time the “[Hermes/Commercial] Loan Agreement” ) between (among others) the Borrower as borrower, the banks whose names and offices appear in schedule 2 to the [Hermes/Commercial] Loan Agreement (the “[Hermes/Commercial] Loan Lenders” ), HSBC Bank plc as agent for the [Hermes/Commercial] Loan Lenders (the “Hermes Loan Agent” ) and HSBC Bank plc as trustee for the [Hermes/Commercial] Loan Lenders (the “[Hermes/Commercial] Loan Trustee” ).

Unless the context requires otherwise, words and expressions used herein shall have the same meanings as ascribed to them in the [Hermes/Commercial] Loan Agreement.

We refer to:

 

1. clause 17.5 of the [Hermes/Commercial] Loan Agreement which provides that each [Hermes/Commercial] Loan Lender may assign or transfer its respective rights under the Guarantee to any person to whom the rights, or the rights and obligations, of that Lender under the [Hermes/Commercial] Loan Agreement are wholly or partially assigned or transferred in accordance with the [Hermes/Commercial] Loan Agreement; and

 

2. clause 17.5 of the [Hermes/Commercial] Loan Agreement whereby the rights, benefits and/or obligations of any Lender thereunder may be transferred by means of a Transfer Certificate.

In consideration of the Lenders agreeing at our request to make the Loan available to the Borrower in accordance with the terms of the [Hermes/Commercial] Loan Agreement, we hereby irrevocably and unconditionally authorise and instruct the [Hermes/Commercial] Loan Agent

 

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forthwith to execute on our behalf each Transfer Certificate delivered to it pursuant to clause 17.5 of the [Hermes/Commercial] Loan Agreement without the [Hermes/Commercial] Loan Agent being under any obligation to take any further instructions from us or to give any prior notice to us before doing so.

This letter shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, English law.

 

Yours faithfully

 

NCL CORPORATION LTD.
By:
Title:

 

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Schedule 3

Budgeted Consolidated EBITDA

 

Fiscal Quarter Ended

   Budgeted  Consolidated
EBITDA

(USD,000)
 

30 June 2008

     [ *] 

30 September 2008

     [ *] 

31 December 2008

     [ *] 
     [ *] 

31 March 2009

     [ *] 

30 June 2009

     [ *] 

30 September 2009

     [ *] 

31 December 2009

     [ *] 
     [ *] 

31 March 2010

     [ *] 

30 June 2010

     [ *] 

30 September 2010

     [ *] 

31 December 2010

     [ *] 

 

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Schedule 4

Report on Bookings

NCL Corporation Ltd.

Passenger Booking Data

As of Week X

 

     Q1  1     Q2  1     Q3  1     Q4  1  

Load Factor Data

        

Booked to Date

        

2009

     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0

2008

     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0

Final (Full Year)

        

2008

     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0

NPD Data

        

Booked to Date

        

2009

     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0

2008

     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0

Final (Full Year)

        

2008

     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0

 

1  

Represents next four quarters following reporting date

 

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[*]: THE CONFIDENTIAL PORTION HAS BEEN OMITTED PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT AND THE OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE COMMISSION.

DATED 1 JUNE 2012

PRIDE OF AMERICA SHIP HOLDING, LLC

(formerly known as Pride of America Ship Holding, Inc.)

(as borrower)

NCL CORPORATION LTD.

(as guarantor)

NCL AMERICA HOLDINGS, LLC

(formerly known as NCL America Holdings, Inc.)

(as shareholder)

NCL (BAHAMAS) LTD.

(as sub-agent)

HSBC BANK PLC

(as agent)

THE SEVERAL BANKS

(particulars of which are set out in Schedule 1)

(as lenders)

COMMERZBANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT

(as Hermes agent)

HSBC BANK PLC

(as trustee)

 

 

ELEVENTH SUPPLEMENTAL DEED TO (AMONG OTHER THINGS)

SECURED LOAN AGREEMENT

dated 4 April 2003 (as previously amended and/or restated)

for the equivalent amount in United States Dollars

of up to €40,000,000 pre- and post redelivery finance for

one 1,075 cabin luxury cruise vessel

now named “PRIDE OF AMERICA”

 

 

 

LOGO

 


CONTENTS   
          Page  

1

  

Definitions and Construction

     2   

2

  

Amendment and/or Restatement of Original Loan Agreement, Original Guarantee and Other Security Documents

     3   

3

  

Conditions Precedent

     4   

4

  

Representations and Warranties

     6   

5

  

Fee and Expenses

     7   

6

  

Further Assurance

     8   

7

  

Counterparts

     8   

8

  

Notices

     8   

9

  

Governing Law

     9   

10

  

Jurisdiction

     9   

Schedule 1

  

The Agent, the Hermes Agent, the Trustee, the Restructuring Trustee and the Lenders

     15   

Schedule 2

  

Loan Agreement

     17   

Schedule 3

  

Guarantee

     18   


ELEVENTH SUPPLEMENTAL DEED

DATED 1 JUNE 2012

BETWEEN:

 

(1) PRIDE OF AMERICA SHIP HOLDING, LLC (formerly known as Pride of America Ship Holding, Inc.) of Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801, United States of America as borrower (the “Borrower” );

 

(2) NCL CORPORATION LTD. of Cumberland House, 9th Floor, 1 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda as guarantor (the “Guarantor” );

 

(3) NCL AMERICA HOLDINGS, LLC (formerly known as NCL America Holdings, Inc.) of Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware 198011, United States of America as shareholder (the “Shareholder” );

 

(4) NCL (BAHAMAS) LTD. of Cumberland House, 9th Floor, 1 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda as sub-agent (the “Sub-Agent” );

 

(5) THE SEVERAL BANKS particulars of which are set out in Schedule 1 as lenders (collectively the “Lenders” and each individually a “Lender” );

 

(6) HSBC BANK PLC of 8 Canada Square, London E14 5HQ as agent (the “Agent” );

 

(7) COMMERZBANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT of Kaiserplatz, 60311 Frankfurt am Main, Federal Republic of Germany as agent (the “Hermes Agent” ); and

 

(8) HSBC BANK PLC of 8 Canada Square, London E14 5HQ as trustee for itself and the Lenders (as hereinafter defined) (the “Trustee” ).

WHEREAS :

 

(A) By a loan agreement dated 4 April 2003 as amended and/or restated by a first supplemental agreement thereto dated 20 April 2004, a second supplemental agreement thereto dated 1 July 2004, a third supplemental agreement thereto dated 1 June 2005 (the “Third Supplement” ), a fourth supplemental agreement thereto dated as of 30 September 2005, a fifth supplemental agreement thereto dated 10 March 2006, a sixth supplemental agreement thereto dated 13 November 2006, a seventh supplemental agreement thereto dated 21 December 2007, an eighth supplemental agreement thereto dated 2 April 2009, a ninth supplemental agreement thereto dated 22 July 2010 and a tenth supplemental agreement thereto dated 18 November 2010 entered into between the Borrower or its predecessor Ship Holding LLC as borrower, the Lenders as lenders, the Agent as agent for (among others) the Lenders, the Hermes Agent as agent for (among others) the Lenders and the Trustee as trustee for (among others) the Lenders (together the “Original Loan Agreement” ), the Lenders granted to the Borrower a secured loan in the maximum amount of the equivalent in Dollars of forty million Euro (€40,000,000) (the “Loan” ) to part-finance the completion by the Builder of the Vessel for the Contract Price on the terms and conditions therein contained. The repayment of the Loan by the Borrower has been secured by (among other things) a guarantee and indemnity dated 23 April 2004 granted by the Guarantor as amended, supplemented and/or restated from time to time (the “Original Guarantee” ) and a first preferred mortgage dated 1 June 2005 and effective 7 June 2005 as amended and/or supplemented from time to time (the “Mortgage” ).


(B) Each of the Borrower and the Guarantor has requested the consent of the Lenders, the Agent, the Hermes Agent and the Trustee to (i) the purchase of the vessel [*] (the “Sky Vessel” ) from [*] (the “Sky Vessel Seller” ) for an amount of up to [*] (the “Sky Vessel Purchase Price” ) and the amendment of each of the Original Facility Agreement and the Original Guarantee to permit the purchase of [*] other vessels in addition to the Sky Vessel and, after the cancellation, prepayment and/or repayment of the Total Delayed Principal Amount, to remove the restriction on purchasing vessels (ii) amend the restrictions in each of the Original Facility Agreement and the Original Guarantee on incurring Permitted Indebtedness to allow for the acquisition of the Sky Vessel and such [*] other vessels and utilisation of an amount of up to [*] for general corporate purposes and, after the cancellation, prepayment and/or repayment of the Total Delayed Principal Amount, to remove such restriction (iii) amend each of the Original Facility Agreement and the Original Guarantee to exempt the indebtedness incurred for financing the Sky Vessel from the subordination arrangements in respect of Indebtedness for Borrowed Money and (iv) amend clause 15 ( Hedging ) of the Original Guarantee to remove the restriction on hedging counterparties.

 

(C) The consent of the Lenders, the Agent, the Hermes Agent and the Trustee is given in respect of the above matters on the terms of this eleventh supplement to the Original Loan Agreement (this “Deed” ) which shall be executed as a deed.

NOW THIS DEED WITNESSES as follows:

 

1 Definitions and Construction

 

  1.1 In this Deed including the preamble and recitals hereto (unless the context otherwise requires) any term or expression defined in the preamble or the recitals shall have the meaning ascribed to it therein and terms and expressions not defined herein but whose meanings are defined in the Original Loan Agreement shall have the meanings set out therein. In addition, the following terms and expressions shall have the meanings set out below:

“Fourth Restatement Date” means the date on which the conditions precedent set out in Clause 3.1 are fulfilled to the satisfaction of the Agent or waived by the Agent pursuant to Clause 3.2;

“Guarantee” means the Original Guarantee as amended and restated by this Deed and as set out in Schedule 3;

“Loan Agreement” means the Original Loan Agreement as amended and restated by this Deed and as set out in Schedule 2;

“New Process Agent” means EC3 Services Limited whose registered office is presently at The St Botolph Building, 138 Houndsditch, London EC3A 7AR;

“Sky Vessel Purchase Price Terms” means the terms on which the Sky Vessel Purchase Price (and interest thereon and other fees, costs and expenses) will be payable by [*] to the Sky Vessel Seller for the Sky Vessel as reflected by the agreement referred to in Clause 3.1.3; and

 

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“Total Sky Vessel and Breakaway 3 Prepayment Amount” means [*].

 

  1.2 The provisions of clauses 1.2, 1.3 and 17.11 of the Loan Agreement shall apply hereto (mutatis mutandis).

 

2 Amendment and/or Restatement of Original Loan Agreement, Original Guarantee and Other Security Documents

 

  2.1 Subject to Clause 3.1, the parties hereto agree that immediately upon and with effect from the Fourth Restatement Date the Original Loan Agreement shall be amended and restated to read in accordance with the amended and restated facility agreement as set out in Schedule 2 and (as so amended and restated) will continue to be binding upon each of the parties thereto in accordance with its terms as so amended and restated.

 

  2.2 Subject to Clause 3.1, the Guarantor and the Trustee agree that immediately upon and with effect from the Fourth Restatement Date the Original Guarantee shall be amended and restated to read in accordance with the amended and restated guarantee as set out in Schedule 3 and (as so amended and restated) will continue to be binding upon each of the parties thereto in accordance with its terms as so amended and restated.

 

  2.3 Each of the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Shareholder and the Sub-Agent hereby confirms to the Lenders, the Agent, the Hermes Agent and the Trustee that with effect from the Fourth Restatement Date:

 

  2.3.1 all references to the Original Loan Agreement or the Original Guarantee in the other Security Documents shall be construed as references to the Loan Agreement or the Guarantee (as the case may be) and all terms used in such Security Documents whose meanings are defined by reference to the Original Loan Agreement shall be defined by reference to the Loan Agreement;

 

  2.3.2 the Security Documents (in some cases, in the case of the Borrower, by virtue of the Merger (as defined in the Third Supplement)) shall apply to, and extend to secure, the whole of the Outstanding Indebtedness as defined in clause 1.1 of the Loan Agreement until it has been repaid or paid in full to the Lenders (or to the Agent on their behalf) and the Agent;

 

  2.3.3 its obligations under the Security Documents to which it is a party (in some cases, in the case of the Borrower, by virtue of the Merger) shall not be discharged, impaired or otherwise affected by reason of the execution of this Deed or of any of the documents or transactions contemplated hereby and in particular but without limitation by the granting of time to the Borrower under the Original Loan Agreement; and

 

  2.3.4 its obligations under the Security Documents to which it is a party (in some cases, in the case of the Borrower, by virtue of the Merger) shall remain in full force and effect as security for the obligations of the Borrower under the Loan Agreement and the other Security Documents as amended by this Deed.

 

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  2.4 The Sub-Agent hereby acknowledges and, to the extent necessary, agrees to comply with the terms of clause 16 ( Exceptional Prepayments ) of the Guarantee.

 

  2.5 Except as expressly amended hereby or pursuant hereto the Original Loan Agreement, the Original Guarantee and the other Security Documents shall remain in full force and effect and nothing herein contained shall relieve the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Shareholder, the Sub-Agent or any other Obligor from any of its respective obligations under any such documents.

 

3 Conditions Precedent

 

  3.1 The amendment and restatement of each of the Original Loan Agreement and the Original Guarantee provided for in Clause 2 is conditional upon and shall not be effective unless and until the Agent has received the following in form and substance satisfactory to it:

 

  3.1.1 prior to the date of this Deed, an updated integrated financial model for the NCLC Group for the period until 31 December 2017 reflecting the Sky Vessel Purchase Price Terms and the anticipated cost of acquisition of Breakaway 3 and Breakaway 4 (as each such term will be defined in the Loan Agreement) which is hereby agreed to have been satisfied by the financial model for the NCLC Group first delivered at the bankers’ meeting in London on 4 April 2012 and subsequently distributed by the Guarantor by email;

 

  3.1.2 on the date of this Deed:

 

  (a) one (1) counterpart of this Deed duly executed by the parties hereto;

 

  (b) a written confirmation from the New Process Agent that it will act for each of the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Shareholder, the Sub-Agent and the owners of the Hermes Vessels other than the Borrower (together the “Relevant Parties” ) as agent for service of process in England in respect of this Deed and any other relevant document to be executed pursuant hereto;

 

  (c) evidence that each of the Lenders has received payment of the handling / work fee to which it is entitled as more particularly described in Clause 5.1; and

 

  (d) the following corporate documents in respect of each of the Relevant Parties:

 

  (i) Certified Copies of any consents required from any ministry, governmental, financial or other authority for the execution of and performance by the respective Relevant Party of its obligations under this Deed or any document to be executed pursuant hereto or if no such consents are required a certificate from a duly appointed officer of the Relevant Party to this effect confirming that no such consents are required;

 

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  (ii) a notarially attested secretary’s certificate of each of the Relevant Parties:

 

  (1) attaching a copy of its Certificate of Incorporation and Memorandum of Association and Bye-Laws (or equivalent constitutional documents) which do not prohibit the entering into of the transactions contemplated in this Deed;

 

  (2) giving the names of its present officers and directors;

 

  (3) setting out specimen signatures of such persons as are authorised by the Relevant Party to sign documents or otherwise undertake the performance of that Relevant Party’s obligations under this Deed;

 

  (4) giving the legal owner of its shares and the number of such shares held;

 

  (5) attaching copies of resolutions passed at duly convened meetings of the directors and, if required by the Agent, the shareholders of each of the Relevant Parties authorising (as applicable) the execution of this Deed, the amendment to the Mortgage and any other document to be executed pursuant hereto and the issue of any power of attorney to execute the same; and

 

  (6) containing a declaration of solvency as at the date of the certificate of the duly appointed officer of the Relevant Party;

or (if applicable) certifying that there has been no change to the statements made in his or her secretary’s certificate last provided to the Agent with respect to paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4) and (6) of this Clause 3.1.2(d)(ii) and attaching copies of resolutions passed at duly convened meetings of the directors and, if required by the Agent, the shareholders of each of the Relevant Parties authorising (as applicable) the execution of this Deed, the amendment to the Mortgage and any other document to be executed pursuant hereto and the issue of any power of attorney to execute the same; and

 

  (e) the original powers of attorney, if any, issued pursuant to the resolutions referred to above and notarially attested;

 

  3.1.3 a Certified Copy of any sale and purchase agreement or memorandum of agreement evidencing the terms for the sale of the Sky Vessel by the Sky Vessel Seller to Norwegian Sky, Ltd. or another member of the NCLC Group for the Sky Vessel Purchase Price on the Sky Vessel Purchase Price Terms which agreement shall be in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent if it is in the form provided to the Agent on 21 May 2012;

 

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  3.1.4 an eleventh amendment to the Mortgage duly executed and lodged for recordation at the United States Coast Guard National Vessel Documentation Center;

 

  3.1.5 a Certified Copy of a confirmation in respect of each of the Hermes Vessel Owner Second Guarantees, duly executed by the owners of the Hermes Vessels other than the Borrower;

 

  3.1.6 evidence that all the conditions precedent to the amendment and restatement of each facility agreement and, if applicable, guarantee in respect of each NCLC Group Credit Facility have been satisfied;

 

  3.1.7 evidence that the Cash Sweep Credit Facilities have been cancelled and/or prepaid pro rata based on the Maximum Amount of the Delayed Principal Amount (as defined in the facility agreement for each Cash Sweep Credit Facility) for each Cash Sweep Credit Facility (or, if applicable, tranche thereof) by the Total Sky Vessel and Breakaway 3 Prepayment Amount; and

 

  3.1.8 agreement to the issue of such favourable written legal opinions including in respect of Bermuda, the Isle of Man, Delaware and the United States of America and England in such form as the Agent may require relating to all aspects of the transactions contemplated hereby governed by any applicable law,

PROVIDED THAT no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on the Fourth Restatement Date (subject to Clause 3.2).

 

  3.2 If the Lenders, the Agent, the Hermes Agent and the Trustee, acting unanimously, decide (or the Agent in accordance with the Agency and Trust Deed decides) to permit the amendment and restatement of the Original Loan Agreement and the Original Guarantee hereby without the Agent having received all of the documents or evidence referred to in Clause 3.1, the Borrower will nevertheless deliver the remaining documents or evidence to the Agent within fourteen (14) days of the Fourth Restatement Date (or such other period as the Agent may stipulate) and the amendment and restatement of the Original Loan Agreement and the Original Guarantee as aforesaid shall not be construed as a waiver of the Agent’s right to receive the documents or evidence as aforesaid nor shall this provision impose on the Agent, the Hermes Agent, the Trustee or the Lenders any obligation to permit the amendment and restatement in the absence of such documents or evidence.

 

4 Representations and Warranties

 

  4.1 Each of the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Shareholder and the Sub-Agent represents and warrants to the Lenders, the Agent, the Hermes Agent and the Trustee that:

 

  4.1.1 it has the power to enter into and perform this Deed and the transactions and documents contemplated hereby and has taken all necessary action to authorise the entry into and performance of this Deed and such transactions and documents;

 

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  4.1.2 this Deed constitutes and each other document contemplated hereby to which it is a party will, when executed, constitute its legal, valid and binding obligations enforceable in accordance with its terms;

 

  4.1.3 its entry into and performance of this Deed and the transactions and documents contemplated hereby do not and will not conflict with:

 

  (a) any law or regulation or any official or judicial order; or

 

  (b) its constitutional documents; or

 

  (c) any agreement or document to which it is a party or which is binding upon it or any of its assets,

nor result in the creation or imposition of any Encumbrance on it or its assets pursuant to the provisions of any such agreement or document and in particular but without prejudice to the foregoing the entry into and performance of this Deed and the transactions and documents contemplated hereby and thereby will not render invalid, void or voidable any security granted by it to the Trustee;

 

  4.1.4 except for the recordation of the amendment to the Mortgage with the United States Coast Guard National Vessel Documentation Center, all authorisations, approvals, consents, licences, exemptions, filings, registrations, notarisations and other matters, official or otherwise, required in connection with the entry into, performance, validity and enforceability of this Deed and each of the other documents contemplated hereby and thereby and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been obtained or effected and are in full force and effect;

 

  4.1.5 all information furnished by it to the Agent or its agents relating to the business and affairs of an Obligor in connection with this Deed and the other documents contemplated hereby and thereby was and remains true and correct in all material respects and there are no other material facts or considerations the omission of which would render any such information misleading; and

 

  4.1.6 it has fully disclosed in writing to the Agent all facts relating to its business which it knows or should reasonably know and which might reasonably be expected to influence the Lenders, the Agent, the Hermes Agent and/or the Trustee in deciding whether or not to enter into this Deed.

 

5 Fee and Expenses

 

  5.1 The Borrower shall pay to each of the Lenders on the date of this Deed a non-refundable handling/work fee of [*] provided that a Lender which is the provider of any other loan or other facility to the Borrower or any other member of the NCLC Group shall only be entitled to receive one (1) such fee of [*]. Notwithstanding any provision of this Deed, the Original Loan Agreement, the Loan Agreement or the Agency and Trust Deed to the contrary, no Lender shall be required to share with the other Lenders, the Agent, the Hermes Agent and/or the Trustee any such handling/work fee received.

 

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  5.2 The Borrower and the Guarantor jointly and severally undertake to reimburse the Agent, the Hermes Agent and the Trustee on demand on a full indemnity basis for the reasonable charges and expenses (together with value added tax or any similar tax thereon and including without limitation the fees and expenses of legal and other advisers) incurred by the Agent, the Hermes Agent and/or the Trustee in respect of, or in connection with, the negotiation, preparation, printing, execution, registration and enforcement of this Deed and any other documents required in connection with the implementation of this Deed.

 

  5.3 The Borrower and the Guarantors jointly and severally undertake to reimburse the Agent, the Hermes Agent, the Trustee and the Lenders on demand of the Agent on a full indemnity basis for all charges and expenses (together with value added tax or any similar tax thereon and including without limitation the fees and expenses of legal and other advisers) incurred by the Agent, the Hermes Agent, the Trustee and/or the Lenders in respect of, or in connection with the enforcement of, or the preservation of any rights under this Deed.

 

6 Further Assurance

Each of the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Shareholder and the Sub-Agent will, from time to time on being required to do so by the Agent, do or procure the doing of all such acts and/or execute or procure the execution of all such documents in a form satisfactory to the Agent and the Hermes Agent as the Agent and the Hermes Agent may reasonably consider necessary for giving full effect to this Deed or any of the documents contemplated hereby or securing to the Lenders, the Agent, the Hermes Agent and/or the Trustee the full benefit of the rights, powers and remedies conferred upon the Lenders, the Agent, the Hermes Agent and/or the Trustee in any such document.

 

7 Counterparts

This Deed may be executed in any number of counterparts and all such counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same agreement.

 

8 Notices

 

  8.1

Any notice, demand or other communication (unless made by telefax) to be made or delivered to the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Shareholder and/or the Sub-Agent pursuant to this Deed shall (unless the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Shareholder or the Sub-Agent has by fifteen (15) days’ written notice to the Agent specified another address) be made or delivered to the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Shareholder and/or the Sub-Agent c/o/at 7665 Corporate Center Drive, Miami, Florida 33126, United States of America (marked for the attention of the Chief Financial Officer and the Legal Department) (but one (1) copy shall suffice) with a copy to the Investors c/o Apollo Management, LP, 9 West 57 th Street, 43 rd Floor, New York, NY 10019, United States of America (marked for the attention of Mr Steve Martinez). Any notice, demand or other communication to be made or delivered by the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Shareholder or the Sub-Agent pursuant to this Deed shall (unless the Agent, the Hermes Agent or the Trustee has by fifteen (15) days’ written notice to the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Shareholder or the Sub-Agent specified another address) be made or delivered to the Agent, the Hermes Agent or the Trustee at its Office, the details of which are set out in Schedule 1.

 

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  8.2 Any notice, demand or other communication to be made or delivered pursuant to this Deed may be sent by telefax to the relevant telephone numbers (which at the date hereof in respect of the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Shareholder and the Sub-Agent is +1 305 436 4140 (marked for the attention of the Chief Financial Officer) and +1 305 436 4117 (marked for the attention of the Legal Department) with a copy to the Investors c/o Apollo Management, LP, fax number +1 212 515 3288 (marked for the attention of Mr Steve Martinez) and in respect of the Agent, the Hermes Agent or the Trustee is as recorded in Schedule 1) specified by it from time to time for the purpose and shall be deemed to have been received when transmission of such telefax communication has been completed. Each such telefax communication, if made to the Agent, the Hermes Agent or the Trustee by the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Shareholder or the Sub-Agent, shall be signed by the person or persons authorised in writing by the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Shareholder or the Sub-Agent (as the case may be) and whose signature appears on the list of specimen signatures contained in the secretary’s certificate required to be delivered by Clause 3 and shall be expressed to be for the attention of the department or officer whose name has been notified for the time being for that purpose by the Agent, the Hermes Agent or the Trustee to the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Shareholder and the Sub-Agent.

 

  8.3 The provisions of clauses 18.1, 18.4 and 18.5 of the Original Loan Agreement shall apply to this Deed.

 

9 Governing Law

This Deed and any non-contractual obligations arising from or in connection with it shall be governed by English law.

 

10 Jurisdiction

 

  10.1 The courts of England have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute:

 

  10.1.1 arising out of or in connection with this Deed (including a dispute regarding the existence, validity or termination of this Deed); or

 

  10.1.2 relating to any non-contractual obligations arising from or in connection with this Deed,

(a “Dispute” ). Each party to this Deed agrees that the courts of England are the most appropriate and convenient courts to settle Disputes and accordingly no party will argue to the contrary.

This Clause 10.1 is for the benefit of the Lenders, the Agent, the Hermes Agent and the Trustee only. As a result, no such party shall be prevented from taking proceedings relating to a Dispute in any other courts with jurisdiction. To the extent allowed by law, any such party may take concurrent proceedings in any number of jurisdictions.

 

  10.2

None of the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Shareholder or the Sub-Agent may, without the Agent’s prior written consent, terminate the appointment of the New Process Agent; if the New Process Agent resigns or its appointment ceases to be effective, the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Shareholder and/or the Sub-Agent (as the case may be) shall within fourteen (14) days appoint a company which has

 

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  premises in London and has been approved by the Agent to act as the Borrower’s, the Guarantor’s, the Shareholder’s and/or the Sub-Agent’s (as the case may be) process agent with unconditional authority to receive and acknowledge service on behalf of the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Shareholder and/or the Sub-Agent of all process or other documents connected with proceedings in the English courts which relate to this Deed.

 

  10.3 For the purpose of securing its obligations under Clause 10.2, each of the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Shareholder and the Sub-Agent irrevocably agrees that, if it for any reason fails to appoint a process agent within the period specified in Clause 10.2, the Agent may appoint any person (including a company controlled by or associated with the Agent or any Lender) to act as the Borrower’s, the Guarantor’s, the Shareholder’s and/or the Sub-Agent’s (as the case may be) process agent in England with the unconditional authority described in Clause 10.2.

 

  10.4 No neglect or default by a process agent appointed or designated under this Clause (including a failure by it to notify the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Shareholder or the Sub-Agent (as the case may be) of the service of any process or to forward any process to the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Shareholder or the Sub-Agent (as the case may be)) shall invalidate any proceedings or judgment.

 

  10.5 Each of the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Shareholder and the Sub-Agent appoints in the case of the courts of England the New Process Agent to receive, for and on its behalf, service of process in England of any legal proceedings with respect to this Deed.

 

  10.6 A judgment relating to this Deed which is given or would be enforced by an English court shall be conclusive and binding on the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Shareholder and/or the Sub-Agent (as the case may be) and may be enforced without review in any other jurisdiction.

 

  10.7 Nothing in this Clause shall exclude or limit any right which the Agent, the Lenders, the Hermes Agent or the Trustee may have (whether under the laws of any country, an international convention or otherwise) with regard to the bringing of proceedings, the service of process, the recognition or enforcement of a judgment or any similar or related matter in any jurisdiction.

 

  10.8 In this Clause “judgment” includes order, injunction, declaration and any other decision or relief made or granted by a court.

 

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IN WITNESS whereof the parties hereto have caused this Deed to be duly executed as a deed on the day and year first before written.

 

SIGNED SEALED  and  DELIVERED  as a  DEED   )   
by Micha Withoft   )   
Attorney-in-Fact   )    /s/ Micha Withoft
for and on behalf of   )   
PRIDE OF AMERICA SHIP HOLDING, LLC   )   
(formerly known as   )   
Pride of America Ship Holding, Inc.)   )   
in the presence of: /s/ Anthony Pitt   )   
Anthony Pitt     
Trainee Solicitor     
Stephenson Harwood LLP     
1 Finsbury Circus     
London EC2M 7SH     
SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED   )   
by Micha Withoft   )   
Attorney-in-Fact   )    /s/ Micha Withoft
for and on behalf of   )   
NCL CORPORATION LTD.   )   
in the presence of: /s/ Anthony Pitt   )   
Anthony Pitt     
Trainee Solicitor     
Stephenson Harwood LLP     
1 Finsbury Circus     
London EC2M 7SH     

 

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SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED   )   
by Micha Withoft   )   
Attorney-in-Fact   )    /s/ Micha Withoft
for and on behalf of   )   
NCL AMERICA HOLDINGS, LLC   )   
(formerly known as NCL America Holdings, Inc.)   )   
in the presence of: /s/ Anthony Pitt   )   
Anthony Pitt     
Trainee Solicitor     
Stephenson Harwood LLP     
1 Finsbury Circus     
London EC2M 7SH     
SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED   )   
by Micha Withoft   )   
Attorney-in-Fact   )    /s/ Micha Withoft
for and on behalf of   )   
NCL (BAHAMAS) LTD.   )   
in the presence of: /s/ Anthony Pitt   )   
Anthony Pitt     
Trainee Solicitor     
Stephenson Harwood LLP     
1 Finsbury Circus     
London EC2M 7SH     
SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED   )   
by Jennifer Ashford   )   
Attorney-in-Fact   )    /s/ Jennifer Ashford
for and on behalf of   )   
HSBC BANK PLC   )   
as the Agent and the Trustee   )   
in the presence of: /s/ Anthony Pitt   )   
Anthony Pitt     
Trainee Solicitor     
Stephenson Harwood LLP     
1 Finsbury Circus     
London EC2M 7SH     

 

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SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED   )   
by Jennifer Ashford   )   
Attorney-in-Fact   )    /s/ Jennifer Ashford
for and on behalf of   )   
COMMERZBANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT   )   
as a Lender   )   
in the presence of: /s/ Anthony Pitt   )   
Anthony Pitt     
Trainee Solicitor     
Stephenson Harwood LLP     
1 Finsbury Circus     
London EC2M 7SH     
SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED   )   
by Jennifer Ashford   )   
Attorney-in-Fact   )    /s/ Jennifer Ashford
for and on behalf of   )   
KFW   )   
in the presence of: /s/ Anthony Pitt   )   
Anthony Pitt     
Trainee Solicitor     
Stephenson Harwood LLP     
1 Finsbury Circus     
London EC2M 7SH     
SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED   )   
by Jennifer Ashford   )   
Attorney-in-Fact   )    /s/ Jennifer Ashford
for and on behalf of   )   
DVB BANK SE   )   
in the presence of: /s/ Anthony Pitt   )   
Anthony Pitt     
Trainee Solicitor     
Stephenson Harwood LLP     
1 Finsbury Circus     
London EC2M 7SH     

 

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SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED   )   
by Jennifer Ashford   )   
Attorney-in-Fact   )    /s/ Jennifer Ashford
for and on behalf of   )   
COMMERZBANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT   )   
as the Hermes Agent   )   
in the presence of: /s/ Anthony Pitt   )   
Anthony Pitt     
Trainee Solicitor     
Stephenson Harwood LLP     
1 Finsbury Circus     
London EC2M 7SH     

 

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Schedule 1

The Agent, the Hermes Agent, the Trustee, the Restructuring Trustee and the Lenders

Agent

HSBC BANK PLC

Project and Export Finance

8 Canada Square

London E14 5HQ

 

Fax:    +44 (0)20 7992 4428
Attn:    Mr Colin J Cuffie/Ms Isabel Olembo
Email:    colin.j.cuffie@hsbcib.com/isabel.olembo@hsbc.com

Hermes Agent

COMMERZBANK

AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT

Corporate Banking

Structured Export and Trade Finance

Kaiserplatz

60261 Frankfurt am Main

Federal Republic of Germany

 

Fax:    +49 69 1362 3742
Attn:    Mr Klaus-Dieter Schmedding
Email:    exportfinance@commerzbank.com

Trustee

HSBC BANK PLC

Project and Export Finance

8 Canada Square

London E14 5HQ

 

Fax:    +44 (0)20 7992 4428
Attn:    Mr Colin J Cuffie/Ms Isabel Olembo
Email:    colin.j.cuffie@hsbcib.com/isabel.olembo@hsbc.com

Restructuring Trustee

DNB BANK ASA

Stranden 21

NO-0021 Oslo

Norway

 

Fax:    +47 22 482894
Attn:    Ms Marie Therese Zwilgmeyer
Email:    creditmiddleoffice@dnb.no

 

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Lenders

   Percentage Contribution

COMMERZBANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT

   34.99999999137

Domstrasse 18

  

20095 Hamburg

  

Germany

  

 

Fax:    +49 40 37699 649
Attn:    Mr Marcus Weber/Mr Fabian Francke
Email:    shipfinance@commerzbank.com/
   marcus.weber@commerzbank.com/
   fabian.francke@commerzbank.com

 

KFW

   30.000000017259
Palmengartenstrasse 5-9   

60325 Frankfurt am Main

  

Federal Republic of Germany

  

 

Fax:    +49 69 7431 3768/2944
Attn:    Mr Josef Schmid/Ms Claudia Wenzel
Email:    josef.schmid@kfw.de/claudia.wenzel@kfw.de

 

DVB BANK SE

   34.99999999137
Parklaan 2   

3016 BB Rotterdam

  

The Netherlands

  

 

Fax:    +5999 4652366
Attn:    LAM/Eric Maduro
Email:    lam.curacao@dvbbank.com/
   james.neira@dvbbank.com

 

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Schedule 2

Loan Agreement

 

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DATED 4 APRIL 2003

PRIDE OF AMERICA SHIP HOLDING, LLC

(formerly known as Pride of America Ship Holding, Inc.)

(as borrower)

COMMERZBANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT

Hamburg Branch

HSBC BANK PLC

(as arrangers)

COMMERZBANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT

Bremen Branch

HSBC BANK PLC

KFW

(as lenders)

HSBC BANK PLC

(as agent)

COMMERZBANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT

(as Hermes agent)

HSBC BANK PLC

(as trustee)

 

 

SECURED LOAN AGREEMENT

for the equivalent amount in United States Dollars

of up to €40,000,000

pre- and post redelivery finance

for one 1,075 cabin luxury cruise vessel

identified with no 7671 and working title “Project America”

at the yard of Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven GmbH

(tbn “PRIDE OF AMERICA”)

AS AMENDED AND RESTATED PURSUANT TO

A SUPPLEMENTAL DEED

DATED             2012

 

 

 

LOGO


CONTENTS

 

               Page  

1

  

Definitions and Construction

     1   
  

1.1

  

Definitions

     1   
  

1.2

  

Construction

     24   
  

1.3

  

Agent and Trustee

     25   

2

  

The Facility

     25   
  

2.1

  

Availability

     25   
  

2.2

  

Purpose and Application

     25   
  

2.3

  

Drawdown

     25   
  

2.4

  

Payment of Facility

     26   
  

2.5

  

Break costs on failure to draw

     26   
  

2.6

  

Conditions of drawdown

     26   
  

2.7

  

Several obligations of the Lenders

     27   
  

2.8

  

Lender’s failure to perform

     27   
  

2.9

  

Fulfilment of conditions after drawdown

     27   

3

  

Repayment

     27   

4

  

Prepayment

     27   
  

4.1

  

Voluntary prepayment

     27   
  

4.2

  

Voluntary prepayment in case of increased cost

     27   
  

4.3

  

Mandatory prepayment in case of illegality

     28   
  

4.4

  

Voluntary prepayment following imposition of Substitute Basis

     28   
  

4.5

  

Prepayment in case of Total Loss of the Vessel

     28   
  

4.6

  

Prepayment in case of sale of the Vessel

     29   
  

4.7

  

Effect of prepayment

     29   
  

4.8

  

Break costs on prepayment

     30   
  

4.9

  

Mandatory prepayment in case of cash sweep or special liquidity

     30   
  

4.10

  

No prepayment

     30   

5

  

Interest

     31   
  

5.1

  

Payment of interest

     31   
  

5.2

  

Selection and duration of Interest Periods

     31   
  

5.3

  

Conversion

     32   
  

5.4

  

Fixed Rate

     32   
  

5.5

  

Break costs in relation to Conversion

     32   
  

5.6

  

No notice and unavailability

     33   
  

5.7

  

Separate Interest Periods for Instalments

     33   
  

5.9

  

Applicable Interest Rate

     34   
  

5.10

  

Bank basis

     34   
  

5.11

  

Default interest

     34   

6

  

Substitute Basis of Funding

     35   
  

6.1

  

Absence of quotations

     35   
  

6.2

  

Market disruption

     35   
  

6.3

  

Substitute basis of interest or funding

     35   
  

6.4

  

Review

     35   


7

  

Payments

     36   
  

7.1

  

Place for payment

     36   
  

7.2

  

Deductions and grossing-up

     36   
  

7.3

  

Production of receipts for Taxes

     37   
  

7.4

  

Money of account

     38   
  

7.5

  

Accounts

     38   
  

7.6

  

Earnings

     38   
  

7.7

  

Continuing security

     38   

8

  

Yield Protection and Force Majeure

     39   
  

8.1

  

Increased costs

     39   
  

8.2

  

Force Majeure

     40   

9

  

Representations and Warranties

     41   
  

9.1

  

Duration

     41   
  

9.2

  

Representations and warranties

     41   
  

9.3

  

Representations on the Redelivery Date

     47   

10

  

Undertakings

     47   
  

10.1

  

Duration

     47   
  

10.2

  

Information

     47   
  

10.3

  

Notification of default

     48   
  

10.4

  

Consents and registrations

     48   
  

10.5

  

Negative pledge

     48   
  

10.6

  

Disposals

     49   
  

10.7

  

Change of business

     50   
  

10.8

  

Mergers

     50   
  

10.9

  

Maintenance of status and franchises

     50   
  

10.10

  

Financial records

     50   
  

10.11

  

Financial indebtedness and subordination of indebtedness

     50   
  

10.12

  

Pooling of earnings and charters

     51   
  

10.13

  

Loans and guarantees by the Borrower

     51   
  

10.14

  

Management

     52   
  

10.15

  

Acquisition of shares

     52   
  

10.16

  

Trading with the United States of America

     52   
  

10.17

  

Further assurance

     52   
  

10.18

  

Valuation of the Vessel

     53   
  

10.19

  

Marginal security

     53   
  

10.20

  

Performance of employment contracts

     54   
  

10.21

  

Insurances

     55   
  

10.22

  

Operation and maintenance of the Vessel

     59   
  

10.23

  

Hermes Cover paramount

     64   
  

10.24

  

Dividends

     64   

11

  

Default

     64   
  

11.1

  

Events of default

     64   
  

11.2

  

Acceleration

     69   
  

11.3

  

Default indemnity

     69   
  

11.4

  

Set-off

     70   


12

  

Application of Funds

     70   
  

12.1

  

Total Loss proceeds/proceeds of sale/Event of Default monies

     70   
  

12.2

  

General funds

     71   
  

12.3

  

Application of proceeds of Insurances

     72   
  

12.4

  

Suspense account

     73   

13

  

Fees

     73   
  

13.1

  

Fees side letters

     73   
  

13.2

  

Back-end fee

     73   

14

  

Expenses

     73   
  

14.1

  

Initial expenses

     73   
  

14.2

  

Enforcement expenses

     74   
  

14.3

  

Stamp duties

     74   
  

14.4

  

Steering Committee expenses

     74   
  

14.5

  

Amendment, addendum or supplement expenses

     74   

15

  

Waivers, Remedies Cumulative

     74   
  

15.1

  

No waiver

     74   
  

15.2

  

Remedies cumulative

     75   
  

15.3

  

Severability

     75   
  

15.4

  

Time of essence

     75   

16

  

Counterparts

     75   

17

  

Assignment

     75   
  

17.1

  

Benefit of agreement

     75   
  

17.2

  

No transfer by the Borrower

     75   
  

17.3

  

Assignments, participations and transfers by a Lender

     75   
  

17.4

  

Effectiveness of transfer

     76   
  

17.5

  

Transfer of rights and obligations

     76   
  

17.6

  

Consent and increased obligations of the Borrower

     76   
  

17.7

  

Disclosure of information

     77   
  

17.8

  

Transfer Certificate to be executed by the Agent

     77   
  

17.9

  

Notice of Transfer Certificates

     77   
  

17.10

  

Documentation of transfer or assignment

     77   
  

17.11

  

Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 (the “Act”)

     77   

18

  

Notices

     78   
  

18.1

  

Mode of communication

     78   
  

18.2

  

Address

     78   
  

18.3

  

Telefax communication

     78   
  

18.4

  

Receipt

     78   
  

18.5

  

Language

     79   

19

  

Steering Committee

     79   
  

19.1

  

Establishment

     79   


  

19.2

  

No obligation

     79   
  

19.3

  

Authority

     80   
  

19.4

  

No reliance

     80   
  

19.5

  

Standard of care

     81   
  

19.6

  

No liability

     81   
  

19.7

  

No fiduciary relationship

     81   
  

19.8

  

Neither Agent nor Trustee

     81   
  

19.9

  

Non-binding

     81   

20

  

Governing Law

     81   

21

  

Waiver of Immunity

     81   

22

  

Rights of the Agent, the Trustee and the Lenders

     82   
  

22.1

  

No derogation of rights

     82   
  

22.2

  

Enforcement of remedies

     82   

23

  

Jurisdiction

     82   

Schedule 1

     86   
  

Particulars of Arrangers

     86   

Schedule 2

     87   
  

Particulars of Agent, Hermes Agent, Trustee, Restructuring Trustee and Lenders

     87   

Schedule 3

     89   
  

Notice of Drawdown

     89   

Schedule 4

     91   
  

Conditions Precedent

     91   

Schedule 5

     96   
  

Confidentiality Undertaking

     96   

Schedule 6

     98   
  

Transfer Certificate

     98   

Schedule 7

     103   
  

Chartering of the Six Vessels (as defined in Clause 10.6.4)

     103   

Schedule 8

     104   
  

Form of Notice of Fixed Rate

     104   

Schedule 9

     105   
  

Apollo-Related Transactions

     105   

Schedule 10

     116   
  

Repayment Schedule calculated using the Application of Proceeds Formulation

     116   

Schedule 11

     117   
  

Repayment Schedule for the purpose of calculating the amount of the Margin payable

     117   


THIS LOAN AGREEMENT is made the 4 day of April 2003 (as amended and restated pursuant to a supplemental deed dated              2012)

BETWEEN :

 

(1) PRIDE OF AMERICA SHIP HOLDING, LLC (formerly known as Pride of America Ship Holding, Inc.) of Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801, United States of America as borrower (the “Borrower” );

 

(2) THE SEVERAL BANKS particulars of which are set out in Schedule 1 as arrangers (collectively the “Arrangers” and each individually an “Arranger” );

 

(3) THE SEVERAL BANKS particulars of which are set out in Schedule 2 as lenders (collectively the “Lenders” and each individually a “Lender” );

 

(4) HSBC BANK PLC of 8 Canada Square, London E14 5HQ as agent (the “Agent” ); and

 

(5) COMMERZBANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT of Kaiserplatz, 60311 Frankfurt am Main, Federal Republic of Germany as agent (the “Hermes Agent” ); and

 

(6) HSBC BANK PLC of 8 Canada Square, London E14 5HQ as trustee (the “Trustee” ).

WHEREAS :

The Arrangers have agreed on the terms and subject to the conditions set out in this Agreement to arrange a loan in the Equivalent Amount of up to forty million Euro (€40,000,000) to be made by the Lenders to the Borrower to part-finance the completion by the Builder of the Vessel for the Contract Price and the Hermes Premium.

NOW IT IS HEREBY AGREED as follows:

 

1 Definitions and Construction

 

  1.1 Definitions

In this Agreement:

“Account Charge” means [*] such charge to be in the form and on the terms and conditions agreed between the [*] on the date of the Eighth Supplemental Deed;

“Account Holder” means [*], a bank acceptable to the Majority Cash Sweep Lenders;

“Agency and Trust Deed” means the deed dated 4 April 2003 entered into by the Lenders, the Agent, the Hermes Agent, the Trustee, the Hermes Loan Lenders, the Hermes Loan Agent and the Hermes Loan Trustee whereby the Agent and the Hermes Agent will be appointed as agents of the Lenders, the Hermes Loan Agent will be appointed as agent of the Hermes Loan Lenders and the Trustee and the Hermes Loan Trustee will be appointed as trustees for the Agent, the Hermes Agent, the Lenders, the Hermes Loan Agent and the Hermes Loan Lenders;

“Agreement” means this agreement;


“Amendment Document” means, in respect of a NCLC Group Credit Facility other than the Loan, the supplemental deed to the facility agreement and, if applicable, the guarantee of the Guarantor with similar content to the Eighth Supplemental Deed;

“Apollo” means the Fund and any Fund Affiliate;

“Apollo-Related Transactions” means the transactions described in Schedule 9;

“Apollo Transaction Documents” means the Subscription Agreement, the Shareholders’ Agreement and the Reimbursement Agreement;

“Applicable Interest Rate” means, until (but excluding) the Conversion Date, the applicable Floating Interest Rate and, thereafter:

 

  (i) the Fixed Rate in respect of the Ordinary Principal Amount; and

 

  (ii) the Floating Interest Rate in respect of the Delayed Principal Amount,

in each case subject to Clause 5.11 and Clause 6;

“Application of Proceeds Formulation means the following formulation for the application of any amount of the Loan to be prepaid pursuant to Clause 4.10:

 

  (i) entirely to the Delayed Principal Amount; and

 

  (ii) in respect of any prepayment of the Loan to be made pursuant to clause 3.1.2 of the Ninth Supplemental Deed or by way of a Relevant Exceptional Prepayment Amount, in forward order of maturity with respect to the dates of the Revised Repayments; and

 

  (iii) in respect of any other prepayment of the Loan to be made pursuant to Clause 4.10, in forward order of maturity with respect to the dates of the Revised Repayments, subject to the approval of all of the Lenders in respect of each such prepayment and, if the approval of all of the Lenders is not obtained, in inverse order of maturity with respect to the dates of the Revised Repayments;

“Arrasas” means Arrasas Limited of International House, Castle Hill, Victoria Road, Douglas, Isle of Man IM2 4RB, British Isles;

“Associated Company” in relation to any company, means any company which is a Subsidiary or Holding Company of that company or the majority of whose shares are beneficially owned by the same person or persons as own the majority of the shares of that company;

“Breakaway 3” means the newbuild cruise vessel to be constructed pursuant to the relevant Breakaway Building Contract and having not more than [*] berths than a New Vessel;

“Breakaway 4” means the newbuild cruise vessel to be constructed pursuant to the relevant Breakaway Building Contract and having not more than [*] berths than a New Vessel;

 

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“Breakaway 4 Option” means the option to be given by a builder to the Guarantor (or the relevant member of the NCLC Group) to enter into the Breakaway Building Contract in respect of Breakaway 4;

“Breakaway Builder” means Meyer Werft GmbH of Industriegebiet Süd, 26871 Papenburg, Federal Republic of Germany, the shipbuilder constructing the New Vessels;

“Breakaway Building Contracts” means, in respect of Breakaway 3, the shipbuilding contract to be made on or after the Third Restatement Date between a builder and a member of the NCLC Group for the construction and delivery of Breakaway 3 and, in respect of Breakaway 4, the shipbuilding contract to be made pursuant to the Breakaway 4 Option, conditional upon the making of the Total Breakaway 4 Prepayment Amount, on or after the Third Restatement Date between a builder and a member of the NCLC Group for the construction and delivery of Breakaway 4;

“Builder” means Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven GmbH (in receivership) of Brückenstrasse 25, P O Box 120542, 27519 Bremerhaven, Federal Republic of Germany, the shipbuilder completing the Vessel pursuant to the Building Contract;

“Building Contract” means the amended and restated shipbuilding contract dated as of 5 February 2003 between the Borrower and the Builder (being an amendment and restatement of the shipbuilding contract dated 28 December 2000 between NCLL and the Builder as novated by a contract dated 5 February 2003 between NCLL, the Borrower and the Builder) as amended by a first addendum thereto dated 7 March 2003, a second addendum thereto dated 14 March 2003 and a third addendum thereto dated 1 July 2004 for the completion and redelivery of the Vessel and Specification No 4-00910 dated 5 February 2003;

“Business Day” means any day on which, in a country where any act or thing is required to be done hereunder or under the Building Contract, in the case of any payment to be made to the Builder thereunder, banks and financial markets are open for the transaction of business of the nature contemplated by this Agreement;

“Cash Sweep Bank Account” means [*];

“Cash Sweep Credit Facilities” means the NCLC Group Credit Facilities other than the [*] ;

“Cash Sweep Determination Date” means [*];

“Cash Sweep Lenders” means the lenders of the Cash Sweep Credit Facilities;

“Cash Sweep Payment Date” means the date of [*];

“Certified Copy” means, in relation to any document delivered or issued by or on behalf of any company, a copy of such document certified as a true, complete and up-to-date copy of the original by any of the directors or the secretary or assistant secretary for the time being of that company;

 

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“Charge” means the charge over the Shares to be given by the Shareholder as holder (legally and beneficially) of the Shares to the Trustee pursuant to the Charge Option;

“Charge Option” means the option to take the Charge to be given by the Shareholder to the Trustee on or before the Effective Date (as such term is defined in the third supplemental deed to this Agreement), such option and the Charge being in the form and on the terms and conditions required by the Agent and the Hermes Agent;

“Commitment” means, as to each Lender, the sum set out opposite its name in Schedule 2 as the amount which, subject to the terms of this Agreement, it is obliged to advance to the Borrower under Clause 2 (or, where the context so admits, such amount which any successor in title, assignee or transferee (including any Transferee) of any Lender shall be obliged to advance to the Borrower under Clause 2, following the assumption of all or any portion of such liability from any Lender hereunder) in each case as such amount may be reduced, cancelled or terminated under this Agreement;

“Commitment Period” means the period beginning on 4 April 2003 and ending on the date on which the Facility is drawn down in full or cancelled hereunder;

“Completion Period” means the period beginning on 4 April 2003 and ending on the Redelivery Date;

“Compulsory Acquisition” means requisition for title or other compulsory acquisition of the Vessel including its capture, seizure, detention or confiscation or expropriation but excluding any requisition for hire by or on behalf of any government or governmental authority or agency or by any persons acting or purporting to act on behalf of any such government or governmental authority or agency;

“Confidentiality Undertaking” means the undertaking to be entered into relating to the release of financial information pertaining to the Group by the Agent, the Trustee or any Lender to a potential transferee or assignee such undertaking to be in the form of Schedule 5;

“Contract Price” means [*] being the price agreed between the Builder and the Borrower for the completion of the Vessel under clause 11.1 of the Building Contract;

“Contribution” means as to each Lender the sum set out opposite its name in Schedule 2 as the amount which it is obliged to advance to the Borrower under Clause 2 or, as the case may be, the portion of such sum so advanced and for the time being outstanding;

“Conversion” means the conversion of the method of calculating interest from the Floating Interest Rate to the Fixed Rate;

“Conversion Date” has the meaning ascribed to that term in Clause 5.2.2;

“Co-ordination Deed” means the deed dated 4 April 2003 between the Trustee, the Agent, the Hermes Loan Trustee, the Hermes Loan Agent and the Borrower in relation to certain of the Security Documents and the Hermes Loan Security Documents;

 

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“Credit Card Processor Security Documents” means:

 

  (i) any ship mortgage and, if applicable, deed of covenants collateral thereto to be granted over a vessel in the NCLC Fleet (other than the Hermes Vessels and the F3 Two Vessel) and the assignment(s) of the earnings and insurances of such vessel ranking junior in priority to any ship mortgage and, if applicable, deed of covenants collateral thereto, assignment and other applicable security document granted as security for the repayment of one or more of the NCLC Group Credit Facilities; and

 

  (ii) any guarantee by the applicable shipowner (fully subordinated to any guarantees supporting the NCLC Group Credit Facilities),

in each case in favour of one or more providers of credit card processing services to the NCLC Group;

“Delayed Principal Amount” means the relevant amount set out in the fourth column of each table in Schedule 10, save that the calculation of the amount of the Margin payable from time to time in accordance with this Agreement shall be made on the relevant amount set out in the fourth column of the table in Schedule 11, in each case as reduced to reflect any prepayments applied towards the Delayed Principal Amount;

Disclosure Letter ” means the letter so designated given by the Borrower and acknowledged by the Agent (acting on the instructions of the Lenders) on the date of the First Supplemental Agreement;

“Document of Compliance” means a document issued to the Vessel operator as evidence of its compliance with the requirements of the ISM Code;

“Dollars” and “USD” means the lawful currency of the United States of America;

“Drawdown Date” means a date being a Business Day on which a Tranche is drawn down and applied in accordance with Clause 2.2;

“Drawdown Notice” means any of the notices to be given by the Borrower to the Agent pursuant to Clause 2.3.1;

“Earnings” means, in respect of the Vessel, (whether earned or to be earned) any and all freights, hire and passage monies, proceeds of requisition (other than proceeds of Compulsory Acquisition), rebates and commissions, all earnings deriving from contracts of affreightment, pooling agreements, joint ventures, compensation, remuneration for salvage and towage services, damages howsoever arising and detention monies, damages for breach of any charterparty or other contract for the employment of the Vessel, any amounts payable in consideration of the termination or variation of any charterparty or other such contract and any other earnings whatsoever due or to become due to the Borrower other than any sums payable or repayable by the Builder under the Building Contract and any reduction in the Hermes Premium repaid by Hermes to the Borrower which have been assigned to the Trustees as trustees for the Hermes Loan Creditors (as defined in the Co-ordination Deed);

 

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“Earnings Assignment” means the valid and effective first legal assignment of the Earnings (together with the notice thereof and the acknowledgement), to be executed by the Borrower in respect of the Vessel in favour of the Trustee and the Hermes Loan Trustee on 22 April 2003, such assignment, notice and acknowledgement being in the form and on the terms and conditions required by the Agent, the Hermes Agent and the Hermes Loan Agent and agreed on the signing of the Original Loan Agreement and as specified in paragraph 25 of Schedule 4;

“Eighth Supplemental Deed” means the eighth supplemental deed dated 2 April 2009 to this Agreement;

“Election Date” has the meaning ascribed to that term in Clause 5.2.2;

“Eleventh Supplemental Deed” means the eleventh supplemental deed dated             2012 to this Agreement and the Guarantee;

“Encumbrance” means any mortgage, charge, pledge, lien, assignment, hypothecation, title retention, preferential right or trust arrangement or any other security agreement or arrangement;

“Equity” means [*];

“Equivalent Amount” means the Dollar equivalent of each amount payable in Euro by the Borrower to the Builder under the Building Contract or payable by the Borrower to the Hermes Agent in payment of the Hermes Premium and to be drawn down hereunder determined at HSBC Bank plc’s spot rate for conversion of Dollar to Euro at 10.00 a.m. London time two (2) Business Days prior to the relevant Drawdown Date;

“euro” and “€” means the lawful currency of the Federal Republic of Germany;

“Euro Reference Banks” means Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft, KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH and Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale

“Event of Default” means any of the events specified in Clause 11;

“F3 Two Vessel” means the cruise vessel with hull no. D33 at the yard of STX France Cruise S.A. (formerly known as Aker Yards S.A.), specification hull no. PB6847 [.07 rev A] to be named “NORWEGIAN EPIC” and to be owned by Norwegian Epic, Ltd. (formerly known as F3 Two, Ltd.);

“Facility” means the loan facility granted hereunder being in the Equivalent Amount (in aggregate) of up to forty million Euro (€40,000,000);

“Financial Indebtedness” means any obligation for the payment or repayment of money, whether as principal or as surety and whether present or future, actual or contingent;

“First Drawdown Date” means the date on which the first Tranche is drawn down and applied in accordance with Clause 2.2;

 

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“First Supplemental Agreement” means the first supplemental agreement dated 20 April 2004 to the Original Loan Agreement;

“Fixed Rate” means:

 

  (i) from [*] until [*] inclusive the rate of [*] per annum; and

 

  (ii) from [*] and thereafter the rate of [*] per annum,

payable, subject to Clause 5.7, on each Interest Payment Date during the Fixed Rate Period;

“Fixed Rate Period” means the period starting on (and including) the Conversion Date and ending on the final Repayment Date;

“Floating Interest Rate”“ means for each Interest Period selected pursuant to Clause 5.2.1 and for the Delayed Principal Amount the aggregate of LIBOR and the applicable Margin;

“Force Majeure” means, in relation to the Agent, the Hermes Agent, the Trustee or any Lender, any event or circumstance which is beyond the reasonable control of such party, which cannot be foreseen or if foreseeable which is unavoidable, which occurs after the date of this Agreement and which prevents that party from performing any of its obligations under this Agreement;

“Fourth Assignments” means the two (2) valid and effective legal assignments of the earnings and insurances of m.v.s “NORWEGIAN JEWEL” and “NORWEGIAN JADE” (together with the notices thereof) one (1) to be executed by each of the owners of the relevant Hermes Vessels in respect of its Hermes Vessel and the one (1) valid and effective subordination and assignment to be executed by the Manager (as bareboat charterer) in respect of m.v. “NORWEGIAN JADE” in each case in favour of the New Term Loans Lenders or the collateral agent and/or trustee therefor and junior to all subordinations and/or assignments existing as of the date of the Tenth Supplemental Deed in respect of such Hermes Vessel;

“Fourth Mortgages” means the two (2) statutory Bahamian ship mortgages and deeds of covenants collateral thereto one (1) to be granted by respectively each of the owners of m.v.s “NORWEGIAN JEWEL” and “NORWEGIAN JADE” over its Hermes Vessel in favour of the New Term Loans Lenders or the collateral agent and/or trustee therefor and junior to all ship mortgages and deeds of covenants existing as of the date of the Tenth Supplemental Deed in respect of such Hermes Vessel;

“Fourth Priority Security Co-ordination Deeds” means the deeds to be made between (among others) HSBC Bank plc (as trustee for the relevant Guaranteed Loan Lenders, as first mortgagees), the Restructuring Trustee (as trustee for the relevant Guaranteed Loan Lenders, as second mortgagees), the Restructuring Trustee (as trustee for the Non-Guaranteed Loan Lenders, as third mortgagees), the facility or collateral agent (as the case may be) for the New Term Loans Lenders and the owners of m.v.s “NORWEGIAN JEWEL” and “NORWEGIAN JADE” in relation to the Fourth Mortgages and the Fourth Assignments such co-ordination deeds to be in the form and on the terms and conditions agreed

 

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between the Lenders and the other parties to the co-ordination deed on the date of the Tenth Supplemental Deed, such terms and conditions to include, without limitation, the conditional ability of Norwegian Jewel Limited and Pride of Hawaii, LLC to, upon the cancellation of any construction contract for the New Vessels, prepay the relevant part of the New Term Loans in full;

“Fourth Restatement Date” has the meaning set out in the Eleventh Supplemental Deed;

“Fund” means Apollo Management VI, LP a Delaware limited partnership with its principal place of business at 9 West 57 th Street, 43 rd Floor, New York, NY 10019, United States of America and other affiliated co-investment partnerships;

“Fund Affiliate” means the Investors and (i) each other Affiliate (as defined in Schedule 9) of the Fund that is neither a portfolio company (which means a company actively engaged in providing goods to unaffiliated customers), whether or not controlled, nor a company controlled by a portfolio company and (ii) any individual who is a partner or employee of Apollo Management, LP, Apollo Management IV, LP or Apollo Management V, LP;

“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America consistently applied (or, if not consistently applied, accompanied by details of the inconsistencies) including, without limitation, those set forth in the opinion and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board;

“Group” means Star and its Subsidiaries;

“Group-Wide Lenders” means the lenders of the NCLC Group Credit Facilities;

“Guarantee” means the guarantee executed by the Guarantor in favour of the Trustee and the Hermes Loan Trustee on the Restatement Date, such guarantee to be in the form and on the terms and conditions required by the Agent, the Hermes Agent and the Hermes Loan Agent and agreed on the date of the First Supplemental Agreement;

“Guaranteed Loan Lenders” means the lenders of the EUR308,130,000 facility made to Pride of Hawaii, LLC (formerly known as Pride of Hawaii, Inc.) pursuant to a facility agreement dated 20 April 2004 (as amended and/or restated from time to time), the USD334,050,000 facility made to Norwegian Jewel Limited pursuant to a facility agreement dated 20 April 2004 (as amended and/or restated from time to time), the Hermes Loan and the Loan;

“Guarantor” means NCL Corporation Ltd. of Cumberland House, 9th Floor, 1 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda and with its principal place of business at 7665 Corporate Center Drive, Miami, Florida 33126, United States of America;

“Hermes” means Euler Hermes Deutschland AG of 22746 Hamburg, Federal Republic of Germany;

 

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“Hermes Cover” means the guarantee from the Federal Republic of Germany acting through Hermes for the period of and for the transaction contemplated by the Hermes Loan Agreement in the amount and on the terms and conditions required by the Hermes Loan Lenders;

“Hermes Loan” means the loan in the maximum amount of the equivalent in Dollars and/or Euro of two hundred and fifty eight million Euro (€258,000,000) to be made by the Hermes Loan Lenders to the Borrower pursuant to the Hermes Loan Agreement;

“Hermes Loan Agent” means HSBC Bank plc of 8 Canada Square, London E14 5HQ as agent for the Hermes Loan Lenders;

“Hermes Loan Agreement” means the loan agreement dated 4 April 2003 and to be amended and restated by a first supplemental agreement thereto dated 20 April 2004 between, among others, the Borrower, the Hermes Loan Lenders, the Hermes Loan Agent and the Hermes Loan Trustee in respect of the Hermes Loan;

“Hermes Loan Lenders” means Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft, Bremen Branch, HSBC Bank plc and KfW (formerly known as Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau);

“Hermes Loan Security Documents” means the Security Documents (as defined in the Hermes Loan Agreement);

“Hermes Loan Trustee” means HSBC Bank plc of 8 Canada Square, London E14 5HQ as trustee for the Hermes Loan Lenders;

“Hermes Premium” means the amount payable by the Borrower to Hermes through the Hermes Agent in respect of the Hermes Cover;

“Hermes Vessel Owner Second Guarantees” means the three (3) joint and several guarantees (1) to be executed by each of the owners of the Hermes Vessels in favour of the Restructuring Trustee as trustee for the Guaranteed Loan Lenders such guarantees to be in the form and on the terms and conditions agreed between the Lenders and the Guarantor on the date of the Eighth Supplemental Deed;

“Hermes Vessel Owner Third Guarantees” means the three (3) joint and several guarantees (1) to be executed by each of the owners of the Hermes Vessels in favour of the Restructuring Trustee as trustee for the Non-Guaranteed Loan Lenders;

“Hermes Vessels” means “NORWEGIAN JEWEL” owned by Norwegian Jewel Limited, “NORWEGIAN JADE” owned by Pride of Hawaii, LLC (formerly known as Pride of Hawaii, Inc.) and the Vessel owned by the Borrower;

“Holding Company” has the meaning defined in the Companies Act 1985, Section 736 as substituted by the Companies Act 1989, Section 144;

 

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“Hull No [*]” means hull no [*] at the yard of the Breakaway Builder which, upon construction as a cruise vessel with approximately [*] berths, is to be delivered to Breakaway One, Ltd. and named “NORWEGIAN BREAKAWAY”;

“Hull No [*]” means hull no [*] at the yard of the Breakaway Builder which, upon construction as a cruise vessel with approximately [*] berths, is to be delivered to Breakaway Two, Ltd. and named “NORWEGIAN GETAWAY”;

“IOL” means Inter-Ocean Limited of International House, Castle Hill, Victoria Road, Douglas, Isle of Man IM2 4RB, British Isles;

“ISM Code” means the International Management Code for the Safe Operation of Ships and for Pollution Prevention adopted by the International Maritime Organisation;

“ISPS Code” means the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code adopted by the International Maritime Organisation;

“Indebtedness for Borrowed Money” means Financial Indebtedness (whether present or future, actual or contingent, long-term or short-term, secured or unsecured) in respect of:

 

  (i) moneys borrowed or raised including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Sky Vessel Indebtedness;

 

  (ii) the advance or extension of credit (including interest and other charges on or in respect of any of the foregoing);

 

  (iii) the amount of any liability in respect of leases which, in accordance with GAAP, are capital leases;

 

  (iv) the amount of any liability in respect of the purchase price for assets or services payment of which is deferred for a period in excess of one hundred and eighty (180) days;

 

  (v) all reimbursement obligations whether contingent or not in respect of amounts paid under a letter of credit or similar instrument; and

 

  (vi) (without double counting) any guarantee of Financial Indebtedness falling within paragraphs (i) to (v) above;

PROVIDED THAT the following shall not constitute Indebtedness for Borrowed Money:

 

  (a) loans and advances made by other members of the NCLC Group which are subordinated to the rights of the Lenders; and

 

  (b) loans and advances made by any shareholder of the Guarantor which are subordinated to the rights of the Lenders excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, the Sky Vessel Indebtedness;

“Instalment” means the amount of principal of the Loan repayable on a Repayment Date in accordance with Clause 3;

 

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“Insurance Assignment” means the valid and effective first legal assignment of the Insurances (together with the notice thereof), to be executed by the Borrower in respect of the Vessel in favour of the Trustee and the Hermes Loan Trustee, such assignment and notice to be in the form and on the terms and conditions required by the Agent, the Hermes Agent and the Hermes Loan Agent and agreed on the signing of the Original Loan Agreement and as specified in paragraph 33 of Schedule 4;

“Insurances” means all policies and contracts of insurance and entries of the Vessel in a protection and indemnity or war risks association which are effected in respect of the Vessel, its freights, disbursements, profits or otherwise and all benefits, including all claims and returns of premiums thereunder and shall also include all compensation payable by virtue of Compulsory Acquisition;

“Interest Exchange Arrangement” means such interest rate arrangements as a Lender shall deem necessary to make in respect of its Contribution in order to offer the Fixed Rate to the Borrower;

“Interest Payment Date” means the last day of each Interest Period and each Repayment Date occurring during an Interest Period or the Fixed Rate Period;

“Interest Period” means each period ascertained in accordance with Clause 5.2 or Clause 5.11;

“Investor I” means NCL Investment Ltd. a company organised and existing under the laws of Bermuda with its registered office at Clarendon House, 2 Church Street, Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda;

“Investor II” means NCL Investment II Ltd. a company organised and existing under the laws of the Cayman Islands with its registered office at c/o Walkers SPV Limited, Walker House, 87 Mary Street, George Town, Grand Cayman KY1-9002, Cayman Islands, British West Indies;

“Investors” means Investor I and Investor II;

“Letter of Credit Facilities” means letter of credit facilities entered into from time to time in the amount of in aggregate up to [*] to be obtained by the Guarantor which facilities will be used to provide credit support in respect of the Guarantor’s credit card processing arrangements;

“Letter of Credit Facilities Security Documents” means:

 

  (i) any ship mortgage and, if applicable, deed of covenants collateral thereto to be granted over a vessel in the NCLC Fleet [*] and the assignment(s) of the earnings and insurances of such vessel ranking junior in priority to any ship mortgage and, if applicable, deed of covenants collateral thereto, assignment and other applicable security document granted as security for the repayment of one or more of the NCLC Group Credit Facilities; and

 

  (ii) any guarantee by the applicable shipowner (fully subordinated to any guarantees supporting the NCLC Group Credit Facilities),

in each case in favour of the provider of a Letter of Credit Facility;

 

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“LIBOR” means with respect to any Interest Period the rate of interest (expressed as an annual rate) determined by the Agent to be:

 

  (i) the offered rate for deposits in Dollars for a period equivalent to such Interest Period which appears on the Reuters BBA Page LIBOR 01 at or about 11.00 a.m. London time on the Quotation Date; or

 

  (ii) if no rate is provided for the respective Interest Period on the Reuters BBA Page LIBOR 01, the interpolated rate per annum for deposits in Dollars in an amount approximately equal to the Loan or relevant part thereof as calculated by the Agent, such interpolated rate to be based on the Reuters BBA Page LIBOR 01 PROVIDED THAT LIBOR for periods of less than one (1) week will be ascertained under sub-section (iii) below;

or (if Reuters BBA Page LIBOR 01 is discontinued or if the Agent is unable to make the said determination due to technical breakdown in the relevant system or the Interest Period is less than one (1) week)

 

  (iii) the arithmetic mean (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest one-sixteenth of one per cent (1/16%)) of the rates per annum notified to the Agent by each of the Reference Banks as the rate at which deposits in Dollars in an amount approximately equal to the Loan or relevant part thereof are offered to such Reference Bank by leading banks in the London Interbank market at such Reference Bank’s request at or about 11.00 a.m. London time on the Quotation Date for a period equal to the Interest Period and for delivery on the first Business Day thereof;

“Liquidity” means the Cash Balance (as defined in the Guarantee) plus undrawn [*];

“Loan” means the aggregate principal amount of the Tranches or (as the context may require) the amount thereof for the time being drawn down and outstanding hereunder;

“Majority Cash Sweep Lenders” means Cash Sweep Lenders the aggregate of whose contributions and commitments to the Cash Sweep Credit Facilities exceed [*] of the aggregate total of the contributions and commitments of all the Cash Sweep Lenders;

“Majority Group-Wide Lenders” means Group-Wide Lenders the aggregate of whose contributions and commitments to the NCLC Group Credit Facilities exceed fifty per cent (50%) of the aggregate total of the contributions and commitments of all the Group-Wide Lenders;

“Management Agreement” means the agreement to be entered into between the Borrower and the Manager providing for the ship management and crewing services of the Vessel, such agreement to be in the form and on the terms and conditions required by the Agent;

“Management Agreement Assignment” means the valid and effective first legal assignment of the Management Agreement (together with the notice thereof and the acknowledgement), to be executed by the Borrower in favour of the Trustee

 

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and the Hermes Loan Trustee, such assignment, notice and acknowledgement to be in the form and on the terms and conditions required by the Agent, the Hermes Agent and the Hermes Loan Agent;

“Manager” means NCL America, LLC (formerly known as NCL America Inc.) of Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801, United States of America, the company providing technical ship management and crewing services for the Vessel pursuant to the Management Agreement;

“Margin” means:

 

  (i) until the Conversion Date, the rate of [*] per annum; and

 

  (ii) from 1 January 2009 until 31 December 2009 inclusive the rate of [*] per annum and thereafter [*] per annum on the Delayed Principal Amount determined by reference to Schedule 11;

“Maximum Amount of the Delayed Principal Amount” means, as at the date of the Ninth Supplemental Deed, [*];

“Month” means a period starting on one day in a calendar month and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the next calendar month save that, where any such period would otherwise end on a day which is not a Business Day, it shall end on the next Business Day, unless that day falls in the calendar month succeeding that in which it would otherwise have ended, in which case it shall end on the preceding Business Day PROVIDED THAT , if a period starts on the last Business Day in a calendar month or if there is no numerically corresponding day in the month in which that period ends, that period shall end on the last Business Day in that later month;

“Moratorium Period” means the period from the [*];

“Moratorium Undertakings” means the financial undertakings contained in clause 11.1.4 and clause 11.1.5 of the Guarantee;

“Mortgage” means the first preferred ship mortgage to be granted by the Borrower over the Vessel and registered at the United States Coast Guard National Vessel Documentation Center in favour of the Trustee and the Hermes Loan Trustee as security pursuant hereto and to the Hermes Loan Agreement, such mortgage to be in the form and on the terms and conditions required by the Agent, the Hermes Agent and the Hermes Loan Agent and agreed on the signing of the First Supplemental Agreement and as specified in paragraph 32 of Schedule 4;

“NCLC Fleet” means the vessels owned by the companies in the NCLC Group;

“NCLC Group” means the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries;

“NCLC Group Credit Facilities” means the [*] facility made to the Guarantor pursuant to a facility agreement dated 7 July 2004 (as amended and/or restated from time to time), the EUR624,000,000 facility made to the Guarantor pursuant to a facility agreement dated 7 October 2005 (as amended and/or restated from time to time), the [*] facility made to the Guarantor pursuant to a facility

 

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agreement dated 22 December 2006 (as amended and/or restated from time to time), the [*] facility made to the Sub-Agent pursuant to a facility agreement dated 20 April 2004 (as amended and/or restated from time to time), the EUR308,130,000 facility made to Pride of Hawaii, LLC (formerly known as Pride of Hawaii, Inc.) pursuant to a facility agreement dated 20 April 2004 (as amended and/or restated from time to time), the USD334,050,000 facility made to Norwegian Jewel Limited pursuant to a facility agreement dated 20 April 2004 (as amended and/or restated from time to time), the EUR258,000,000 facility made to the Borrower pursuant to a facility agreement dated 4 April 2003 (as amended and/or restated from time to time), the Loan and the EUR662,905,320 facility made to Norwegian Epic, Ltd. (formerly known as F3 Two, Ltd.) pursuant to a facility agreement dated 22 September 2006 (as amended and/or restated from time to time);

“NCL International” means NCL International, Ltd. of Cumberland House, 9th Floor, 1 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda;

“NCLL” means Norwegian Cruise Line Limited of Cumberland House, 9th Floor, 1 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda;

“New Cash Equity” means [*];

“New Hermes Fees” means the total aggregate amounts payable by Norwegian Jewel Limited and Pride of Hawaii, LLC to the Hermes agent in relation to the New Term Loans in respect of the Hermes cover for such facilities;

“New Term Loans” means the loans to be borrowed by Norwegian Jewel Limited from the New Term Loans Lenders and which, when aggregated with the loans to be similarly borrowed by Pride of Hawaii, LLC, will amount to the lesser of (x) the sum of (i) 10% of the initial construction prices of the New Vessels and (ii) 100% of the New Hermes Fees, (y) the sum of (i) €123,000,000 and (ii) €3,075,000 and (z) USD224,770,000 (or such higher Dollar cap as may be later agreed between the facility agent for the New Term Loans, Hermes and the Guarantor), to finance in part the acquisition by two (2) wholly owned subsidiaries of the Guarantor of the New Vessels and related fees;

“New Term Loans Lenders” means the lenders of the New Term Loans;

“New Vessels” means Hull No. [*] and Hull No. [*];

“Ninth Supplemental Deed” means the ninth supplemental deed dated 22 July 2010 to this Agreement;

“Non-Guaranteed Loan Lenders” means the lenders of the [*] facility made to the Guarantor pursuant to a facility agreement dated 7 July 2004 (as amended and/or restated from time to time), the EUR624,000,000 facility made to the Guarantor pursuant to a facility agreement dated 7 October 2005 (as amended and/or restated from time to time) and the [*] facility made to the Guarantor pursuant to a facility agreement dated 22 December 2006 (as amended and/or restated from time to time);

“Notice of Fixed Rate” means a notice in the form of Schedule 8;

 

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“Obligors” means the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Manager, the Sub-Agent, the Shareholder and any other party from time to time to any of the Security Documents excluding the Arrangers, the Trustee, the Agent, the Hermes Agent, the Lenders, the Hermes Loan Trustee, the Hermes Loan Agent and the Hermes Loan Lenders;

“Office” means in respect of the Agent, the Hermes Agent, the Trustee and each Lender its office at the address set out beneath its name in Schedule 2 or such other office as it shall from time to time select and notify through the Agent to the Borrower;

“Ordinary Principal Amount” means the relevant amount set out in the second column of the table in Schedule 10, save that the calculation of the amount of the Margin payable from time to time in accordance with this Agreement shall be made on the relevant amount set out in the second column of the table in Schedule 11, in each case as reduced to reflect any prepayments applied towards the Ordinary Principal Amount;

“Original Loan Agreement” means this Agreement as executed on 4 April 2003 (prior to, inter alia, its amendment and restatement pursuant to the First Supplemental Agreement);

“Originally Scheduled Repayments” means the amounts set out in the third column of the table in Schedule 10;

“Outstanding Indebtedness” means all sums of any kind payable actually or contingently to the Trustee, the Agent, the Hermes Agent or the Lenders under or pursuant to this Agreement or any Transaction Document (whether by way of repayment of principal payment of interest or default interest payment of any indemnity or counter indemnity reimbursement for fees, costs or expenses or otherwise howsoever);

“Permitted Indebtedness” means:

 

  (i) any monies borrowed or raised other than from any direct or indirect shareholder of the Guarantor prior to the date on which the last of the Eighth Supplemental Deed and the Amendment Documents have been signed by all the parties thereto and notified by the Guarantor to the Agent prior to such date;

 

  (ii) the Letter of Credit Facilities;

 

  (iii) Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness;

 

  (iv) the financing arrangements entered into on 18 November 2010 in relation to the acquisition of the New Vessels;

 

  (v) one or more financing arrangements entered into in relation to the acquisition of Breakaway 3 and Breakaway 4 (or either of them) and the Sky Vessel Indebtedness; and

 

  (vi) any other Indebtedness for Borrowed Money up to an aggregate amount of [*];

 

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“Permitted Liens” means (i) any Encumbrance created by or pursuant to the Security Documents (ii) liens on the Vessel up to an aggregate amount at any time not exceeding ten million Dollars (USD10,000,000) for current crew’s wages and salvage and liens incurred in the ordinary course of trading the Vessel (iii) the Hermes Loan Security Documents (iv) any deposits or pledges to secure the performance of bids, tenders, bonds or contracts (v) (x) any other Encumbrance notified by any of the Obligors to the Agent prior to the date on which the Eighth Supplemental Deed and the Amendment Documents have been signed by all the parties thereto (y) any Encumbrance created by or pursuant to (a) the Letter of Credit Facilities Security Documents (b) the Credit Card Processor Security Documents (c) the Hermes Vessel Owner Second Guarantees (d) the Second Mortgages (e) the Second Assignments (f) the Hermes Vessel Owner Third Guarantees (g) the Third Mortgages and (h) the Third Assignments (i) the Fourth Mortgages and (j) the Fourth Assignments and (z) any other Encumbrance created over a vessel in the NCLC Fleet (other than a Hermes Vessel or the F3 Two Vessel) or its related assets in favour of any party approved by the Agent (acting on the instructions of the Lenders) (vi) subject to Clause 10.8, any Encumbrances in respect of existing Financial Indebtedness of a person which becomes a Subsidiary of the Guarantor or is merged with or into the Guarantor or any of its Subsidiaries (vii) liens on assets leased, acquired or upgraded after the Restatement Date or assets newly constructed or converted after the Restatement Date provided that (a) such liens secure Financial Indebtedness otherwise permitted under this Agreement (b) such liens are incurred within one (1) year following such lease, acquisition, upgrade, construction or conversion and (c) the Financial Indebtedness secured by such liens does not exceed the cost of such upgrade or the cost of such assets acquired or leased (viii) statutory and other similar liens arising in the ordinary course of business unrelated to Financial Indebtedness and securing obligations not yet delinquent or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been established (ix) subject to Clause 11.1.9, liens arising out of the existence of judgments or awards in respect of the Guarantor or any of its Subsidiaries (x) any other lien that may be created by the Guarantor from time to time in the ordinary course of business and (xi) any deposits, liens or other Encumbrances placed or incurred in connection with any bond or other surety from time to time provided to the US Federal Maritime Commission in order to comply with laws, regulations and rules applicable to the operators of passenger vessels operating to or from ports in the United States of America PROVIDED THAT the aggregate amount of all cash and the fair market value of all other property subject to such liens as are described in paragraphs (viii) to (x) above does not exceed twenty five million Dollars (USD25,000,000) and PROVIDED FURTHER THAT any such lien as is described in paragraphs (vii) to (x) above does not imperil the security created by any of the Security Documents and/or affect the ability of any Obligor duly to perform any of its obligations under any Security Document to which it is or may be a party at any time, in each case in the opinion of the Agent;

“Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness” means any monies borrowed or raised at arm’s length on usual terms and other than from any direct or indirect shareholder of the Guarantor which are used to refinance the whole or part of any Permitted Indebtedness including any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness. Any such monies borrowed or raised in excess of the amount required to refinance any Permitted Indebtedness including any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness shall constitute Special Liquidity Sources and be applied in accordance with clause 13 of the Guarantee;

 

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“Possible Event of Default” means any event which, with the giving of notice, passage of time or occurrence of any other event, would constitute an Event of Default;

“Process Agent” means, in respect of any Security Documents executed prior to the date of the Eighth Supplemental Deed, Clifford Chance Secretaries Limited whose registered office is presently at 10 Upper Bank Street, London E14 5JJ and, thereafter, EC3 Services Limited whose registered office is presently at The St Botolph Building, 138 Houndsditch, London EC3A 7AR or any other person in England nominated by the Borrower or any other Obligor and approved by the Agent as agent to accept service of legal proceedings on their behalf under any of the Security Documents;

“Quotation Date” means, in relation to any Interest Period, the day on which quotations would ordinarily be given in the London Interbank eurocurrency market for Dollar deposits for delivery on the first day of that Interest Period;

“Redelivery Date” means the date on which the Vessel is redelivered to and accepted by the Borrower pursuant to the Building Contract;

“Reference Banks” means Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft and HSBC Bank plc;

“Reimbursement Agreement” means the reimbursement and distribution agreement dated 17 August 2007, by and among Investor I, Star and the Guarantor;

“Relevant Cash Sweep Amount” means the amount of a Total Cash Sweep Amount to be applied in prepayment of the Loan pursuant to Clause 4.9, [*];

“Relevant Exceptional Prepayment Amount” means the amount of a Total Exceptional Prepayment Amount to be applied in prepayment of the Loan pursuant to Clause 4.10, [*];

“Relevant Special Liquidity Sources Amount” means the amount of a Total Special Liquidity Sources Amount to be applied in prepayment of the Loan pursuant to Clause 4.9, [*];

“Repayment Dates” means from the Third Restatement Date the dates set out in the first column of the table in Schedule 10;

“Restructuring Trustee” means [*] as trustee for (directly or indirectly) (among others) the Guaranteed Loan Lenders and the Non-Guaranteed Loan Lenders;

“Restatement Date” has the same meaning as set out in the First Supplemental Agreement;

“Reuters BBA Page LIBOR 01” means the display currently designated as Reuters BBA Page LIBOR 01, which includes London Interbank Offered Rates of four (4) major banks, which are members of the International Swaps and

 

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Derivatives Association, Inc. or such other service as may be nominated by the British Bankers’ Association as the information vendor for displaying the London Interbank Offered Rates of major banks in the London Interbank market;

“Reuters Page ECB37” means:

 

  (i) the display currently designated as Reuters Page ECB37 which includes the official interbank exchange rate for euro in Dollars as determined by the European Central Bank, expressed in Dollars; or

 

  (ii) if no rate is provided on the Reuters Page ECB37 but is published on another screen page, then the exchange rate shall be the official interbank exchange rate for euro in Dollars as published on such other page (the “Successor Page” );

or (if Reuters Page ECB37 and the Successor Page are discontinued or if the Restructuring Trustee is unable to make the said determination due to technical breakdown in the relevant system)

 

  (iii) the arithmetic mean (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest one-sixteenth of one per cent (1/16%)) of the rates notified to the Restructuring Trustee by each of the Euro Reference Banks as the euro/Dollar spot offered exchange rate quotations as of 1.45 p.m. London time on the relevant Business Day;

“Revised Principal Amount” means the relevant amount set out in the sixth column of the table in Schedule 10, as reduced to reflect any prepayments applied towards the Revised Principal Amount;

“Revised Repayments” means the amounts set out in the fifth column of the table in Schedule 10, as reduced to reflect any prepayments applied towards the Revised Repayments;

“Safety Management Certificate” means a document issued to the Vessel as evidence that the Vessel’s operator and its shipboard management operate in accordance with an approved Safety Management System;

“Safety Management System” means a structured and documented system enabling the personnel of the Vessel’s operator to implement effectively the safety and environmental protection policy of that Vessel operator;

“Same Day Funds” means Dollar funds settled through the New York Clearing House Interbank Payments System or such other funds for payment in Dollars as the Agent shall specify by notice to the Borrower as being customary at the time for the settlement of international transactions in New York of the type contemplated by this Agreement;

“Second Assignments” means the three (3) valid and effective second legal assignments of the earnings and insurances of the Hermes Vessels (together with the notices thereof) one (1) to be executed by each of the owners of the Hermes Vessels in respect of its Hermes Vessel and the one (1) valid and effective second priority subordination and assignment to be executed by the Manager (as bareboat charterer) in respect of m.v. “NORWEGIAN JADE” in each case in favour of the

 

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Restructuring Trustee as trustee for the Guaranteed Loan Lenders such assignments and notices to be in the form and on the terms and conditions agreed between the Lenders and the Guarantor on the date of the Eighth Supplemental Deed;

“Second Mortgages” means the two (2) second priority statutory Bahamian ship mortgages and deeds of covenants collateral thereto and the one (1) second preferred US ship mortgage one (1) to be granted by respectively each of the owners of the Hermes Vessels over its Hermes Vessel in favour of the Restructuring Trustee as trustee for the Guaranteed Loan Lenders as security pursuant hereto such mortgages and deeds of covenants to be in the forms and on the terms and conditions agreed between the Lenders and the Guarantor on the date of the Eighth Supplemental Deed;

“Second Priority Security Co-ordination Deeds” means (i) the deed to be made between (among others) the Trustee (as trustee for the Lenders, as first mortgagees of the Vessel), the Restructuring Trustee (as trustee for the Guaranteed Loan Lenders other than the Lenders, as second mortgagees of the Vessel) and the Borrower in relation to the Hermes Vessel Owner Second Guarantee, Second Mortgage and Second Assignment in respect of the Vessel and (ii) the two (2) deeds to be made between (among others) HSBC Bank plc (as trustee for the relevant Guaranteed Loan Lenders other than the Lenders, as first mortgagees of the relevant Hermes Vessel), the Restructuring Trustee (as trustee for the Guaranteed Loan Lenders other than the first mortgagees of the relevant Hermes Vessel, as second mortgagees of the Hermes Vessel), the Trustee and the Borrower in relation to the Hermes Vessel Owner Second Guarantees, Second Mortgages and Second Assignments in respect of the Hermes Vessels other than the Vessel such co-ordination deeds to be in the form and on the terms and conditions agreed between the Lenders and the other parties to the co-ordination deeds on the date of the Eighth Supplemental Deed;

“Security Documents” means this Agreement which includes any supplemental agreement or deed thereto, the Guarantee, the Management Agreement Assignment, the Mortgage, the Charge Option, the Charge, the Earnings Assignment, the Insurance Assignment, the Account Charge, the Hermes Vessel Owner Second Guarantees, the Second Mortgages, the Second Assignments, the Second Priority Security Co-ordination Deeds, the Third Priority Security Co-ordination Deed, the Fourth Priority Security Co-ordination Deeds and all such other documents as may be executed at any time in favour of (among others) the Trustee, the Hermes Agent, the Restructuring Trustee and/or any of the Lenders as security for the obligations of the Borrower and the other Obligors whether executed pursuant to the express provisions of this Agreement or otherwise howsoever;

“Security Period” means the period beginning on the First Drawdown Date and ending on the date on which the amounts outstanding under this Agreement and under each of the other Security Documents are finally paid or repaid in full;

“Seventh Supplemental Deed” means the seventh supplemental deed dated 21 December 2007 to this Agreement;

 

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“Shareholder” means NCL America Holdings, LLC (formerly known as NCL America Holdings, Inc.) of Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801, United States of America;

“Shareholders’ Agreement” means the shareholders’ agreement dated 17 August 2007 made or to be made between Star, the Investors (directly in the case of Investor I and by way of joinder in the case of Investor II) and the Guarantor;

“Shares” means the one thousand (1,000) authorised and issued shares of common stock in the Borrower legally and beneficially owned by the Shareholder;

“Sky Vessel” means [*] presently owned by the Sky Vessel Seller and registered in the Sky Vessel Seller’s name under the laws and flag of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas;

“Sky Vessel Indebtedness” means the financing arrangements in relation to the acquisition of the Sky Vessel on the Sky Vessel Purchase Price Terms;

“Sky Vessel MOA” means the sale and purchase agreement or memorandum of agreement made or to be made between the Sky Vessel Seller and Norwegian Sky, Ltd. or another member of the NCLC Group pursuant to which the Sky Vessel will be sold by the Sky Vessel Seller to Norwegian Sky, Ltd. or another member of the NCLC Group for the Sky Vessel Purchase Price on the Sky Vessel Purchase Price Terms;

“Sky Vessel Purchase Price” means an amount of up to [*];

“Sky Vessel Purchase Price Terms” means the terms on which the Sky Vessel Purchase Price (and interest thereon and other fees, costs and expenses) will be payable by Norwegian Sky, Ltd. or another member of the NCLC Group to the Sky Vessel Seller for the Sky Vessel as reflected by the agreement referred to in clause 3.1.3 of the Eleventh Supplemental Deed;

“Sky Vessel Seller” means [*];

“Special Liquidity Sources” means increased liquidity of the NCLC Group arising from (i) the incurrence of permitted Indebtedness for Borrowed Money in an amount in excess of Indebtedness for Borrowed Money being refinanced in whole or in part and (ii) the permitted sale of assets PROVIDED THAT only the net proceeds of any such sale, after the deduction of brokers’ fees and other costs justifiable in relation to the sale and the principal of, interest on and any break costs in connection with any Indebtedness for Borrowed Money prepaid upon such sale, shall be counted as increased liquidity;

“Special Liquidity Sources Determination Date” means [*];

“Special Liquidity Sources Payment Date” means the date falling not later than fourteen (14) Business Days after a Special Liquidity Sources Determination Date;

“Star” means Genting Hong Kong Limited (formerly known as Star Cruises Limited) of Canon’s Court, 22 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM 12, Bermuda;

 

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“Steering Committee” means a committee established by, and formed from, the Group-Wide Lenders with the purpose of co-ordinating the relationship between the Guarantor and the Group-Wide Lenders and monitoring the performance of the NCLC Group Credit Facilities. The initial members of the Steering Committee [*];

“Sub-Agency Agreement” means the agreement to be entered into between the Manager and the Sub-Agent providing for the commercial, marketing, sales and financial services in respect of the Vessel, such agreement to be in the form and on the terms and conditions required by the Agent;

“Sub-Agency Agreement Assignment” means the valid and effective first legal assignment of the Sub-Agency Agreement (together with the notice thereof and the acknowledgement), to be executed by the Manager in favour of the Trustee and the Hermes Loan Trustee, such assignment, notice and acknowledgement to be in the form and on the terms and conditions required by the Agent, the Hermes Agent and the Hermes Loan Agent;

“Sub-Agent” means NCL (Bahamas) Ltd. of Cumberland House, 9th Floor, 1 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda, the company providing commercial, marketing, sales and financial services in respect of the Vessel pursuant to the Sub-Agency Agreement;

“Subsidiary” has the meaning defined in the Companies Act 1985, Section 736 as substituted by the Companies Act 1989, Section 144;

“Subscription Agreement” means the subscription agreement dated 17 August 2007 made or to be made between Star, the Investors (directly in the case of Investor I and by way of assignment in the case of Investor II) and the Guarantor;

“Substitute Basis” means an alternative basis agreed for maintaining the Loan pursuant to Clause 6;

“Taxes” means all present and future income and other taxes, levies, imposts, deductions, compulsory liens and withholdings whatsoever together with interest thereon and penalties with respect thereto, if any, and any payments made on or in respect thereof and “Taxation” shall be construed accordingly;

“Tenth Supplemental Deed” means the tenth supplemental deed dated 18 November 2010 to this Agreement;

“Termination Date” means the earlier of the Redelivery Date and 3 December 2005 (or such later date as is agreed between the Borrower, the Lenders and Hermes);

“Third Assignments” means the three (3) valid and effective third legal assignments of the earnings and insurances of the Hermes Vessels (together with the notices thereof) one (1) to be executed by each of the owners of the Hermes Vessels in respect of its Hermes Vessel and the one (1) valid and effective third priority subordination and assignment to be executed by the Manager (as bareboat charterer) in respect of m.v. “NORWEGIAN JADE” in each case in favour of the Restructuring Trustee as trustee for the Non-Guaranteed Loan Lenders;

 

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“Third Mortgages” means the two (2) third priority statutory Bahamian ship mortgages and deeds of covenants collateral thereto and the one (1) third preferred US ship mortgage one (1) to be granted by respectively each of the owners of the Hermes Vessels over its Hermes Vessel in favour of the Restructuring Trustee as trustee for the Non-Guaranteed Loan Lenders;

“Third Priority Security Co-ordination Deeds” means (i) the deed to be made between (among others) the Trustee (as trustee for the Lenders, as first mortgagees of the Vessel), the Restructuring Trustee (as trustee for the Guaranteed Loan Lenders other than the Lenders, as second mortgagees of the Vessel), the Restructuring Trustee (as trustee for the Non-Guaranteed Loan Lenders, as third mortgagees of the Vessel) and the Borrower in relation to the Hermes Vessel Owner Third Guarantee, Third Mortgage and Third Assignment in respect of the Vessel and (ii) the two (2) deeds to be made between (among others) HSBC Bank plc (as trustee for the relevant Guaranteed Loan Lenders other than the Lenders, as first mortgagees of the relevant Hermes Vessel), the Restructuring Trustee (as trustee for the Guaranteed Loan Lenders other than the first mortgagees of the relevant Hermes Vessel, as second mortgagees of the Hermes Vessel), the Restructuring Trustee (as trustee for the Non-Guaranteed Loan Lenders, as third mortgagees of the Hermes Vessel), the Trustee and the Borrower in relation to the Hermes Vessel Owner Third Guarantees, Third Mortgages and Third Assignments in respect of the Hermes Vessels other than the Vessel such co-ordination deeds to be in the form and on the terms and conditions agreed between the Lenders and the other parties to the co-ordination deeds on the date of the Eighth Supplemental Deed;

“Third Restatement Date” has the meaning set out in the Eighth Supplemental Deed;

“Total Breakaway 4 Prepayment Amount” means the lower of [*] and the Total Delayed Principal Amount that has not been cancelled and/or prepaid and/or repaid on the relevant Total Exceptional Prepayment Amount Payment Date;

“Total Cash Sweep Amount” means Liquidity of the NCLC Group in excess of [*] on a Cash Sweep Determination Date;

“Total Delayed Principal Amount” means, as at the date of the Ninth Supplemental Deed, [*], being the aggregate of the Maximum Amount of the Delayed Principal Amount (as defined in the facility agreement for each Cash Sweep Credit Facility) for each Cash Sweep Credit Facility (or, if applicable, tranche thereof);

“Total Exceptional Prepayment Amount” means any of:

 

  (i) the Total Sky Vessel and Breakaway 3 Prepayment Amount;

 

  (ii) the Total Breakaway 4 Prepayment Amount; and

 

  (iii) the Total IPO Prepayment Amount;

 

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“Total Exceptional Prepayment Amount Payment Date” means:

 

  (i) on or before the Fourth Restatement Date in the case of the Total Sky Vessel and Breakaway 3 Prepayment Amount;

 

  (ii) on or before the date of the exercise of the Breakaway 4 Option in the case of the Total Breakaway 4 Prepayment Amount; and

 

  (iii) the date falling not later than fourteen (14) Business Days after the listing of the ordinary capital stock of the Guarantor or parent company of the Guarantor on an Approved Stock Exchange in the case of the Total IPO Prepayment Amount;

“Total IPO Prepayment Amount” means the lower of [*] and the Total Delayed Principal Amount that has not been cancelled and/or prepaid and/or repaid on the relevant Total Exceptional Prepayment Amount Payment Date;

“Total Loss” means any actual or constructive or arranged or agreed or compromised total loss or Compulsory Acquisition of the Vessel;

“Total Sky Vessel and Breakaway 3 Prepayment Amount” means [*];

“Total Special Liquidity Sources Amount” means Special Liquidity Sources of the NCLC Group on a Special Liquidity Sources Determination Date;

“Tranche” means any of Tranche 1, Tranche 2, Tranche 3 or Tranche 4;

“Tranche 1” means the Equivalent Amount of [*] being the difference between the Equity and the amount of the first pre-redelivery instalment due by the Borrower to the Builder under the Building Contract to be advanced on a Drawdown Date by the Lenders by way of their Contributions thereto;

“Tranche 2” means [*];

“Tranche 3” means the [*] of up to [*] being the amount of [*] of the Contract Price to be applied in payment of the second pre-redelivery instalment due by the Borrower to the Builder under the Building Contract to be advanced on a Drawdown Date by the Lenders by way of their Contributions thereto;

“Tranche 4” means the Equivalent Amount of the difference between the aggregate of Tranche 1, Tranche 2 and Tranche 3 in Euro and the amount of the Facility to be applied in payment of the balance of the third pre-redelivery instalment due by the Borrower to the Builder under the Building Contract and any excess thereafter in reduction of the Equity;

“Transaction Documents” means the Security Documents, the Hermes Loan Security Documents, the Hermes Loan Agreement, the Building Contract, the Drawdown Notices, the Supervision Agreement, the Management Agreement, the Sub-Agency Agreement, the Co-ordination Deed, the Agency and Trust Deed and any other material document now or hereafter issued in connection with the documents or the transaction herein referred to and also including any Interest Exchange Arrangement;

“Transfer Certificate” means the certificate attached hereto as Schedule 6;

 

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“Transfer Date” means, in relation to any Transfer Certificate, the date specified in such Transfer Certificate as the date for the making of the transfer or, where such transfer is specified as being subject to the fulfilment of certain conditions, the date on which the Agent receives a certificate from the Lender making the transfer confirming that all such conditions have been fulfilled;

“Transferee” means any reputable bank acceptable to the Agent and the Borrower which becomes a party to this Agreement as a Lender pursuant to Clause 17; and

“Vessel” means the vessel identified with no [*] and working title “Project America” at the yard of the Builder registered in the name of the Borrower in the Shipbuilding Register in Bremerhaven, Federal Republic of Germany and upon completion as a [*] luxury cruise vessel to be redelivered to the Borrower pursuant to the Building Contract and re-registered in the name of the Borrower under the laws and flag of the United States of America.

 

  1.2 Construction

In this Agreement unless the context otherwise requires:

 

  1.2.1 clause headings are inserted for convenience of reference only and shall be ignored in the construction of this Agreement;

 

  1.2.2 references to Clauses and to Schedules are to be construed as references to clauses of and schedules to this Agreement unless otherwise stated and references to this Agreement are to be construed as references to this Agreement including its Schedules;

 

  1.2.3 subject to Clause 9.2.21 and Clause 9.1, references to (or to any specified provision of) this Agreement or any other document other than the Hermes Loan Agreement or the Hermes Loan Security Documents shall be construed as references to this Agreement, that provision or that document as from time to time amended, supplemented, restated and/or novated;

 

  1.2.4 references to any Act or any statutory instrument shall be construed as references to that Act or that statutory instrument as from time to time re-enacted, amended or supplemented;

 

  1.2.5 references to any party to this Agreement or any other document shall include reference to such party’s successors and permitted assigns;

 

  1.2.6 words importing the plural shall include the singular and vice versa;

 

  1.2.7 references to a person shall be construed as references to an individual, firm, company, corporation, unincorporated body of persons or any state or any agency thereof;

 

  1.2.8

where any matter requires the approval or consent of the Agent or the Trustee such approval or consent shall not be deemed to have been given unless given in writing; where any matter is required to be acceptable to the Agent or the Trustee, the Agent or the Trustee (as the case may be)

 

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  shall not be deemed to have accepted such matter unless its acceptance is communicated in writing; the Agent or the Trustee may give or withhold its consent, approval or acceptance at its unfettered discretion;

 

  1.2.9 a certificate by the Agent as to any amount due or calculation made hereunder shall be conclusive except for manifest error.

 

  1.3 Agent and Trustee

The Agent will be appointed by the Lenders as agent and the Trustee will be appointed by the Lenders as trustee under the Agency and Trust Deed and references herein to the Agent or the Trustee shall be construed as references to itself, the Agent (if applicable) and the Lenders. The Borrower shall only communicate with the Lenders under this Agreement and the other Security Documents through the Agent or the Trustee (as the case may be) and as hereinafter referred to.

 

2 The Facility

 

  2.1 Availability

 

  2.1.1 The Lenders grant to the Borrower the Facility by way of the Tranches. So far as any part of the Facility remains undrawn at close of business in London on the Termination Date it shall be capable of cancellation by the Lenders.

 

  2.1.2 Each Lender shall advance its Contribution to the Tranches in the proportion which its Contribution for the time being bears to the other Contributions of the Lenders.

 

  2.1.3 Neither the Agent nor any other Lender shall be liable for any failure or delay on the part of any Lender in making any advance hereunder nor shall the Agent or the Arrangers have any obligation to seek to procure additional Lenders in the event of such a failure PROVIDED THAT if any Lender should fail to advance its Contribution hereunder, that Lender and the Agent will take all reasonable steps to mitigate the effect of that failure. Notwithstanding the aforesaid proviso, neither the Agent nor any Lender shall be obliged to increase its Contribution hereunder in respect of the failure by any other Lender(s) to fund its Contribution.

 

  2.2 Purpose and Application

The purpose of the Facility is to finance the Contract Price in part and the Hermes Premium. The Borrower shall apply the Loan in payment of certain of the pre-redelivery instalments due by the Borrower to the Builder under the Building Contract and in payment of the Hermes Premium.

 

  2.3 Drawdown

The Borrower shall only make drawings under the Facility if:

 

  2.3.1 the Agent receives at least five (5) Business Days’ notice of the Borrower’s request for such drawing in the form of Schedule 3;

 

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  2.3.2 no Event of Default or Possible Event of Default has occurred before the date of such drawing;

 

  2.3.3 no written notice has been received indicating that the Hermes Cover does not validly exist without restriction;

 

  2.3.4 the representations and warranties set out in Clause 9 and each of the other Security Documents are correct on the date of such drawing;

 

  2.3.5 it is then lawful for each of the Lenders to make available its Contribution to the Loan; and

 

  2.3.6 the Agent has been notified by the Hermes Loan Agent that all conditions precedent to drawdown of the Hermes Loan have been satisfied save for those which are to be satisfied pursuant to this Clause 2.3 and Clause 2.6,

PROVIDED THAT no Tranche shall be capable of drawing until the Equity has been paid by the Borrower to the Builder.

 

  2.4 Payment of Facility

The Tranches (other than Tranche 2 and any part of Tranche 4 which is to be applied in reduction of the Equity) shall be paid to the Builder, Tranche 2 shall be paid to Hermes through the Hermes Agent and such part of Tranche 4 which is to be applied in reduction of the Equity shall be paid to the Borrower or its order.

 

  2.5 Break costs on failure to draw

If for any reason any Tranche is not drawn down by the Borrower hereunder after notice of drawdown has been given to the Agent pursuant to Clause 2.3, the Borrower will pay to the Agent for the account of the Lenders such amount as the Agent may certify as necessary to compensate the Lenders (other than any Lender whose default has caused the Tranche not to be drawn down) for any loss (including the cost of breaking deposits or re-employing funds (including warehousing and other related costs)) or expense (including warehousing and other related costs) on account of funds borrowed, contracted for (whether in Euro or in Dollars) or utilised in order to fund its Contribution to the Tranche or any losses under any Interest Exchange Arrangement and/or any swap agreements or other interest rate management products entered into by the Lenders for the purpose of this transaction. Each Lender shall supply to the Agent a certificate of break costs which in the absence of manifest error shall be conclusive as to the amounts due .

 

  2.6 Conditions of drawdown

The Agent shall not be under any obligation to advance a Tranche hereunder until all the documents and evidence referred to in the relevant part of Schedule 4 are in the possession of the Agent in form and substance satisfactory to it, the Arrangers, the Lenders and the Hermes Agent.

 

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  2.7 Several obligations of the Lenders

The obligations and rights of each Lender hereunder are several and if for any reason the Borrower receives in respect of a Tranche an amount greater than the aggregate of the Contributions to that Tranche, the Borrower forthwith upon the demand of the Agent shall pay to the Agent (for the account of those Lenders whose Contributions were exceeded) the amount certified by the Agent as representing the excess of the amount paid to the Borrower over the due and proper amount of the Contributions of the Lenders actually received by the Agent.

 

  2.8 Lender’s failure to perform

Subject to Clause 2.1.3, the failure by a Lender to perform its obligations hereunder shall not affect the obligations of the Borrower towards any other party hereto nor shall any such other party be liable for the failure by such Lender to perform its obligations hereunder.

 

  2.9 Fulfilment of conditions after drawdown

If the Lenders, acting unanimously, decide (or the Agent in accordance with the Agency and Trust Deed decides) to advance a Tranche to the Borrower hereunder without having received all of the documents or evidence referred to in the relevant part of Schedule 4, the Borrower will nevertheless deliver the remaining documents or evidence to the Agent within fourteen (14) days of such drawing (or such other period as the Agent may stipulate) and the advance of the Tranche shall not be construed as a waiver of the Agent’s right to receive the documents or evidence as aforesaid nor shall this provision impose on the Agent or the Lenders any obligation to permit the drawing in the absence of such documents or evidence.

 

3 Repayment

Unless otherwise repaid in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, on each of the Repayment Dates the Loan shall be repaid by the relevant amount set out in the fifth column ( Revised Repayments ) of the table in Schedule 10.

 

4 Prepayment

 

  4.1 Voluntary prepayment

On giving at least thirty (30) days’ prior notice to the Agent, the Borrower may on the last day of an Interest Period prepay (without premium or penalty, subject to Clause 4.8) the whole or any relevant part of the Loan (but if in part in an amount of five million Dollars (USD5,000,000) or an integral multiple thereof). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Clause 4.1, any prepayment made before an amount equal to the Maximum Amount of the Delayed Principal Amount has been prepaid and/or repaid shall be governed by Clause 4.10.

 

  4.2 Voluntary prepayment in case of increased cost

At any time after any sum payable by the Borrower has been increased under Clause 8 or a Lender has made any claim for indemnification under Clause 8, the Borrower may, after giving to the Agent five (5) Business Days’ notice of its intention to do so, prepay the whole (but not part only) of the Contribution of that Lender, subject to Clause 4.8.

 

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  4.3 Mandatory prepayment in case of illegality

 

  4.3.1 If any change in, or in the interpretation or application of, any law, regulation or treaty shall make it unlawful in any jurisdiction applicable to any of the Lenders for that Lender to make available or maintain its Contribution or to give effect to its obligations as contemplated hereby, the Agent may, by notice thereof to the Borrower, declare that the relevant Lender’s obligations shall be terminated forthwith whereupon (if a Tranche has then been advanced) the Borrower shall prepay forthwith to the relevant Lender its Contribution together with interest thereon to the date of such prepayment and all other amounts due to such Lender under Clause 4.8 and under the Security Documents (or, if permitted by the relevant law, regulation or treaty, at the end of the then current Interest Period).

 

  4.3.2 A Lender affected by any provision of Clause 4.3.1 shall promptly inform the Agent after becoming aware of the relevant change and the Agent shall, as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter, notify the Borrower of the change and its possible results. Without affecting the Borrower’s obligations under Clause 4.3.1 and in consultation with the Agent, the affected Lender will then take all such reasonable steps as may be open to it to mitigate the effect of the change (for example (and if then possible) by changing its Office or transferring some or all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement to another financial institution reasonably acceptable to the Borrower and the Agent). The reasonable costs of mitigating the effect of any such change shall be borne by the Borrower save where such costs are of an internal administrative nature and are not incurred in dealings by any Lender with third parties.

 

  4.4 Voluntary prepayment following imposition of Substitute Basis

The Borrower may notify the Agent within ten (10) days of the receipt of a certificate from the Agent of a Substitute Basis under Clause 6.3 whether or not it wishes to prepay the Loan, in which event the Borrower shall forthwith prepay the Loan together with interest accrued thereon at the rate specified in the relevant certificate of Substitute Basis and any break costs in accordance with Clause 4.8.

 

  4.5 Prepayment in case of Total Loss of the Vessel

If the Vessel is or becomes a Total Loss, then the Borrower will, within thirty (30) days thereof or, if the Agent is satisfied in its sole discretion that the Total Loss is adequately covered by the Insurances and that the relevant insurance proceeds will be payable to the Agent within one hundred and fifty (150) days thereof, by no later than the date which is one hundred and fifty (150) days after the date of the event giving rise to such Total Loss prepay the Loan in accordance with Clause 4.7, Clause 4.8 and Clause 12.1.

 

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For the purposes of this Clause a Total Loss shall be deemed to have occurred:

 

  4.5.1 if it consists of an actual loss, at noon Greenwich Mean Time on the actual date of loss or, if that is not known, on the date on which the Vessel was last heard of;

 

  4.5.2 if it consists of a Compulsory Acquisition, at noon Greenwich Mean Time on the date on which the requisition is expressed to take effect by the person requisitioning the Vessel; and

 

  4.5.3 if it consists of a constructive or compromised or arranged or agreed total loss or damage to the Vessel rendering repair impracticable or uneconomical or rendering the Vessel permanently unfit for normal use, at noon Greenwich Mean Time on the date on which notice claiming the loss of the Vessel is given to its insurers.

 

  4.6 Prepayment in case of sale of the Vessel

If the Vessel is sold by the Borrower with the prior consent of the Agent (which consent is not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed, PROVIDED THAT if an Event of Default has occurred and the Borrower desires to sell the Vessel by private treaty at arm’s length the approval of the Agent may be delayed by up to twenty one (21) days from the date on which the Borrower’s request for approval is received by the Agent), then, subject to the following provision of this Clause 4.6, the Borrower will concurrent with completion of the sale prepay the Loan in accordance with Clause 4.7 and Clause 12.1.

If, however, the sale (or transfer) of the Vessel is in connection with an Apollo-Related Transaction, the Borrower shall give to the Agent not less than fifteen (15) Business Days’ notice of the estimated date of sale (or transfer), the purchaser (or transferee) shall assume all of the obligations and liabilities of the Borrower under the Transaction Documents (save for the Building Contract and the Supervision Agreement), in such manner and on the terms and conditions required by the Agent, the Hermes Agent and their legal advisers (as confirmed by relevant legal opinions), and the Obligors (other than the Borrower and the Supervisor) shall re-execute or re-confirm the Security Documents to which they are a party as security for the obligations of the purchaser (or transferee), in such form and on the terms and conditions required by the Agent, the Hermes Agent and their legal advisers (as confirmed by relevant legal opinions).

Subject to Clause 4.8, prepayment of the Loan consequent upon the permitted sale of the Vessel shall absolve the Borrower from any liability to pay prepayment fees or costs.

 

  4.7 Effect of prepayment

Any notice given by the Borrower under Clause 4.1, Clause 4.2 or Clause 4.4 shall be irrevocable and shall oblige the Borrower to pay to the Agent on account of the Lenders the amount therein stated on the date therein stated. No amount prepaid under this Agreement may be redrawn. Subject to Clause 4.9 and Clause 4.10, each prepayment under this Agreement shall be applied in satisfaction of the Borrower’s remaining obligations under Clause 3 in inverse chronological order and Schedule 10 and Schedule 11 shall be recalculated and

 

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agreed in accordance with Clause 4.10. Prepayments under this Agreement shall be made together with accrued interest thereon and the payment of all other sums then owing under any of the Security Documents.

 

  4.8 Break costs on prepayment

If any repayment or prepayment of the Loan or part thereof is made otherwise than on the last day of an Interest Period or, following Conversion, any repayment or prepayment of the Loan or part thereof is made otherwise than on the last day of the Fixed Rate Period, the Borrower shall pay to the Agent on behalf of the Lenders on demand such additional amount as the Agent may certify (such certificate to contain a calculation thereof in reasonable detail) as necessary to compensate each of the Lenders for any loss (including the cost of breaking deposits or re-employing funds (including warehousing and other related costs)) or expense (including warehousing and other related costs) on account of funds borrowed, contracted for or utilised to fund the amount so repaid or prepaid or any losses under any Interest Exchange Arrangement and/or any swap agreements or other interest rate management products entered into by the Lenders for the purpose of this transaction provided that each Lender shall pay to the Borrower any swap breakage gain actually received by the Lender under any Interest Exchange Arrangement to which it is a party and/or any swap agreements or other interest rate management products entered into by the Lender for the purpose of this transaction.

 

  4.9 Mandatory prepayment in case of cash sweep or special liquidity

The Borrower shall, further to clause 12 or clause 13 of the Guarantee (as the case may be) and in accordance with Clause 4.7, Clause 4.8 and Clause 12.2, [*]:

 

  4.9.1 [*]; and

 

  4.9.2 [*],

with any Relevant Cash Sweep Amount on the relevant Cash Sweep Payment Date or any Relevant Special Liquidity Sources Amount on the relevant Special Liquidity Sources Payment Date.

[*].

 

  4.10 No prepayment

 

  4.10.1 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, other than in respect of:

 

  (a) ordinary refinancings; and

 

  (b) any prepayment to be made by way of a Total Exceptional Prepayment Amount on a Total Exceptional Prepayment Amount Payment Date further to clause 16 of the Guarantee,

 

  [*].     

 

  4.10.2

Each remaining outstanding Delayed Principal Amount referred to in Clause 4.10.1 or Maximum Amount of the Delayed Principal Amount

 

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  referred to in Clause 4.10.3, to the extent it is not already denominated in Dollars, shall be converted into Dollars on the date falling ten (10) Business Days prior to the relevant prepayment, reduction and/or cancellation date at the rate which appears on the Reuters Page ECB37 at 1.30 p.m. London time on that date, for the purposes of such calculation.

 

  4.10.3 [*].

 

  4.10.4 [*].

 

  4.10.5 [*].

 

5 Interest

 

  5.1 Payment of interest

The Borrower shall pay interest on the Loan or any part thereof at the Applicable Interest Rate for each Interest Period in respect thereof which interest shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date PROVIDED THAT if the current Interest Period does not end on the relevant Interest Payment Date the Borrower shall only pay the interest accrued during that Interest Period up to but not including the Interest Payment Date.

 

  5.2 Selection and duration of Interest Periods

 

  5.2.1 Subject to the other provisions of this Clause 4.10.1, the Borrower may give notice to the Agent to be received by the Agent not later than 9.00 a.m. London time five (5) Business Days prior to the commencement of each Interest Period in respect of the Loan or any part thereof (prior to the Conversion Date) or the Delayed Principal Amount, specifying whether that Interest Period is to be of three (3) or six (6) months’ duration. Interest Periods in respect of a Tranche and the Delayed Principal Amount shall commence, in the case of the first, on the Drawdown Date thereof and 8 June 2009 respectively and, in the case of Interest Periods other than the first, on the expiry of the preceding Interest Period.

However, the Agent shall have the right to adjust the length of the first Interest Period in respect of a Tranche (other than the first Tranche to be drawn down hereunder) such that it ends on the same date as any existing Interest Period in respect of the Loan.

 

  5.2.2 Subject to the consent of the Hermes Agent and of each of the Lenders remaining in full force and effect on the date of the Election Notice (as hereinafter defined), the Borrower may, if no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and no Total Loss has occurred, at any time prior to 29 September 2006, elect to convert the basis upon which interest is calculated hereunder by giving notice (an “Election Notice” ) to the Agent not less than fifteen (15) Business Days (or such shorter time as the parties may agree) before the date on which the Interest Exchange Arrangements are to be entered into (the “Election Date” ) to request that with effect from a date on or prior to 29 September 2006 (the “Conversion Date” ) the rate of interest applicable to the Loan then outstanding shall be the Fixed Rate.

 

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  5.2.3 The Borrower shall forthwith provide a copy of the Election Notice to the Guarantor, who shall upon receipt provide a written confirmation to both the Borrower and the Agent that the Guarantee remains in full force and effect, PROVIDED ALWAYS that no Interest Exchange Arrangement will be entered into by a Lender unless a confirmation satisfactory to the Agent, the Lenders and the Hermes Agent is received from the Guarantor.

 

  5.2.4 Any such request under Clause 5.2.2 shall be irrevocable, provided that any informal request made by the Borrower to the Agent for an indication of the rates which might be available should the Borrower deliver an Election Notice shall not be construed as the giving of an Election Notice by the Borrower pursuant to Clause 5.2.2. The parties hereto agree that not more than two (2) informal requests may be made.

 

  5.2.5 On receipt of an Election Notice from the Borrower pursuant to Clause 5.2.2, the Agent shall promptly notify the Lenders of such election and of the applicable Election Date and Conversion Date.

 

  5.3 Conversion

Conversion shall only occur if:

 

  5.3.1 the Agent has received an Election Notice;

 

  5.3.2 the Agent has received the confirmation from the Guarantor referred to in Clause 5.2.3;

 

  5.3.3 the Agent has received evidence of the Interest Exchange Arrangements executed by the parties thereto; and

 

  5.3.4 the Fixed Rate for the Loan has been determined.

In the absence of satisfaction of any of the above or any other relevant provision of Clause 5.2, interest on the Loan shall continue to be calculated at the Floating Interest Rate.

 

  5.4 Fixed Rate

The Lenders, the Agent and the Borrower agree that as soon as the Fixed Rate shall have been determined, the Agent shall inform the Borrower by issuing to the Borrower a Notice of Fixed Rate. Upon such issuance the Borrower’s obligation will be to pay interest on the Loan (except in respect of the Delayed Principal Amount) at the Fixed Rate from the Conversion Date and, until such date, at the Floating Interest Rate.

 

  5.5 Break costs in relation to Conversion

If an Election Notice has been given to the Agent pursuant to Clause 5.2.2 and Conversion does not occur on the Conversion Date as a result of the relevant provisions of Clause 5.2, Clause 5.3 and/or Clause 5.4 not being satisfied or waived, other than as a result of gross negligence or wilful misconduct of the

 

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Agent or any of the Lenders, the Borrower shall pay to the Agent for the account of the Lenders interest accrued to but excluding the Conversion Date together with such amount as the Agent may certify (such certificate to contain a calculation thereof in reasonable detail) as necessary to compensate each of the Lenders for any loss (including the cost of breaking deposits or re-employing funds (including warehousing and other related costs)) or any losses under any Interest Exchange Arrangement and/or any swap agreements or other interest rate management products entered into by the Lenders for the purpose of this transaction as a consequence of Conversion not being made on the Conversion Date.

If it is necessary for the Lenders to break deposits or re-employ funds taken or borrowed to make or maintain such Lender’s Contribution to the Loan in order for Conversion to take place on the Conversion Date, the Borrower shall pay to the Agent for the account of the Lenders interest accrued to but excluding the Conversion Date together with such amount as the Agent may certify to be necessary to compensate a Lender for any losses incurred as a consequence of the Interest Period in respect of the Loan being prematurely terminated in order to allow Conversion to occur on the Conversion Date including, without limitation, any loss (including the cost of breaking deposits (including warehousing and other related costs)) or expense (including warehousing and other related costs) on account of funds borrowed, contracted for or utilised to fund such Lender’s Contribution to the Loan.

 

  5.6 No notice and unavailability

If the Borrower fails to select an Interest Period in accordance with Clause 5.2 or the Agent certifies that deposits for the period selected by the Borrower are not available to each of the Lenders in the ordinary course of business in the London Interbank eurocurrency market to fund the Loan, the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of six (6) months (or such other period as the Agent may in its discretion decide).

 

  5.7 Separate Interest Periods for Instalments

If an Interest Period would otherwise extend beyond any Repayment Date, the Loan shall be divided into two (2) or more portions. One (1) or more portions will be of an amount equal to the amount of the Loan required to be repaid on each relevant Repayment Date and will have an Interest Period of such length as will expire on that date and the Interest Period relating to the remainder of the Loan will be determined in accordance with Clauses 5.2 and 5.6.

 

  5.8 Extension and shortening of Interest Periods

If an Interest Period would otherwise end on a day which is not a Business Day, the Interest Period shall be extended until the next following Business Day unless the next following Business Day falls in the next calendar month in which case the Interest Period will be shortened to expire on the preceding Business Day.

If an Interest Period commences on the last Business Day in a month or if there is no day in the month in which the Interest Period will end which corresponds numerically to the day on which it begins, the Interest Period shall end on the last Business Day in that month.

 

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  5.9 Applicable Interest Rate

 

  5.9.1 In respect of Interest Periods pursuant to Clause 5.2.1 and subject to Clause 5.2.1, Clause 5.11 and Clause 6, the rate of interest applicable to the Loan (or relevant part in the case of the division of the Loan under 5.7) during an Interest Period shall be the Floating Interest Rate.

 

  5.9.2 In respect of Interest Periods pursuant to Clause 5.2.2 and subject to Clause 5.2.2, Clause 5.11 and Clause 6, the rate of interest applicable to the Loan (or relevant part in the case of the division of the Loan under Clause 5.7) during an Interest Period shall be the Fixed Rate.

 

  5.10 Bank basis

Interest, fees payable pursuant to Clause 13 and any other payments hereunder of an annual nature shall accrue from day to day and be computed on the basis of a year of three hundred and sixty (360) days and for the actual number of days elapsed.

 

  5.11 Default interest

If the Borrower fails to pay on the due date any sum due under this Agreement or any of the other Security Documents to which it may at any time be a party, the Borrower shall, without affecting any other remedy of the Agent or the Lenders, pay interest on such sum from the due date to the actual date of payment (as well after as before judgment). Such interest shall accrue on a daily basis at the higher of the Applicable Interest Rate fixed for the latest interest period and the rate computed by the Agent and certified by the Agent to the Borrower as being the aggregate of:

 

  5.12.1 the relevant Margin plus one per cent (1%); and

 

  5.12.2 the greater of (a) in the case of the Lenders, the average (rounded upwards if necessary to the next integral multiple of one-sixteenth of one per cent (1/16%)) of the respective rates per annum at which each of the Lenders is able to acquire in accordance with its normal practice deposits in Dollars in successive periods of one (1) month (or for such shorter period as the Agent may in its absolute discretion select) in the London Interbank eurocurrency market in an amount equivalent to or comparable with its Contribution to such sum, and, in the case of the Agent, the rate per annum at which it is able to acquire in accordance with its normal practice deposits in Dollars in successive periods of one (1) month (or for such shorter period as the Agent may in its absolute discretion select) in the London Interbank eurocurrency market in an amount equivalent to such sum, as at approximately 11.00 a.m. London time on any relevant day and (b) in the case of the Lenders, the average (rounded upwards if necessary to the next integral multiple of one-sixteenth of one per cent (1/16%)) of the cost to each of the Lenders of funding its Contribution to such sum, and, in the case of the Agent, the cost of funding such sum, such interest to be compounded at the end of the period selected by the Agent and to be payable on demand. In the event of LIBOR not being available then the Agent shall in its discretion use the Substitute Basis for its calculation as set out in Clause 6.3.

 

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6 Substitute Basis of Funding

 

  6.1 Absence of quotations

Subject to Clause 6.2, if LIBOR is to be determined by reference to the Reference Banks but a Reference Bank does not supply a quotation by 11.00 a.m. London time, the applicable LIBOR shall be determined on the basis of the quotations of the remaining Reference Banks.

 

  6.2 Market disruption

If a Market Disruption Event occurs for any Interest Period, then the rate of interest on each Lender’s relevant Contribution for that Interest Period shall be the percentage rate per annum which is the sum of:

 

  6.2.1 the applicable Margin; and

 

  6.2.2 the rate notified to the Agent by that Lender as soon as practicable, and in any event before interest is due to be paid in respect of that Interest Period, to be that which expresses as a percentage rate per annum the cost to that Lender of funding its relevant Contribution from whatever source it may reasonably select.

In this Agreement “ Market Disruption Event ” means:

 

  (a) at or about noon on the Quotation Date for the relevant Interest Period Reuters BBA Page LIBOR 01 is not available and none or only one of the Reference Banks supplies a rate to the Agent to determine LIBOR for the relevant Interest Period; or

 

  (b) before close of business in London on the Quotation Date for the relevant Interest Period, the Agent receives notifications from Lenders (in number exceeding thirty four per cent (34%) of the Lenders and whose Contributions and Commitments are not less than thirty four per cent (34%) of the Loan) that the cost to them of obtaining matching deposits in the London Interbank eurocurrency market would be in excess of LIBOR.

 

  6.3 Substitute basis of interest or funding

 

  6.3.1 If a Market Disruption Event occurs and the Agent or the Borrower so requires, the Agent and the Borrower shall enter into negotiations (for a period of not more than thirty (30) days) with a view to agreeing a substitute basis for determining the rate of interest.

 

  6.3.2 Any alternative basis agreed pursuant to Clause 6.3.1 shall, with the prior consent of all the Lenders and the Borrower, be binding on all parties to this Agreement.

 

  6.4 Review

So long as any Substitute Basis is in force, the Agent, in consultation with the Borrower and the Lenders, shall from time to time, but not less often than monthly, review whether or not the circumstances referred to in Clause 6.1 or Clause 6.2 still prevail with a view to returning to the normal provisions of this Agreement.

 

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7 Payments

 

  7.1 Place for payment

All payments by the Borrower under this Agreement or any of the other Security Documents to which it may at any time be a party shall be made to HSBC Bank USA, New York (SWIFT Code MRMDUS33) for the account of HSBC Bank plc, London (SWIFT Code MIDLGB22), account no 000-023868 in favour of Project and Export Finance, account no 36677449, quoting reference 53M/FC 998 in Dollars by 10.00 a.m. New York time.

 

  7.2 Deductions and grossing-up

 

  7.2.1 Each payment to be made by the Borrower to a Lender or the Agent hereunder in Dollars shall be made free and clear of and without deduction for or on account of Taxes unless the Borrower is required by law to make such a payment subject to the deduction or withholding of Taxes, in which case the sum payable by the Borrower in respect of which such deduction or withholding is required to be made shall be increased to the extent necessary to ensure that, after the making of such deduction or withholding, the Lender or the Agent receives and retains (free from any liability in respect of any such deduction or withholding) a net sum equal to the sum which it would have received and so retained had no such deduction or withholding been made or required to be made.

 

  7.2.2

Without prejudice to the provisions of Clause 7.2.1, if any Lender or the Agent on its behalf is required to make any payment on account of Tax (not being a tax imposed on the net income of its Office by the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated or in which its Office is located or any other tax existing and applicable on the date of this Agreement under the laws of any jurisdiction) on or in relation to any sum received or receivable hereunder by such Lender or the Agent on its behalf (including, without limitation, any sum received or receivable under this Clause 7) or any liability in respect of any such payment is asserted, imposed, levied or assessed against such Lender or the Agent on its behalf, the Borrower shall, upon demand of the Agent, indemnify such Lender or the Agent against such payment or liability, together with any interest, penalties and expenses payable or incurred in connection therewith, other than interest, penalties, and expenses (a) that accrue during any periods of time beginning on the thirty first (31 st ) day (or such longer period as any Lender may reasonably require) following the day on which the Lender or the Agent, as applicable, has actual knowledge of the imposition or assertion of such Taxes or other Taxes, or (b) that are otherwise imposed or asserted on account of the bad faith or wilful neglect of such Lender or the Agent. If any Lender proposes to make a claim under the provisions of this Clause 7.2.2 it shall certify to the Borrower in reasonable detail within thirty (30) days (or such longer period as any Lender may reasonably require) after becoming aware of the event by reason of which it is entitled to make its claim or claims the basis of its claim or claims, such certificate to be conclusive, save for manifest error.

 

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  7.2.3 Without affecting the Borrower’s obligations under Clause 7.2.1 and in consultation with the Agent, the affected Lender will then take all such reasonable steps as may be open to it to mitigate the effect of the event (for example (if then possible) by changing its Office or transferring some or all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement to another financial institution reasonably acceptable to the Borrower, Hermes and the Agent). The reasonable costs of mitigating the effect of any such change shall be borne by the Borrower save where such costs are of an internal administrative nature and are not incurred in dealings by any Lender with third parties.

 

  7.2.4 Each Lender, on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender hereunder, through the Agent (and from time to time thereafter as required by applicable law, but only for so long as such Lender is legally entitled to do so or the Agent is instructed to do so), shall deliver to the Borrower two (2) duly completed copies of either (a) Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN claiming eligibility of the Lender for benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party that reduces the rate of withholding on interest to zero or (b) Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI, or in either case an applicable successor form.

 

  7.2.5 No person to which a Lender assigns part or all of its interest under this Agreement pursuant to Clause 17 shall be entitled to receive any greater increase in payment under Clause 7.2.1 than the assigning Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the rights assigned unless such assignment shall have been made at a time when the circumstances giving rise to such greater payment did not exist. Each assignee shall, on or prior to the date on which the assignor assigns all or part of its interest to such assignee, comply with the certification requirements of Clause 7.2.3.

 

  7.3 Production of receipts for Taxes

If the Borrower makes any payment hereunder in Dollars in respect of which it is required by law to make any deduction or withholding for Taxes, it shall pay the full amount to be deducted or withheld to the relevant taxation or other authority within the time allowed for such payment under applicable law and shall deliver to the Agent within thirty (30) days after they have made such payment to the applicable authority any original receipt issued by such authority evidencing the payment to such authority of all amounts so required to be deducted or withheld from such payment.

If an additional payment is made under Clause 7.2.1 and any Lender or the Agent on its behalf determines that it has received or been granted a credit against or relief of or calculated with reference to the deduction or withholding giving rise to such additional payment, such Lender or the Agent (as the case may be) shall, to the extent that it can do so without prejudice to the retention of the amount of such credit, relief, remission or repayment and provided that it has received the cash benefit of such credit, relief or remission, pay to the Borrower such amount as such Lender or the Agent shall in its reasonable opinion have concluded to be attributable to the relevant deduction or withholding. Any such payment shall be conclusive evidence of the amount due to the Borrower hereunder and shall be accepted by the Borrower in full and final settlement of its rights of

 

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reimbursement hereunder in respect of such deduction or withholding. Nothing herein contained shall interfere with the right of any Lender and the Agent to arrange their respective tax affairs in whatever manner they think fit.

 

  7.4 Money of account

If any sum due from the Borrower under this Agreement or any other Security Document to which it may at any time be a party, or any order or judgment given or made in relation thereto, has to be converted from the currency (the “first currency” ) in which the same is payable under such Security Document, order or judgment into another currency (the “second currency” ) for the purpose of:

 

  7.4.1 making or filing a claim or proof against the Borrower;

 

  7.4.2 obtaining an order or judgment in any court or other tribunal; or

 

  7.4.3 enforcing any order or judgment given or made in relation thereto;

the Borrower shall indemnify and hold harmless the Agent and each of the Lenders from and against any damages or losses suffered as a result of any discrepancy between (a) the rate of exchange used to convert the sum in question from the first currency into the second currency and (b) the rate or rates of exchange at which each Lender and the Agent (as the case may be) may in the ordinary course of business purchase the first currency with the second currency upon receipt of a sum paid to it in satisfaction, in whole or in part, of any such order, judgment, claim or proof. The above indemnity shall constitute an obligation of the Borrower separate and independent from its other obligations and shall apply irrespective of any indulgence granted by the Agent or any of the Lenders.

 

  7.5 Accounts

The Agent shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice accounts evidencing the amounts from time to time lent by and owing to each of the Lenders hereunder or under any of the other Security Documents. In any legal action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or any other Security Document, the entries made in the accounts so maintained shall be prima facie evidence, save in the case of manifest error, of the existence and amounts of the obligations of the Borrower recorded therein.

 

  7.6 Earnings

Provided no Event of Default has occurred (following which the Agent shall (inter alia) be entitled to request the Borrower to give notice pursuant to clause 3 of the Earnings Assignment and apply such Earnings in accordance with Clause 12.1) such Earnings shall throughout the Security Period be at the free disposal of the Borrower.

 

  7.7 Continuing security

The security created by this Agreement and each of the other Security Documents shall be held by the Trustee and/or the Agent and/or the Lenders and/or the Hermes Agent as a continuing security for the repayment of the Outstanding

 

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Indebtedness and the security so created shall not be satisfied by any intermediate payment or satisfaction of any part of the amount hereby or thereby secured or by any amendment of this Agreement or any of the other Security Documents. Such security shall be in addition to and shall not in any way be prejudiced or affected by any collateral or other security now or hereafter held by the Trustee, the Agent, the Lenders, the Hermes Agent or any of them for all or any part of the amount hereby or thereby secured or any other right or remedy of the Trustee, the Agent, the Lenders or the Hermes Agent or any of them under this Agreement or any of the other Security Documents, by operation of law or otherwise howsoever arising. All the powers arising from such security may be exercised from time to time as the Trustee and/or the Agent and/or the Hermes Agent may deem expedient.

 

8 Yield Protection and Force Majeure

 

  8.1 Increased costs

If by reason of:

 

  8.1.1 any change in law or in its interpretation or administration; and/or

 

  8.1.2 compliance with any request from or requirement of any central bank or other fiscal, monetary or other authority including but without limitation the Basle Committee on Banking Regulations and Supervisory Practices whether or not having the force of law:

 

  (a) any of the Lenders incurs a cost as a result of its performing its obligations under this Agreement and/or its advancing its Contribution hereunder; or

 

  (b) there is any increase in the cost to any of the Lenders of funding or maintaining all or any of the advances comprised in a class of advances formed by or including its Contribution advanced or to be advanced by it hereunder; or

 

  (c) any of the Lenders incurs a cost as a result of its having entered into and/or its assuming or maintaining its commitment under this Agreement; or

 

  (d) any of the Lenders becomes liable to make any payment on account of Tax or otherwise (other than Tax on its overall net income) on or calculated by reference to the amount of its Contribution advanced or to be advanced hereunder and/or any sum received or receivable by it hereunder; or

 

  (e) any of the Lenders suffers any decrease in its rate of return as a result of any changes in the requirements relating to capital ratios, monetary control ratios, the payment of special deposits, liquidity costs or other similar requirements affecting that Lender,

then the Borrower shall from time to time on demand pay to the Agent for the account of the relevant Lender or Lenders amounts sufficient to indemnify the relevant Lender or Lenders against, as the case may be, such cost, such increased

 

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cost (or such proportion of such increased cost as is in the reasonable opinion of the relevant Lender or Lenders attributable to the funding or maintaining of its or their Contribution(s) hereunder) or such liability.

A Lender affected by any provision of Clause 8.1 shall promptly inform the Agent after becoming aware of the relevant change and its possible results (which notice shall be conclusive evidence of the relevant change and its possible results) and the Agent shall, as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter, notify the Borrower of the change and its possible results. Without affecting the Borrower’s obligations under Clause 8.1 and in consultation with the Agent, the affected Lender will then take all such reasonable steps as may be open to it to mitigate the effect of the change (for example (if then possible) by changing its Office or transferring some or all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement to another financial institution reasonably acceptable to the Borrower and the Agent). The reasonable costs of mitigating the effect of any such change shall be borne by the Borrower save where such costs are of an internal administrative nature and are not incurred in dealings by any Lender with third parties.

 

  8.2 Force Majeure

Where the Agent, the Hermes Agent, the Trustee or any Lender (the “Non-Performing Party” ) is prevented from performing any of its obligations under this Agreement by reason of Force Majeure this Agreement shall remain in effect but the Non-Performing Party’s relevant obligations shall be suspended for so long as the Force Majeure continues and to the extent that the Non-Performing Party is so prevented, PROVIDED THAT :

 

  8.2.1 the suspension of performance is of no greater scope and of no longer duration than is required by the Force Majeure;

 

  8.2.2 the obligations of the Non-Performing Party shall not be excused as a result of the Force Majeure; and

 

  8.2.3 in respect of the suspension of the Non-Performing Party’s obligations:

 

  (a) the Non-Performing Party gives the Agent prompt written notice which the Agent shall forthwith upon receipt send to the Borrower describing the circumstances of Force Majeure (including the nature of the occurrence, its expected duration and the effects of the Force Majeure on the ability of the Non-Performing Party to perform its relevant obligations), and continues to furnish weekly reports with respect thereto during the period of Force Majeure;

 

  (b) the Non-Performing Party uses all reasonable efforts to remedy its inability to perform and to mitigate the effects of the Force Majeure; and

 

  (c) as soon as reasonably possible after the cessation of the Force Majeure the Non-Performing Party shall notify the Agent (who shall notify the Borrower) in writing of such cessation and shall resume performance of its obligations under this Agreement if such resumption is then possible.

 

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9 Representations and Warranties

 

  9.1 Duration

The representations and warranties in Clause 9.2 and Clause 9.3 shall survive the execution of this Agreement and shall be deemed to be repeated, with reference mutatis mutandis to the facts and circumstances subsisting, as if made on each day until the Borrower has no remaining obligations, actual or contingent, under or pursuant to this Agreement or any of the other Security Documents.

 

  9.2 Representations and warranties

The Borrower represents and warrants to the Agent and each of the Lenders that:

 

  9.2.1 Status

Each Obligor is a corporation duly organised, constituted and validly existing under the laws of the country of its incorporation, possessing perpetual corporate existence, the capacity to sue and be sued in its own name and the power to own and charge its assets and carry on its business as it is now being conducted. From the date on which the Borrower is converted to a limited liability company as more particularly described, and consented to, in the Eighth Supplemental Deed, it shall be a company duly formed and validly existing under the laws of the country of its incorporation, possessing perpetual corporate existence, the capacity to sue and be sued in its own name and the power to own and charge its assets and carry on its business as it is now being conducted.

 

  9.2.2 Powers and authority

Each of the Obligors has the power to enter into and perform this Agreement and those of the other Security Documents to which it is a party and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and has taken all necessary action to authorise the entry into and performance of this Agreement and such other Security Documents and such transactions.

 

  9.2.3 Legal validity

This Agreement, each other Transaction Document (other than the Hermes Cover) and each of the Apollo Transaction Documents constitutes (or will constitute when executed) legal, valid and binding obligations of each Obligor and the Builder expressed to be a party thereto enforceable in accordance with their respective terms and in entering into this Agreement and borrowing the Loan, the Borrower is acting on its own account.

 

  9.2.4 Non-conflict with laws

The entry into and performance of this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents, the Apollo Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not and will not conflict with:

 

  (a) any law or regulation or any official or judicial order; or

 

  (b) the constitutional documents of any Obligor; or

 

  (c) any agreement or document to which any Obligor is a party or which is binding upon such Obligor or any of its assets,

 

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nor result in the creation or imposition of any Encumbrance on an Obligor or its assets pursuant to the provisions of any such agreement or document.

 

  9.2.5 No default

Save as disclosed in the Disclosure Letter no event has occurred which constitutes a default under or in respect of any Transaction Document to which any Obligor is a party or by which any Obligor may be bound (including (inter alia) this Agreement) and no event has occurred which constitutes a default under or in respect of any agreement or document to which any Obligor is a party or by which any Obligor may be bound to an extent or in a manner which might have a material adverse effect on its business, assets or financial condition.

 

  9.2.6 Consents

Except for the filing of those Security Documents to be filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware, the Companies Registries in the Isle of Man or England and Wales, which filings must be completed within twenty one (21) days of the execution of the relevant Security Document(s) in the case of England and Wales and the recording of the Mortgage at the United States Coast Guard National Vessel Documentation Center, all authorisations, approvals, consents, licences, exemptions, filings, registrations, notarisations and other matters, official or otherwise, required in connection with the entry into, performance, validity and enforceability of this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents to which any Obligor is a party and the transactions contemplated thereby have been obtained or effected and are in full force and effect except authorisations, approvals, consents, licences, exemptions, filings and registrations required in the normal day to day course of the operation of the Vessel and not already obtained by the Borrower.

 

  9.2.7 Accuracy of information

All information furnished by any Obligor relating to the business and affairs of any Obligor in connection with this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents was and remains true and correct in all material respects and there are no other material facts or considerations the omission of which would render any such information misleading.

 

  9.2.8 Full disclosure

Each Obligor has fully disclosed in writing to the Agent all facts relating to each Obligor which it knows or should reasonably know and which might reasonably be expected to influence the Lenders in deciding whether or not to enter into this Agreement.

 

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  9.2.9 No Encumbrances

None of the assets or rights of any Obligor is subject to any Encumbrance except Permitted Liens or Encumbrances created in respect of Permitted Indebtedness.

 

  9.2.10 Pari passu or priority status

The claims of the Agent and the Lenders against the Borrower under this Agreement will rank at least pari passu with the claims of all unsecured creditors of the Borrower (other than claims of such creditors to the extent that they are statutorily preferred) and in priority to the claims of any creditor of the Borrower who is also an Obligor.

 

  9.2.11 Solvency

The Borrower is and shall remain, after the advance to it of the Loan, solvent in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware and the United Kingdom and in particular with the provisions of the Insolvency Act 1986 (as from time to time amended) and the requirements thereof.

 

  9.2.12 Winding-up, etc.

Subject to Clause 10.8, neither the Borrower nor any other Obligor has taken any corporate action nor have any other steps been taken or legal proceedings been started or (to the best of its knowledge and belief) threatened against any of them for the reorganisation, winding-up, dissolution or for the appointment of a liquidator, administrator, receiver, administrative receiver, trustee or similar officer of any of them or any or all of their assets or revenues nor has it sought any other relief under any applicable insolvency or bankruptcy law.

 

  9.2.13 Accounts

The consolidated audited accounts of the Group for the periods ending on 31 December 2002 and 31 December 2003 and the consolidated audited accounts of the NCLC Group for the period ending on 31 December 2004 and for all subsequent periods (which accounts will be prepared in accordance with GAAP) fairly represent the financial condition of the Group or the NCLC Group (as the case may be) as shown in such audited accounts (in this Clause 9.2.13 “NCLC Group” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in clause 11.4 of the Guarantee).

 

  9.2.14 Litigation

Save as disclosed in writing to the Agent prior to 4 April 2003 and by way of the Disclosure Letter no litigation, arbitration or administrative proceedings are current or pending or, to its knowledge, threatened, which might, if adversely determined, have a material adverse effect on the business, assets or financial condition of any Obligor. For the avoidance of doubt, any such disclosure after 4 April 2003 shall not be deemed to be a reference to the facts and circumstances then subsisting at any time that this representation is deemed to be repeated pursuant to Clause 9.1.

 

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  9.2.15 Tax liabilities

The NCLC Group has complied with all taxation laws in all jurisdictions in which it is subject to Taxation and has paid all Taxes due and payable by it including but without limitation any disputed Taxes unless a reserve has been made pending resolution of the dispute; no material claims are being asserted against it with respect to Taxes, which might, if such claims were successful, have a material adverse effect on its business, assets or financial condition.

 

  9.2.16 Ownership of assets

Each member of the Group or the NCLC Group (as the case may be) has good and marketable title to all its assets which are reflected in the audited accounts referred to in Clause 9.2.13.

 

  9.2.17 No immunity

None of the Obligors nor any of their respective assets enjoys any right of immunity (sovereign or otherwise) from set-off, suit or execution in respect of their obligations under this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents or by any relevant or applicable law.

 

  9.2.18 Taxes on payments

As at the date of this Agreement all amounts payable by them hereunder in Dollars may be made free and clear of and without deduction for or on account of any Taxation.

 

  9.2.19 Place of business

None of the Obligors has a place of business in any jurisdiction (except as already disclosed) which requires any of the Security Documents to be filed or registered in that jurisdiction to ensure the validity of the Security Documents to which it is a party.

 

  9.2.20 Ownership of shares

All the Shares in the Borrower and all the shares in the Manager shall be legally and beneficially owned by the Shareholder, all the shares in the Sub-Agent shall be legally and beneficially owned by NCL International, all the shares in the Shareholder shall be legally and beneficially owned by Arrasas and all the shares in Arrasas shall be legally and beneficially owned by the Guarantor and such structure shall remain so throughout the remainder of the Security Period. Further, no Event of Default has occurred under clause 11.2 of the Guarantee in respect of the ownership and/or control of the shares in the Guarantor.

 

  9.2.21 Completeness of documents

The copies of the Building Contract, the Management Agreement, the Sub-Agency Agreement, the Interest Exchange Arrangements, the Hermes Loan Agreement, the Apollo Transaction Documents and any other

 

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relevant third party agreements delivered to the Agent are true and complete copies of each such document constituting valid and binding obligations of the parties thereto enforceable in accordance with their respective terms and no amendments thereto or variations thereof have been agreed other than (if applicable), in the case of the Management Agreement or the Sub-Agency Agreement, in accordance with Clause 10.14 nor has any action been taken by the parties thereto which would in any way render such document inoperative or unenforceable. The copy of the Sky Vessel MOA delivered to the Agent is a true and complete copy of such document constituting valid and binding obligations of the parties thereto enforceable in accordance with its terms and no amendments thereto or variations thereof have been agreed other than (if applicable) amendments or variations to the Sky Vessel MOA to:

 

  (a) correct errors in such document related to the Sky Vessel Indebtedness provided that such errors relate to administrative matters only;

 

  (b) allow for the date for payment of any amount of the Sky Vessel Purchase Price or interest thereon (or other fees, costs and expenses under the Sky Vessel Indebtedness) to be varied by up to five (5) Business Days provided that the amendment or variation is only for reason of ease of administration of the parties to the Sky Vessel MOA;

 

  (c) amend or vary provisions of the Sky Vessel MOA not related to the Sky Vessel Indebtedness and not of a material nature; or

 

  (d) amend or vary provisions of the Sky Vessel MOA to the extent such amendments or variations are not, in the reasonable opinion of the Agent, adverse to the Guarantor or the Lenders

nor has any action been taken by the parties thereto which would in any way render such document inoperative or unenforceable.

 

  9.2.22 No undisclosed commissions

There are and will be no commissions, rebates, premiums or other payments by or to or on account of any Obligor or the Builder, their shareholders or members or directors or members of the management committee in connection with the transaction as a whole other than as disclosed to the Agent in writing.

 

  9.2.23 Money laundering

Any borrowing by the Borrower under this Agreement, and the performance of its obligations under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, will be for its own account and will not involve any breach by it of any law or regulatory measure relating to “money laundering” as defined in Article 1 of the Directive (91/308/EEC) of the Council of the European Communities.

 

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  9.2.24 Environment

Each of the Obligors:

 

  (a) is in compliance with all applicable federal, state, local, foreign and international laws, regulations, conventions and agreements relating to pollution prevention or protection of human health or the environment (including, without limitation, ambient air, surface water, ground water, navigable waters, water of the contiguous zone, ocean waters and international waters), including without limitation, laws, regulations, conventions and agreements relating to:

 

  (i) emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of chemicals, pollutants, contaminants, wastes, toxic substances, hazardous materials, oil, hazard substances, petroleum and petroleum products and by-products ( “Materials of Environmental Concern” ); or

 

  (ii) the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Materials of Environmental Concern (such laws, regulations, conventions and agreements the “Environmental Laws” );

 

  (b) has all permits, licences, approvals, rulings, variances, exemptions, clearances, consents or other authorisations required under applicable Environmental Laws ( “Environmental Approvals” ) and are in compliance with all Environmental Approvals required to operate its business as presently conducted or as reasonably anticipated to be conducted;

 

  (c) has not received any notice, claim, action, cause of action, investigation or demand by any other person, alleging potential liability for, or a requirement to incur, investigatory costs, clean-up costs, response and/or remedial costs (whether incurred by a governmental entity or otherwise), natural resources damages, property damages, personal injuries, attorney’s fees and expenses or fines or penalties, in each case arising out of, based on or resulting from:

 

  (i) the presence or release or threat of release into the environment of any Material of Environmental Concern at any location, whether or not owned by such person; or

 

  (ii) circumstances forming the basis of any violation, or alleged violation, of any Environmental Law or Environmental Approval ( “Environmental Claim” ); and

there are no circumstances that may prevent or interfere with such full compliance in the future.

 

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There is no Environmental Claim pending or threatened against any of the Obligors.

There are no past or present actions, activities, circumstances, conditions, events or incidents, including, without limitation, the release, emission, discharge or disposal of any Material of Environmental Concern, that could form the basis of any Environmental Claim against any of the Obligors.

 

  9.3 Representations on the Redelivery Date

The Borrower further represents and warrants to the Agent and each of the Lenders that on the Redelivery Date the Vessel will be:

 

  9.3.1 in its absolute and unencumbered ownership save as contemplated by the Security Documents and the Hermes Loan Security Documents;

 

  9.3.2 registered in its name under the laws and flag of the United States of America;

 

  9.3.3 classed with the highest classification available for a vessel of its type free of all recommendations and qualifications with Det Norske Veritas and American Bureau of Shipping;

 

  9.3.4 operationally seaworthy and in compliance with all relevant provisions, regulations and requirements (statutory or otherwise) applicable to ships registered under the laws and flag of the United States of America;

 

  9.3.5 insured in accordance with the provisions of Clause 10.21 and in compliance with the requirements therein in respect of such insurances; and

 

  9.3.6 managed by the Manager and the Sub-Agent on and subject to the terms set out in the Management Agreement and the Sub-Agency Agreement.

 

10 Undertakings

 

  10.1 Duration

The undertakings in this Clause 10 shall survive the execution of this Agreement and shall be deemed to be repeated with reference mutatis mutandis to the facts and circumstances subsisting, as if made on each day until the Borrower has no remaining obligations, actual or contingent, under or pursuant to this Agreement or any of the other Security Documents.

 

  10.2 Information

The Borrower will provide to the Agent for the benefit of the Lenders (or will procure the provision of):

 

  10.2.1

as soon as practicable (and in any event within one hundred and twenty (120) days after the close of each of its financial years) a Certified Copy of its unaudited accounts for that year and of the audited consolidated Group accounts for that year (commencing with audited accounts made up

 

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  to 31 December 2002) such Group accounts being substituted with NCLC Group accounts commencing with the audited accounts made up to 31 December 2004;

 

  10.2.2 as soon as practicable (and in any event within sixty (60) days of the end of each quarter of each financial year) a Certified Copy of the unaudited consolidated accounts of the NCLC Group and the unaudited accounts of the Borrower for that quarter (commencing with unaudited accounts made up to 31 March 2004);

 

  10.2.3 promptly, such further information in its possession or control regarding its financial condition and operations and those of any company in the NCLC Group as the Agent may request;

 

  10.2.4 details of any material litigation, arbitration or administrative proceedings which affect any Obligor as soon as the same are instituted and served, or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened (and for this purpose proceedings shall be deemed to be material if they involve a claim in an amount exceeding [*] or the equivalent in another currency).

All accounts required under this Clause 10.2 shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP and shall fairly represent the financial condition of the relevant company. In this Clause 10.2 “NCLC Group” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in clause 11.4 of the Guarantee.

 

  10.3 Notification of default

The Borrower will notify the Agent of any Event of Default forthwith upon any Obligor becoming aware of the occurrence thereof. Upon the Agent’s request from time to time the Borrower will issue a certificate stating whether any Obligor is aware of the occurrence of any Event of Default.

 

  10.4 Consents and registrations

The Borrower will procure that (and will promptly furnish Certified Copies to the Agent of) all such authorisations, approvals, consents, licences and exemptions as may be required under any applicable law or regulation to enable it or any Obligor to perform its obligations under, and ensure the validity or enforceability of, each of the Transaction Documents are obtained and promptly renewed from time to time and will procure that the terms of the same are complied with at all times. Insofar as such filings or registrations have not been completed on or before the relevant Drawdown Date the Borrower will procure the filing or registration within applicable time limits of each Security Document which requires filing or registration together with all ancillary documents required to preserve the priority and enforceability of the Security Documents.

 

  10.5 Negative pledge

The Borrower will not create or permit to subsist any Encumbrance on the whole or any part of its present or future assets, except for the following:

 

  10.5.1 Encumbrances created with the prior consent of the Lenders; or

 

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  10.5.2 Permitted Liens,

[*] .

 

  10.6 Disposals

Except with the prior consent of all the Lenders and all the Hermes Loan Lenders pursuant to the Co-ordination Deed, the Borrower shall not (and will procure that no other company in the NCLC Group shall), either in a single transaction or in a series of transactions whether related or not and whether voluntarily or involuntarily, sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of all or a substantial part of its assets except that the following disposals shall not be taken into account:

 

  10.6.1 disposals made in the ordinary course of trading of the disposing entity (excluding disposal of ships) including without limitation, the payment of cash as consideration for the purchase or acquisition of any asset or service or in the discharge of any obligation incurred for value in the ordinary course of trading;

 

  10.6.2 disposals of cash raised or borrowed for the purposes for which such cash was raised or borrowed;

 

  10.6.3 disposals of assets in exchange for other assets comparable or superior as to type and value;

 

  10.6.4 a vessel owned by any member of the NCLC Group (other than the Borrower) may be sold provided such sale is on a willing seller willing buyer basis at or about market rate and at arm’s length subject always to the provisions of any loan documentation for the financing of such vessel and NCLL may, following the sale of its shares by Arrasas to IOL, a wholly owned Subsidiary of Star, transfer to other wholly owned Subsidiaries of Star its vessels “NORWEGIAN WIND”, “NORWEGIAN DREAM”, “NORWEGIAN SEA”, “NORWEGIAN MAJESTY”, “NORWEGIAN CROWN” and “MARCO POLO” (the “Six Vessels” ) for their transfer values as set out in Schedule 7 and sell m.v. “NORWAY” to a third party and, prior to the sale of its shares as aforesaid, transfer its vessel [*] to Pride of Aloha, Inc., a wholly owned Subsidiary of the Shareholder;

 

  10.6.5 the Subsidiaries of Star to whom the Six Vessels (as defined in Clause 10.6.4) have been transferred may let each of the Six Vessels on demise or bareboat charter to the Sub-Agent for the period and at the charterhire rate set out in Schedule 7;

 

  10.6.6 Arrasas may transfer its shares in NCLL to IOL and Star may transfer its shares in Arrasas to the Guarantor; and

 

  10.6.7 disposals of assets, including any vessel, constituting Apollo-Related Transactions,

[*] .

 

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  10.7 Change of business

Except with the prior consent of the Agent, the Borrower shall not make or threaten to make any substantial change in its business as presently conducted, namely that of a single ship owning company for the Vessel, or carry on any other business which is substantial in relation to its business as presently conducted so as to affect, in the opinion of the Agent, the Borrower’s ability to perform its obligations hereunder and shall not form any Subsidiaries PROVIDED THAT any change or discontinuation in the business activities of the Borrower in accordance with the Apollo-Related Transactions shall be permitted.

 

  10.8 Mergers

Except with the prior consent of the Agent and Hermes and other than pursuant to the Apollo-Related Transactions, the Borrower will not enter into any amalgamation, restructure, substantial reorganisation, merger, de-merger or consolidation or anything analogous to the foregoing nor will it acquire any equity, share capital or obligations of any corporation or other entity.

 

  10.9 Maintenance of status and franchises

The Borrower will do all such things as are necessary to maintain its corporate existence in good standing and will ensure that it has the right and is duly qualified to conduct its business as it is conducted in all applicable jurisdictions and will obtain and maintain all franchises and rights necessary for the conduct of its business.

 

  10.10 Financial records

The Borrower will keep proper books of record and account, in which proper and correct entries shall be made of all financial transactions and the assets, liabilities and business of the Borrower in accordance with GAAP.

 

  10.11 Financial indebtedness and subordination of indebtedness

 

  10.11.1 Otherwise than in the ordinary course of business as owner of the Vessel, except as contemplated by this Agreement and the Hermes Loan Agreement and except any loan, advance or credit extended by the Guarantor or any member of the NCLC Group which is a wholly owned Subsidiary of the Guarantor, the Borrower will not create, incur, assume or allow to exist any financial indebtedness, enter into any finance lease or undertake any material capital commitment (including but not limited to the purchase of any capital asset).

 

  10.11.2

The Borrower shall procure that any and all indebtedness (and in particular with any other Obligor and/or any shareholder of the Guarantor) is at all times fully subordinated to the Security Documents and the obligations of the Borrower hereunder subject to the Co-ordination Deed. The Borrower shall not make any repayments of principal, payments of interest or of any other costs, fees, expenses or liabilities arising from or representing indebtedness with any shareholder of the Guarantor except as provided in the Co-ordination Deed. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default the Borrower shall not make any repayments of principal,

 

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  payments of interest or of any other costs, fees, expenses or liabilities arising from or representing indebtedness with any other Obligor. In this Clause “fully subordinated” shall mean that any claim of the lender against the Borrower in relation to such indebtedness shall rank after and be in all respects subordinate to all of the rights and claims of the Agent, the Hermes Agent and the Lenders under this Agreement and the other Security Documents and that the lender shall not take any steps to enforce its rights to recover any monies owing to it by the Borrower and in particular but without limitation the lender will not institute any legal or quasi-legal proceedings under any jurisdiction at any time against the Vessel, its Earnings or Insurances or the Borrower and it will not compete with the Agent, the Hermes Agent or the Lenders in a liquidation or other winding-up or bankruptcy of the Borrower or in any proceedings in connection with the Vessel, its Earnings or Insurances.

 

  10.12 Pooling of earnings and charters

The Borrower will not enter into in respect of the Vessel (A) any pooling agreement or other arrangement for the sharing of any of the Earnings or the expenses of the Vessel or (B) any demise or bareboat charter or (C) any charter whereunder two (2) months’ charterhire (or the equivalent thereof) is payable in advance in respect of the Vessel or (D) any charter of the Vessel or contract of affreightment which, with the exercise of options for extension, could be for a period longer than thirteen (13) months but if, with the prior written consent of the Agent, the Borrower enters into in respect of the Vessel a charter with a company outside the Group, the Borrower hereby undertakes to execute in favour of the Trustee an assignment of such charter and the Earnings therefrom such assignment to be in substantially the form of the Earnings Assignment and as required by the Agent PROVIDED HOWEVER THAT the Borrower may in respect of the Vessel enter into a bareboat charter in form approved by the Agent with any company which is a member of the Group PROVIDED THAT if so requested by the Agent and without limitation:

 

  10.12.1 any such bareboat charterer shall enter into such deeds (including but not limited to a subordination and assignment deed), agreements and indemnities as the Agent shall in its sole discretion require prior to entering into the bareboat charter with the Borrower; and

 

  10.12.2 the Borrower shall assign the benefit of any such bareboat charter and its interest in the Insurances to the Trustee by way of further security for the Borrower’s obligations under the Security Documents.

 

  10.13 Loans and guarantees by the Borrower

Otherwise than in the ordinary course of business as owner of the Vessel or except as contemplated hereby, the Borrower will not make any loan or advance or extend credit to any person, firm or corporation (except any loans, advances or credits made available to (a) passengers on board the Vessel for gambling purposes (b) ship’s agents and/or (c) the Guarantor and/or members of the NCLC Group which are wholly owned Subsidiaries of the Guarantor and, in the case of such loans, advances or credits as are referred to in this paragraph (c), do not prevent the Borrower from performing its obligations hereunder) or issue or enter into any guarantee or indemnity or otherwise become directly or contingently liable for the obligations of any other person, firm or corporation.

 

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  10.14 Management

Except with the prior consent of the Agent, the Borrower will not:

 

  10.14.1 permit any person other than the Manager and the Sub-Agent to be the manager and sub-agent of, including providing crewing services to, the Vessel;

 

  10.14.2 permit any amendment to be made to the terms of the Management Agreement or the Sub-Agency Agreement unless an amendment is advised by the Borrower’s tax counsel or is deemed necessary by the parties thereto but provided that the amendment does not imperil the security to be provided pursuant to the Security Documents or adversely affect the ability of any Obligor to perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents; or

 

  10.14.3 permit the Vessel to be employed other than within the NCL or NCL America brand (as applicable).

 

  10.15 Acquisition of shares

The Borrower will not acquire any equity, share capital, assets or obligations of any corporation or other entity or permit its Shares to be held by any party other than the Shareholder.

 

  10.16 Trading with the United States of America

Where the Vessel trades in the territorial waters of the United States of America, the Borrower shall in respect of the Vessel take all reasonable precautions to prevent any infringements of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986 of the United States of America (as the same may be amended and/or re-enacted from time to time hereafter) or any similar legislation applicable to the Vessel in any other jurisdiction in which the Vessel shall trade (a “Relevant Jurisdiction” ) and, for this purpose the Borrower shall (inter alia) enter into a “Carrier Initiative Agreement” with the United States’ Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (if such is possible) or into voluntary arrangements made under the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism of the United States of America (if such is possible and appropriate to cruise vessels) and procure that the same (or a similar agreement or arrangement in a Relevant Jurisdiction) is maintained in full force and effect and its obligations thereunder performed by it in respect of the Vessel throughout any period of United States of America (including coastal waters over which it claims jurisdiction) or Relevant Jurisdiction related trading.

 

  10.17 Further assurance

The Borrower will, from time to time on being required to do so by the Agent, do or procure the doing of all such acts and/or execute or procure the execution of all such documents in a form satisfactory to the Agent as the Agent may reasonably consider necessary for giving full effect to any of the Transaction Documents or securing to the Trustee, the Agent, the Hermes Agent and the Lenders the full benefit of the rights, powers and remedies conferred upon the Trustee, the Agent, the Hermes Agent or the Lenders in any such Transaction Document.

 

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  10.18 Valuation of the Vessel

 

  10.18.1 The Borrower will from time to time (but at intervals no more frequently than annually at the Borrower’s expense unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing) within fifteen (15) days of receiving any request to that effect from the Agent, procure that the Vessel is valued by an independent reputable shipbroker or shipvaluer experienced in valuing cruise ships appointed by the Borrower and approved by the Agent (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed and such valuation to be made with or without taking into account the benefit or otherwise of any fixed employment relating to the Vessel as the Agent may require).

 

  10.18.2 If the Borrower does not accept the valuation obtained pursuant to Clause 10.18.1 (the “First Valuation” ) it may (at its own expense) within five (5) Business Days of receipt of the First Valuation obtain a second valuation (the “Second Valuation” ) from another independent reputable shipbroker or shipvaluer experienced in valuing cruise ships appointed by the Borrower and approved by the Agent which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.

 

  10.18.3 If the Second Valuation exceeds the First Valuation by a margin of no less than ten per cent (10%) of the First Valuation the Borrower may at its expense forthwith upon receipt of the Second Valuation request the shipbrokers and/or shipvaluers appointed pursuant to Clauses 10.18.1 and 10.18.2 to obtain a third valuation (the “Third Valuation” ) from a further independent reputable shipbroker or shipvaluer experienced in valuing cruise ships approved by the Agent such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Subject to the Third Valuation being made available within five (5) Business Days of the date of the Second Valuation the valuation of the Vessel will be determined on the basis of the average of the three valuations so obtained. If the Third Valuation is not made available within the aforementioned time limit the Vessel shall be valued on the basis of the average of the First Valuation and the Second Valuation.

 

  10.18.4 The Borrower shall procure that forthwith upon the issuance of any valuation obtained pursuant to this Clause 10.18 a copy thereof is sent directly to the Agent for review.

 

  10.19 Marginal security

If at any time after the Redelivery Date, the value of the Vessel as assessed in accordance with the provisions of Clause 10.18 and the value of any additional cash collateral deposits or the value of other security (not including any other security provided by the existing Security Documents) acceptable to the Agent provided by the Borrower or any third party to secure the due performance by the Borrower of its obligations hereunder at valuations reasonably estimated by the Agent from time to time is less than one hundred and twenty five per cent (125%) of the aggregate of the amounts of the Loan and the Hermes Loan, then the Agent

 

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may give the Borrower notice requiring the Borrower to provide additional security and in such event within thirty (30) days of such notice, the Borrower will either:

 

  10.19.1 provide the Agent with additional security acceptable to the Agent such that the security value of the Vessel or the aggregate of the security value of the Vessel and any additional security provided to the Agent hereunder (at valuations reasonably estimated by the Agent from time to time) is at least one hundred and twenty five per cent (125%) of the aggregate of the amounts of the Loan and the Hermes Loan; or

 

  10.19.2 prepay the Loan together with accrued interest on the amount prepaid such that the value of the security is one hundred and twenty five per cent (125%) of the aggregate of the amounts of the Loan and the Hermes Loan.

 

  10.20 Performance of employment contracts

The Borrower will:

 

  10.20.1 perform its obligations under each charterparty or employment contract made in respect of the Vessel and take all necessary steps to procure the due performance of the obligations of any party under any charterparty or contract. It will not without the prior written consent of the Agent rescind, cancel or otherwise terminate any charterparty or contract in respect of the Vessel PROVIDED ALWAYS THAT any determination by it of any such charterparty or contract after such consent is given shall be without responsibility on the part of the Agent who shall be under no liability whatsoever in the event that such termination thereafter be adjudged to constitute a repudiation of such charterparty or contract by the Borrower;

 

  10.20.2 promptly notify the Agent (a) of any default under any such charterparty or contract of which it has knowledge by it and/or by any other party under any other such charterparty or contract (b) of any such charterparty or contract being frustrated or the performance thereof becoming impossible or substantially different from that contemplated originally by the parties thereto;

 

  10.20.3 institute and maintain all such proceedings as may be necessary or expedient to preserve or protect the interest of the Trustee as assignee and itself under any of its charterparties or contracts made in respect of the Vessel;

 

  10.20.4 not take or omit to take any action the taking or omission of which might result in any material alteration or impairment of any charterparty or contract made in respect of the Vessel;

 

  10.20.5 not substitute any other ship or ships for the Vessel under any charterparty or contract made in respect of the Vessel;

 

  10.20.6

not without the Agent’s prior consent agree to any material variation, modification or amendment in the terms of any charterparty or contract in respect of the Vessel or release any other party from any of their

 

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  respective obligations thereunder or waive any breach of the obligations of any person or consent to any such act or omission of any person as would otherwise constitute such breach;

 

  10.20.7 not without the Agent’s prior consent let or employ the Vessel below approximately the market rate prevailing when the Vessel is fixed;

 

  10.20.8 procure that the Earnings (if any) are paid in full without set off and free and clear of and without deduction for any taxes levies duties imposts charges fees restrictions or conditions of any nature whatsoever; and

 

  10.20.9 if, immediately following the termination (for whatever reason) of any charterparty or contract in respect of the Vessel, the Vessel is not employed in a manner acceptable to the Agent in its sole discretion the Borrower shall provide additional security for its obligations hereunder in such manner, of such type and within such period as the Agent may determine in its absolute discretion.

 

  10.21 Insurances

The Borrower covenants with the Agent and the Lenders and undertakes:

 

  10.21.1 from the Redelivery Date until the end of the Security Period to insure the Vessel in its name and keep the Vessel insured on an agreed value basis for an amount in Dollars approved by the Agent but not being less than the greater of:

 

  (a) one hundred and twenty five per cent (125%) of the aggregate of the amounts of the Loan and the Hermes Loan; or

 

  (b) the full market and commercial value of the Vessel determined in accordance with Clause 10.18 from time to time

through internationally recognised independent first class insurance companies, underwriters, war risks and protection and indemnity associations acceptable to the Agent in each instance on terms and conditions approved by the Agent including as to deductibles but at least in respect of:

 

  (i) marine risks including all risks customarily and usually covered by first-class and prudent shipowners in the London insurance markets under English marine policies or Agent-approved policies containing the ordinary conditions applicable to similar vessels;

 

  (ii) war risks and war risks (protection and indemnity) up to the insured amount;

 

  (iii) excess risks that is to say the proportion of claims for general average and salvage charges and under the running down clause not recoverable in consequence of the value at which the Vessel is assessed for the purpose of such claims exceeding the insured value;

 

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  (iv) protection and indemnity risks with full standard coverage and up to the highest limit of liability available (for oil pollution risk the highest limit currently available is one billion Dollars (USD1,000,000,000) and this to be increased if requested by the Agent and the increase is possible in accordance with the standard protection and indemnity cover for vessels of its type and is compatible with prudent insurance practice for first class cruise shipowners or operators in waters where the Vessel trades from time to time from the Redelivery Date until the end of the Security Period);

 

  (v) when and while the Vessel is laid-up, in lieu of hull insurance, normal port risks;

 

  (vi) such other risks as the Agent may from time to time reasonably require;

and in any event in respect of those risks and at those levels covered by first class and prudent owners and/or financiers in the international market in respect of similar tonnage PROVIDED THAT if any of such insurances are also effected in the name of any other person (other than the Borrower, the Agent, the Hermes Agent, the Trustee and/or the Lenders) such person shall if so required by the Agent execute a first priority assignment of its interest in such insurances in favour of the Trustee and the Hermes Loan Trustee in similar terms mutatis mutandis to the Insurance Assignment;

 

  10.21.2 to agree that the Hermes Agent shall take out mortgagee interest insurance on such conditions as the Hermes Agent may reasonably require and mortgagee interest insurance for pollution risks as from time to time agreed each for an amount in Dollars of [*] of the aggregate of the amounts of the Loan and the Hermes Loan, the Borrower having no interest or entitlement in respect of such policies; the Borrower shall upon demand of the Hermes Agent reimburse the Hermes Agent for the costs of effecting and/or maintaining any such insurance(s) and the Hermes Agent hereby undertakes to use its reasonable endeavours to match the premium level that the Borrower would have paid if the Borrower itself had arranged such cover on such conditions (as demonstrated to the reasonable satisfaction of the Hermes Agent);

 

  10.21.3 if the Vessel shall trade in the United States of America and/or the Exclusive Economic Zone of the United States of America (the “EEZ” ) as such term is defined in the US Oil Pollution Act 1990 ( “OPA” ), to comply strictly with the requirements of OPA and any similar legislation which may from time to time be enacted in any jurisdiction in which the Vessel presently trades or may or will trade at any time during the existence of this Agreement and in particular before such trade is commenced and during the entire period during which such trade is carried on:

 

  (a) to pay any additional premiums required to maintain protection and indemnity cover for oil pollution up to the limit available to it for the Vessel in the market;

 

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  (b) to make all such quarterly or other voyage declarations as may from time to time be required by the Vessel’s protection and indemnity association and to comply with all obligations in order to maintain such cover, and promptly to deliver to the Agent copies of such declarations;

 

  (c) to submit the Vessel to such additional periodic, classification, structural or other surveys which may be required by the Vessel’s protection and indemnity insurers to maintain cover for such trade and promptly to deliver to the Agent copies of reports made in respect of such surveys;

 

  (d) to implement any recommendations contained in the reports issued following the surveys referred to in Clause 10.21.3(c) within the time limit specified therein and to provide evidence satisfactory to the Agent that the protection and indemnity insurers are satisfied that this has been done;

 

  (e) in particular strictly to comply with the requirements of any applicable law, convention, regulation, proclamation or order with regard to financial responsibility for liabilities imposed on the Borrower or the Vessel with respect to pollution by any state or nation or political subdivision thereof, including but not limited to OPA, and to provide the Agent on demand with such information or evidence as it may reasonably require of such compliance;

 

  (f) to procure that the protection and indemnity insurances do not contain a clause excluding the Vessel from trading in waters of the United States of America and the EEZ or any other provision analogous thereto and to provide the Agent with evidence that this is so; and

 

  (g) strictly to comply with any operational or structural regulations issued from time to time by any relevant authorities under OPA so that at all times the Vessel falls within the provisions which limit strict liability under OPA for oil pollution;

 

  10.21.4 to give notice forthwith of any assignment of its interest in the Insurances to the relevant brokers, insurance companies, underwriters and/or associations in the form approved by the Agent;

 

  10.21.5 to execute and deliver all such documents and do all such things as may be necessary to confer upon the Trustee legal title to the Insurances in respect of the Vessel and to procure that the interest of the Trustee is at all times filed with all slips, cover notes, policies and certificates of entry and to procure (a) that a loss payable clause in the form approved by the Agent shall be filed with all the hull, machinery and equipment and war risks policies in respect of the Vessel and (b) that a loss payable clause in the form approved by the Agent shall be endorsed upon the protection and indemnity certificates of entry in respect of the Vessel;

 

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  10.21.6 to procure that each of the relevant brokers and associations furnishes the Agent with a letter of undertaking in such form as may be required by the Agent and waives any lien for premiums or calls except in relation to premiums or calls attributable to the Vessel;

 

  10.21.7 punctually to pay all premiums, calls, contributions or other sums payable in respect of the Insurances on the Vessel and to produce all relevant receipts when so required by the Agent;

 

  10.21.8 to renew each of the Insurances on the Vessel at least ten (10) days before the expiry thereof and to give immediate notice to the Agent of such renewal and to procure that the relevant brokers or associations shall promptly confirm in writing to the Agent that such renewal is effected it being understood by the Borrower that any failure to renew the Insurances on the Vessel at least ten (10) days before the expiry thereof or to give or procure the relevant notices of such renewal shall constitute an Event of Default;

 

  10.21.9 to arrange for the execution of such guarantees as may from time to time be required by any protection and indemnity and/or war risks association;

 

  10.21.10 to furnish the Agent from time to time on request with full information about all Insurances maintained on the Vessel and the names of the offices, companies, underwriters, associations or clubs with which such Insurances are placed;

 

  10.21.11 not to agree to any variation in the terms of any of the Insurances on the Vessel without the prior approval of the Agent nor to do any act or voluntarily suffer or permit any act to be done whereby any Insurances shall or may be rendered invalid, void, voidable, suspended, defeated or unenforceable and not to suffer or permit the Vessel to engage in any voyage nor to carry any cargo not permitted under any of the Insurances without first obtaining the consent of the insurers or reinsurers concerned and complying with such requirements as to payment of extra premiums or otherwise as the insurers or reinsurers may impose;

 

  10.21.12 not without the prior written consent of the Agent to settle, compromise or abandon any claim in respect of any of the Insurances on the Vessel other than a claim of less than ten million Dollars (USD10,000,000) or the equivalent in any other currency and not being a claim arising out of a Total Loss;

 

  10.21.13 promptly to furnish the Agent with full information regarding any casualties or other accidents or damage to the Vessel involving an amount in excess of [*];

 

  10.21.14 to apply or ensure the appliance of all such sums receivable in respect of the Insurances on the Vessel for the purpose of making good the loss and fully repairing all damage in respect whereof the insurance monies shall have been received;

 

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  10.21.15 that in the event of it making default in insuring and keeping insured the Vessel as hereinbefore provided then the Agent may (but shall not be bound to) insure the Vessel or enter the Vessel in such manner and to such extent as the Agent in its discretion thinks fit and in such case all the cost of effecting and maintaining such insurance together with interest thereon at the Floating Interest Rate shall be paid on demand by the Borrower to the Agent; and

 

  10.21.16 to agree that the Agent shall be entitled from time to time (but at intervals no more frequently than annually at the Borrower’s expense except in the case that the Redelivery Date and any renewal of the Insurances to be assigned to the Trustee and the Hermes Loan Trustee pursuant to the Insurance Assignment fall within one (1) year of each other) to instruct independent reputable insurance advisers for the purpose of obtaining any advice or information regarding any matter concerning the Insurances which the Agent shall at its sole discretion deem necessary, it being hereby specifically agreed that it shall reimburse the Agent on demand for all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Agent in connection with the instruction of such advisers as aforesaid.

 

  10.22 Operation and maintenance of the Vessel

From the Redelivery Date until the end of the Security Period at its own expense the Borrower will:

 

  10.22.1 keep the Vessel in a good and efficient state of repair so as to maintain it to the highest classification available for the Vessel of its age and type free of all recommendations and qualifications with Det Norske Veritas. On the Redelivery Date and annually thereafter, it will furnish to the Agent a statement by such classification society that such classification is maintained. It will comply with all recommendations, regulations and requirements (statutory or otherwise) from time to time applicable to the Vessel and shall have on board as and when required thereby valid certificates showing compliance therewith and shall procure that all repairs to or replacements of any damaged, worn or lost parts or equipment are carried out (both as regards workmanship and quality of materials) so as not to diminish the value or class of the Vessel. It will not make any substantial modifications or alterations to the Vessel or any part thereof without the prior consent of the Agent;

 

  10.22.2 submit the Vessel to continuous survey in respect of its machinery and hull and such other surveys as may be required for classification purposes and, if so required by the Agent, supply to the Agent copies in English of the survey reports;

 

  10.22.3 permit surveyors or agents appointed by the Agent to board the Vessel at all reasonable times to inspect its condition or satisfy themselves as to repairs proposed or already carried out and afford all proper facilities for such inspections;

 

  10.22.4 comply, or procure that the Manager will comply, with the ISM Code or any replacement of the ISM Code and in particular, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, as and when required to do so by the ISM Code and at all times thereafter:

 

  (a) hold, or procure that the Manager holds, a valid Document of Compliance duly issued to the Borrower or the Manager (as the case may be) pursuant to the ISM Code and a valid Safety Management Certificate duly issued to the Vessel pursuant to the ISM Code;

 

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  (b) provide the Agent with copies of any such Document of Compliance and Safety Management Certificate as soon as the same are issued; and

 

  (c) keep, or procure that there is kept, on board the Vessel a copy of any such Document of Compliance and the original of any such Safety Management Certificate;

 

  10.22.5 comply, or procure that the Manager will comply, with the ISPS Code or any replacement of the ISPS Code and in particular, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, as and when required to do so by the ISPS Code and at all times thereafter:

 

  (a) keep, or procure that there is kept, on board the Vessel the original of the International Ship Security Certificate; and

 

  (b) keep, or procure that there is kept, on board the Vessel a copy of the ship security plan prepared pursuant to the ISPS Code;

 

  10.22.6 not employ the Vessel or permit its employment in any trade or business which is forbidden by any applicable law or is otherwise illicit or in carrying illicit or prohibited goods or in any manner whatsoever which may render it liable to condemnation in a prize court or to destruction, seizure or confiscation or that may expose the Vessel to penalties. In the event of hostilities in any part of the world (whether war be declared or not) it will not employ the Vessel or permit its employment in carrying any contraband goods;

 

  10.22.7 promptly provide the Agent with (a) all information which the Agent may reasonably require regarding the Vessel, its employment, earnings, position and engagements (b) particulars of all towages and salvages and (c) copies of all charters and other contracts for its employment and otherwise concerning it;

 

  10.22.8 give notice to the Agent promptly and in reasonable detail upon the Borrower or any other Obligor becoming aware of:

 

  (a) accidents to the Vessel involving repairs the cost of which will or is likely to exceed [*];

 

  (b) the Vessel becoming or being likely to become a Total Loss or a Compulsory Acquisition;

 

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  (c) any recommendation or requirement made by any insurer or classification society or by any competent authority which is not complied with within any time limit relating thereto;

 

  (d) any writ or claim served against or any arrest of the Vessel or the exercise of any lien or purported lien on the Vessel, its Earnings or Insurances;

 

  (e) the occurrence of any Event of Default;

 

  (f) the Vessel ceasing to be registered under the flag of the United States of America or anything which is done or not done whereby such registration may be imperilled;

 

  (g) it becoming impossible or unlawful for it to fulfil any of its obligations under the Security Documents; and

 

  (h) anything done or permitted or not done in respect of the Vessel by any person which is likely to imperil the security created by the Security Documents;

 

  10.22.9 promptly pay and discharge all debts, damages and liabilities, taxes, assessments, charges, fines, penalties, tolls, dues and other outgoings in respect of the Vessel and keep proper books of account in respect thereof PROVIDED ALWAYS THAT the Borrower shall not be obliged to compromise any debts, damages and liabilities as aforesaid which are being contested in good faith subject always that full details of any such contested debt, damage or liability which, either individually or in aggregate exceeds [*] shall forthwith be provided to the Agent. As and when the Agent may so require the Borrower will make such books available for inspection on behalf of the Agent and provide evidence satisfactory to the Agent that the wages and allotments and the insurance and pension contributions of the master and crew are being regularly paid, that all deductions of crew’s wages in respect of any tax liability are being properly accounted for and that the master has no claim for disbursements other than those incurred in the ordinary course of trading on the voyage then in progress or completed prior to such inspection;

 

  10.22.10 maintain the type of the Vessel as at the Redelivery Date and not put the Vessel into the possession of any person without the prior consent of the Agent for the purpose of work being done on it in an amount exceeding or likely to exceed [*] unless such person shall first have given to the Agent a written undertaking addressed to the Agent in terms satisfactory to the Agent agreeing not to exercise a lien on the Vessel or its Earnings for the cost of such work or for any other reason;

 

  10.22.11

promptly pay and discharge all liabilities which have given rise, or may give rise, to liens or claims enforceable against the Vessel under the laws of all countries to whose jurisdiction the Vessel may from time to time be subject and in particular the Borrower hereby agrees to indemnify and hold the Lenders, the Agent, the Hermes Agent and the Trustee, their successors, assigns, directors, officers, shareholders, employees and agents harmless from and against any and all claims, losses, liabilities,

 

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  damages, expenses (including attorneys, fees and expenses and consultant fees) and injuries of any kind whatsoever asserted against the Lenders, the Agent, the Hermes Agent or the Trustee, with respect to or as a direct result of the presence, escape, seepage, spillage, release, leaking, discharge or migration from the Vessel or other properties owned or operated by the Borrower of any hazardous substance, including without limitation, any claims asserted or arising under any applicable environmental, health and safety laws, codes and ordinances, and all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder of all Governmental Agencies, regardless of whether or not caused by or within the control of the Borrower subject to the following:

 

  (a) it is the parties’ understanding that the Lenders, the Agent, the Hermes Agent and the Trustee do not now, have never and do not intend in the future to exercise any operational control or maintenance over the Vessel or any other properties and operations owned or operated by the Borrower, nor in the past, presently, or intend in the future to, maintain an ownership interest in the Vessel or any other properties owned or operated by the Borrower except as may arise upon enforcement of the Lenders’ rights under the Mortgage;

 

  (b) the indemnity and hold harmless contained in this Clause 10.22.11 shall not extend to the Lenders, the Agent, the Hermes Agent and the Trustee in their capacity as an equity investor in the Borrower or as an owner of any property or interest as to which the Borrower is also owner but only to their capacity as lenders, holders of security interests or beneficiaries of security interests; and

 

  (c) unless and until an Event of Default shall have occurred and without prejudice to the right of each Lender to be indemnified pursuant to this Clause 10.22.11:

 

  (i) each Lender will, if it is reasonably practicable to do so, notify the Borrower upon receiving a claim in respect of which the relevant Lender is or may become entitled to an indemnity under this Clause 10.22.11;

 

  (ii) subject to the prior written approval of the relevant Lender which the Lender shall have the right to withhold, the Borrower will be entitled to take, in the name of the relevant Lender, such action as the Borrower may see fit to avoid, dispute, resist, appeal, compromise or defend any such claims, losses, liabilities, damages, expenses and injuries as are referred to above in this Clause 10.22.11 or to recover the same from any third party, subject to the Borrower first ensuring that the relevant Lender is secured to its reasonable satisfaction against all expenses thereby incurred or to be incurred; and

 

  (iii)

the relevant Lender will, to the extent that it is reasonably practicable to do so, seek the approval of the Borrower

 

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  (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) before making any admission of liability, agreement or compromise with a third party, or any payment to a third party, in respect of such claims, losses, liabilities, damages, expenses and injuries as are referred to above in this Clause 10.22.11 and, to the extent that the Borrower is entitled to take action in accordance with sub-clause (ii) above and subject to the Borrower first ensuring that the relevant Lender is secured to its reasonable satisfaction against all expenses thereby incurred or to be incurred, the relevant Lender will provide such information, assistance and other co-operation as the Borrower may reasonably request in connection with such action,

PROVIDED ALWAYS THAT the Borrower shall not be obliged to compromise any liabilities as aforesaid which are being contested in good faith subject always that full details of any such contested liabilities which, either individually or in aggregate, exceed [*] shall be forthwith provided to the Agent. If the Vessel is arrested or detained for any reason it will procure its immediate release by providing bail or taking such other steps as the circumstances may require;

 

  10.22.12 comply, or procure that the Manager will comply, with Annex VI (Regulations for the Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships) to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships 1973 (as modified in 1978 and 1997) (as the same may be amended from time to time) ( “Annex VI” ) or any replacement of Annex VI and in particular, without limitation, to:

 

  (a) procure that the Vessel’s master and crew are familiar with, and that the Vessel complies with, Annex VI;

 

  (b) maintain for the Vessel a valid and current international air pollution prevention certificate issued under Annex VI and provide a copy to the Agent; and

 

  (c) notify the Agent immediately in writing of any actual or threatened withdrawal, suspension, cancellation or modification of the IAPPC;

 

  10.22.13 give to the Agent at such times as it may from time to time require a certificate, duly signed on its behalf as to the amount of any debts, damages and liabilities relating to the Vessel and, if so required by the Agent, forthwith discharge such debts, damages and liabilities to the Agent’s satisfaction; and

 

  10.22.14 maintain the registration of the Vessel under and fly the flag of the United States of America and not do or permit anything to be done whereby such registration may be forfeited or imperilled.

 

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  10.23 Hermes Cover paramount

The terms and conditions of the Hermes Cover are incorporated herein and in so far as they impose terms, conditions and/or obligations on the Trustee and/or the Agent and/or the Hermes Agent and/or the Lenders in relation to the Borrower or any other Obligor then such terms, conditions and obligations are binding on the parties hereto and any breach of the terms of the Hermes Cover as applied to the Borrower or any other Obligor shall be deemed to be an Event of Default.

 

  10.24 Dividends

The Borrower will procure that any dividends or other distributions and interest paid or payable in connection therewith received by the Shareholder will be paid to the Guarantor directly or indirectly by way of dividend in each case promptly on receipt.

 

11 Default

 

  11.1 Events of default

Each of the events set out below is an Event of Default:

 

  11.1.1 Non-payment

The Borrower or any other Obligor does not pay on the due date any amount of principal or interest of the Loan (provided however that if any such amount is not paid when due solely by reason of some error or omission on the part of the bank or banks through whom the relevant funds are being transmitted no Event of Default shall occur for the purposes of this Clause 11.1.1 until the expiry of three (3) Business Days following the date on which such payment is due), or within three (3) Business Days of the due date any other amount, payable by it under any Security Document to which it may at any time be a party, at the place and in the currency in which it is expressed to be payable.

 

  11.1.2 Breach of other obligations

 

  (a)

Any Obligor fails to comply with any other material provision of any Security Document or there is any other material breach in the sole opinion of the Agent of any of the Transaction Documents and such failure (if in the opinion of the Agent in its sole discretion it is capable of remedy) continues unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of its occurrence and in any such case as aforesaid the Agent in its sole discretion considers that such failure is or could reasonably be expected to become materially prejudicial to the interests, rights or position of the Lenders PROVIDED THAT no Event of Default will arise if the Guarantor is unable to comply with the Moratorium Undertakings but a new equity contribution (as more particularly described in clause 16 of the Guarantee) is made within thirty (30) days from the date of the breach of the Moratorium Undertakings and PROVIDED FURTHER THAT the new equity contribution will not prevent the Agent exercising its rights under Clause

 

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  11.2.2 if the Guarantor is in breach of the Moratorium Undertakings on or after the date when such new equity contribution is made; or

 

  (b) If there is a repudiation or termination of any Transaction Document or if any of the parties thereto becomes entitled to terminate or repudiate any of them and evidences an intention so to do.

 

  11.1.3 Misrepresentation

Any representation, warranty or statement made or repeated in, or in connection with, any Transaction Document or in any accounts, certificate, statement or opinion delivered by or on behalf of any Obligor thereunder or in connection therewith is materially incorrect when made or would, if repeated at any time hereafter by reference to the facts subsisting at such time, no longer be materially correct.

 

  11.1.4 Cross default

 

  (a) Any event of default occurs under any financial contract or financial document relating to any Financial Indebtedness of any member of the NCLC Group;

 

  (b) Any such Financial Indebtedness or any sum payable in respect thereof is not paid when due (after the expiry of any applicable grace period(s)) whether by acceleration or otherwise;

 

  (c) Any Encumbrance over any assets of any member of the NCLC Group becomes enforceable;

 

  (d) Any other Financial Indebtedness of any member of the NCLC Group is not paid when due or is or becomes capable of being declared due prematurely by reason of default or any security for the same becomes enforceable by reason of default;

PROVIDED THAT:

 

  (i) No Event of Default will arise if the relevant Financial Indebtedness is not accelerated or, if it is accelerated but, in aggregate, the Financial Indebtedness is less than [*]; and

 

  (ii) Financial Indebtedness being contested by the Borrower in good faith will be disregarded provided first that full details of the dispute shall be submitted to the Agent forthwith upon its occurrence and second if the dispute remains unresolved for a period of [*] this Clause 11.1.4(d)(ii) shall not apply to that Financial Indebtedness.

 

  11.1.5 Winding-up

Subject to Clause 10.8, any order is made or an effective resolution passed or other action taken for the suspension of payments or reorganisation, dissolution, termination of existence, liquidation, winding-up or bankruptcy of any member of the NCLC Group.

 

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  11.1.6 Moratorium or arrangement with creditors

A moratorium in respect of all or any debts of any member of the NCLC Group or a composition or an arrangement with creditors of any member of the NCLC Group or any similar proceeding or arrangement by which the assets of any member of the NCLC Group are submitted to the control of its creditors is applied for, ordered or declared or, [*], any member of the NCLC Group commences negotiations with any one or more of its creditors with a view to the general readjustment or rescheduling of all or a significant part of its Financial Indebtedness.

 

  11.1.7 Appointment of liquidators etc.

A liquidator, trustee, administrator, receiver, administrative receiver, manager or similar officer is appointed in respect of any member of the NCLC Group or in respect of all or any substantial part of the assets of any member of the NCLC Group and in any such case such appointment is not withdrawn within thirty (30) days (the “Grace Period” ) unless the Agent considers in its sole discretion that the interest of the Lenders might reasonably be expected to be adversely affected in which event the Grace Period shall not apply.

 

  11.1.8 Insolvency

Any member of the NCLC Group becomes or is declared insolvent or is unable, or admits in writing its inability, to pay its debts as they fall due or becomes insolvent within the terms of any applicable law.

 

  11.1.9 Legal process

Any distress, execution, attachment or other process affects the whole or any substantial part of the assets of any member of the NCLC Group and remains undischarged for a period of twenty one (21) days or any uninsured judgment in [*] following final appeal remains unsatisfied for a period of thirty (30) days in the case of a judgment made in the United States of America and otherwise for a period of sixty (60) days PROVIDED THAT no Event of Default shall be deemed to have occurred unless the distress, execution, attachment or other process adversely affects any Obligor’s ability to meet any of its material obligations under any Security Document to which it is or may be a party or cause to occur any of the events specified in Clauses 11.1.5 to 11.1.8 (the determination of which shall be in the Agent’s sole discretion).

 

  11.1.10 Analogous events

Anything analogous to or having a substantially similar effect to any of the events specified in Clauses 11.1.5 to 11.1.9 shall occur under the laws of any applicable jurisdiction.

 

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  11.1.11 Cessation of business

Any member of the NCLC Group ceases to carry on all or a substantial part of its business PROVIDED THAT no Event of Default will arise under this clause on a cessation of business in accordance with the Apollo-Related Transactions or any other cessation of business that does not imperil the security created by any of the Security Documents or affect the ability of any Obligor duly to perform any of its obligations under any Security Document to which it may be a party at any time.

 

  11.1.12 Revocation of consents

Any authorisation, approval, consent, licence, exemption, filing, registration or notarisation or other requirement necessary to enable any Obligor to comply with any of its obligations under any of the Transaction Documents is materially adversely modified, revoked or withheld or does not remain in full force and effect and within ninety (90) days of the date of its occurrence such event is not remedied to the satisfaction of the Agent and the Agent considers in its sole discretion that such failure is or might be expected to become materially prejudicial to the interests, rights or position of the Lenders PROVIDED THAT the Borrower shall not be entitled to the aforesaid ninety (90) day period if the modification, revocation or withholding of the authorisation, approval or consent is due to an act or omission of any Obligor and the Agent is satisfied in its sole discretion that the Lenders’ interests might reasonably be expected to be materially adversely affected.

 

  11.1.13 Unlawfulness

At any time it is unlawful or impossible for any Obligor to perform any of its material (to the Lenders or any of them and/or the Agent and/or the Hermes Agent) obligations under any Security Document to which it is a party or it is unlawful or impossible for the Agent, the Trustee or any Lender to exercise any of its rights under any of the Security Documents PROVIDED THAT no Event of Default shall be deemed to have occurred (except where the unlawfulness or impossibility adversely affects any Obligor’s payment obligations under this Agreement and the other Security Documents (the determination of which shall be in the Agent’s sole discretion) in which case the following provisions of this Clause 11.1.13 shall not apply) where the unlawfulness or impossibility preventing any Obligor from performing its obligations (other than its payment obligations under this Agreement and the other Security Documents) is cured within a period of twenty one (21) days of the occurrence of the event giving rise to the unlawfulness or impossibility and the relevant Obligor within the aforesaid period, performs its obligation(s) and PROVIDED FURTHER THAT no Event of Default shall be deemed to have occurred where the Agent, the Trustee and/or any relevant Lender was aware of the default and could, in its sole discretion, mitigate the consequences of the unlawfulness or impossibility in the manner described in Clause 4.3.2. The costs of mitigation shall be determined in accordance with Clause 4.3.2.

 

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  11.1.14 Insurances

The Borrower fails to insure the Vessel in the manner specified in Clause 10.21 or fails to renew the Insurances at least ten (10) days prior to the date of expiry thereof and produce prompt confirmation of such renewal to the Agent.

 

  11.1.15 Total Loss

If the Vessel shall become a Total Loss and the proceeds of the Insurances in respect thereof shall not have been received by the Agent within one hundred and fifty (150) days after the date of the event giving rise to such Total Loss.

 

  11.1.16 Disposals

If the Borrower or any other member of the NCLC Group shall have concealed, removed, or permitted to be concealed or removed, any part of its property, with intent to hinder, delay or defraud its creditors or any of them, or made or suffered a transfer of any of its property which may be fraudulent under any bankruptcy, fraudulent conveyance or similar law; or shall have made any transfer of its property to or for the benefit of a creditor with the intention of preferring such creditor over any other creditor.

 

  11.1.17 Prejudice to security

Anything is done or suffered or omitted to be done by any Obligor which in the reasonable opinion of the Agent would or might be expected to imperil the security created by any of the Security Documents.

 

  11.1.18 Material adverse change

Any material adverse change in the business, assets or financial condition of any Obligor occurs which in the reasonable opinion of the Agent would or might reasonably be expected to affect the ability of that Obligor duly to perform any of its material obligations under any Security Document to which it is or may at any time be a party. For the purposes of this Clause 11.1.18 and without prejudice to the generality of the expression “material obligations” any payment obligations of any Obligor shall be deemed material.

 

  11.1.19 Governmental intervention

The authority of any member of the NCLC Group in the conduct of its business is wholly or substantially curtailed by any seizure or intervention by or on behalf of any authority and within ninety (90) days of the date of its occurrence any such seizure or intervention is not relinquished or withdrawn and the Agent reasonably considers that the relevant occurrence is or might be expected to become materially prejudicial to the interests, rights or position of the Lenders PROVIDED THAT the Borrower shall not be entitled to the aforesaid ninety (90) day period if the seizure or intervention executed by any authority is due to an act or

 

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  omission of any member of the NCLC Group and the Agent is satisfied, in its sole discretion, that the Lenders’ interest might reasonably be expected to be materially adversely affected.

 

  11.1.20 The Vessel

The Vessel has not been redelivered to the Borrower by the Builder pursuant to the Building Contract by the Termination Date.

 

  11.2 Acceleration

 

  11.2.1 On the occurrence of an Event of Default and at any time thereafter whilst such event shall be continuing the Agent may if a Tranche has not yet been drawn down, by notice to the Borrower cancel the obligations of the Lenders under this Agreement.

 

  11.2.2 Subject to the provisions of the Co-ordination Deed, on the occurrence of an Event of Default and at any time thereafter whilst such event shall be continuing, if any of the Loan has been drawn down:

 

  (a) the Agent may by notice to the Borrower declare the whole or any part of the Loan due and repayable in accordance with the terms of such notice whereupon the same shall become due and repayable accordingly together with all interest accrued thereon and all other amounts payable hereunder and under any of the other Security Documents and any undrawn Tranche or any part thereof shall be cancelled; and/or

 

  (b) the Trustee, the Agent, the Hermes Agent and the Lenders may from time to time exercise all or any of its or their rights under any of the Security Documents in such order and in such manner as it or they shall deem appropriate; and/or

 

  (c) the Trustee may at the discretion of the Agent terminate or continue with the Management Agreement and/or the Sub-Agency Agreement.

 

  11.3 Default indemnity

The Borrower shall on demand indemnify the Agent and the Lenders, without prejudice to any of their other rights under this Agreement and the other Security Documents, against any loss or expense which the Agent shall certify as sustained or incurred by any of them as a consequence of:

 

  11.3.1 any default in payment by the Borrower of any sum under this Agreement or any of the other Security Documents when due, including, without limitation, any liability incurred by the Trustee, the Agent, the Lenders and the Hermes Agent by reason of any delay or failure of the Borrower to pay any such sums;

 

  11.3.2 any break in funding (including without limitation warehousing and other related costs) due to the occurrence of any Event of Default;

 

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  11.3.3 any prepayment of the Loan or part thereof being made at any time for any reason; and/or

 

  11.3.4 a Tranche not being drawn for any reason (excluding any default by the Agent or any Lender) after a Drawdown Notice has been given,

including, in any such case, but not limited to, any loss or expense sustained or incurred in maintaining or funding the Loan or in liquidating or re-employing deposits from third parties acquired to effect or maintain the Loan, any loss (including the cost of breaking deposits or re-employing funds (including warehousing and other related costs)) or any losses under any Interest Exchange Arrangement and/or any swap agreements or other interest rate management products entered into by the Lenders for the purpose of this transaction.

 

  11.4 Set-off

Following the occurrence of any Event of Default and for so long as the same is continuing, the Borrower irrevocably authorises the Agent and the Lenders to apply any credit balance to which the Borrower is entitled upon any account of the Borrower with any branch of any of the Agent and the Lenders in or towards satisfaction of any sum due to the Agent or any Lender hereunder but unpaid, and to combine any accounts of the Borrower for this purpose. If such set-off requires a credit balance in a currency other than Dollars to be transferred to an account maintained in connection herewith the transfer shall be effected by crediting to the account in question the amount of Dollars which the Agent or the Lender (as the case may be) could obtain by exchanging such currency for Dollars at the rate of exchange at which its Office would, at the opening of business on the date on which the combination is effected, have sold the currency of that credit balance for Dollars for immediate redelivery.

 

12 Application of Funds

 

  12.1 Total Loss proceeds/proceeds of sale/Event of Default monies

In the event of the Vessel becoming a Total Loss or if the Vessel is sold or if an Event of Default has occurred then all Total Loss proceeds or proceeds of sale of the Vessel or any monies received by the Trustee, the Agent, the Hermes Agent, any Lender or any of their respective Affiliates (as defined in clause 11.4.1 of the Guarantee) under or pursuant to the Security Documents shall, subject to the provisions of the Co-ordination Deed, be held by the Agent and applied in the following manner and order:

 

FIRSTLY    to the payment of all fees, expenses and charges (including brokers’ commissions and any costs incurred in breaking any funding, the expenses of any sale, the expenses of retaining any attorney, solicitors’ fees, court costs and any other expenses or advances made or incurred by the Trustee, the Agent, the Hermes Agent or any Lender in the protection of the Trustee’s, the Agent’s, the Hermes Agent’s and that Lender’s rights or the pursuance of its or their remedies hereunder and under the other Security Documents or to any payments whether voluntary or not which the Agent considers advisable to protect its, the Trustee’s, the Hermes Agent’s or the Lenders’ security and to provide adequate

 

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   indemnity against liens claiming priority over or equality with the lien of the Security Documents or any other Encumbrances but excluding any costs incurred in breaking any swap agreements or other interest rate management products entered into for the purpose of this transaction including but without limitation, warehousing and other related costs) or an Interest Exchange Arrangement;

SECONDLY

   in or towards payment in such order as the Lenders may require of any accrued (but unpaid) fees and interest thereon to which the Lenders and/or the Agent are entitled hereunder and/or under the other Security Documents in connection with the Loan;

THIRDLY

   in or towards satisfaction of all interest accrued on the Loan;

FOURTHLY

   in retention by the Agent in its discretion in a suspense or impersonal interest bearing security realised account of such sum as it considers appropriate by way of security for the Outstanding Indebtedness or for any actual or contingent liability of the Agent or the Lenders or any of them in connection with the transactions herein contemplated;

FIFTHLY

   in or towards payment of the Instalments (whether or not then due and payable) in reverse order of maturity date;

SIXTHLY

   in or towards satisfaction of any other amounts due from the Borrower to the Agent or the Lenders under the Security Documents using in the discretion of the Agent the same order of application as Firstly to Fifthly;

SEVENTHLY

   in retention of such other sum or sums as the Agent may require as security for any further monies which may reasonably be expected to become due and payable to the Trustee and/or the Agent and/or the Lenders and/or the Hermes Agent under this Agreement or any of the other Security Documents and which the assigned Earnings may be insufficient to satisfy;

EIGHTHLY

   any loss (including the cost of breaking deposits or re-employing funds (including warehousing and other related costs)) or any losses under any Interest Exchange Arrangement and/or any swap agreements or other interest rate management products entered into by the Lenders for the purpose of this transaction; and

NINTHLY

   the balance, if any, in payment to the Borrower or whomsoever shall then be entitled thereto.

In the event of the proceeds being insufficient to pay the amounts referred to above the Agent shall be entitled to collect the balance from the Borrower.

 

  12.2 General funds

Subject to the provisions of the Co-ordination Deed, any other monies received by or in the possession of the Trustee, the Agent, any Lender or the Hermes Agent

 

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under or pursuant to the Security Documents which are expressed hereunder and/or under the Security Documents to be distributed in accordance with the provisions of this Clause or where no express provisions are made for disposal shall be applied in the discretion of the Agent as follows:

 

FIRSTLY    in or towards payment of all fees, costs and expenses (excluding any costs (including without limitation any warehousing and other related costs) incurred in breaking any Interest Exchange Arrangement or any interest rate swap agreements or other interest rate management products entered into by the Lenders for the purposes of this transaction) incurred by the Agent or any Lender in connection with the Loan and which are for the time being unpaid;

SECONDLY

   in or towards payment in such order as the Lenders may require of any accrued (but unpaid) fees and interest thereon to which the Lenders and/or the Agent and/or the Hermes Agent are entitled hereunder and/or under the other Security Documents in connection with the Loan;

THIRDLY

   in or towards satisfaction of all interest accrued on the Loan;

FOURTHLY

   in retention by the Agent in its discretion in a suspense or impersonal interest bearing security realised account of such sum as it considers appropriate by way of security for the Outstanding Indebtedness or for any actual or contingent liability of the Agent or the Lenders or any of them in connection with the transactions herein contemplated;

FIFTHLY

   in or towards payment of the Instalments in reverse order of maturity date;

SIXTHLY

   in retention of such other sum or sums as the Agent may require as security for any further monies which may reasonably be expected to become due and payable to the Agent and/or the Lenders and/or the Hermes Agent under this Agreement or any of the other Security Documents and which the assigned Earnings may be insufficient to satisfy;

SEVENTHLY

   any loss (including the cost of breaking deposits or re-employing funds (including warehousing and other related costs)) or any losses under any Interest Exchange Arrangement and/or any swap agreements or other interest rate management products entered into by the Lenders for the purpose of this transaction; and

EIGHTHLY

   the balance (if any) shall be released to the Borrower or to its order or whomsoever else may be entitled thereto.

 

  12.3 Application of proceeds of Insurances

Subject to the provisions of the Co-ordination Deed, proceeds of the Insurances for partial losses shall be applied in accordance with the Insurance Assignment and/or the loss payable clause(s) endorsed on the Insurances in the form approved by the Agent and in the case of a Total Loss of the Vessel in accordance with Clause 4.5 and Clause 12.1.

 

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  12.4 Suspense account

Any monies received or recovered by the Trustee, the Agent or any Lender under or in connection with the Security Documents and credited to any suspense or impersonal interest bearing security realised account may be held in such account for so long as the Agent thinks fit pending application at the Agent’s discretion in accordance with Thirdly of Clause 12.1 or Clause 12.2 (as the case may be).

 

13 Fees

 

  13.1 Fees side letters

The Borrower shall enter into fees side letters with the Agent on the date of the Original Loan Agreement and pay to the Agent such fees and on such date(s) as shall be referred to therein.

 

  13.2 Back-end fee

Without duplication of clause 5.2 of the Eighth Supplemental Deed, the Borrower shall pay to the Agent for distribution to the Lenders a back-end fee of [*] of the Loan on the date of the Eighth Supplemental Deed. The back-end fee shall be deemed to have been earned on the date on which the Eighth Supplemental Deed and the Amendment Documents have been signed by all the parties thereto but shall be payable as to [*] on 23 December 2010 and on each of the next three (3) anniversaries of that date PROVIDED THAT if payment of the back-end fee on any of such dates would result in a breach of the minimum Free Liquidity undertaking contained in clause 11.1.1, clause 11.1.2 or clause 11.1.4 of the Guarantee (as the case may be) on that date, payment of the back-end fee will be postponed for three (3) months PROVIDED FURTHER THAT any balance of the back-end fee outstanding on the date the Loan is repaid and cancelled in full, shall be paid on such date and PROVIDED FURTHER THAT the back-end fee in respect of the Loan may not be voluntarily prepaid in whole or in part unless the same percentage of the back-end fee payable in respect of each of the other Cash Sweep Credit Facilities is prepaid simultaneously.

 

14 Expenses

 

  14.1 Initial expenses

The Borrower shall reimburse the Agent on first demand on a full indemnity basis for the reasonable charges and expenses (together with value added tax or any similar tax thereon and including without limitation the fees and expenses of legal, insurance and other advisers and travel expenses) incurred by the Agent in respect of the syndication, negotiation, preparation, printing, execution and registration of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and any other documents required in connection with the implementation of this Agreement and the Apollo-Related Transactions.

 

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  14.2 Enforcement expenses

The Borrower shall reimburse the Agent, the Lenders and the Hermes Agent on demand on a full indemnity basis for all charges and expenses (including value added tax or any similar tax thereon and including the fees and expenses of legal advisers) incurred by the Agent, each of the Lenders and the Hermes Agent in connection with the enforcement of, or the preservation of any rights under, this Agreement and the other Security Documents.

 

  14.3 Stamp duties

The Borrower shall pay or indemnify the Agent or the Hermes Agent (as the case may be) on demand against any and all stamp, registration and similar Taxes which may be payable in any jurisdiction in connection with the entry into, performance and enforcement of this Agreement or any of the other Security Documents.

 

  14.4 Steering Committee expenses

The Borrower shall reimburse any Lender that is a member of the Steering Committee on demand on a full indemnity basis for all documented charges and expenses reasonably incurred (including value added tax or any similar tax thereon and including the fees and expenses of legal and other advisers) by that Lender in carrying out its duties as a member of the Steering Committee on or before the end of the Moratorium Period.

 

  14.5 Amendment, addendum or supplement expenses

The Borrower undertakes to reimburse the Agent, the Hermes Agent and the Trustee on first demand on a full indemnity basis for the reasonable charges and expenses (together with value added tax or any similar tax thereon and including without limitation the fees and expenses of legal and other advisers) incurred by the Agent, the Hermes Agent and/or the Trustee in respect of, or in connection with, the negotiation, preparation, printing, execution, registration and enforcement of any amendment, addendum or supplement to any Security Document (whether or not completed) and any other documents required in connection with the implementation of such amendment, addendum or supplement.

 

15 Waivers, Remedies Cumulative

 

  15.1 No waiver

No failure to exercise and no delay in exercising on the part of the Trustee, the Agent, any of the Lenders or the Hermes Agent any right or remedy under any of the Security Documents shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right or remedy preclude any other or further exercise thereof, or the exercise of any other right or remedy. No waiver by the Trustee, the Agent, the Hermes Agent or any of the Lenders shall be effective unless it is in writing.

 

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  15.2 Remedies cumulative

The rights and remedies of the Agent and the Lenders provided herein are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law.

 

  15.3 Severability

If any provision of this Agreement is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such prohibition or unenforceability shall not invalidate the remaining provisions hereof or affect the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

  15.4 Time of essence

Time is of the essence in respect of all of the obligations of the Borrower under the Security Documents PROVIDED HOWEVER THAT neither the Agent nor any of the Lenders shall be entitled to terminate or treat this Agreement or any of the other Security Documents as having been repudiated otherwise than in circumstances which constitute an Event of Default.

 

16 Counterparts

This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and all such counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same agreement.

 

17 Assignment

 

  17.1 Benefit of agreement

This Agreement shall be binding upon the Borrower and its successors and shall inure to the benefit of the Agent and each of the Lenders and their successors and assigns.

 

  17.2 No transfer by the Borrower

The Borrower may not assign or transfer all or any of its rights, benefits or obligations hereunder or under any of the other Security Documents.

 

  17.3 Assignments, participations and transfers by a Lender

Each Lender may, subject to obtaining the prior written approval of the Agent, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed, at any time transfer or assign all of its rights and benefits hereunder and under the Security Documents to any other lending institution but shall, prior to such transfer or assignment, on request by the Agent, pay a fee to the Agent of one thousand Dollars (USD1,000) PROVIDED THAT (save in the case of a transfer or assignment of rights and benefits to any subsidiary or holding company of such Lender or to another Lender) no such transfer or assignment may be made without the prior written consent of the Borrower (which consent is not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed). If a Lender transfers or assigns its rights and benefits hereunder as provided above, all references in this Agreement and the other Security Documents to that Lender shall be construed as a reference to that Lender and/or its Transferee or assignee to the extent of their respective interests.

 

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  17.4 Effectiveness of transfer

If a Lender transfers or assigns all or any of its rights and benefits hereunder in accordance with Clause 17.3, then, unless and until the Transferee or assignee has agreed that it shall be under the same obligations towards the parties to this Agreement as it would have been under if it had been a party hereto as a lender, the parties to this Agreement shall not be obliged to recognise such Transferee or assignee as having the rights against each of them which it would have had if it had been such a party hereto.

 

  17.5 Transfer of rights and obligations

If any Lender wishes to transfer all or any of its rights, benefits and/or obligations hereunder or under the other Security Documents as contemplated in Clause 17.3, then such transfer may be effected by the due completion and execution by the Lender and the relevant Transferee of a Transfer Certificate in the form of Schedule 6. The Agent shall then forthwith execute the Transfer Certificate on behalf of itself and the other parties to this Agreement in accordance with the provisions of Clause 17.8. On the later of the Transfer Date and the fifth (5th) Business Day following the date of redelivery of the Transfer Certificate to the Agent for execution:

 

  17.5.1 to the extent that in such Transfer Certificate the Lender party thereto seeks to transfer its rights, benefits and/or its obligations hereunder or under the other Security Documents, the Borrower and the relevant Lender shall each be released from further obligations to the other hereunder and their respective rights against each other shall be cancelled (such rights and obligations being referred to in this Clause 17.5 as “discharged rights, benefits and obligations” );

 

  17.5.2 the Borrower and the Transferee party thereto shall each assume obligations towards each other and/or acquire rights against each other which differ from such discharged rights, benefits and obligations only insofar as the Borrower and such Transferee have assumed and/or acquired the same in place of the Borrower and the relevant Lender; and

 

  17.5.3 such Transferee shall acquire the same rights and benefits and assume the same obligations as it would have acquired and assumed had such Transferee been an original party hereto as a Lender with the rights, benefits and/or obligations acquired or assumed by it as a result of such transfer.

 

  17.6 Consent and increased obligations of the Borrower

In the event that a Lender transfers its Office or transfers or assigns its rights and/or benefits hereunder to its affiliate or another Lender and, at the time of such transfer or assignment, there arises an obligation on the part of the Borrower hereunder to pay to the relevant Lender or any other person any amount in excess of the amount they would have been obliged to pay but for such transfer or assignment and the consent of the Borrower has not been obtained to such transfer or assignment and the increased cost then, without prejudice to any obligation of the Borrower which arises after the time of such transfer or assignment, the Borrower shall not be obliged to pay the amount of such excess.

 

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  17.7 Disclosure of information

Any Lender may disclose to a potential Transferee or assignee who may otherwise propose to enter into contractual relations with it in relation to this Agreement such information about each of the Obligors (or otherwise) as that Lender shall consider appropriate SUBJECT ALWAYS to the relevant Lender procuring the execution by the potential Transferee or assignee of a Confidentiality Undertaking PROVIDED ALWAYS THAT a Lender, the Agent, the Hermes Agent and the Trustee may provide any such information and copies of this Agreement, any of the Security Documents and all records in connection therewith to its professional advisers and auditors, to any banking or regulatory authority or to Hermes and/or the Federal Republic of Germany and/or the European Union and/or any agency thereof or any person acting or purporting to act on any of their behalves and/or to the Builder or as required by law, regulation or legal process without first procuring the execution of a Confidentiality Undertaking. The Borrower acknowledges and agrees that any such information may be used by Hermes and/or the Federal Republic of Germany and/or the European Union and/or any agency thereof or any person acting or purporting to act on any of their behalves for statistical purposes and/or for reports of a general nature.

 

  17.8 Transfer Certificate to be executed by the Agent

In order to give effect to a Transfer Certificate each of the Arrangers, the Lenders, the Hermes Agent, the Trustee and the Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally appoints the Agent as its true and lawful attorney with full power to execute on its behalf each Transfer Certificate delivered to the Agent pursuant to Clause 17.5 without the Agent being under any obligation to take any further instructions from, or give any prior notice to, the Arrangers, the Lenders, the Hermes Agent, the Trustee, the Borrower or the Guarantor before doing so and the Agent shall so execute each such Transfer Certificate on behalf of the Arrangers, the Lenders, the Hermes Agent, the Trustee, the Borrower and the Guarantor forthwith upon its receipt thereof pursuant to Clause 17.5.

 

  17.9 Notice of Transfer Certificates

The Agent shall promptly notify the Arrangers, the Lenders, the Hermes Agent, the Trustee, the Transferee, the Borrower and the Guarantor upon the execution by it of any Transfer Certificate together with details of the amount transferred, the Transfer Date and the parties to such transfer.

 

  17.10 Documentation of transfer or assignment

The Borrower shall at the request of the Agent promptly execute or promptly procure the execution of such documents and do (or procure the doing of) all such acts and things as may be necessary or desirable to give effect to any transfer or assignment pursuant to this Clause 17.

 

  17.11 Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 (the “Act”)

A person who is not a party to this Agreement has no right under the Act to enforce any term of this Agreement but this does not affect any right or remedy of a third party which exists or is available apart from the Act.

 

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18 Notices

 

  18.1 Mode of communication

Except as otherwise provided herein, each notice, request, demand or other communication or document to be given or made hereunder shall be given in writing but unless otherwise stated, may be made by telefax.

 

  18.2 Address

Any notice, demand or other communication (unless made by telefax) to be made or delivered by the Agent to the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement shall (unless the Borrower has by fifteen (15) days’ written notice to the Agent specified another address) be made or delivered to the Borrower c/o 7665 Corporate Center Drive, Miami, Florida 33126, United States of America (marked for the attention of the Chief Financial Officer and the Legal Department) (but one (1) copy shall suffice) with a copy to the Investors c/o Apollo Management, LP, 9 West 57 th Street, 43 rd Floor, New York, NY 10019, United States of America (marked for the attention of Mr Steve Martinez). Any notice, demand or other communication to be made or delivered by the Borrower to the Agent pursuant to this Agreement shall (unless the Agent has by fifteen (15) days’ written notice to the Borrower specified another address) be made or delivered to the Agent at its Office, the details of which are set out in Schedule 2. A copy of any notice to the Agent shall be delivered to the Hermes Agent at its Office as aforesaid.

 

  18.3 Telefax communication

Any notice, demand or other communication to be made or delivered pursuant to this Agreement may be sent by telefax to the relevant telephone numbers (which at the date hereof in respect of the Borrower is c/o +1 305 436 4140 (marked for the attention of the Chief Financial Officer) and +1 305 436 4117 (marked for the attention of the Legal Department) with a copy to the Investors c/o Apollo Management, LP at +1 212 515 3288 (marked for the attention of Mr Steve Martinez), and in the case of the Trustee, the Agent, the Hermes Agent or any Original Lender is as recorded in Schedule 2) specified by it from time to time for the purpose and shall be deemed to have been received when transmission of such telefax communication has been completed provided that if in the place of receipt the transmission is received outside normal business hours on a Business Day or not on a Business Day the transmission shall be deemed to have been received at the commencement of the next Business Day. Each such telefax communication, if made to the Agent or any Lender by the Borrower, shall be signed by the person or persons authorised in writing by the Borrower and whose signature appears on the list of specimen signatures contained in the secretary’s certificate required to be delivered by paragraph 2 of Schedule 4 and shall be expressed to be for the attention of the department or officer whose name has been notified for the time being for that purpose by the Agent or any Lender to the Borrower.

 

  18.4 Receipt

Each such notice, demand or other communication shall be deemed to have been made or delivered (in the case of any letter) when delivered to its office for the time being or, if sent by post, five (5) days after being deposited in the post first

 

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class postage prepaid in an envelope addressed to it at that address PROVIDED THAT if the copy of any notice, demand or other communication is not received by the Investors it shall not affect the deemed making or delivery of the notice, demand or other communication.

 

  18.5 Language

Each notice, demand or other communication made or delivered by one (1) party to another pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document shall be in the English language or accompanied by a certified English translation. In the event of any conflict between the translation and the original text the translation shall prevail unless the original text is a statutory instrument, legal process or any other document of a similar type or a notice, demand or other communication from Hermes or in relation to the Hermes Cover.

 

19 Steering Committee

 

  19.1 Establishment

The Group-Wide Lenders shall establish the Steering Committee.

 

  19.2 No obligation

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary expressed or implied herein, no member of the Steering Committee shall:

 

  19.2.1 be bound to enquire as to the occurrence or otherwise of any Event of Default or as to the performance by the Borrower of its obligations under this Agreement;

 

  19.2.2 be bound to disclose to any other person any information relating to the Borrower if such disclosure would or might in its opinion constitute a breach of any law or regulation or be otherwise actionable at the suit of any person;

 

  19.2.3 have any responsibility to the Lenders or each other for:

 

  (a) the financial position, creditworthiness, affairs or prospects of the Borrower and the other Obligors;

 

  (b) the performance or non-performance howsoever by the Borrower of any of its obligations hereunder;

 

  (c) the due execution, effectiveness, genuineness, validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any document relating hereto or any filing or recording thereof or the taking of any other action whatsoever and howsoever in connection therewith or the collectability of any sum due hereunder;

 

  (d) be under any liability whatsoever for any consequence of relying on:

 

  (i) any written communication or document believed by it to be genuine or correct and to have been communicated or signed by the person by whom it is purported to have been communicated or signed; or

 

  (ii) the advice or opinions of any professional advisers selected by it or the Steering Committee;

 

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  (e) be under any duty to account to any Lender for any sum received by it for its own account or the profit element of any such sum PROVIDED THAT any member of the Steering Committee shall on demand of a Group-Wide Lender provide to that Group-Wide Lender evidence of any cost, charge or expense incurred in its role as a member of the Steering Committee; or

 

  (f) be under any obligation other than those for which express provision is made herein.

 

  19.3 Authority

Each member of the Steering Committee may:

 

  19.3.1 carry out its duties through such officers, directors, employees, consultants or independent agents as it may in its unfettered discretion think fit;

 

  19.3.2 assume that no Event of Default has occurred and that the Borrower is not in breach of its obligations under this Agreement unless the member has actual knowledge or actual notice to the contrary;

 

  19.3.3 with the agreement of the Steering Committee, engage any internal or external lawyers, accountants, surveyors or other experts whose advice or services may to it seem necessary, expedient or desirable and rely upon any advice so obtained PROVIDED THAT the law firm appointed as principal advisers to the Steering Committee shall be approved by the Majority Group-Wide Lenders;

 

  19.3.4 rely as to any matters of fact which might reasonably be expected to be within the knowledge of the Guarantor upon a certificate signed by or on behalf of the Guarantor; and

 

  19.3.5 rely upon any communication or document believed by it to be genuine.

 

  19.4 No reliance

Notwithstanding the establishment of the Steering Committee, it is understood that each of the Lenders has itself been, and will continue to be, solely responsible for making its own independent appraisal of and investigations into the financial condition, creditworthiness, condition, affairs, status and nature of the Borrower and the other Obligors and, accordingly, each of the Lenders warrants to the members of the Steering Committee that it has not relied and will not rely on the Steering Committee:

 

  19.4.1 to check or enquire on its behalf into the adequacy, accuracy or completeness of any information provided by the Borrower or any other Obligor in connection with this Agreement; or

 

  19.4.2 to assess or keep under review on its behalf the financial condition, creditworthiness, condition, affairs, status or nature of the Borrower or any other Obligor.

 

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  19.5 Standard of care

Subject to the terms of this Agreement, each member of the Steering Committee shall exercise the same care as it normally exercises in making and administering loans for its own account in performing its duties as a member of the Steering Committee but assumes no further responsibility in respect of such performance.

 

  19.6 No liability

No member of the Steering Committee shall be under any liability as a result of taking or omitting to take any action in relation to the NCLC Group Credit Facilities and the Lenders will not assert or seek to assert against any director, officer or employee of that member any claim they might have against any of them in respect of the matters referred to in this Clause 19.6.

 

  19.7 No fiduciary relationship

The relationship between a member of the Steering Committee on the one part and each Lender on the other is that of agent and principal only and no member of the Steering Committee shall have a fiduciary relationship with or be, or be deemed to be, a trustee of or for any such party.

 

  19.8 Neither Agent nor Trustee

Notwithstanding the provisions of Clause 19.7, no member of the Steering Committee shall be regarded as the Agent or the Trustee or exercise any right, power or discretion expressly delegated to the Agent or the Trustee under this Agreement or the Security Documents.

 

  19.9 Non-binding

Unless expressly authorised in writing by the Group-Wide Lenders and then on such terms and conditions as the Group-Wide Lenders may require, the Steering Committee shall not negotiate the terms of or enter into any agreement on behalf of the Group-Wide Lenders or any of them.

This Clause 19 and Clause 14.4 may be relied upon by any member of the Steering Committee notwithstanding the provisions of Clause 17.11.

 

20 Governing Law

This Agreement and any non-contractual obligations arising from or in connection with it shall be governed by English law.

 

21 Waiver of Immunity

 

  21.1

To the extent that the Borrower may in any jurisdiction claim for itself or its assets immunity from suit, execution, attachment (whether in aid of execution, before judgment or otherwise) or other legal process in relation to this Agreement or the other Security Documents and to the extent that in any such jurisdiction

 

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  there may be attributed to itself or its assets such immunity (whether or not claimed) the Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees throughout the Security Period not to claim and hereby irrevocably waives such immunity to the full extent permitted by the laws of such jurisdiction. In respect of any legal action or proceedings arising out of or in connection with any of the Security Documents the Borrower hereby consents generally as a matter of procedure in relation to the waiver of immunity (but not so as to prejudice any defence which it may have on the merits of the substantive issue) to the giving of any relief or the issue of any process in connection with such legal action or proceedings including without limitation, the making, enforcement or execution against any property whatsoever (irrespective of its uses or intended uses) of any order or judgment which may be made or given in such legal action or proceedings.

 

22 Rights of the Agent, the Trustee and the Lenders

 

  22.1 No derogation of rights

Any rights conferred on the Agent, the Trustee and the Lenders or any of them by this Agreement or any other Security Document shall be in addition to and not in substitution for or in derogation of any other right which the Agent, the Trustee and the Lenders or any of them might at any time have to seek from the Borrower or any other person for payment of sums due from the Borrower or indemnification against liabilities as a result of the Borrower’s default in payment of sums due from it under this Agreement or any other Security Document.

 

  22.2 Enforcement of remedies

None of the Agent, the Trustee or the Lenders shall be obliged before taking steps to enforce any rights conferred on it by this Clause or exercising any of the rights, powers and remedies conferred on it hereby or by law:

 

  22.2.1 to take action or obtain judgment in any court against the Borrower or any other person from whom it may seek payment of any sum due from the Borrower under this Agreement or any other Security Document;

 

  22.2.2 to make or file any claim in a bankruptcy, winding-up, liquidation or re-organisation of the Borrower or any other such person; or

 

  22.2.3 to enforce or seek to enforce any other rights it may have against the Borrower or any other such person.

 

23 Jurisdiction

 

  23.1 The courts of England have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute:

 

  23.1.1 arising out of or in connection with this Agreement (including a dispute regarding the existence, validity or termination of this Agreement); or

 

  23.1.2 relating to any non-contractual obligations arising from or in connection with this Agreement,

 

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(a “Dispute” ). Each party to this Agreement agrees that the courts of England are the most appropriate and convenient courts to settle Disputes and accordingly no party will argue to the contrary.

This Clause 23.1 is for the benefit of the Agent, the Trustee and the Lenders only. As a result, no such party shall be prevented from taking proceedings relating to a Dispute in any other courts with jurisdiction. To the extent allowed by law, any such party may take concurrent proceedings in any number of jurisdictions.

 

  23.2 The Borrower may not, without the Agent’s prior written consent, terminate the appointment of the Process Agent; if the Process Agent resigns or its appointment ceases to be effective, the Borrower shall within fourteen (14) days appoint a company which has premises in London and has been approved by the Agent to act as the Borrower’s process agent with unconditional authority to receive and acknowledge service on behalf of the Borrower of all process or other documents connected with proceedings in the English courts which relate to this Agreement.

 

  23.3 For the purpose of securing its obligations under Clause 23.2, the Borrower irrevocably agrees that, if it for any reason fails to appoint a process agent within the period specified in Clause 23.2, the Agent may appoint any person (including a company controlled by or associated with the Agent, the Trustee or any Lender) to act as the Borrower’s process agent in England with the unconditional authority described in Clause 23.2.

 

  23.4 No neglect or default by a process agent appointed or designated under this Clause (including a failure by it to notify the Borrower of the service of any process or to forward any process to the Borrower) shall invalidate any proceedings or judgment.

 

  23.5 The Borrower appoints in the case of the courts of England the Process Agent to receive, for and on its behalf service of process in England of any legal proceedings with respect to this Agreement and any other Security Document.

 

  23.6 A judgment relating to this Agreement which is given or would be enforced by an English court shall be conclusive and binding on the Borrower and may be enforced without review in any other jurisdiction.

 

  23.7 Nothing in this Clause shall exclude or limit any right which the Agent, the Trustee or a Lender may have (whether under the laws of any country, an international convention or otherwise) with regard to the bringing of proceedings, the service of process, the recognition or enforcement of a judgment or any similar or related matter in any jurisdiction.

 

  23.8 In this Clause “judgment” includes order, injunction, declaration and any other decision or relief made or granted by a court.

IN WITNESS whereof the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as a deed on the day first written above.

 

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THE BORROWER

 

SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED        )
by   )
for and on behalf of   )
SHIP HOLDING LLC   )
in the presence of:   )

 

THE ARRANGERS  
SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED        )
by   )
for and on behalf of   )
COMMERZBANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT   )
Hamburg Branch   )
in the presence of:   )

 

SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED       )
by   )
for and on behalf of   )
HSBC BANK PLC   )
in the presence of:   )

 

THE LENDERS  
SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED        )
by   )
for and on behalf of   )
COMMERZBANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT   )
Bremen Branch   )
in the presence of:   )

 

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SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED        )
by   )
for and on behalf of   )
HSBC BANK PLC   )
in the presence of:   )
SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED   )
by   )
for and on behalf of   )
KFW   )
in the presence of:   )
THE AGENT  
SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED   )
by   )
for and on behalf of   )
HSBC BANK PLC   )
in the presence of:   )
THE HERMES AGENT  
SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED   )
by   )
for and on behalf of   )
COMMERZBANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT   )
in the presence of:   )
THE TRUSTEE  
SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED   )
by   )
for and on behalf of   )
HSBC BANK PLC   )
in the presence of:   )

 

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Schedule 1

Particulars of Arrangers

COMMERZBANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT

Domstrasse 18

20095 Hamburg

Germany

 

Attn:   Mr Marcus Weber/Mr Fabian Francke
Email:   shipfinance@commerzbank.com/
  marcus.weber@commerzbank.com/
  fabian.francke@commerzbank.com

HSBC BANK PLC

Project and Export Finance

8 Canada Square

London E14 5HQ

 

Attn:   Mr Colin J Cuffie/Ms Isabel Olembo
Email:   colin.j.cuffie@hsbcib.com/isabel.olembo@hsbc.com

 

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Schedule 2

Particulars of Agent, Hermes Agent, Trustee, Restructuring Trustee and Lenders

Agent

HSBC BANK PLC

Project and Export Finance

8 Canada Square

London E14 5HQ

 

Fax:   +44 (0)20 7992 4428
Attn:   Mr Colin J Cuffie/Ms Isabel Olembo
Email:   colin.j.cuffie@hsbcib.com/isabel.olembo@hsbc.com

Hermes Agent

COMMERZBANK

AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT

Corporate Banking

Structured Export and Trade Finance

Kaiserplatz

60261 Frankfurt am Main

Federal Republic of Germany

 

Fax:   +49 69 1362 3742
Attn:   Mr Klaus-Dieter Schmedding
Email:   exportfinance@commerzbank.com

Trustee

HSBC BANK PLC

Project and Export Finance

8 Canada Square

London E14 5HQ

 

Fax:   +44 (0)20 7992 4428
Attn:   Mr Colin J Cuffie/Ms Isabel Olembo
Email:   colin.j.cuffie@hsbcib.com/isabel.olembo@hsbc.com

 

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Restructuring Trustee

DNB BANK ASA

Stranden 21

NO-0021 Oslo

Norway

 

Fax:   +47 22 482894
Attn:   Ms Marie Therese Zwilgmeyer
Email:   creditmiddleoffice@dnb.no

 

Lenders  

Contribution

in USD equivalent of €

COMMERZBANK   14,000,000
AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT  
Domstrasse 18  
20095 Hamburg  
Germany  
Fax:   +49 40 37699 649  
Attn:   Mr Marcus Weber/Mr Fabian Francke  
Email:   shipfinance@commerzbank.com/  
  marcus.weber@commerzbank.com/  
  fabian.francke@commerzbank.com  
DVB BANK SE   14,000,000
Parklaan 2  
3016 BB Rotterdam  
The Netherlands  
Fax:   +5999 465 2366  
Attn:   LAM / Eric Maduro  
Email:   lam.curacao@dvbbank.com/  
  james.neira@dvbbank.com  
KFW (formerly Kreditanstalt für   12,000,000
Wiederaufbau)  
Palmengartenstrasse 5-9  
60325 Frankfurt am Main  
Federal Republic of Germany  
Fax:   +49 69 7431 3768/2944  
Attn:   Mr Josef Schmid/Ms Claudia Wenzel  
Email:   josef.schmid@kfw.de/claudia.wenzel@kfw.de  

 

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Schedule 3

Notice of Drawdown

Clause 2.3.1

 

From:   SHIP HOLDING LLC
  Corporation Trust Center
  1209 Orange Street
  Wilmington
  Delaware 19801
  United States of America
To:   HSBC BANK PLC
  Project and Export Finance
  8 Canada Square
  London E14 5HQ
  Attn:   Mr Alan Marshall
  with a copy to:
  HSBC BANK PLC
  8 Canada Square
  London E14 5HQ
  Attn:   Ms Christine Boardman

200[    ]

Dear Sirs

LOAN AGREEMENT DATED 4 APRIL 2003 (THE “LOAN AGREEMENT”)

We refer to the Loan Agreement pursuant to which you have agreed to advance to us the Loan on the terms and conditions set out therein.

Terms and expressions defined in the Loan Agreement shall have the same respective meanings when used in this notice.

We hereby give you notice that we wish to draw down the Equivalent Amount of [            ] Euro (€[        ]) being the amount of Tranche [    ] under Clause 2.3 of the Loan Agreement on [                    ] 200[    ].

[Tranche [    ] is to be paid to the Builder’s account referred to in clause 11.5 of the Building Contract at:

[                                         ]]

[and the balance is to be paid to us at:

[                                         ]]

 

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[applies to Tranche 4 only (if applicable)]

[Tranche 2 is to be paid to the Hermes Agent.]

We attach a Certified Copy of such documents as we have received from [the Builder pursuant to the Building Contract in evidence of the instalment due] [[the Hermes Agent][Hermes] in evidence of the Hermes Premium payable].

We confirm that:

 

(i) all of the representations and warranties contained in Clause 9 of the Loan Agreement remain true and correct;

 

(ii) no Possible Event of Default or Event of Default has occurred; [and]

 

(iii) the first Interest Period shall be of [three (3) six (6)] months’ duration[; and

 

(iv) [upon application of the Equity and Tranche 1 hereby requested to be drawn down in the manner hereinbefore appearing seven point five per cent (7.5%) of the Contract Price shall have been paid to the Builder under the Building Contract].

 

Yours faithfully
SHIP HOLDING LLC

 

By:

 

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Schedule 4

Conditions Precedent

Clause 2.6

The Loan is expressly conditional upon the Agent having received in such form and substance as it shall require:

 

A On the date of the Original Loan Agreement

Borrower

 

1 Certified Copies of any consents required from any ministry, governmental, financial or other authority for the execution of and performance by the Borrower of its obligations under this Agreement and each of the Security Documents or if no such consents are required a secretary’s certificate of the Borrower to this effect confirming that no such consents are required.

 

2 Notarially attested secretary’s certificate for the Borrower:

 

  (A) attaching a copy of its Certificate of Formation and Limited Company Agreement evidencing power to:

 

  (i) enter into the transactions contemplated in this Agreement and in the other Security Documents and to buy ships and enter into arrangements for the chartering and management thereof; and

 

  (ii) borrow money in the amount referred to in this Agreement and as security therefor to mortgage or charge assets;

 

  (B) giving the names of the present management committee members and officers;

 

  (C) setting out specimen signatures of persons who would be authorised to sign documents or otherwise perform the Borrower’s obligations under the Security Documents;

 

  (D) giving the name of the Shareholder and the amount of the Shareholder’s Shares;

 

  (E) attaching copies of resolutions of the management committee of the Borrower duly adopted by the Shareholder authorising the borrowing of the Loan, the granting of the Mortgage and the execution of this Agreement and such of the other Security Documents to which the Borrower is a party and the issue of any power of attorney to execute the same; and

 

  (F) containing a declaration of solvency as at the date of the secretary’s certificate.

 

3 Where the secretary’s certificate referred to in paragraph 2 of this Schedule 4 is dated more than five (5) Business Days prior to the date of the Original Loan Agreement, a bringdown certificate, which need not be notarially attested if signed by the same person that signed the secretary’s certificate referred to in paragraph 2 of this Schedule 4.

 

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4 The original power of attorney issued pursuant to (A) the resolutions referred to above and (B) paragraph 2(C) above, notarially attested.

Star and Shareholder

 

5 Notarially attested secretary’s certificate for each of the above:

 

  (A) attaching a copy of its Certificate of Incorporation and Memorandum and Articles of Association evidencing power to enter into the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;

 

  (B) giving the names of the present officers and directors;

 

  (C) setting out specimen signatures of persons who would be authorised to sign documents or otherwise perform obligations under the Security Documents;

 

  (D) attaching copies of resolutions passed at a duly convened meeting of the directors approving the granting and the execution of the documents whose execution is contemplated hereby, insofar as they relate to it and the issue of any power of attorney to execute the same; and

 

  (E) containing a declaration of solvency as at the date of the secretary’s certificate.

 

6 Where the secretary’s certificate referred to in paragraph 5 of this Schedule 4 is dated more than five (5) Business Days prior to the date of the Original Loan Agreement, a bringdown certificate, which need not be notarially attested if signed by the same person that signed the secretary’s certificate referred to in paragraph 5 of this Schedule 4.

 

7 The original powers of attorney issued pursuant to (A) the resolutions referred to above and (B) paragraph 5(C) above, notarially attested.

General

 

8 Confirmation from the Process Agent that it will act for each of the Obligors as agent for service of process in England.

 

9 Opinions from lawyers appointed by the Agent including English, Isle of Man, Bermudan and United States lawyers as to any of the foregoing matters or otherwise as the Agent may require in the form required by the Agent.

 

10 Certified Copy of the Building Contract including all addenda.

 

11 Agency and Trust Deed duly executed.

 

12 Co-ordination Deed duly executed.

 

13 Star Guarantee duly executed.

 

14 Charge duly executed.

 

15 Certified Copy of the Hermes Loan Agreement.

 

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16 Copies of the audited consolidated report and accounts of Star for 2001 and the unaudited consolidated accounts of the Group and the unaudited accounts of the Borrower for the financial year quarter to 30 September 2002.

 

17 Copies of all UCC-1 Financing Statements filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware.

 

18 Evidence that the withholding tax exemption applies for each of the Lenders.

 

19 Payment of all fees under Clause 13.

 

B At least five (5) Business Days before each Drawdown Date

 

20 Drawdown notice duly executed by the Borrower in the form of Schedule 3.

 

21 Certified Copy of such documents as are received by the Borrower from the Builder pursuant to the Building Contract in evidence of the instalment due.

 

22 Certified Copy of such documents as are received by the Borrower from Hermes or the Hermes Agent in evidence of the Hermes Premium payable.

 

C On the First Drawdown Date

 

23 Confirmation of the Hermes Loan Agent that all conditions precedent to drawdown of the Hermes Loan have been satisfied.

 

24 Evidence of the payment by the Borrower to the Builder of the Equity.

 

25 Earnings Assignment duly executed.

 

26 Notarially attested bringdown certificate in respect of the Borrower.

 

D On the Redelivery Date

 

27 Such evidence as the Agent may require that the Vessel is:

 

  (A) registered in the name of the Borrower under the laws and flag of the United States of America, free from all liens and encumbrances except the Mortgage;

 

  (B) classified with the highest classification available free of all recommendations and qualifications with Det Norske Veritas and American Bureau of Shipping;

 

  (C) insured in accordance with the terms of the Security Documents; and

 

  (D) managed by the Manager and the Sub-Agent pursuant to the Management Agreement and the Sub-Agency Agreement.

 

28 Certified Copy of the Builder’s Certificate.

 

29 Certified Copy of the unconditional protocol of redelivery and acceptance duly signed by the Builder and the Borrower.

 

30 Certified Copy of the certificate of warranty from the Builder stating that the Vessel is free from all encumbrances on the Redelivery Date.

 

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31 Copies of valid trading and other certificates to be produced by the Builder pursuant to the Building Contract.

 

32 Mortgage duly executed and lodged for recordation at the United States Coast Guard National Vessel Documentation Center.

 

33 Certified Copy of the advance foreign transfer approval obtained from the Maritime Administration of the United States of America ( “Marad” ). This Marad pre-approval will have been issued for the benefit of the Trustee and the Hermes Loan Trustee and its successors and assigns pursuant to sections 9(c) and (e) of the Shipping Act, 1916, as amended, of the United States of America to transfer the Vessel to a foreign registry in the case of (A) the occurrence of an Event of a Default or (B) a foreclosure of the Mortgage or (C) the Vessel ceasing to be employed in regular service in Hawaii and no longer being eligible to engage in the coastwise transportation of passengers for hire as set forth in Public Law 108-7 of the United States of America.

 

34 Insurance Assignment duly executed.

 

35 Telefax confirmations from the insurance brokers for marine risks (hull and machinery) and the managers of any protection and indemnity or war risks association through whom any Insurances have been placed in respect of the Vessel that the Insurances have been placed and upon receipt of a notice of assignment of the Insurances they will issue letters of undertaking in the form approved by the Agent.

 

36 Written confirmation from the Agent’s insurance advisers that the Insurances are in a form satisfactory to the Agent.

 

37 Certified Copy of the Management Agreement.

 

38 Certified Copy of the Sub-Agency Agreement.

 

39 Management Agreement Assignment duly executed.

 

40 Sub-Agency Agreement Assignment duly executed.

 

41 Account Charge duly executed.

 

42 Evidence that the Operating Account has been opened for receipt of the Earnings of the Vessel in accordance with Clause 7.6.

 

43 Opinion from lawyers appointed by the Agent as to due registration of the Vessel and due registration of the Mortgage or otherwise as the Agent may require in the form required by the Agent.

 

44 Notarially attested bringdown certificate in respect of the Borrower.

 

45 Notarially attested secretary’s certificate for each of the Manager and the Sub-Agent:

 

  (A) attaching a copy of its Certificate of Incorporation and its Memorandum of Association and Bye-Laws (or equivalent documents) evidencing power to enter into the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;

 

  (B) giving the names of the present officers and directors;

 

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  (C) setting out specimen signatures of persons who would be authorised to sign documents or otherwise perform obligations under the Security Documents;

 

  (D) attaching copies of resolutions passed at a duly convened meeting of the directors approving the granting and the execution of the documents whose execution is contemplated hereby, insofar as they relate to it and the issue of any power of attorney to execute the same; and

 

  (E) containing a declaration of solvency as at the date of the secretary’s certificate.

 

46 Where the secretary’s certificate referred to in paragraph 45 of this Schedule 4 is dated more than ten (10) Business Days prior to the Redelivery Date, a bringdown certificate, which need not be notarially attested if signed by the same person that signed the secretary’s certificate referred to in paragraph 45 of this Schedule 4.

 

47 The original powers of attorney issued pursuant to (A) the resolutions referred to above and (B) paragraph 45(C) above, notarially attested.

 

48 Confirmation from the Process Agent that it will act for the Manager as agent for service of process in England.

 

49 Copies of all UCC-1 Financing Statements filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware.

 

50 Payment of all fees due under Clause 13.

 

51 A Certified Copy of the carrier initiative agreement executed pursuant to the Mortgage.

 

52 A Certified Copy of any current certificate of financial responsibility in respect of the Vessel issued under OPA.

 

53 A Certified Copy of a valid safety management certificate (or interim safety management certificate) issued to the Vessel in respect of its management by the Manager pursuant to the ISM Code.

 

54 A Certified Copy of a valid document of compliance (or interim document of compliance) issued to the Manager in respect of ships of the same type as the Vessel pursuant to the ISM Code.

 

55 A Certified Copy of a valid international ship security certificate issued to the Vessel in accordance with the ISPS Code.

 

56 A Certified Copy of a valid international air pollution prevention certificate issued to the Vessel under Annex VI.

 

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Schedule 5

Confidentiality Undertaking

[On Bank’s Headed Paper]

 

To:    PRIDE OF AMERICA SHIP HOLDING, LLC
   (formerly known as Pride of America Ship Holding, Inc.)
   Corporation Trust Center
   1209 Orange Street
   Wilmington
   Delaware 19801
   United States of America
   (the “Borrower” )
   HSBC BANK PLC
   Project and Export Finance
   8 Canada Square
   London E14 5HQ
  

Attn:    Mr Colin J Cuffie/Ms Isabel Olembo

   (the “Agent” )

PRIDE OF AMERICA SHIP HOLDING, LLC

DOLLAR EQUIVALENT OF €40,000,000 TERM LOAN (THE “LOAN”)

FORM OF CONFIDENTIALITY UNDERTAKING

 

1 We hereby undertake that we will keep confidential and will not make use of for any purposes (other than for the purposes of the Loan) all information delivered to us in connection with the Loan and all information obtained by us in the course of discussions with the Agent, the Borrower or any other party involved with the Loan (collectively the “Information” ) until and save to the extent that the Information has been released into the public domain. However, we shall be entitled to supply the Information to:

 

  (A) professional advisers solely for use in connection with the Loan after drawing to the attention of those advisers the content of the undertaking as to confidentiality given by us and after obtaining similar undertakings from them; and

 

  (B) any third party where we have been authorised in writing to do so by the Borrower; and

 

  (C) subject to giving reasonable prior notice to the Borrower, to any banking or regulatory authority to which we are subject after drawing to the attention of such authority the content of the undertaking as to confidentiality given by us; and

 

  (D) pursuant to subpoena or other legal process and pursuant to any law or regulation having the force of law.

 

2 We further undertake that if we decide not to participate in the Loan, we will return to the Agent the originals and additional copies or extracts made therefrom and all documentary Information delivered to us by the Agent in relation to the Loan and/or the Borrower (including any supplied to third parties as contemplated in paragraph 1).

 

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For and on behalf of
BANK NAME:

 

By
Date:

 

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Schedule 6

Transfer Certificate

Lenders are advised not to employ Transfer Certificates or otherwise to assign or transfer interests in the Loan Agreement without further ensuring that the transaction complies with all applicable laws and requisitions, including the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 and regulations made thereunder and similar statutes which may be in force in other jurisdictions.

 

TO:    HSBC Bank plc (the “Agent” ) as agent on its own behalf and for and on behalf of the Arrangers, the Hermes Agent, the Trustee, the Borrower and the Lenders as defined in the Loan Agreement referred to below
Attention:    [                    ]

Date:                     

This certificate (the “Transfer Certificate” ) relates to a loan agreement dated 4 April 2003 and amended and restated by an agreement dated      April 2009 (as the same may from time to time be further amended, supplemented, restated and/or novated the “Loan Agreement” ) made between (among others) (1) Pride of America Ship Holding, LLC (formerly known as Pride of America Ship Holding, Inc.) as borrower (the “ Borrower ”) (2) the banks and financial institutions referred to therein as lenders (the “Lenders” ) (3) the Agent (4) Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft (the “Hermes Agent” ) and (5) HSBC Bank plc (the “Trustee” ) whereby the Lenders have agreed to make available to the Borrower a term loan facility in the Equivalent Amount of up to forty million Euro (€40,000,000). Terms defined in the Loan Agreement shall, unless otherwise defined herein, have the same meanings herein as therein.

In this Transfer Certificate:

the “Transferor” means [full name] of [Office];

the “Transferee” means [full name] of [Office].

 

1 The Transferor with full title guarantee transfers to the Transferee absolutely in accordance with Clause 17.5 of the Loan Agreement all rights and interests (present, future or contingent) which the Transferor has as Lender under or by virtue of the Loan Agreement and all the other Security Documents insofar as such rights and interests relate to [that portion of its Contribution to the Loan in an amount equal to [        ] Dollars (USD[        ]) out of its total Contribution which at the date hereof is [        ] Dollars (USD[        ])] or [that portion of its Commitment to the Loan in an amount in Dollars equal to [        ] Euro (€[        ]) out of its total Commitment which at the date hereof is [        ] Euro (€[        ])].

 

2 By virtue of this Transfer Certificate and Clause 17.5 of the Loan Agreement, the Transferor is discharged entirely with effect from the Transfer Date from [that portion of its Contribution to the Loan and its obligations relating thereto to the extent of [        ] Dollars (USD[        ]) out of its total Contribution at such date] or [that portion of its Commitment to the Loan and its obligations relating thereto to the extent of an amount equal in Dollars to [        ] Euro (€[        ]) out of its total Commitment at such date].

 

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3 The Transferee hereby requests:

 

  (A) the Borrower, the Agent, the Hermes Agent, the Trustee, the Arrangers and the Lenders to accept the executed copies of this Transfer Certificate as being delivered pursuant to and for the purposes of Clause 17.5 of the Loan Agreement; and

 

  (B) the Agent to execute this Transfer Certificate on behalf of itself and the other said parties pursuant to Clause 17.8 of the Loan Agreement so that this Transfer Certificate will take effect in accordance with the terms thereof on [specify date of transfer] [or] [the date on which the Agent receives a certificate signed by [the Transferor] confirming that the following conditions have been fulfilled [specify conditions to transfer].

 

4 The Transferee:

 

  (A) confirms that it has received a copy of the Loan Agreement, the Agency and Trust Deed and the other Security Documents together with such other documents and information as it has required in connection with the transaction contemplated thereby;

 

  (B) confirms that it has not relied and will not hereafter rely on the Transferor, the Trustee, the Agent, the Arrangers, the Lenders or the Hermes Agent to check or enquire on its behalf into the legality, validity, effectiveness, adequacy, accuracy or completeness of the Loan Agreement, the Agency and Trust Deed or any other of the Security Documents or any other documents or information;

 

  (C) agrees that it has not relied and will not rely on the Transferor, the Trustee, the Agent, the Arrangers, the Lenders or the Hermes Agent to assess or keep under review on its behalf the financial condition, creditworthiness, condition, affairs, status or nature of the Borrower or any other party to the Loan Agreement or any other of the Security Documents (save as otherwise expressly provided therein);

 

  (D) warrants that it has power and authority to become a party to the Loan Agreement and the Agency and Trust Deed and has taken all necessary action to authorise execution of this Transfer Certificate and to obtain all necessary approvals and consents to the assumption of its obligations under the Loan Agreement, the Agency and Trust Deed and the other Security Documents;

 

  (E) if not already a Lender, appoints the Agent to act as its agent (except in relation to the Hermes Cover), the Hermes Agent to act as its agent in relation to the Hermes Cover and the Trustee to act as its trustee as provided in the Loan Agreement, the Agency and Trust Deed and the other Security Documents and agrees to be bound by the terms of Clause 17.8 of the Loan Agreement and by all the terms of the Agency and Trust Deed.

 

5 The Transferor:

 

  (A) warrants to the Transferee that it has full power to enter into this Transfer Certificate and has taken all corporate action necessary to authorise it to do so;

 

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  (B) warrants to the Transferee that this Transfer Certificate is binding on the Transferor under the laws of (i) England (ii) the country in which the Transferor is incorporated and (iii) the country in which its Office is located; and

 

  (C) agrees that it will, at its own expense, execute any documents which the Transferee reasonably requests for perfecting in any relevant jurisdiction the Transferee’s title under this Transfer Certificate or for any similar purpose.

 

6 The Transferee hereby undertakes to the Transferor and each of the other parties to the Loan Agreement and the Agency and Trust Deed that it will perform in accordance with its terms all those obligations which by the terms of the Loan Agreement and the Agency and Trust Deed will be assumed by it after the transfer contemplated by this Transfer Certificate has taken effect.

 

7 If a Transferor and a Transferee effect a transfer in accordance with Clause 3 of this Transfer Certificate during an Interest Period, the Agent shall make all payments which would have become due to the Transferor under the Loan Agreement during the relevant Interest Period to the Transferor, as if no such transfer had been effected by the Transferor to the Transferee, according to the percentages of the Transferor’s Contribution and/or Commitment transferred and retained pursuant to Clauses 1 and 2 of this Transfer Certificate, and the Transferor and the Transferee shall be responsible for paying to each other pro rata all amounts (if any) due to them from each other for such Interest Period. On and from the commencement of the immediately succeeding Interest Period, the Agent shall make all payments due under the Loan Agreement for the account of the Transferor, to the Transferor, and shall make all payments due under the Loan Agreement for the account of the Transferee, to the Transferee. This provision is for administrative convenience only and shall not affect the rights of the Transferor and the Transferee under the Loan Agreement.

 

8 None of the Transferor, the Agent, the Hermes Agent, the Trustee, the Arrangers or the Lenders:

 

  (A) makes any representation or warranty nor assumes any responsibility with respect to the legality, validity, effectiveness, adequacy or enforceability of the Loan Agreement, the Agency and Trust Deed or any other of the Security Documents or any document relating thereto;

 

  (B) assumes any responsibility for the financial condition of the Borrower or any other party to the Loan Agreement, the Agency and Trust Deed or any other of the Security Documents or any such other document or for the performance and observance by the Borrower or any other party to the Loan Agreement, the Agency and Trust Deed or any other of the Security Documents or any such other document (save as otherwise expressly provided therein) and any and all such conditions and warranties, whether expressed or implied by law or otherwise, are hereby excluded (except as aforesaid).

 

9 The Transferor and the Transferee each undertakes that it will on demand fully indemnify the Agent in respect of any claim, proceeding, liability or expense which relates to or results from this Transfer Certificate or any matter connected with or arising out of it unless caused by the Agent’s gross negligence or wilful misconduct, as the case may be.

 

10 The agreements and undertaking of the Transferee in this Transfer Certificate are given to and for the benefit of and made with each of the other parties to the Loan Agreement.

 

11 This Transfer Certificate shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, English law.

 

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IN WITNESS whereof the Transferor, the Transferee and the Agent (as agent for and on behalf of itself as Agent, the Hermes Agent, the Trustee, the Arrangers, the Borrower and the Lenders (other than the Transferor)) have caused this Transfer Certificate to be executed on the day first written above.

 

THE TRANSFEROR  
SIGNED by   )
  )
for and on behalf of   )
[                    ]   )
in the presence of:   )
THE TRANSFEREE  
SIGNED by   )
  )
for and on behalf of   )
[                    ]   )
in the presence of:   )
THE AGENT  
SIGNED by   )
  )
for and on behalf of   )
[                    ]   )
as agent for and on behalf   )
of itself as Agent,   )
the Hermes Agent, the Trustee,   )
the Arrangers, the Borrower,   )
the Guarantor and the Lenders   )
in the presence of:   )

 

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Schedule

Administrative Details of Transferee

Name of Transferee:

Office:

Contact Person

(Loan Administration Department):

Telephone:

Fax:

E-mail:

Contact Person

(Credit Administration Department):

Telephone:

Fax:

E-mail:

Account for Payments:

 

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Schedule 7

Chartering of the Six Vessels (as defined in Clause 10.6.4)

 

Vessel

  

New Owner

  

Daily Hire

  

Redelivering

  

Transfer Value

“NORWEGIAN SEA”    Ocean Pacific Limited    [*]    [*]    [*]
“NORWEGIAN MAJESTY”    Ocean Voyager Limited    [*]    [*]    [*]
“NORWEGIAN WIND”    Crown Wind Limited    [*]    [*]    [*]
“NORWEGIAN CROWN” currently on bareboat charter to Crown Odyssey Limited    Sold to Fred Olsen Cruise Lines Pte. Ltd. on 1 September 2006    [*]    [*]    [*]
“NORWEGIAN DREAM”    Ocean Dream Limited    [*]    [*]    [*]
“MARCO POLO” currently on bareboat charter to Ocean World Limited    Sold to Story Cruise Ltd. on 23 July 2007    [*]    [*]    [*]

 

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Schedule 8

Form of Notice of Fixed Rate

 

To:   PRIDE OF AMERICA SHIP HOLDING, LLC
  (formerly Ship Holding LLC) (the “Borrower” )
  Corporation Trust Center
  1209 Orange Street
  Wilmington
  Delaware 19801
  United States of America
From:   HSBC BANK PLC (the “Facility Agent” )
  Project and Export Finance
  8 Canada Square
  London E14 5HQ
 

Attn:    Mr Colin J Cuffie/Ms Isabel Olembo

Loan Agreement dated 4 April 2003 (as amended and/or restated from time to time) between (among others) (1) the Borrower (2) the Lenders (3) the Agent (4) the Hermes Agent and (5) the Trustee (the “Loan Agreement”) relating to the financing of the completion of m.v. “PRIDE OF AMERICA”

The Agent hereby gives notice to the Borrower that, pursuant to Clause 5.4 (Fixed Rate) of the Loan Agreement, the Borrower shall from [date] 2006 pay interest on the outstanding amount of the Loan at the Fixed Rate of [    ] per cent ([ ]%) per annum.

Capitalised terms used herein shall have the same meanings as in the Loan Agreement.

Date:                     2006

 

 

HSBC BANK PLC
By:
Agreed:

 

PRIDE OF AMERICA SHIP HOLDING, LLC
By:

Date:                                         2006

 

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Schedule 9

Apollo-Related Transactions

 

1 Subscription Agreement

 

  1.1 At the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Subscription Agreement (the “Closing” ), the Investors shall pay to the Guarantor USD1,000,000,000 as payment for newly-issued ordinary shares ( “Ordinary Shares” ) in the capital of the Guarantor, par value USD1.00 per share (the “Subscribed Ordinary Shares” ). The Subscribed Ordinary Shares shall represent fifty per cent (50%) of the issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares of the Guarantor as of the Closing.

 

  1.2 On the Jade Transfer Date (i) the Shareholder will transfer the Jade Assets to NCL International (or one of NCL International’s existing or newly-formed subsidiaries), and the Jade Vessel shall be re-flagged in connection with such transfer from the US flag to the Bahamas flag PROVIDED THAT in the event that the transfer of the Jade Assets can be effected in a manner that the parties to the Subscription Agreement agree is more advantageous from a tax perspective than the manner set forth above, such transfer shall be effected in an alternative manner and (ii) NCL International (or one of its existing or newly-formed subsidiaries) will assume the Jade Liabilities (such transactions together the “Jade Transfer” ).

 

  1.3 Effective as of the Closing, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained therein, the Guarantor has released, waived and forever discharged Star, its Subsidiaries and their respective predecessors, successors, assigns, officers, directors, shareholders, employees and agents and their respective counsel (for the benefit of Star and its Subsidiaries) from any and all actions, causes of actions, demands, suits, contracts, agreements, Encumbrances, Liabilities, or Losses of any type, based on any fact or circumstance arising prior to the Closing based on Star’s relationship with the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries prior to the Closing (including any claims relating to actual or alleged breaches of fiduciary or other duties by Star’s directors, officers or shareholders), whether based on contract or any applicable law (including tort, statute, local ordinance, regulation or any comparable law) in any jurisdiction.

 

  1.4 Star, the Guarantor and the Investors have stated their mutual intention that, following the Closing, Star and the Guarantor continue their current policies and practices of close collaboration in support of their mutual efforts to develop their respective cruise line businesses, including providing assistance to each other in mutually-beneficial strategic initiatives, consultation, co-ordination, collaboration in shipbuilding and sharing of ship design and providing or assisting in obtaining any necessary consents and approvals relating to such initiatives, shipbuilding or ship design PROVIDED THAT in no event shall Star or the Guarantor be obligated to engage in any such efforts if such efforts could reasonably be expected to have an adverse effect on the operation or prospects of such party’s respective cruise line business.

 

  1.5 Star has indemnification obligations running in favour of the Investors. In the event that the Investors suffer any indemnifiable Losses in cash, Star may elect in its sole discretion to have all or a portion of the indemnity obligation of Star deemed satisfied by having the Guarantor issue to the Investors additional Ordinary Shares.

 

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  1.6 If the transactions contemplated by the Subscription Agreement upon the Closing are consummated, at the Closing (as described in clause 1.1 of this Schedule), the Guarantor shall pay, by wire transfer of immediately available funds, to each Person who is the payee of any outstanding Guarantor Transaction Expenses as of the Closing Date, the amount owed to such Person. For the avoidance of doubt, in the event that the Closing Date transaction fee payable to either (i) an Affiliate of the Investors or (ii) Star or an Affiliate thereof exceeds, in either case, an amount which is equal to half of the amount paid to Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof for its mergers and acquisitions advisory fee, such excess amount shall be paid, with respect to (i), by Star, or with respect to (ii), by the Investors. If the transactions contemplated by the Subscription Agreement upon the Closing (as described in clause 1.1 of this Schedule) are not consummated, all costs and expenses incurred in connection with the Subscription Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby shall be paid by the party incurring such costs and expenses.

 

2 Shareholders’ Agreement

For so long as the ratio of the number of the Equity Securities owned by the Star Group on a fully diluted basis divided by the number of the Equity Securities owned by the Investor Group on a fully diluted basis is at least 0.6, the Guarantor may not take any of the actions set forth in schedule II of the Shareholders’ Agreement without the prior written approval of Star. For the purpose of this clause “on a fully diluted basis” means taking into account any shares issued or issuable under warrants, options and convertible instruments (or other equity equivalents).

 

3 Reimbursement Agreement

 

  3.1 Shareholder Undertakings

Star and Investor I have agreed (the “NCLA Undertakings” ) to cause the Guarantor to conduct the NCLA Business in the usual and ordinary course of business after the Closing Date. In connection therewith, Star shall periodically reimburse the Guarantor for any NCLA Cash Losses up to the amount of the Cash Losses Cap.

 

  3.2 Star Termination Election

At any time after the Closing Date, Star may give notice (the “Star Termination Election” ) to the Guarantor and Investor I that it is terminating the NCLA Undertakings. Following receipt by the Guarantor of the Star Termination Election, the parties to the Reimbursement Agreement shall then within thirty (30) days thereafter either (i) enter into the NCLA Continuation Agreement (as defined in clause 3.4 of this Schedule) or (ii) make the NCLA Wind-up Determination (as defined in clause 3.5 of this Schedule).

 

  3.3 Guarantor Termination Election

In the event the Star Termination Election has not been delivered prior to 1 December 2008, then on the earlier of (i) such date and (ii) the date on which

 

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the aggregate amount of NCLA Cash Losses actually accrued equals or exceeds USD37,500,000, the Guarantor may give notice to Star (the “Guarantor Termination Election” ) that it is terminating the NCLA Undertakings. Following receipt by Star of the Guarantor Termination Election (a) the parties to the Reimbursement Agreement shall undertake the Shut Down Procedure (b) the America Assets shall be transferred by the Shareholder to NCL International (or one of its existing or newly-formed subsidiaries), which transfer shall be accomplished through liquidations to the extent necessary and NCL International (or one of its existing or newly-formed subsidiaries) shall assume any liabilities associated with the America Assets, and the Vessel shall be re-flagged in connection with such transfer from the US flag to the Bahamas flag (such transactions together the “America Transfer” ) (c) the Guarantor shall pay to Star an amount equal to USD460,000,000 less any America Accumulated Book Depreciation and less any Allocable America Indebtedness (d) the Guarantor shall prepay and/or cancel the relevant percentage of the term loan and revolving credit facilities outstanding under the credit facilities related to the Aloha Assets (and the lenders under such facilities shall release all of their liens on the Aloha Assets) and cause the transfer to Star (or one of its subsidiaries) of all of the Shareholder’s right, title and interest in the Aloha Assets free and clear of any Encumbrances through liquidations that qualify as complete liquidations under section 331 of the Code of the Shareholder, Pride of Aloha, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and each of the Shareholder’s other subsidiaries, to the extent necessary and (e) Star shall reimburse the Guarantor for any and all Shut Down Costs up to USD35,000,000 (each such payment, distribution or transaction, the “Wind Up Transactions” ). Following any decision to shut down the NCLA Business, any decision to sell or otherwise dispose of any of the assets of the NCLA Business (other than the Vessel, the Pride of Aloha Vessel and their respective related assets) as part of the Shut Down Procedure shall be determined solely by Star. The net proceeds of any such sale or disposition(s) shall be deducted from and shall reduce the Shut Down Costs by such amount of net proceeds.

 

  3.4 NCLA Continuation Agreement

In the event that Star has provided the Guarantor and Investor I with the Star Termination Election, then within thirty (30) days thereafter, the Guarantor and Star will mutually agree in writing that the Guarantor shall continue to operate and manage the NCLA Business (the “NCLA Continuation Agreement” ), in which case (i) Star’s obligations to reimburse the Guarantor for the NCLA Cash Losses shall terminate, and Star shall not be obligated to pay for any Shut Down Costs and (ii) the Guarantor shall pay to Star an amount equal to USD800,000,000, less the Aloha Accumulated Book Depreciation, less the America Accumulated Book Depreciation, less the Allocable Aloha Indebtedness and less the Allocable America Indebtedness (such amounts together the “Payment” ) PROVIDED THAT the Payment shall be funded in part by an incremental equity contribution to the Guarantor by each of Star and Investor I in the amount of USD170,000,000, less one-half of the Aloha Accumulated Book Depreciation and less one-half of the Allocable Aloha Indebtedness.

Subject to the proviso in the immediately preceding paragraph, the Guarantor shall use reasonable best efforts to fund any payments to Star pursuant to the NCLA Continuation Agreement, NCLA Wind Up Transactions or the Guarantor Termination Election by either the use of funds generated internally by the

 

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Guarantor or generated from the incurrence of additional Indebtedness from existing or new debt facilities. In the event that the Guarantor is unable to fund payments in such a manner, Star and Investor I acknowledge and agree that such funds shall be generated by the net proceeds of a primary offering of additional Ordinary Shares to the existing shareholders of the Guarantor at the Subscription Price.

 

  3.5 NCLA Wind-up Determination

In the event that the Guarantor and Star have not entered into the NCLA Continuation Agreement by the end of such thirty (30) day period or the Guarantor provides to Star notice prior to the expiration of such thirty (30) day period that the Guarantor has elected to shut down the NCLA Business (either such circumstance, the “NCLA Wind-up Determination” ) the parties shall consummate the Wind Up Transactions.

If none of the Guarantor Termination Election, the NCLA Continuation Agreement or the NCLA Wind-up Determination has been made by 31 December 2008, the provisions of the Reimbursement Agreement shall apply as if the Guarantor and Star have entered into the NCLA Continuation Agreement.

 

4 Indenture

As a result of the transactions contemplated by the Subscription Agreement (as described in clause 1.1 of this Schedule), a change of control is triggered under the Indenture, dated 15 July 2004, between the Guarantor and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as indenture trustee, with respect to USD250,000,000 10 5/8% Senior Notes due 2014. At Closing, pursuant to and as required by the terms of the Indenture, the Guarantor will proceed with a repurchase offer for the outstanding bonds at a purchase price in cash equal to one hundred and one per cent (101%) of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest. Apollo holds USD29,000,000 in principal amount of the said 10 5/8% Senior Notes due 2014.

Defined Terms

Capitalized terms defined in this Agreement and not otherwise defined in this Schedule shall have the meanings specified for such terms in this Agreement. As used in this Schedule, the following terms shall have the meanings specified below:

“additional Ordinary Shares” means Ordinary Shares issued by the Guarantor following the issuance of the Subscribed Ordinary Shares;

“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person (i) who is an individual, a spouse, parent, sibling or lineal descendant of such Person (ii) that is an entity, an officer, manager, director, shareholder, member, general partner, limited partner or an Affiliate of such Person and (iii) any other Person that, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, another Person. For purposes of this definition, the terms “control”, “controlling”, “controlled by” and “under common control with”, as used with respect to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise;

“Allocable Aloha Indebtedness” means USD0;

 

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“Allocable America Indebtedness” means USD251,000,000;

“Allocable Jade Indebtedness” means EUR383,000,000;

“Allocable NCLA Indebtedness” means USD251,000,000;

“Aloha Accumulated Book Depreciation” means any accumulated book depreciation calculated in accordance with GAAP with respect to the Pride of Aloha Vessel from 1 April 2007 to the NCLA Valuation Date, as set forth in annex 1 to this Schedule;

“Aloha Assets” means the following assets relating wholly and directly to the Pride of Aloha Vessel, in each case to the extent transferable or assignable: (i) the Pride of Aloha Vessel (ii) all permits issued by any governmental authority to the Shareholder and related to the Pride of Aloha Vessel and (iii) all of the Pride of Aloha Vessel’s appliances, equipment, engines, machinery, boats, tackle, outfit, bunkers, oils and fuels, spare parts, consumable provisions and stores, appurtenances and belongings, whether on board or ashore;

“Amended and Restated Incorporation Documents” means the memorandum of increase of authorised share capital and the amended and restated bye-laws of the Guarantor and the Guarantor’s existing memorandum of association;

“America Accumulated Book Depreciation” means any accumulated book depreciation calculated in accordance with GAAP with respect to the Vessel from 1 April 2007 to the NCLA Valuation Date, as set forth in annex 1 to this Schedule;

“America Assets” means: (i) the Vessel (ii) all permits issued by any governmental authority to the Shareholder or any of its subsidiaries and related to the Vessel, in each case to the extent transferable or assignable (iii) all monies received with respect to payments for cruises on the Vessel which will take place after the closing date of the America Transfer (iv) all supplies and inventory on the Vessel for cruises on the Vessel which will take place after the closing date of the America Transfer (v) all accounts and notes receivable of the Shareholder or any of its subsidiaries related to cruises on the Vessel which will take place after the closing date of the America Transfer (vi) all insurance and indemnity claims relating to the Vessel or America Liabilities made by or on behalf of Star, the Guarantor or the Shareholder (or any of their respective subsidiaries) and received after the closing date of the America Transfer and (vii) all other assets, properties, rights and claims used, held for use or intended to be used in connection with the operation or conduct of the Vessel after the closing date of the America Transfer;

“America Liabilities” means the Allocable America Indebtedness and any other liability relating to the America Assets;

“Applicable Law” means with respect to any Person, all provisions of common or statutory laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations or Orders applicable to such Person. For the avoidance of doubt, Applicable Law shall include the Listing Rules;

“Cash Losses Cap” means USD50,000,000;

“Closing Date” shall mean the date on which the closing of the investment in the Guarantor by the Investors occurs and which is expected to be on or about fourteen (14) days after the date of the Seventh Supplemental Deed;

“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 of the United States of America, as amended;

 

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“Encumbrances” means any lien, encumbrance, hypothecation, charge, mortgage, equity, trust, equitable interest, claim, preference, right of possession, right of seizure, lease, tenancy, license, covenant, interference, proxy, right of first refusal, option or right of first option, preemptive right, community property interest, legend, defect, impediment, exception, limitation, impairment, imperfection of title or restriction of any nature (including any restrictions on the voting of any Security, any restriction on the Transfer of any Security or other asset, any restriction on the receipt of any income derived from any asset, any restriction on the use of any asset and any restriction on the possession, exercise or transfer of any other attribute of ownership of any asset);

“Equity Securities” means (i) the Ordinary Shares and any other equity securities of the Guarantor and (ii) any securities issued or issuable directly or indirectly with respect to the securities referred to in clause (i) above by way of conversion, exercise or exchange, bonus share issue, share dividend, share sub-division, or share split or in connection with a combination of shares, recapitalization, reclassification, amalgamation, merger, consolidation, reorganization or other similar event;

“Existing Star Controlling Shareholders” means Golden Hope Limited, as trustee of the Golden Hope Unit Trust, Resorts World Bhd, Genting Overseas Holdings Limited, Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay, Puan Sri Lee Kim Hua, Joondalup Limited, Goldsfine Investments Ltd., and each other controlled Affiliate of Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay;

“Governmental Authority” means any national, European Union, federal, provincial, state, county, city, local, foreign or international governmental, administrative or regulatory authority, commission, committee, agency or body (including any court, tribunal or arbitral body) and specifically including The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited;

“Guarantor Transaction Expenses” means (i) the third person fees and expenses, reasonably incurred by the Investors, Star, the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries in connection with the drafting, negotiation, execution, and delivery of the Subscription Agreement, the Shareholders’ Agreement and the Reimbursement Agreement, the amended and restated incorporation documents of the Guarantor, the Voting Agreement and all other documents, agreements and instruments executed and delivered in connection therewith, in each case, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, and other documents relating to the investment process, including (a) all of the fees and expenses of the Guarantor’s and Star’s accountants, lawyers, and other advisors, including Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, Cox Hallett Wilkinson, Clifford Chance and Access Capital Limited (b) all of the fees and expenses (including due diligence fees and expenses) of the Investors’ accountants, lawyers, and other advisors, including Aon Corporation, O’Melveny & Myers LLP, Conyers Dill & Pearman and Burke & Parsons (c) the amount of all filing fees required to be paid pursuant to any competition and antitrust laws and any other regulatory filings required and (d) the mergers and acquisitions advisory fee payable to Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof and (ii) the Closing Date transaction fees payable to (a) an Affiliate of the Investors and (b) Star or an Affiliate thereof PROVIDED THAT the Closing Date transaction fee payable to each such Person in paragraph (ii) of this definition shall not exceed an amount which is equal to half of the amount paid to Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof for its mergers and acquisitions advisory fee;

“Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person, without duplication (i) all obligations for borrowed money, including all obligations evidenced by notices or similar instruments (ii) all obligations issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than current trade liabilities incurred in the ordinary course and payable in accordance with customary practice) (iii) all capital lease obligations under GAAP (iv) all obligations secured by an

 

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Encumbrance (v) all obligations to pay a specified purchase price for goods and services, whether or not delivered or accepted (vi) all obligations in respect of swap or hedge agreements or similar agreements (vii) all negative cash balances and refunds payable (viii) the principal component of all obligations, contingent or otherwise, in respect of letters of credit and bankers’ acceptances (ix) all guarantees of Indebtedness described in clauses (i) to (viii) above and (x) all change in control payments payable in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents;

“Investor Group” means the Investors together with their Permitted Transferees who hold Equity Securities;

“Jade Assets” means: (i) the Jade Vessel (ii) all permits issued by any governmental authority to the Shareholder or any of its subsidiaries and related to the Jade Vessel, in each case to the extent transferable or assignable (iii) all monies received with respect to payments for cruises on the Jade Vessel which will take place after the closing date of the Jade Transfer (iv) all supplies and inventory on the Jade Vessel for cruises on the Jade Vessel which will take place after the closing date of the Jade Transfer (v) all accounts and notes receivable of the Shareholder or any of its subsidiaries related to cruises on the Jade Vessel which will take place after the closing date of the Jade Transfer (vi) all insurance and indemnity claims relating to the Jade Vessel or Jade Liabilities made by or on behalf of Star, the Guarantor or the Shareholder (or any of their respective subsidiaries) and received after the closing date of the Jade Transfer and (vii) all other assets, properties, rights and claims used, held for use or intended to be used in connection with the operation or conduct of the Jade Vessel after the closing date of the Jade Transfer;

“Jade Liabilities” means the Allocable Jade Indebtedness and any other liability relating to the Jade Assets;

“Jade Transfer Date” means 9 February 2008, or such other date mutually agreed in writing by the parties to the Subscription Agreement;

“Jade Vessel” means the 2006 built United States documented passenger vessel “PRIDE OF HAWAII”, official number 1160677, IMO number 9304057, and all appurtenances thereto whether on board or ashore;

“Liabilities” means any and all direct or indirect Indebtedness, Losses, claims or responsibilities, whether known or unknown, accrued or fixed, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, secured or unsecured or determined or determinable, whether or not of a kind required by GAAP to be set forth on a financial statement, including (but not limited to) those arising under any Applicable Law and those arising under any contract or otherwise;

“Listing Rules” means The Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited;

“Losses” means any and all direct or indirect payments, obligations, recoveries, deficiencies, fines, penalties, interest, assessments, losses, damages (including damages resulting in diminution in value, lost income and profits and interruptions in the business of the Guarantor or any of its Subsidiaries), liabilities, costs, expenses, to the extent actually incurred, including (i) attorneys’ fees and expenses relating to such Loss and/or necessary to enforce rights to indemnification in connection with the Subscription Agreement and (ii) consultants’ and experts’ fees and other costs of defence or investigation, and interest on any amount payable to a third party as a result of the foregoing (whether accrued, absolute, contingent, known, or otherwise, but excluding punitive, exemplary, special and consequential damages (other than as expressly included in this definition));

 

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“NCLA Business” means the operations and business conducted by the Shareholder and its subsidiaries, which include the operation of the Vessel and the Pride of Aloha Vessel and, until the Jade Transfer has been completed, the Jade Vessel;

“NCLA Capital Expenditures” means, for any period, the aggregate amount of any capital expenditures made by the Shareholder and any of its subsidiaries in such period with respect to the NCLA Business (including any capital expenditures made in relation to the Jade Vessel until the Jade Transfer has been completed);

“NCLA Cash Losses” means the amount, if negative, of the sum of (i) NCLA EBITDA less (ii) NCLA Capital Expenditures less (iii) interest paid or accrued on the Allocable NCLA Indebtedness at a blended rate, in each case in respect of the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending on the NCLA Valuation Date and in each case as reflected on the financial statements of the Shareholder or the accounting books and records of the Shareholder;

“NCLA EBITDA” means, for any period, the sum of (i) net revenues less (ii) ship operating expenses and selling, general and administrative expenses as allocated in a manner consistent with past practice as included in management reports, in each case as determined in accordance with GAAP and as reflected in the financial statements of the Shareholder or the accounting books and records of the Shareholder. For the avoidance of doubt (a) any Shared Overhead Expenses which are incurred by the Guarantor and its subsidiaries in any such period shall be included (without duplication) in the calculation of NCLA EBITDA for such period and (b) any Shut Down Costs, Post-Termination Expenses or expenses in connection with the early redeployment of the Vessel in the Guarantor’s fleet which are incurred in any such period shall not be included in the calculation of NCLA EBITDA for such period;

“NCLA Valuation Date” means the date that is ninety (90) days after the date on which notice of the Star Termination Election or the Guarantor Termination Election is delivered;

“Order” means all judgments, injunctions, orders and decrees of all Governmental Authorities in any legal, administrative or arbitration action, suit, complaint, charge, hearing, mediation, inquiry, investigation or proceeding in which the Person in question is a party or by which any of its properties or assets are bound;

“Permitted Transfer” means:

 

(i) with respect to the Investors, any Transfer by an Investor to an Affiliate of the Investor (including (a) the partners, members and stockholders of the Investor, and, if such Affiliate is an entity, the partners, members and stockholders of such Affiliate (b) any limited partner which has directly or indirectly invested, or otherwise has ownership interests, in Apollo Investment Fund VI, LP or one of its Affiliated investment funds or (c) prior to the first anniversary of the Closing Date, of up to forty per cent (40%) of the Equity Securities held by the Investor as at the Closing Date in the aggregate to any funds, financial institutions or individuals acting as a co-investor in the Guarantor with the Investor; and

 

(ii) with respect to Star, any Transfer by Star to (a) any wholly-owned Subsidiary of Star or (b) any Existing Star Controlling Shareholder;

“Permitted Transferees” means any Person to whom a Permitted Transfer is made or is to be made;

 

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“Person” means any legal person, including any individual, corporation, investment fund, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, joint stock company, association, trust, unincorporated entity or Governmental Authority or other entity;

“Post-Termination Expenses” means all of the (i) costs and expenses with respect to the operations of the NCLA Business that are incurred, consistent with past practice by the Guarantor and its subsidiaries, after the NCLA Valuation Date through 31 December 2008 and (ii) costs and expenses that would have been allocated and attributable to the Pride of Aloha Vessel had the vessel remained in service as part of the Shareholder’s fleet until 31 December 2008, in each case based upon an allocation of corporate costs on a capacity day basis in a manner consistent with past practice and the Guarantor’s then-currently published sailing schedule;

“Pride of Aloha Vessel” means United States documented passenger cruise vessel “PRIDE OF ALOHA”, official number 1153219, IMO number 9128532;

“Security” means, with respect to any Person, all equity securities or equity interests of such Person, all securities convertible into or exchangeable for equity securities or equity interests of such Person, and all options, warrants, and other rights to purchase or otherwise acquire from such Person equity interests, including any stock appreciation or similar rights, contractual or otherwise;

“Shared Overhead Expenses” means those overhead expenses incurred by the Guarantor and any of its subsidiaries which are attributable to the operation and management of the NCLA Business based upon an allocation of corporate costs on a capacity day basis in a manner consistent with past practice and the Guarantor’s then-currently published sailing schedule, and shall include any capital expenditures made by the Guarantor and any of its subsidiaries (other than the Shareholder and its subsidiaries) with respect to the NCLA Business;

“Shut Down Costs” shall mean (i) any and all costs and expenses incurred by the Guarantor and any of its subsidiaries in connection with the shut down of the operation and management of the NCLA Business, whether accrued or paid and (ii) all documentary, gross receipts, sales, transfer and use taxes and similar liabilities, if any, resulting directly or indirectly from the transactions contemplated by clause 3.3 and clause 3.4 of this Schedule;

“Shut Down Procedure” means all actions necessary in connection with the shut down of the operation and management of the NCLA Business, including taking all steps reasonably necessary to wind-up and liquidate, in liquidations qualifying as complete liquidations under section 331 of the Code, and each of the Subsidiaries of the Shareholder (except as otherwise agreed by Investor I and the Shareholder);

“Star Group” means Star together with its Permitted Transferees who hold Equity Securities;

“Subscription Price” means USD1,000,000,000;

“Subsidiaries” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, association, partnership, limited liability company or other business entity of which fifty per cent (50%) or more of the total voting power of equity securities or equity interests (including partnership interests) entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of managers, directors, representatives or trustees thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by (i) such Person (ii) such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person or (iii) one or more Subsidiaries of such Person. For the purposes of this definition, the term “controlled” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, WorldCard International Limited shall be deemed not to be a “Subsidiary” of Star for the purposes of the Subscription Agreement;

 

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“Transaction Documents” means the Apollo Transaction Documents, the Amended and Restated Incorporation Documents, the Voting Agreement and all other documents, agreements and instruments executed and delivered in connection therewith, in each case, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time;

“Transfer” means, as to any Security or asset, to sell, transfer, assign, gift, pledge, grant a security interest in, distribute, encumber or otherwise dispose of (including the foreclosure or other acquisition by any lender with respect to such Security or asset pledged to such lender by the holder of such Security or asset), whether directly or indirectly, such Security or asset, either voluntarily or involuntarily and with or without consideration; and

“Voting Agreement” means the voting agreement dated as of 17 August 2007, by and among Investor I and certain of the Existing Star Controlling Shareholders.

 

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Annex 1

Accumulated Book Depreciation

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Schedule 10

Repayment Schedule calculated using the Application of Proceeds Formulation

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Schedule 11

Repayment Schedule for the purpose of calculating the amount of the Margin payable

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Schedule 3

Guarantee


[*]: THE CONFIDENTIAL PORTION HAS BEEN OMITTED PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT AND THE OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE COMMISSION.

DATED 23 APRIL 2004

 

(1)   NCL CORPORATION LTD.  
  (as guarantor)  
(2)   HSBC BANK PLC  
  (as Hermes loan trustee)  
(3)   HSBC BANK PLC  
  (as commercial loan trustee)  

 

 

GUARANTEE

IN RESPECT OF THE OBLIGATIONS OF

PRIDE OF AMERICA SHIP HOLDING, LLC

AS AMENDED AND RESTATED PURSUANT TO

A SUPPLEMENTAL DEED

DATED 1 JUNE 2012

 

 

 

LOGO


CONTENTS

 

         Page  
1   Definitions and Construction      2   
2   Guarantee and Indemnity      3   
3   Survival of Guarantor’s Liability      4   
4   Continuing Guarantee      5   
5   Exclusion of the Guarantor’s Rights      6   
6   Payments      7   
7   Enforcement      8   
8   Representations and Warranties      8   
9   General Undertakings: Positive Covenants      10   
10   General Undertakings: Negative Covenants      13   
11   Financial Undertakings and Ownership and Control of the Guarantor      17   
12   Cash Sweep      22   
13   Special Liquidity      23   
14   Chartering      23   
15   Hedging      24   
16   Exceptional Prepayments      24   
17   Equity Contribution      24   
18   Indebtedness for Borrowed Money      24   
19   Discharge      24   
20   Assignment and Transfer      25   
21   Miscellaneous Provisions      25   
22   Waiver of Immunity      26   
23   Notices      26   
24   Governing Law      27   
25   Jurisdiction      27   
Schedule 1   Quarterly Statement of Financial Covenants      28   


Schedule 2   Letter of Instruction    30
Schedule 3   Budgeted Consolidated EBITDA    32
Schedule 4   Report on Bookings    33


DEED

DATED the 23 day of April 2004 (as amended and restated pursuant to a supplemental deed dated 1 JUNE 2012)

BY:

 

(1) NCL CORPORATION LTD. being a company validly existing under the laws of Bermuda with its registered office at Cumberland House, 9th Floor, 1 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda as guarantor (the “Guarantor” );

IN FAVOUR OF:

 

(2) HSBC BANK PLC a company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales whose office is at 8 Canada Square, London E14 5HQ, England (the “Hermes Loan Trustee” ) as trustee for the Beneficiaries; and

 

(3) HSBC BANK PLC a company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales whose office is at 8 Canada Square, London E14 5HQ, England (the “Commercial Loan Trustee” and together with the Hermes Loan Trustee the “Trustees” ) as trustee for the Beneficiaries.

WHEREAS:

 

(A) By a loan agreement dated 4 April 2003 (the “Original Hermes Loan Agreement” ) made between (among others) (1) Pride of America Ship Holding, LLC (formerly known as Pride of America Ship Holding, Inc.) as borrower (the “Borrower” ) (2) the banks whose names and Offices appear in schedule 2 to the Hermes Loan Agreement (the “Hermes Loan Lenders” ) (3) HSBC Bank plc as agent for the Hermes Loan Lenders (the “Hermes Loan Agent” ) (4) Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft as agent (the “Hermes Agent” ) and (5) the Hermes Loan Trustee, as amended and restated by a first supplemental agreement thereto dated 20 April 2004 (the “First Hermes Supplemental Agreement” and together with the Original Hermes Loan Agreement the “Hermes Loan Agreement” ) made between (a) the parties to the Original Hermes Loan Agreement (b) Star Cruises Limited (the “Original Guarantor” ) and (c) the Guarantor, the Hermes Loan Lenders agreed to make available to the Borrower, upon the terms and subject to the conditions thereof, a secured term loan of the equivalent in Dollars of up to two hundred and fifty eight million Euro (€258,000,000) (the “Hermes Loan” ) on the terms and conditions contained therein.

 

(B)

By a loan agreement dated 4 April 2003 (the “Original Commercial Loan Agreement” and together with the Original Hermes Loan Agreement the “Original Loan Agreements” ) made between (among others) (1) the Borrower as borrower (2) the banks whose names and Offices appear in schedule 2 to the Commercial Loan Agreement (the “Commercial Loan Lenders” and together with the Hermes Loan Lenders the “Lenders” ) (3) HSBC Bank plc as agent for the Commercial Loan Lenders (the “Commercial Loan Agent” and together with the Hermes Loan Agent the “Agents” ) (4) the Hermes Agent and (5) the Commercial Loan Trustee, as amended and restated by a first supplemental agreement thereto dated 20 April 2004 (the “First Commercial Supplemental Agreement” ) (the First Hermes Supplemental Agreement and the First Commercial Supplemental Agreement together the “Supplemental Agreements” , the First Commercial Supplemental Agreement and the Original Commercial Loan Agreement together the “Commercial Loan Agreement” and the Hermes Loan


  Agreement and the Commercial Loan Agreement together the “Loan Agreements” ), the Commercial Loan Lenders agreed to make available to the Borrower, upon the terms and subject to the conditions thereof, a secured term loan of the equivalent in Dollars of up to forty million Euro (€40,000,000) (the “Commercial Loan” and together with the Hermes Loan the “Loans” ) on the terms and conditions contained therein.

 

(C) By a deed of agency and trust dated 4 April 2003 made between (1) the Hermes Loan Agent (2) the Hermes Agent (3) the Hermes Loan Trustee (4) the Hermes Loan Lenders (5) the Commercial Loan Agent (6) the Commercial Loan Trustee and (7) the Commercial Loan Lenders it has been agreed that the benefit of this Deed shall be held by the Trustees on trust for themselves, the Agents, the Hermes Agent, the Hermes Loan Lenders and the Commercial Loan Lenders and its and their respective successors, assignees and transferees (together the “Beneficiaries” ).

 

(D) By a deed of co-ordination dated 4 April 2003 (the “Co-ordination Deed” ) made between (1) the Hermes Loan Agent (2) the Hermes Loan Trustee (3) the Commercial Loan Agent (4) the Commercial Loan Trustee and (5) the Borrower the parties have agreed (inter alia) as to how the rights, powers and remedies of the Trustees arising under this Deed shall be exercised.

 

(E) Pursuant to the Supplemental Agreements the Lenders agreed to release the Original Guarantor from its guarantee dated 4 April 2003 of the obligations of the Borrower under the Loan Agreements (the “Original Guarantee” ) on the condition that the Guarantor enters into this Deed.

NOW THIS DEED WITNESSES:

 

1 Definitions and Construction

 

  1.1 In this Deed the following terms and expressions shall have the meanings set out below; in addition, terms and expressions not defined in this Clause 1.1 but whose meanings are defined in the Loan Agreements shall have the meanings set out therein.

“Accounts” means the audited consolidated profit and loss account and balance sheet (including all additional information and notes thereto) of the Guarantor and its consolidated Subsidiaries together with the relative directors’ and auditors’ reports;

“Bonds” means bonds in an aggregate amount of at least two hundred million Dollars (USD200,000,000) and with a life of ten (10) years but which may be redeemed by the Guarantor at an earlier date, to be issued by the Guarantor in one (1) or more tranches, in the first instance to qualified institutional buyers as unregistered privately placed bonds and thereafter as bonds registered with the Securities Exchange Commission of the United States of America;

“Event of Default” means any of the events specified in clause 11 of a Loan Agreement or specified as such in Clause 11; and

“Outstanding Indebtedness” means all sums of any kind payable actually or contingently to the Beneficiaries under or pursuant to the Loan Agreements or any Transaction Document (whether by way of repayment of principal, payment of interest or default interest, payment of any indemnity or counter-indemnity, reimbursement for fees, costs or expenses or otherwise howsoever).

 

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  1.2 In this Deed unless the context otherwise requires:

 

  1.2.1 clause headings are inserted for convenience of reference only and shall be ignored in the construction of this Deed;

 

  1.2.2 references to Clauses and to Schedules are to be construed as references to clauses of and schedules to this Deed unless otherwise stated and references to this Deed are to be construed as references to this Deed including its Schedules;

 

  1.2.3 references to (or to any specified provision of) this Deed or any other document shall be construed as references to this Deed, that provision or that document as from time to time amended, restated, supplemented or novated;

 

  1.2.4 references to any Act or any statutory instrument shall be construed as references to that Act or that statutory instrument as from time to time re-enacted, amended or supplemented;

 

  1.2.5 references to any party to this Deed or any other document shall include reference to such party’s successors and permitted assigns;

 

  1.2.6 words importing the plural shall include the singular and vice versa;

 

  1.2.7 references to a person shall be construed as references to an individual, firm, company, corporation, unincorporated body of persons or any state or any agency thereof; and

 

  1.2.8 where any matter requires the approval or consent of the Trustees or the Agents such approval or consent shall not be deemed to have been given unless given in writing; where any matter is required to be acceptable to the Trustees or the Agents, the Trustees or the Agents (as the case may be) shall not be deemed to have accepted such matter unless their acceptance is communicated in writing; each of the Trustees and the Agents may give or withhold their consent, approval or acceptance at their unfettered discretion.

 

2 Guarantee and Indemnity

 

  2.1 In consideration of the Lenders agreeing at the request of the Original Guarantor to release it from its obligations under the Original Guarantee and to continue to make the Facility available to the Borrower in accordance with the terms of the Loan Agreements, the payment by the Trustees to the Guarantor of ten Dollars (USD10) and other good and valuable consideration (the receipt and adequacy of which the Guarantor hereby acknowledges) the Guarantor:

 

  2.1.1 as primary obligor as and for its own debt and not merely as surety hereby undertakes to the Trustees to be responsible for and hereby guarantees to the Trustees:

 

  (a) the due and punctual payment by each of the Obligors to the Trustees or an Agent (on behalf of the relevant Lenders) (as the case may be) (as and when due by acceleration, demand or otherwise howsoever) of the Outstanding Indebtedness and every part thereof; and

 

  (b) the due and punctual performance of all the obligations to be performed by each of the Obligors and the Builder under or pursuant to the Loan Agreements and the other Security Documents; and

 

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  2.1.2 unconditionally undertakes immediately on demand by the Trustees from time to time to pay and/or perform its obligations under Clause 2.1.1.

 

  2.2 For the same consideration as referred to in Clause 2.1 the Guarantor (as a separate and independent obligation) unconditionally undertakes immediately on demand by the Trustees from time to time to indemnify the Trustees and the Agents and hold each of them harmless in respect of:

 

  2.2.1 any loss incurred by the Trustees and/or the Agents as a result of a Loan Agreement and each other Security Document to which any of the Obligors or the Builder is a party or any provision thereof becoming invalid, void, voidable or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever after execution hereof; and

 

  2.2.2 all loss or damage of any kind arising directly or indirectly from any failure on the part of any of the Obligors or the Builder to perform any obligation to be performed by any of the Obligors or the Builder under and pursuant to a Loan Agreement and each other Security Document to which any of the Obligors or the Builder is a party.

 

3 Survival of Guarantor’s Liability

 

  3.1 The Guarantor’s liability to the Trustees under this Deed shall not be discharged, impaired or otherwise affected by reason of any of the following events or circumstances (regardless of whether any such events or circumstances occur with or without the Guarantor’s knowledge or consent):

 

  3.1.1 any time, forbearance or other indulgence given or agreed by the Trustees, the Agents, the Lenders and/or the Hermes Agent to or with any of the Obligors or the Builder or Hermes in respect of any of their obligations under the Loan Agreements and each other Security Document to which any of the Obligors, the Builder or Hermes is a party; or

 

  3.1.2 any legal limitation, disability or incapacity relating to any of the Obligors, the Builder or Hermes; or

 

  3.1.3 any invalidity, irregularity, unenforceability, imperfection or avoidance of or any defect in any security granted by, or the obligations of any of the Obligors, the Builder or Hermes under, the Loan Agreements and each other Security Document to which any of the Obligors, the Builder or Hermes is a party or any amendment to or variation thereof or of any other document or security comprised therein; or

 

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  3.1.4 any change in the name, constitution or otherwise of any of the Obligors, the Builder or Hermes or the merger of any of the Obligors, the Builder or Hermes with any other corporate entity; or

 

  3.1.5 the liquidation, bankruptcy or dissolution (or proceedings analogous thereto) of any of the Obligors, the Builder or Hermes or the appointment of a receiver or administrative receiver or administrator or trustee or similar officer of any of the assets of any of the Obligors, the Builder or Hermes or the occurrence of any circumstances whatsoever affecting any Obligor’s, the Builder’s or Hermes’ liability to discharge its obligations under the Loan Agreements and each other Security Document to which it is a party; or

 

  3.1.6 any challenge, dispute or avoidance by any liquidator of any of the Obligors, the Builder or Hermes in respect of any claim by the Guarantor by right of subrogation in any such liquidation; or

 

  3.1.7 any release of any other Obligor, the Builder or Hermes or any renewal, exchange or realisation of any security or obligation provided under or by virtue of any of the Security Documents or the provision to the Trustees, the Agents, any of the Lenders or the Hermes Agent at any time of any further security for the obligations of the Borrower under any of the Security Documents; or

 

  3.1.8 the release of any co-guarantor and/or indemnitor who is now or may hereafter become under a joint and several liability with the Guarantor under this Deed or the release of any other guarantor, indemnitor or other third party obligor in respect of the obligations of any Obligor or the Builder under any of the Security Documents; or

 

  3.1.9 any failure on the part of the Trustees, the Agents, any of the Lenders or the Hermes Agent (whether intentional or not) to take or perfect any security agreed to be taken under or in relation to any of the Security Documents or to enforce any of the Security Documents; or

 

  3.1.10 any other act, matter or thing (save for repayment in full of the Outstanding Indebtedness) which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge of any of the Guarantor’s obligations under this Deed.

 

4 Continuing Guarantee

 

  4.1 This Deed shall be:

 

  4.1.1 a continuing guarantee remaining in full force and effect until irrevocable payment in full has been received by the Trustees or the Agents on behalf of the Lenders of each and every part and the ultimate balance of the Outstanding Indebtedness in accordance with the Loan Agreements and each other Security Document to which any of the Obligors or the Builder is a party; and

 

  4.1.2 in addition to and not in substitution for or in derogation of any other security held by the Trustees, the Agents, any of the Lenders or the Hermes Agent from time to time in respect of the Outstanding Indebtedness or any part thereof.

 

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  4.2 Any satisfaction of obligations by the Guarantor to the Trustees or any discharge given by the Trustees to the Guarantor or any other agreement reached between the Trustees and the Guarantor in relation to this Deed shall be, and be deemed always to have been, void ab initio if any act satisfying any of the said obligations or on the faith of which any such discharge was given or any such agreement was entered into is subsequently avoided in whole or in part by or pursuant to any provision of any applicable law whatsoever.

 

  4.3 This Deed shall remain the property of the Trustees and, notwithstanding that all monies and liabilities due or incurred by any of the Obligors or the Builder to the Trustees which are guaranteed hereunder shall have been paid or discharged, the Trustees shall be entitled not to discharge this Deed or any security held by the Trustees for the obligations of the Guarantor hereunder for such period as may in the reasonable opinion of the Trustees be necessary or appropriate under any applicable insolvency law after the last of such monies and liabilities have been paid or discharged and in the event of bankruptcy, winding-up or any similar proceedings being commenced in respect of any of the Obligors or the Builder, the Trustees shall be at liberty not to discharge this Deed or any security held by the Trustees for the obligations of the Guarantor hereunder for and during such further period as the Trustees may determine at their sole discretion.

 

5 Exclusion of the Guarantor’s Rights

 

  5.1 Until the obligations of any Obligor or the Builder under the Loan Agreements and each other Security Document to which any Obligor or the Builder is a party have been fully performed, the Guarantor shall not:

 

  5.1.1 be entitled to share in or succeed to or benefit from (by subrogation or otherwise) any rights which the Trustees may have in respect of the Outstanding Indebtedness or any security therefor or all or any of the proceeds of such rights or security; or

 

  5.1.2 without the prior written consent of the Trustees:

 

  (a) exercise in respect of any amount paid by the Guarantor hereunder any right of indemnity, subrogation, contribution or any other right or remedy which it may have in respect thereof; or

 

  (b) claim payment of any other monies for the time being due to the Guarantor or to which it may become entitled or exercise or enforce or benefit from any other right, remedy or security in respect thereof; or

 

  (c) prove in a liquidation of any Obligor or the Builder in competition with the Trustees for any monies owing to the Guarantor by any other Obligor or the Builder on any account whatsoever,

PROVIDED ALWAYS that if the Guarantor, in breach of this Clause, receives or recovers any monies pursuant to any such exercise, claim or proof, such monies shall be held by the Guarantor as trustee upon trust for the Trustees to apply the same as if they were monies received or recovered by the Trustees under this Deed.

 

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6 Payments

 

  6.1 Each payment to be made by the Guarantor hereunder shall be made in immediately available funds in the currency in which such payment is due without set-off, counterclaim, deduction or retention of any kind by payment to such account of the Trustees with such bank or financial institution as the Trustees may from time to time notify to the Guarantor in writing.

If the Guarantor is required by law to make such a payment subject to the deduction or withholding of Taxes, in which case the sum payable by the Guarantor in respect of which such deduction or withholding is required to be made shall be increased to the extent necessary to ensure that, after the making of such deduction or withholding, the Trustees receive and retain (free from any liability in respect of any such deduction or withholding) a net sum equal to the sum which they would have received and so retained had no such deduction or withholding been made or required to be made.

 

  6.2 Without prejudice to the provisions of Clause 6.1, if any Lender or an Agent or the Trustees on its behalf is required to make any payment on account of Tax (not being a tax imposed on the net income of its Office by the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated or in which its Office is located or any other tax existing and applicable on the date of this Deed under the laws of any jurisdiction) on or in relation to any sum received or receivable hereunder by such Lender or Agent or the Trustees on its behalf (including, without limitation, any sum received or receivable under this Clause 6) or any liability in respect of any such payment is asserted, imposed, levied or assessed against such Lender or Agent or the Trustees on its behalf, the Guarantor shall, upon demand of the relevant Agent, indemnify such Lender or Agent or the Trustees against such payment or liability, together with any interest, penalties and expenses payable or incurred in connection therewith, other than interest, penalties, and expenses:

 

  6.2.1

that accrue during any periods of time beginning on the thirty first (31 st ) day (or such longer period as any Lender may reasonably require) following the day on which the Lender or an Agent or the Trustees, as applicable, has actual knowledge of the imposition or assertion of such Taxes or other Taxes; or

 

  6.2.2 that are otherwise imposed or asserted on account of the bad faith or wilful neglect of such Lender or Agent or the Trustees.

If any Lender proposes to make a claim under the provisions of this Clause 6.2 it shall certify to the Guarantor in reasonable detail within thirty (30) days (or such longer period as any Lender may reasonably require) after becoming aware of the event by reason of which it is entitled to make its claim or claims the basis of its claim or claims, such certificate to be conclusive, save for manifest error.

Without affecting the Guarantor’s obligations under Clause 6.1 and in consultation with the relevant Agent, the affected Lender will then take all such reasonable steps as may be open to it to mitigate the effect of the event (for example (if then possible) by changing its Office or transferring some or all of its rights and

 

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obligations under the relevant Loan Agreement to another financial institution reasonably acceptable to the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Hermes Agent and the relevant Agent). The reasonable costs of mitigating the effect of any such change shall be borne by the Guarantor save where such costs are of an internal administrative nature and are not incurred in dealings by any Lender with third parties.

 

  6.3 No person to which a Lender assigns part or all of its interest under this Deed pursuant to clause 17 of a Loan Agreement shall be entitled to receive any greater increase in payment under Clause 6.1 than the assigning Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the rights assigned unless such assignment shall have been made at a time when the circumstances giving rise to such greater payment did not exist and were not reasonably anticipated or reasonably foreseeable.

 

  6.4 The certificate of the Trustees from time to time as to sums owed by any Obligor or the Builder under the Security Documents and sums owed by the Guarantor hereunder shall, save for manifest error, be conclusive and binding for all purposes and prima facie evidence of the existence and extent of such debts in any legal action or proceedings arising in connection herewith.

 

  6.5 The provisions of Clause 7.3 of each of the Loan Agreements shall apply hereto (mutatis mutandis) as if set out in full herein.

 

7 Enforcement

 

  7.1 The Trustees shall not be obliged before taking steps to enforce this Deed to take any action whatsoever against any of the Obligors, the Builder or Hermes under the Loan Agreements or any other Security Documents to which they are a party and the Guarantor hereby waives all such formalities or rights to which it would otherwise be entitled or which the Trustees would otherwise first be required to satisfy or fulfil before proceeding or making demand against the Guarantor hereunder PROVIDED THAT the Trustees shall not be entitled to enforce their rights under this Deed otherwise than in circumstances which would constitute an Event of Default and subject to the provisions of the Co-ordination Deed.

 

8 Representations and Warranties

 

  8.1 The Guarantor represents and warrants to the Trustees that:

 

  8.1.1 it is a limited liability exempt company, duly incorporated and validly existing under the laws of Bermuda, possessing perpetual corporate existence, the capacity to sue and be sued in its own name and the power to own its assets and carry on its business as it is now being conducted;

 

  8.1.2 it has the power to enter into and perform this Deed and all necessary corporate or other action has been taken to authorise the entry into and performance of this Deed;

 

  8.1.3 this Deed constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligations enforceable in accordance with its terms;

 

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  8.1.4 the entry into and performance of this Deed and the transactions contemplated hereby do not and will not be a breach of or conflict with:

 

  (a) any law or regulation or any official or judicial order; or

 

  (b) its constitutional documents; or

 

  (c) any agreement or document to which it is a party or which is binding upon it or any of its assets,

nor result in the creation or imposition of any Encumbrance on any of its assets pursuant to the provisions of any such agreement or document;

 

  8.1.5 no event has occurred and is continuing which constitutes a default under or in respect of any agreement or document to which the Guarantor is a party or by which it may be bound (including, inter alia, this Deed);

 

  8.1.6 all authorisations, approvals, consents, licences, exemptions, filings, registrations, notarisations and other matters, official or otherwise, required in connection with the entry into, performance, validity and enforceability of this Deed and the transactions contemplated hereby have been obtained or effected and are in full force and effect;

 

  8.1.7 all information furnished by or on behalf of the Guarantor relating to the business and affairs of any member of the NCLC Group in connection with this Deed was and remains true and correct in all material respects and there are no other material facts or considerations the omission of which would render any such information misleading;

 

  8.1.8 the Guarantor has fully disclosed in writing to the Lenders through the Agents all facts relating to the NCLC Group which it knows or should reasonably know and which might reasonably be expected to influence the Lenders in deciding whether or not to enter into the Loan Agreements;

 

  8.1.9 the Accounts for the financial year ended 31 December 2004 (which accounts will be prepared in accordance with GAAP) will fairly represent the consolidated financial condition of the NCLC Group as at 31 December 2004 and from that date there will be no material adverse change in the consolidated financial condition of the NCLC Group as shown in such audited accounts save as disclosed in writing to each of the Agents (in this Clause 8.1.9 “NCLC Group” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Clause 11.4);

 

  8.1.10 the claims of the Trustees against the Guarantor under this Deed will rank at least pari passu with the claims of all other unsecured creditors of the Guarantor other than claims of such creditors to the extent that the same are statutorily preferred;

 

  8.1.11

subject to Clause 10.6, no member of the NCLC Group has taken any corporate action nor have any other steps been taken or legal proceedings been started or (to the best of the Guarantor’s knowledge and belief) threatened against any member of the NCLC Group for its winding-up or dissolution or for the appointment of a liquidator, administrator, receiver,

 

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  administrative receiver, trustee or similar officer of it or any or all of its assets or revenues nor has any member of the NCLC Group sought any other relief under any applicable insolvency or bankruptcy law;

 

  8.1.12 no litigation, arbitration or administrative proceedings are current or pending or (to the best of the Guarantor’s knowledge and belief) threatened, which might, if adversely determined, have a material adverse effect on the business, assets or financial condition of the Guarantor or any other member of the NCLC Group;

 

  8.1.13 each member of the NCLC Group has complied with all taxation laws in all jurisdictions in which it is subject to Taxation and has paid all Taxes due and payable by it; no material claims are being asserted against any member of the NCLC Group with respect to Taxes which might, if such claims were successful, have a material adverse effect on its business, assets or financial condition;

 

  8.1.14 neither the Guarantor nor any of its assets enjoys any right of immunity from set-off, suit or execution in respect of its obligations under this Deed;

 

  8.1.15 all amounts payable by the Guarantor hereunder may be made free and clear of and without deduction for or on account of any Taxes;

 

  8.1.16 the Shares and all the shares in the Manager are legally and beneficially owned by the Shareholder, all the shares in the Sub-Agent are legally and beneficially owned by NCL International, all the shares in the Shareholder are legally and beneficially owned by Arrasas, all the shares in Arrasas are legally and beneficially owned by the Guarantor and all the shares in the Supervisor are legally and beneficially owned by the Original Guarantor and such structure shall remain so throughout the currency of this Deed. Further, no Event of Default has occurred under Clause 11.2 in respect of the ownership and/or control of the shares in the Guarantor;

 

  8.1.17 the Guarantor does not have a place of business in any jurisdiction which would require this Deed to be filed or registered (if it had a place of business in that jurisdiction) to ensure the validity of this Deed; and

 

  8.1.18 it has reviewed and agrees to all the terms and conditions of the Loan Agreements and each other Security Document to which any Obligor or the Builder is a party.

 

  8.2 The representations and warranties set out in Clause 8.1 other than those set out in Clauses 8.1.4(a), 8.1.8, 8.1.15 and 8.1.18 shall survive the execution of this Deed and shall be deemed to be repeated, with reference mutatis mutandis to the facts and circumstances then subsisting, on each day until the actual and contingent obligations of each Obligor or the Builder have been performed in full.

 

9 General Undertakings: Positive Covenants

 

  9.1 The undertakings contained in this Clause 9 shall remain in full force from the date of this Deed until the end of the Security Period.

 

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  9.2 The Guarantor will provide to each of the Agents:

 

  9.2.1 as soon as practicable (and in any event within one hundred and twenty (120) days after the close of each of its financial years) a Certified Copy of its Accounts (commencing with the audited accounts made up to 31 December 2004);

 

  9.2.2 as soon as practicable (and in any event within sixty (60) days after the close of each quarter of each financial year) a Certified Copy of the unaudited consolidated accounts of the NCLC Group for that quarter (commencing with the unaudited accounts made up to 31 March 2004);

 

  9.2.3 as soon as practicable (and in any event within one hundred and twenty (120) days after the close of each financial year), beginning with the year ending 31 December 2004, annual cash flow projections on a consolidated basis of the NCLC Group showing on a monthly basis advance ticket sales (for at least twelve (12) months following the date of such statement) for the NCLC Group;

 

  9.2.4 as soon as practicable (and in any event not later than 31 January of each financial year):

 

  (a) a budget for the NCLC Group for such new financial year including a twelve (12) month liquidity budget for such new financial year; and

 

  (b) updated financial projections of the NCLC Group for at least the next five (5) years (including an income statement and quarterly break downs for the first of these five (5) years),

and an outline of the assumptions supporting such budget and financial projections including but without limitation any scheduled drydockings;

 

  9.2.5 from time to time (but at intervals no more frequently than annually at the Guarantor’s expense unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing) within fifteen (15) days of receiving any request to that effect from an Agent, a valuation of each of the vessels in the NCLC Fleet obtained in accordance with the provisions of clause 10.18 of the relevant Loan Agreement;

 

  9.2.6 as soon as practicable (and in any event within sixty (60) days after the close of each of the first three (3) quarters of its financial year and within one hundred and twenty (120) days after the close of each financial year) a statement signed by the NCLC Group’s chief financial officer in the form of Schedule 1 (commencing with the first quarter of the financial year ending 31 December 2004);

 

  9.2.7 promptly, such further information in its possession or control regarding its financial condition and operations and those of any company in the NCLC Group as an Agent may request;

 

  9.2.8

details of any material litigation, arbitration or administrative proceedings which affect any Obligor as soon as the same are instituted and served, or,

 

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  to the knowledge of the Guarantor, threatened (and for this purpose proceedings shall be deemed to be material if they involve a claim in an amount exceeding twenty five million Dollars (USD25,000,000) or the equivalent in another currency);

 

  9.2.9 promptly, such information as an Agent may request regarding the Bonds, either before their issue or during their lifetime;

 

  9.2.10 as soon as practicable (and in any event no later than the twenty fifth (25th) day of each month), a monthly bank reporting package for the NCLC Group for the previous month comprised of a profit and loss statement, a balance sheet, a cash flow statement and a statement of the Free Liquidity (as defined in Clause 11.4) (commencing with the month to 31 March 2009);

 

  9.2.11 a quarterly earnings conference telephone call (commencing with the financial quarter to 31 March 2009) to take place as soon as practicable and in any event no later than forty (40) days after the end of any relevant financial quarter except the fourth financial quarter and no later than seventy five (75) days after the end of the fourth financial quarter; and

 

  9.2.12 as soon as practicable (and in any event within thirty (30) days after the close of each quarter of each financial year) a report on bookings for the following year and a comparison with the previous year in the form of Schedule 4 (commencing with the financial quarter ending 30 June 2009).

All accounts required under this Clause 9.2 shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP and shall fairly represent the financial condition of the relevant company. In this Clause 9.2 “NCLC Group” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Clause 11.4.

 

  9.3 The Guarantor will keep proper books of record and account in which proper and correct entries shall be made of all financial transactions and the assets, liabilities and business of the Guarantor in accordance with GAAP.

 

  9.4 The Guarantor will notify the Trustees and the Agents of any Event of Default forthwith upon the Guarantor becoming aware of the occurrence thereof.

 

  9.5 The Guarantor will procure that all such authorisations, approvals, consents, licences and exemptions as may be required under any applicable law or regulation to enable it to perform its obligations under, and ensure the validity or enforceability of, this Deed are obtained and promptly renewed from time to time and will promptly furnish certified copies thereof to each of the Agents and will procure that the terms of the same are complied with at all times.

 

  9.6 The Guarantor will do all such things as are necessary to maintain its corporate existence in good standing and will ensure that it has the right and is duly qualified to conduct its business as it is conducted in all applicable jurisdictions and will obtain and maintain all franchises and rights necessary for the conduct of its business.

 

  9.7

Forthwith upon the execution of this Deed, and as a condition precedent to the amendment and restatement of the Original Loan Agreements, the Guarantor shall

 

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  deliver to each of the Agents a letter addressed to that Agent irrevocably and unconditionally authorising and instructing the Agent forthwith to execute on behalf of the Guarantor each Transfer Certificate delivered to the Agent pursuant to clause 17 of the relevant Loan Agreement, such letter to be in substantially the form of Schedule 2.

 

  9.8 Other than the Sky Vessel Indebtedness:

 

  9.8.1 the Guarantor shall procure that any and all of its indebtedness with any other Obligor and/or any shareholder of the Guarantor is at all times fully subordinated to the Security Documents and the obligations of the Guarantor hereunder; and

 

  9.8.2 the Guarantor shall not make or permit to be made any repayments of principal, payments of interest or of any other costs, fees, expenses or liabilities arising from or representing indebtedness with any shareholder of the Guarantor.

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Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default the Guarantor shall not make any repayments of principal, payments of interest or of any other costs, fees, expenses or liabilities arising from or representing indebtedness with any other Obligor.

 

10 General Undertakings: Negative Covenants

 

  10.1 The undertakings contained in this Clause 10 shall remain in full force from the date of this Deed until the end of the Security Period under each of the Loan Agreements.

 

  10.2 Except with the prior written consent of the Agents, the Guarantor will not, and will procure that no other member of the NCLC Group will, either in a single transaction or in a series of transactions whether related or not and whether voluntarily or involuntarily, agree to or actually sell, assign, abandon or otherwise transfer or dispose of all or any of its assets or any share or interest therein except that:

 

  10.2.1 the Borrower may agree to sell the Vessel on the condition that contemporaneously with the completion of the sale the Loans are prepaid in accordance with the provisions of clause 4.6 of each of the Loan Agreements;

 

  10.2.2 the Borrower may let the Vessel on charter in accordance with the provisions of clause 10 of each of the Loan Agreements;

 

  10.2.3 disposals may be made in the ordinary course of trading of the disposing entity (excluding disposal of ships) including without limitation, the payment of cash as consideration for the purchase or acquisition of any asset or service or in the discharge of any obligation incurred for value in the ordinary course of trading;

 

  10.2.4 disposals of cash raised or borrowed may be made for the purposes for which such cash was raised or borrowed;

 

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  10.2.5 disposals of assets in exchange for other assets comparable or superior as to type and value may be made;

 

  10.2.6 a vessel owned by any member of the NCLC Group (other than the Borrower) may be sold provided such sale is on a willing seller willing buyer basis at or about market rate and at arm’s length subject always to the provisions of any loan documentation for the financing of such vessel and NCLL may, following the sale of its shares by Arrasas to IOL, a wholly owned Subsidiary of the Original Guarantor, transfer to other wholly owned Subsidiaries of the Original Guarantor its vessels “NORWEGIAN WIND”, “NORWEGIAN DREAM”, “NORWEGIAN SEA”, “NORWEGIAN MAJESTY”, “NORWEGIAN CROWN” and “MARCO POLO” (the “Six Vessels” ) for their transfer values as set out in schedule 8 to each of the Loan Agreements and sell m.v. “NORWAY” to a third party and, prior to the sale of its shares as aforesaid, transfer its vessel [*] to Pride of Aloha, Inc., a wholly owned Subsidiary of the Shareholder;

 

  10.2.7 the Shareholder may assign, pledge or charge the Shares as security for the obligations of the Borrower under the Loan Agreements;

 

  10.2.8 Arrasas may transfer its shares in NCLL to IOL and the Original Guarantor may transfer its shares in Arrasas to the Guarantor; and

 

  10.2.9 disposals of assets constituting Apollo-Related Transactions may be made,

PROVIDED THAT the number of vessels in the NCLC Fleet on the Third Restatement Date shall not be decreased by more than half.

 

  10.3 Except with the prior written consent of each of the Agents, the Guarantor will not, and will procure that no other member of the NCLC Group will, make any loan or advance or extend credit to any person, firm or corporation (except any loan, advance or credit made available to passengers on board a vessel for gambling purposes or to ship’s agents and except any loan, advance or credit to the Guarantor or a wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Guarantor, which loan, advance or credit is fully subordinated to the rights of the Beneficiaries under the Security Documents).

 

  10.4 The Guarantor will procure that none of the owners or prospective owners of mortgaged vessels in the NCLC Fleet will issue or enter into any guarantee or indemnity or otherwise become directly or contingently liable for the obligations of any other person, firm or corporation, other than:

 

  10.4.1 in the ordinary course of its business as owner of its vessels; and

 

  10.4.2 any guarantee of the obligations of any member of the NCLC Group to one or more providers of credit card processing services to the NCLC Group and/or any provider of a Letter of Credit Facility (such guarantee to be fully subordinated to any guarantees supporting the NCLC Group Credit Facilities).

 

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  10.5 Except with the prior written consent of each of the Agents, the Guarantor will not, and will procure that no other member of the NCLC Group will, make or threaten to make any substantial change in its business as presently conducted, or carry on any other business which is substantial in relation to its business as presently conducted so as to affect, in the opinion of the Agents, the ability of the Guarantor or any other Obligor to perform its obligations under the Security Documents to which it is a party PROVIDED THAT any new leisure or hospitality venture embarked upon by any member of the NCLC Group (other than the Borrower) shall not constitute a substantial change in its business and PROVIDED THAT NCLL may transfer the Six Vessels (as defined in Clause 10.2.6) to wholly owned Subsidiaries of the Original Guarantor and m.v. [*] to Pride of Aloha, Inc., a wholly owned Subsidiary of the Shareholder as aforesaid, sell m.v. “NORWAY” to a third party, cease to be either an owner or manager of ships and conduct such business as is contemplated by the restructure and recapitalisation of the Group as more particularly described in the letter dated 12 December 2003 from NCLL to the Agents and the Hermes Agent and PROVIDED FURTHER THAT any change of or discontinuation in the business activities of any Obligor in accordance with the Apollo-Related Transactions, or any other change or discontinuation that does not imperil the security created by any of the Security Documents or affect the ability of any Obligor duly to perform any of its obligations under any Security Document to which it is or may be a party from time to time, in each case in the opinion of each of the Agents, shall be permitted.

 

  10.6 Except with the prior consent of each of the Agents and Hermes, the Guarantor will not enter into any amalgamation, restructure, substantial reorganisation, merger, de-merger or consolidation or anything analogous to the foregoing and will procure that no company in the NCLC Group (other than the Shareholder or NCL International) shall do so. However, the prior consent of each of the Agents shall not be required in respect of:

 

  10.6.1 any amalgamation, voluntary cessation of business, consolidation, voluntary dissolution, solvent liquidation, merger, de-merger, voluntary termination of existence, solvent winding up, restructure which, for the avoidance of doubt, may include the creation of new Subsidiaries, pursuant to the Apollo-Related Transactions; or

 

  10.6.2 any amalgamation, voluntary cessation of business, consolidation, voluntary dissolution, solvent liquidation, merger, de-merger, voluntary termination of existence, solvent winding up, restructure or acquisition involving wholly owned (whether directly or indirectly) Subsidiaries of the Guarantor only, including the creation of new Subsidiaries, which does not imperil the security created by any of the Security Documents or affect the ability of any Obligor duly to perform any of its obligations under any Security Document to which it may be a party at any time,

PROVIDED THAT , except in relation to Apollo-Related Transactions, the Guarantor has first consulted with the Agents with regard to the proposed consolidation, reorganisation, restructure or acquisition and provides evidence satisfactory to each of the Agents that the Guarantor will be in compliance with the financial undertakings contained in Clause 11 after any such reorganisation or restructure.

 

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Further, no member of the NCLC Group will acquire any equity, share capital or any obligations of a corporation or other entity unless the business of that corporation or other entity is in the leisure or hospitality sectors.

For the avoidance of doubt, the acquisition by a member of the NCLC Group of any shares in any company or corporation shall not in itself constitute a merger or consolidation with such company or corporation for the purpose of this Clause 10.6 PROVIDED THAT each of the Agents is satisfied the Guarantor will be in compliance with the financial undertakings contained in Clause 11 after any such merger or consolidation.

In this Clause 10.6, “NCLC Group” shall exclude the Borrower.

 

  10.7 Except with the prior written consent of each of the Agents, the Guarantor will not alter its financial year end.

 

  10.8 The Guarantor has not taken and shall not take from any other Obligor or the Builder any security or counter-security in respect of any of its obligations under this Deed PROVIDED ALWAYS that if the Guarantor, in breach of this Clause, takes any security or counter-security as aforesaid, such security shall be held by the Guarantor as trustee upon trust for the Trustees.

 

  10.9 The Guarantor shall not (and will procure that no other company in the NCLC Group shall), either in a single transaction or in a series of transactions whether related or not purchase any asset or make any investment:

 

  10.9.1 other than on arm’s length terms;

 

  10.9.2 which is not for its use in its ordinary course of business;

 

  10.9.3 the cost of which is more than its fair market value at the date of acquisition; or

 

  10.9.4 other than an asset constituting an Apollo-Related Transaction,

without the prior consent of all the Lenders PROVIDED THAT the Guarantor is (and any other company in the NCLC Group is) permitted to:

 

  (a) purchase the New Vessels;

 

  (b) purchase Breakaway 3, Breakaway 4 and the Sky Vessel, subject to any other provision in the Security Documents, subject to Clauses 10.9.1 to 10.9.3; and

 

  (c) purchase other vessels after the Total Delayed Principal Amount has been cancelled and/or prepaid and/or repaid, subject to Clauses 10.9.1 to 10.9.3.

 

  10.10 The Guarantor shall not (and will procure that no other company in the NCLC Group shall) [*] unless the relevant Permitted Indebtedness is available to the buyer unconditionally subject only to the satisfaction of conditions precedent usual for such financing arrangements.

 

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11 Financial Undertakings and Ownership and Control of the Guarantor

 

  11.1 The Guarantor will ensure that:

 

  11.1.1 at all times the minimum Free Liquidity will be not less than fifty million Dollars (USD50,000,000);

 

  11.1.2 either:

 

  (a) as at 30 September 2005 and as at the end of each subsequent financial quarter the ratio of Consolidated EBITDA to Consolidated Debt Service for the NCLC Group, computed for the period of the four (4) consecutive financial quarters ending at the end of the relevant financial quarter, shall not be less than one point two five (1.25) to one (1.0); or

 

  (b) at all times during the period of twelve (12) months ending as at the end of the relevant financial quarter the NCLC Group has maintained a minimum Free Liquidity in an amount which is not less than one hundred million Dollars (USD100,000,000);

 

  11.1.3 as at 30 September 2006 and as at the end of each subsequent financial quarter, the ratio of Total Net Funded Debt to Total Capitalisation of the NCLC Group shall not exceed [*];

 

  11.1.4 [*]

 

  11.1.5 [*]

 

  11.2 It will be an Event of Default if:

 

  11.2.1 at any time when the ordinary share capital of the Guarantor or parent company of the Guarantor is not publicly listed on an Approved Stock Exchange or at any time when a dividend is to be paid to the existing shareholders of the Guarantor or parent company of the Guarantor by way of a share issue pursuant to a public offering on an Approved Stock Exchange, the Lim Family (together or individually) and Apollo in the aggregate, do not or will not, directly or indirectly, control the Guarantor and beneficially own, directly or indirectly, at least fifty one per cent (51%) of the issued share capital of, and equity interest in, the Guarantor; or

 

  11.2.2 at any time following the listing of the ordinary share capital of the Guarantor or parent company of the Guarantor on an Approved Stock Exchange:

 

  (a) any Third Party:

 

  (i) owns legally and/or beneficially and either directly or indirectly at least thirty three per cent (33%) of the ordinary share capital of the Guarantor; or

 

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  (ii) has the right or the ability to control either directly or indirectly the affairs of or the composition of the majority of the board of directors (or equivalent) of the Guarantor,

and, at the same time as any of the events described in paragraphs (i) or (ii) of this Clause have occurred and are continuing, the Lim Family (together or individually) and Apollo in the aggregate do not, directly or indirectly, beneficially own at least fifty one per cent (51%) of the issued share capital of, and equity interest in, the Guarantor; or

 

  (b) the Guarantor (or such parent company) ceases to be a listed company on an Approved Stock Exchange without the prior written consent of each of the Agents,

(and, for the purpose of this Clause 11.2 “control” of any company, limited partnership or other legal entity (a “body corporate” ) by a member of the Lim Family and Apollo means that one (1) or more members of the Lim Family or Apollo in the aggregate has, directly or indirectly, the power to direct the management and policies of such a body corporate, whether through the ownership of more than fifty per cent (50%) of the issued voting capital of that body corporate or by contract, trust or other arrangement).

 

  11.3 The Guarantor shall not and shall procure that no other member of the NCLC Group shall, pay any dividends or make any other distributions in respect of its share capital to any person, PROVIDED THAT (i) subsidiaries of the Guarantor may pay dividends to another member of the NCLC Group, [*].

The Guarantor will procure that any dividends or other distributions and interest paid or payable in connection with such dividends or other distributions will be received promptly by the Guarantor directly or indirectly from the Borrower’s shareholder(s) (if such shareholder is not the Guarantor) by way of dividend.

 

  11.4 In Clause 11.1, Clause 11.2, Clause 11.3, Clause 11.7 and Schedule 1:

 

  11.4.1 “Affiliate” means, with respect to any person, any other person controlling, controlled by or under common control with, such person and for purposes of this definition, “control” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “controlling” , “controlled by” and “under common control with” ), as applied to any person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to vote ten per cent (10%) or more of the securities having voting power for the election of directors of such person, or otherwise to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of that person, whether through the ownership of voting securities or by contract or otherwise;

 

  11.4.2 “Approved Stock Exchange” means the New York Stock Exchange, NASDAQ or such other stock exchange in the United States of America as is approved in writing by each of the Agents;

 

  11.4.3 “Budgeted Consolidated EBITDA” means the relevant amount set out in Schedule 3;

 

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  11.4.4 “Cash Balance” means, at any date of determination, the unencumbered and otherwise unrestricted cash and cash equivalents of the NCLC Group;

 

  11.4.5 “Consolidated Adjusted Total Assets” means the NCLC Group’s total assets (based on the then latest unaudited consolidated quarterly accounts), adjusted so that each vessel in the NCLC Fleet is valued on the basis of its most recent valuation obtained in accordance with clause 10.18 of each of the Loan Agreements in the case of the Vessel and the similar clause in the facility agreements in respect of the other NCLC Group Credit Facilities;

 

  11.4.6 “Consolidated Debt Service” means, for any relevant period, the sum (without double counting), determined in accordance with GAAP, of:

 

  (a) the aggregate principal payable or paid during such period on any Indebtedness for Borrowed Money of any member of the NCLC Group, other than:

 

  (i) principal of any such Indebtedness for Borrowed Money prepaid at the option of the relevant member of the NCLC Group or by virtue of Clause 12 or Clause 13;

 

  (ii) principal of any such Indebtedness for Borrowed Money prepaid upon the sale or Total Loss of any vessel owned or leased under a capital lease by any member of the NCLC Group or under an Apollo-Related Transaction; and

 

  (iii) balloon payments of any such Indebtedness for Borrowed Money payable during such period (and for the purpose of this paragraph (iii) a “balloon payment” shall not include any scheduled repayment instalment of such Indebtedness for Borrowed Money which forms part of the balloon) or under an Apollo-Related Transaction;

 

  (b) Consolidated Interest Expense for such period;

 

  (c) the aggregate amount of any dividend or distribution of present or future assets, undertakings, rights or revenues to any shareholder of any member of the NCLC Group (other than the Guarantor or one of its wholly owned Subsidiaries) or any distribution in respect of share capital during such period ( “Distributions” ) other than the tax distributions described in Clause 11.3; and

 

  (d) all rent under any capital lease obligations by which the Guarantor or any consolidated Subsidiary is bound which are payable or paid during such period and the portion of any debt discount that must be amortised in such period,

as calculated in accordance with GAAP and derived from the then latest unaudited consolidated accounts of the NCLC Group delivered to each of the Agents in the case of any period ending at the end of any of the first three (3) financial quarters of each financial year of the NCLC Group and the then latest Accounts delivered to each of the Agents in the case of the final quarter of each such financial year;

 

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  11.4.7 “Consolidated EBITDA” means, for any relevant period, the aggregate of:

 

  (a) Consolidated Net Income from the Guarantor’s operations for such period;

 

  (b) the aggregate amounts deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period in respect of gains and losses from the sale of assets or reserves relating thereto, Consolidated Interest Expense, depreciation and amortisation, impairment charges and any other non-cash charges and deferred income tax expense for such period;

 

  11.4.8 “Consolidated Interest Expense” means, for any relevant period, the consolidated interest expense (excluding capitalised interest) of the NCLC Group for such period;

 

  11.4.9 “Consolidated Net Income” means, for any relevant period, the consolidated net income (or loss) of the NCLC Group for such period as determined in accordance with GAAP;

 

  11.4.10 “F3 Two EBITDA” means the Consolidated EBITDA attributable to the F3 Two Vessel assuming the F3 Two Vessel had been in operation since the beginning of the period in which the F3 Two-Related Debt was included in Total Net Funded Debt;

 

  11.4.11 “F3 Two-Related Debt” means the amount of up to EUR662,905,320 to be made available to Norwegian Epic, Ltd. (formerly known as F3 Two, Ltd.) pursuant to a facility agreement dated 22 September 2006 (as amended and/or restated from time to time);

 

  11.4.12 “Free Liquidity” means, at any date of determination, the aggregate of the Cash Balance and any amounts freely available for drawing under any revolving or other credit facilities of the NCLC Group, which remain undrawn, could be drawn for general working capital purposes or other general corporate purposes and would not, if drawn, be repayable within six (6) months;

 

  11.4.13 “Lim Family” means:

 

  (a) the late Tan Sri Lim Goh Tong;

 

  (b) his spouse;

 

  (c) his direct lineal descendants;

 

  (d) the personal estate of any of the above persons; and

 

  (e) any trust created for the benefit of one or more of the above persons and their estates;

 

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  11.4.14 “NCLC Group” means, for the purposes of this Clause 11, the Guarantor, its Subsidiaries and any other entity which is required to be consolidated in the Guarantor’s accounts in accordance with GAAP;

 

  11.4.15 “Third Party” means any person or group of persons acting in concert (as the expression “acting in concert” is defined in the City Code on Take-overs and Mergers) who or which is not a member of the Lim Family or Apollo;

 

  11.4.16 “Total Capitalisation” means, at any date of determination, Total Net Funded Debt plus the consolidated stockholders’ equity of the NCLC Group at such date determined in accordance with GAAP and derived from the then latest unaudited and consolidated accounts of the NCLC Group delivered to each of the Agents in the case of the first three (3) quarters of each financial year and the then latest Accounts delivered to each of the Agents in the case of the final quarter of each financial year PROVIDED THAT for any such accounts delivered after the Third Restatement Date, the effect of any impairment of intangible assets shall be added back to stockholders’ equity; and

 

  11.4.17 “Total Net Funded Debt” means, as at any relevant date:

 

  (a) Indebtedness for Borrowed Money of the NCLC Group; and

 

  (b) the amount of any Indebtedness for Borrowed Money of any person which is not a member of the NCLC Group but which is guaranteed by a member of the NCLC Group as at such date;

less an amount equal to any Cash Balance and all amounts from time to time standing to the credit of the Cash Sweep Bank Account as at such date.

 

  11.5 Save as specified in Clause 11.1.2, Clause 11.1.4 and Clause 11.7, the ratios referred to in Clause 11.1 will be measured on a quarterly basis by reference to the consolidated accounts of the NCLC Group.

 

  11.6 Only the Moratorium Undertakings and the undertaking contained in Clause 11.7 will apply during the Moratorium Period. From the end of the Moratorium Period the ratios referred to in Clause 11.1, other than the ratios referred to in Clause 11.1.4 and Clause 11.7, will apply.

 

  11.7 If Consolidated EBITDA at the end of any financial quarter (computed for the period of the four (4) consecutive financial quarters ending at the end of such financial quarter) during the Moratorium Period is more than twenty per cent (20%) [*] for such period, then the Majority Group-Wide Lenders shall have the right to request the Guarantor promptly to appoint, at its cost, an independent restructuring firm acceptable to the Majority Group-Wide Lenders to provide a due diligence report on the management restructuring plan and its present state to the Group-Wide Lenders as soon as practicable. The Guarantor shall use commercially reasonable efforts to assist such restructuring firm in preparing such due diligence report within sixty (60) days of the request.

 

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12 Cash Sweep

 

  12.1 The Guarantor shall maintain the Cash Sweep Bank Account during the Security Period (or for such shorter period as the Majority Cash Sweep Lenders may agree) free of Encumbrances and rights of set off other than the Account Charge.

 

  12.2 Subject to Clause 12.3 and no Event of Default having occurred and being continuing, any Total Cash Sweep Amount shall be applied on the relevant Cash Sweep Payment Date in prepayment, reduction and/or cancellation of the Cash Sweep Credit Facilities. The payment to be made under each Cash Sweep Credit Facility shall be calculated on the basis of the Accounts for the twelve (12) month period ending on the relevant Cash Sweep Determination Date and be applied to each Cash Sweep Credit Facility on a pro rata basis based on each Cash Sweep Credit Facility’s remaining outstanding Delayed Principal Amount (as defined in the relevant Loan Agreement in respect of a Loan and as defined in the relevant facility agreement in respect of each of the other Cash Sweep Credit Facilities) as of the Cash Sweep Payment Date. Each such outstanding Delayed Principal Amount, to the extent it is not already denominated in Dollars, shall be converted into Dollars on the date falling ten (10) Business Days prior to the relevant Cash Sweep Payment Date at the rate which appears on the Reuters Page ECB37 at 1.30 p.m. London time on that date, for the purposes of such calculation. For the avoidance of doubt, once there is no longer any remaining outstanding Delayed Principal Amount under any of the Cash Sweep Facilities, no further payments under this Clause 12.2 shall be required.

 

  12.3 The Guarantor shall procure that any Total Cash Sweep Amount on the Cash Sweep Determination Dates of 31 December 2009 and 31 December 2010 shall be paid into the Cash Sweep Bank Account on the following 31 March. On 31 March 2011 the Guarantor shall procure that the Total Cash Sweep Amount on the Cash Sweep Determination Dates of 31 December 2009 and 31 December 2010 held in the Cash Sweep Bank Account shall be applied in accordance with Clause 12.2 as if it were a single Total Cash Sweep Amount existing on 31 December 2010.

 

  12.4 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Deed, to the extent that the Guarantor can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Majority Cash Sweep Lenders in their sole discretion that the working capital needs of the NCLC Group so require, the Guarantor shall be permitted to withdraw the amount agreed by the Majority Cash Sweep Lenders from the Cash Sweep Bank Account prior to 31 March 2011 and apply it for any purpose agreed by the Majority Cash Sweep Lenders. Save as provided in this Clause 12.4, no sum may be withdrawn from the Cash Sweep Bank Account prior to 31 March 2011. Any accumulated interest in the Cash Sweep Bank Account remaining after 31 March 2011 shall be remitted to the Guarantor.

 

  12.5 Each Relevant Cash Sweep Amount shall be applied to the Loan in accordance with clause 4.9 of each of the Loan Agreements.

 

  12.6 On or immediately after the date falling ten (10) Business Days prior to 31 March 2010 and to each Cash Sweep Payment Date the Guarantor shall provide the Cash Sweep Lenders with a statement showing the calculation of Liquidity at the relevant Cash Sweep Determination Date (whether or not there is a Total Cash Sweep Amount) and, if applicable, the amounts of the Total Cash Sweep Amount to be paid to the Cash Sweep Lenders on the relevant Cash Sweep Payment Date, subject to Clause 12.4.

 

  12.7 It is hereby acknowledged and agreed that the provisions of this Clause 12 and clause 4.9 of each of the Loan Agreements may not be amended without the consent of the Cash Sweep Lenders.

 

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13 Special Liquidity

 

  13.1 Provided that no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, any Total Special Liquidity Sources Amount shall be applied on the relevant Special Liquidity Sources Payment Date in prepayment, reduction and/or cancellation of the Cash Sweep Credit Facilities. The payment to be made under each Cash Sweep Credit Facility shall be applied to each Cash Sweep Credit Facility on a pro rata basis based on each Cash Sweep Credit Facility’s remaining outstanding Delayed Principal Amount (as defined in the relevant Loan Agreement in respect of a Loan and as defined in the relevant facility agreement in respect of each of the other Cash Sweep Credit Facilities) as of the Special Liquidity Sources Payment Date. Each such outstanding Delayed Principal Amount, to the extent it is not already denominated in Dollars, shall be converted into Dollars on the date falling ten (10) Business Days prior to the relevant Special Liquidity Sources Payment Date at the rate which appears on the Reuters Page ECB37 at 1.30 p.m. London time on that date, for the purposes of such calculation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, payment under this Clause 13.1 shall only be required to the extent such payment does not reduce Liquidity to a level below [*].

 

  13.2 The Relevant Special Liquidity Sources Amount shall be applied to the Loan in accordance with clause 4.9 of each of the Loan Agreements.

 

  13.3 It is hereby acknowledged and agreed that the provisions of this Clause 13 and clause 4.9 of each of the Loan Agreements may not be amended without the consent of the Cash Sweep Lenders.

 

  13.4 No vessel in the NCLC Fleet may be sold unless any Special Liquidity Sources arising from the sale are applied in accordance with this Clause 13.

 

14 Chartering

Notwithstanding the provisions of clause 10.12 of each of the Loan Agreements, the Guarantor shall not (and will procure that no company in the NCLC Group shall), charter (in or out) any vessel, except that the following shall be permitted:

 

  14.1 the chartering out of m.v. “NORWEGIAN JADE” by Pride of Hawaii, LLC (formerly known as Pride of Hawaii, Inc.) to the Sub-Agent and any other intra-NCLC Group chartering of any vessel, which complies with clause 10.12 and clause 10.14.3 of each of the Loan Agreements;

 

  14.2 any extra-NCLC Group chartering out of a vessel that would be permissible under clause 10.12 and clause 10.14.3 of each of the Loan Agreements, except that no such extra-NCLC Group charter may be made:

 

  14.2.1 other than in the usual course of business of the vessel’s owner or other NCLC Group operator;

 

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  14.2.2 directly or indirectly to another cruise line;

 

  14.2.3 for a period longer than two (2) months; and/or

 

  14.2.4 other than at or about market rate at the time the charter is fixed;

 

  14.3 the sale and initial lease-back of any vessel in the NCLC Fleet subject to compliance with Clause 13 and Clause 10.2 and in accordance with clauses 10.12(A) and (C) and clause 10.14.3 of the Loan Agreement; and

 

  14.4 any charter of a vessel in existence at the date of the Eighth Supplemental Deed to or from a person that is not a company in the NCLC Group at the Third Restatement Date PROVIDED THAT any extension or renewal of such a charter shall only be permitted if either it is not materially adverse to the NCLC Group or the Group-Wide Lenders, in the opinion of the Majority Group-Wide Lenders, or the extension or renewal is solely at the option of that person which is not a company in the NCLC Group.

 

15 Hedging

Notwithstanding any other provision of the Loan Agreements or this Deed to the contrary, the Guarantor shall not (and will procure that no company in the NCLC Group shall) enter into any ISDA Master Agreement (or any other form of master agreement) or any transaction under any such master agreement relating to a fuel, interest or currency exchange transaction unless the entry into that master agreement or transaction is for non-speculative reasons.

 

16 Exceptional Prepayments

[*]

 

17 Equity Contribution

If the Guarantor fails to comply with the Moratorium Undertakings, the Guarantor shall, with the support and co-operation of its shareholders, use commercially reasonable endeavours and take all practicable steps to procure the contribution by the Investors, Star and/or any other capital provider of new equity in cash for the Guarantor. To the extent such endeavour is successful, such contribution shall be made within thirty (30) days from the date of the breach of the Moratorium Undertakings and be in an amount (in addition to the New Cash Equity) not exceeding the lesser of the amount required by the Majority Group-Wide Lenders and [*].

 

18 Indebtedness for Borrowed Money

Until the Total Delayed Principal Amount has been cancelled and/or prepaid and/or repaid, notwithstanding any other provision of the Loan Agreements or this Deed to the contrary, the Guarantor shall not (and will procure that no company in the NCLC Group shall) incur any Indebtedness for Borrowed Money other than Permitted Indebtedness.

 

19 Discharge

 

  19.1

Subject to Clause 4.3, following the irrevocable repayment or payment to the Trustees or the Agents on behalf of the Lenders of all the Outstanding

 

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  Indebtedness the Trustees will at the Guarantor’s request return this Deed to the Guarantor and shall, at the request and cost of the Guarantor, transfer to the Guarantor such rights as the Trustees may at such time have in the security for the Outstanding Indebtedness and to the proceeds of any such rights or security.

 

20 Assignment and Transfer

 

  20.1 This Deed shall be binding upon and enure to the benefit of the Trustees and each of their respective successors and assigns.

 

  20.2 The Guarantor shall not be entitled to assign or transfer all or any part of its rights, benefits or obligations under this Deed.

 

  20.3 A Trustee may transfer its rights hereunder to any person to whom the rights and obligations of that Trustee under the Agency and Trust Deed are transferred in accordance with the Agency and Trust Deed.

 

  20.4 Any Beneficiary may disclose to any actual or potential assignee or Transferee or to any person who may otherwise enter or propose to enter into contractual relations with such Beneficiary in relation to the relevant Loan Agreement and this Deed any information about the Obligors and the NCLC Group as such Beneficiary shall reasonably consider necessary for the purposes of inviting expressions of interest from other banks or financial institutions SUBJECT ALWAYS to the relevant Beneficiary procuring the execution by the potential assignee or Transferee or any other person as aforesaid of a Confidentiality Undertaking.

 

  20.5 A person (including any body of persons) who is not a party to this Deed has no right under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 to enforce any term of this Deed but this does not affect any right or remedy of a third party which exists or is available apart from that Act.

 

21 Miscellaneous Provisions

 

  21.1 No failure to exercise and no delay in exercising on the part of the Trustees or any of the other Beneficiaries any right or remedy under this Deed or under any other of the Security Documents shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right or remedy preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or remedy. No waiver by the Trustees or any of the other Beneficiaries shall be effective unless it is in writing.

 

  21.2 The rights and remedies of the Beneficiaries provided herein and in the other Security Documents are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law.

 

  21.3 If any provision of this Deed or the Loan Agreements or any other Security Document to which any Obligor or the Builder is a party is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such prohibition or unenforceability shall not invalidate the remaining provisions hereof or thereof or affect the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

  21.4 Time is of the essence in respect of all of the obligations of the Guarantor under this Deed.

 

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22 Waiver of Immunity

 

  22.1 The Guarantor irrevocably and unconditionally:

 

  22.1.1 waives any right of immunity which it or its assets now has or may hereafter acquire in relation to any legal proceedings (including, but without limitation, actions in rem and/or in personam) brought against it or its assets by the Trustees in relation to this Deed; and

 

  22.1.2 consents generally in respect of any such proceedings to the giving of any relief including, without limitation, the issue of any process in connection with such proceedings and the making, enforcement or execution against any property whatsoever (irrespective of its use or intended use) of any order or judgment which may be made or given in such proceedings.

 

23 Notices

 

  23.1 Each notice, demand or other communication to be made under this Deed shall be made in writing which, unless otherwise stated, includes telefax.

 

  23.2 Any notice, demand or other communication (unless made by telefax) to be made or delivered by the Trustees to the Guarantor pursuant to this Deed shall (unless the Guarantor has by fifteen (15) days’ written notice to the Trustees specified another address) be made or delivered to the Guarantor at 7665 Corporate Center Drive, Miami, Florida 33126, United States of America marked for the attention of the Chief Financial Officer (telefax no. +1 305 436 4140) and the Legal Department (telefax no. +1 305 436 4117) (but one (1) copy shall suffice) with a copy to the Investors c/o Apollo Management, LP, 9 West 57th Street, 43rd Floor, New York, NY 10019, United States of America marked for the attention of Mr Steve Martinez (telefax no. +1 212 515 3288) and shall be deemed to have been made or delivered (in the case of any telefax) when transmission of such telefax communication has been completed or (in the case of any letter) when delivered to the aforesaid address or (as the case may be) five (5) days after being deposited in the post first class postage prepaid in an envelope addressed to it at that address PROVIDED THAT if the copy of any notice, demand or other communication is not received by the Investors it shall not affect the deemed making or delivery of the notice, demand or other communication. Any notice, demand or other communication to be made or delivered by the Guarantor to the Trustees or the Agents pursuant to this Deed shall (unless the Trustees or the Agents (as the case may be) have by fifteen (15) days’ written notice to the Guarantor specified another address) be made or delivered to the Trustees or the Agents at their office for the time being which is at present HSBC Bank plc, Project and Export Finance, 8 Canada Square, London E14 5HQ, England marked for the attention of Mr Colin J Cuffie/Ms Isabel Olembo (telefax no. +44 (0)20 7992 4428) and shall be deemed to have been made or delivered (in the case of any telefax) when transmission of such telefax communication has been completed or (in the case of any letter) when delivered to the aforesaid address or (as the case may be) five (5) days after being deposited in the post first class postage prepaid in an envelope addressed to it at that address.

 

  23.3 Each notice, demand or other communication made or delivered by one (1) party to the other pursuant to this Deed shall be in the English language or accompanied by a certified English translation.

 

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24 Governing Law

This Deed and any non-contractual obligations arising from or in connection with it shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English law.

 

25 Jurisdiction

 

  25.1 For the exclusive benefit of the Trustees, the Guarantor agrees that any legal action or proceeding arising out of this Deed or relating to any non-contractual obligations arising from or in connection with this Deed may be brought in the High Court of Justice in England and irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of that court. The submission by the Guarantor to such jurisdiction shall not limit the right of the Trustees to commence any proceedings arising out of this Deed or relating to any non-contractual obligations arising from or in connection with this Deed in whatsoever jurisdiction they may choose, nor shall the commencement of any such legal action or proceeding in one (1) jurisdiction preclude the Trustees from beginning any further or other such legal action or proceeding in the same or any other jurisdiction.

 

  25.2 The Guarantor appoints in the case of the courts of England the Process Agent to receive, for and on its behalf, service of process in England of any legal proceedings with respect to this Deed.

IN WITNESS whereof this Deed of Guarantee and Indemnity has been executed by the parties hereto on the day first written above.

 

SIGNED   SEALED  and  DELIVERED  as a  DEED    )   
for and on behalf of    )   
NCL CORPORATION LTD.    )   
by    )   
its duly appointed attorney-in-fact    )   
in the presence of:    )   
SIGNED SEALED  and  DELIVERED  as a  DEED    )   
for and on behalf of    )   
HSBC BANK PLC    )   
acting by    )   
its duly appointed attorney-in-fact    )   
as the Hermes Loan Trustee and the    )   
Commercial Loan Trustee    )   
in the presence of:    )   

 

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Schedule 1

Quarterly Statement of Financial Covenants

 

TO: HSBC BANK PLC

Project and Export Finance

8 Canada Square

London E14 5HQ

England

Attn: Mr Colin J Cuffie/Ms Isabel Olembo

(as the Hermes Loan Agent and the Commercial Loan Agent (as each such term is defined in the Guarantee (as hereinafter defined))

We refer to clause 11 of the guarantee dated 23 April 2004 (as amended, varied and/or supplemented from time to time the “Guarantee” ) issued by us in favour of the Hermes Loan Trustee and the Commercial Loan Trustee. Terms defined in the Loan Agreements (as therein defined) shall have the same meanings herein.

We hereby certify the amounts set out in the attached schedule as at the last day of the financial quarter ending                      20[    ] for NCL Corporation Ltd. (the “Guarantor” ) and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis. We also hereby certify that the Guarantor is in compliance with all the financial covenants set out in clauses 11.1 and 11.3 of the Guarantee and that [no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing][an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing under clause 11.1.[    ] of the [Hermes][Commercial] Loan Agreement and the following step[s] [is/are] being taken to cure the same: [            ]].

 

NCL CORPORATION LTD.

 

By: [            ]
Chief Financial Officer

Dated :                      20[    ]

 

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[*]

 

For and on behalf of NCL CORPORATION LTD.

 

[            ]

I, [            ], the officer primarily responsible for the financial management of the NCLC Group, hereby declare that, to the best of knowledge and belief, the above Statement of Financial Covenants as of [                    ] 20[    ], in my opinion, is true and correct.

 

 

[            ]
Chief Financial Officer
NCL CORPORATION LTD.

Dated:                      20[    ]

[*]

 

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Schedule 2

Letter of Instruction

 

TO: HSBC BANK PLC

Project and Export Finance

8 Canada Square

London E14 5HQ

England

Attn: Mr Colin J Cuffie/Ms Isabel Olembo

(as the [Hermes/Commercial] Loan Agent (as hereinafter defined))

2004

Dear Sirs

Deed of Guarantee and Indemnity dated 23 April 2004 (the “Guarantee”)

We refer to the Guarantee executed by us in favour of the [Hermes/Commercial] Loan Trustee and the [Hermes/Commercial] Loan Trustee (as defined in the Guarantee) as security for the obligations of Ship Holding LLC (the “Borrower” ) under (among other things) the loan agreement dated 4 April 2003 and to be amended and restated by a first supplemental agreement thereto dated 20 April 2004 (as the same may be further amended, varied, supplemented and/or novated from time to time the “[Hermes/Commercial] Loan Agreement” ) between (among others) the Borrower as borrower, the banks whose names and offices appear in schedule 2 to the [Hermes/Commercial] Loan Agreement (the “[Hermes/Commercial] Loan Lenders” ), HSBC Bank plc as agent for the [Hermes/Commercial] Loan Lenders (the “Hermes Loan Agent” ) and HSBC Bank plc as trustee for the [Hermes/Commercial] Loan Lenders (the “[Hermes/Commercial] Loan Trustee” ).

Unless the context requires otherwise, words and expressions used herein shall have the same meanings as ascribed to them in the [Hermes/Commercial] Loan Agreement.

We refer to:

 

1. clause 17.5 of the [Hermes/Commercial] Loan Agreement which provides that each [Hermes/Commercial] Loan Lender may assign or transfer its respective rights under the Guarantee to any person to whom the rights, or the rights and obligations, of that Lender under the [Hermes/Commercial] Loan Agreement are wholly or partially assigned or transferred in accordance with the [Hermes/Commercial] Loan Agreement; and

 

2. clause 17.5 of the [Hermes/Commercial] Loan Agreement whereby the rights, benefits and/or obligations of any Lender thereunder may be transferred by means of a Transfer Certificate.

In consideration of the Lenders agreeing at our request to make the Loan available to the Borrower in accordance with the terms of the [Hermes/Commercial] Loan Agreement, we hereby irrevocably and unconditionally authorise and instruct the [Hermes/Commercial] Loan Agent

 

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forthwith to execute on our behalf each Transfer Certificate delivered to it pursuant to clause 17.5 of the [Hermes/Commercial] Loan Agreement without the [Hermes/Commercial] Loan Agent being under any obligation to take any further instructions from us or to give any prior notice to us before doing so.

This letter shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, English law.

Yours faithfully

 

 

NCL CORPORATION LTD.
By:
Title:

 

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Schedule 3

Budgeted Consolidated EBITDA

 

Fiscal Quarter Ended

   Budgeted  Consolidated
EBITDA
(USD,000)
 

30 June 2008

     [ *] 

30 September 2008

     [ *] 

31 December 2008

     [ *] 
     [ *] 

31 March 2009

     [ *] 

30 June 2009

     [ *] 

30 September 2009

     [ *] 

31 December 2009

     [ *] 
     [ *] 

31 March 2010

     [ *] 

30 June 2010

     [ *] 

30 September 2010

     [ *] 

31 December 2010

     [ *] 

 

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Schedule 4

Report on Bookings

NCL Corporation Ltd.

Passenger Booking Data

As of Week X

 

     Q1  1     Q2  1     Q3  1     Q4  1  

Load Factor Data

        

Booked to Date

        

2009

     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0

2008

     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0

Final (Full Year)

        

2008

     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0

NPD Data

        

Booked to Date

        

2009

     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0

2008

     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0

Final (Full Year)

        

2008

     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0

 

1  

Represents next four quarters following reporting date

 

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Exhibit 10.2

[*]: THE CONFIDENTIAL PORTION HAS BEEN OMITTED PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT AND THE OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE COMMISSION.

DATED 1 JUNE 2012

NORWEGIAN JEWEL LIMITED

(as borrower)

NCL CORPORATION LTD.

(as guarantor)

NCL (BAHAMAS) LTD.

(as manager)

NCL INTERNATIONAL LTD.

(as shareholder)

THE SEVERAL BANKS

(particulars of which are set out in Schedule 1)

(as lenders)

HSBC BANK PLC

(as agent)

COMMERZBANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT

(as Hermes agent)

HSBC BANK PLC

(as trustee)

 

 

EIGHTH SUPPLEMENTAL DEED TO (AMONG OTHER THINGS)

SECURED LOAN AGREEMENT

dated 20 April 2004 (as previously amended and/or restated)

for up to USD334,050,000 pre- and post delivery finance for

“NORWEGIAN JEWEL”

 

 

 

LOGO


CONTENTS

 

          Page  
1   

Definitions and Construction

     2   
2   

Amendment and/or Restatement of Original Loan Agreement, Original Guarantee and Other Security Documents

     3   
3   

Conditions Precedent

     4   
4   

Representations and Warranties

     6   
5   

Fee and Expenses

     7   
6   

Further Assurance

     8   
7   

Counterparts

     8   
8   

Notices

     8   
9   

Governing Law

     9   
10   

Jurisdiction

     9   
Schedule 1   

The Agent, the Hermes Agent, the Trustee, the Restructuring Trustee and the Lenders

     15   
Schedule 2   

Loan Agreement

     19   
Schedule 3   

Guarantee

     20   


EIGHTH SUPPLEMENTAL DEED

DATED 1 JUNE 2012

BETWEEN:

 

(1) NORWEGIAN JEWEL LIMITED , a company incorporated under the laws of the Isle of Man and having its registered office at International House, Castle Hill, Victoria Road, Douglas, Isle of Man, British Isles as borrower (the “Borrower” );

 

(2) NCL CORPORATION LTD. , a company incorporated under the laws of Bermuda and having its registered office at Cumberland House, 9th Floor, 1 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda as guarantor (the “Guarantor” );

 

(3) NCL INTERNATIONAL LTD. , a company incorporated under the laws of Bermuda and having its registered office at Cumberland House, 9th Floor, 1 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda as shareholder (the “Shareholder” );

 

(4) NCL (BAHAMAS) LTD. , a company incorporated under the laws of Bermuda and having its registered office at Cumberland House, 9th Floor, 1 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda as manager (the “Manager” );

 

(5) THE SEVERAL BANKS particulars of which are set out in Schedule 1 as lenders (collectively the “Lenders” and each individually a “Lender” );

 

(6) HSBC BANK PLC of 8 Canada Square, London E14 5HQ as agent (the “Agent” );

 

(7) COMMERZBANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT of Kaiserplatz, 60311 Frankfurt am Main, Federal Republic of Germany as agent (the “Hermes Agent” ); and

 

(8) HSBC BANK PLC of 8 Canada Square, London E14 5HQ as trustee for itself and the Lenders (as hereinafter defined) (the “Trustee” ).

WHEREAS :

 

(A) By a loan agreement dated 20 April 2004 as amended and/or restated by a first supplemental deed thereto dated as of 30 September 2005, a second supplemental deed thereto dated 4 April 2006, a third supplemental deed thereto dated 13 November 2006, a fourth supplemental deed thereto dated 21 December 2007, a fifth supplemental deed thereto dated 2 April 2009, a sixth supplemental deed thereto dated 22 July 2010 and a seventh supplemental deed thereto dated 18 November 2010 entered into between the Borrower as borrower, the Lenders as lenders, the Agent as agent for (among others) the Lenders, the Hermes Agent as agent for (among others) the Lenders and the Trustee as trustee for (among others) the Lenders (together the “Original Loan Agreement” ), the Lenders granted to the Borrower a secured loan in the maximum amount of three hundred and thirty four million and fifty thousand Dollars (USD334,050,000) (the “Loan” ) for the purpose of enabling the Borrower to finance (among other things) the construction of the Vessel (as such term is defined in the Original Loan Agreement) on the terms and conditions therein contained. The repayment of the Loan by the Borrower has been secured by (among other things) a guarantee and indemnity dated 20 April 2004 granted by the Guarantor as amended and/or restated by the said first supplement dated as of 30 September 2005, the said third supplement dated 13 November 2006 and the said fifth supplement dated as of 2 April 2009 (together the “Original Guarantee” ).


(B) Each of the Borrower and the Guarantor has requested the consent of the Lenders, the Agent, the Hermes Agent and the Trustee to (i) the purchase of the vessel [*] (the “Sky Vessel” ) from [*] (the “Sky Vessel Seller” ) for an amount of up to [*] (the “Sky Vessel Purchase Price” ) and the amendment of each of the Original Facility Agreement and the Original Guarantee to permit the purchase of [*] other vessels in addition to the Sky Vessel and after the cancellation, prepayment and/or repayment of the Total Delayed Principal Amount, to remove the restriction on purchasing vessels (ii) amend the restrictions in each of the Original Facility Agreement and the Original Guarantee on incurring Permitted Indebtedness to allow for the acquisition of the Sky Vessel and such [*] other vessels and utilisation of an amount of up to [*] for general corporate purposes and, after the cancellation, prepayment and/or repayment of the Total Delayed Principal Amount, to remove such restrictions (iii) amend each of the Original Facility Agreement and the Original Guarantee to exempt the indebtedness incurred for financing the Sky Vessel from the subordination arrangements in respect of Indebtedness for Borrowed Money and (iv) amend clause 15 ( Hedging ) of the Original Guarantee to remove the restriction on hedging counterparties.

 

(C) The consent of the Lenders, the Agent, the Hermes Agent and the Trustee is given in respect of the above matters on the terms of this eighth supplement to the Original Loan Agreement (this “Deed” ) which shall be executed as a deed.

NOW THIS DEED WITNESSES as follows:

 

1 Definitions and Construction

 

  1.1 In this Deed including the preamble and recitals hereto (unless the context otherwise requires) any term or expression defined in the preamble or the recitals shall have the meaning ascribed to it therein and terms and expressions not defined herein but whose meanings are defined in the Original Loan Agreement shall have the meanings set out therein. In addition, the following terms and expressions shall have the meanings set out below:

“Guarantee” means the Original Guarantee as amended and restated by this Deed and as set out in Schedule 3;

“Loan Agreement” means the Original Loan Agreement as amended and restated by this Deed and as set out in Schedule 2;

“New Process Agent” means EC3 Services Limited whose registered office is presently at The St Botolph Building, 138 Houndsditch, London EC3A 7AR;

“Sky Vessel Purchase Price Terms” means the terms on which the Sky Vessel Purchase Price (and interest thereon and other fees, costs and expenses) will be payable by [*] to the Sky Vessel Seller for the Sky Vessel as reflected by the agreement referred to in Clause 3.1.3;

“Third Restatement Date” means the date on which the conditions precedent set out in Clause 3.1 are fulfilled to the satisfaction of the Agent or waived by the Agent pursuant to Clause 3.2; and

“Total Sky Vessel and Breakaway 3 Prepayment Amount” means [*].

 

  1.2 The provisions of clauses 1.2, 1.3 and 17.11 of the Loan Agreement shall apply hereto (mutatis mutandis).

 

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2 Amendment and/or Restatement of Original Loan Agreement, Original Guarantee and Other Security Documents

 

  2.1 Subject to Clause 3.1, the parties hereto agree that immediately upon and with effect from the Third Restatement Date the Original Loan Agreement shall be amended and restated to read in accordance with the amended and restated facility agreement as set out in Schedule 2 and (as so amended and restated) will continue to be binding upon each of the parties thereto in accordance with its terms as so amended and restated.

 

  2.2 Subject to Clause 3.1, the Guarantor and the Trustee agree that immediately upon and with effect from the Third Restatement Date the Original Guarantee shall be amended and restated to read in accordance with the amended and restated guarantee as set out in Schedule 3 and (as so amended and restated) will continue to be binding upon each of the parties thereto in accordance with its terms as so amended and restated.

 

  2.3 Each of the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Shareholder and the Manager hereby confirms to the Lenders, the Agent, the Hermes Agent and the Trustee that with effect from the Third Restatement Date:

 

  2.3.1 all references to the Original Loan Agreement or the Original Guarantee in the other Security Documents shall be construed as references to the Loan Agreement or the Guarantee (as the case may be) and all terms used in such Security Documents whose meanings are defined by reference to the Original Loan Agreement shall be defined by reference to the Loan Agreement;

 

  2.3.2 the Security Documents shall apply to, and extend to secure, the whole of the Outstanding Indebtedness, as defined in clause 1.1 of the Loan Agreement, until it has been repaid or paid in full to the Lenders (or to the Agent on their behalf) and the Agent;

 

  2.3.3 its obligations under the Security Documents to which it is a party shall not be discharged, impaired or otherwise affected by reason of the execution of this Deed or of any of the documents or transactions contemplated hereby and in particular but without limitation by the granting of time to the Borrower under the Original Loan Agreement; and

 

  2.3.4 its obligations under the Security Documents to which it is a party shall remain in full force and effect as security for the obligations of the Borrower under the Loan Agreement and the other Security Documents as amended by this Deed.

 

  2.4 The Manager hereby acknowledges and, to the extent necessary, agrees to comply with the terms of clause 16 ( Exceptional Prepayments ) of the Guarantee.

 

  2.5 Except as expressly amended hereby or pursuant hereto the Original Loan Agreement, the Original Guarantee and the other Security Documents shall remain in full force and effect and nothing herein contained shall relieve the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Shareholder, the Manager or any other Obligor from any of its respective obligations under any such documents.

 

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3 Conditions Precedent

 

  3.1 The amendment and restatement of each of the Original Loan Agreement and the Original Guarantee provided for in Clause 2 is conditional upon and shall not be effective unless and until the Agent has received the following in form and substance satisfactory to it:

 

  3.1.1 prior to the date of this Deed, an updated integrated financial model for the NCLC Group for the period until 31 December 2017 reflecting the Sky Vessel Purchase Price Terms and the anticipated cost of acquisition of Breakaway 3 and Breakaway 4 (as each such term will be defined in the Loan Agreement) which is hereby agreed to have been satisfied by the financial model for the NCLC Group first delivered at the bankers’ meeting in London on 4 April 2012 and subsequently distributed by the Guarantor by email;

 

  3.1.2 on the date of this Deed:

 

  (a) one (1) counterpart of this Deed duly executed by the parties hereto;

 

  (b) a written confirmation from the New Process Agent that it will act for each of the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Shareholder, the Manager and the owners of the Hermes Vessels other than the Borrower (together the “Relevant Parties” ) as agent for service of process in England in respect of this Deed;

 

  (c) evidence that each of the Lenders has received payment of the handling/work fee to which it is entitled as more particularly described in Clause 5.1;

 

  (d) the following corporate documents in respect of each of the Relevant Parties:

 

  (i) Certified Copies of any consents required from any ministry, governmental, financial or other authority for the execution of and performance by the respective Relevant Party of its obligations under this Deed or any document to be executed pursuant hereto or if no such consents are required a certificate from a duly appointed officer of the Relevant Party to this effect confirming that no such consents are required;

 

  (ii) a notarially attested secretary’s certificate of each of the Relevant Parties:

 

  (1) attaching a copy of its Certificate of Incorporation and Memorandum of Association and Bye-Laws (or equivalent constitutional documents) which do not prohibit the entering into of the transactions contemplated in this Deed;

 

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  (2) giving the names of its present officers and directors;

 

  (3) setting out specimen signatures of such persons as are authorised by the Relevant Party to sign documents or otherwise undertake the performance of that Relevant Party’s obligations under this Deed;

 

  (4) giving the legal owner of its shares and the number of such shares held;

 

  (5) attaching copies of resolutions passed at duly convened meetings of the directors and, if required by the Agent, the shareholders of each of the Relevant Parties authorising (as applicable) the execution of this Deed and the issue of any power of attorney to execute the same; and

 

  (6) containing a declaration of solvency as at the date of the certificate of the duly appointed officer of the Relevant Party;

or (if applicable) certifying that there has been no change to the statements made in his or her secretary’s certificate last provided to the Agent with respect to paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4) and (6) of this Clause 3.1.2(d)(ii) and attaching copies of resolutions passed at duly convened meetings of the directors and, if required by the Agent, the shareholders of each of the Relevant Parties authorising (as applicable) the execution of this Deed and any document to be executed pursuant hereto and the issue of any power of attorney to execute the same; and

 

  (iii) the original powers of attorney, if any, issued pursuant to the resolutions referred to above and notarially attested;

 

  3.1.3 a Certified Copy of any sale and purchase agreement or memorandum of agreement evidencing the terms for the sale of the Sky Vessel by the Sky Vessel Seller to Norwegian Sky, Ltd. or another member of the NCLC Group for the Sky Vessel Purchase Price on the Sky Vessel Purchase Price Terms which agreement shall be in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent if it is in the form provided to the Agent on 21 May 2012;

 

  3.1.4 a Certified Copy of a confirmation in respect of each of the Hermes Vessel Owner Second Guarantees duly executed by the owners of the Hermes Vessels other than the Borrower;

 

  3.1.5 evidence that all the conditions precedent to the amendment and restatement of each facility agreement and, if applicable, guarantee in respect of each NCLC Group Credit Facility have been satisfied;

 

  3.1.6 confirmation from Hermes that, in relation to the Hermes Cover, they have noted the requests of the Borrower and the Guarantor set out in recital (B) and agree that consent to such requests may be given on the conditions set out in recital (B);

 

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  3.1.7 evidence that the Cash Sweep Credit Facilities have been cancelled and/or prepaid pro rata based on the Maximum Amount of the Delayed Principal Amount (as defined in the facility agreement for each Cash Sweep Credit Facility) for each Cash Sweep Credit Facility (or, if applicable, tranche thereof) by the Total Sky Vessel and Breakaway 3 Prepayment Amount; and

 

  3.1.8 agreement to the issue of such favourable written legal opinions including in respect of Bermuda, the Isle of Man, Delaware and the United States of America and England in such form as the Agent may require relating to all aspects of the transactions contemplated hereby governed by any applicable law,

PROVIDED THAT no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on the Third Restatement Date (subject to Clause 3.2).

 

  3.2 If the Lenders, the Agent, the Hermes Agent and the Trustee, acting unanimously, decide (or the Agent in accordance with the Agency and Trust Deed decides) to permit the amendment and restatement of the Original Loan Agreement and the Original Guarantee hereby without the Agent having received all of the documents or evidence referred to in Clause 3.1, the Borrower will nevertheless deliver the remaining documents or evidence to the Agent within fourteen (14) days of the Third Restatement Date (or such other period as the Agent may stipulate) and the amendment and restatement of the Original Loan Agreement and the Original Guarantee as aforesaid shall not be construed as a waiver of the Agent’s right to receive the documents or evidence as aforesaid nor shall this provision impose on the Agent, the Hermes Agent, the Trustee or the Lenders any obligation to permit the amendment and restatement in the absence of such documents or evidence.

 

4 Representations and Warranties

 

  4.1 Each of the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Shareholder and the Manager represents and warrants to the Lenders, the Agent, the Hermes Agent and the Trustee that:

 

  4.1.1 it has the power to enter into and perform this Deed and the transactions and documents contemplated hereby and has taken all necessary action to authorise the entry into and performance of this Deed and such transactions and documents;

 

  4.1.2 this Deed constitutes and each other document contemplated hereby to which it is a party will, when executed, constitute its legal, valid and binding obligations enforceable in accordance with its terms;

 

  4.1.3 its entry into and performance of this Deed and the transactions and documents contemplated hereby do not and will not conflict with:

 

  (a) any law or regulation or any official or judicial order; or

 

  (b) its constitutional documents; or

 

  (c) any agreement or document to which it is a party or which is binding upon it or any of its assets,

 

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nor result in the creation or imposition of any Encumbrance on it or its assets pursuant to the provisions of any such agreement or document and in particular but without prejudice to the foregoing the entry into and performance of this Deed and the transactions and documents contemplated hereby and thereby will not render invalid, void or voidable any security granted by it to the Trustee;

 

  4.1.4 all authorisations, approvals, consents, licences, exemptions, filings, registrations, notarisations and other matters, official or otherwise, required in connection with the entry into, performance, validity and enforceability of this Deed and each of the other documents contemplated hereby and thereby and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been obtained or effected and are in full force and effect;

 

  4.1.5 all information furnished by it to the Agent or its agents relating to the business and affairs of an Obligor in connection with this Deed and the other documents contemplated hereby and thereby was and remains true and correct in all material respects and there are no other material facts or considerations the omission of which would render any such information misleading; and

 

  4.1.6 it has fully disclosed in writing to the Agent all facts relating to its business which it knows or should reasonably know and which might reasonably be expected to influence the Lenders, the Agent, the Hermes Agent and/or the Trustee in deciding whether or not to enter into this Deed.

 

5 Fee and Expenses

 

  5.1 The Borrower shall pay to each of the Lenders on the date of this Deed a non-refundable handling/work fee of [*] provided that a Lender which is the provider of any other loan or other facility to the Borrower or any other member of the NCLC Group shall only be entitled to receive one (1) such fee of [*]. Notwithstanding any provision of this Deed, the Original Loan Agreement, the Loan Agreement or the Agency and Trust Deed to the contrary, no Lender shall be required to share with the other Lenders, the Agent, the Hermes Agent and/or the Trustee any such handling/work fee received.

 

  5.2 The Borrower and the Guarantor jointly and severally undertake to reimburse the Agent, the Hermes Agent and the Trustee on demand of the Agent on a full indemnity basis for the reasonable charges and expenses (together with value added tax or any similar tax thereon and including without limitation the fees and expenses of legal and other advisers) incurred by the Agent, the Hermes Agent and/or the Trustee in respect of or in connection with the negotiation, preparation, printing, execution, registration and enforcement of this Deed and any other documents required in connection with the implementation of this Deed.

 

  5.3

The Borrower and the Guarantors jointly and severally undertake to reimburse the Agent, the Trustee, the Hermes Agent and the Lenders on demand of the Agent on a full indemnity basis for all charges and expenses (together with value added tax or any similar tax thereon and including without limitation the fees and expenses of

 

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  legal and other advisers) incurred by the Agent, the Trustee, the Hermes Agent and/or the Lenders in respect of, or in connection with the enforcement of, or the preservation of any rights under this Deed.

 

6 Further Assurance

Each of the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Shareholder and the Manager will, from time to time on being required to do so by the Agent, do or procure the doing of all such acts and/or execute or procure the execution of all such documents in a form satisfactory to the Agent and the Hermes Agent as the Agent and the Hermes Agent may reasonably consider necessary for giving full effect to this Deed or any of the documents contemplated hereby or securing to the Lenders, the Agent, the Hermes Agent and/or the Trustee the full benefit of the rights, powers and remedies conferred upon the Lenders, the Agent, the Hermes Agent and/or the Trustee in any such document.

 

7 Counterparts

This Deed may be executed in any number of counterparts and all such counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same agreement.

 

8 Notices

 

  8.1 Any notice, demand or other communication (unless made by telefax) to be made or delivered to the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Shareholder and/or the Manager pursuant to this Deed shall (unless the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Shareholder or the Manager has by fifteen (15) days’ written notice to the Agent specified another address) be made or delivered to the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Shareholder and/or the Manager at c/o/ 7665 Corporate Center Drive, Miami, Florida 33126, United States of America (marked for the attention of the Chief Financial Officer and the Legal Department) (but one (1) copy shall suffice) with a copy to the Investors c/o Apollo Management, LP, 9 West 57th Street, 43rd Floor, New York, NY 10019, United States of America (marked for the attention of Mr Steve Martinez). Any notice, demand or other communication to be made or delivered by the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Shareholder or the Manager pursuant to this Deed shall (unless the Agent, the Hermes Agent or the Trustee has by fifteen (15) days’ written notice to the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Shareholder or the Manager specified another address) be made or delivered to the Agent, the Hermes Agent or the Trustee at its Office, the details of which are set out in Schedule 1.

 

  8.2

Any notice, demand or other communication to be made or delivered pursuant to this Deed may be sent by telefax to the relevant telephone numbers (which at the date hereof in respect of the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Shareholder and the Manager is +1 305 436 4140 (marked for the attention of the Chief Financial Officer) and +1 305 436 4117 (marked for the attention of the Legal Department) with a copy to the Investors c/o Apollo Management, LP, fax number +1 212 515 3288 (marked for the attention of Mr Steve Martinez) and in the case of the Agent, the Hermes Agent or the Trustee is as recorded in Schedule 1) specified by it from time to time for the purpose and shall be deemed to have been received when transmission of such telefax communication has been completed. Each such telefax communication, if made to the Agent, the Hermes Agent or the Trustee by the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Shareholder or the Manager shall be signed by the person or persons authorised in writing by the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Shareholder or the Manager (as the case may be) and whose signature appears on

 

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  the list of specimen signatures contained in the secretary’s certificate required to be delivered by Clause 3 and shall be expressed to be for the attention of the department or officer whose name has been notified for the time being for that purpose by the Agent, the Hermes Agent or the Trustee to the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Shareholder and the Manager.

 

  8.3 The provisions of clauses 18.1, 18.4 and 18.5 of the Original Loan Agreement shall apply to this Deed.

 

9 Governing Law

This Deed and any non-contractual obligations arising from or in connection with it shall be governed by English law.

 

10 Jurisdiction

 

  10.1 The courts of England have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute:

 

  10.1.1 arising out of or in connection with this Deed (including a dispute regarding the existence, validity or termination of this Deed); or

 

  10.1.2 relating to any non-contractual obligations arising from or in connection with this Deed,

(a “Dispute” ). Each party to this Deed agrees that the courts of England are the most appropriate and convenient courts to settle Disputes and accordingly no party will argue to the contrary.

This Clause 10.1 is for the benefit of the Lenders, the Agent, the Hermes Agent and the Trustee only. As a result, no such party shall be prevented from taking proceedings relating to a Dispute in any other courts with jurisdiction. To the extent allowed by law, any such party may take concurrent proceedings in any number of jurisdictions.

 

  10.2 None of the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Shareholder or the Manager may, without the Agent’s prior written consent, terminate the appointment of the New Process Agent; if the New Process Agent resigns or its appointment ceases to be effective, the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Shareholder and/or the Manager (as the case may be) shall within fourteen (14) days appoint a company which has premises in London and has been approved by the Agent to act as the Borrower’s, the Guarantor’s, the Shareholder’s and/or the Manager’s (as the case may be) process agent with unconditional authority to receive and acknowledge service on behalf of the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Shareholder and/or the Manager of all process or other documents connected with proceedings in the English courts which relate to this Deed.

 

  10.3 For the purpose of securing its obligations under Clause 10.2, each of the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Shareholder and the Manager irrevocably agrees that, if it for any reason fails to appoint a process agent within the period specified in Clause 10.2, the Agent may appoint any person (including a company controlled by or associated with the Agent or any Lender) to act as the Borrower’s, the Guarantor’s, the Shareholder’s or the Manager’s (as the case may be) process agent in England with the unconditional authority described in Clause 10.2.

 

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  10.4 No neglect or default by a process agent appointed or designated under this Clause (including a failure by it to notify the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Shareholder or the Manager (as the case may be) of the service of any process or to forward any process to the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Shareholder or the Manager (as the case may be)) shall invalidate any proceedings or judgment.

 

  10.5 Each of the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Shareholder and the Manager appoints in the case of the courts of England the New Process Agent to receive, for and on its behalf, service of process in England of any legal proceedings with respect to this Deed.

 

  10.6 A judgment relating to this Deed which is given or would be enforced by an English court shall be conclusive and binding on the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Shareholder and/or the Manager (as the case may be) and may be enforced without review in any other jurisdiction.

 

  10.7 Nothing in this Clause shall exclude or limit any right which the Agent, the Lenders, the Hermes Agent or the Trustee may have (whether under the laws of any country, an international convention or otherwise) with regard to the bringing of proceedings, the service of process, the recognition or enforcement of a judgment or any similar or related matter in any jurisdiction.

 

  10.8 In this Clause “judgment” includes order, injunction, declaration and any other decision or relief made or granted by a court.

 

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IN WITNESS whereof the parties hereto have caused this Deed to be duly executed as a deed on the day and year first before written.

 

SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED    )   
by Micha Withoft    )   
Attorney-in-Fact    ) /s/ Micha Withoft
for and on behalf of    )   
NORWEGIAN JEWEL LIMITED    )   
in the presence of: /s/ Anthony Pitt    )   
Anthony Pitt      
Trainee Solicitor      
Stephenson Harwood LLP      
1 Finsbury Circus      
London EC2M 7SH      
SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED    )   
by Micha Withoft    )   
Attorney-in-Fact    ) /s/ Micha Withoft
for and on behalf of    )   
NCL CORPORATION LTD.    )   
in the presence of: /s/ Anthony Pitt    )   
Anthony Pitt      
Trainee Solicitor      
Stephenson Harwood LLP      
1 Finsbury Circus      
London EC2M 7SH      
SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED    )   
by Micha Withoft    )   
Attorney-in-Fact    ) /s/ Micha Withoft
for and on behalf of    )   
NCL (BAHAMAS) LTD.    )   
in the presence of: /s/ Anthony Pitt    )   
Anthony Pitt      
Trainee Solicitor      
Stephenson Harwood LLP      
1 Finsbury Circus      
London EC2M 7SH      

 

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SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED   )   
by Micha Withoft   )   
Attorney-in-Fact   ) /s/ Micha Withoft
for and on behalf of   )   
NCL INTERNATIONAL LTD.   )   
in the presence of: /s/ Anthony Pitt   )   
Anthony Pitt     
Trainee Solicitor     
Stephenson Harwood LLP     
1 Finsbury Circus     
London EC2M 7SH     
SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED   )   
by David Metzger   )   
Attorney-in-Fact   ) /s/ David Metzger
for and on behalf of   )   
COMMERZBANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT   )   
as a Lender   )   
in the presence of: /s/ Anthony Pitt   )   
Anthony Pitt     
Trainee Solicitor     
Stephenson Harwood LLP     
1 Finsbury Circus     
London EC2M 7SH     
SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED   )   
by David Metzger   )   
Attorney-in-Fact   ) /s/ David Metzger
for and on behalf of   )   
KFW   )   
in the presence of: /s/ Anthony Pitt   )   
Anthony Pitt     
Trainee Solicitor     
Stephenson Harwood LLP     
1 Finsbury Circus     
London EC2M 7SH     

 

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SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED   )   
by David Metzger   )   
Attorney-in-Fact   ) /s/ David Metzger
for and on behalf of   )   
DNB BANK ASA   )   
in the presence of: /s/ Anthony Pitt   )   
Anthony Pitt     
Trainee Solicitor     
Stephenson Harwood LLP     
1 Finsbury Circus     
London EC2M 7SH     
SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED   )   
by Elaine Lam   )   
Senior Vice President   )   
Head, Wholesale Corporate Marketing, OCBC Bank   ) /s / Elaine Lam
for and on behalf of   )   
OVERSEA-CHINESE BANKING   )   
CORPORATION LIMITED   )   
in the presence of: /s/ Pedram Norton   )   
Pedram Norton     
Stephenson Harwood LLP     
SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED   )   
by David Metzger   )   
Attorney-in-Fact   ) /s/ David Metzger
for and on behalf of   )   
NORDDEUTSCHE LANDESBANK   )   
GIROZENTRALE   )   
in the presence of: /s/ Anthony Pitt   )   
Anthony Pitt     
Trainee Solicitor     
Stephenson Harwood LLP     
1 Finsbury Circus     
London EC2M 7SH     

 

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SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED   )   
by David Metzger   )   
Attorney-in-Fact   ) /s/ David Metzger
for and on behalf of   )   
CREDIT AGRICOLE CORPORATE AND   )   
INVESTMENT BANK   )   
in the presence of: /s/ Anthony Pitt   )   
Anthony Pitt     
Trainee Solicitor     
Stephenson Harwood LLP     
1 Finsbury Circus     
London EC2M 7SH     
SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED   )   
by David Metzger   )   
Attorney-in-Fact   ) /s/ David Metzger
for and on behalf of   )   
HSBC BANK PLC   )   
as the Agent, the Trustee and a Lender   )   
in the presence of: /s/ Anthony Pitt   )   
Anthony Pitt     
Trainee Solicitor     
Stephenson Harwood LLP     
1 Finsbury Circus     
London EC2M 7SH     
SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED   )   
by David Metzger   )   
Attorney-in-Fact   ) /s/ David Metzger
for and on behalf of   )   
COMMERZBANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT   )   
as the Hermes Agent   )   
in the presence of: /s/ Anthony Pitt   )   
Anthony Pitt     
Trainee Solicitor     
Stephenson Harwood LLP     
1 Finsbury Circus     
London EC2M 7SH     

 

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Schedule 1

The Agent, the Hermes Agent, the Trustee, the Restructuring Trustee and the Lenders

Name and address

Agent

HSBC BANK PLC

Project and Export Finance

8 Canada Square

London E14 5HQ

 

Fax:   +44 (0)20 7992 4428
Attn:   Mr Colin J Cuffie/Ms Isabel Olembo
Email:   colin.j.cuffie@hsbcib.com/isabel.olembo@hsbc.com

Hermes Agent

COMMERZBANK

AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT

Corporate Banking

Structured Export and Trade Finance

Kaiserplatz

60261 Frankfurt am Main

Federal Republic of Germany

 

Fax:   +49 69 1362 3742
Attn:   Mr Klaus-Dieter Schmedding
Email:   exportfinance@commerzbank.com

Trustee

HSBC BANK PLC

Project and Export Finance

8 Canada Square

London E14 5HQ

 

Fax:   +44 (0)20 7992 4428
Attn:   Mr Colin J Cuffie/Ms Isabel Olembo
Email:   colin.j.cuffie@hsbcib.com/isabel.olembo@hsbc.com

 

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Restructuring Trustee

DNB BANK ASA

Stranden 21

NO-0021 Oslo

Norway

 

Fax:   +47 22 48 28 94
Attn:   Ms Marie Therese Zwilgmeyer
Email:   creditmiddleoffice@dnb.no

 

   

Percentage

Lenders    

Contribution

COMMERZBANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT  

19.186666556444

Domstrasse 18    
20095 Hamburg    
Germany    

 

Fax:   +49 40 37699 649
Attn:   Mr Marcus Weber/Mr Fabian Francke
Email:   shipfinance@commerzbank.com/
  marcus.weber@commerzbank.com/
  fabian.francke@commerzbank.com

 

HSBC BANK PLC    

   19.176667125980

Project and Export Finance    
8 Canada Square    
London E14 5HQ    

 

Fax:   +44 (0)20 7992 4428
Attn:   Mr Colin J Cuffie/Ms Isabel Olembo
Email:   colin.j.cuffie@hsbcib.com/isabel.olembo@hsbc.com

 

KFW    

   19.186666556444

Palmengartenstrasse 5-9    
60325 Frankfurt am Main    
Federal Republic of Germany    

 

Fax:   +49 69 7431 3768/2944
Attn:   Mr Josef Schmid/Ms Claudia Wenzel
Email:   josef.schmid@kfw.de/claudia.wenzel@kfw.de

 

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DNB BANK ASA    

   15.09999991337

Stranden 21

   

NO-0021 Oslo

   

Norway

   

 

Fax:   +47 22 482894
Attn:   Mrs Amra Koluder (credit matters)
Email:   amra.koluder@dnb.no
Attn:   Ms Marie Therese Zwilgmeyer (administration matters)
Email:   creditmiddleoffice@dnb.no

 

OVERSEA-CHINESE BANKING    

   15.09999991337

CORPORATION LIMITED    
Wholesale Corporate Marketing    
65 Chulia Street    
#10-00 OCBC Centre    
Singapore 049513    

 

Fax:   +65 6536 6449/6532 5347
Attn:   Ms Lee King Lan/Ms Elaine Lam
Email:   LeeKingLan@ocbc.com/LamSYElaine@ocbc.com

 

NORDDEUTSCHE LANDESBANK GIROZENTRALE  

7.74999995736

Friedrichswall 10    
30159 Hannover    
Federal Republic of Germany    

 

Fax:   +49 511 361 4785
Attn:   Ship and Aircraft Department – International Shipping Group
Email:   shipping@nordlb.de

 

CREDIT AGRICOLE CORPORATE AND INVESTMENT BANK  

4.499999977032

Taunusanlage 14    
60325 Frankfurt am Main    
Federal Republic of Germany    

 

Fax:   +49 69 74221 197
Attn:   Mrs Petra Biller
Email:   petra.biller@ca-cib.com

 

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with a copy to:

CREDIT AGRICOLE ASIA SHIPFINANCE LIMITED

 

Fax:   +852 2868 1448
Attn:   Mr Terence Yuen/Ms Iris Lai
Email:   terence.yuen@ca-cib.com/iris.lai@ca-cib.com

 

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Schedule 2

Loan Agreement

 

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DATED 20 APRIL 2004

NORWEGIAN JEWEL LIMITED

(as borrower)

COMMERZBANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT

Hamburg Branch

HSBC BANK PLC

KfW

DNB BANK ASA

OVERSEA-CHINESE BANKING CORPORATION LIMITED

Singapore Branch

(as arrangers and underwriters)

THE SEVERAL BANKS

particulars of which are set out in Schedule 2

(as lenders)

HSBC BANK PLC

(as agent)

COMMERZBANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT

(as Hermes agent)

HSBC BANK PLC

(as trustee)

 

 

SECURED LOAN AGREEMENT

for up to USD334,050,000

pre- and post delivery finance

for one luxury cruise vessel with 1,188 passenger cabins

being hull no S.667 at the yard of Jos. L. Meyer GmbH

AS AMENDED AND RESTATED PURSUANT TO

A SUPPLEMENTAL DEED

DATED                      2012

 

 

 

LOGO


CONTENTS

 

              Page  

1

 

Definitions and Construction

     1   
 

1.1

  

Definitions

     1   
 

1.2

  

Construction

     25   
 

1.3

  

Agent, Hermes Agent and Trustee

     26   

2

 

The Facility

     26   
 

2.1

  

Availability

     26   
 

2.2

  

Purpose and Application

     26   
 

2.3

  

Drawdown

     27   
 

2.4

  

Payment of Portions

     27   
 

2.5

  

Break costs on failure to draw

     28   
 

2.6

  

Conditions of drawdown

     28   
 

2.7

  

Several obligations of the Lenders

     28   
 

2.8

  

Lender’s failure to perform

     28   
 

2.9

  

Fulfilment of conditions after drawdown

     29   

3

 

Repayment

     29   

4

 

Prepayment

     29   
 

4.1

  

Voluntary prepayment

     29   
 

4.2

  

Voluntary prepayment in case of increased cost

     29   
 

4.3

  

Mandatory prepayment in case of illegality

     29   
 

4.4

  

Voluntary prepayment following imposition of Substitute Basis

     30   
 

4.5

  

Prepayment in case of Total Loss of the Vessel

     30   
 

4.6

  

Prepayment in case of sale of the Vessel

     31   
 

4.7

  

Effect of prepayment

     31   
 

4.8

  

Break costs on prepayment

     31   
 

4.9

  

Mandatory prepayment in case of cash sweep or special liquidity

     31   
 

4.10

  

No prepayment

     32   

5

 

Interest

     32   
 

5.1

  

Payment of interest prior to the Termination Date

     32   
 

5.2

  

Payment of interest from the Termination Date

     32   
 

5.3

  

Selection and duration of Pre-Delivery Interest Periods and Interest Periods

     33   
 

5.4

  

Conversion

     34   
 

5.5

  

Fixed Rate

     34   
 

5.6

  

Break costs in relation to Conversion

     34   
 

5.7

  

No notice and unavailability

     35   
 

5.8

  

Separate Interest Periods for Instalments

     35   
 

5.9

  

Extension and shortening of Pre-Delivery Interest Periods or Interest Periods

     35   
 

5.10

  

Applicable Interest Rate

     36   
 

5.11

  

Bank basis

     36   
 

5.12

  

Default interest

     36   

6

 

Substitute Basis of Funding

     37   
 

6.1

  

Absence of quotations

     37   


 

6.2

  

Market disruption

     37   
 

6.3

  

Substitute basis of interest or funding

     37   
 

6.4

  

Review

     38   
7  

Payments

     38   
 

7.1

  

Place for payment

     38   
 

7.2

  

Deductions and grossing-up

     38   
 

7.3

  

Production of receipts for Taxes

     39   
 

7.4

  

Money of account

     40   
 

7.5

  

Accounts

     40   
 

7.6

  

Earnings

     40   
 

7.7

  

Continuing security

     40   
8  

Yield Protection and Force Majeure

     41   
 

8.1

  

Increased costs

     41   
 

8.2

  

Force Majeure

     42   
9  

Representations and Warranties

     43   
 

9.1

  

Duration

     43   
 

9.2

  

Representations and warranties

     43   
 

9.3

  

Representations on the First Drawdown Date

     49   
 

9.4

  

Representations on the Delivery Date

     49   
10  

Undertakings

     50   
 

10.1

  

Duration

     50   
 

10.2

  

Information

     50   
 

10.3

  

Notification of default

     50   
 

10.4

  

Consents and registrations

     51   
 

10.5

  

Negative pledge

     51   
 

10.6

  

Disposals

     51   
 

10.7

  

Change of business

     52   
 

10.8

  

Mergers

     52   
 

10.9

  

Maintenance of status and franchises

     52   
 

10.10

  

Financial records

     52   
 

10.11

  

Financial indebtedness and subordination of indebtedness

     53   
 

10.12

  

Pooling of earnings and charters

     53   
 

10.13

  

Loans and guarantees by the Borrower

     54   
 

10.14

  

Supervision and management

     54   
 

10.15

  

Acquisition of shares

     54   
 

10.16

  

Trading with the United States of America

     54   
 

10.17

  

Further assurance

     55   
 

10.18

  

Valuation of the Vessel

     55   
 

10.19

  

Marginal security

     56   
 

10.20

  

Performance of employment contracts

     56   
 

10.21

  

Insurances

     57   
 

10.22

  

Operation and maintenance of the Vessel

     62   
 

10.23

  

Hermes Cover

     66   
 

10.24

  

Dividends

     66   


11  

Default

     66   
 

11.1

  

Events of default

     66   
 

11.2

  

Acceleration

     71   
 

11.3

  

Default indemnity

     72   
 

11.4

  

Set-off

     73   
 

11.5

  

Hermes Cover

     73   
12  

Application of Funds

     73   
 

12.1

  

Total Loss proceeds/proceeds of sale/Event of Default monies

     73   
 

12.2

  

General funds

     75   
 

12.3

  

Application of proceeds of Insurances

     75   
 

12.4

  

Application of any reduction in the Hermes Premium

     76   
 

12.5

  

Suspense account

     76   
13  

Fees

     76   
 

13.1

  

Fees side letter

     76   
 

13.2

  

Back-end fee

     76   
14  

Expenses

     76   
 

14.1

  

Initial expenses

     76   
 

14.2

  

Enforcement expenses

     77   
 

14.3

  

Stamp duties

     77   
 

14.4

  

Steering Committee expenses

     77   
 

14.5

  

Amendment, addendum or supplement expenses

     77   
15  

Waivers, Remedies Cumulative

     77   
 

15.1

  

No waiver

     77   
 

15.2

  

Remedies cumulative

     78   
 

15.3

  

Severability

     78   
 

15.4

  

Time of essence

     78   
16  

Counterparts

     78   
17  

Assignment

     78   
 

17.1

  

Benefit of agreement

     78   
 

17.2

  

No transfer by the Borrower

     78   
 

17.3

  

Assignments, participations and transfers by a Lender

     78   
 

17.4

  

Effectiveness of transfer

     79   
 

17.5

  

Transfer of rights and obligations

     79   
 

17.6

  

Consent and increased obligations of the Borrower

     80   
 

17.7

  

Disclosure of information

     80   
 

17.8

  

Transfer Certificate to be executed by the Agent

     81   
 

17.9

  

Notice of Transfer Certificates

     81   
 

17.10

  

Documentation of transfer or assignment

     81   
 

17.11

  

Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 (the “Act”)

     81   
18  

Notices

     81   
 

18.1

  

Mode of communication

     81   
 

18.2

  

Address

     81   
 

18.3

  

Telefax communication

     82   
 

18.4

  

Receipt

     82   
  18.5   

Language

     82   


19   Steering Committee      82   
  19.1   

Establishment

     82   
  19.2   

No obligation

     83   
  19.3   

Authority

     84   
  19.4   

No reliance

     84   
  19.5   

Standard of care

     84   
  19.6   

No liability

     84   
  19.7   

No fiduciary relationship

     85   
  19.8   

Neither Agent nor Trustee

     85   
20   Governing Law      85   
21   Waiver of Immunity      85   
22   Rights of the Agent and the Lenders      85   
  22.1   

No derogation of rights

     85   
  22.2   

Enforcement of remedies

     86   
23   Jurisdiction      86   
Schedule 1         91   
 

Particulars of Arrangers

     91   
Schedule 2         93   
 

Particulars of Agent, Hermes Agent, Trustee, Restructuring Trustee and Lenders

     93   
Schedule 3         96   
 

Notice of Drawdown

     96   
Schedule 4         98   
 

Conditions Precedent

     98   
Schedule 5         103   
 

Confidentiality Undertaking

     103   
Schedule 6         104   
 

Transfer Certificate

     104   
Schedule 7         109   
 

Form of Notice of Fixed Rate

     109   
Schedule 8         110   
 

Chartering of the Six Vessels (as defined in Clause 10.6.4)

     110   
Schedule 9         111   
 

Apollo-Related Transactions

     111   
Schedule 10         122   
 

Repayment Schedule calculated using the Application of Proceeds Formulation

     122   


Schedule 11

     123   
 

Repayment Schedule for the purpose of calculating the amount of the Margin payable

     123   


THIS LOAN AGREEMENT is made the 20 day of April 2004 (as amended and restated pursuant to a supplemental deed dated 2012)

BETWEEN :

 

(1) NORWEGIAN JEWEL LIMITED of International House, Castle Hill, Victoria Road, Douglas, Isle of Man IM2 4RB, British Isles as borrower (the “Borrower” );

 

(2) THE SEVERAL BANKS particulars of which are set out in Schedule 1 as arrangers and underwriters (collectively the “Arrangers” and each individually an “Arranger” );

 

(3) THE SEVERAL BANKS particulars of which are set out in Schedule 2 as lenders (collectively the “Lenders” and each individually a “Lender” );

 

(4) HSBC BANK PLC of 8 Canada Square, London E14 5HQ as agent (the “Agent” );

 

(5) COMMERZBANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT of Kaiserplatz, 60311 Frankfurt am Main, Federal Republic of Germany as agent (the “Hermes Agent” ); and

 

(6) HSBC BANK PLC of 8 Canada Square, London E14 5HQ as trustee (the “Trustee” ).

WHEREAS :

The Arrangers have agreed on the terms and subject to the conditions set out in this Agreement to arrange and underwrite a loan in the amount of up to three hundred and thirty four million and fifty thousand Dollars (USD334,050,000) to be made by the Lenders to the Borrower to part-finance (among other things) the construction by the Builder of the Vessel for the Contract Price.

NOW IT IS HEREBY AGREED as follows:

 

1 Definitions and Construction

 

  1.1 Definitions

In this Agreement:

“Account Charge” means [*] such Charge to be in the form and on the terms and conditions agreed between the [*] on the date of the Fifth Supplemental Deed;

“Account Holder” means [*], a bank acceptable to the Majority Cash Sweep Lenders;

“Agency and Trust Deed” means the deed dated the date hereof entered into by the Lenders, the Agent, the Hermes Agent and the Trustee whereby the Agent and the Hermes Agent will be appointed as agents of the Lenders and the Trustee will be appointed as trustees for the Agent, the Hermes Agent and the Lenders;

“Agreement” means this agreement;

“Amendment Document” means, in respect of a NCLC Group Credit Facility other than the Loan, the supplemental deed to the facility agreement and, if applicable, the guarantee of the Guarantor with similar content to the Fifth Supplemental Deed;


“Apollo” means the Fund and any Fund Affiliate;

“Apollo-Related Transactions” means the transactions described in Schedule 9;

“Apollo Transaction Documents” means the Subscription Agreement, the Shareholders’ Agreement and the Reimbursement Agreement;

“Applicable Interest Rate” means, until (but excluding) the Conversion Date, the applicable Floating Interest Rate and, thereafter:

 

  (i) the Fixed Rate in respect of the Ordinary Principal Amount; and

 

  (ii) the Floating Interest Rate in respect of the Delayed Principal Amount,

in each case subject to Clause 5.12 and Clause 6;

“Application of Proceeds Formulation” means the following formulation for the application of any amount of the Loan to be prepaid pursuant to Clause 4.10:

 

  (i) entirely to the Delayed Principal Amount; and

 

  (ii) in respect of any prepayment of the Loan to be made pursuant to clause 3.1.2 of the Sixth Supplemental Deed or by way of a Relevant Exceptional Prepayment Amount, in forward order of maturity with respect to the dates of the Revised Repayments; and

 

  (iii) in respect of any other prepayment of the Loan to be made pursuant to Clause 4.10, in forward order of maturity with respect to the dates of the Revised Repayments, subject to the approval of all of the Lenders in respect of each such prepayment and, if the approval of all of the Lenders is not obtained, in inverse order of maturity with respect to the dates of the Revised Repayments;

“Arrasas” means Arrasas Limited of International House, Castle Hill, Victoria Road, Douglas, Isle of Man IM2 4RB, British Isles;

“Associated Company” in relation to any company, means any company which is a Subsidiary or Holding Company of that company or the majority of whose shares are beneficially owned by the same person or persons as own the majority of the shares of that company;

“Breakaway 3” means the newbuild cruise vessel to be constructed pursuant to the relevant Breakaway Building Contract and having not more than [*] berths than a New Vessel;

“Breakaway 4” means the newbuild cruise vessel to be constructed pursuant to the relevant Breakaway Building Contract and having not more than [*] berths than a New Vessel;

“Breakaway 4 Option” means the option to be given by a builder to the Guarantor (or the relevant member of the NCLC Group) to enter into the Breakaway Building Contract in respect of Breakaway 4;

 

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“Breakaway Building Contracts” means, in respect of Breakaway 3, the shipbuilding contract to be made on or after the Third Restatement Date between a builder and a member of the NCLC Group for the construction and delivery of Breakaway 3 and, in respect of Breakaway 4, the shipbuilding contract to be made pursuant to the Breakaway 4 Option, conditional upon the making of the Total Breakaway 4 Prepayment Amount, on or after the Third Restatement Date between a builder and a member of the NCLC Group for the construction and delivery of Breakaway 4;

“Builder” means Meyer Werft GmbH (formerly known as Jos. L. Meyer GmbH) of Industriegebiet Süd, 26871 Papenburg, Federal Republic of Germany, the shipbuilder constructing the Vessel pursuant to the Building Contract;

“Building Contract” means the shipbuilding contract dated as of 15 September 2003 between the Builder and Arrasas for the construction and delivery of the Vessel and Specification No P.8573 - Hull No S.667 dated 22 August 2003 and the appendices thereto marked A, B and C and as amended by a first addendum thereto dated 25 March 2004 pursuant to which the Borrower has been nominated as buyer of the Vessel;

“Building Contract Assignment” means the valid and effective first legal assignment of the benefit of the Building Contract to be executed by the Borrower and Arrasas in favour of the Trustee (together with the notice and acknowledgement thereof), such assignment, notice and acknowledgement being in the form and on the terms and conditions required by the Agent and agreed on the signing hereof and as specified in paragraph 28 of Schedule 4;

“Business Day” means any day on which, in a country where any act or thing is required to be done hereunder, banks and financial markets are open for the transaction of business of the nature contemplated by this Agreement;

“Cash Sweep Bank Account” means [*];

“Cash Sweep Credit Facilities” means the NCLC Group Credit Facilities other than [*];

“Cash Sweep Determination Date” means [*];

“Cash Sweep Lenders” means the lenders of the Cash Sweep Credit Facilities;

“Cash Sweep Payment Date” means the date of [*];

“Certified Copy” means, in relation to any document delivered or issued by or on behalf of any company, a copy of such document certified as a true, complete and up-to-date copy of the original by any of the directors or the secretary or assistant secretary for the time being of that company;

“Charge” means the charge over the Shares to be given by the Shareholder as holder (legally and beneficially) of the Shares to the Trustee pursuant to the Charge Option;

“Charge Option” means the option to take the Charge to be given by the Shareholder to the Trustee on the date hereof, such option and the Charge being in

 

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the form and on the terms and conditions required by the Agent and the Hermes Agent and agreed on the signing hereof and as specified in paragraph 15 of Schedule 4;

“Commitment Period” means the period beginning on the date hereof and ending on the date on which the Facility is drawn down in full or cancelled hereunder;

“Commitment” means, as to each Lender, the sum set out opposite its name in Schedule 2 as the amount which, subject to the terms of this Agreement, it is obliged to advance to the Borrower under Clause 2 (or, where the context so admits, such amount which any successor in title, assignee or transferee (including any Transferee) of any Lender shall be obliged to advance to the Borrower under Clause 2, following the assumption of all or any portion of such liability from any Lender hereunder) in each case as such amount may be reduced, cancelled or terminated under this Agreement;

“Compulsory Acquisition” means requisition for title or other compulsory acquisition of the Vessel including its capture, seizure, detention or confiscation or expropriation but excluding any requisition for hire by or on behalf of any government or governmental authority or agency or by any persons acting or purporting to act on behalf of any such government or governmental authority or agency;

“Confidentiality Undertaking” means the undertaking to be entered into relating to the release of financial information pertaining to the Group by the Agent, the Trustee or any Lender to a potential transferee or assignee such undertaking to be in the form of Schedule 5;

“Construction Period” means the period beginning on the date hereof and ending on the Delivery Date;

“Construction Risks Insurance Assignment” means the valid and effective first priority assignment of the Insurances (together with the notices thereof), to be executed by the Builder and the Borrower in respect of the Vessel in favour of the Trustee, such assignment and notices being in the form and on the terms and conditions required by the Agent and the Hermes Agent and agreed on the signing hereof and as specified in paragraph 29 of Schedule 4;

“Contract Price” means three hundred and ninety million Dollars (USD390,000,000) being the price agreed between the Builder and the Borrower for the construction of the Vessel under article 8, clause 1.1 of the Building Contract;

“Contribution” means as to each Lender the sum set out opposite its name in Schedule 2 as the amount which it is obliged to advance to the Borrower under Clause 2 or, as the case may be, the portion of such sum so advanced and for the time being outstanding;

“Conversion” means the conversion of the method of calculating interest from the Floating Interest Rate to the Fixed Rate;

“Conversion Date” has the meaning ascribed to that term in Clause 5.3.2;

 

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“Credit Card Processor Security Documents” means:

 

  (i) any ship mortgage and, if applicable, deed of covenants collateral thereto to be granted over a vessel in the NCLC Fleet (other than the Hermes Vessels and the F3 Two Vessel) and the assignment(s) of the earnings and insurances of such vessel ranking junior in priority to any ship mortgage and, if applicable, deed of covenants collateral thereto, assignment and other applicable security document granted as security for the repayment of one or more of the NCLC Group Credit Facilities; and

 

  (ii) any guarantee by the applicable shipowner (fully subordinated to any guarantees supporting the NCLC Group Credit Facilities),

in each case in favour of one or more providers of credit card processing services to the NCLC Group;

“Debenture” means the debenture to be entered into by the Borrower in favour of the Trustee on the date hereof, such debenture being in the form and on the terms and conditions required by the Agent and the Hermes Agent and agreed on the signing hereof and as specified in paragraph 16 of Schedule 4;

“Delayed Principal Amount” means the relevant amount set out in the fourth column of each table in Schedule 10, save that the calculation of the amount of the Margin payable from time to time in accordance with this Agreement shall be made on the relevant amount set out in the fourth column of the table in Schedule 11, in each case as reduced to reflect any prepayments applied towards the Delayed Principal Amount;

“Delivery Date” means the date on which the Vessel is delivered to and accepted by the Borrower pursuant to the Building Contract;

“Disclosure Letter” means the letter so designated given by the Borrower and acknowledged by the Agent (acting on the instructions of the Lenders) on the date of this Agreement;

“Document of Compliance” means a document issued to the Vessel operator as evidence of its compliance with the requirements of the ISM Code;

“Dollars” and “USD” means the lawful currency of the United States of America;

“Drawdown Date” means a date being a Business Day on which a part of a Portion is drawn down pursuant to Clause 2.3;

“Drawdown Notice” means any of the notices to be given by the Borrower to the Agent pursuant to Clause 2.3.1;

“Earnings” means, in respect of the Vessel, (whether earned or to be earned) any and all freights, hire and passage monies, proceeds of requisition (other than proceeds of Compulsory Acquisition), rebates and commissions, all earnings deriving from contracts of affreightment, pooling agreements, joint ventures, compensation, remuneration for salvage and towage services, damages howsoever arising and detention monies, damages for breach of any charterparty or other

 

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contract for the employment of the Vessel, any amounts payable in consideration of the termination or variation of any charterparty or other such contract, any sums payable or repayable by the Builder under the Building Contract, any reduction in the Hermes Premium repaid by Hermes to the Borrower and any other earnings whatsoever due or to become due to the Borrower;

“Earnings Assignment” means the valid and effective first legal assignment of the Earnings (together with the notice thereof and the acknowledgement), to be executed by the Borrower in respect of the Vessel in favour of the Trustee, such assignment, notice and acknowledgement being in the form and on the terms and conditions required by the Agent and the Hermes Agent and agreed on the signing hereof and as specified in paragraph 27 of Schedule 4;

“Eighth Supplemental Deed” means the eighth supplemental deed dated 2012 to this Agreement and the Guarantee;

“Election Date” has the meaning ascribed to that term in Clause 5.3.2;

“Encumbrance” means any mortgage, charge, pledge, lien, assignment, hypothecation, title retention, preferential right or trust arrangement or any other security agreement or arrangement;

“Equivalent Amount” means the Dollar equivalent of each amount payable to the Borrower in reimbursement of the Hermes Premium and to be drawn down hereunder determined at HSBC Bank plc’s spot rate for conversion of Dollars to Euro at 10.00 a.m. London time two (2) Business Days prior to the relevant Drawdown Date;

“Euro” and “EUR” means the lawful currency of the Federal Republic of Germany;

“Euro Reference Banks” means Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft, KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH and Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale;

“Event of Default” means any of the events specified in Clause 11;

“F3 Two Vessel” means the cruise vessel with hull no. D33 at the yard of STX France Cruise S.A. (formerly known as Aker Yards S.A.), specification hull no. PB6847 [.07 rev A] to be named “NORWEGIAN EPIC” and to be owned by Norwegian Epic, Ltd. (formerly known as F3 Two, Ltd.);

“Facility” means the loan facility granted hereunder being in the amount (in aggregate) of up to three hundred and thirty four million and fifty thousand Dollars (USD334,050,000);

“Fifth Supplemental Deed” means the fifth supplemental deed dated 2 April 2009 to this Agreement;

“Financial Indebtedness” means any obligation for the payment or repayment of money, whether as principal or as surety and whether present or future, actual or contingent;

 

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“First Drawdown Date” means the date on which Tranche 1 and, if applicable, Tranche A is drawn down and applied in accordance with Clause 2.2.1 and Clause 2.2.2;

“Fixed Rate” means:

 

  (i) from [*] inclusive the rate of [*] per annum; and

 

  (ii) from [*] and thereafter the rate of [*] per annum,

payable, subject to Clause 5.8, on each Interest Payment Date during the Fixed Rate Period;

“Fixed Rate Period” means the period starting on (and including) the Conversion Date and ending on the final Repayment Date;

“Floating Interest Rate” means for each Pre-Delivery Period and Interest Period selected pursuant to Clause 5.3.1 and for the Delayed Principal Amount the aggregate of LIBOR and the applicable Margin;

“Force Majeure” means, in relation to the Agent, the Hermes Agent, the Trustee or any Lender, any event or circumstance which is beyond the reasonable control of such party, which cannot be foreseen or if foreseeable which is unavoidable, which occurs after the date of this Agreement and which prevents that party from performing any of its obligations under this Agreement;

“Fourth Assignments” means the two (2) valid and effective legal assignments of the earnings (including intercompany charters) and insurances of the Vessel and m.v. “NORWEGIAN JADE” (together with the notices thereof) one (1) to be executed by each of the owners of the relevant Hermes Vessels in respect of its Hermes Vessel and the one (1) valid and effective subordination and assignment to be executed by the Manager (as bareboat charterer) in respect of m.v. “NORWEGIAN JADE” in each case in favour of the New Term Loans Lenders or the collateral agent and/or trustee therefor and junior to all subordinations and/or assignments existing as of the date of the Seventh Supplemental Deed in respect of such Hermes Vessel;

“Fourth Mortgages” means the two (2) statutory Bahamian ship mortgages and deeds of covenants collateral thereto one (1) to be granted by respectively each of the owners of the Vessel and m.v. “NORWEGIAN JADE” over its Hermes Vessel in favour of the New Term Loans Lenders or the collateral agent and/or trustee therefor and junior to all ship mortgages and deeds of covenants existing as of the date of the Seventh Supplemental Deed in respect of such Hermes Vessel;

“Fourth Priority Security Co-ordination Deeds” means the deeds to be made between (among others) HSBC Bank plc (as trustee for the relevant Guaranteed Loan Lenders, as first mortgagees), the Restructuring Trustee (as trustee for the relevant Guaranteed Loan Lenders, as second mortgagees), the Restructuring Trustee (as trustee for the Non-Guaranteed Loan Lenders, as third mortgagees), the facility or collateral agent (as the case may be) for the New Term Loans Lenders and the owners of the Vessel and m.v. “NORWEGIAN JADE” in relation to the Fourth Mortgages and the Fourth Assignments such co-ordination deeds to be in the form and on the terms and conditions agreed between the Lenders and

 

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the other parties to the co-ordination deed on the date of the Seventh Supplemental Deed, such terms and conditions to include, without limitation, the conditional ability of the Borrower and Pride of Hawaii, LLC to, upon the cancellation of any construction contract for the New Vessels, prepay the relevant part of the New Term Loans in full;

“Fourth Supplemental Deed” means the fourth supplemental deed dated 21 December 2007 to this Agreement;

“Fund” means Apollo Management VI, LP a Delaware limited partnership with its principal place of business at 9 West 57 th Street, 43 rd Floor, New York, NY 10019, United States of America and other affiliated co-investment partnerships;

“Fund Affiliate” means the Investors and (i) each other Affiliate (as defined in Schedule 9) of the Fund that is neither a “portfolio company” (which means a company actively engaged in providing goods to unaffiliated customers), whether or not controlled, nor a company controlled by a portfolio company and (ii) any individual who is a partner or employee of Apollo Management, LP, Apollo Management IV, LP or Apollo Management V, LP;

“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America consistently applied (or, if not consistently applied, accompanied by details of the inconsistencies) including, without limitation, those set forth in the opinion and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board;

“Group” means Star and its Subsidiaries;

“Group-Wide Lenders” means the lenders of the NCLC Group Credit Facilities;

“Guarantee” means the guarantee to be executed by the Guarantor in favour of the Trustee on the date hereof, such guarantee being in the form and on the terms and conditions required by the Agent and the Hermes Agent and as specified in paragraph 14 of Schedule 4;

“Guaranteed Loan Lenders” means the lenders of the EUR308,130,000 facility made to Pride of Hawaii, LLC (formerly known as Pride of Hawaii, Inc.) pursuant to a facility agreement dated 20 April 2004 (as amended and/or restated from time to time), the Loan, the EUR258,000,000 facility made to Pride of America Ship Holding, LLC (formerly known as Pride of America Ship Holding, Inc.) pursuant to a facility agreement dated 4 April 2003 (as amended and/or restated from time to time) and the EUR40,000,000 facility made to Pride of America Ship Holding, LLC (formerly known as Pride of America Ship Holding, Inc.) pursuant to a facility agreement dated 4 April 2003 (as amended and/or restated from time to time);

“Guarantor” means NCL Corporation Ltd. of Cumberland House, 9th Floor, 1 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda and with its principal place of business at 7665 Corporate Center Drive, Miami, Florida 33126, United States of America;

 

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“Hermes” means Euler Hermes Deutschland AG of 22746 Hamburg, Federal Republic of Germany;

“Hermes Cover” means the guarantee from the Federal Republic of Germany acting through Hermes for the period of the transaction in the amount and on the terms and conditions required by the Lenders;

“Hermes Insurance Premium” means the amount payable in Euro by the Borrower to Hermes through the Hermes Agent in respect of the Hermes Cover;

“Hermes Issuing Fees” means the amount payable in Euro by the Borrower to Hermes through the Hermes Agent by way of handling fees in respect of the Hermes Cover;

“Hermes Premium” means the aggregate of the Hermes Issuing Fees and the Hermes Insurance Premium;

“Hermes Vessel Owner Second Guarantees” means the three (3) joint and several guarantees one (1) to be executed by each of the owners of the Hermes Vessels in favour of the Restructuring Trustee as trustee for the Guaranteed Loan Lenders such guarantees to be in the form and on the terms and conditions agreed between the Lenders and the Guarantor on the date of the Fifth Supplemental Deed;

“Hermes Vessel Owner Third Guarantees” means the three (3) joint and several guarantees one (1) to be executed by each of the owners of the Hermes Vessels in favour of the Restructuring Trustee as trustee for the Non-Guaranteed Loan Lenders;

“Hermes Vessels” means the Vessel, “NORWEGIAN JADE” owned by Pride of Hawaii, LLC (formerly known as Pride of Hawaii, Inc.) and “PRIDE OF AMERICA” owned by Pride of America Ship Holding, LLC (formerly known as Pride of America Ship Holding, Inc.);

“Holding Company” has the meaning defined in the Companies Act 1985, Section 736 as substituted by the Companies Act 1989, Section 144;

“Hull No [*]” means hull no [*] at the yard of the Builder which, upon construction as a cruise vessel with approximately [*] berths, is to be delivered to Breakaway One, Ltd. and named “NORWEGIAN BREAKAWAY”;

“Hull No [*] ” means hull no [*] at the yard of the Builder which, upon construction as a cruise vessel with approximately [*] berths, is to be delivered to Breakaway Two, Ltd. and named “NORWEGIAN GETAWAY”;

“IOL” means Inter-Ocean Limited of International House, Castle Hill, Victoria Road, Douglas, Isle of Man IM2 4RB, British Isles;

“ISM Code” means the International Management Code for the Safe Operation of Ships and for Pollution Prevention adopted by the International Maritime Organisation;

 

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“ISPS Code” means the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code adopted by the International Maritime Organisation;

“Indebtedness for Borrowed Money” means Financial Indebtedness (whether present or future, actual or contingent, long-term or short-term, secured or unsecured) in respect of:

 

  (i) moneys borrowed or raised including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Sky Vessel Indebtedness;

 

  (ii) the advance or extension of credit (including interest and other charges on or in respect of any of the foregoing);

 

  (iii) the amount of any liability in respect of leases which, in accordance with GAAP, are capital leases;

 

  (iv) the amount of any liability in respect of the purchase price for assets or services payment of which is deferred for a period in excess of one hundred and eighty (180) days;

 

  (v) all reimbursement obligations whether contingent or not in respect of amounts paid under a letter of credit or similar instrument; and

 

  (vi) (without double counting) any guarantee of Financial Indebtedness falling within paragraphs (i) to (v) above;

PROVIDED THAT the following shall not constitute Indebtedness for Borrowed Money:

 

  (a) loans and advances made by other members of the NCLC Group which are subordinated to the rights of the Lenders; and

 

  (b) loans and advances made by any shareholder of the Guarantor which are subordinated to the rights of the Lenders excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, the Sky Vessel Indebtedness;

“Instalment” means the amount of principal of the Loan repayable on a Repayment Date in accordance with Clause 3;

“Insurance Assignment” means the valid and effective first legal assignment of the Insurances (together with the notice thereof), to be executed by the Borrower in respect of the Vessel in favour of the Trustee, such assignment and notice to be in the form and on the terms and conditions required by the Agent and the Hermes Agent and agreed on the signing hereof and as specified in paragraph 42 of Schedule 4;

“Insurances” means all policies and contracts of insurance (including construction risks insurance under the Building Contract) and entries of the Vessel in a protection and indemnity or war risks association which are effected in respect of the Vessel, its freights, disbursements, profits or otherwise and all benefits, including all claims and returns of premiums thereunder and shall also include all compensation payable by virtue of Compulsory Acquisition;

 

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“Interest Exchange Arrangement” means such interest rate arrangements as a Lender shall deem necessary to make in respect of its Contribution in order to offer the Fixed Rate to the Borrower;

“Interest Payment Date” means the last day of each Interest Period and each Repayment Date occurring during an Interest Period or the Fixed Rate Period;

“Interest Period” means each period ascertained in accordance with Clause 5.3 or Clause 5.12 other than a Pre-Delivery Interest Period;

“Interest Rate” means the rate of interest applicable to the Loan calculated in accordance with Clause 5.10, Clause 5.12 or Clause 6.3;

“Investor I” means NCL Investment Ltd. a company organised and existing under the laws of Bermuda with its registered office at Clarendon House, 2 Church Street, Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda;

“Investor II” means NCL Investment II Ltd. a company organised and existing under the laws of the Cayman Islands with its registered office at c/o Walkers SPV Limited, Walker House, 87 Mary Street, George Town, Grand Cayman KY1-9002, Cayman Islands, British West Indies;

“Investors” means Investor I and Investor II;

“Letter of Credit Facilities” means letter of credit facilities entered into from time to time in the amount of in aggregate up to [*] to be obtained by the Guarantor which facilities will be used to provide credit support in respect of the Guarantor’s credit card processing arrangements;

“Letter of Credit Facilities Security Documents” means:

 

  (i) any ship mortgage and, if applicable, deed of covenants collateral thereto to be granted over a vessel in the NCLC Fleet [*] and the assignment(s) of the earnings and insurances of such vessel ranking junior in priority to any ship mortgage and, if applicable, deed of covenants collateral thereto, assignment and other applicable security document granted as security for the repayment of one or more of the NCLC Group Credit Facilities; and

 

  (ii) any guarantee by the applicable shipowner (fully subordinated to any guarantees supporting the NCLC Group Credit Facilities),

in each case in favour of the provider of a Letter of Credit Facility;

“LIBOR” means with respect to any Pre-Delivery Interest Period or Interest Period the rate of interest (expressed as an annual rate) determined by the Agent to be:

 

  (i) the offered rate for deposits in Dollars for a period equivalent to such Pre-Delivery Interest Period or Interest Period which appears on the Reuters BBA Page LIBOR 01 at or about 11.00 a.m. London time on the Quotation Date; or

 

  (ii)

if no rate is provided for the respective Pre-Delivery Interest Period or Interest Period on the Reuters BBA Page LIBOR 01, the interpolated rate

 

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  per annum for deposits in Dollars in an amount approximately equal to the Loan as calculated by the Agent, such interpolated rate to be based on the Reuters BBA Page LIBOR 01 PROVIDED THAT LIBOR for periods of less than one (1) week will be ascertained under sub-section (iii) below;

or (if Reuters BBA Page LIBOR 01 is discontinued or if the Agent is unable to make the said determination due to technical breakdown in the relevant system or the Pre-Delivery Interest Period or Interest Period is less than one (1) week)

 

  (iii) the arithmetic mean (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest one-sixteenth of one per cent (1/16%)) of the rates per annum notified to the Agent by each of the Reference Banks as the rate at which deposits in Dollars in an amount approximately equal to the Loan are offered to such Reference Bank by leading banks in the London Interbank market at such Reference Bank’s request at or about 11.00 a.m. London time on the Quotation Date for a period equal to the Pre-Delivery Interest Period or Interest Period and for delivery on the first Business Day thereof;

“Liquidity” means the Cash Balance (as defined in the Guarantee) plus undrawn [*];

“Loan” means the aggregate amount of the Portions or (as the context may require) the amount thereof for the time being drawn down and outstanding hereunder;

“Majority Cash Sweep Lenders” means Cash Sweep Lenders the aggregate of whose contributions and commitments to the Cash Sweep Credit Facilities exceed [*] of the aggregate total of the contributions and commitments of all the Cash Sweep Lenders;

“Majority Group-Wide Lenders” means Group-Wide Lenders the aggregate of whose contributions and commitments to the NCLC Group Credit Facilities exceed fifty per cent (50%) of the aggregate total of the contributions and commitments of all the Group-Wide Lenders;

“Management Agreement” means the agreement to be entered into between the Borrower and the Manager providing for the ship management and crewing services of the Vessel, such agreement to be in the form and on the terms and conditions required by the Agent;

“Management Agreement Assignment” means the valid and effective first legal assignment of the Management Agreement (together with the notice thereof and the acknowledgement), to be executed by the Borrower in favour of the Trustee, such assignment, notice and acknowledgement to be in the form and on the terms and conditions required by the Agent and the Hermes Agent;

“Manager” means NCL (Bahamas) Ltd. of Cumberland House, 9th Floor, 1 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda, the company which (among other things) provides the ship management and crewing services for the Vessel pursuant to the Management Agreement;

 

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“Margin” means:

 

  (i) until the Conversion Date, the rate of nought point seven five per cent (0.75%) per annum; and

 

  (ii) from 1 January 2009 until 31 December 2009 inclusive the rate of [*] per annum and thereafter [*] per annum on the Delayed Principal Amount determined by reference to Schedule 11;

“Maximum Amount of the Delayed Principal Amount” means, as at the date of the Sixth Supplemental Deed, [*];

“Month” means a period starting on one day in a calendar month and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the next calendar month save that, where any such period would otherwise end on a day which is not a Business Day, it shall end on the next Business Day, unless that day falls in the calendar month succeeding that in which it would otherwise have ended, in which case it shall end on the preceding Business Day PROVIDED THAT , if a period starts on the last Business Day in a calendar month or if there is no numerically corresponding day in the month in which that period ends, that period shall end on the last Business Day in that later month;

“Moratorium Period” means the period from [*];

“Moratorium Undertakings” means the financial undertakings contained in clause 11.1.4 and clause 11.1.5 of the Guarantee;

“Mortgage” means either of the Pre-Delivery Mortgage or the Post Delivery Mortgage;

“NCL America Holdings” means NCL America Holdings, LLC (formerly known as NCL America Holdings, Inc.) of Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801, United States of America;

“NCLC Fleet” means the vessels owned by companies in the NCLC Group;

“NCLC Group” means the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries;

“NCLC Group Credit Facilities” means the [*] facility made to the Guarantor pursuant to a facility agreement dated 7 July 2004 (as amended and/or restated from time to time), the EUR624,000,000 facility made to the Guarantor pursuant to a facility agreement dated 7 October 2005 (as amended and/or restated from time to time), the [*] facility made to the Guarantor pursuant to a facility agreement dated 22 December 2006 (as amended and/or restated from time to time), the [*] facility made to the Manager pursuant to a facility agreement dated 20 April 2004 (as amended and/or restated from time to time), the EUR308,130,000 facility made to Pride of Hawaii, LLC (formerly known as Pride of Hawaii, Inc.) pursuant to a facility agreement dated 20 April 2004 (as amended and/or restated from time to time), the Loan, the EUR258,000,000 facility made to Pride of America Ship Holding, LLC (formerly known as Pride of America Ship Holding, Inc.) pursuant to a facility agreement dated 4 April 2003 (as amended and/or restated from time to time), the EUR40,000,000 facility made to Pride of America Ship Holding, Inc. (formerly known as Pride of America Ship Holding, Inc.) pursuant to a facility agreement dated 4 April 2003 (as amended and/or restated from time to time) and the EUR662,905,320 facility made to

 

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Norwegian Epic, Ltd. (formerly known as F3 Two, Ltd.) pursuant to a facility agreement dated 22 September 2006 (as amended and/or restated from time to time);

“NCLL” means Norwegian Cruise Line Limited of Cumberland House, 9th Floor, 1 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda;

“New Cash Equity” means [*];

“New Hermes Fees” means the total aggregate amounts payable by the Borrower and Pride of Hawaii, LLC to the Hermes agent in relation to the New Term Loans in respect of the Hermes cover for such facilities;

“New Term Loans” means the loans to be borrowed by the Borrower from the New Term Loans Lenders which, when aggregated with the loans to be similarly borrowed by Pride of Hawaii, LLC, will amount to the lesser of (x) the sum of (i) 10% of the initial construction prices of the New Vessels and (ii) 100% of the New Hermes Fees (y) the sum of (i) EUR123,000,000 and (ii) EUR3,075,000 and (z) USD224,770,000 (or such higher Dollar cap as may be later agreed between the facility agent for the New Term Loans, Hermes and the Guarantor), to finance in part the acquisition of the New Vessels by two (2) wholly owned subsidiaries of the Guarantor and related fees;

“New Term Loans Lenders” means the lenders of the New Term Loans;

“New Vessels” means Hull No. [*] and Hull No. [*];

“Non-Guaranteed Loan Lenders” means the lenders of the [*] facility made to the Guarantor pursuant to a facility agreement dated 7 July 2004 (as amended and/or restated from time to time), the EUR624,000,000 facility made to the Guarantor pursuant to a facility agreement dated 7 October 2005 (as amended and/or restated from time to time) and the [*] facility made to the Guarantor pursuant to a facility agreement dated 22 December 2006 (as amended and/or restated from time to time);

“Notice of Fixed Rate” means a notice in the form of Schedule 7;

“Obligors” means the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Manager, the Shareholder, the Supervisor, Arrasas and any other party from time to time to any of the Security Documents excluding the Builder, Hermes, the Arrangers, the Trustee, the Agent, the Hermes Agent and the Lenders;

“Office” means in respect of the Agent, the Hermes Agent, the Trustee and each Lender its office at the address set out beneath its name in Schedule 2 or such other office as it shall from time to time select and notify through the Agent to the Borrower;

“Ordinary Principal Amount” means the relevant amount set out in the second column of the table in Schedule 10, save that the calculation of the amount of the Margin payable from time to time in accordance with this Agreement shall be made on the relevant amount set out in the second column of the table in Schedule 11, in each case as reduced to reflect any prepayments applied towards the Ordinary Principal Amount;

 

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“Originally Scheduled Repayments” means the amounts set out in the third column of the table in Schedule 10;

“Outstanding Indebtedness” means all sums of any kind payable actually or contingently to the Trustee, the Agent, the Hermes Agent or the Lenders under or pursuant to this Agreement or any Transaction Document (whether by way of repayment of principal payment of interest or default interest payment of any indemnity or counter indemnity reimbursement for fees, costs or expenses or otherwise howsoever);

“Permitted Indebtedness” means:

 

  (i) any monies borrowed or raised other than from any direct or indirect shareholder of the Guarantor prior to the date on which the last of the Fifth Supplemental Deed and the Amendment Documents have been signed by all the parties thereto and notified by the Guarantor to the Agent prior to such date;

 

  (ii) the Letter of Credit Facilities;

 

  (iii) Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness;

 

  (iv) the financing arrangements entered into on 18 November 2010 in relation to the acquisition of the New Vessels;

 

  (v) one or more financing arrangements entered into in relation to the acquisition of Breakaway 3 and Breakaway 4 (or either of them) and the Sky Vessel Indebtedness; and

 

  (vi) any other Indebtedness for Borrowed Money up to an aggregate amount of [*];

“Permitted Liens” means (i) any Encumbrance created by or pursuant to the Security Documents (ii) liens on the Vessel up to an aggregate amount at any time not exceeding ten million Dollars (USD10,000,000) for current crew’s wages and salvage and liens incurred in the ordinary course of trading the Vessel (iii) any deposits or pledges to secure the performance of bids, tenders, bonds or contracts (iv) (x) any other Encumbrance notified by any of the Obligors to the Agent prior to the date on which the Fifth Supplemental Deed and the Amendment Documents have been signed by all the parties thereto (y) any Encumbrance created by or pursuant to (a) the Letter of Credit Facilities Security Documents (b) the Credit Card Processor Security Documents (c) the Hermes Vessel Owner Second Guarantees (d) the Second Mortgages (e) the Second Assignments (f) the Hermes Vessel Owner Third Guarantees (g) the Third Mortgages (h) the Third Assignments (i) the Fourth Mortgages and (j) the Fourth Assignments and (z) any other Encumbrance created over a vessel in the NCLC Fleet (other than a Hermes Vessel or the F3 Two Vessel) or its related assets in favour of any party approved by the Agent (acting on the instructions of the Lenders) (v) subject to Clause 10.8, any Encumbrances in respect of existing Financial Indebtedness of a person which becomes a Subsidiary of the Guarantor or is merged with or into the Guarantor or any of its Subsidiaries (vi) liens on assets leased, acquired or upgraded after 20 April 2004 or assets newly constructed or converted after the date hereof provided that (a) such liens secure Financial Indebtedness otherwise

 

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permitted under this Agreement (b) such liens are incurred within one (1) year following such lease, acquisition, upgrade, construction or conversion and (c) the Financial Indebtedness secured by such liens does not exceed the cost of such upgrade or the cost of such assets acquired or leased (vii) statutory and other similar liens arising in the ordinary course of business unrelated to Financial Indebtedness and securing obligations not yet delinquent or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been established (viii) subject to Clause 11.1.9, liens arising out of the existence of judgments or awards in respect of the Guarantor or any of its Subsidiaries (ix) any other lien that may be created by the Guarantor from time to time in the ordinary course of business and (x) any deposits, liens or other Encumbrances placed or incurred in connection with any bond or other surety from time to time provided to the US Federal Maritime Commission in order to comply with laws, regulations and rules applicable to the operators of passenger vessels operating to or from ports in the United States of America PROVIDED THAT the aggregate amount of all cash and the fair market value of all other property subject to such liens as are described in paragraph (vi) above, in so far as it relates to liens on assets leased, acquired or upgraded after 20 April 2004 or assets converted after 20 April 2004, and paragraphs (vii) to (ix) above does not exceed twenty five million Dollars (USD25,000,000) and PROVIDED FURTHER THAT any such lien as is described in paragraphs (vi) to (ix) above does not imperil the security created by any of the Security Documents and/or affect the ability of any Obligor duly to perform any of its obligations under any Security Document to which it is or may be a party at any time, in each case in the opinion of the Agent;

“Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness” means any monies borrowed or raised at arm’s length on usual terms and other than from any direct or indirect shareholder of the Guarantor which are used to refinance the whole or part of any Permitted Indebtedness including any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness. Any such monies borrowed or raised in excess of the amount required to refinance any Permitted Indebtedness including any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness shall constitute Special Liquidity Sources and be applied in accordance with clause 13 of the Guarantee;

“Portion” means any of Portion 1, Portion 2 or Portion 3;

“Portion 1” means the aggregate principal amount of the Portion 1 Tranches or (as the context may require) the amount thereof for the time being drawn down and outstanding hereunder;

“Portion 1 Tranche” means Tranche 1, Tranche 2, Tranche 3 and/or Tranche 4 of Portion 1;

“Portion 2” means the Equivalent Amount of the aggregate principal amount of the Portion 2 Tranches or (as the context may require) the amount thereof for the time being drawn down and outstanding hereunder;

“Portion 2 Tranche” means Tranche A, Tranche B and/or Tranche C of Portion 2;

 

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“Portion 3” means up to [*] of the Pre-Delivery Interest or (as the context may require) the amount thereof for the time being drawn down and outstanding hereunder;

“Possible Event of Default” means any event which, with the giving of notice, passage of time or occurrence of any other event, would constitute an Event of Default;

“Post Delivery Mortgage” means the first priority statutory Bahamian mortgage and deed of covenants collateral thereto, to be granted by the Borrower over the Vessel in favour of the Trustee as security pursuant hereto, such mortgage and deed of covenants to be in the form and on the terms and conditions required by the Agent and the Hermes Agent and agreed on the signing hereof and as specified in paragraph 41 of Schedule 4;

“Pre-Delivery Interest Payment Date” means the last day of each Pre-Delivery Interest Period;

“Pre-Delivery Interest Period” means each period ascertained in accordance with Clause 5.3 or Clause 5.12 other than an Interest Period;

“Pre-Delivery Interest” means the aggregate of the interest payable on the Loan on each Pre-Delivery Interest Payment Date;

“Pre-Delivery Mortgage” means the first priority abstract acknowledgement of debt and mortgage (“ Abstraktes Schuldversprechen und Schiffshypothekenbestellungsurkunde ”) and part submission (“ Unterwerfung unter die sofortige Zwangsvollstreckung ”), to be granted by the Borrower over the Vessel in favour of the Trustee as security pursuant hereto during the Construction Period, such abstract, mortgage and submission being in the form and on the terms and conditions required by the Agent and the Hermes Agent and agreed on the signing hereof and as specified in paragraph 26 of Schedule 4;

“Process Agent” means, in respect of any Security Documents executed prior to the date of the Fourth Supplemental Deed, Clifford Chance Secretaries Limited whose registered office is presently at 10 Upper Bank Street, London E14 5JJ and, thereafter, EC3 Services Limited whose registered office is presently at The St Botolph Building, 138 Houndsditch, London EC3A 7AR or any other person in England nominated by the Borrower or any other Obligor and approved by the Agent as agent to accept service of legal proceedings on their behalf under any of the Security Documents;

“Quotation Date” means, in relation to any Pre-Delivery Interest Period or Interest Period, the day on which quotations would ordinarily be given in the London Interbank eurocurrency market for Dollar deposits for delivery on the first day of that Pre-Delivery Interest Period or Interest Period;

“Reference Banks” means Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft and HSBC Bank plc;

“Reimbursement Agreement” means the reimbursement and distribution agreement dated 17 August 2007, by and among Investor I, Star and the Guarantor;

 

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“Relevant Cash Sweep Amount” means the amount of a Total Cash Sweep Amount to be applied in prepayment of the Loan pursuant to Clause 4.9, [*];

“Relevant Exceptional Prepayment Amount” means the amount of a Total Exceptional Prepayment Amount to be applied in prepayment of the Loan pursuant to Clause 4.10, [*];

“Relevant Special Liquidity Sources Amount” means the amount of a Total Special Liquidity Sources Amount to be applied in prepayment of the Loan pursuant to Clause 4.9, [*];

“Repayment Dates” means from the Second Restatement Date the dates set out in the first column of the table in Schedule 10;

“Restructuring Trustee” means [*] as trustee for (directly or indirectly) (among others) the Guaranteed Loan Lenders and the Non-Guaranteed Loan Lenders;

“Reuters BBA Page LIBOR 01” means the display currently designated as Reuters BBA Page LIBOR 01, which includes London Interbank Offered Rates of four (4) major banks, which are members of the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. or such other service as may be nominated by the British Bankers’ Association as the information vendor for displaying the London Interbank Offered Rates of major banks in the London Interbank market;

“Reuters Page ECB37” means:

 

  (i) the display currently designated as Reuters Page ECB37 which includes the official interbank exchange rate for euro in Dollars as determined by the European Central Bank, expressed in Dollars; or

 

  (ii) if no rate is provided on the Reuters Page ECB37 but is published on another screen page, then the exchange rate shall be the official interbank exchange rate for euro in Dollars as published on such other page (the “Successor Page” );

or (if Reuters Page ECB37 and the Successor Page are discontinued or if the Restructuring Trustee is unable to make the said determination due to technical breakdown in the relevant system)

 

  (iii) the arithmetic mean (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest one-sixteenth of one per cent (1/16%)) of the rates notified to the Restructuring Trustee by each of the Euro Reference Banks as the euro/Dollar spot offered exchange rate quotations as of 1.45 p.m. London time on the relevant Business Day;

“Revised Principal Amount” means the relevant amount set out in the sixth column of the table in Schedule 10, as reduced to reflect any prepayments applied towards the Revised Principal Amount;

“Revised Repayments” means the amounts set out in the fifth column of the table in Schedule 10, as reduced to reflect any prepayments applied towards the Revised Repayments;

 

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“Safety Management Certificate” means a document issued to the Vessel as evidence that the Vessel’s operator and its shipboard management operate in accordance with an approved Safety Management System;

“Safety Management System” means a structured and documented system enabling the personnel of the Vessel’s operator to implement effectively the safety and environmental protection policy of that Vessel operator;

“Same Day Funds” means Dollar funds settled through the New York Clearing House Interbank Payments System or such other funds for payment in Dollars as the Agent shall specify by notice to the Borrower as being customary at the time for the settlement of international transactions in New York of the type contemplated by this Agreement;

“Second Assignments” means the three (3) valid and effective second legal assignments of the earnings and insurances of the Hermes Vessels (together with the notices thereof) one (1) to be executed by each of the owners of the Hermes Vessels in respect of its Hermes Vessel and the one (1) valid and effective second priority subordination and assignment to be executed by the Manager (as bareboat charterer) in respect of m.v. “NORWEGIAN JADE” in each case in favour of the Restructuring Trustee as trustee for the Guaranteed Loan Lenders such assignments and notices to be in the form and on the terms and conditions agreed between the Lenders and the Guarantor on the date of the Fifth Supplemental Deed;

“Second Mortgages” means the two (2) second priority statutory Bahamian ship mortgages and deeds of covenants collateral thereto and the one (1) second preferred US ship mortgage one (1) to be granted by respectively each of the owners of the Hermes Vessels over its Hermes Vessel in favour of the Restructuring Trustee as trustee for the Guaranteed Loan Lenders as security pursuant hereto such mortgages and deeds of covenants to be in the forms and on the terms and conditions agreed between the Lenders and the Guarantor on the date of the Fifth Supplemental Deed;

“Second Priority Security Co-ordination Deeds” means (i) the deed to be made between (among others) the Trustee (as trustee for the Lenders, as first mortgagees of the Vessel), the Restructuring Trustee (as trustee for the Guaranteed Loan Lenders other than the Lenders, as second mortgagees of the Vessel) and the Borrower in relation to the Hermes Vessel Owner Second Guarantee, Second Mortgage and Second Assignment in respect of the Vessel and (ii) the two (2) deeds to be made between (among others) HSBC Bank plc (as trustee for the relevant Guaranteed Loan Lenders other than the Lenders, as first mortgagees of the Vessel), the Restructuring Trustee (as trustee for the Guaranteed Loan Lenders other than the first mortgagees of the relevant Hermes Vessel, as second mortgagees of the Vessel), the Trustee and the Borrower in relation to the Hermes Vessel Owner Second Guarantees, Second Mortgages and Second Assignments in respect of the Hermes Vessels other than the Vessel such co-ordination deeds to be in the form and on the terms and conditions agreed between the Lenders and the other parties to the co-ordination deeds on the date of the Fifth Supplemental Deed;

“Second Restatement Date” has the meaning set out in the Fifth Supplemental Deed;

 

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“Security Documents” means this Agreement which includes any supplemental agreement or deed hereto, the Guarantee, the Hermes Cover, the Building Contract Assignment, the Construction Risks Insurance Assignment, the Supervision Agreement Assignment, the Management Agreement Assignment, the Mortgages, the Charge Option, the Charge, the Debenture, the Earnings Assignment, the Insurance Assignment, the Account Charge, the Hermes Vessel Owner Second Guarantees, the Second Mortgages, the Second Assignments, the Second Priority Security Co-ordination Deed, the Third Priority Security Co-ordination Deed, the Fourth Priority Security Co-ordination Deeds and all such other documents as may be executed at any time in favour of (among others) the Trustee, the Hermes Agent, the Restructuring Trustee and/or any of the Lenders as security for the obligations of the Borrower, the other Obligors and the Builder whether executed pursuant to the express provisions of this Agreement or otherwise howsoever;

“Security Period” means the period beginning on the First Drawdown Date and ending on the date on which the amounts outstanding under this Agreement and under each of the other Security Documents are finally paid or repaid in full;

“Seventh Supplemental Deed” means the seventh supplemental deed dated 18 November 2010 to this Agreement;

“Shareholder” means NCL International, Ltd. of Cumberland House, 9th Floor, 1 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda;

“Shareholders’ Agreement” means the shareholders’ agreement dated 17 August 2007 made or to be made between Star, the Investors (directly in the case of Investor I and by way of joinder in the case of Investor II) and the Guarantor;

“Shares” means the two (2) shares in the Borrower being one hundred per cent (100%) of the authorised and issued shares in the Borrower registered in the name of and beneficially owned by the Shareholder;

“Sixth Supplemental Deed” means the sixth supplemental deed dated 22 July 2010 to this Agreement;

“Sky Vessel” means [*] presently owned by the Sky Vessel Seller and registered in the Sky Vessel Seller’s name under the laws and flag of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas;

“Sky Vessel Indebtedness” means the financing arrangements in relation to the acquisition of the Sky Vessel on the Sky Vessel Purchase Price Terms;

“Sky Vessel MOA” means the sale and purchase agreement or memorandum of agreement made or to be made between the Sky Vessel Seller and Norwegian Sky, Ltd. or another member of the NCLC Group pursuant to which the Sky Vessel will be sold by the Sky Vessel Seller to Norwegian Sky, Ltd. or another member of the NCLC Group for the Sky Vessel Purchase Price on the Sky Vessel Purchase Price Terms;

“Sky Vessel Purchase Price” means an amount of up to [*];

 

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“Sky Vessel Purchase Price Terms” means the terms on which the Sky Vessel Purchase Price (and interest thereon and other fees, costs and expenses) will be payable by Norwegian Sky, Ltd. or another member of the NCLC Group to the Sky Vessel Seller for the Sky Vessel as reflected by the agreement referred to in clause 3.1.3 of the Eighth Supplemental Deed;

“Sky Vessel Seller” means [*];

“Special Liquidity Sources” means increased liquidity of the NCLC Group arising from (i) the incurrence of permitted Indebtedness for Borrowed Money in an amount in excess of Indebtedness for Borrowed Money being refinanced in whole or in part and (ii) the permitted sale of assets PROVIDED THAT only the net proceeds of any such sale, after the deduction of brokers’ fees and other costs justifiable in relation to the sale and the principal of, interest on and any break costs in connection with any Indebtedness for Borrowed Money prepaid upon such sale, shall be counted as increased liquidity;

“Special Liquidity Sources Determination Date” means [*];

“Special Liquidity Sources Payment Date” means the date falling not later than fourteen (14) Business Days after a Special Liquidity Sources Determination Date;

“Star” means Genting Hong Kong Limited (formerly known as Star Cruises Limited) of Canon’s Court, 22 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM 12, Bermuda;

“Steering Committee” means a committee established by, and formed from, the Group-Wide Lenders with the purpose of co-ordinating the relationship between the Guarantor and the Group-Wide Lenders and monitoring the performance of the NCLC Group Credit Facilities. The initial members of the Steering Committee shall be [*];

“Subscription Agreement” means the subscription agreement dated 17 August 2007 made or to be made between Star, the Investors (directly in the case of Investor I and by way of assignment in the case of Investor II) and the Guarantor;

“Subsidiary” has the meaning defined in the Companies Act 1985, Section 736 as substituted by the Companies Act 1989, Section 144;

“Substitute Basis” means an alternative basis agreed for maintaining the Loan pursuant to Clause 6;

“Supervision Agreement” means the agreement entered or to be entered into between the Borrower and the Supervisor providing for the construction supervision of the Vessel, such agreement being in the form and on the terms and conditions required by the Agent and agreed on the signing hereof and as specified in paragraph 12 of Schedule 4;

“Supervision Agreement Assignment” means the valid and effective first legal assignment of the Supervision Agreement (together with the notice thereof and the acknowledgement), to be executed by the Borrower in favour of the Trustee, such assignment, notice and acknowledgement being in the form and on the terms and conditions required by the Agent and the Hermes Agent and agreed on the signing hereof and as specified in paragraph 30 of Schedule 4;

 

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“Supervisor” means Star Cruise Management Limited of International House, Castle Hill, Victoria Road, Douglas, Isle of Man IM2 4RB, British Isles, the company providing construction supervision for the Vessel pursuant to the Supervision Agreement;

“Taxes” means all present and future income and other taxes, levies, imposts, deductions, compulsory liens and withholdings whatsoever together with interest thereon and penalties with respect thereto, if any, and any payments made on or in respect thereof and “Taxation” shall be construed accordingly;

“Termination Date” means the earlier of the Delivery Date and 31 January 2006 (or such later date as is agreed between the Borrower, the Lenders and Hermes);

“Third Assignments” means the three (3) valid and effective third legal assignments of the earnings and insurances of the Hermes Vessels (together with the notices thereof) one (1) to be executed by each of the owners of the Hermes Vessels in respect of its Hermes Vessel and the one (1) valid and effective third priority subordination and assignment to be executed by the Manager (as bareboat charterer) in respect of m.v. “NORWEGIAN JADE” in each case in favour of the Restructuring Trustee as trustee for the Non-Guaranteed Loan Lenders;

“Third Mortgages” means the two (2) third priority statutory Bahamian ship mortgages and deeds of covenants collateral thereto and the one (1) third preferred US ship mortgage one (1) to be granted by respectively each of the owners of the Hermes Vessels over its Hermes Vessel in favour of the Restructuring Trustee as trustee for the Non-Guaranteed Loan Lenders;

“Third Priority Security Co-ordination Deed” means the deed to be made between (among others) HSBC Bank plc (as trustee for the Guaranteed Loan Lenders, as first mortgagees), the Restructuring Trustee (as trustee for the Guaranteed Loan Lenders, as second mortgagees), the Restructuring Trustee (as trustee for the Non-Guaranteed Loan Lenders, as third mortgagees), the owners of the Hermes Vessels in relation to the Hermes Vessel Owner Third Guarantees, the Third Mortgages and the Third Assignments such co-ordination deed to be in the form and on the terms and conditions agreed between the Lenders and the other parties to the co-ordination deed on the date of the Fifth Supplemental Deed;

“Third Restatement Date” has the meaning set out in the Eighth Supplemental Deed;

“Total Breakaway 4 Prepayment Amount” means the lower of [*] and the Total Delayed Principal Amount that has not been cancelled and/or prepaid and/or repaid on the relevant Total Exceptional Prepayment Amount Payment Date;

“Total Cash Sweep Amount” means Liquidity of the NCLC Group in excess of [*] on a Cash Sweep Determination Date;

“Total Delayed Principal Amount” means, as at the date of the Sixth Supplemental Deed, [*], being the aggregate of the Maximum Amount of the Delayed Principal Amount (as defined in the facility agreement for each Cash Sweep Credit Facility) for each Cash Sweep Credit Facility (or, if applicable, tranche thereof);

 

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“Total Exceptional Prepayment Amount” means any of:

 

  (i) the Total Sky Vessel and Breakaway 3 Prepayment Amount;

 

  (ii) the Total Breakaway 4 Prepayment Amount; and

 

  (iii) the Total IPO Prepayment Amount;

“Total Exceptional Prepayment Amount Payment Date” means:

 

  (i) on or before the Third Restatement Date in the case of the Total Sky Vessel and Breakaway 3 Prepayment Amount;

 

  (ii) on or before the date of the exercise of the Breakaway 4 Option in the case of the Total Breakaway 4 Prepayment Amount; and

 

  (iii) the date falling not later than fourteen (14) Business Days after the listing of the ordinary capital stock of the Guarantor or parent company of the Guarantor on an Approved Stock Exchange in the case of the Total IPO Prepayment Amount;

“Total IPO Prepayment Amount” means the lower of [*] and the Total Delayed Principal Amount that has not been cancelled and/or prepaid and/or repaid on the relevant Total Exceptional Prepayment Amount Payment Date;

“Total Loss” means any actual or constructive or arranged or agreed or compromised total loss or Compulsory Acquisition of the Vessel;

“Total Sky Vessel and Breakaway 3 Prepayment Amount” means [*];

“Total Special Liquidity Sources Amount” means Special Liquidity Sources of the NCLC Group on a Special Liquidity Sources Determination Date;

“Tranche” means either a Portion 1 Tranche or a Portion 2 Tranche;

“Tranche A” means the aggregate of the Equivalent Amount of the Hermes Issuing Fees and the Equivalent Amount of twenty five per cent (25%) of the Hermes Insurance Premium less the Equivalent Amount of twenty per cent (20%) of the Hermes Premium to be paid to the Borrower in part reimbursement of the aggregate amount of the Hermes Issuing Fees and twenty five per cent (25%) of the Hermes Insurance Premium paid by the Borrower to the Hermes Agent for on-payment to Hermes on the issue of the Hermes Cover to be advanced by the Lenders by way of their Contributions thereto on the first Drawdown Date in respect of a Portion 1 Tranche falling after the payment by the Borrower of the Hermes Issuing Fees and the first twenty five per cent (25%) of the Hermes Insurance Premium;

“Tranche B” means the Equivalent Amount of up to seventy five per cent (75%) of the amount of the Hermes Insurance Premium payable on the later of the First Drawdown Date and the issue of the Hermes Cover to be paid to the Hermes Agent for on-payment to Hermes to be advanced by the Lenders on a Drawdown

 

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Date by way of their Contributions thereto PROVIDED THAT the amount of this Tranche and the amount of Tranche A shall not when aggregated exceed eighty per cent (80%) of the Hermes Premium;

“Tranche C” means the Equivalent Amount of up to the amount by which the Hermes Insurance Premium is increased after the date on which the seventy five per cent (75%) of the amount of the Hermes Insurance Premium is paid by the Hermes Agent to Hermes to be paid to the Hermes Agent for on-payment to Hermes to be advanced by the Lenders on a Drawdown Date by way of their Contributions thereto PROVIDED THAT the amount of this Tranche and the amount of Tranche A and Tranche B shall not when aggregated exceed eighty per cent (80%) of the Hermes Premium;

“Tranche 1” means the amount of [*] to be paid to the Guarantor to be applied in repayment of the loan in the same amount made by the Guarantor to the Borrower to enable the Borrower to pay part of the second pre-delivery instalment due by the Borrower to the Builder under the Building Contract to be advanced by the Lenders on a Drawdown Date by way of their Contributions thereto;

“Tranche 2” means the amount of [*] to be applied in payment of the third pre-delivery instalment due by the Borrower to the Builder under the Building Contract to be advanced by the Lenders on a Drawdown Date by way of their Contributions thereto;

“Tranche 3” means the amount of [*] to be applied in payment of the fourth pre-delivery instalment due by the Borrower to the Builder under the Building Contract to be advanced by the Lenders on a Drawdown Date by way of their Contributions thereto;

“Tranche 4” means the amount of up to one hundred and [*] to be applied in payment of the delivery instalment due by the Borrower to the Builder under the Building Contract to be advanced by the Lenders on the Delivery Date by way of their Contributions thereto PROVIDED THAT the amount of this Tranche and the amounts of the other Portion 1 Tranches shall not when aggregated exceed [*] of the Contract Price;

“Transaction Documents” means the Security Documents, the Building Contract, the Drawdown Notices, the Supervision Agreement, the Management Agreement, the Agency and Trust Deed and any other material document now or hereafter issued in connection with the documents or the transaction herein referred to and also including any Interest Exchange Arrangement;

“Transfer Certificate” means the certificate attached hereto as Schedule 6;

“Transfer Date” means, in relation to any Transfer Certificate, the date specified in such Transfer Certificate as the date for the making of the transfer or, where such transfer is specified as being subject to the fulfilment of certain conditions, the date on which the Agent receives a certificate from the Lender making the transfer confirming that all such conditions have been fulfilled;

“Transferee” means any reputable bank acceptable to the Agent and the Borrower which becomes a party to this Agreement as a Lender pursuant to Clause 17; and

 

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“Vessel” means hull no [*] at the yard of the Builder registered in the name of the Borrower in the Shipbuilding Register in Emden, Federal Republic of Germany and upon construction as a luxury cruise vessel with [*] passenger cabins to be delivered to the Borrower pursuant to the Building Contract and re-registered in the name of the Borrower under the laws and flag of the Bahamas.

 

  1.2 Construction

In this Agreement unless the context otherwise requires:

 

  1.2.1 clause headings are inserted for convenience of reference only and shall be ignored in the construction of this Agreement;

 

  1.2.2 references to Clauses and to Schedules are to be construed as references to clauses of and schedules to this Agreement unless otherwise stated and references to this Agreement are to be construed as references to this Agreement including its Schedules;

 

  1.2.3 subject to Clause 9.2.21 and Clause 9.1, references to (or to any specified provision of) this Agreement or any other document shall be construed as references to this Agreement, that provision or that document as from time to time amended, supplemented, restated and/or novated;

 

  1.2.4 references to any Act or any statutory instrument shall be construed as references to that Act or that statutory instrument as from time to time re-enacted, amended or supplemented;

 

  1.2.5 references to any party to this Agreement or any other document shall include reference to such party’s successors and permitted assigns;

 

  1.2.6 references to the Builder shall be disregarded when it has performed in full all its obligations under the Building Contract and the Security Documents to which it is a party;

 

  1.2.7 words importing the plural shall include the singular and vice versa;

 

  1.2.8 references to a person shall be construed as references to an individual, firm, company, corporation, unincorporated body of persons or any state or any agency thereof;

 

  1.2.9 where any matter requires the approval or consent of the Agent or the Trustee such approval or consent shall not be deemed to have been given unless given in writing; where any matter is required to be acceptable to the Agent or the Trustee, the Agent or the Trustee (as the case may be) shall not be deemed to have accepted such matter unless its acceptance is communicated in writing; the Agent or the Trustee may give or withhold its consent, approval or acceptance at its unfettered discretion;

 

  1.2.10 a certificate by the Agent as to any amount due or calculation made hereunder shall be conclusive except for manifest error.

 

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  1.3 Agent, Hermes Agent and Trustee

The Agent and the Hermes Agent will be appointed by the Lenders as agents and the Trustee will be appointed by the Lenders as trustee under the Agency and Trust Deed and references herein to the Agent, the Hermes Agent or the Trustee shall be construed as references to itself, the Agent or the Hermes Agent (if applicable) and the Lenders. The Borrower shall only communicate with the Lenders under this Agreement and the other Security Documents through the Agent, the Hermes Agent or the Trustee (as the case may be) and as hereinafter referred to.

 

2 The Facility

 

  2.1 Availability

 

  2.1.1 The Lenders grant to the Borrower the Facility by way of the Portions. Any part of the Facility which remains undrawn at close of business in London on the Termination Date shall be capable of cancellation by the Lenders with the consent of Hermes.

 

  2.1.2 Each Lender shall advance its Contribution to the Portions in the proportion which its Contribution for the time being bears to the other Contributions of the Lenders.

 

  2.1.3 Neither the Agent (as the Agent or as a Lender) nor any other Lender shall be liable for any failure or delay on the part of any Lender in making any advance hereunder nor shall the Agent or the Arrangers have any obligation to seek to procure additional Lenders in the event of such a failure PROVIDED THAT if any Lender should fail to advance its Contribution hereunder, that Lender and the Agent will take all reasonable steps to mitigate the effect of that failure. Notwithstanding the aforesaid proviso, neither the Agent (as a Lender) nor any other Lender shall be obliged to increase its Contribution hereunder in respect of the failure by any other Lender(s) to fund its Contribution.

 

  2.2 Purpose and Application

The purpose of the Facility is set out below.

 

  2.2.1 Portion 1 shall finance up to eighty per cent (80%) of the Contract Price. Tranche 1 shall be paid to the Guarantor and applied in repayment of the loan in the same amount made by the Guarantor to the Borrower to enable the Borrower to pay part of the second pre-delivery instalment due by it to the Builder under the Building Contract on 5 February 2004. Tranche 2 shall be applied in payment of the third pre-delivery instalment due to the Builder under the Building Contract, Tranche 3 in payment of the fourth pre-delivery instalment due to the Builder under the Building Contract and Tranche 4 in payment of the delivery instalment due to the Builder under the Building Contract;

 

  2.2.2

Portion 2 shall reimburse the Borrower for or finance up to eighty per cent (80%) of the Hermes Premium. Tranche A shall reimburse the Borrower in part for the amount of the Hermes Premium paid to the Hermes Agent

 

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  for on-payment to Hermes on issue of the Hermes Cover, Tranche B shall be applied in payment or (if insufficient) in part payment of seventy five per cent (75%) of the Hermes Insurance Premium payable on the later of the First Drawdown Date and the issue of the Hermes Cover and Tranche C shall be applied in payment or (if insufficient) in part payment of any increase in the Hermes Insurance Premium thereafter; and

 

  2.2.3 Portion 3 shall finance up to eighty per cent (80%) of the total amount of the Pre-Delivery Interest payable hereunder.

 

  2.3 Drawdown

The Borrower shall only make drawings under any Portion of the Facility if:

 

  2.3.1 in the case of Portion 1 and Portion 2, the Agent receives at least five (5) Business Days’ notice of the Borrower’s request for such drawing in the form of Schedule 3;

 

  2.3.2 no Event of Default or Possible Event of Default has occurred before the date of such drawing;

 

  2.3.3 no written notice has been received indicating that the Hermes Cover does not validly exist without restriction;

 

  2.3.4 the representations and warranties set out in Clause 9 and each of the other Security Documents are correct on the date of such drawing; and

 

  2.3.5 it is then lawful for each of the Lenders to make available its Contribution to the Facility,

PROVIDED THAT no part of the Loan shall be capable of drawing until twenty per cent (20%) of the Contract Price has been paid by the Borrower to the Builder and no part of Portion 2 shall be capable of drawing until the Hermes Issuing Fees and twenty five per cent (25%) of the Hermes Insurance Premium have become due and been paid by the Borrower to Hermes through the Hermes Agent and PROVIDED FURTHER THAT the aggregate of the Equivalent Amount of the Portion 2 Tranches drawn down hereunder and the aggregate of the amounts of Portion 3 drawn down hereunder shall not exceed in total twenty two million and fifty thousand Dollars (USD22,050,000).

 

  2.4 Payment of Portions

All Portion 1 Tranches other than Tranche 1 drawn down hereunder shall be paid to the Builder. Tranche 1 shall be paid to the Guarantor and applied in repayment of the loan in the same amount made by the Guarantor to the Borrower to enable the Borrower to pay part of the second pre-delivery instalment due by it to the Builder under the Building Contract on 5 February 2004.

Tranche A drawn down hereunder shall be paid to the Borrower in reimbursement in part of the amount of the Hermes Premium paid by the Borrower to the Hermes Agent for on-payment to Hermes on issue of the Hermes Cover, Tranche B drawn down hereunder shall be applied in payment or (if insufficient) in part payment of seventy five per cent (75%) of the Hermes Insurance Premium payable on the

 

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later of the First Drawdown Date and the issue of the Hermes Cover and Tranche C drawn down hereunder shall be applied in payment or (if insufficient) in part payment of any increase in the Hermes Insurance Premium thereafter, subject to the further proviso to Clause 2.3.

Subject to the further proviso to Clause 2.3, the Borrower hereby consents to the drawdown on each Pre-Delivery Interest Payment Date of such amount of Portion 3 as is required to pay eighty per cent (80%) of the Pre-Delivery Interest payable on that Pre-Delivery Interest Payment Date and to the application of such amount in payment of such interest.

 

  2.5 Break costs on failure to draw

If for any reason any part of a Portion is not drawn down by the Borrower hereunder after notice of drawdown has been given to the Agent pursuant to Clause 2.3 in the case of Portion 1 and Portion 2 or after the relevant Quotation Date in the case of Portion 3, the Borrower will pay to the Agent for the account of the Lenders such amount as the Agent may certify as necessary to compensate the Lenders (other than any Lender whose default has caused the part of the Portion not to be drawn down) for any loss (including the cost of breaking deposits or re-employing funds (including warehousing and other related costs)) or any losses under any Interest Exchange Arrangement and/or any swap agreements or other interest rate management products entered into by the Lenders for the purpose of this transaction or expense (including warehousing and other related costs) on account of funds borrowed, contracted for (whether in Euro or in Dollars) or utilised in order to fund its Contribution to the part of the Portion. Each Lender shall supply to the Agent a certificate of break costs which in the absence of manifest error shall be conclusive as to the amounts due.

 

  2.6 Conditions of drawdown

The Agent shall not be under any obligation to advance a part of a Portion hereunder until all the documents and evidence referred to in the relevant part of Schedule 4 are in the possession of the Agent in form and substance satisfactory to it, the Arrangers, the Lenders and the Hermes Agent.

 

  2.7 Several obligations of the Lenders

The obligations and rights of each Lender hereunder are several and if for any reason the Borrower receives in respect of a part of a Portion an amount greater than the aggregate of the Contributions to that part of a Portion, the Borrower forthwith upon the demand of the Agent shall pay to the Agent (for the account of those Lenders whose Contributions were exceeded) the amount certified by the Agent as representing the excess of the amount paid to the Borrower over the due and proper amount of the Contributions of the Lenders actually received by the Agent.

 

  2.8 Lender’s failure to perform

Subject to Clause 2.1.3, the failure by a Lender to perform its obligations hereunder shall not affect the obligations of the Borrower towards any other party hereto nor shall any such other party be liable for the failure by such Lender to perform its obligations hereunder.

 

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  2.9 Fulfilment of conditions after drawdown

If the Lenders, acting unanimously, decide (or the Agent in accordance with the Agency and Trust Deed decides) to advance a part of a Portion to the Borrower hereunder without having received all of the documents or evidence referred to in the relevant part of Schedule 4, the Borrower will nevertheless deliver the remaining documents or evidence to the Agent within fourteen (14) days of such drawing (or such other period as the Agent may stipulate) and the advance of the Facility shall not be construed as a waiver of the Agent’s right to receive the documents or evidence as aforesaid nor shall this provision impose on the Agent or the Lenders any obligation to permit the drawing in the absence of such documents or evidence.

 

3 Repayment

Unless otherwise repaid in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, on each of the Repayment Dates the Loan shall be repaid by the relevant amount set out in the fifth column ( Revised Repayments ) of the table in Schedule 10.

 

4 Prepayment

 

  4.1 Voluntary prepayment

On giving at least thirty (30) days’ prior notice to the Agent, the Borrower may on the last day of a Pre-Delivery Interest Period or an Interest Period prepay (without premium or penalty, subject to Clause 4.8) the whole or any relevant part of the Loan (but if in part in an amount of five million Dollars (USD5,000,000) or an integral multiple thereof). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Clause 4.1, any prepayment made before an amount equal to the Maximum Amount of the Delayed Principal Amount has been prepaid and/or repaid shall be governed by Clause 4.10.

 

  4.2 Voluntary prepayment in case of increased cost

At any time after any sum payable by the Borrower has been increased under Clause 8 or a Lender has made any claim for indemnification under Clause 8, the Borrower may, after giving to the Agent five (5) Business Days’ notice of its intention to do so, prepay the whole (but not part only) of the Contribution of that Lender, subject to Clause 4.8.

 

  4.3 Mandatory prepayment in case of illegality

 

  4.3.1 If any change in, or in the interpretation or application of, any law, regulation or treaty shall make it unlawful in any jurisdiction applicable to any of the Lenders for that Lender to make available or maintain its Contribution or to give effect to its obligations as contemplated hereby, the Agent may, by notice thereof to the Borrower, declare that the relevant Lender’s obligations shall be terminated forthwith whereupon (if any of the Facility has then been advanced) the Borrower shall prepay forthwith to the relevant Lender its Contribution together with interest thereon to the date of such prepayment and all other amounts due to such Lender under Clause 4.8 and under the Security Documents (or, if permitted by the relevant law, regulation or treaty, at the end of the then current Pre-Delivery Interest Period or Interest Period).

 

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  4.3.2 A Lender affected by any provision of Clause 4.3.1 shall promptly inform the Agent after becoming aware of the relevant change and the Agent shall, as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter, notify the Borrower of the change and its possible results. Without affecting the Borrower’s obligations under Clause 4.3.1 and in consultation with the Agent, the affected Lender will then take all such reasonable steps as may be open to it to mitigate the effect of the change (for example (and if then possible) by changing its Office or transferring some or all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement to another financial institution reasonably acceptable to the Borrower and the Agent). The reasonable costs of mitigating the effect of any such change shall be borne by the Borrower save where such costs are of an internal administrative nature and are not incurred in dealings by any Lender with third parties.

 

  4.4 Voluntary prepayment following imposition of Substitute Basis

The Borrower may notify the Agent within ten (10) days of the receipt of a certificate from the Agent of a Substitute Basis under Clause 6.3 whether or not it wishes to prepay the Loan, in which event the Borrower shall forthwith prepay the Loan together with interest accrued thereon at the rate specified in the relevant certificate of Substitute Basis and any break costs in accordance with Clause 4.8.

 

  4.5 Prepayment in case of Total Loss of the Vessel

If the Vessel is or becomes a Total Loss, then the Borrower will, within thirty (30) days thereof or, if the Agent is satisfied in its sole discretion that the Total Loss is adequately covered by the Insurances and that the relevant insurance proceeds will be payable to the Agent within one hundred and fifty (150) days plus three (3) business days in Frankfurt, New York and Singapore thereof, by no later than the date which is one hundred and fifty (150) days plus three (3) business days in Frankfurt, New York and Singapore after the date of the event giving rise to such Total Loss prepay the Loan in accordance with Clause 4.7, Clause 4.8 and Clause 12.1.

For the purposes of this Clause a Total Loss shall be deemed to have occurred:

 

  4.5.1 if it consists of an actual loss, at noon Greenwich Mean Time on the actual date of loss or, if that is not known, on the date on which the Vessel was last heard of;

 

  4.5.2 if it consists of a Compulsory Acquisition, at noon Greenwich Mean Time on the date on which the requisition is expressed to take effect by the person requisitioning the Vessel; and

 

  4.5.3 if it consists of a constructive or compromised or arranged or agreed total loss or damage to the Vessel rendering repair impracticable or uneconomical or rendering the Vessel permanently unfit for normal use, at noon Greenwich Mean Time on the date on which notice claiming the loss of the Vessel is given to its insurers.

 

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  4.6 Prepayment in case of sale of the Vessel

If the Vessel is sold by the Borrower with the prior consent of the Agent (which consent is not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), then the Borrower will concurrent with completion of the sale prepay the Loan in accordance with Clause 4.7 and Clause 12.1. Subject to Clause 4.8 hereof, prepayment of the Loan consequent upon the permitted sale of the Vessel shall absolve the Borrower from any liability to pay prepayment fees or costs.

 

  4.7 Effect of prepayment

Any notice given by the Borrower under Clause 4.1, Clause 4.2 or Clause 4.4 shall be irrevocable and shall oblige the Borrower to pay to the Agent on account of the Lenders the amount or amounts therein stated on the date therein stated. No amount prepaid under this Agreement may be redrawn. Subject to Clause 4.9 and Clause 4.10, each prepayment under this Agreement shall be applied in satisfaction of the Borrower’s remaining obligations under Clause 3 in inverse chronological order and Schedule 10 and Schedule 11 shall be recalculated and agreed in accordance with Clause 4.10. Prepayments under this Agreement shall be made together with accrued interest thereon and the payment of all other sums then owing under any of the Security Documents.

 

  4.8 Break costs on prepayment

If any repayment or prepayment of the Loan or part thereof is made otherwise than on the last day of a Pre-Delivery Interest Period or an Interest Period or, following Conversion, any repayment or prepayment of the Loan or part thereof is made otherwise than on the last day of the Fixed Rate Period, the Borrower shall pay to the Agent on behalf of the Lenders on demand such additional amount as the Agent may certify (such certificate to contain a calculation thereof in reasonable detail) as necessary to compensate each of the Lenders for any loss (including the cost of breaking deposits or re-employing funds (including warehousing and other related costs)) or any losses under any Interest Exchange Arrangement and/or any swap agreements or other interest rate management products entered into by the Lenders for the purpose of this transaction or expense (including warehousing and other related costs) on account of funds borrowed, contracted for or utilised to fund the amount so repaid or prepaid provided that each Lender shall pay to the Borrower any swap breakage gain actually received by the Lender under any Interest Exchange Arrangement to which it is a party and/or any swap agreements or other interest rate management products entered into by the Lender for the purpose of this transaction.

 

  4.9 Mandatory prepayment in case of cash sweep or special liquidity

The Borrower shall, further to clause 12 or clause 13 of the Guarantee (as the case may be) and in accordance with Clause 4.7, Clause 4.8 and Clause 12.2, [*]:

 

  4.9.1 [*]; and

 

  4.9.2 [*],

 

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with any Relevant Cash Sweep Amount on the relevant Cash Sweep Payment Date or any Relevant Special Liquidity Sources Amount on the relevant Special Liquidity Sources Payment Date.

[*].

 

  4.10 No prepayment

 

  4.10.1 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, other than in respect of:

 

  (a) ordinary refinancings; and

 

  (b) any prepayment to be made by way of a Total Exceptional Prepayment Amount on a Total Exceptional Prepayment Amount Payment Date further to clause 16 of the Guarantee,

[*].

 

  4.10.2 Each remaining outstanding Delayed Principal Amount referred to in Clause 4.10.1 or Maximum Amount of the Delayed Principal Amount referred to in Clause 4.10.3, to the extent it is not already denominated in Dollars, shall be converted into Dollars on the date falling ten (10) Business Days prior to the relevant prepayment, reduction and/or cancellation date at the rate which appears on the Reuters Page ECB37 at 1.30 p.m. London time on that date, for the purposes of such calculation.

 

  4.10.3 [*].

 

  4.10.4 [*].

 

  4.10.5 [*].

 

5 Interest

 

  5.1 Payment of interest prior to the Termination Date

From the first Drawdown Date in respect of a Portion until the Termination Date, the Borrower shall pay interest on that Portion at the Floating Interest Rate applicable for each Pre-Delivery Interest Period in respect thereof which interest shall be payable in arrears on each Pre-Delivery Interest Payment Date from the application of the amount of Portion 3 drawn down on that Pre-Delivery Interest Payment Date (if any) and by the Borrower.

For the avoidance of doubt, Portion 3 or any part thereof may only be drawn down hereunder and applied in payment of interest accrued up to the Termination Date.

 

  5.2 Payment of interest from the Termination Date

From the Termination Date, the Borrower shall pay interest on the Loan at the Applicable Interest Rate for each Interest Period in respect thereof which interest shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date PROVIDED THAT if the current Interest Period does not end on the relevant Interest Payment Date the Borrower shall only pay the interest accrued during that Interest Period up to but not including the Interest Payment Date.

 

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  5.3 Selection and duration of Pre-Delivery Interest Periods and Interest Periods

 

  5.3.1 Subject to the other provisions of this Clause 5, the Borrower may give notice to the Agent to be received by the Agent not later than 9.00 a.m. London time five (5) Business Days prior to the commencement of each Pre-Delivery Interest Period in respect of a Portion or part thereof or Interest Period in respect of the Loan (prior to the Conversion Date) or the Delayed Principal Amount, specifying whether that interest period is to be of three (3) or six (6) months’ duration or end on the next Cash Sweep Payment Date or Repayment Date. Pre-Delivery Interest Periods shall commence, in the case of the first in respect of the first part of Portion 1 and Portion 2 to be drawn down, on the First Drawdown Date, in the case of the first in respect of the first part of Portion 3 to be drawn down on the first Pre-Delivery Interest Payment Date and, in the case of Pre-Delivery Interest Periods other than the first in respect of any Portion or part thereof, on the expiry of the preceding Pre-Delivery Interest Period. Interest Periods in respect of the Loan and the Delayed Principal Amount shall commence, in the case of the first, on the Termination Date and 4 August 2009 respectively and, in the case of Interest Periods other than the first, on the expiry of the preceding Interest Period.

However, the Agent shall have the right to adjust the length of any Pre-Delivery Interest Period for a part of a Portion (other than the first part to be drawn down) such that it ends on the same date as any existing Pre-Delivery Interest Period in respect of that Portion and the first Pre-Delivery Interest Period in respect of a Portion such that it ends on the same date as the current Pre-Delivery Interest Period of the other Portions.

The final Pre-Delivery Interest Period in respect of a Portion, the Portions or any part thereof (as the case may be) shall end on the Termination Date and the final Interest Period shall end on the final Repayment Date.

 

  5.3.2 Subject to the consent of Hermes and of each of the Lenders remaining in full force and effect on the date of the Election Notice (as hereinafter defined), the Borrower may, if no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and no Total Loss has occurred, at any time prior to 29 September 2006, elect to convert the basis upon which interest is calculated hereunder by giving notice (an “Election Notice” ) to the Agent not less than fifteen (15) Business Days (or such shorter time as the parties may agree) before the date on which the Interest Exchange Arrangements are to be entered into (the “Election Date” ) to request that with effect from a date on or prior to 29 September 2006 (the “Conversion Date” ) the rate of interest applicable to the Loan then outstanding shall be the Fixed Rate.

 

  5.3.3 The Borrower shall forthwith provide a copy of the Election Notice to the Guarantor, who shall upon receipt provide a written confirmation to both the Borrower and the Agent that the Guarantee remains in full force and effect, PROVIDED ALWAYS that no Interest Exchange Arrangement will be entered into by a Lender unless a confirmation satisfactory to the Agent, the Lenders and Hermes is received from the Guarantor.

 

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  5.3.4 Any such request under Clause 5.3.2 shall be irrevocable, provided that any informal request made by the Borrower to the Agent for an indication of the rates which might be available should the Borrower deliver an Election Notice shall not be construed as the giving of an Election Notice by the Borrower pursuant to Clause 5.3.2. The parties hereto agree that not more than two (2) informal requests may be made.

 

  5.3.5 On receipt of an Election Notice from the Borrower pursuant to Clause 5.3.2, the Agent shall promptly notify the Lenders of such election and of the applicable Election Date and Conversion Date.

 

  5.4 Conversion

Conversion shall only occur if:

 

  5.4.1 the Agent has received an Election Notice;

 

  5.4.2 the Agent has received the confirmation from the Guarantor referred to in Clause 5.3.3;

 

  5.4.3 the Agent has received evidence of the Interest Exchange Arrangements executed by the parties thereto; and

 

  5.4.4 the Fixed Rate for the Loan has been determined.

In the absence of satisfaction of any of the above or any other relevant provision of Clause 5.3, interest on the Loan shall continue to be calculated at the Floating Interest Rate.

 

  5.5 Fixed Rate

The Lenders, the Agent and the Borrower agree that as soon as the Fixed Rate shall have been determined, the Agent shall inform the Borrower by issuing to the Borrower a Notice of Fixed Rate. Upon such issuance the Borrower’s obligation will be to pay interest on the Loan (except in respect of the Delayed Principal Amount) at the Fixed Rate from the Conversion Date and, until such date, at the Floating Interest Rate.

 

  5.6 Break costs in relation to Conversion

If an Election Notice has been given to the Agent pursuant to Clause 5.3.2 and Conversion does not occur on the Conversion Date as a result of the relevant provisions of Clause 5.3, Clause 5.4 and/or Clause 5.5 not being satisfied or waived, other than as a result of gross negligence or wilful misconduct of the Agent or any of the Lenders, the Borrower shall pay to the Agent for the account of the Lenders interest accrued to but excluding the Conversion Date together with such amount as the Agent may certify (such certificate to contain a calculation thereof in reasonable detail) as necessary to compensate each of the Lenders for any loss (including the cost of breaking deposits or re-employing funds (including warehousing and other related costs)) or any losses under any

 

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Interest Exchange Arrangement and/or any swap agreements or other interest rate management products entered into by the Lenders for the purpose of this transaction as a consequence of Conversion not being made on the Conversion Date.

If it is necessary for the Lenders to break deposits or re-employ funds taken or borrowed to make or maintain such Lender’s Contribution to the Portions in order for Conversion to take place on the Conversion Date, the Borrower shall pay to the Agent for the account of the Lenders interest accrued to but excluding the Conversion Date together with such amount as the Agent may certify to be necessary to compensate a Lender for any losses incurred as a consequence of the Pre-Delivery Interest Period(s) in respect of the Portions or the Interest Period in respect of the Loan (as the case may be) being prematurely terminated in order to allow Conversion to occur on the Conversion Date including, without limitation, any loss (including the cost of breaking deposits (including warehousing and other related costs)) or expense (including warehousing and other related costs) on account of funds borrowed, contracted for or utilised to fund such Lender’s Contribution to the Loan.

 

  5.7 No notice and unavailability

If the Borrower fails to select a Pre-Delivery Interest Period or an Interest Period in accordance with Clause 5.3 or the Agent certifies that deposits for the period selected by the Borrower are not available to each of the Lenders in the ordinary course of business in the London Interbank eurocurrency market to fund the relevant Portion or the Loan (as the case may be), the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected a Pre-Delivery Interest Period or an Interest Period of six (6) months (or such other period as the Agent may in its discretion decide).

 

  5.8 Separate Interest Periods for Instalments

If an Interest Period would otherwise extend beyond any Repayment Date, the Loan shall be divided into two (2) or more portions. One (1) or more portions will be of an amount equal to the amount of the Loan required to be repaid on each relevant Repayment Date and will have an Interest Period of such length as will expire on that date and the Interest Period relating to the remainder of the Loan will be determined in accordance with Clauses 5.3 and 5.7.

 

  5.9 Extension and shortening of Pre-Delivery Interest Periods or Interest Periods

If a Pre-Delivery Interest Period or an Interest Period would otherwise end on a day which is not a Business Day, the Pre-Delivery Interest Period or Interest Period shall be extended until the next following Business Day unless the next following Business Day falls in the next calendar month or the Interest Period has been selected pursuant to Clause 5.3.2 in which case the Interest Period will be shortened to expire on the preceding Business Day.

If a Pre-Delivery Interest Period or an Interest Period commences on the last Business Day in a month or if there is no day in the month in which the Pre-Delivery Interest Period or Interest Period will end which corresponds numerically to the day on which it begins, the Pre-Delivery Interest Period or Interest Period shall end on the last Business Day in that month.

 

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  5.10 Applicable Interest Rate

 

  5.10.1 In respect of Pre-Delivery Interest Periods or Interest Periods pursuant to Clause 5.3.1 and subject to Clause 5.3.1, Clause 5.12 and Clause 6, the rate of interest applicable to the Loan (or relevant part in the case of the division of the Loan under Clause 5.8) during a Pre-Delivery Interest Period or an Interest Period shall be the Floating Interest Rate.

 

  5.10.2 In respect of Interest Periods pursuant to Clause 5.3.2 and subject to Clause 5.3.2, Clause 5.12 and Clause 6, the rate of interest applicable to the Loan (or relevant part in the case of the division of the Loan under Clause 5.8) during an Interest Period shall be the Fixed Rate.

 

  5.11 Bank basis

Pre-Delivery Interest, interest, fees payable pursuant to Clause 13 and any other payments hereunder of an annual nature shall accrue from day to day and be computed on the basis of a year of three hundred and sixty (360) days and for the actual number of days elapsed.

 

  5.12 Default interest

If the Borrower fails to pay on the due date any sum due under this Agreement or any of the other Security Documents to which it may at any time be a party, the Borrower shall, without affecting any other remedy of the Agent or the Lenders, pay interest on such sum from the due date to the actual date of payment (as well after as before judgment). Such interest shall accrue on a daily basis at the higher of the Applicable Interest Rate fixed for the latest interest period and the rate computed by the Agent and certified by the Agent to the Borrower as being the aggregate of:

 

  5.12.1 the Margin plus one per cent (1%); and

 

  5.12.2 the greater of (a) in the case of the Lenders, the average (rounded upwards if necessary to the next integral multiple of one-sixteenth of one per cent (1/16%)) of the respective rates per annum at which each of the Lenders is able to acquire in accordance with its normal practice deposits in Dollars in successive periods of one (1) month (or for such shorter period as the Agent may in its absolute discretion select) in the London Interbank eurocurrency market in an amount equivalent to or comparable with its Contribution to such sum, and, in the case of the Agent, the rate per annum at which it is able to acquire in accordance with its normal practice deposits in Dollars in successive periods of one (1) month (or for such shorter period as the Agent may in its absolute discretion select) in the London Interbank eurocurrency market in an amount equivalent to such sum, as at approximately 11.00 a.m. London time on any relevant day and (b) in the case of the Lenders, the average (rounded upwards if necessary to the next integral multiple of one-sixteenth of one per cent (1/16%)) of the cost to each of the Lenders of funding its Contribution to such sum, and, in the case of the Agent, the cost of funding such sum, such interest to be compounded at the end of the period selected by the Agent and to be payable on demand. In the event of LIBOR not being available then the Agent shall in its discretion use the Substitute Basis for its calculation as set out in Clause 6.3.

 

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6 Substitute Basis of Funding

 

  6.1 Absence of quotations

Subject to Clause 6.2, if LIBOR is to be determined by reference to the Reference Banks but a Reference Bank does not supply a quotation by 11.00 a.m. London time, the applicable LIBOR shall be determined on the basis of the quotations of the remaining Reference Banks.

 

  6.2 Market disruption

If a Market Disruption Event occurs for any Interest Period, then the rate of interest on each Lender’s relevant Contribution for that Interest Period shall be the percentage rate per annum which is the sum of:

 

  6.2.1 the applicable Margin; and

 

  6.2.2 the rate notified to the Agent by that Lender as soon as practicable, and in any event before interest is due to be paid in respect of that Interest Period, to be that which expresses as a percentage rate per annum the cost to that Lender of funding its relevant Contribution from whatever source it may reasonably select.

In this Agreement “Market Disruption Event” means:

 

  (a) at or about noon on the Quotation Date for the relevant Interest Period Reuters BBA Page LIBOR 01 is not available and none or only one of the Reference Banks supplies a rate to the Agent to determine LIBOR for the relevant Interest Period; or

 

  (b) before close of business in London on the Quotation Date for the relevant Interest Period, the Agent receives notifications from Lenders (in number exceeding thirty four per cent (34%) of the Lenders and whose Contributions and Commitments are not less than thirty four per cent (34%) of the Loan) that the cost to them of obtaining matching deposits in the London Interbank eurocurrency market would be in excess of LIBOR.

 

  6.3 Substitute basis of interest or funding

 

  6.3.1 If a Market Disruption Event occurs and the Agent or the Borrower so requires, the Agent and the Borrower shall enter into negotiations (for a period of not more than thirty (30) days) with a view to agreeing a substitute basis for determining the rate of interest.

 

  6.3.2 Any alternative basis agreed pursuant to Clause 6.3.1 shall, with the prior consent of all the Lenders and the Borrower, be binding on all parties to this Agreement.

 

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  6.4 Review

So long as any Substitute Basis is in force, the Agent, in consultation with the Borrower and the Lenders, shall from time to time, but not less often than monthly, review whether or not the circumstances referred to in Clause 6.1 or Clause 6.2 still prevail with a view to returning to the normal provisions of this Agreement.

 

7 Payments

 

  7.1 Place for payment

All payments by the Borrower under this Agreement or any of the other Security Documents to which it may at any time be a party shall be made to HSBC Bank USA, New York (SWIFT Code MRMDUS33) for the account of HSBC Bank plc, London (SWIFT Code MIDLGB22), account no 000-023868 in favour of Project and Export Finance, account no 36677449, quoting reference 53M/FC1030 in Dollars by 10.00 a.m. New York time.

 

  7.2 Deductions and grossing-up

 

  7.2.1 Each payment to be made by the Borrower to a Lender or the Agent hereunder in Dollars shall be made free and clear of and without deduction for or on account of Taxes unless the Borrower is required by law to make such a payment subject to the deduction or withholding of Taxes, in which case the sum payable by the Borrower in respect of which such deduction or withholding is required to be made shall be increased to the extent necessary to ensure that, after the making of such deduction or withholding, the Lender or the Agent receives and retains (free from any liability in respect of any such deduction or withholding) a net sum equal to the sum which it would have received and so retained had no such deduction or withholding been made or required to be made.

 

  7.2.2

Without prejudice to the provisions of Clause 7.2.1, if any Lender or the Agent on its behalf is required to make any payment on account of Tax (not being a tax imposed on the net income of its Office by the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated or in which its Office is located or any other tax existing and applicable on the date of this Agreement under the laws of any jurisdiction) on or in relation to any sum received or receivable hereunder by such Lender or the Agent on its behalf (including, without limitation, any sum received or receivable under this Clause 7) or any liability in respect of any such payment is asserted, imposed, levied or assessed against such Lender or the Agent on its behalf, the Borrower shall, upon demand of the Agent, indemnify such Lender or the Agent against such payment or liability, together with any interest, penalties and expenses payable or incurred in connection therewith, other than interest, penalties, and expenses (a) that accrue during any periods of time beginning on the thirty first (31 st ) day (or such longer period as any Lender may reasonably require) following the day on which the Lender or the Agent, as applicable, has actual knowledge of the imposition or assertion of such Taxes or other Taxes, or (b) that are otherwise imposed or asserted on account of the bad faith or wilful neglect of such Lender or the Agent. If any Lender proposes to make a claim under the provisions

 

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  of this Clause 7.2.2 it shall certify to the Borrower in reasonable detail within thirty (30) days (or such longer period as any Lender may reasonably require) after becoming aware of the event by reason of which it is entitled to make its claim or claims the basis of its claim or claims, such certificate to be conclusive, save for manifest error.

 

  7.2.3 Without affecting the Borrower’s obligations under Clause 7.2.1 and in consultation with the Agent, the affected Lender will then take all such reasonable steps as may be open to it to mitigate the effect of the event (for example (if then possible) by changing its Office or transferring some or all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement to another financial institution reasonably acceptable to the Borrower, Hermes and the Agent). The reasonable costs of mitigating the effect of any such change shall be borne by the Borrower save where such costs are of an internal administrative nature and are not incurred in dealings by any Lender with third parties.

 

  7.2.4 No person to which a Lender assigns part or all of its interest under this Agreement pursuant to Clause 17 shall be entitled to receive any greater increase in payment under Clause 7.2.1 than the assigning Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the rights assigned unless such assignment shall have been made at a time when the circumstances giving rise to such greater payment did not exist. Each assignee shall, on or prior to the date on which the assignor assigns all or part of its interest to such assignee, comply with the certification requirements of Clause 7.2.3.

 

  7.3 Production of receipts for Taxes

If the Borrower makes any payment hereunder in Dollars in respect of which it is required by law to make any deduction or withholding for Taxes, it shall pay the full amount to be deducted or withheld to the relevant taxation or other authority within the time allowed for such payment under applicable law and shall deliver to the Agent within thirty (30) days after they have made such payment to the applicable authority any original receipt issued by such authority evidencing the payment to such authority of all amounts so required to be deducted or withheld from such payment.

If an additional payment is made under Clause 7.2.1 and any Lender or the Agent on its behalf determines that it has received or been granted a credit against or relief of or calculated with reference to the deduction or withholding giving rise to such additional payment, such Lender or the Agent (as the case may be) shall, to the extent that it can do so without prejudice to the retention of the amount of such credit, relief, remission or repayment and provided that it has received the cash benefit of such credit, relief or remission, pay to the Borrower such amount as such Lender or the Agent shall in its reasonable opinion have concluded to be attributable to the relevant deduction or withholding. Any such payment shall be conclusive evidence of the amount due to the Borrower hereunder and shall be accepted by the Borrower in full and final settlement of its rights of reimbursement hereunder in respect of such deduction or withholding. Nothing herein contained shall interfere with the right of any Lender and the Agent to arrange their respective tax affairs in whatever manner they think fit.

 

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  7.4 Money of account

If any sum due from the Borrower under this Agreement or any other Security Document to which it may at any time be a party, or any order or judgment given or made in relation thereto, has to be converted from the currency (the “first currency” ) in which the same is payable under such Security Document, order or judgment into another currency (the “second currency” ) for the purpose of:

 

  7.4.1 making or filing a claim or proof against the Borrower;

 

  7.4.2 obtaining an order or judgment in any court or other tribunal; or

 

  7.4.3 enforcing any order or judgment given or made in relation thereto;

the Borrower shall indemnify and hold harmless the Agent and each of the Lenders from and against any damages or losses suffered as a result of any discrepancy between (a) the rate of exchange used to convert the sum in question from the first currency into the second currency and (b) the rate or rates of exchange at which each Lender and the Agent (as the case may be) may in the ordinary course of business purchase the first currency with the second currency upon receipt of a sum paid to it in satisfaction, in whole or in part, of any such order, judgment, claim or proof. The above indemnity shall constitute an obligation of the Borrower separate and independent from its other obligations and shall apply irrespective of any indulgence granted by the Agent or any of the Lenders.

 

  7.5 Accounts

The Agent shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice accounts evidencing the amounts from time to time lent by and owing to each of the Lenders hereunder or under any of the other Security Documents. In any legal action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or any other Security Document, the entries made in the accounts so maintained shall be prima facie evidence, save in the case of manifest error, of the existence and amounts of the obligations of the Borrower recorded therein.

 

  7.6 Earnings

Provided no Event of Default has occurred (following which the Agent shall (inter alia) be entitled to request the Borrower to give notice pursuant to clause 3 of the Earnings Assignment and apply such Earnings in accordance with Clause 12.1) such Earnings shall throughout the Security Period be at the free disposal of the Borrower.

 

  7.7 Continuing security

The security created by this Agreement and each of the other Security Documents shall be held by the Trustee and/or the Agent and/or the Lenders and/or the Hermes Agent as a continuing security for the repayment of the Outstanding Indebtedness and the security so created shall not be satisfied by any intermediate payment or satisfaction of any part of the amount hereby or thereby secured or by any amendment of this Agreement or any of the other Security Documents. Such security shall be in addition to and shall not in any way be prejudiced or affected

 

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by any collateral or other security now or hereafter held by the Trustee, the Agent, the Lenders, the Hermes Agent or any of them for all or any part of the amount hereby or thereby secured or any other right or remedy of the Trustee, the Agent, the Lenders or the Hermes Agent or any of them under this Agreement or any of the other Security Documents, by operation of law or otherwise howsoever arising. All the powers arising from such security may be exercised from time to time as the Trustee and/or the Agent and/or the Hermes Agent may deem expedient.

 

8 Yield Protection and Force Majeure

 

  8.1 Increased costs

If by reason of:

 

  8.1.1 any change in law or in its interpretation or administration; and/or

 

  8.1.2 compliance with any request from or requirement of any central bank or other fiscal, monetary or other authority including but without limitation the Basle Committee on Banking Supervision whether or not having the force of law:

 

  (a) any of the Lenders incurs a cost as a result of its performing its obligations under this Agreement and/or its advancing its Contribution hereunder; or

 

  (b) there is any increase in the cost to any of the Lenders of funding or maintaining all or any of the advances comprised in a class of advances formed by or including its Contribution advanced or to be advanced by it hereunder; or

 

  (c) any of the Lenders incurs a cost as a result of its having entered into and/or its assuming or maintaining its commitment under this Agreement; or

 

  (d) any of the Lenders becomes liable to make any payment on account of Tax or otherwise (other than Tax on its overall net income) on or calculated by reference to the amount of its Contribution advanced or to be advanced hereunder and/or any sum received or receivable by it hereunder; or

 

  (e) any of the Lenders suffers any decrease in its rate of return as a result of any changes in the requirements relating to capital ratios, monetary control ratios, the payment of special deposits, liquidity costs or other similar requirements affecting that Lender,

then the Borrower shall from time to time on demand pay to the Agent for the account of the relevant Lender or Lenders amounts sufficient to indemnify the relevant Lender or Lenders against, as the case may be, such cost, such increased cost (or such proportion of such increased cost as is in the reasonable opinion of the relevant Lender or Lenders attributable to the funding or maintaining of its or their Contribution(s) hereunder) or such liability.

 

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A Lender affected by any provision of Clause 8.1 shall promptly inform the Agent after becoming aware of the relevant change and its possible results (which notice shall be conclusive evidence of the relevant change and its possible results) and the Agent shall, as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter, notify the Borrower of the change and its possible results. Without affecting the Borrower’s obligations under Clause 8.1 and in consultation with the Agent, the affected Lender will then take all such reasonable steps as may be open to it to mitigate the effect of the change (for example (if then possible) by changing its Office or transferring some or all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement to another financial institution reasonably acceptable to the Borrower and the Agent). The reasonable costs of mitigating the effect of any such change shall be borne by the Borrower save where such costs are of an internal administrative nature and are not incurred in dealings by any Lender with third parties.

 

  8.2 Force Majeure

Where the Agent, the Hermes Agent, the Trustee or any Lender (the “Non-Performing Party” ) is prevented from performing any of its obligations under this Agreement by reason of Force Majeure this Agreement shall remain in effect but the Non-Performing Party’s relevant obligations shall be suspended for so long as the Force Majeure continues and to the extent that the Non-Performing Party is so prevented, PROVIDED THAT :

 

  8.2.1 the suspension of performance is of no greater scope and of no longer duration than is required by the Force Majeure;

 

  8.2.2 the obligations of the Non-Performing Party shall not be excused as a result of the Force Majeure; and

 

  8.2.3 in respect of the suspension of the Non-Performing Party’s obligations:

 

  (a) the Non-Performing Party gives the Agent prompt written notice which the Agent shall forthwith upon receipt send to the Borrower describing the circumstances of Force Majeure (including the nature of the occurrence, its expected duration and the effects of the Force Majeure on the ability of the Non-Performing Party to perform its relevant obligations), and continues to furnish weekly reports with respect thereto during the period of Force Majeure;

 

  (b) the Non-Performing Party uses all reasonable efforts to remedy its inability to perform and to mitigate the effects of the Force Majeure; and

 

  (c) as soon as reasonably possible after the cessation of the Force Majeure the Non-Performing Party shall notify the Agent (who shall notify the Borrower) in writing of such cessation and shall resume performance of its obligations under this Agreement if such resumption is then possible.

 

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9 Representations and Warranties

 

  9.1 Duration

The representations and warranties in Clause 9.2, Clause 9.3 and Clause 9.4 shall survive the execution of this Agreement and shall be deemed to be repeated, with reference mutatis mutandis to the facts and circumstances subsisting, as if made on each day until the Borrower has no remaining obligations, actual or contingent, under or pursuant to this Agreement or any of the other Security Documents.

 

  9.2 Representations and warranties

The Borrower represents and warrants to the Agent and each of the Lenders that:

 

  9.2.1 Status

Each Obligor is a corporation duly organised, constituted and validly existing under the laws of the country of its incorporation, possessing perpetual corporate existence, the capacity to sue and be sued in its own name and the power to own and charge its assets and carry on its business as it is now being conducted.

 

  9.2.2 Powers and authority

Each of the Obligors has the power to enter into and perform this Agreement and those of the other Security Documents to which it is a party and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and has taken all necessary action to authorise the entry into and performance of this Agreement and such other Security Documents and such transactions.

 

  9.2.3 Legal validity

This Agreement, each other Transaction Document (other than the Hermes Cover) and each of the Apollo Transaction Documents constitutes (or will constitute when executed) legal, valid and binding obligations of each Obligor and the Builder expressed to be a party thereto enforceable in accordance with their respective terms and in entering into this Agreement and borrowing the Loan, the Borrower is acting on its own account.

 

  9.2.4 Non-conflict with laws

The entry into and performance of this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents (other than the Hermes Cover), the Apollo Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not and will not conflict with:

 

  (a) any law or regulation or any official or judicial order; or

 

  (b) the constitutional documents of any Obligor; or

 

  (c) any agreement or document to which any Obligor is a party or which is binding upon such Obligor or any of its assets,

nor result in the creation or imposition of any Encumbrance on an Obligor or its assets pursuant to the provisions of any such agreement or document.

 

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  9.2.5 No default

Save as disclosed in the Disclosure Letter no event has occurred which constitutes a default under or in respect of any Transaction Document to which any Obligor, the Builder or Hermes is a party or by which any Obligor, the Builder or Hermes may be bound (including (inter alia) this Agreement) and no event has occurred which constitutes a default under or in respect of any agreement or document to which any Obligor is a party or by which any Obligor may be bound to an extent or in a manner which might have a material adverse effect on its business, assets or financial condition.

 

  9.2.6 Consents

Except for:

 

  (a) the filing of those Security Documents to be filed with the Companies Registries in the Isle of Man, England and Wales, the Federal Republic of Germany or Bermuda, which filings must be completed within one (1) month and twenty one (21) days respectively of the execution of the relevant Security Document(s) in the case of the Isle of Man and England and Wales; and

 

  (b) the registration of the Pre-Delivery Mortgage in the Shipbuilding Register in Emden and the registration of the Post Delivery Mortgage through the Bahamas Maritime Authority,

all authorisations, approvals, consents, licences, exemptions, filings, registrations, notarisations and other matters, official or otherwise, required in connection with the entry into, performance, validity and enforceability of this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents to which any Obligor or the Builder is a party and the transactions contemplated thereby have been obtained or effected and are in full force and effect except authorisations, approvals, consents, licences, exemptions, filings and registrations required in the normal day to day course of the operation of the Vessel and not already obtained by the Borrower.

 

  9.2.7 Accuracy of information

All information furnished by any Obligor relating to the business and affairs of any Obligor in connection with this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents was and remains true and correct in all material respects and there are no other material facts or considerations the omission of which would render any such information misleading.

 

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  9.2.8 Full disclosure

Each Obligor has fully disclosed in writing to the Agent all facts relating to each Obligor and the Builder which it knows or should reasonably know and which might reasonably be expected to influence the Lenders in deciding whether or not to enter into this Agreement.

 

  9.2.9 No Encumbrances

None of the assets or rights of any Obligor is subject to any Encumbrance except Permitted Liens or Encumbrances created in respect of Permitted Indebtedness.

 

  9.2.10 Pari passu or priority status

The claims of the Agent and the Lenders against the Borrower under this Agreement will rank at least pari passu with the claims of all unsecured creditors of the Borrower (other than claims of such creditors to the extent that they are statutorily preferred) and in priority to the claims of any creditor of the Borrower who is also an Obligor and the Builder.

 

  9.2.11 Solvency

The Borrower is and shall remain, after the advance to it of the Facility, solvent in accordance with the laws of the Isle of Man and the United Kingdom and in particular with the provisions of the Insolvency Act 1986 (as from time to time amended) and the requirements thereof.

 

  9.2.12 Winding-up, etc.

Subject to Clause 10.8, neither the Borrower nor any other Obligor has taken any corporate action nor have any other steps been taken or legal proceedings been started or (to the best of its knowledge and belief) threatened against any of them for the reorganisation, winding-up, dissolution or for the appointment of a liquidator, administrator, receiver, administrative receiver, trustee or similar officer of any of them or any or all of their assets or revenues nor has it sought any other relief under any applicable insolvency or bankruptcy law.

 

  9.2.13 Accounts

The consolidated audited accounts of the Group for the periods ending on 31 December 2002 and 31 December 2003 and the consolidated audited accounts of the NCLC Group for the period ending on 31 December 2004 and for all subsequent periods (which accounts will be prepared in accordance with GAAP) fairly represent the financial condition of the Group or the NCLC Group (as the case may be) as shown in such audited accounts (in this Clause 9.2.13 “NCLC Group” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in clause 11.4 of the Guarantee).

 

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  9.2.14 Litigation

Save as disclosed in writing to the Agent by way of the Disclosure Letter no litigation, arbitration or administrative proceedings are current or pending or, to its knowledge, threatened, which might, if adversely determined, have a material adverse effect on the business, assets or financial condition of any Obligor.

 

  9.2.15 Tax liabilities

The NCLC Group has complied with all taxation laws in all jurisdictions in which it is subject to Taxation and has paid all Taxes due and payable by it including but without limitation any disputed Taxes unless a reserve has been made pending resolution of the dispute; no material claims are being asserted against it with respect to Taxes, which might, if such claims were successful, have a material adverse effect on its business, assets or financial condition.

 

  9.2.16 Ownership of assets

Each member of the Group or the NCLC Group (as the case may be) has good and marketable title to all its assets which are reflected in the audited accounts referred to in Clause 9.2.13.

 

  9.2.17 No immunity

None of the Obligors nor any of their respective assets enjoys any right of immunity (sovereign or otherwise) from set-off, suit or execution in respect of their obligations under this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents or by any relevant or applicable law.

 

  9.2.18 Taxes on payments

As at the date of this Agreement all amounts payable by them hereunder in Dollars may be made free and clear of and without deduction for or on account of any Taxation.

 

  9.2.19 Place of business

None of the Obligors has a place of business in any jurisdiction (except as already disclosed) which requires any of the Security Documents to be filed or registered in that jurisdiction to ensure the validity of the Security Documents to which it is a party.

 

  9.2.20 Ownership of shares

All the Shares in the Borrower and all the shares in the Manager shall be legally and beneficially owned by the Shareholder, all the shares in the Shareholder shall be legally and beneficially owned by Arrasas and all the shares in Arrasas shall be legally and beneficially owned by the Guarantor and such structure shall remain so throughout the remainder of the Security Period. Further, no Event of Default has occurred under clause 11.2 of the Guarantee in respect of the ownership and/or control of the shares in the Guarantor.

 

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  9.2.21 Completeness of documents

The copies of the Building Contract, the Supervision Agreement, the Management Agreement, the Interest Exchange Arrangements, the Apollo Transaction Documents and any other relevant third party agreements delivered to the Agent are true and complete copies of each such document constituting valid and binding obligations of the parties thereto enforceable in accordance with their respective terms and no amendments thereto or variations thereof have been agreed other than (if applicable), in the case of the Management Agreement, in accordance with Clause 10.14 nor has any action been taken by the parties thereto which would in any way render such document inoperative or unenforceable. The copy of the Sky Vessel MOA delivered to the Agent is a true and complete copy of such document constituting valid and binding obligations of the parties thereto enforceable in accordance with its terms and no amendments thereto or variations thereof have been agreed other than (if applicable) amendments or variations to the Sky Vessel MOA to:

 

  (a) correct errors in such document related to the Sky Vessel Indebtedness provided that such errors relate to administrative matters only;

 

  (b) allow for the date for payment of any amount of the Sky Vessel Purchase Price or interest thereon (or other fees, costs and expenses under the Sky Vessel Indebtedness) to be varied by up to five (5) Business Days provided that the amendment or variation is only for reason of ease of administration of the parties to the Sky Vessel MOA;

 

  (c) amend or vary provisions of the Sky Vessel MOA not related to the Sky Vessel Indebtedness and not of a material nature; or

 

  (d) amend or vary provisions of the Sky Vessel MOA to the extent such amendments or variations are not, in the reasonable opinion of the Agent, adverse to the Guarantor or the Lenders

nor has any action been taken by the parties thereto which would in any way render such document inoperative or unenforceable.

 

  9.2.22 No undisclosed commissions

There are and will be no commissions, rebates, premiums or other payments other than the Hermes Premium by or to or on account of any Obligor or the Builder, their shareholders, directors or officers in connection with the transaction as a whole other than as disclosed to the Agent in writing.

 

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  9.2.23 Money laundering

Any borrowing by the Borrower under this Agreement, and the performance of its obligations under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, will be for its own account and will not involve any breach by it of any law or regulatory measure relating to “money laundering” as defined in Article 1 of the Directive (91/308/EEC) of the Council of the European Communities.

 

  9.2.24 Environment

Each of the Obligors:

 

  (a) is in compliance with all applicable federal, state, local, foreign and international laws, regulations, conventions and agreements relating to pollution prevention or protection of human health or the environment (including, without limitation, ambient air, surface water, ground water, navigable waters, water of the contiguous zone, ocean waters and international waters), including without limitation, laws, regulations, conventions and agreements relating to:

 

  (i) emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of chemicals, pollutants, contaminants, wastes, toxic substances, hazardous materials, oil, hazard substances, petroleum and petroleum products and by-products ( “Materials of Environmental Concern” ); or

 

  (ii) the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Materials of Environmental Concern (such laws, regulations, conventions and agreements the “Environmental Laws” );

 

  (b) has all permits, licences, approvals, rulings, variances, exemptions, clearances, consents or other authorisations required under applicable Environmental Laws ( “Environmental Approvals” ) and are in compliance with all Environmental Approvals required to operate its business as presently conducted or as reasonably anticipated to be conducted;

 

  (c) has not received any notice, claim, action, cause of action, investigation or demand by any other person, alleging potential liability for, or a requirement to incur, investigatory costs, clean-up costs, response and/or remedial costs (whether incurred by a governmental entity or otherwise), natural resources damages, property damages, personal injuries, attorney’s fees and expenses or fines or penalties, in each case arising out of, based on or resulting from:

 

  (i) the presence or release or threat of release into the environment of any Material of Environmental Concern at any location, whether or not owned by such person; or

 

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  (ii) circumstances forming the basis of any violation, or alleged violation, of any Environmental Law or Environmental Approval ( “Environmental Claim” ); and

there are no circumstances that may prevent or interfere with such full compliance in the future.

There is no Environmental Claim pending or threatened against any of the Obligors.

There are no past or present actions, activities, circumstances, conditions, events or incidents, including, without limitation, the release, emission, discharge or disposal of any Material of Environmental Concern, that could form the basis of any Environmental Claim against any of the Obligors.

 

  9.3 Representations on the First Drawdown Date

The Borrower further represents and warrants to the Agent and each of the Lenders that on the First Drawdown Date the Vessel will be:

 

  9.3.1 in its absolute and unencumbered ownership save as contemplated by the Security Documents;

 

  9.3.2 registered in its name in the Shipbuilding Register in Emden;

 

  9.3.3 insured in accordance with the provisions of the Building Contract, this Agreement and the Pre-Delivery Mortgage and in compliance with the requirements therein in respect of such insurances; and

 

  9.3.4 under construction supervision by the Supervisor on and subject to the terms set out in the Supervision Agreement.

 

  9.4 Representations on the Delivery Date

The Borrower further represents and warrants to the Agent and each of the Lenders that on the Delivery Date the Vessel will be:

 

  9.4.1 in its absolute and unencumbered ownership save as contemplated by the Security Documents;

 

  9.4.2 provisionally registered in its name under the laws and flag of the Bahamas;

 

  9.4.3 classed with the highest classification available for a vessel of its type free of all recommendations and qualifications with Det Norske Veritas;

 

  9.4.4 operationally seaworthy and in compliance with all relevant provisions, regulations and requirements (statutory or otherwise) applicable to ships registered under the laws and flag of the Bahamas;

 

  9.4.5 insured in accordance with the provisions of Clause 10.21 and in compliance with the requirements therein in respect of such insurances; and

 

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  9.4.6 managed by the Manager on and subject to the terms set out in the Management Agreement.

 

10 Undertakings

 

  10.1 Duration

The undertakings in this Clause 10 shall survive the execution of this Agreement and shall be deemed to be repeated with reference mutatis mutandis to the facts and circumstances subsisting, as if made on each day until the Borrower has no remaining obligations, actual or contingent, under or pursuant to this Agreement or any of the other Security Documents.

 

  10.2 Information

The Borrower will provide to the Agent for the benefit of the Lenders (or will procure the provision of):

 

  10.2.1 as soon as practicable (and in any event within one hundred and twenty (120) days after the close of each of its financial years) a Certified Copy of its unaudited accounts for that year and of the audited consolidated Group accounts for that year (commencing with audited accounts made up to 31 December 2002) such Group accounts being substituted with NCLC Group accounts commencing with the audited accounts made up to 31 December 2004;

 

  10.2.2 as soon as practicable (and in any event within sixty (60) days of the end of each quarter of each financial year) a Certified Copy of the unaudited consolidated accounts of the NCLC Group and the unaudited accounts of the Borrower for that quarter (commencing with unaudited accounts made up to 31 March 2004).

 

  10.2.3 promptly, such further information in its possession or control regarding its financial condition and operations and those of any company in the NCLC Group as the Agent may request;

 

  10.2.4 details of any material litigation, arbitration or administrative proceedings which affect any Obligor as soon as the same are instituted and served, or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened (and for this purpose proceedings shall be deemed to be material if they involve a claim in an amount exceeding [*] or the equivalent in another currency).

All accounts required under this Clause 10.2 shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP and shall fairly represent the financial condition of the relevant company. In this Clause 10.2 “NCLC Group” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in clause 11.4 of the Guarantee.

 

  10.3 Notification of default

The Borrower will notify the Agent of any Event of Default forthwith upon any Obligor becoming aware of the occurrence thereof. Upon the Agent’s request from time to time the Borrower will issue a certificate stating whether any Obligor is aware of the occurrence of any Event of Default.

 

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  10.4 Consents and registrations

The Borrower will procure that (and will promptly furnish Certified Copies to the Agent of) all such authorisations, approvals, consents, licences and exemptions as may be required under any applicable law or regulation to enable it or any Obligor to perform its obligations under, and ensure the validity or enforceability of, each of the Transaction Documents are obtained and promptly renewed from time to time and will procure that the terms of the same are complied with at all times. Insofar as such filings or registrations have not been completed on or before the relevant Drawdown Date the Borrower will procure the filing or registration within applicable time limits of each Security Document which requires filing or registration together with all ancillary documents required to preserve the priority and enforceability of the Security Documents.

 

  10.5 Negative pledge

The Borrower will not create or permit to subsist any Encumbrance on the whole or any part of its present or future assets, except for the following:

 

  10.5.1 Encumbrances created with the prior consent of the Lenders; or

 

  10.5.2 Permitted Liens,

[*] .

 

  10.6 Disposals

Except with the prior consent of all the Lenders, the Borrower shall not (and will procure that no other company in the NCLC Group shall), either in a single transaction or in a series of transactions whether related or not and whether voluntarily or involuntarily, sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of all or a substantial part of its assets except that the following disposals shall not be taken into account:

 

  10.6.1 disposals made in the ordinary course of trading of the disposing entity (excluding disposal of ships) including without limitation, the payment of cash as consideration for the purchase or acquisition of any asset or service or in the discharge of any obligation incurred for value in the ordinary course of trading;

 

  10.6.2 disposals of cash raised or borrowed for the purposes for which such cash was raised or borrowed;

 

  10.6.3 disposals of assets in exchange for other assets comparable or superior as to type and value;

 

  10.6.4

a vessel owned by any member of the NCLC Group (other than the Borrower) may be sold provided such sale is on a willing seller willing buyer basis at or about market rate and at arm’s length subject always to the provisions of any loan documentation for the financing of such vessel and NCLL may, following the sale of its shares by Arrasas to IOL, a wholly owned Subsidiary of Star, transfer to other wholly owned Subsidiaries of Star its vessels “NORWEGIAN WIND”, “NORWEGIAN

 

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  DREAM”, “NORWEGIAN SEA”, “NORWEGIAN MAJESTY”, “NORWEGIAN CROWN” and “MARCO POLO” (the “Six Vessels” ) for their transfer values as set out in Schedule 8 and sell m.v. “NORWAY” to a third party and, prior to the sale of its shares as aforesaid, transfer its vessel [*] to Pride of Aloha, Inc., a wholly owned Subsidiary of NCL America Holdings;

 

  10.6.5 the Subsidiaries of Star to whom the Six Vessels (as defined in Clause 10.6.4) have been transferred may let each of the Six Vessels on demise or bareboat charter to the Manager for the period and at the charterhire rate set out in Schedule 8;

 

  10.6.6 Arrasas may transfer its shares in NCLL to IOL and Star may transfer its shares in Arrasas to the Guarantor; and

 

  10.6.7 disposals of assets constituting Apollo-Related Transactions,

[*] .

 

  10.7 Change of business

Except with the prior consent of the Agent, the Borrower shall not make or threaten to make any substantial change in its business as presently conducted, namely that of a single ship owning company for the Vessel, or carry on any other business which is substantial in relation to its business as presently conducted so as to affect, in the opinion of the Agent, the Borrower’s ability to perform its obligations hereunder and shall not form any Subsidiaries PROVIDED THAT any change or discontinuation in the business activities of the Borrower in accordance with the Apollo-Related Transactions shall be permitted.

 

  10.8 Mergers

Except with the prior consent of the Agent and Hermes and other than pursuant to the Apollo-Related Transactions, the Borrower will not enter into any amalgamation, restructure, substantial reorganisation, merger, de-merger or consolidation or anything analogous to the foregoing nor will it acquire any equity, share capital or obligations of any corporation or other entity.

 

  10.9 Maintenance of status and franchises

The Borrower will do all such things as are necessary to maintain its corporate existence in good standing and will ensure that it has the right and is duly qualified to conduct its business as it is conducted in all applicable jurisdictions and will obtain and maintain all franchises and rights necessary for the conduct of its business.

 

  10.10 Financial records

The Borrower will keep proper books of record and account, in which proper and correct entries shall be made of all financial transactions and the assets, liabilities and business of the Borrower in accordance with GAAP.

 

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  10.11 Financial indebtedness and subordination of indebtedness

 

  10.11.1 Otherwise than in the ordinary course of business as owner of the Vessel, except as contemplated by this Agreement and except any loan, advance or credit extended by the Guarantor or any member of the NCLC Group which is a wholly owned Subsidiary of the Guarantor, the Borrower will not create, incur, assume or allow to exist any financial indebtedness, enter into any finance lease or undertake any material capital commitment (including but not limited to the purchase of any capital asset).

 

  10.11.2 The Borrower shall procure that any and all indebtedness (and in particular with any other Obligor and/or any shareholder of the Guarantor) is at all times fully subordinated to the Security Documents and the obligations of the Borrower hereunder. The Borrower shall not make any repayments of principal, payments of interest or of any other costs, fees, expenses or liabilities arising from or representing indebtedness with any shareholder of the Guarantor. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default the Borrower shall not make any repayments of principal, payments of interest or of any other costs, fees, expenses or liabilities arising from or representing indebtedness with any other Obligor. In this Clause “fully subordinated” shall mean that any claim of the lender against the Borrower in relation to such indebtedness shall rank after and be in all respects subordinate to all of the rights and claims of the Agent, the Hermes Agent and the Lenders under this Agreement and the other Security Documents and that the lender shall not take any steps to enforce its rights to recover any monies owing to it by the Borrower and in particular but without limitation the lender will not institute any legal or quasi-legal proceedings under any jurisdiction at any time against the Vessel, its Earnings or Insurances or the Borrower and it will not compete with the Agent, the Hermes Agent or the Lenders in a liquidation or other winding-up or bankruptcy of the Borrower or in any proceedings in connection with the Vessel, its Earnings or Insurances.

 

  10.12 Pooling of earnings and charters

The Borrower will not enter into in respect of the Vessel (A) any pooling agreement or other arrangement for the sharing of any of the Earnings or the expenses of the Vessel or (B) any demise or bareboat charter or (C) any charter whereunder two (2) months’ charterhire (or the equivalent thereof) is payable in advance in respect of the Vessel or (D) any charter of the Vessel or contract of affreightment which, with the exercise of options for extension, could be for a period longer than thirteen (13) months but if, with the prior written consent of the Agent, the Borrower enters into in respect of the Vessel a charter with a company outside the Group, the Borrower hereby undertakes to execute in favour of the Trustee an assignment of such charter and the Earnings therefrom such assignment to be in substantially the form of the Earnings Assignment and as required by the Agent PROVIDED HOWEVER THAT the Borrower may in respect of the Vessel enter into a bareboat charter in form approved by the Agent with any company which is a member of the Group PROVIDED THAT if so requested by the Agent and without limitation:

 

  10.12.1 any such bareboat charterer shall enter into such deeds (including but not limited to a subordination and assignment deed), agreements and indemnities as the Agent shall in its sole discretion require prior to entering into the bareboat charter with the Borrower; and

 

  10.12.2 the Borrower shall assign the benefit of any such bareboat charter and its interest in the Insurances to the Trustee by way of further security for the Borrower’s obligations under the Security Documents.

 

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  10.13 Loans and guarantees by the Borrower

Otherwise than in the ordinary course of business as owner of the Vessel or except as contemplated hereby, the Borrower will not make any loan or advance or extend credit to any person, firm or corporation (except any loans, advances or credits made available to (a) passengers on board the Vessel for gambling purposes (b) ship’s agents and/or (c) the Guarantor and/or members of the NCLC Group which are wholly owned Subsidiaries of the Guarantor and, in the case of such loans, advances or credits as are referred to in this paragraph (c), do not prevent the Borrower from performing its obligations hereunder) or issue or enter into any guarantee or indemnity or otherwise become directly or contingently liable for the obligations of any other person, firm or corporation.

 

  10.14 Supervision and management

Except with the prior consent of the Agent, the Borrower will not:

 

  10.14.1 permit any person other than the Supervisor and the Manager to be the supervisor of construction and the manager of, including providing crewing services to, the Vessel;

 

  10.14.2 permit any amendment to be made to the terms of the Supervision Agreement or the Management Agreement unless an amendment to the Management Agreement is advised by the Borrower’s tax counsel or is deemed necessary by the parties thereto but provided that the amendment does not imperil the security to be provided pursuant to the Security Documents or adversely affect the ability of any Obligor to perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents; or

 

  10.14.3 permit the Vessel to be employed other than within the NCL or NCL America brand (as applicable).

 

  10.15 Acquisition of shares

The Borrower will not acquire any equity, share capital, assets or obligations of any corporation or other entity or permit its Shares to be held by any party other than the Shareholder.

 

  10.16 Trading with the United States of America

Where the Vessel trades in the territorial waters of the United States of America, the Borrower shall in respect of the Vessel take all reasonable precautions to prevent any infringements of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986 of the United States of America (as the same may be amended and/or re-enacted from time to

 

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time hereafter) or any similar legislation applicable to the Vessel in any other jurisdiction in which the Vessel shall trade (a “Relevant Jurisdiction” ) and, for this purpose the Borrower shall (inter alia) enter into a “Carrier Initiative Agreement” with the United States’ Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (if such is possible) or into voluntary arrangements made under the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism of the United States of America (if such is possible and appropriate to cruise vessels) and procure that the same (or a similar agreement or arrangement in a Relevant Jurisdiction) is maintained in full force and effect and its obligations thereunder performed by it in respect of the Vessel throughout any period of United States of America (including coastal waters over which it claims jurisdiction) or Relevant Jurisdiction related trading.

 

  10.17 Further assurance

The Borrower will, from time to time on being required to do so by the Agent, do or procure the doing of all such acts and/or execute or procure the execution of all such documents in a form satisfactory to the Agent as the Agent may reasonably consider necessary for giving full effect to any of the Transaction Documents or securing to the Trustee, the Agent, the Hermes Agent and the Lenders the full benefit of the rights, powers and remedies conferred upon the Trustee, the Agent, the Hermes Agent or the Lenders in any such Transaction Document.

 

  10.18 Valuation of the Vessel

 

  10.18.1 The Borrower will from time to time (but at intervals no more frequently than annually at the Borrower’s expense unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing) within fifteen (15) days of receiving any request to that effect from the Agent, procure that the Vessel is valued by an independent reputable shipbroker or shipvaluer experienced in valuing cruise ships appointed by the Borrower and approved by the Agent (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed and such valuation to be made with or without taking into account the benefit or otherwise of any fixed employment relating to the Vessel as the Agent may require).

 

  10.18.2 If the Borrower does not accept the valuation obtained pursuant to Clause 10.18.1 (the “First Valuation” ) it may (at its own expense) within five (5) Business Days of receipt of the First Valuation obtain a second valuation (the “Second Valuation” ) from another independent reputable shipbroker or shipvaluer experienced in valuing cruise ships appointed by the Borrower and approved by the Agent which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.

 

  10.18.3

If the Second Valuation exceeds the First Valuation by a margin of no less than ten per cent (10%) of the First Valuation the Borrower may at its expense forthwith upon receipt of the Second Valuation request the shipbrokers and/or shipvaluers appointed pursuant to Clauses 10.18.1 and 10.18.2 to obtain a third valuation (the “Third Valuation” ) from a further independent reputable shipbroker or shipvaluer experienced in valuing cruise ships approved by the Agent such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Subject to the Third Valuation being made available within five (5) Business Days of the date of the Second Valuation, the valuation of the Vessel will be determined on the basis of

 

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  the average of the three valuations so obtained. If the Third Valuation is not made available within the aforementioned time limit, the Vessel shall be valued on the basis of the average of the First Valuation and the Second Valuation.

 

  10.18.4 The Borrower shall procure that forthwith upon the issuance of any valuation obtained pursuant to this Clause 10.18 a copy thereof is sent directly to the Agent for review.

 

  10.19 Marginal security

If at any time after the Delivery Date, the value of the Vessel as assessed in accordance with the provisions of Clause 10.18 and the value of any additional cash collateral deposits or the value of other security (not including any other security provided by the existing Security Documents) acceptable to the Agent provided by the Borrower or any third party to secure the due performance by the Borrower of its obligations hereunder at valuations reasonably estimated by the Agent from time to time is less than one hundred and twenty five per cent (125%) of the amount of the Loan, then the Agent may give the Borrower notice requiring the Borrower to provide additional security and in such event within thirty (30) days of such notice, the Borrower will either:

 

  10.19.1 provide the Agent with additional security acceptable to the Agent such that the security value of the Vessel or the aggregate of the security value of the Vessel and any additional security provided to the Agent hereunder (at valuations reasonably estimated by the Agent from time to time) is at least one hundred and twenty five per cent (125%) of the amount of the Loan; or

 

  10.19.2 prepay the Loan together with accrued interest on the amount prepaid such that the value of the security is one hundred and twenty five per cent (125%) of the amount of the Loan.

 

  10.20 Performance of employment contracts

The Borrower will:

 

  10.20.1 perform its obligations under each charterparty or employment contract made in respect of the Vessel and take all necessary steps to procure the due performance of the obligations of any party under any charterparty or contract. It will not without the prior written consent of the Agent rescind, cancel or otherwise terminate any charterparty or contract in respect of the Vessel PROVIDED ALWAYS THAT any determination by it of any such charterparty or contract after such consent is given shall be without responsibility on the part of the Agent who shall be under no liability whatsoever in the event that such termination thereafter be adjudged to constitute a repudiation of such charterparty or contract by the Borrower;

 

  10.20.2 promptly notify the Agent (a) of any default under any such charterparty or contract of which it has knowledge by it and/or by any other party under any other such charterparty or contract (b) of any such charterparty or contract being frustrated or the performance thereof becoming impossible or substantially different from that contemplated originally by the parties thereto;

 

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  10.20.3 institute and maintain all such proceedings as may be necessary or expedient to preserve or protect the interest of the Trustee as assignee and itself under any of its charterparties or contracts made in respect of the Vessel;

 

  10.20.4 not take or omit to take any action the taking or omission of which might result in any material alteration or impairment of any charterparty or contract made in respect of the Vessel;

 

  10.20.5 not substitute any other ship or ships for the Vessel under any charterparty or contract made in respect of the Vessel;

 

  10.20.6 not without the Agent’s prior consent agree to any material variation, modification or amendment in the terms of any charterparty or contract in respect of the Vessel or release any other party from any of their respective obligations thereunder or waive any breach of the obligations of any person or consent to any such act or omission of any person as would otherwise constitute such breach;

 

  10.20.7 not without the Agent’s prior consent let or employ the Vessel below approximately the market rate prevailing when the Vessel is fixed;

 

  10.20.8 procure that the Earnings (if any) are paid in full without set off and free and clear of and without deduction for any taxes levies duties imposts charges fees restrictions or conditions of any nature whatsoever; and

 

  10.20.9 if, immediately following the termination (for whatever reason) of any charterparty or contract in respect of the Vessel, the Vessel is not employed in a manner acceptable to the Agent in its sole discretion the Borrower shall provide additional security for its obligations hereunder in such manner, of such type and within such period as the Agent may determine in its absolute discretion.

 

  10.21 Insurances

The Borrower covenants with the Agent and the Lenders and undertakes:

 

  10.21.1 during the Construction Period to procure that the Vessel is insured in accordance with the Building Contract, to give notice forthwith of the assignment of the Borrower’s interest in the Insurances pursuant to the Construction Risks Insurance Assignment to the relevant brokers, insurances companies and/or underwriters in the form approved by the Agent and to procure that each of the relevant brokers furnishes the Agent with a letter of undertaking in such form as may be required by the Agent and waives any lien for premiums except in relation to premiums attributable to the Vessel;

 

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  10.21.2 from the Delivery Date until the end of the Security Period to insure the Vessel in its name and keep the Vessel insured on an agreed value basis for an amount in Dollars approved by the Agent but not being less than the greater of:

 

  (a) one hundred and twenty five per cent (125%) of the amount of the Loan; or

 

  (b) the full market and commercial value of the Vessel determined in accordance with Clause 10.18 from time to time

through internationally recognised independent first class insurance companies, underwriters, war risks and protection and indemnity associations acceptable to the Agent in each instance on terms and conditions approved by the Agent including as to deductibles but at least in respect of:

 

  (i) marine risks including all risks customarily and usually covered by first-class and prudent shipowners in the London insurance markets under English marine policies or Agent-approved policies containing the ordinary conditions applicable to similar vessels;

 

  (ii) war risks and war risks (protection and indemnity) up to the insured amount;

 

  (iii) excess risks that is to say the proportion of claims for general average and salvage charges and under the running down clause not recoverable in consequence of the value at which the Vessel is assessed for the purpose of such claims exceeding the insured value;

 

  (iv) protection and indemnity risks with full standard coverage and up to the highest limit of liability available (for oil pollution risk the highest limit currently available is one billion Dollars (USD1,000,000,000) and this to be increased if requested by the Agent and the increase is possible in accordance with the standard protection and indemnity cover for vessels of its type and is compatible with prudent insurance practice for first class cruise shipowners or operators in waters where the Vessel trades from time to time from the Delivery Date until the end of the Security Period);

 

  (v) when and while the Vessel is laid-up, in lieu of hull insurance, normal port risks;

 

  (vi) such other risks as the Agent may from time to time reasonably require;

and in any event in respect of those risks and at those levels covered by first class and prudent owners and/or financiers in the international market in respect of similar tonnage PROVIDED THAT if any of such insurances are also effected in the name of any other person (other than the Borrower, the Agent, the Hermes Agent, the Trustee and/or the Lenders) such person shall if so required by the Agent execute a first priority assignment of its interest in such insurances in favour of the Trustee in similar terms mutatis mutandis to the Insurance Assignment;

 

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  10.21.3 to agree that the Hermes Agent shall take out mortgagee interest insurance on such conditions as the Hermes Agent may reasonably require and mortgagee interest insurance for pollution risks as from time to time agreed each for an amount in Dollars of one hundred and ten per cent (110%) of the amount of the Loan, the Borrower having no interest or entitlement in respect of such policies; the Borrower shall upon demand of the Hermes Agent reimburse the Hermes Agent for the costs of effecting and/or maintaining any such insurance(s) and the Hermes Agent hereby undertakes to use its reasonable endeavours to match the premium level that the Borrower would have paid if the Borrower itself had arranged such cover on such conditions (as demonstrated to the reasonable satisfaction of the Hermes Agent);

 

  10.21.4 if the Vessel shall trade in the United States of America and/or the Exclusive Economic Zone of the United States of America (the “EEZ” ) as such term is defined in the US Oil Pollution Act 1990 ( “OPA” ), to comply strictly with the requirements of OPA and any similar legislation which may from time to time be enacted in any jurisdiction in which the Vessel presently trades or may or will trade at any time during the existence of this Agreement and in particular before such trade is commenced and during the entire period during which such trade is carried on:

 

  (a) to pay any additional premiums required to maintain protection and indemnity cover for oil pollution up to the limit available to it for the Vessel in the market;

 

  (b) to make all such quarterly or other voyage declarations as may from time to time be required by the Vessel’s protection and indemnity association and to comply with all obligations in order to maintain such cover, and promptly to deliver to the Agent copies of such declarations;

 

  (c) to submit the Vessel to such additional periodic, classification, structural or other surveys which may be required by the Vessel’s protection and indemnity insurers to maintain cover for such trade and promptly to deliver to the Agent copies of reports made in respect of such surveys;

 

  (d) to implement any recommendations contained in the reports issued following the surveys referred to in Clause 10.21.4(c) within the time limit specified therein and to provide evidence satisfactory to the Agent that the protection and indemnity insurers are satisfied that this has been done;

 

  (e) in particular strictly to comply with the requirements of any applicable law, convention, regulation, proclamation or order with regard to financial responsibility for liabilities imposed on the Borrower or the Vessel with respect to pollution by any state or nation or political subdivision thereof, including but not limited to OPA, and to provide the Agent on demand with such information or evidence as it may reasonably require of such compliance;

 

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  (f) to procure that the protection and indemnity insurances do not contain a clause excluding the Vessel from trading in waters of the United States of America and the EEZ or any other provision analogous thereto and to provide the Agent with evidence that this is so; and

 

  (g) strictly to comply with any operational or structural regulations issued from time to time by any relevant authorities under OPA so that at all times the Vessel falls within the provisions which limit strict liability under OPA for oil pollution;

 

  10.21.5 to give notice forthwith of any assignment of its interest in the Insurances to the relevant brokers, insurance companies, underwriters and/or associations in the form approved by the Agent;

 

  10.21.6 to execute and deliver all such documents and do all such things as may be necessary to confer upon the Trustee legal title to the Insurances in respect of the Vessel and to procure that the interest of the Trustee is at all times filed with all slips, cover notes, policies and certificates of entry and to procure (a) that a loss payable clause in the form approved by the Agent shall be filed with all the hull, machinery and equipment and war risks policies in respect of the Vessel and (b) that a loss payable clause in the form approved by the Agent shall be endorsed upon the protection and indemnity certificates of entry in respect of the Vessel;

 

  10.21.7 to procure that each of the relevant brokers and associations furnishes the Agent with a letter of undertaking in such form as may be required by the Agent and waives any lien for premiums or calls except in relation to premiums or calls attributable to the Vessel;

 

  10.21.8 punctually to pay all premiums, calls, contributions or other sums payable in respect of the Insurances on the Vessel and to produce all relevant receipts when so required by the Agent;

 

  10.21.9 to renew each of the Insurances on the Vessel at least ten (10) days before the expiry thereof and to give immediate notice to the Agent of such renewal and to procure that the relevant brokers or associations shall promptly confirm in writing to the Agent that such renewal is effected it being understood by the Borrower that any failure to renew the Insurances on the Vessel at least ten (10) days before the expiry thereof or to give or procure the relevant notices of such renewal shall constitute an Event of Default;

 

  10.21.10 to arrange for the execution of such guarantees as may from time to time be required by any protection and indemnity and/or war risks association;

 

  10.21.11 to furnish the Agent from time to time on request with full information about all Insurances maintained on the Vessel and the names of the offices, companies, underwriters, associations or clubs with which such Insurances are placed;

 

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  10.21.12 not to agree to any variation in the terms of any of the Insurances on the Vessel without the prior approval of the Agent nor to do any act or voluntarily suffer or permit any act to be done whereby any Insurances shall or may be rendered invalid, void, voidable, suspended, defeated or unenforceable and not to suffer or permit the Vessel to engage in any voyage nor to carry any cargo not permitted under any of the Insurances without first obtaining the consent of the insurers or reinsurers concerned and complying with such requirements as to payment of extra premiums or otherwise as the insurers or reinsurers may impose;

 

  10.21.13 not without the prior written consent of the Agent to settle, compromise or abandon any claim in respect of any of the Insurances on the Vessel other than a claim of less than ten million Dollars (USD10,000,000) or the equivalent in any other currency and not being a claim arising out of a Total Loss.

 

  10.21.14 promptly to furnish the Agent with full information regarding any casualties or other accidents or damage to the Vessel involving an amount in excess of [*] .

 

  10.21.15 to apply or ensure the appliance of all such sums receivable in respect of the Insurances on the Vessel for the purpose of making good the loss and fully repairing all damage in respect whereof the insurance monies shall have been received;

 

  10.21.16 that in the event of it making default in insuring and keeping insured the Vessel as hereinbefore provided then the Agent may (but shall not be bound to) insure the Vessel or enter the Vessel in such manner and to such extent as the Agent in its discretion thinks fit and in such case all the cost of effecting and maintaining such insurance together with interest thereon at the Interest Rate shall be paid on demand by the Borrower to the Agent; and

 

  10.21.17 to agree that the Agent shall be entitled from time to time (but at intervals no more frequently than annually at the Borrower’s expense except in the case that the First Drawdown Date and any renewal date of the Insurances to be assigned to the Trustee pursuant to the Construction Risks Insurance Assignment or the Delivery Date and any renewal of the Insurances to be assigned to the Trustee pursuant to the Insurance Assignment fall within one (1) year of each other) to instruct independent reputable insurance advisers for the purpose of obtaining any advice or information regarding any matter concerning the Insurances which the Agent shall at its sole discretion deem necessary, it being hereby specifically agreed that it shall reimburse the Agent on demand for all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Agent in connection with the instruction of such advisers as aforesaid.

 

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  10.22 Operation and maintenance of the Vessel

From the Delivery Date until the end of the Security Period at its own expense the Borrower will:

 

  10.22.1 keep the Vessel in a good and efficient state of repair so as to maintain it to the highest classification available for the Vessel of its age and type free of all recommendations and qualifications with Det Norske Veritas. On the Delivery Date and annually thereafter, it will furnish to the Agent a statement by such classification society that such classification is maintained. It will comply with all recommendations, regulations and requirements (statutory or otherwise) from time to time applicable to the Vessel and shall have on board as and when required thereby valid certificates showing compliance therewith and shall procure that all repairs to or replacements of any damaged, worn or lost parts or equipment are carried out (both as regards workmanship and quality of materials) so as not to diminish the value or class of the Vessel. It will not make any substantial modifications or alterations to the Vessel or any part thereof without the prior consent of the Agent;

 

  10.22.2 submit the Vessel to continuous survey in respect of its machinery and hull and such other surveys as may be required for classification purposes and, if so required by the Agent, supply to the Agent copies in English of the survey reports;

 

  10.22.3 permit surveyors or agents appointed by the Agent to board the Vessel at all reasonable times to inspect its condition or satisfy themselves as to repairs proposed or already carried out and afford all proper facilities for such inspections;

 

  10.22.4 comply, or procure that the Manager will comply, with the ISM Code or any replacement of the ISM Code and in particular, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, as and when required to do so by the ISM Code and at all times thereafter:

 

  (a) hold, or procure that the Manager holds, a valid Document of Compliance duly issued to the Borrower or the Manager (as the case may be) pursuant to the ISM Code and a valid Safety Management Certificate duly issued to the Vessel pursuant to the ISM Code;

 

  (b) provide the Agent with copies of any such Document of Compliance and Safety Management Certificate as soon as the same are issued; and

 

  (c) keep, or procure that there is kept, on board the Vessel a copy of any such Document of Compliance and the original of any such Safety Management Certificate;

 

  10.22.5 comply, or procure that the Manager will comply, with the ISPS Code or any replacement of the ISPS Code and in particular, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, as and when required to do so by the ISPS Code and at all times thereafter:

 

  (a) keep, or procure that there is kept, on board the Vessel the original of the International Ship Security Certificate; and

 

  (b) keep, or procure that there is kept, on board the Vessel a copy of the ship security plan prepared pursuant to the ISPS Code;

 

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  10.22.6 not employ the Vessel or permit its employment in any trade or business which is forbidden by any applicable law or is otherwise illicit or in carrying illicit or prohibited goods or in any manner whatsoever which may render it liable to condemnation in a prize court or to destruction, seizure or confiscation or that may expose the Vessel to penalties. In the event of hostilities in any part of the world (whether war be declared or not) it will not employ the Vessel or permit its employment in carrying any contraband goods;

 

  10.22.7 promptly provide the Agent with (a) all information which the Agent may reasonably require regarding the Vessel, its employment, earnings, position and engagements (b) particulars of all towages and salvages and (c) copies of all charters and other contracts for its employment and otherwise concerning it;

 

  10.22.8 give notice to the Agent promptly and in reasonable detail upon the Borrower or any other Obligor becoming aware of:

 

  (a) accidents to the Vessel involving repairs the cost of which will or is likely to exceed [*] ;

 

  (b) the Vessel becoming or being likely to become a Total Loss or a Compulsory Acquisition;

 

  (c) any recommendation or requirement made by any insurer or classification society or by any competent authority which is not complied with within any time limit relating thereto;

 

  (d) any writ or claim served against or any arrest of the Vessel or the exercise of any lien or purported lien on the Vessel, its Earnings or Insurances;

 

  (e) the occurrence of any Event of Default;

 

  (f) the Vessel ceasing to be registered under the Bahamas flag or anything which is done or not done whereby such registration may be imperilled;

 

  (g) it becoming impossible or unlawful for it to fulfil any of its obligations under the Security Documents; and

 

  (h) anything done or permitted or not done in respect of the Vessel by any person which is likely to imperil the security created by the Security Documents;

 

  10.22.9

promptly pay and discharge all debts, damages and liabilities, taxes, assessments, charges, fines, penalties, tolls, dues and other outgoings in

 

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  respect of the Vessel and keep proper books of account in respect thereof PROVIDED ALWAYS THAT the Borrower shall not be obliged to compromise any debts, damages and liabilities as aforesaid which are being contested in good faith subject always that full details of any such contested debt, damage or liability which, either individually or in aggregate exceeds [*] shall forthwith be provided to the Agent. As and when the Agent may so require the Borrower will make such books available for inspection on behalf of the Agent and provide evidence satisfactory to the Agent that the wages and allotments and the insurance and pension contributions of the master and crew are being regularly paid, that all deductions of crew’s wages in respect of any tax liability are being properly accounted for and that the master has no claim for disbursements other than those incurred in the ordinary course of trading on the voyage then in progress or completed prior to such inspection;

 

  10.22.10 maintain the type of the Vessel as at the Delivery Date and not put the Vessel into the possession of any person without the prior consent of the Agent for the purpose of work being done on it in an amount exceeding or likely to exceed [*] unless such person shall first have given to the Agent a written undertaking addressed to the Agent in terms satisfactory to the Agent agreeing not to exercise a lien on the Vessel or its Earnings for the cost of such work or for any other reason;

 

  10.22.11 promptly pay and discharge all liabilities which have given rise, or may give rise, to liens or claims enforceable against the Vessel under the laws of all countries to whose jurisdiction the Vessel may from time to time be subject and in particular the Borrower hereby agrees to indemnify and hold the Lenders, the Agent, the Hermes Agent and the Trustee, their successors, assigns, directors, officers, shareholders, employees and agents harmless from and against any and all claims, losses, liabilities, damages, expenses (including attorneys, fees and expenses and consultant fees) and injuries of any kind whatsoever asserted against the Lenders, the Agent, the Hermes Agent or the Trustee, with respect to or as a direct result of the presence, escape, seepage, spillage, release, leaking, discharge or migration from the Vessel or other properties owned or operated by the Borrower of any hazardous substance, including without limitation, any claims asserted or arising under any applicable environmental, health and safety laws, codes and ordinances, and all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder of all Governmental Agencies, regardless of whether or not caused by or within the control of the Borrower subject to the following:

 

  (a) it is the parties’ understanding that the Lenders, the Agent, the Hermes Agent and the Trustee do not now, have never and do not intend in the future to exercise any operational control or maintenance over the Vessel or any other properties and operations owned or operated by the Borrower, nor in the past, presently, or intend in the future to, maintain an ownership interest in the Vessel or any other properties owned or operated by the Borrower except as may arise upon enforcement of the Lenders’ rights under the Post Delivery Mortgage;

 

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  (b) the indemnity and hold harmless contained in this Clause 10.22.11 shall not extend to the Lenders, the Agent, the Hermes Agent and the Trustee in their capacity as an equity investor in the Borrower or as an owner of any property or interest as to which the Borrower is also owner but only to their capacity as lenders, holders of security interests or beneficiaries of security interests; and

 

  (c) unless and until an Event of Default shall have occurred and without prejudice to the right of each Lender to be indemnified pursuant to this Clause 10.22.11:

 

  (i) each Lender will, if it is reasonably practicable to do so, notify the Borrower upon receiving a claim in respect of which the relevant Lender is or may become entitled to an indemnity under this Clause 10.22.11;

 

  (ii) subject to the prior written approval of the relevant Lender which the Lender shall have the right to withhold, the Borrower will be entitled to take, in the name of the relevant Lender, such action as the Borrower may see fit to avoid, dispute, resist, appeal, compromise or defend any such claims, losses, liabilities, damages, expenses and injuries as are referred to above in this Clause 10.22.11 or to recover the same from any third party, subject to the Borrower first ensuring that the relevant Lender is secured to its reasonable satisfaction against all expenses thereby incurred or to be incurred; and

 

  (iii) the relevant Lender will, to the extent that it is reasonably practicable to do so, seek the approval of the Borrower (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) before making any admission of liability, agreement or compromise with a third party, or any payment to a third party, in respect of such claims, losses, liabilities, damages, expenses and injuries as are referred to above in this Clause 10.22.11 and, to the extent that the Borrower is entitled to take action in accordance with sub-clause (ii) above and subject to the Borrower first ensuring that the relevant Lender is secured to its reasonable satisfaction against all expenses thereby incurred or to be incurred, the relevant Lender will provide such information, assistance and other co-operation as the Borrower may reasonably request in connection with such action,

PROVIDED ALWAYS THAT the Borrower shall not be obliged to compromise any liabilities as aforesaid which are being contested in good faith subject always that full details of any such contested liabilities which, either individually or in aggregate, exceed [*] shall be forthwith provided to the Agent. If the Vessel is arrested or detained for any reason it will procure its immediate release by providing bail or taking such other steps as the circumstances may require;

 

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  10.22.12 give to the Agent at such times as it may from time to time require a certificate, duly signed on its behalf as to the amount of any debts, damages and liabilities relating to the Vessel and, if so required by the Agent, forthwith discharge such debts, damages and liabilities to the Agent’s satisfaction; and

 

  10.22.13 maintain the registration of the Vessel under and fly the Bahamas flag and not do or permit anything to be done whereby such registration may be forfeited or imperilled.

 

  10.23 Hermes Cover

The Lenders have claims arising from this Agreement guaranteed by the Federal Republic of Germany (represented by Hermes) by way of the Hermes Cover. The unrestricted existence of the Hermes Cover is a pre-requisite to drawdown of any Portion or part thereof as referred to in Clause 2.3.3 and to the maintenance of the Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement after drawdown.

The terms and conditions of the Hermes Cover are incorporated herein and in so far as they impose terms, conditions and/or obligations on the Trustee and/or the Agent and/or the Hermes Agent and/or the Lenders in relation to the Borrower or any other Obligor then such terms, conditions and obligations are binding on the parties hereto and further in the event of any conflict between the terms of the Hermes Cover and the terms hereof the terms of the Hermes Cover shall be paramount and prevail and any breach of those terms as applied to the Borrower or any other Obligor shall be deemed to be an Event of Default. For the avoidance of doubt, the Borrower has no interest or entitlement in the proceeds of the Hermes Cover.

In particular but without limitation it shall be the obligation of the Borrower to pay any difference between the amount of Portion 2 drawn down hereunder and the Hermes Premium.

 

  10.24 Dividends

The Borrower will procure that any dividends or other distributions and interest paid or payable in connection therewith received by the Shareholder will be paid to the Guarantor directly or indirectly by way of dividend in each case promptly on receipt.

 

11 Default

 

  11.1 Events of default

Each of the events set out below is an Event of Default:

 

  11.1.1 Non-payment

The Borrower or any other Obligor does not pay on the due date any amount of principal or interest of the Loan (provided however that if any such amount is not paid when due solely by reason of some error or omission on the part of the bank or banks through whom the relevant funds are being transmitted no Event of Default shall occur for the

 

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purposes of this Clause 11.1.1 until the expiry of three (3) Business Days following the date on which such payment is due), or within three (3) Business Days of the due date any other amount, payable by it under any Security Document to which it may at any time be a party, at the place and in the currency in which it is expressed to be payable.

 

  11.1.2 Breach of other obligations

 

  (a) Any Obligor or the Builder fails to comply with any other material provision of any Security Document or there is any other material breach in the sole opinion of the Agent of any of the Transaction Documents and such failure (if in the opinion of the Agent in its sole discretion it is capable of remedy) continues unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of its occurrence and in any such case as aforesaid the Agent in its sole discretion considers that such failure is or could reasonably be expected to become materially prejudicial to the interests, rights or position of the Lenders PROVIDED THAT no Event of Default will arise if the Guarantor is unable to comply with the Moratorium Undertakings but a new equity contribution (as more particularly described in clause 16 of the Guarantee) is made within thirty (30) days from the date of the breach of the Moratorium Undertakings and PROVIDED FURTHER THAT the new equity contribution will not prevent the Agent exercising its rights under Clause 11.2.2 if the Guarantor is in breach of the Moratorium Undertakings on or after the date when such new equity contribution is made; or

 

  (b) If there is a repudiation or termination of any Transaction Document or if any of the parties thereto becomes entitled to terminate or repudiate any of them and evidences an intention so to do.

 

  11.1.3 Misrepresentation

Any representation, warranty or statement made or repeated in, or in connection with, any Transaction Document or in any accounts, certificate, statement or opinion delivered by or on behalf of any Obligor thereunder or in connection therewith is materially incorrect when made or would, if repeated at any time hereafter by reference to the facts subsisting at such time, no longer be materially correct.

 

  11.1.4 Cross default

 

  (a) Any event of default occurs under any financial contract or financial document relating to any Financial Indebtedness of any member of the NCLC Group;

 

  (b) Any such Financial Indebtedness or any sum payable in respect thereof is not paid when due (after the expiry of any applicable grace period(s)) whether by acceleration or otherwise;

 

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  (c) Any Encumbrance over any assets of any member of the NCLC Group becomes enforceable;

 

  (d) Any other Financial Indebtedness of any member of the NCLC Group is not paid when due or is or becomes capable of being declared due prematurely by reason of default or any security for the same becomes enforceable by reason of default;

PROVIDED THAT:

 

  (i) No Event of Default will arise if the relevant Financial Indebtedness is not accelerated or, if it is accelerated but, in aggregate, the Financial Indebtedness is less than [*] ; and

 

  (ii) Financial Indebtedness being contested by the Borrower in good faith will be disregarded provided first that full details of the dispute shall be submitted to the Agent forthwith upon its occurrence and second if the dispute remains unresolved for a period of one hundred and fifty (150) days this Clause 11.1.4(ii) shall not apply to that Financial Indebtedness.

 

  11.1.5 Winding-up

Subject to Clause 10.8, any order is made or an effective resolution passed or other action taken for the suspension of payments or reorganisation, dissolution, termination of existence, liquidation, winding-up or bankruptcy of any member of the NCLC Group.

 

  11.1.6 Moratorium or arrangement with creditors

A moratorium in respect of all or any debts of any member of the NCLC Group or a composition or an arrangement with creditors of any member of the NCLC Group or any similar proceeding or arrangement by which the assets of any member of the NCLC Group are submitted to the control of its creditors is applied for, ordered or declared or, [*] , any member of the NCLC Group commences negotiations with any one or more of its creditors with a view to the general readjustment or rescheduling of all or a significant part of its Financial Indebtedness.

 

  11.1.7 Appointment of liquidators etc.

A liquidator, trustee, administrator, receiver, administrative receiver, manager or similar officer is appointed in respect of any member of the NCLC Group or in respect of all or any substantial part of the assets of any member of the NCLC Group and in any such case such appointment is not withdrawn within thirty (30) days (the “Grace Period” ) unless the Agent considers in its sole discretion that the interest of the Lenders might reasonably be expected to be adversely affected in which event the Grace Period shall not apply.

 

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  11.1.8 Insolvency

Any member of the NCLC Group becomes or is declared insolvent or is unable, or admits in writing its inability, to pay its debts as they fall due or becomes insolvent within the terms of any applicable law.

 

  11.1.9 Legal process

Any distress, execution, attachment or other process affects the whole or any substantial part of the assets of any member of the NCLC Group and remains undischarged for a period of twenty one (21) days or any uninsured judgment in excess of [*] following final appeal remains unsatisfied for a period of thirty (30) days in the case of a judgment made in the United States of America and otherwise for a period of sixty (60) days PROVIDED THAT no Event of Default shall be deemed to have occurred unless the distress, execution, attachment, other process or judgment adversely affects any Obligor’s ability to meet any of its material obligations under any Security Document to which it is or may be a party and/or the Hermes Cover or cause to occur any of the events specified in Clauses 11.1.5 to 11.1.8 (the determination of which shall be in the Agent’s sole discretion).

 

  11.1.10 Analogous events

Anything analogous to or having a substantially similar effect to any of the events specified in Clauses 11.1.5 to 11.1.9 shall occur under the laws of any applicable jurisdiction.

 

  11.1.11 Cessation of business

Subject to Clause 10.8, any member of the NCLC Group ceases to carry on all or a substantial part of its business.

 

  11.1.12 Revocation of consents

Any authorisation, approval, consent, licence, exemption, filing, registration or notarisation or other requirement necessary to enable any Obligor to comply with any of its obligations under any of the Transaction Documents is materially adversely modified, revoked or withheld or does not remain in full force and effect and within ninety (90) days of the date of its occurrence such event is not remedied to the satisfaction of the Agent and the Agent considers in its sole discretion that such failure is or might be expected to become materially prejudicial to the interests, rights or position of the Lenders PROVIDED THAT the Borrower shall not be entitled to the aforesaid ninety (90) day period if the modification, revocation or withholding of the authorisation, approval or consent is due to an act or omission of any Obligor and the Agent is satisfied in its sole discretion that the Lenders’ interests might reasonably be expected to be materially adversely affected.

 

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  11.1.13 Unlawfulness

At any time it is unlawful or impossible for any Obligor, the Builder or Hermes to perform any of its material (to the Lenders or any of them and/or the Agent and/or the Hermes Agent) obligations under any Security Document to which it is a party or it is unlawful or impossible for the Agent, the Trustee or any Lender to exercise any of its rights under any of the Security Documents PROVIDED THAT no Event of Default shall be deemed to have occurred (except where the unlawfulness or impossibility adversely affects any Obligor’s or the Builder’s payment obligations under this Agreement and the other Security Documents or Hermes’ payment obligations under the Hermes Cover (the determination of which shall be in the Agent’s sole discretion) in which case the following provisions of this Clause 11.1.13 shall not apply) where the unlawfulness or impossibility preventing any Obligor, the Builder or Hermes from performing its obligations (other than its payment obligations under this Agreement and the other Security Documents) is cured within a period of twenty one (21) days of the occurrence of the event giving rise to the unlawfulness or impossibility and the relevant Obligor, the Builder or Hermes within the aforesaid period, performs its obligation(s) and PROVIDED FURTHER THAT no Event of Default shall be deemed to have occurred where the Agent, the Trustee and/or any relevant Lender was aware of the default and could, in its sole discretion, mitigate the consequences of the unlawfulness or impossibility in the manner described in Clause 4.3.2. The costs of mitigation shall be determined in accordance with Clause 4.3.2.

 

  11.1.14 Insurances

The Borrower fails to insure the Vessel in the manner specified in Clause 10.21 or fails to renew the Insurances at least ten (10) days prior to the date of expiry thereof and produce prompt confirmation of such renewal to the Agent.

 

  11.1.15 Total Loss

If the Vessel shall become a Total Loss and the proceeds of the Insurances in respect thereof shall not have been received by the Agent within one hundred and fifty (150) days plus three (3) business days in Frankfurt, New York and Singapore after the date of the event giving rise to such Total Loss.

 

  11.1.16 Disposals

If the Borrower or any other member of the NCLC Group or the Builder (in respect of the property assigned to the Trustee pursuant to the Construction Risks Insurance Assignment only) shall have concealed, removed, or permitted to be concealed or removed, any part of its property, with intent to hinder, delay or defraud its creditors or any of them, or made or suffered a transfer of any of its property (in the case of the Builder, limited to the aforesaid property) which may be fraudulent under any bankruptcy, fraudulent conveyance or similar law; or shall have made any transfer of its property (in the case of the Builder, limited to the aforesaid property) to or for the benefit of a creditor with the intention of preferring such creditor over any other creditor.

 

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  11.1.17 Prejudice to security

Anything is done or suffered or omitted to be done by any Obligor or the Builder which in the reasonable opinion of the Agent would or might be expected to imperil the security created by any of the Security Documents.

 

  11.1.18 Material adverse change

Any material adverse change in the business, assets or financial condition of any Obligor or the Builder occurs which in the reasonable opinion of the Agent would or might reasonably be expected to affect the ability of that Obligor or the Builder duly to perform any of its material obligations under any Security Document to which it is or may at any time be a party. For the purposes of this Clause 11.1.18 and without prejudice to the generality of the expression “material obligations” any payment obligations of any Obligor or the Builder shall be deemed material.

 

  11.1.19 Governmental intervention

The authority of any member of the NCLC Group or the Builder in the conduct of its business is wholly or substantially curtailed by any seizure or intervention by or on behalf of any authority and within ninety (90) days of the date of its occurrence any such seizure or intervention is not relinquished or withdrawn and the Agent reasonably considers that the relevant occurrence is or might be expected to become materially prejudicial to the interests, rights or position of the Lenders PROVIDED THAT the Borrower shall not be entitled to the aforesaid ninety (90) day period if the seizure or intervention executed by any authority is due to an act or omission of any member of the NCLC Group or the Builder and the Agent is satisfied, in its sole discretion, that the Lenders’ interest might reasonably be expected to be materially adversely affected.

 

  11.1.20 The Builder

Any of the events specified in Clauses 11.1.5 to 11.1.12 of this Clause shall occur in respect of the Builder at any time prior to the Delivery Date.

 

  11.1.21 The Vessel

The Vessel has not been delivered to the Borrower by the Builder pursuant to the Building Contract by the Termination Date.

 

  11.2 Acceleration

 

  11.2.1 On the occurrence of an Event of Default and at any time thereafter whilst such event shall be continuing the Agent may if the Facility has not yet been drawn down, by notice to the Borrower cancel the obligations of the Lenders under this Agreement.

 

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  11.2.2 On the occurrence of an Event of Default and at any time thereafter whilst such event shall be continuing, if any of the Facility has been drawn down:

 

  (a) the Agent may by notice to the Borrower declare the whole or any part of the Loan due and repayable in accordance with the terms of such notice whereupon the same shall become due and repayable accordingly together with all interest accrued thereon and all other amounts payable hereunder and under any of the other Security Documents and any undrawn Portion or any part thereof shall be cancelled; and/or

 

  (b) the Trustee, the Agent, the Hermes Agent and the Lenders may from time to time exercise all or any of its or their rights under any of the Security Documents in such order and in such manner as it or they shall deem appropriate; and/or

 

  (c) the Trustee may at the discretion of the Agent terminate or continue with the Supervision Agreement and/or Management Agreement.

 

  11.3 Default indemnity

The Borrower shall on demand indemnify the Agent and the Lenders, without prejudice to any of their other rights under this Agreement and the other Security Documents, against any loss or expense which the Agent shall certify as sustained or incurred by any of them as a consequence of:

 

  11.3.1 any default in payment by the Borrower of any sum under this Agreement or any of the other Security Documents when due, including, without limitation, any liability incurred by the Trustee, the Agent, the Lenders and the Hermes Agent by reason of any delay or failure of the Borrower to pay any such sums;

 

  11.3.2 any break in funding (including without limitation warehousing and other related costs) due to the occurrence of any Event of Default;

 

  11.3.3 any prepayment of the Loan or part thereof being made at any time for any reason; and/or

 

  11.3.4 a Portion or any part thereof not being drawn for any reason (excluding any default by the Agent or any Lender) after a Drawdown Notice has been given,

including, in any such case, but not limited to, any loss or expense sustained or incurred in maintaining or funding the Loan or in liquidating or re-employing deposits from third parties acquired to effect or maintain the Loan, any loss (including the cost of breaking deposits or re-employing funds (including warehousing and other related costs)) or any losses under any Interest Exchange Arrangement and/or any swap agreements or other interest rate management products entered into by the Lenders for the purpose of this transaction.

 

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  11.4 Set-off

Following the occurrence of any Event of Default and for so long as the same is continuing, the Borrower irrevocably authorises the Agent and the Lenders to apply any credit balance to which the Borrower is entitled upon any account of the Borrower with any branch of any of the Agent and the Lenders in or towards satisfaction of any sum due to the Agent or any Lender hereunder but unpaid, and to combine any accounts of the Borrower for this purpose. If such set-off requires a credit balance in a currency other than Dollars to be transferred to an account maintained in connection herewith the transfer shall be effected by crediting to the account in question the amount of Dollars which the Agent or the Lender (as the case may be) could obtain by exchanging such currency for Dollars at the rate of exchange at which its Office would, at the opening of business on the date on which the combination is effected, have sold the currency of that credit balance for Dollars for immediate delivery.

 

  11.5 Hermes Cover

Following the occurrence of an Event of Default under Clause 11.1.1, the Agent (acting on the instructions of the Lenders) may notify the Borrower that with immediate effect the Loan shall be repaid on the dates and in the amounts set out in the third column of the table in Schedule 10 (Originally Scheduled Repayments) whereupon the Loan shall become so repayable. The Borrower acknowledges and agrees that Hermes shall have a claim by right of subrogation under the Security Documents in respect of the said amount from the date of its payment to the Hermes Agent on behalf of the Lenders. The Borrower shall not (and will procure that no other Obligor shall) contest any such claim of Hermes.

 

12 Application of Funds

 

  12.1 Total Loss proceeds/proceeds of sale/Event of Default monies

In the event of the Vessel becoming a Total Loss or if the Vessel is sold or if an Event of Default has occurred then all Total Loss proceeds or proceeds of sale of the Vessel or any monies received by the Trustee, the Agent, the Hermes Agent, any Lender or any of their respective Affiliates (as defined in clause 11.4.1 of the Guarantee) under or pursuant to the Security Documents (other than the Hermes Cover) shall be held by the Agent and applied in the following manner and order:

 

FIRSTLY    to the payment of any amount of the Hermes Premium which has been invoiced but remains unpaid and all fees, expenses and charges (including brokers’ commissions and any costs incurred in breaking any funding, the expenses of any sale, the expenses of retaining any attorney, solicitors’ fees, court costs and any other expenses or advances made or incurred by the Trustee, the Agent, the Hermes Agent or any Lender in the protection of the Trustee’s, the Agent’s, the Hermes Agent’s and that Lender’s rights or the pursuance of its or their remedies hereunder and under the other Security Documents or to any payments whether voluntary or not which the Agent considers advisable to protect its, the Trustee’s, the Hermes Agent’s or the Lenders’ security and to provide adequate indemnity against liens claiming priority over or equality with the lien of the Security Documents or any other

 

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   Encumbrances but excluding any costs incurred in breaking an Interest Exchange Arrangement or any swap agreements or other interest rate management products entered into by the Lenders for the purpose of this transaction including but without limitation warehousing and other related costs);
SECONDLY    in or towards payment in such order as the Lenders may require of any accrued (but unpaid) fees and interest thereon to which the Lenders and/or the Agent are entitled hereunder and/or under the other Security Documents in connection with the Loan;
THIRDLY    in or towards satisfaction of all interest accrued on the Loan;
FOURTHLY    in retention by the Agent in its discretion in a suspense or impersonal interest bearing security realised account of such sum as it considers appropriate by way of security for the Outstanding Indebtedness or for any actual or contingent liability of the Agent or the Lenders or any of them in connection with the transactions herein contemplated;
FIFTHLY    in or towards payment of the Instalments (whether or not then due and payable) in reverse order of maturity date;
SIXTHLY    in or towards satisfaction of any other amounts due from the Borrower to the Agent or the Lenders under the Security Documents using in the discretion of the Agent the same order of application as Firstly to Fifthly;
SEVENTHLY    in retention of such other sum or sums as the Agent may require as security for any further monies which may reasonably be expected to become due and payable to the Trustee and/or the Agent and/or the Lenders and/or the Hermes Agent under this Agreement or any of the other Security Documents and which the assigned Earnings may be insufficient to satisfy;
EIGHTHLY    any loss (including the cost of breaking deposits or re-employing funds (including warehousing and other related costs)) or any losses under any Interest Exchange Arrangement and/or any swap agreements or other interest rate management products entered into by the Lenders for the purpose of this transaction; and

NINTHLY

   the balance, if any, in payment to the Borrower or whomsoever shall then be entitled thereto.

In the event of the proceeds being insufficient to pay the amounts referred to above the Agent shall be entitled to collect the balance from the Borrower.

 

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  12.2 General funds

Any other monies received by or in the possession of the Trustee, the Agent, any Lender or the Hermes Agent under or pursuant to the Security Documents (other than the Hermes Cover) which are expressed hereunder and/or under the Security Documents to be distributed in accordance with the provisions of this Clause or where no express provisions are made for disposal shall be applied in the discretion of the Agent as follows:

 

FIRSTLY    in or towards payment of all fees, costs and expenses (excluding any costs (including without limitation any warehousing and other related costs) incurred in breaking any Interest Exchange Arrangement or any interest rate swap agreements or other interest rate management products entered into by the Lenders for the purposes of this transaction) incurred by the Agent or any Lender in connection with the Loan and which are for the time being unpaid;
SECONDLY    in or towards payment in such order as the Lenders may require of any accrued (but unpaid) fees and interest thereon to which the Lenders and/or the Agent and/or the Hermes Agent are entitled hereunder and/or under the other Security Documents in connection with the Loan;
THIRDLY    in or towards satisfaction of all interest accrued on the Loan;
FOURTHLY    in retention by the Agent in its discretion in a suspense or impersonal interest bearing security realised account of such sum as it considers appropriate by way of security for the Outstanding Indebtedness or for any actual or contingent liability of the Agent or the Lenders or any of them in connection with the transactions herein contemplated;
FIFTHLY    in or towards payment of the Instalments in reverse order of maturity date;
SIXTHLY    in retention of such other sum or sums as the Agent may require as security for any further monies which may reasonably be expected to become due and payable to the Agent and/or the Lenders and/or the Hermes Agent under this Agreement or any of the other Security Documents and which the assigned Earnings may be insufficient to satisfy;
SEVENTHLY    any loss (including the cost of breaking deposits or re-employing funds (including warehousing and other related costs)) or any losses under any Interest Exchange Arrangement and/or any swap agreements or other interest rate management products entered into by the Lenders for the purpose of this transaction; and
EIGHTHLY    the balance (if any) shall be released to the Borrower or to its order or whomsoever else may be entitled thereto.

 

  12.3 Application of proceeds of Insurances

Proceeds of the Insurances for partial losses shall be applied in accordance with the Construction Risks Insurance Assignment or the Insurance Assignment (as the case may be) and/or the loss payable clause(s) endorsed on the Insurances in the form approved by the Agent and in the case of a Total Loss of the Vessel in accordance with Clause 4.5 and Clause 12.1.

 

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  12.4 Application of any reduction in the Hermes Premium

Any amount received by the Agent or the Hermes Agent following a reduction in the amount of the Hermes Premium shall be applied as to eighty per cent (80%) in accordance with Clause 4.7 and the balance shall be paid to the Borrower PROVIDED THAT no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing when such amount shall be applied in accordance with Clause 12.1.

 

  12.5 Suspense account

Any monies received or recovered by the Trustee, the Agent, any Lender or the Hermes Agent under or in connection with the Security Documents and credited to any suspense or impersonal interest bearing security realised account may be held in such account for so long as the Agent thinks fit pending application at the Agent’s discretion in accordance with Clause 12.1 or Clause 12.2 (as the case may be).

 

13 Fees

 

  13.1 Fees side letter

The Borrower shall enter into a fees side letter with the Agent on the date hereof and pay to the Agent such fees and on such date(s) as shall be referred to therein.

 

  13.2 Back-end fee

Without duplication of clause 5.2 of the Fifth Supplemental Deed, the Borrower shall pay to the Agent for distribution to the Lenders a back-end fee of [*] of the Loan on the date of the Fifth Supplemental Deed. The back-end fee shall be deemed to have been earned on the date on which the Fifth Supplemental Deed and the Amendment Documents have been signed by all the parties thereto but shall be payable as to [*] on 23 December 2010 and on each of the next three (3) anniversaries of that date PROVIDED THAT if payment of the back-end fee on any of such dates would result in a breach of the minimum Free Liquidity undertaking contained in clause 11.1.1, clause 11.1.2 or clause 11.1.4 of the Guarantee (as the case may be) on that date, payment of the back-end fee will be postponed for three (3) months PROVIDED FURTHER THAT any balance of the back-end fee outstanding on the date the Loan is repaid and cancelled in full, shall be paid on such date and PROVIDED FURTHER THAT the back-end fee in respect of the Loan may not be voluntarily prepaid in whole or in part unless the same percentage of the back-end fee payable in respect of each of the other Cash Sweep Credit Facilities is prepaid simultaneously.

 

14 Expenses

 

  14.1 Initial expenses

The Borrower shall reimburse the Agent on first demand on a full indemnity basis for the reasonable charges and expenses (together with value added tax or any similar tax thereon and including without limitation the fees and expenses of legal, insurance and other advisers and travel expenses) incurred by the Agent in respect of the syndication, negotiation, preparation, printing, execution and registration of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and any other documents required in connection with the implementation of this Agreement and the Apollo-Related Transactions.

 

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  14.2 Enforcement expenses

The Borrower shall reimburse the Agent, the Lenders and the Hermes Agent on demand on a full indemnity basis for all charges and expenses (including value added tax or any similar tax thereon and including the fees and expenses of legal advisers) incurred by the Agent, each of the Lenders and the Hermes Agent in connection with the enforcement of, or the preservation of any rights under, this Agreement and the other Security Documents.

 

  14.3 Stamp duties

The Borrower shall pay or indemnify the Agent or the Hermes Agent (as the case may be) on demand against any and all stamp, registration and similar Taxes which may be payable in any jurisdiction in connection with the entry into, performance and enforcement of this Agreement or any of the other Security Documents.

 

  14.4 Steering Committee expenses

The Borrower shall reimburse any Lender that is a member of the Steering Committee on demand on a full indemnity basis for all documented charges and expenses reasonably incurred (including value added tax or any similar tax thereon and including the fees and expenses of legal and other advisers) by that Lender in carrying out its duties as a member of the Steering Committee on or before the end of the Moratorium Period.

 

  14.5 Amendment, addendum or supplement expenses

The Borrower undertakes to reimburse the Agent, the Hermes Agent and the Trustee on first demand on a full indemnity basis for the reasonable charges and expenses (together with value added tax or any similar tax thereon and including without limitation the fees and expenses of legal and other advisers) incurred by the Agent, the Hermes Agent and/or the Trustee in respect of, or in connection with, the negotiation, preparation, printing, execution, registration and enforcement of any amendment, addendum or supplement to any Security Document (whether or not completed) and any other documents required in connection with the implementation of such amendment, addendum or supplement.

 

15 Waivers, Remedies Cumulative

 

  15.1 No waiver

No failure to exercise and no delay in exercising on the part of the Trustee, the Agent, any of the Lenders or the Hermes Agent any right or remedy under any of the Security Documents shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right or remedy preclude any other or further exercise thereof, or the exercise of any other right or remedy. No waiver by the Trustee, the Agent, the Hermes Agent or any of the Lenders shall be effective unless it is in writing.

 

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  15.2 Remedies cumulative

The rights and remedies of the Agent and the Lenders provided herein are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law.

 

  15.3 Severability

If any provision of this Agreement is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such prohibition or unenforceability shall not invalidate the remaining provisions hereof or affect the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

  15.4 Time of essence

Time is of the essence in respect of all of the obligations of the Borrower under the Security Documents PROVIDED HOWEVER THAT neither the Agent nor any of the Lenders shall be entitled to terminate or treat this Agreement or any of the other Security Documents as having been repudiated otherwise than in circumstances which constitute an Event of Default.

 

16 Counterparts

This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and all such counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same agreement.

 

17 Assignment

 

  17.1 Benefit of agreement

This Agreement shall be binding upon the Borrower and its successors and shall inure to the benefit of the Agent and each of the Lenders and their successors and assigns.

 

  17.2 No transfer by the Borrower

The Borrower may not assign or transfer all or any of its rights, benefits or obligations hereunder or under any of the other Security Documents.

 

  17.3 Assignments, participations and transfers by a Lender

Each Lender may, subject to obtaining the prior written approval of the Agent and the Hermes Agent, in the case of the Agent such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed, at any time transfer or assign all of its rights and benefits hereunder and under the Security Documents to any other lending institution but shall, prior to such transfer or assignment, on request by the Agent, pay a fee to the Agent of one thousand Dollars (USD1,000) PROVIDED THAT (save in the case of a transfer or assignment of rights and benefits to any subsidiary or holding company of such Lender or to another Lender) no such transfer or assignment may be made without the prior written consent of the Borrower (which consent is not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed). If a Lender transfers or assigns its rights and benefits hereunder as provided above, all references in this Agreement and the other Security Documents to that Lender shall be construed as a reference to that Lender and/or its Transferee or assignee to the extent of their respective interests.

 

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Each Lender may, however, without the prior approval of the Agent, the Hermes Agent or the Borrower and without payment of a fee to the Agent, at any time transfer or assign all of its rights and benefits hereunder and under the Security Documents to Hermes or to any nominee of the Federal Republic of Germany or for pure refinancing purposes by way of Hermes’ “ Verbriefungsgarantie PROVIDED THAT in the latter case the assigning Lender shall not be released from its obligations hereunder or under the other Security Documents by any such transfer or assignment.

 

  17.4 Effectiveness of transfer

If a Lender transfers or assigns all or any of its rights and benefits hereunder in accordance with Clause 17.3, then, unless and until the Transferee or assignee has agreed that it shall be under the same obligations towards the parties to this Agreement as it would have been under if it had been a party hereto as a lender, the parties to this Agreement shall not be obliged to recognise such Transferee or assignee as having the rights against each of them which it would have had if it had been such a party hereto.

 

  17.5 Transfer of rights and obligations

If any Lender wishes to transfer all or any of its rights, benefits and/or obligations hereunder or under the other Security Documents as contemplated in Clause 17.3, then such transfer may be effected by the due completion and execution by the Lender and the relevant Transferee of a Transfer Certificate in the form of Schedule 6. The Agent shall then forthwith execute the Transfer Certificate on behalf of itself and the other parties to this Agreement in accordance with the provisions of Clause 17.8. On the later of the Transfer Date and the fifth (5th) Business Day following the date of delivery of the Transfer Certificate to the Agent for execution:

 

  17.5.1 to the extent that in such Transfer Certificate the Lender party thereto seeks to transfer its rights, benefits and/or its obligations hereunder or under the other Security Documents, the Borrower and the relevant Lender shall each be released from further obligations to the other hereunder and their respective rights against each other shall be cancelled (such rights and obligations being referred to in this Clause 17.5 as “discharged rights, benefits and obligations” );

 

  17.5.2 the Borrower and the Transferee party thereto shall each assume obligations towards each other and/or acquire rights against each other which differ from such discharged rights, benefits and obligations only insofar as the Borrower and such Transferee have assumed and/or acquired the same in place of the Borrower and the relevant Lender; and

 

  17.5.3 such Transferee shall acquire the same rights and benefits and assume the same obligations as it would have acquired and assumed had such Transferee been an original party hereto as a Lender with the rights, benefits and/or obligations acquired or assumed by it as a result of such transfer.

 

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  17.6 Consent and increased obligations of the Borrower

In the event that a Lender transfers its Office or transfers or assigns its rights and/or benefits hereunder to its affiliate or another Lender and, at the time of such transfer or assignment, there arises an obligation on the part of the Borrower hereunder to pay to the relevant Lender or any other person any amount in excess of the amount they would have been obliged to pay but for such transfer or assignment and the consent of the Borrower has not been obtained to such transfer or assignment and the increased cost then, without prejudice to any obligation of the Borrower which arises after the time of such transfer or assignment, the Borrower shall not be obliged to pay the amount of such excess.

 

  17.7 Disclosure of information

Each of the Arrangers, each of the Lenders, the Agent, the Hermes Agent and the Trustee (in this Clause 17.7 a “Bank” ) acknowledges that all information received now or in the future from or on behalf of the Obligors under or pursuant to or in connection with the Transaction Documents (other than any information which is in the public domain other than as a result of a breach of this Clause), is confidential information. Any of the Banks may disclose to:

 

  17.7.1 a potential Transferee or assignee who may otherwise propose to enter into contractual relations with the Bank in relation to this Agreement;

 

  17.7.2 any person who is any of the Bank’s professional advisers or auditors;

 

  17.7.3 its Holding Company and/or Subsidiary;

 

  17.7.4 any person who is a party to this Agreement other than the Borrower;

 

  17.7.5 any banking or regulatory authority or as required by law, regulation or legal process;

 

  17.7.6 Hermes and/or the Federal Republic of Germany and/or the European Union and/or any agency thereof or any person acting or purporting to act on any of their behalves; and/or

 

  17.7.7 the Builder,

such information about any Obligor or the NCLC Group and the Transaction Documents and/or copies of this Agreement, any of the Security Documents and all records in connection therewith as the Bank shall consider appropriate PROVIDED THAT , in the case of Clauses 17.7.1, 17.7.2 and 17.7.3, such person has agreed to execute a Confidentiality Undertaking and, in the case of Clause 17.7.3, the Holding Company and/or the Subsidiary shall also be entitled to make such disclosure to the Bank and/or to the Holding Company and/or to the Subsidiaries of the Bank. In the case of Clause 17.7.6, the Borrower acknowledges and agrees that any such information may be used by Hermes and/or the Federal Republic of Germany and/or the European Union and/or any agency thereof or any person acting or purporting to act on any of their behalves for statistical purposes and/or for reports of a general nature.

 

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  17.8 Transfer Certificate to be executed by the Agent

In order to give effect to a Transfer Certificate each of the Arrangers, the Lenders, the Hermes Agent, the Trustee and the Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally appoints the Agent as its true and lawful attorney with full power to execute on its behalf each Transfer Certificate delivered to the Agent pursuant to Clause 17.5 without the Agent being under any obligation to take any further instructions from, or give any prior notice to, the Arrangers, the Lenders, the Hermes Agent, the Trustee, the Borrower or the Guarantor before doing so and the Agent shall so execute each such Transfer Certificate on behalf of the Arrangers, the Lenders, the Hermes Agent, the Trustee, the Borrower and the Guarantor forthwith upon its receipt thereof pursuant to Clause 17.5.

 

  17.9 Notice of Transfer Certificates

The Agent shall promptly notify the Arrangers, the Lenders, the Hermes Agent, the Trustee, the Transferee, the Borrower and the Guarantor upon the execution by it of any Transfer Certificate together with details of the amount transferred, the Transfer Date and the parties to such transfer.

 

  17.10 Documentation of transfer or assignment

The Borrower shall at the request of the Agent promptly execute or promptly procure the execution of such documents and do (or procure the doing of) all such acts and things as may be necessary or desirable to give effect to any transfer or assignment pursuant to this Clause 17.

 

  17.11 Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 (the “Act”)

A person who is not a party to this Agreement has no right under the Act to enforce any term of this Agreement but this does not affect any right or remedy of a third party which exists or is available apart from the Act.

 

18 Notices

 

  18.1 Mode of communication

Except as otherwise provided herein, each notice, request, demand or other communication or document to be given or made hereunder shall be given in writing but unless otherwise stated, may be made by telefax.

 

  18.2 Address

Any notice, demand or other communication (unless made by telefax) to be made or delivered by the Agent to the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement shall (unless the Borrower has by fifteen (15) days’ written notice to the Agent specified another address) be made or delivered to the Borrower c/o 7665 Corporate Center Drive, Miami, Florida 33126, United States of America (marked for the attention of the Chief Financial Officer and the Legal Department) (but one (1) copy shall suffice) with a copy to the Investors c/o Apollo Management, LP, 9 West 57 th Street, 43 rd Floor, New York, NY 10019, United States of America (marked for the attention of Mr Steve Martinez). Any notice, demand or other communication to be made or delivered by the Borrower

 

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to the Agent pursuant to this Agreement shall (unless the Agent has by fifteen (15) days’ written notice to the Borrower specified another address) be made or delivered to the Agent at its Office, the details of which are set out in Schedule 2. A copy of any notice to the Agent shall be delivered to the Hermes Agent at its Office as aforesaid.

 

  18.3 Telefax communication

Any notice, demand or other communication to be made or delivered pursuant to this Agreement may be sent by telefax to the relevant telephone numbers (which at the date hereof in respect of the Borrower is c/o +1 305 436 4140 (marked for the attention of the Chief Financial Officer) and +1 305 436 4117 (marked for the attention of the Legal Department) with a copy to the Investors c/o Apollo Management, LP at +1 212 515 3288 (marked for the attention of Mr Steve Martinez), and in the case of the Trustee, the Agent, the Hermes Agent or any Original Lender is as recorded in Schedule 2) specified by it from time to time for the purpose and shall be deemed to have been received when transmission of such telefax communication has been completed provided that if in the place of receipt the transmission is received outside normal business hours on a Business Day or not on a Business Day the transmission shall be deemed to have been received at the commencement of the next Business Day. Each such telefax communication, if made to the Agent or any Lender by the Borrower, shall be signed by the person or persons authorised in writing by the Borrower and whose signature appears on the list of specimen signatures contained in the secretary’s certificate required to be delivered by paragraph 2 of Schedule 4 and shall be expressed to be for the attention of the department or officer whose name has been notified for the time being for that purpose by the Agent or any Lender to the Borrower.

 

  18.4 Receipt

Each such notice, demand or other communication shall be deemed to have been made or delivered (in the case of any letter) when delivered to its office for the time being or, if sent by post, five (5) days after being deposited in the post first class postage prepaid in an envelope addressed to it at that address PROVIDED THAT if the copy of any notice, demand or other communication is not received by the Investor it shall not affect the deemed making or delivery of the notice, demand or other communication.

 

  18.5 Language

Each notice, demand or other communication made or delivered by one (1) party to another pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document shall be in the English language or accompanied by a certified English translation. In the event of any conflict between the translation and the original text the translation shall prevail unless the original text is a statutory instrument, legal process or any other document of a similar type or a notice, demand or other communication from Hermes or in relation to the Hermes Cover.

 

19 Steering Committee

 

  19.1 Establishment

The Group-Wide Lenders shall establish the Steering Committee.

 

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  19.2 No obligation

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary expressed or implied herein, no member of the Steering Committee shall:

 

  19.2.1 be bound to enquire as to the occurrence or otherwise of any Event of Default or as to the performance by the Borrower of its obligations under this Agreement;

 

  19.2.2 be bound to disclose to any other person any information relating to the Borrower if such disclosure would or might in its opinion constitute a breach of any law or regulation or be otherwise actionable at the suit of any person;

 

  19.2.3 have any responsibility to the Lenders or each other for:

 

  (a) the financial position, creditworthiness, affairs or prospects of the Borrower and the other Obligors;

 

  (b) the performance or non-performance howsoever by the Borrower of any of its obligations hereunder;

 

  (c) the due execution, effectiveness, genuineness, validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any document relating hereto or any filing or recording thereof or the taking of any other action whatsoever and howsoever in connection therewith or the collectability of any sum due hereunder;

 

  (d) be under any liability whatsoever for any consequence of relying on:

 

  (i) any written communication or document believed by it to be genuine or correct and to have been communicated or signed by the person by whom it is purported to have been communicated or signed; or

 

  (ii) the advice or opinions of any professional advisers selected by it or the Steering Committee; or

 

  (e) be under any duty to account to any Lender for any sum received by it for its own account or the profit element of any such sum PROVIDED THAT any member of the Steering Committee shall on demand of a Group-Wide Lender provide to that Group-Wide Lender evidence of any cost, charge or expense incurred in its role as a member of the Steering Committee;

 

  (f) be under any obligation other than those for which express provision is made herein.

 

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  19.3 Authority

Each member of the Steering Committee may:

 

  19.3.1 carry out its duties through such officers, directors, employees, consultants or independent agents as it may in its unfettered discretion think fit;

 

  19.3.2 assume that no Event of Default has occurred and that the Borrower is not in breach of its obligations under this Agreement unless the member has actual knowledge or actual notice to the contrary;

 

  19.3.3 with the agreement of the Steering Committee, engage any internal or external lawyers, accountants, surveyors or other experts whose advice or services may to it seem necessary, expedient or desirable and rely upon any advice so obtained PROVIDED THAT the law firm appointed as principal advisers to the Steering Committee shall be approved by the Majority Group-Wide Lenders;

 

  19.3.4 rely as to any matters of fact which might reasonably be expected to be within the knowledge of the Guarantor upon a certificate signed by or on behalf of the Guarantor; and

 

  19.3.5 rely upon any communication or document believed by it to be genuine.

 

  19.4 No reliance

Notwithstanding the establishment of the Steering Committee, it is understood that each of the Lenders has itself been, and will continue to be, solely responsible for making its own independent appraisal of and investigations into the financial condition, creditworthiness, condition, affairs, status and nature of the Borrower and the other Obligors and, accordingly, each of the Lenders warrants to the members of the Steering Committee that it has not relied and will not rely on the Steering Committee:

 

  19.4.1 to check or enquire on its behalf into the adequacy, accuracy or completeness of any information provided by the Borrower or any other Obligor in connection with this Agreement; or

 

  19.4.2 to assess or keep under review on its behalf the financial condition, creditworthiness, condition, affairs, status or nature of the Borrower or any other Obligor.

 

  19.5 Standard of care

Subject to the terms of this Agreement, each member of the Steering Committee shall exercise the same care as it normally exercises in making and administering loans for its own account in performing its duties as a member of the Steering Committee but assumes no further responsibility in respect of such performance.

 

  19.6 No liability

No member of the Steering Committee shall be under any liability as a result of taking or omitting to take any action in relation to the NCLC Group Credit Facilities and the Lenders will not assert or seek to assert against any director, officer or employee of that member any claim they might have against any of them in respect of the matters referred to in this Clause 19.6.

 

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  19.7 No fiduciary relationship

The relationship between a member of the Steering Committee on the one part and each Lender on the other is that of agent and principal only and no member of the Steering Committee shall have a fiduciary relationship with or be, or be deemed to be, a trustee of or for any such party.

 

  19.8 Neither Agent nor Trustee

Notwithstanding the provisions of Clause 19.7, no member of the Steering Committee shall be regarded as the Agent or the Trustee or exercise any right, power or discretion expressly delegated to the Agent or the Trustee under this Agreement or the Security Documents.

 

  19.9 Non-binding

Unless expressly authorised in writing by the Group-Wide Lenders and then on such terms and conditions as the Group-Wide Lenders may require, the Steering Committee shall not negotiate the terms of or enter into any agreement on behalf of the Group-Wide Lenders of any of them.

This Clause 19 and Clause 14.4 may be relied upon by any member of the Steering Committee notwithstanding the provisions of Clause 17.11.

 

20 Governing Law

This Agreement and any non-contractual obligations arising from or in connection with it shall be governed by English law.

 

21 Waiver of Immunity

To the extent that the Borrower may in any jurisdiction claim for itself or its assets immunity from suit, execution, attachment (whether in aid of execution, before judgment or otherwise) or other legal process in relation to this Agreement or the other Security Documents and to the extent that in any such jurisdiction there may be attributed to itself or its assets such immunity (whether or not claimed) the Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees throughout the Security Period not to claim and hereby irrevocably waives such immunity to the full extent permitted by the laws of such jurisdiction. In respect of any legal action or proceedings arising out of or in connection with any of the Security Documents the Borrower hereby consents generally as a matter of procedure in relation to the waiver of immunity (but not so as to prejudice any defence which it may have on the merits of the substantive issue) to the giving of any relief or the issue of any process in connection with such legal action or proceedings including without limitation, the making, enforcement or execution against any property whatsoever (irrespective of its uses or intended uses) of any order or judgment which may be made or given in such legal action or proceedings.

 

22 Rights of the Agent and the Lenders

 

  22.1 No derogation of rights

Any rights conferred on the Agent and the Lenders or any of them by this Agreement or any other Security Document shall be in addition to and not in

 

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substitution for or in derogation of any other right which the Agent and the Lenders or any of them might at any time have to seek from the Borrower or any other person for payment of sums due from the Borrower or indemnification against liabilities as a result of the Borrower’s default in payment of sums due from it under this Agreement or any other Security Document.

 

  22.2 Enforcement of remedies

None of the Agent or the Lenders shall be obliged before taking steps to enforce any rights conferred on it by this Clause or exercising any of the rights, powers and remedies conferred on it hereby or by law:

 

  22.2.1 to take action or obtain judgment in any court against the Borrower or any other person from whom it may seek payment of any sum due from the Borrower under this Agreement or any other Security Document;

 

  22.2.2 to make or file any claim in a bankruptcy, winding-up, liquidation or re-organisation of the Borrower or any other such person; or

 

  22.2.3 to enforce or seek to enforce any other rights it may have against the Borrower or any other such person.

 

23 Jurisdiction

 

  23.1 The courts of England have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute:

 

  23.1.1 arising out of or in connection with this Agreement (including a dispute regarding the existence, validity or termination of this Agreement); or

 

  23.1.2 relating to any non-contractual obligations arising from or in connection with this Agreement,

(a “Dispute” ). Each party to this Agreement agrees that the courts of England are the most appropriate and convenient courts to settle Disputes and accordingly no party will argue to the contrary.

This Clause 23.1 is for the benefit of the Agent and the Lenders only. As a result, no such party shall be prevented from taking proceedings relating to a Dispute in any other courts with jurisdiction. To the extent allowed by law, any such party may take concurrent proceedings in any number of jurisdictions.

 

  23.2 The Borrower may not, without the Agent’s prior written consent, terminate the appointment of the Process Agent; if the Process Agent resigns or its appointment ceases to be effective, the Borrower shall within fourteen (14) days appoint a company which has premises in London and has been approved by the Agent to act as the Borrower’s process agent with unconditional authority to receive and acknowledge service on behalf of the Borrower of all process or other documents connected with proceedings in the English courts which relate to this Agreement.

 

  23.3 For the purpose of securing its obligations under Clause 23.2, the Borrower irrevocably agrees that, if it for any reason fails to appoint a process agent within the period specified in Clause 23.2, the Agent may appoint any person (including a company controlled by or associated with the Agent or any Lender) to act as the Borrower’s process agent in England with the unconditional authority described in Clause 23.2.

 

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  23.4 No neglect or default by a process agent appointed or designated under this Clause (including a failure by it to notify the Borrower of the service of any process or to forward any process to the Borrower) shall invalidate any proceedings or judgment.

 

  23.5 The Borrower appoints in the case of the courts of England the Process Agent to receive, for and on its behalf service of process in England of any legal proceedings with respect to this Agreement and any other Security Document.

 

  23.6 A judgment relating to this Agreement which is given or would be enforced by an English court shall be conclusive and binding on the Borrower and may be enforced without review in any other jurisdiction.

 

  23.7 Nothing in this Clause shall exclude or limit any right which the Agent or a Lender may have (whether under the laws of any country, an international convention or otherwise) with regard to the bringing of proceedings, the service of process, the recognition or enforcement of a judgment or any similar or related matter in any jurisdiction.

 

  23.8 In this Clause “judgment” includes order, injunction, declaration and any other decision or relief made or granted by a court.

IN WITNESS whereof the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as a deed on the day first written above.

 

THE BORROWER     
SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED   )   
by   )   
for and on behalf of   )   
HULL 667 LIMITED   )   
in the presence of:   )   
THE ARRANGERS     
SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED   )   
by   )   
for and on behalf of   )   
COMMERZBANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT   )   
Hamburg Branch   )   
in the presence of:   )   

 

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SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED   )   
by   )   
for and on behalf of   )   
HSBC BANK PLC   )   
in the presence of:   )   
SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED   )   
by   )   
for and on behalf of   )   
KFW   )   
in the presence of:   )   
SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED   )   
by   )   
for and on behalf of   )   
DnB NOR BANK ASA   )   
in the presence of:   )   
SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED   )   
by   )   
for and on behalf of   )   
OVERSEA-CHINESE BANKING   )   
CORPORATION LIMITED   )   
Singapore Branch   )   
in the presence of:   )   
THE LENDERS     
SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED   )   
by   )   
for and on behalf of   )   
COMMERZBANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT   )   
Bremen Branch   )   
in the presence of:   )   

 

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SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED   )   
by   )   
for and on behalf of   )   
HSBC BANK PLC   )   
in the presence of:   )   
SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED   )   
by   )   
for and on behalf of   )   
KFW   )   
in the presence of:   )   
SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED   )   
by   )   
for and on behalf of   )   
DnB NOR BANK ASA   )   
in the presence of:   )   
SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED   )   
by   )   
for and on behalf of   )   
OVERSEA-CHINESE BANKING   )   
CORPORATION LIMITED   )   
Singapore Branch   )   
in the presence of:   )   
THE AGENT     
SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED   )   
by   )   
for and on behalf of   )   
HSBC BANK PLC   )   
in the presence of:   )   

 

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THE HERMES AGENT     
SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED   )   
by   )   
for and on behalf of   )   
COMMERZBANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT   )   
in the presence of:   )   
THE TRUSTEE     
SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED   )   
by   )   
for and on behalf of   )   
HSBC BANK PLC   )   
in the presence of:   )   

 

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Schedule 1

Particulars of Arrangers

 

          Indemnity in USD
COMMERZBANK    74,626,770 (22.34%)
AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT   

Domstrasse 18

  

20095 Hamburg

  

Federal Republic of Germany

  

Attn:

  

Mr Marcus Weber/Mr Fabian Francke

  

Email:

  

shipfinance@commerzbank.com/

marcus.weber@commerzbank.com/

fabian.francke@commerzbank.com

  
HSBC BANK PLC    74,593,365 (22.33%)

Project and Export Finance

  

8 Canada Square

  

London E14 5HQ

  

Attn:

  

Mr Colin J Cuffie/Ms Isabel Olembo

  

Email:

  

colin.j.cuffie@hsbcib.com/

isabel.olembo@hsbc.com

  
KFW    74,593,365 (22.33%)

Palmengartenstrasse 5-9

  

60325 Frankfurt am Main

  

Federal Republic of Germany

  

Attn:

  

Mr Josef Schmid/Ms Claudia Wenzel

  

Email:

  

josef.schmid@kfw.de/

claudia.wenzel@kfw.de

  
DNB BANK ASA    56,788,500 (17.00%)

Stranden 21

  

NO-0021 Oslo

  

Norway

  

Attn:

  

Mrs Amra Koluder

  

Email:

  

amra.koluder@dnb.no

  

 

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OVERSEA-CHINESE BANKING    53,448,000 (16.00%)
CORPORATION LIMITED   

Wholesale Corporate Marketing

  

65 Chulia Street

  

#10-00 OCBC Centre

  

Singapore 049513

  

Attn:

  

Ms Lee King Lan/Ms Elaine Lam

  

Email:

  

LeeKingLan@ocbc.com/

  
  

LamSYElaine@ocbc.com.sg

  

 

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Schedule 2

Particulars of Agent, Hermes Agent, Trustee, Restructuring Trustee and Lenders

 

Agent
HSBC BANK PLC
Project and Export Finance
8 Canada Square
London E14 5HQ
Fax:    +44 (0)20 7992 4428   
Attn:    Mr Colin J Cuffie/Ms Isabel Olembo   
Email:    colin.j.cuffie@hsbcib.com/isabel.olembo@hsbc.com   
Hermes Agent
COMMERZBANK
AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Corporate Banking
Structured Export and Trade Finance
Kaiserplatz
60261 Frankfurt am Main
Federal Republic of Germany
Fax:    +49 69 1362 3742   
Attn:    Mr Klaus-Dieter Schmedding   
Email:    exportfinance@commerzbank.com   
Trustee      
HSBC BANK PLC
Project and Export Finance
8 Canada Square
London E14 5HQ
Fax:    +44 (0)20 7992 4428   
Attn:    Mr Colin J Cuffie/Ms Isabel Olembo   
Email:    colin.j.cuffie@hsbcib.com/isabel.olembo@hsbc.com   

 

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Restructuring Trustee   
DNB BANK ASA   
Stranden 21   
NO-0021 Oslo   
Norway   
Fax:   +47 22 482894   
Attn:   Ms Marie Therese Zwilgmeyer   
Email:   creditmiddleoffice@dnb.no   
Lenders    Contribution in USD
COMMERZBANK    74,626,770 (22.34%)
AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT   
Domstrasse 18   
20095 Hamburg   
Germany   
Fax:   +49 40 37699 649   
Attn:   Mr Marcus Weber/Mr Fabian Francke   
Email:   shipfinance@commerzbank.com/   
  marcus.weber@commerzbank.com/   
  fabian.francke@commerzbank.com   
HSBC BANK PLC    74,593,365 (22.33%)
Project and Export Finance   
8 Canada Square   
London E14 5HQ   
Fax:   +44 (0)20 7992 4428   
Attn:   Mr Colin J Cuffie/Ms Isabel Olembo   
Email:   colin.j.cuffie@hsbcib.com/   
  isabel.olembo@hsbc.com   
KFW    74,593,365 (22.33%)
Palmengartenstrasse 5-9   
60325 Frankfurt am Main   
Federal Republic of Germany   
Fax:   +49 69 7431 3768/2944   
Attn:   Mr Josef Schmid/Ms Claudia Wenzel   
Email:   josef.schmid@kfw.de/   
  claudia.wenzel@kfw.de   

 

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DNB BANK ASA    56,788,500 (17.00%)
Stranden 21   
NO-0021 Oslo   
Norway   
Fax:   +47 22 482894   
Attn:   Mrs Amra Koluder (credit matters)   
Email:   amra.koluder@dnb.no   
Attn:   Ms Marie Therese Zwilgmeyer   
  (administration matters)   
Email:   creditmiddleoffice@dnb.no   
OVERSEA-CHINESE BANKING    53,448,000 (16.00%)
CORPORATION LIMITED
Wholesale Corporate Marketing
65 Chulia Street
#10-00 OCBC Centre
Singapore 049513
Fax:   +65 6536 6449/6532 5347   
Attn:   Ms Lee King Lan/Ms Elaine Lam   
Email:   LeeKingLan@ocbc.com/   
  LamSYElaine@ocbc.com.sg   

 

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Schedule 3

Notice of Drawdown

Clause 2.3.1

 

From:    HULL 667 LIMITED
   International House
   Castle Hill
   Victoria Road
   Douglas
   Isle of Man IM2 4RB
   British Isles
To:    HSBC BANK PLC
   Project and Export Finance
   8 Canada Square
   London E14 5HQ
   Attn: Mr Alan Marshall

200[    ]

Dear Sirs

LOAN AGREEMENT DATED 20 APRIL 2004 (THE “LOAN AGREEMENT”)

We refer to the Loan Agreement pursuant to which you have agreed to advance to us the Facility on the terms and conditions set out therein.

Terms and expressions defined in the Loan Agreement shall have the same respective meanings when used in this notice.

We hereby give you notice that we wish to draw down the amount of [[    ] Dollars (USD[    ]) being the amount of Tranche [    ] of Portion 1] [and] [the Equivalent Amount of [    ] Euro (EUR[    ]) being Tranche [A/B/C] of Portion 2] under Clause 2.3 of the Loan Agreement on [    ] 200[    ].

[Tranche 1 of Portion 1 in the amount of thirty one million five hundred thousand Dollars (USD31,500,000) is to be paid to the Guarantor at:

[bank details]

[Tranche [    ] of Portion 1 in the amount of [    ] Dollars (USD[    ]) is to be paid to the Builder's Account (as defined in the schedule to the Building Contract) at:

Commerzbank AG

Bremen Branch

Account No 1116003]

 

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[Tranche A of Portion 2 in the Equivalent Amount of [    ] Euro (EUR[    ]) is to be paid to the Borrower in reimbursement of eighty per cent (80%) of the Hermes Premium paid to the Hermes Agent for on-payment to Hermes on the issue of the Hermes Cover.]

[Tranche [B/C] of Portion 2 in the Equivalent Amount of [    ] Euro (EUR[    ]) is to be paid to the Hermes Agent for on-payment to Hermes in [payment/part payment] of the balance of the Hermes Insurance Premium.]

We attach a Certified Copy of such documents as we have received from [the Builder pursuant to the Building Contract in evidence of the instalment due] [and] [[the Hermes Agent][Hermes] in evidence of the Hermes Premium payable].

We confirm that:

 

(ii) all of the representations and warranties contained in Clause 9 of the Loan Agreement remain true and correct;

 

(iii) no Possible Event of Default or Event of Default has occurred;

 

(iv) subject to Clause 5.3.1 of the Loan Agreement, the first Interest Period shall be of [three (3) six (6)] months’ duration; [and]

 

(v) [Tranche 1 of Portion 1 will be applied in repayment of the loan in the same amount made by the Guarantor to us to enable us to pay part of the second pre-delivery instalment due by us to the Builder under the Building Contract on 5 February 2004] [Tranche [    ] of Portion 1 will be applied in financing [part of] the [third/fourth] [pre-delivery] [delivery] instalment due to the Builder pursuant to the Building Contract] PROVIDED THAT if the Builder is not entitled pursuant to the Building Contract to utilise any part of Portion 1 drawn down hereunder that amount will be returned by us to the Agent and applied in accordance with Clause 4.7 of the Loan Agreement] [Tranche A of Portion 2 is in reimbursement to us of part of the amount of the Hermes Premium paid by us to the Hermes Agent for on-payment to Hermes on issue of the Hermes Cover] [Tranche B of Portion 2 will be applied in [payment/part payment] of seventy five per cent (75%) of the Hermes Insurance Premium payable on the later of the First Drawdown Date and the issue of the Hermes Cover] [Tranche C of Portion 2 will be applied in part payment of the increase in the Hermes Insurance Premium] PROVIDED THAT if the amount of the Hermes Premium is reduced and the amount of the reduction is paid to us, eighty per cent (80%) of the amount of the reduction will be returned by us to the Agent and applied in accordance with Clause 4.7 of the Loan Agreement];

 

(vi) [twenty per cent (20%) of the Contract Price has been or will have been paid on the First Drawdown Date;]

 

(vii) [the Hermes Issuing Fees and twenty five per cent (25%) of the Hermes Insurance Premium will have been paid on the Drawdown Date referred to in this notice;]

 

(viii) [the scheduled Delivery Date of the Vessel is [        ] 200[5/6];]

 

(ix) [upon application of Tranche 4 of Portion 1 hereby requested to be drawn down in the manner hereinbefore appearing all sums owing to the Builder under the Building Contract shall have been fully and finally paid]; and

 

(x) [upon application of Tranche [B/C] of Portion 2 hereby requested to be drawn down in the manner hereinbefore appearing all sums owing [for the present time] to Hermes in respect of the Hermes Cover shall have been fully and finally paid].

Yours faithfully

HULL 667 LIMITED

By:

 

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Schedule 4

Conditions Precedent

Clause 2.6

The Loan is expressly conditional upon the Agent having received in such form and substance as it shall require:

 

A On the date hereof

Borrower

 

1 Certified Copies of any consents required from any ministry, governmental, financial or other authority for the execution of and performance by the Borrower of its obligations under this Agreement and each of the Security Documents or if no such consents are required a secretary’s certificate of the Borrower to this effect confirming that no such consents are required.

 

2 Notarially attested secretary’s certificate for the Borrower:

 

  (A) attaching a copy of its Certificate of Incorporation and its Memorandum of Association and Bye-Laws evidencing power to:

 

  (i) enter into the transactions contemplated in this Agreement and in the other Security Documents and to buy ships and enter into arrangements for the chartering and management thereof; and

 

  (ii) borrow money in the amount referred to in this Agreement and as security therefor to mortgage or charge assets;

 

  (B) giving the names of the present directors and officers;

 

  (C) setting out specimen signatures of persons who would be authorised to sign documents or otherwise perform the Borrower’s obligations under the Security Documents;

 

  (D) giving the name of the Shareholder and the amount of the Shareholder’s Shares;

 

  (E) attaching copies of resolutions passed at a duly convened meeting of the directors of the Borrower authorising the borrowing of the Loan, the granting of the Mortgages and the execution of this Agreement and such of the other Security Documents to which the Borrower is a party and the issue of any power of attorney to execute the same; and

 

  (F) containing a declaration of solvency as at the date of the secretary’s certificate.

 

3 Where the secretary’s certificate referred to in paragraph 2 of this Schedule 4 is dated more than ten (10) Business Days prior to the date hereof, a bringdown certificate, which need not be notarially attested if signed by the same person that signed the secretary’s certificate referred to in paragraph 2 of this Schedule 4.

 

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4 The original power of attorney issued pursuant to (A) the resolutions referred to above and (B) paragraph 2(C) above, notarially attested.

Guarantor, Shareholder, Supervisor and Builder

 

5 Notarially attested secretary’s certificate for each of the above:

 

  (A) attaching a copy of its Certificate of Incorporation and Memorandum and Articles of Association (or equivalent documents) evidencing power to enter into the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;

 

  (B) giving the names of the present officers and directors;

 

  (C) setting out specimen signatures of persons who would be authorised to sign documents or otherwise perform obligations under the Security Documents;

 

  (D) attaching copies of resolutions passed at a duly convened meeting of the directors approving the granting and the execution of the documents whose execution is contemplated hereby, insofar as they relate to it and the issue of any power of attorney to execute the same; and

 

  (E) containing a declaration of solvency as at the date of the secretary’s certificate.

 

6 Where the secretary’s certificate referred to in paragraph 5 of this Schedule 4 is dated more than ten (10) Business Days prior to the date hereof, a bringdown certificate, which need not be notarially attested if signed by the same person that signed the secretary’s certificate referred to in paragraph 5 of this Schedule 4.

 

7 The original powers of attorney issued pursuant to (A) the resolutions referred to above and (B) paragraph 5(C) above, notarially attested.

General

 

8 Confirmation from the Process Agent that it will act for each of the Obligors and, if necessary, the Builder as agent for service of process in England.

 

9 Opinions from lawyers appointed by the Agent including English, Isle of Man, Bermudan, German and United States lawyers as to any of the foregoing matters or otherwise as the Agent may require in the form required by the Agent.

 

10 Certified Copy of the Opinion Letter (as defined in the Building Contract).

 

11 Certified Copy of the Building Contract including all addenda.

 

12 Certified Copy of the Supervision Agreement.

 

13 Agency and Trust Deed duly executed.

 

14 Guarantee duly executed.

 

15 Charge Option duly executed.

 

16 Debenture duly executed.

 

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17 Copies of the audited consolidated report and accounts of Star for 2002 and, if available, for 2003, the unaudited consolidated accounts of the Group for the financial quarter to 31 December 2003 and the unaudited opening balance sheet of the Borrower.

 

18 Payment of all fees under Clause 13.

 

19 Disclosure Letter duly executed.

 

B At least five (5) Business Days before each Drawdown Date in respect of Portion 1 and Portion 2

 

20 Drawdown notice duly executed by the Borrower in the form of Schedule 3.

 

21 In the case of Portion 1, a Certified Copy of such documents as are received by the Borrower from the Builder pursuant to the Building Contract in evidence of the instalment due.

 

22 In the case of Portion 2, a Certified Copy of such documents as are received by the Borrower from Hermes or the Hermes Agent in evidence of the Hermes Premium payable.

 

C On the First Drawdown Date

 

23 Certified Copy of the Hermes Cover.

 

24 Certified Copy of the “Exporteurgarantie ” to be given by the Builder in favour of the Hermes Agent.

 

25 [*] .

 

26 Pre-Delivery Mortgage duly executed and lodged for registration in the Shipbuilding Register in Emden.

 

27 Earnings Assignment duly executed.

 

28 Building Contract Assignment duly executed.

 

29 Construction Risks Insurance Assignment duly executed.

 

30 Supervision Agreement Assignment duly executed.

 

31 Telefax confirmations from the insurance brokers through whom any insurances have been placed by the Builder and the Borrower in respect of the Vessel during the Construction Period that the insurances have been placed and upon receipt of a notice of assignment of the insurances they will issue letters of undertaking in the form approved by the Agent.

 

32 Written confirmation from the Agent’s insurance advisers that the Insurances are in a form satisfactory to the Agent.

 

33 Notarially attested bringdown certificate in respect of the Borrower, the Supervisor and the Builder where the secretary’s certificate referred to in the relevant paragraph of this Schedule 4 is dated more than ten (10) Business Days prior to the First Drawdown Date.

 

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34 Opinion from German lawyers appointed by the Agent as to due registration of the Vessel and due registration of the Pre-Delivery Mortgage or otherwise as the Agent may require in the form required by the Agent.

 

D On each Drawdown Date in respect of Portion 2

 

35 Evidence of the payment by the Borrower (or the Hermes Agent on its behalf) of the Hermes Premium (or relevant part thereof).

 

E On the Delivery Date

 

36 Such evidence as the Agent may require that the Vessel is:

 

  (A) provisionally registered in the name of the Borrower under the Bahamas flag, free from all liens and encumbrances except the Post Delivery Mortgage;

 

  (B) classified with the highest classification available free of all recommendations and qualifications with Det Norske Veritas;

 

  (C) insured in accordance with the terms of the Security Documents; and

 

  (D) managed by the Manager pursuant to the Management Agreement.

 

37 Certified Copy of the Builder’s Certificate.

 

38 Certified Copy of the unconditional protocol of delivery and acceptance duly signed by the Builder and the Borrower.

 

39 Certified Copy of the certificate of warranty from the Builder stating that the Vessel is free from all encumbrances on the Delivery Date.

 

40 Copies of valid trading and other certificates to be produced by the Builder pursuant to the Building Contract.

 

41 Post Delivery Mortgage duly executed and lodged for provisional registration through the Bahamas Maritime Authority.

 

42 Insurance Assignment duly executed.

 

43 Telefax confirmations from the insurance brokers for marine risks (hull and machinery) and the managers of any protection and indemnity or war risks association through whom any Insurances have been placed in respect of the Vessel that the Insurances have been placed and upon receipt of a notice of assignment of the Insurances they will issue letters of undertaking in the form approved by the Agent.

 

44 Written confirmation from the Agent’s insurance advisers that the Insurances are in a form satisfactory to the Agent.

 

45 Certified Copy of the Management Agreement.

 

46 Management Agreement Assignment duly executed.

 

47 Account Charge duly executed.

 

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48 Evidence that the Operating Account has been opened for receipt of the Earnings of the Vessel in accordance with Clause 7.6.

 

49 Opinion from Bahamian lawyers appointed by the Agent as to due registration of the Vessel and due registration of the Post Delivery Mortgage or otherwise as the Agent may require in the form required by the Agent.

 

50 Evidence of the payment by the Borrower of the Hermes Premium in full.

 

51 Notarially attested bringdown certificate in respect of the Borrower.

 

52 Notarially attested secretary’s certificate for the Manager:

 

  (A) attaching a copy of its Certificate of Incorporation and its Memorandum of Association and Bye-Laws (or equivalent documents) evidencing power to enter into the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;

 

  (B) giving the names of the present officers and directors;

 

  (C) setting out specimen signatures of persons who would be authorised to sign documents or otherwise perform obligations under the Security Documents;

 

  (D) attaching copies of resolutions passed at a duly convened meeting of the directors approving the granting and the execution of the documents whose execution is contemplated hereby, insofar as they relate to it and the issue of any power of attorney to execute the same; and

 

  (E) containing a declaration of solvency as at the date of the secretary’s certificate.

 

53 Where the secretary’s certificate referred to in paragraph 52 of this Schedule 4 is dated more than ten (10) Business Days prior to the date hereof, a bringdown certificate, which need not be notarially attested if signed by the same person that signed the secretary’s certificate referred to in paragraph 52 of this Schedule 4.

 

54 The original powers of attorney issued pursuant to (A) the resolutions referred to above and (B) paragraph 52(C) above, notarially attested.

 

55 Payment of all fees due under Clause 13.

 

56 A Certified Copy of the carrier initiative agreement executed pursuant to the Post Delivery Mortgage.

 

57 A Certified Copy of any current certificate of financial responsibility in respect of the Vessel issued under OPA.

 

58 A Certified Copy of a valid safety management certificate (or interim safety management certificate) issued to the Vessel in respect of its management by the Manager pursuant to the ISM Code.

 

59 A Certified Copy of a valid document of compliance (or interim document of compliance) issued to the Manager in respect of ships of the same type as the Vessel pursuant to the ISM Code.

 

60 A Certified Copy of a valid international ship security certificate issued to the Vessel in accordance with the ISPS Code.

 

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Schedule 5

Confidentiality Undertaking

[On Bank’s Headed Paper]

 

To:    NORWEGIAN JEWEL LIMITED
   International House
   Castle Hill
   Victoria Road
   Douglas
   Isle of Man IM2 4RB
   British Isles
   (the “Borrower” )
   HSBC BANK PLC
   Project and Export Finance
   8 Canada Square
   London E14 5HQ
   Attn: Mr Colin J Cuffie/Ms Isabel Olembo
   (the “Agent” )

NORWEGIAN JEWEL LIMITED

USD334,050,000 TERM LOAN (THE “FACILITY”)

FORM OF CONFIDENTIALITY UNDERTAKING

 

1 We hereby undertake that we will keep confidential and will not make use of for any purposes (other than for the purposes of the Facility) all information delivered to us in connection with the Facility and all information obtained by us in the course of discussions with the Agent, the Borrower or any other party involved with the Facility (collectively the “Information” ) until and save to the extent that the Information has been released into the public domain. However, we shall be entitled to supply the Information to:

 

  (A) professional advisers solely for use in connection with the Facility after drawing to the attention of those advisers the content of the undertaking as to confidentiality given by us and after obtaining similar undertakings from them; and

 

  (B) any third party where we have been authorised in writing to do so by the Borrower; and

 

  (C) subject to giving reasonable prior notice to the Borrower, to any banking or regulatory authority to which we are subject after drawing to the attention of such authority the content of the undertaking as to confidentiality given by us; and

 

  (D) pursuant to subpoena or other legal process and pursuant to any law or regulation having the force of law.

 

2 We further undertake that if we decide not to participate in the Facility, we will return to the Agent the originals and additional copies or extracts made therefrom and all documentary Information delivered to us by the Agent in relation to the Facility and/or the Borrower (including any supplied to third parties as contemplated in paragraph 1).

For and on behalf of

BANK NAME:

 

By  
Date:  

 

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Schedule 6

Transfer Certificate

Lenders are advised not to employ Transfer Certificates or otherwise to assign or transfer interests in the Loan Agreement without further ensuring that the transaction complies with all applicable laws and requisitions, including the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 and regulations made thereunder and similar statutes which may be in force in other jurisdictions.

 

TO:    HSBC Bank plc (the “Agent” ) as agent on its own behalf and for and on behalf of the Arrangers, the Hermes Agent, the Trustee, the Borrower and the Lenders as defined in the Loan Agreement referred to below
Attention:    [     ]

Date:

This certificate (the “Transfer Certificate” ) relates to a loan agreement dated 20 April 2004 (as the same may from time to time have been amended, supplemented, restated and/or novated the “ Loan Agreement ”) made between (among others) (1) Norwegian Jewel Limited as borrower (the “Borrower” ) (2) the banks and financial institutions referred to therein as lenders (the “Lenders” ) (3) the Agent (4) Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft (the “Hermes Agent” ) and (5) HSBC Bank plc (the “Trustee” ) whereby the Lenders have agreed to make available to the Borrower a term loan facility in the amount of up to three hundred and thirty four million and fifty thousand Dollars (USD334,050,000). Terms defined in the Loan Agreement shall, unless otherwise defined herein, have the same meanings herein as therein.

In this Transfer Certificate:

the “Transferor” means [full name] of [Office];

the “Transferee” means [full name] of [Office].

 

1 The Transferor with full title guarantee transfers to the Transferee absolutely in accordance with Clause 17.5 of the Loan Agreement all rights and interests (present, future or contingent) which the Transferor has as Lender under or by virtue of the Loan Agreement and all the other Security Documents insofar as such rights and interests relate to [that portion of its Contribution to the Loan in an amount of [    ] Dollars (USD[    ]) out of its total Contribution which at the date hereof is [        ] Dollars (USD[    ])] or [that portion of its Commitment to the Facility in an amount of [    ] Dollars (USD[    ]) out of its total Commitment which at the date hereof is [    ] Dollars (USD[    ])].

 

2 By virtue of this Transfer Certificate and Clause 17.5 of the Loan Agreement, the Transferor is discharged entirely with effect from the Transfer Date from [that portion of its Contribution to the Loan and its obligations relating thereto to the extent of [        ] Dollars (USD[    ]) out of its total Contribution at such date] or [that portion of its Commitment to the Facility and its obligations relating thereto to the extent of an amount of [    ] Dollars (USD[    ]) out of its total Commitment at such date].

 

3 The Transferee hereby requests:

 

  (A) the Borrower, the Agent, the Hermes Agent, the Trustee, the Arrangers and the Lenders to accept the executed copies of this Transfer Certificate as being delivered pursuant to and for the purposes of Clause 17.5 of the Loan Agreement; and

 

  (B) the Agent to execute this Transfer Certificate on behalf of itself and the other said parties pursuant to Clause 17.8 of the Loan Agreement so that this Transfer Certificate will take effect in accordance with the terms thereof on [specify date of transfer] [or] [the date on which the Agent receives a certificate signed by [the Transferor] confirming that the following conditions have been fulfilled [specify conditions to transfer].

 

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4 The Transferee:

 

  (A) confirms that it has received a copy of the Loan Agreement, the Agency and Trust Deed and the other Security Documents together with such other documents and information as it has required in connection with the transaction contemplated thereby;

 

  (B) confirms that it has not relied and will not hereafter rely on the Transferor, the Trustee, the Agent, the Arrangers, the Lenders or the Hermes Agent to check or enquire on its behalf into the legality, validity, effectiveness, adequacy, accuracy or completeness of the Loan Agreement, the Agency and Trust Deed or any other of the Security Documents or any other documents or information;

 

  (C) agrees that it has not relied and will not rely on the Transferor, the Trustee, the Agent, the Arrangers, the Lenders or the Hermes Agent to assess or keep under review on its behalf the financial condition, creditworthiness, condition, affairs, status or nature of the Borrower or any other party to the Loan Agreement or any other of the Security Documents (save as otherwise expressly provided therein);

 

  (D) warrants that it has power and authority to become a party to the Loan Agreement and the Agency and Trust Deed and has taken all necessary action to authorise execution of this Transfer Certificate and to obtain all necessary approvals and consents to the assumption of its obligations under the Loan Agreement, the Agency and Trust Deed and the other Security Documents;

 

  (E) if not already a Lender, appoints the Agent to act as its agent (except in relation to the Hermes Cover), the Hermes Agent to act as its agent in relation to the Hermes Cover and the Trustee to act as its trustee as provided in the Loan Agreement, the Agency and Trust Deed and the other Security Documents and agrees to be bound by the terms of Clause 17.8 of the Loan Agreement and by all the terms of the Agency and Trust Deed.

 

5 The Transferor:

 

  (A) warrants to the Transferee that it has full power to enter into this Transfer Certificate and has taken all corporate action necessary to authorise it to do so;

 

  (B) warrants to the Transferee that this Transfer Certificate is binding on the Transferor under the laws of (i) England (ii) the country in which the Transferor is incorporated and (iii) the country in which its Office is located; and

 

  (C) agrees that it will, at its own expense, execute any documents which the Transferee reasonably requests for perfecting in any relevant jurisdiction the Transferee’s title under this Transfer Certificate or for any similar purpose.

 

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6 The Transferee hereby undertakes to the Transferor and each of the other parties to the Loan Agreement and the Agency and Trust Deed that it will perform in accordance with its terms all those obligations which by the terms of the Loan Agreement and the Agency and Trust Deed will be assumed by it after the transfer contemplated by this Transfer Certificate has taken effect.

 

7 If a Transferor and a Transferee effect a transfer in accordance with Clause 3 of this Transfer Certificate during an Interest Period, the Agent shall make all payments which would have become due to the Transferor under the Loan Agreement during the relevant Interest Period to the Transferor, as if no such transfer had been effected by the Transferor to the Transferee, according to the percentages of the Transferor’s Contribution and/or Commitment transferred and retained pursuant to Clauses 1 and 2 of this Transfer Certificate, and the Transferor and the Transferee shall be responsible for paying to each other pro rata all amounts (if any) due to them from each other for such Interest Period. On and from the commencement of the immediately succeeding Interest Period, the Agent shall make all payments due under the Loan Agreement for the account of the Transferor, to the Transferor, and shall make all payments due under the Loan Agreement for the account of the Transferee, to the Transferee. This provision is for administrative convenience only and shall not affect the rights of the Transferor and the Transferee under the Loan Agreement.

 

8 None of the Transferor, the Agent, the Hermes Agent, the Trustee, the Arrangers or the Lenders:

 

  (A) makes any representation or warranty nor assumes any responsibility with respect to the legality, validity, effectiveness, adequacy or enforceability of the Loan Agreement, the Agency and Trust Deed or any other of the Security Documents or any document relating thereto;

 

  (B) assumes any responsibility for the financial condition of the Borrower or any other party to the Loan Agreement, the Agency and Trust Deed or any other of the Security Documents or any such other document or for the performance and observance by the Borrower or any other party to the Loan Agreement, the Agency and Trust Deed or any other of the Security Documents or any such other document (save as otherwise expressly provided therein) and any and all such conditions and warranties, whether expressed or implied by law or otherwise, are hereby excluded (except as aforesaid).

 

9 The Transferor and the Transferee each undertakes that it will on demand fully indemnify the Agent in respect of any claim, proceeding, liability or expense which relates to or results from this Transfer Certificate or any matter connected with or arising out of it unless caused by the Agent’s gross negligence or wilful misconduct, as the case may be.

 

10 The agreements and undertaking of the Transferee in this Transfer Certificate are given to and for the benefit of and made with each of the other parties to the Loan Agreement.

 

11 This Transfer Certificate shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, English law.

 

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IN WITNESS whereof the Transferor, the Transferee and the Agent (as agent for and on behalf of itself as Agent, the Hermes Agent, the Trustee, the Arrangers, the Borrower and the Lenders (other than the Transferor)) have caused this Transfer Certificate to be executed on the day first written above.

 

The Transferor     
SIGNED by   )   
  )   
for and on behalf of   )   
[    ]   )   
in the presence of:   )   
The Transferee     
SIGNED by   )   
  )   
for and on behalf of   )   
[    ]   )   
in the presence of:   )   
The Agent     
SIGNED by   )   
  )   

for and on behalf of

  )   
[    ]   )   
as agent for and on behalf   )   
of itself as Agent,   )   
the Hermes Agent, the Trustee,   )   
the Arrangers, the Borrower,   )   
the Guarantor and the Lenders   )   
in the presence of:   )   

 

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Schedule

ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS OF TRANSFEREE

Name of Transferee:

Office:

Contact Person

(Loan Administration Department):

Telephone:

Fax:

E-mail:

Contact Person

(Credit Administration Department):

Telephone:

Fax:

E-mail:

Account for Payments:

 

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Schedule 7

Form of Notice of Fixed Rate

 

To:    NORWEGIAN JEWEL LIMITED (the “Borrower” )
   International House
   Castle Hill
   Victoria Road
   Douglas
   Isle of Man IM2 4RB
   British Isles
From:    HSBC BANK PLC (the “Facility Agent” )
   Project and Export Finance
   8 Canada Square
   London E14 5HQ
   Attn: Mr Colin J Cuffie/Ms Isabel Olembo

Loan Agreement dated 20 April 2004 between (among others) (1) the Borrower (2) the Lenders (3) the Agent (4) the Hermes Agent and (5) the Trustee (the “Loan Agreement”) relating to the financing of the construction of hull no S.667 at Jos. L. Meyer GmbH

The Agent hereby gives notice to the Borrower that, pursuant to Clause 5.5 (Fixed Rate) of the Loan Agreement, the Borrower shall from [date] 200[5/6] pay interest on the outstanding amount of the Loan at the Fixed Rate of [    ] per cent ([ ]%) per annum.

Capitalised terms used herein shall have the same meanings as in the Loan Agreement.

Date: 200[5/6]

 

 

HSBC BANK PLC
By:
Agreed:

 

NORWEGIAN JEWEL LIMITED
By:

 

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Schedule 8

Chartering of the Six Vessels (as defined in Clause 10.6.4)

 

Vessel

  

New Owner

  

Daily Hire

  

Redelivering

  

Transfer Value

“NORWEGIAN SEA”

  

Ocean Pacific Limited

   [*]    [*]    [*]

“NORWEGIAN MAJESTY”

  

Ocean Voyager Limited

   [*]    [*]    [*]

“NORWEGIAN WIND”

  

Crown Wind Limited

   [*]    [*]    [*]

“NORWEGIAN CROWN” currently on bareboat charter to Crown Odyssey Limited

  

Sold to Fred Olsen Cruise Lines Pte. Ltd. on 1 September 2006

   [*]    [*]    [*]

“NORWEGIAN DREAM”

  

Ocean Dream Limited

   [*]    [*]    [*]

“MARCO POLO” currently on bareboat charter to Ocean World Limited

  

Sold to Story Cruise Ltd. on 23 July 2007

   [*]    [*]    [*]

 

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Schedule 9

Apollo-Related Transactions

 

1 Subscription Agreement

 

  1.1 At the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Subscription Agreement (the “Closing” ), the Investors shall pay to the Guarantor USD1,000,000,000 as payment for newly-issued ordinary shares ( “Ordinary Shares” ) in the capital of the Guarantor, par value USD1.00 per share (the “Subscribed Ordinary Shares” ). The Subscribed Ordinary Shares shall represent fifty per cent. (50%) of the issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares of the Guarantor as of the Closing.

 

  1.2 On the Jade Transfer Date (i) NCL America Holdings will transfer the Jade Assets to NCL International (or one of NCL International’s existing or newly-formed subsidiaries), and the Jade Vessel shall be re-flagged in connection with such transfer from the US flag to the Bahamas flag provided that in the event that the transfer of the Jade Assets can be effected in a manner that the parties to the Subscription Agreement agree is more advantageous from a tax perspective than the manner set forth above, such transfer shall be effected in an alternative manner and (ii) NCL International (or one of its existing or newly-formed subsidiaries) will assume the Jade Liabilities (such transactions together the “Jade Transfer” ).

 

  1.3 Effective as of the Closing, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained therein, the Guarantor has released, waived and forever discharged Star, its Subsidiaries and their respective predecessors, successors, assigns, officers, directors, shareholders, employees and agents and their respective counsel (for the benefit of Star and its Subsidiaries) from any and all actions, causes of actions, demands, suits, contracts, agreements, Encumbrances, Liabilities, or Losses of any type, based on any fact or circumstance arising prior to the Closing based on Star’s relationship with the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries prior to the Closing (including any claims relating to actual or alleged breaches of fiduciary or other duties by Star’s directors, officers or shareholders), whether based on contract or any applicable law (including tort, statute, local ordinance, regulation or any comparable law) in any jurisdiction.

 

  1.4 Star, the Guarantor and the Investors have stated their mutual intention that, following the Closing, Star and the Guarantor continue their current policies and practices of close collaboration in support of their mutual efforts to develop their respective cruise line businesses, including providing assistance to each other in mutually-beneficial strategic initiatives, consultation, co-ordination, collaboration in shipbuilding and sharing of ship design and providing or assisting in obtaining any necessary consents and approvals relating to such initiatives, shipbuilding or ship design provided that in no event shall Star or the Guarantor be obligated to engage in any such efforts if such efforts could reasonably be expected to have an adverse effect on the operation or prospects of such party’s respective cruise line business.

 

  1.5 Star has indemnification obligations running in favour of the Investors. In the event that the Investors suffer any indemnifiable Losses in cash, Star may elect in its sole discretion to have all or a portion of the indemnity obligation of Star deemed satisfied by having the Guarantor issue to the Investors additional Ordinary Shares.

 

  1.6 If the transactions contemplated by the Subscription Agreement upon the Closing (as described in clause 1.1 of this Schedule) are consummated, at the Closing, the Guarantor shall pay, by wire transfer of immediately available funds, to each Person who is the payee of any outstanding Guarantor Transaction Expenses as of the Closing Date, the amount owed to such Person. For the avoidance of doubt, in the event that the Closing Date transaction fee payable to either (i) an Affiliate of the Investors or (ii) Star or an Affiliate thereof exceeds, in either case, an amount which is equal to half of the amount paid to Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof for its mergers and acquisitions advisory fee, such excess amount shall be paid, with respect to (i), by Star, or with respect to (ii), by the Investors. If the transactions contemplated by the Subscription Agreement upon the Closing (as described in clause 1.1 of this Schedule) are not consummated, all costs and expenses incurred in connection with the Subscription Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby shall be paid by the party incurring such costs and expenses.

 

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2 Shareholders’ Agreement

For so long as the ratio of the number of the Equity Securities owned by the Star Group on a fully diluted basis divided by the number of the Equity Securities owned by the Investor Group on a fully diluted basis is at least 0.6, the Guarantor may not take any of the actions set forth in schedule II of the Shareholders’ Agreement without the prior written approval of Star. For the purpose of this clause “on a fully diluted basis” means taking into account any shares issued or issuable under warrants, options and convertible instruments (or other equity equivalents).

 

3 Reimbursement Agreement

 

  3.1 NCL America Holdings Undertakings

Star and Investor I have agreed (the “NCLA Undertakings” ) to cause the Guarantor to conduct the NCLA Business in the usual and ordinary course of business after the Closing Date. In connection therewith, Star shall periodically reimburse the Guarantor for any NCLA Cash Losses up to the amount of the Cash Losses Cap.

 

  3.2 Star Termination Election

At any time after the Closing Date, Star may give notice (the “Star Termination Election” ) to the Guarantor and Investor I that it is terminating the NCLA Undertakings. Following receipt by the Guarantor of the Star Termination Election, the parties to the Reimbursement Agreement shall then within thirty (30) days thereafter either (i) enter into the NCLA Continuation Agreement (as defined in clause 3.4 of this Schedule) or (ii) make the NCLA Wind-up Determination (as defined in clause 3.5 of this Schedule).

 

  3.3 Guarantor Termination Election

In the event the Star Termination Election has not been delivered prior to 1 December 2008, then on the earlier of (i) such date and (ii) the date on which the aggregate amount of NCLA Cash Losses actually accrued equals or exceeds

 

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USD37,500,000, the Guarantor may give notice to Star (the “Guarantor Termination Election” ) that it is terminating the NCLA Undertakings. Following receipt by Star of the Guarantor Termination Election (a) the parties to the Reimbursement Agreement shall undertake the Shut Down Procedure (b) the America Assets shall be transferred by NCL America Holdings to NCL International (or one of its existing or newly-formed subsidiaries), which transfer shall be accomplished through liquidations to the extent necessary and NCL International (or one of its existing or newly-formed subsidiaries) shall assume any liabilities associated with the America Assets, and the Pride of America Vessel shall be re-flagged in connection with such transfer from the US flag to the Bahamas flag (such transactions together the “America Transfer” ) (c) the Guarantor shall pay to Star an amount equal to USD460,000,000 less any America Accumulated Book Depreciation and less any Allocable America Indebtedness (d) the Guarantor shall prepay and/or cancel the relevant percentage of the term loan and revolving credit facilities outstanding under the credit facilities related to the Aloha Assets (and the lenders under such facilities shall release all of their liens on the Aloha Assets) and cause the transfer to Star (or one of its subsidiaries) of all of NCL America Holdings’ right, title and interest in the Aloha Assets free and clear of any Encumbrances through liquidations that qualify as complete liquidations under section 331 of the Code of NCL America Holdings, Pride of Aloha, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and each of NCL America Holdings’ other subsidiaries, to the extent necessary and (e) Star shall reimburse the Guarantor for any and all Shut Down Costs up to USD35,000,000 (each such payment, distribution or transaction, the “Wind Up Transactions” ). Following any decision to shut down the NCLA Business, any decision to sell or otherwise dispose of any of the assets of the NCLA Business (other than the Pride of America Vessel, the Pride of Aloha Vessel and their respective related assets) as part of the Shut Down Procedure shall be determined solely by Star. The net proceeds of any such sale or disposition(s) shall be deducted from and shall reduce the Shut Down Costs by such amount of net proceeds.

 

  3.4 NCL America Holdings Continuation Agreement

In the event that Star has provided the Guarantor and Investor I with the Star Termination Election, then within thirty (30) days thereafter, the Guarantor and Star will mutually agree in writing that the Guarantor shall continue to operate and manage the NCLA Business (the “NCLA Continuation Agreement” ), in which case (i) Star’s obligations to reimburse the Guarantor for the NCLA Cash Losses shall terminate, and Star shall not be obligated to pay for any Shut Down Costs and (ii) the Guarantor shall pay to Star an amount equal to USD800,000,000, less the Aloha Accumulated Book Depreciation, less the America Accumulated Book Depreciation, less the Allocable Aloha Indebtedness and less the Allocable America Indebtedness (such amounts together the “Payment” ) provided that the Payment shall be funded in part by an incremental equity contribution to the Guarantor by each of Star and Investor I in the amount of USD170,000,000, less one-half of the Aloha Accumulated Book Depreciation and less one-half of the Allocable Aloha Indebtedness.

Subject to the proviso in the immediately preceding paragraph, the Guarantor shall use reasonable best efforts to fund any payments to Star pursuant to the NCLA Continuation Agreement, NCLA Wind Up Transactions or the Guarantor Termination Election by either the use of funds generated internally by the Guarantor or generated from the incurrence of additional Indebtedness from existing

 

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or new debt facilities. In the event that the Guarantor is unable to fund payments in such a manner, Star and Investor I acknowledge and agree that such funds shall be generated by the net proceeds of a primary offering of additional Ordinary Shares to the existing shareholders of the Guarantor at the Subscription Price.

 

  3.5 NCL America Holdings Wind-up Determination

In the event that the Guarantor and Star have not entered into the NCLA Continuation Agreement by the end of such thirty (30) day period or the Guarantor provides to Star notice prior to the expiration of such thirty (30) day period that the Guarantor has elected to shut down the NCLA Business (either such circumstance, the “NCLA Wind-up Determination” ) the parties shall consummate the Wind Up Transactions.

If none of the Guarantor Termination Election, the NCLA Continuation Agreement or the NCLA Wind-up Determination has been made by 31 December 2008, the provisions of the Reimbursement Agreement shall apply as if the Guarantor and Star have entered into the NCLA Continuation Agreement.

 

4 Indenture

As a result of the transactions contemplated by the Subscription Agreement (as described in clause 1.1 of this Schedule), a change of control is triggered under the Indenture, dated 15 July 2004, between the Guarantor and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as indenture trustee, with respect to USD250,000,000 10 5/8% Senior Notes due 2014. At Closing, pursuant to and as required by the terms of the Indenture, the Guarantor will proceed with a repurchase offer for the outstanding bonds at a purchase price in cash equal to one hundred and one per cent. (101%) of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest. Apollo holds USD29,000,000 in principal amount of the said 10 5/8% Senior Notes due 2014.

Defined Terms

Capitalized terms defined in this Agreement and not otherwise defined in this Schedule shall have the meanings specified for such terms in this Agreement. As used in this Schedule, the following terms shall have the meanings specified below:

“additional Ordinary Shares” means Ordinary Shares issued by the Guarantor following the issuance of the Subscribed Ordinary Shares;

“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person (i) who is an individual, a spouse, parent, sibling or lineal descendant of such Person (ii) that is an entity, an officer, manager, director, shareholder, member, general partner, limited partner or an Affiliate of such Person and (iii) any other Person that, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, another Person. For purposes of this definition, the terms “control”, “controlling”, “controlled by” and “under common control with”, as used with respect to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise;

“Allocable Aloha Indebtedness” means USD0;

“Allocable America Indebtedness” means USD251,000,000;

 

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“Allocable Jade Indebtedness” means EUR383,000,000;

“Allocable NCLA Indebtedness” means USD251,000,000;

“Aloha Accumulated Book Depreciation” means any accumulated book depreciation calculated in accordance with GAAP with respect to the Pride of Aloha Vessel from 1 April 2007 to the NCLA Valuation Date, as set forth in annex 1 to this Schedule;

“Aloha Assets” means the following assets relating wholly and directly to the Pride of Aloha Vessel, in each case to the extent transferable or assignable: (i) the Pride of Aloha Vessel (ii) all permits issued by any governmental authority to NCL America Holdings and related to the Pride of Aloha Vessel and (iii) all of the Pride of Aloha Vessel’s appliances, equipment, engines, machinery, boats, tackle, outfit, bunkers, oils and fuels, spare parts, consumable provisions and stores, appurtenances and belongings, whether on board or ashore;

“Amended and Restated Incorporation Documents” means the memorandum of increase of authorised share capital and the amended and restated bye-laws of the Guarantor and the Guarantor’s existing memorandum of association;

“America Accumulated Book Depreciation” means any accumulated book depreciation calculated in accordance with GAAP with respect to the Pride of America Vessel from 1 April 2007 to the NCLA Valuation Date, as set forth in annex 1 to this Schedule;

“America Assets” means: (i) the Pride of America Vessel (ii) all permits issued by any governmental authority to NCL America Holdings or any of its subsidiaries and related to the Pride of America Vessel, in each case to the extent transferable or assignable (iii) all monies received with respect to payments for cruises on the Pride of America Vessel which will take place after the closing date of the America Transfer (iv) all supplies and inventory on the Pride of America Vessel for cruises on the Pride of America Vessel which will take place after the closing date of the America Transfer (v) all accounts and notes receivable of NCL America Holdings or any of its subsidiaries related to cruises on the Pride of America Vessel which will take place after the closing date of the America Transfer (vi) all insurance and indemnity claims relating to the Pride of America Vessel or America Liabilities made by or on behalf of Star, the Guarantor or NCL America Holdings (or any of their respective subsidiaries) and received after the closing date of the America Transfer and (vii) all other assets, properties, rights and claims used, held for use or intended to be used in connection with the operation or conduct of the Pride of America Vessel after the closing date of the America Transfer;

“America Liabilities” means the Allocable America Indebtedness and any other liability relating to the America Assets;

“Applicable Law” means with respect to any Person, all provisions of common or statutory laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations or Orders applicable to such Person. For the avoidance of doubt, Applicable Law shall include the Listing Rules;

“Cash Losses Cap” means USD50,000,000;

“Closing Date” shall mean the date on which the closing of the investment in the Guarantor by the Investors occurs and which is expected to be on or about fourteen (14) days after the date of the Fourth Supplemental Deed;

“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 of the United States of America, as amended;

 

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“Encumbrances” means any lien, encumbrance, hypothecation, charge, mortgage, equity, trust, equitable interest, claim, preference, right of possession, right of seizure, lease, tenancy, license, covenant, interference, proxy, right of first refusal, option or right of first option, preemptive right, community property interest, legend, defect, impediment, exception, limitation, impairment, imperfection of title or restriction of any nature (including any restrictions on the voting of any Security, any restriction on the Transfer of any Security or other asset, any restriction on the receipt of any income derived from any asset, any restriction on the use of any asset and any restriction on the possession, exercise or transfer of any other attribute of ownership of any asset);

“Equity Securities” means (i) the Ordinary Shares and any other equity securities of the Guarantor and (ii) any securities issued or issuable directly or indirectly with respect to the securities referred to in clause (i) above by way of conversion, exercise or exchange, bonus share issue, share dividend, share sub-division, or share split or in connection with a combination of shares, recapitalization, reclassification, amalgamation, merger, consolidation, reorganization or other similar event;

“Existing Star Controlling Shareholders” means Golden Hope Limited, as trustee of the Golden Hope Unit Trust, Resorts World Bhd, Genting Overseas Holdings Limited, Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay, Puan Sri Lee Kim Hua, Joondalup Limited, Goldsfine Investments Ltd., and each other controlled Affiliate of Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay;

“Governmental Authority” means any national, European Union, federal, provincial, state, county, city, local, foreign or international governmental, administrative or regulatory authority, commission, committee, agency or body (including any court, tribunal or arbitral body) and specifically including the Hong Kong Stock Exchange;

“Guarantor Transaction Expenses” means (i) the third person fees and expenses, reasonably incurred by the Investors, Star, the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries in connection with the drafting, negotiation, execution, and delivery of the Subscription Agreement, the Shareholders’ Agreement and the Reimbursement Agreement, the amended and restated incorporation documents of the Guarantor, the Voting Agreement and all other documents, agreements and instruments executed and delivered in connection therewith, in each case, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, and other documents relating to the investment process, including (a) all of the fees and expenses of the Guarantor’s and Star’s accountants, lawyers, and other advisors, including Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, Cox Hallett Wilkinson, Clifford Chance and Access Capital Limited (b) all of the fees and expenses (including due diligence fees and expenses) of the Investors’ accountants, lawyers, and other advisors, including Aon Corporation, O’Melveny & Myers LLP, Conyers Dill & Pearman and Burke & Parsons (c) the amount of all filing fees required to be paid pursuant to any competition and antitrust laws and any other regulatory filings required and (d) the mergers and acquisitions advisory fee payable to Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof and (ii) the Closing Date transaction fees payable to (a) an Affiliate of the Investors and (b) Star or an Affiliate thereof provided that the Closing Date transaction fee payable to each such Person in paragraph (ii) of this definition shall not exceed an amount which is equal to half of the amount paid to Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof for its mergers and acquisitions advisory fee;

“Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person, without duplication (i) all obligations for borrowed money, including all obligations evidenced by notices or similar instruments (ii) all obligations issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than current trade liabilities incurred in the ordinary course and payable in accordance with customary practice) (iii) all capital lease obligations under GAAP (iv) all obligations secured by an Encumbrance (v) all obligations to pay a specified purchase price for goods and services, whether

 

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or not delivered or accepted (vi) all obligations in respect of swap or hedge agreements or similar agreements (vii) all negative cash balances and refunds payable (viii) the principal component of all obligations, contingent or otherwise, in respect of letters of credit and bankers’ acceptances (ix) all guarantees of Indebtedness described in clauses (i) to (viii) above and (x) all change in control payments payable in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents;

“Investor Group” means the Investors together with their Permitted Transferees who hold Equity Securities;

“Jade Assets” means: (i) the Jade Vessel (ii) all permits issued by any governmental authority to NCL America Holdings or any of its subsidiaries and related to the Jade Vessel, in each case to the extent transferable or assignable (iii) all monies received with respect to payments for cruises on the Jade Vessel which will take place after the closing date of the Jade Transfer (iv) all supplies and inventory on the Jade Vessel for cruises on the Jade Vessel which will take place after the closing date of the Jade Transfer (v) all accounts and notes receivable of NCL America Holdings or any of its subsidiaries related to cruises on the Jade Vessel which will take place after the closing date of the Jade Transfer (vi) all insurance and indemnity claims relating to the Jade Vessel or Jade Liabilities made by or on behalf of Star, the Guarantor or NCL America Holdings (or any of their respective subsidiaries) and received after the closing date of the Jade Transfer and (vii) all other assets, properties, rights and claims used, held for use or intended to be used in connection with the operation or conduct of the Jade Vessel after the closing date of the Jade Transfer;

“Jade Liabilities” means the Allocable Jade Indebtedness and any other liability relating to the Jade Assets;

“Jade Transfer Date” means 9 February 2008, or such other date mutually agreed in writing by the parties to the Subscription Agreement;

“Jade Vessel” means the 2006 built United States documented passenger vessel “PRIDE OF HAWAII”, official number 1160677, IMO number 9304057, and all appurtenances thereto whether on board or ashore;

“Liabilities” means any and all direct or indirect Indebtedness, Losses, claims or responsibilities, whether known or unknown, accrued or fixed, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, secured or unsecured or determined or determinable, whether or not of a kind required by GAAP to be set forth on a financial statement, including (but not limited to) those arising under any Applicable Law and those arising under any contract or otherwise;

“Listing Rules” means The Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited;

“Losses” means any and all direct or indirect payments, obligations, recoveries, deficiencies, fines, penalties, interest, assessments, losses, damages (including damages resulting in diminution in value, lost income and profits and interruptions in the business of the Guarantor or any of its Subsidiaries), liabilities, costs, expenses, to the extent actually incurred, including (i) attorneys’ fees and expenses relating to such Loss and/or necessary to enforce rights to indemnification in connection with the Subscription Agreement and (ii) consultants’ and experts’ fees and other costs of defence or investigation, and interest on any amount payable to a third party as a result of the foregoing (whether accrued, absolute, contingent, known, or otherwise, but excluding punitive, exemplary, special and consequential damages (other than as expressly included in this definition));

 

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“NCLA Business” means the operations and business conducted by NCL America Holdings and its subsidiaries, which include the operation of the Pride of America Vessel and the Pride of Aloha Vessel and, until the Jade Transfer has been completed, the Jade Vessel;

“NCLA Capital Expenditures” means, for any period, the aggregate amount of any capital expenditures made by NCL America Holdings and any of its subsidiaries in such period with respect to the NCLA Business (including any capital expenditures made in relation to the Jade Vessel until the Jade Transfer has been completed);

“NCLA Cash Losses” means the amount, if negative, of the sum of (i) NCLA EBITDA less (ii) NCLA Capital Expenditures less (iii) interest paid or accrued on the Allocable NCLA Indebtedness at a blended rate, in each case in respect of the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending on the NCLA Valuation Date and in each case as reflected on the financial statements of NCL America Holdings or the accounting books and records of NCL America Holdings;

“NCLA EBITDA” means, for any period, the sum of (i) net revenues less (ii) ship operating expenses and selling, general and administrative expenses as allocated in a manner consistent with past practice as included in management reports, in each case as determined in accordance with GAAP and as reflected in the financial statements of NCL America Holdings or the accounting books and records of NCL America Holdings. For the avoidance of doubt (a) any Shared Overhead Expenses which are incurred by the Guarantor and its subsidiaries in any such period shall be included (without duplication) in the calculation of NCLA EBITDA for such period and (b) any Shut Down Costs, Post-Termination Expenses or expenses in connection with the early redeployment of the Pride of America Vessel in the Guarantor’s fleet which are incurred in any such period shall not be included in the calculation of NCLA EBITDA for such period;

“NCLA Valuation Date” means the date that is ninety (90) days after the date on which notice of the Star Termination Election or the Guarantor Termination Election is delivered;

“Order” means all judgments, injunctions, orders and decrees of all Governmental Authorities in any legal, administrative or arbitration action, suit, complaint, charge, hearing, mediation, inquiry, investigation or proceeding in which the Person in question is a party or by which any of its properties or assets are bound;

“Permitted Transfer” means:

 

(i) with respect to the Investors, any Transfer by an Investor to an Affiliate of the Investor (including (a) the partners, members and stockholders of the Investor, and, if such Affiliate is an entity, the partners, members and stockholders of such Affiliate (b) any limited partner which has directly or indirectly invested, or otherwise has ownership interests, in Apollo Investment Fund VI, LP or one of its Affiliated investment funds or (c) prior to the first anniversary of the Closing Date, of up to forty per cent. (40%) of the Equity Securities held by the Investor as at the Closing Date in the aggregate to any funds, financial institutions or individuals acting as a co-investor in the Guarantor with the Investor; and

 

(ii) with respect to Star, any Transfer by Star to (a) any wholly-owned Subsidiary of Star or (b) any Existing Star Controlling Shareholder;

“Permitted Transferees” means any Person to whom a Permitted Transfer is made or is to be made;

 

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“Person” means any legal person, including any individual, corporation, investment fund, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, joint stock company, association, trust, unincorporated entity or Governmental Authority or other entity;

“Post-Termination Expenses” means all of the (i) costs and expenses with respect to the operations of the NCLA Business that are incurred, consistent with past practice by the Guarantor and its subsidiaries, after the NCLA Valuation Date through 31 December 2008 and (ii) costs and expenses that would have been allocated and attributable to the Pride of Aloha Vessel had the vessel remained in service as part of the NCL America Holdings fleet until 31 December 2008, in each case based upon an allocation of corporate costs on a capacity day basis in a manner consistent with past practice and the Guarantor’s then-currently published sailing schedule;

“Pride of Aloha Vessel” means United States documented passenger cruise vessel “PRIDE OF ALOHA”, official number 1153219, IMO number 9128532;

“Pride of America Vessel” means the United States documented passenger cruise vessel “PRIDE OF AMERICA”, official number 1146542, IMO number 9209221, and all appurtenances thereto whether on board or ashore;

“Security” means, with respect to any Person, all equity securities or equity interests of such Person, all securities convertible into or exchangeable for equity securities or equity interests of such Person, and all options, warrants, and other rights to purchase or otherwise acquire from such Person equity interests, including any stock appreciation or similar rights, contractual or otherwise;

“Shared Overhead Expenses” means those overhead expenses incurred by the Guarantor and any of its subsidiaries which are attributable to the operation and management of the NCLA Business based upon an allocation of corporate costs on a capacity day basis in a manner consistent with past practice and the Guarantor’s then-currently published sailing schedule, and shall include any capital expenditures made by the Guarantor and any of its subsidiaries (other than NCL America Holdings and its subsidiaries) with respect to the NCLA Business;

“Shut Down Costs” shall mean (i) any and all costs and expenses incurred by the Guarantor and any of its subsidiaries in connection with the shut down of the operation and management of the NCLA Business, whether accrued or paid and (ii) all documentary, gross receipts, sales, transfer and use taxes and similar liabilities, if any, resulting directly or indirectly from the transactions contemplated by clause 3.3 and clause 3.4 of this Schedule;

“Shut Down Procedure” means all actions necessary in connection with the shut down of the operation and management of the NCLA Business, including taking all steps reasonably necessary to wind-up and liquidate, in liquidations qualifying as complete liquidations under section 331 of the Code, NCL America Holdings and each of the Subsidiaries of NCL America Holdings (except as otherwise agreed by Investor I and NCL America Holdings);

“Star Group” means Star together with its Permitted Transferees who hold Equity Securities;

“Subscription Price” means USD1,000,000,000;

“Subsidiaries” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, association, partnership, limited liability company or other business entity of which fifty per cent. (50%) or more of the total voting power of equity securities or equity interests (including partnership interests) entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of managers, directors, representatives or trustees thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or

 

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indirectly, by (i) such Person (ii) such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person or (iii) one or more Subsidiaries of such Person. For the purposes of this definition, the term “controlled” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, WorldCard International Limited shall be deemed not to be a “Subsidiary” of Star for the purposes of the Subscription Agreement;

“Transaction Documents” means the Apollo Transaction Documents, the Amended and Restated Incorporation Documents, the Voting Agreement and all other documents, agreements and instruments executed and delivered in connection therewith, in each case, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time;

“Transfer” means, as to any Security or asset, to sell, transfer, assign, gift, pledge, grant a security interest in, distribute, encumber or otherwise dispose of (including the foreclosure or other acquisition by any lender with respect to such Security or asset pledged to such lender by the holder of such Security or asset), whether directly or indirectly, such Security or asset, either voluntarily or involuntarily and with or without consideration; and

“Voting Agreement” means the voting agreement dated as of 17 August 2007, by and among Investor I and certain of the Existing Star Controlling Shareholders.

 

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Schedule 1

Accumulated Book Depreciation

[*]

 

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Schedule 10

Repayment Schedule calculated using the Application of Proceeds Formulation

[*]

 

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Schedule 11

Repayment Schedule for the purpose of calculating the amount of the Margin payable

[*]

 

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Schedule 3

Guarantee


[*]: THE CONFIDENTIAL PORTION HAS BEEN OMITTED PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT AND THE OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE COMMISSION.

DATED 20 APRIL 2004

 

   (1)   

NCL CORPORATION LTD

(as guarantor)

    
   (2)   

HSBC BANK PLC

(as trustee)

    

 

 

GUARANTEE

IN RESPECT OF THE OBLIGATIONS OF

NORWEGIAN JEWEL LIMITED

AS AMENDED AND RESTATED PURSUANT TO

A SUPPLEMENTAL DEED

DATED 1 JUNE 2012

 

 

 

LOGO


CONTENTS

 

         Page  

1

  Definitions and Construction      1   

2

  Guarantee and Indemnity      3   

3

  Survival of Guarantor’s Liability      3   

4

  Continuing Guarantee      5   

5

  Exclusion of the Guarantor’s Rights      5   

6

  Payments      6   

7

  Enforcement      7   

8

  Representations and Warranties      7   

9

  General Undertakings: Positive Covenants      10   

10

  General Undertakings: Negative Covenants      12   

11

  Financial Undertakings and Ownership and Control of the Guarantor      16   

12

  Cash Sweep      21   

13

  Special Liquidity      22   

14

  Chartering      22   

15

  Hedging      23   

16

  Exceptional Prepayments      23   

17

  Equity Contribution      23   

18

  Indebtedness for Borrowed Money      23   

19

  Issue of the Bonds      23   

20

  Discharge      24   

21

  Assignment and Transfer      24   

22

  Miscellaneous Provisions      24   

23

  Waiver of Immunity      25   

24

  Notices      25   

25

  Governing Law      26   

26

  Jurisdiction      26   


Schedule 1

   Quarterly Statement of Financial Covenants      27   

Schedule 2

   Letter of Instruction      29   

Schedule 3

   Budgeted Consolidated EBITDA      31   

Schedule 4

   Report on Bookings      32   


DEED

DATED the 20 day of April 2004 (as amended and restated pursuant to a supplemental deed dated 1 JUNE 2012)

BY:

 

(1) NCL CORPORATION LTD. being a company validly existing under the laws of Bermuda with its registered office at Cumberland House, 9th Floor, 1 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda as guarantor (the “Guarantor” );

IN FAVOUR OF:

 

(2) HSBC BANK PLC a company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales whose office is at 8 Canada Square, London E14 5HQ, England (the “Trustee” ) as trustee for the Beneficiaries.

WHEREAS:

 

(A) By a loan agreement dated 20 April 2004 (the “Loan Agreement” ) made between (among others) (1) Norwegian Jewel Limited as borrower (the “Borrower” ) (2) the banks whose names and Offices appear in schedule 2 to the Loan Agreement (the “Lenders” ) (3) HSBC Bank plc as agent for the Lenders (the “Agent” ) (4) Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft as agent (the “Hermes Agent” ) and (5) the Trustee, the Lenders agreed to make available to the Borrower, upon the terms and subject to the conditions thereof, a secured term loan of up to three hundred and thirty four million and fifty thousand Dollars (USD334,050,000) (the “Loan” ) on the terms and conditions contained therein.

 

(B) By a deed of agency and trust dated 20 April 2004 made between (1) the Agent (2) the Hermes Agent (3) the Trustee and (4) the Lenders it has been agreed that the benefit of this Deed shall be held by the Trustee on trust for itself, the Agent, the Hermes Agent and the Lenders and its and their respective successors, assignees and transferees (together the “Beneficiaries” ).

 

(C) It is a condition precedent to the Trustee, the Lenders, the Agent and the Hermes Agent entering into the Loan Agreement and making the Loan available to the Borrower that the Guarantor enters into this Deed.

NOW THIS DEED WITNESSES:

 

1 Definitions and Construction

 

  1.1 In this Deed the following terms and expressions shall have the meanings set out below; in addition, terms and expressions not defined in this Clause 1.1 but whose meanings are defined in the Loan Agreement shall have the meanings set out therein.

“Accounts” means the audited consolidated profit and loss account, cash flow statements and balance sheet (including all additional information and notes thereto) of the Guarantor and its consolidated Subsidiaries together with the relative directors’ and auditors’ reports;


“Bonds” means bonds in an aggregate amount of at least two hundred million Dollars (USD200,000,000) and with a life of ten (10) years but which may be redeemed by the Guarantor at an earlier date, to be issued by the Guarantor in one (1) or more tranches, in the first instance to qualified institutional buyers as unregistered privately placed bonds and thereafter as bonds registered with the Securities Exchange Commission of the United States of America;

“Event of Default” means any of the events specified in clause 11 of the Loan Agreement or specified as such in Clause 11; and

“Outstanding Indebtedness” means all sums of any kind payable actually or contingently to the Beneficiaries under or pursuant to the Loan Agreement or any Transaction Document (whether by way of repayment of principal, payment of interest or default interest, payment of any indemnity or counter-indemnity, reimbursement for fees, costs or expenses or otherwise howsoever).

 

  1.2 In this Deed unless the context otherwise requires:

 

  1.2.1 clause headings are inserted for convenience of reference only and shall be ignored in the construction of this Deed;

 

  1.2.2 references to Clauses and to Schedules are to be construed as references to clauses of and schedules to this Deed unless otherwise stated and references to this Deed are to be construed as references to this Deed including its Schedules;

 

  1.2.3 references to (or to any specified provision of) this Deed or any other document shall be construed as references to this Deed, that provision or that document as from time to time amended, restated, supplemented or novated;

 

  1.2.4 references to any Act or any statutory instrument shall be construed as references to that Act or that statutory instrument as from time to time re-enacted, amended or supplemented;

 

  1.2.5 references to any party to this Deed or any other document shall include reference to such party’s successors and permitted assigns;

 

  1.2.6 words importing the plural shall include the singular and vice versa;

 

  1.2.7 references to a person shall be construed as references to an individual, firm, company, corporation, unincorporated body of persons or any state or any agency thereof; and

 

  1.2.8 where any matter requires the approval or consent of the Trustee or the Agent such approval or consent shall not be deemed to have been given unless given in writing; where any matter is required to be acceptable to the Trustee or the Agent, the Trustee or the Agent (as the case may be) shall not be deemed to have accepted such matter unless its acceptance is communicated in writing; each of the Trustee and the Agent may give or withhold its consent, approval or acceptance at its unfettered discretion.

 

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2 Guarantee and Indemnity

 

  2.1 In consideration of the Lenders agreeing at the request of the Guarantor to make the Loan available to the Borrower in accordance with the terms of the Loan Agreement, the payment by the Trustee to the Guarantor of ten Dollars (USD10) and other good and valuable consideration (the receipt and adequacy of which the Guarantor hereby acknowledges) the Guarantor:

 

  2.1.1 as primary obligor as and for its own debt and not merely as surety hereby undertakes to the Trustee to be responsible for and hereby guarantees to the Trustee:

 

  (a) the due and punctual payment by each of the Obligors to the Trustee or the Agent (on behalf of the Lenders) (as the case may be) (as and when due by acceleration, demand or otherwise howsoever) of the Outstanding Indebtedness and every part thereof; and

 

  (b) the due and punctual performance of all the obligations to be performed by each of the Obligors and the Builder under or pursuant to the Loan Agreement and the other Security Documents; and

 

  2.1.2 unconditionally undertakes immediately on demand by the Trustee from time to time to pay and/or perform its obligations under Clause 2.1.1.

 

  2.2 For the same consideration as referred to in Clause 2.1 the Guarantor (as a separate and independent obligation) unconditionally undertakes immediately on demand by the Trustee from time to time to indemnify the Trustee and the Agent and hold each of them harmless in respect of:

 

  2.2.1 any loss incurred by the Trustee and/or the Agent as a result of the Loan Agreement and each other Security Document to which any of the Obligors or the Builder is a party or any provision thereof becoming invalid, void, voidable or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever after execution hereof; and

 

  2.2.2 all loss or damage of any kind arising directly or indirectly from any failure on the part of any of the Obligors or the Builder to perform any obligation to be performed by any of the Obligors or the Builder under and pursuant to the Loan Agreement and each other Security Document to which any of the Obligors or the Builder is a party.

 

3 Survival of Guarantor’s Liability

 

  3.1 The Guarantor’s liability to the Trustee under this Deed shall not be discharged, impaired or otherwise affected by reason of any of the following events or circumstances (regardless of whether any such events or circumstances occur with or without the Guarantor’s knowledge or consent):

 

  3.1.1 any time, forbearance or other indulgence given or agreed by the Trustee, the Agent, the Lenders and/or the Hermes Agent to or with any of the Obligors, the Builder or Hermes in respect of any of their obligations under the Loan Agreement and each other Security Document to which any of the Obligors, the Builder or Hermes is a party; or

 

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  3.1.2 any legal limitation, disability or incapacity relating to any of the Obligors, the Builder or Hermes; or

 

  3.1.3 any invalidity, irregularity, unenforceability, imperfection or avoidance of or any defect in any security granted by, or the obligations of any of the Obligors, the Builder or Hermes under, the Loan Agreement and each other Security Document to which any of the Obligors, the Builder or Hermes is a party or any amendment to or variation thereof or of any other document or security comprised therein; or

 

  3.1.4 any change in the name, constitution or otherwise of any of the Obligors, the Builder or Hermes or the merger of any of the Obligors, the Builder or Hermes with any other corporate entity; or

 

  3.1.5 the liquidation, bankruptcy or dissolution (or proceedings analogous thereto) of any of the Obligors, the Builder or Hermes or the appointment of a receiver or administrative receiver or administrator or trustee or similar officer of any of the assets of any of the Obligors, the Builder or Hermes or the occurrence of any circumstances whatsoever affecting any Obligor’s, the Builder’s or Hermes’ liability to discharge its obligations under the Loan Agreement and each other Security Document to which it is a party; or

 

  3.1.6 any challenge, dispute or avoidance by any liquidator of any of the Obligors, the Builder or Hermes in respect of any claim by the Guarantor by right of subrogation in any such liquidation; or

 

  3.1.7 any release of any other Obligor, the Builder or Hermes or any renewal, exchange or realisation of any security or obligation provided under or by virtue of any of the Security Documents or the provision to the Trustee, the Agent, any of the Lenders or the Hermes Agent at any time of any further security for the obligations of the Borrower under any of the Security Documents; or

 

  3.1.8 the release of any co-guarantor and/or indemnitor who is now or may hereafter become under a joint and several liability with the Guarantor under this Deed or the release of any other guarantor, indemnitor or other third party obligor in respect of the obligations of any Obligor or the Builder under any of the Security Documents; or

 

  3.1.9 any failure on the part of the Trustee, the Agent, any of the Lenders or the Hermes Agent (whether intentional or not) to take or perfect any security agreed to be taken under or in relation to any of the Security Documents or to enforce any of the Security Documents; or

 

  3.1.10 any other act, matter or thing (save for repayment in full of the Outstanding Indebtedness) which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge of any of the Guarantor’s obligations under this Deed.

 

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4 Continuing Guarantee

 

  4.1 This Deed shall be:

 

  4.1.1 a continuing guarantee remaining in full force and effect until irrevocable payment in full has been received by the Trustee or the Agent on behalf of the Beneficiaries of each and every part and the ultimate balance of the Outstanding Indebtedness in accordance with the Loan Agreement and each other Security Document to which any of the Obligors or the Builder is a party; and

 

  4.1.2 in addition to and not in substitution for or in derogation of any other security held by the Trustee, the Agent, any of the Lenders or the Hermes Agent from time to time in respect of the Outstanding Indebtedness or any part thereof.

 

  4.2 Any satisfaction of obligations by the Guarantor to the Trustee or any discharge given by the Trustee to the Guarantor or any other agreement reached between the Trustee and the Guarantor in relation to this Deed shall be, and be deemed always to have been, void ab initio if any act satisfying any of the said obligations or on the faith of which any such discharge was given or any such agreement was entered into is subsequently avoided in whole or in part by or pursuant to any provision of any applicable law whatsoever.

 

  4.3 This Deed shall remain the property of the Trustee and, notwithstanding that all monies and liabilities due or incurred by any of the Obligors or the Builder to the Trustee which are guaranteed hereunder shall have been paid or discharged, the Trustee shall be entitled not to discharge this Deed or any security held by the Trustee for the obligations of the Guarantor hereunder for such period as may in the reasonable opinion of the Trustee be necessary or appropriate under any applicable insolvency law after the last of such monies and liabilities have been paid or discharged and in the event of bankruptcy, winding-up or any similar proceedings being commenced in respect of any of the Obligors or the Builder, the Trustee shall be at liberty not to discharge this Deed or any security held by the Trustee for the obligations of the Guarantor hereunder for and during such further period as the Trustee may determine at its sole discretion.

 

5 Exclusion of the Guarantor’s Rights

 

  5.1 Until the obligations of any Obligor or the Builder under the Loan Agreement and each other Security Document to which any Obligor or the Builder is a party have been fully performed, the Guarantor shall not:

 

  5.1.1 be entitled to share in or succeed to or benefit from (by subrogation or otherwise) any rights which the Trustee may have in respect of the Outstanding Indebtedness or any security therefor or all or any of the proceeds of such rights or security; or

 

  5.1.2 without the prior written consent of the Trustee:

 

  (a) exercise in respect of any amount paid by the Guarantor hereunder any right of indemnity, subrogation, contribution or any other right or remedy which it may have in respect thereof; or

 

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  (b) claim payment of any other monies for the time being due to the Guarantor or to which it may become entitled or exercise or enforce or benefit from any other right, remedy or security in respect thereof; or

 

  (c) prove in a liquidation of any Obligor or the Builder in competition with the Trustee for any monies owing to the Guarantor by any other Obligor or the Builder on any account whatsoever,

PROVIDED ALWAYS that if the Guarantor, in breach of this Clause, receives or recovers any monies pursuant to any such exercise, claim or proof, such monies shall be held by the Guarantor as trustee upon trust for the Trustee to apply the same as if they were monies received or recovered by the Trustee under this Deed.

 

6 Payments

 

  6.1 Each payment to be made by the Guarantor hereunder shall be made in immediately available funds in the currency in which such payment is due without set-off, counterclaim, deduction or retention of any kind by payment to such account of the Trustee with such bank or financial institution as the Trustee may from time to time notify to the Guarantor in writing.

If the Guarantor is required by law to make such a payment subject to the deduction or withholding of Taxes, in which case the sum payable by the Guarantor in respect of which such deduction or withholding is required to be made shall be increased to the extent necessary to ensure that, after the making of such deduction or withholding, the Trustee receives and retains (free from any liability in respect of any such deduction or withholding) a net sum equal to the sum which it would have received and so retained had no such deduction or withholding been made or required to be made.

 

  6.2 Without prejudice to the provisions of Clause 6.1, if any Lender or the Agent or the Trustee on the Lender’s behalf is required to make any payment on account of Tax (not being a tax imposed on the net income of its Office by the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated or in which its Office is located or any other tax existing and applicable on the date of this Deed under the laws of any jurisdiction) on or in relation to any sum received or receivable hereunder by such Lender or the Agent or the Trustee on the Lender’s behalf (including, without limitation, any sum received or receivable under this Clause 6) or any liability in respect of any such payment is asserted, imposed, levied or assessed against such Lender or the Agent or the Trustee on the Lender’s behalf, the Guarantor shall, upon demand of the Agent, indemnify such Lender or the Agent or the Trustee against such payment or liability, together with any interest, penalties and expenses payable or incurred in connection therewith, other than interest, penalties, and expenses:

 

  6.2.1

that accrue during any periods of time beginning on the thirty first (31 st ) day (or such longer period as any Lender may reasonably require) following the day on which the Lender or the Agent or the Trustee, as applicable, has actual knowledge of the imposition or assertion of such Taxes or other Taxes; or

 

  6.2.2 that are otherwise imposed or asserted on account of the bad faith or wilful neglect of such Lender or the Agent or the Trustee.

 

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If any Lender proposes to make a claim under the provisions of this Clause 6.2 it shall certify to the Guarantor in reasonable detail within thirty (30) days (or such longer period as any Lender may reasonably require) after becoming aware of the event by reason of which it is entitled to make its claim or claims the basis of its claim or claims, such certificate to be conclusive, save for manifest error.

Without affecting the Guarantor’s obligations under Clause 6.1 and in consultation with the Agent, the affected Lender will then take all such reasonable steps as may be open to it to mitigate the effect of the event (for example (if then possible) by changing its Office or transferring some or all of its rights and obligations under the Loan Agreement to another financial institution reasonably acceptable to the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Hermes Agent and the Agent). The reasonable costs of mitigating the effect of any such change shall be borne by the Guarantor save where such costs are of an internal administrative nature and are not incurred in dealings by any Lender with third parties.

 

  6.3 No person to which a Lender assigns part or all of its interest under this Deed pursuant to clause 17 of the Loan Agreement shall be entitled to receive any greater increase in payment under Clause 6.1 than the assigning Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the rights assigned unless such assignment shall have been made at a time when the circumstances giving rise to such greater payment did not exist and were not reasonably anticipated or reasonably foreseeable.

 

  6.4 The certificate of the Trustee from time to time as to sums owed by any Obligor or the Builder under the Security Documents and sums owed by the Guarantor hereunder shall, save for manifest error, be conclusive and binding for all purposes and prima facie evidence of the existence and extent of such debts in any legal action or proceedings arising in connection herewith.

 

  6.5 The provisions of Clause 7.3 of the Loan Agreement shall apply hereto (mutatis mutandis) as if set out in full herein.

 

7 Enforcement

 

  7.1 The Trustee shall not be obliged before taking steps to enforce this Deed to take any action whatsoever against any of the Obligors, the Builder or Hermes under the Loan Agreement or any other Security Documents to which they are a party and the Guarantor hereby waives all such formalities or rights to which it would otherwise be entitled or which the Trustee would otherwise first be required to satisfy or fulfil before proceeding or making demand against the Guarantor hereunder provided that the Trustee shall not be entitled to enforce its rights under this Deed otherwise than in circumstances which would constitute an Event of Default.

 

8 Representations and Warranties

 

  8.1 The Guarantor represents and warrants to the Trustee that:

 

  8.1.1 it is a limited liability exempt company, duly incorporated and validly existing under the laws of Bermuda, possessing perpetual corporate existence, the capacity to sue and be sued in its own name and the power to own its assets and carry on its business as it is now being conducted;

 

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  8.1.2 it has the power to enter into and perform this Deed and all necessary corporate or other action has been taken to authorise the entry into and performance of this Deed;

 

  8.1.3 this Deed constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligations enforceable in accordance with its terms;

 

  8.1.4 the entry into and performance of this Deed and the transactions contemplated hereby do not and will not be a breach of or conflict with:

 

  (a) any law or regulation or any official or judicial order; or

 

  (b) its constitutional documents; or

 

  (c) any agreement or document to which it is a party or which is binding upon it or any of its assets,

nor result in the creation or imposition of any Encumbrance on any of its assets pursuant to the provisions of any such agreement or document;

 

  8.1.5 no event has occurred and is continuing which constitutes a default under or in respect of any agreement or document to which the Guarantor is a party or by which it may be bound (including, inter alia, this Deed);

 

  8.1.6 all authorisations, approvals, consents, licences, exemptions, filings, registrations, notarisations and other matters, official or otherwise, required in connection with the entry into, performance, validity and enforceability of this Deed and the transactions contemplated hereby have been obtained or effected and are in full force and effect;

 

  8.1.7 all information furnished by or on behalf of the Guarantor relating to the business and affairs of any member of the NCLC Group in connection with this Deed was and remains true and correct in all material respects and there are no other material facts or considerations the omission of which would render any such information misleading;

 

  8.1.8 the Guarantor has fully disclosed in writing to the Lenders through the Agent all facts relating to the NCLC Group which it knows or should reasonably know and which might reasonably be expected to influence the Lenders in deciding whether or not to enter into the Loan Agreement;

 

  8.1.9 the Accounts for the financial year ended 31 December 2004 (which accounts will be prepared in accordance with GAAP) will fairly represent the consolidated financial condition of the NCLC Group as at 31 December 2004 and from that date there will be no material adverse change in the consolidated financial condition of the NCLC Group as shown in such audited accounts save as disclosed in writing to the Agent (in this Clause 8.1.9 “NCLC Group” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Clause 11.4);

 

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  8.1.10 the claims of the Trustee against the Guarantor under this Deed will rank at least pari passu with the claims of all other unsecured creditors of the Guarantor other than claims of such creditors to the extent that the same are statutorily preferred;

 

  8.1.11 subject to Clause 10.6, no member of the NCLC Group has taken any corporate action nor have any other steps been taken or legal proceedings been started or (to the best of the Guarantor’s knowledge and belief) threatened against any member of the NCLC Group for its winding-up or dissolution or for the appointment of a liquidator, administrator, receiver, administrative receiver, trustee or similar officer of it or any or all of its assets or revenues nor has any member of the NCLC Group sought any other relief under any applicable insolvency or bankruptcy law;

 

  8.1.12 no litigation, arbitration or administrative proceedings are current or pending or (to the best of the Guarantor’s knowledge and belief) threatened, which might, if adversely determined, have a material adverse effect on the business, assets or financial condition of the Guarantor or any other member of the NCLC Group;

 

  8.1.13 each member of the NCLC Group has complied with all taxation laws in all jurisdictions in which it is subject to Taxation and has paid all Taxes due and payable by it; no material claims are being asserted against any member of the NCLC Group with respect to Taxes which might, if such claims were successful, have a material adverse effect on its business, assets or financial condition;

 

  8.1.14 neither the Guarantor nor any of its assets enjoys any right of immunity from set-off, suit or execution in respect of its obligations under this Deed;

 

  8.1.15 all amounts payable by the Guarantor hereunder may be made free and clear of and without deduction for or on account of any Taxes;

 

  8.1.16 the Shares and all the shares in the Manager are legally and beneficially owned by the Shareholder, all the shares in the Shareholder are legally and beneficially owned by Arrasas and all the shares in Arrasas are legally and beneficially owned by the Guarantor and such structure shall remain so throughout the Security Period. Further, no Event of Default has occurred under Clause 11.2 in respect of the ownership and/or control of the shares in the Guarantor;

 

  8.1.17 the Guarantor does not have a place of business in any jurisdiction which would require this Deed to be filed or registered (if it had a place of business in that jurisdiction) to ensure the validity of this Deed; and

 

  8.1.18 it has reviewed and agrees to all the terms and conditions of the Loan Agreement and each other Security Document to which any Obligor or the Builder is a party.

 

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  8.2 The representations and warranties set out in Clause 8.1 other than those set out in Clauses 8.1.4(a), 8.1.8, 8.1.15 and 8.1.18 shall survive the execution of this Deed and shall be deemed to be repeated, with reference mutatis mutandis to the facts and circumstances then subsisting, on each day until the actual and contingent obligations of each Obligor or the Builder have been performed in full.

 

9 General Undertakings: Positive Covenants

 

  9.1 The undertakings contained in this Clause 9 shall remain in full force from the date of this Deed until the end of the Security Period.

 

  9.2 The Guarantor will provide to the Agent:

 

  9.2.1 as soon as practicable (and in any event within one hundred and twenty (120) days after the close of each of its financial years) a Certified Copy of its Accounts (commencing with the audited accounts made up to 31 December 2004);

 

  9.2.2 as soon as practicable (and in any event within sixty (60) days after the close of each quarter of each financial year) a Certified Copy of the unaudited consolidated accounts of the NCLC Group for that quarter (commencing with the unaudited accounts made up to 31 March 2004);

 

  9.2.3 as soon as practicable (and in any event within one hundred and twenty (120) days after the close of each financial year), beginning with the year ending 31 December 2004, annual cash flow projections on a consolidated basis of the NCLC Group showing on a monthly basis advance ticket sales (for at least twelve (12) months following the date of such statement) for the NCLC Group;

 

  9.2.4 as soon as practicable (and in any event not later than 31 January of each financial year):

 

  (a) a budget for the NCLC Group for such new financial year including a twelve (12) month liquidity budget for such new financial year; and

 

  (b) updated financial projections of the NCLC Group for at least the next five (5) years (including an income statement and quarterly break downs for the first of these five (5) years),

and an outline of the assumptions supporting such budget and financial projections including but without limitation any scheduled drydockings;

 

  9.2.5 from time to time (but at intervals no more frequently than annually at the Guarantor’s expense unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing) within fifteen (15) days of receiving any request to that effect from the Agent, a valuation of each of the vessels in the NCLC Fleet obtained in accordance with the provisions of clause 10.18 of the Loan Agreement;

 

  9.2.6

as soon as practicable (and in any event within sixty (60) days after the close of each of the first three (3) quarters of its financial year and within

 

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  one hundred and twenty (120) days after the close of each financial year) a statement signed by the NCLC Group’s chief financial officer in the form of Schedule 1 (commencing with the first quarter of the financial year ending 31 December 2004);

 

  9.2.7 promptly, such further information in its possession or control regarding its financial condition and operations and those of any company in the NCLC Group as the Agent may request;

 

  9.2.8 details of any material litigation, arbitration or administrative proceedings which affect any Obligor as soon as the same are instituted and served, or, to the knowledge of the Guarantor, threatened (and for this purpose proceedings shall be deemed to be material if they involve a claim in an amount exceeding [*] or the equivalent in another currency);

 

  9.2.9 promptly, such information as the Agent may request regarding the Bonds, either before their issue or during their lifetime;

 

  9.2.10 as soon as practicable (and in any event no later than the twenty fifth (25th) day of each month), a monthly bank reporting package for the NCLC Group for the previous month comprised of a profit and loss statement, a balance sheet, a cash flow statement and a statement of the Free Liquidity (as defined in Clause 11.4) (commencing with the month to 31 March 2009);

 

  9.2.11 a quarterly earnings conference telephone call (commencing with the financial quarter to 31 March 2009) to take place as soon as practicable and in any event no later than forty (40) days after the end of any relevant financial quarter except the fourth financial quarter and no later than seventy five (75) days after the end of the fourth financial quarter; and

 

  9.2.12 as soon as practicable (and in any event within thirty (30) days after the close of each quarter of each financial year) a report on bookings for the following year and a comparison with the previous year in the form of Schedule 4 (commencing with the financial quarter ending 30 June 2009).

All accounts required under this Clause 9.2 shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP and shall fairly represent the financial condition of the relevant company. In this Clause 9.2 “NCLC Group” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Clause 11.4.

 

  9.3 The Guarantor will keep proper books of record and account in which proper and correct entries shall be made of all financial transactions and the assets, liabilities and business of the Guarantor in accordance with GAAP.

 

  9.4 The Guarantor will notify the Trustee and the Agent of any Event of Default forthwith upon the Guarantor becoming aware of the occurrence thereof.

 

  9.5 The Guarantor will procure that all such authorisations, approvals, consents, licences and exemptions as may be required under any applicable law or regulation to enable it to perform its obligations under, and ensure the validity or enforceability of, this Deed are obtained and promptly renewed from time to time and will promptly furnish certified copies thereof to the Agent and will procure that the terms of the same are complied with at all times.

 

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  9.6 The Guarantor will do all such things as are necessary to maintain its corporate existence in good standing and will ensure that it has the right and is duly qualified to conduct its business as it is conducted in all applicable jurisdictions and will obtain and maintain all franchises and rights necessary for the conduct of its business.

 

  9.7 Forthwith upon the execution of this Deed, and as a condition precedent to the Lenders entering into the Loan Agreement, the Guarantor shall deliver to the Agent a letter addressed to the Agent irrevocably and unconditionally authorising and instructing the Agent forthwith to execute on behalf of the Guarantor each Transfer Certificate delivered to the Agent pursuant to clause 17 of the Loan Agreement, such letter to be in substantially the form of Schedule 2.

 

  9.8 Other than the Sky Vessel Indebtedness:

 

  9.8.1 the Guarantor shall procure that any and all of its indebtedness with any other Obligor and/or any shareholder of the Guarantor is at all times fully subordinated to the Security Documents and the obligations of the Guarantor hereunder; and

 

  9.8.2 the Guarantor shall not make or permit to be made any repayments of principal, payments of interest or of any other costs, fees, expenses or liabilities arising from or representing indebtedness with any shareholder of the Guarantor.

[*]

Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default the Guarantor shall not make any repayments of principal, payments of interest or of any other costs, fees, expenses or liabilities arising from or representing indebtedness with any other Obligor.

 

10 General Undertakings: Negative Covenants

 

  10.1 The undertakings contained in this Clause 10 shall remain in full force from the date of this Deed until the end of the Security Period.

 

  10.2 Except with the prior written consent of the Agent, the Guarantor will not, and will procure that no other member of the NCLC Group will, either in a single transaction or in a series of transactions whether related or not and whether voluntarily or involuntarily, agree to or actually sell, assign, abandon or otherwise transfer or dispose of all or any of its assets or any share or interest therein except that:

 

  10.2.1 the Borrower may agree to sell the Vessel on the condition that contemporaneously with the completion of the sale the Loan is prepaid in accordance with the provisions of clause 4.6 of the Loan Agreement;

 

  10.2.2 the Borrower may let the Vessel on charter in accordance with the provisions of clause 10 of the Loan Agreement;

 

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  10.2.3 disposals may be made in the ordinary course of trading of the disposing entity (excluding disposal of ships) including without limitation, the payment of cash as consideration for the purchase or acquisition of any asset or service or in the discharge of any obligation incurred for value in the ordinary course of trading;

 

  10.2.4 disposals of cash raised or borrowed may be made for the purposes for which such cash was raised or borrowed;

 

  10.2.5 disposals of assets in exchange for other assets comparable or superior as to type and value may be made;

 

  10.2.6 a vessel owned by any member of the NCLC Group (other than the Borrower) may be sold provided such sale is on a willing seller willing buyer basis at or about market rate and at arm’s length subject always to the provisions of any loan documentation for the financing of such vessel and NCLL may, following the sale of its shares by Arrasas to IOL, a wholly owned Subsidiary of Star, transfer to other wholly owned Subsidiaries of Star its vessels “NORWEGIAN WIND”, “NORWEGIAN DREAM”, “NORWEGIAN SEA”, “NORWEGIAN MAJESTY”, “NORWEGIAN CROWN” and “MARCO POLO” (the “Six Vessels” ) for their transfer values as set out in schedule 8 to the Loan Agreement and sell m.v. “NORWAY” to a third party and, prior to the sale of its shares as aforesaid, transfer its vessel [*] to Pride of Aloha, Inc., a wholly owned Subsidiary of NCL America Holdings;

 

  10.2.7 the Shareholder may assign, pledge or charge the Shares as security for the obligations of the Borrower under the Loan Agreement;

 

  10.2.8 Arrasas may transfer its shares in NCLL to IOL and Star may transfer its shares in Arrasas to the Guarantor; and

 

  10.2.9 disposals of assets constituting Apollo-Related Transactions may be made,

PROVIDED THAT the number of vessels in the NCLC Fleet on the Second Restatement Date shall not [*].

 

  10.3 Except with the prior written consent of the Agent, the Guarantor will not, and will procure that no other member of the NCLC Group will, make any loan or advance or extend credit to any person, firm or corporation (except any loan, advance or credit made available to passengers on board a vessel for gambling purposes or to ship’s agents and except any loan, advance or credit to the Guarantor or a wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Guarantor, which loan, advance or credit is fully subordinated to the rights of the Beneficiaries under the Security Documents).

 

  10.4 The Guarantor will procure that none of the owners or prospective owners of mortgaged vessels in the NCLC Fleet will issue or enter into any guarantee or indemnity or otherwise become directly or contingently liable for the obligations of any other person, firm or corporation, other than:

 

  10.4.1 in the ordinary course of its business as owner of its vessels; and

 

  10.4.2 any guarantee of the obligations of any member of the NCLC Group to one or more providers of credit card processing services to the NCLC Group and/or any provider of a Letter of Credit Facility (such guarantee to be fully subordinated to any guarantees supporting the NCLC Group Credit Facilities).

 

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  10.5 Except with the prior written consent of the Agent and Hermes, the Guarantor will not, and will procure that no other member of the NCLC Group will, make or threaten to make any substantial change in its business as presently conducted, or carry on any other business which is substantial in relation to its business as presently conducted so as to affect, in the opinion of the Agent and Hermes, the ability of the Guarantor or any other Obligor to perform its obligations under the Security Documents to which it is a party PROVIDED THAT any new leisure or hospitality venture embarked upon by any member of the NCLC Group (other than the Borrower) shall not constitute a substantial change in its business and PROVIDED FURTHER THAT any change of or discontinuation in the business activities of any Obligor in accordance with the Apollo-Related Transactions, or any other change or discontinuation that does not imperil the security created by any of the Security Documents or affect the ability of any Obligor duly to perform any of its obligations under any Security Document to which it is or may be a party from time to time, in each case in the opinion of the Agent and Hermes, shall be permitted.

 

  10.6 Except with the prior consent of the Agent and Hermes, the Guarantor will not enter into any amalgamation, restructure, substantial reorganisation, merger, de-merger or consolidation or anything analogous to the foregoing and will procure that no company in the NCLC Group (other than the Shareholder or NCL America Holdings) shall do so. However, the prior consent of the Agent shall not be required in respect of:

 

  10.6.1 any amalgamation, voluntary cessation of business, consolidation, voluntary dissolution, solvent liquidation, merger, de-merger, voluntary termination of existence, solvent winding up, restructure which, for the avoidance of doubt, may include the creation of new Subsidiaries, pursuant to the Apollo-Related Transactions; or

 

  10.6.2 any amalgamation, voluntary cessation of business, consolidation, voluntary dissolution, solvent liquidation, merger, de-merger, voluntary termination of existence, solvent winding up, restructure or acquisition involving wholly owned (whether directly or indirectly) Subsidiaries of the Guarantor only, including the creation of new Subsidiaries, which does not imperil the security created by any of the Security Documents or affect the ability of any Obligor duly to perform any of its obligations under any Security Document to which it may be a party at any time,

PROVIDED THAT , except in relation to Apollo-Related Transactions, the Guarantor has first consulted with the Agent with regard to the proposed consolidation, reorganisation, restructure or acquisition and provides evidence satisfactory to the Agent that the Guarantor will be in compliance with the financial undertakings contained in Clause 11 after any such reorganisation or restructure.

 

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Further, no member of the NCLC Group will acquire any equity, share capital or any obligations of a corporation or other entity unless the business of that corporation or other entity is in the leisure or hospitality sectors.

For the avoidance of doubt, the acquisition by a member of the NCLC Group of any shares in any company or corporation shall not in itself constitute a merger or consolidation with such company or corporation for the purpose of this Clause 10.6 provided that the Agent is satisfied the Guarantor will be in compliance with the financial undertakings contained in Clause 11 after any such merger or consolidation.

In this Clause 10.6, “NCLC Group” shall exclude the Borrower.

 

  10.7 Except with the prior written consent of the Agent, the Guarantor will not alter its financial year end.

 

  10.8 The Guarantor has not taken and shall not take from any other Obligor or the Builder any security or counter-security in respect of any of its obligations under this Deed PROVIDED ALWAYS that if the Guarantor, in breach of this Clause, takes any security or counter-security as aforesaid, such security shall be held by the Guarantor as trustee upon trust for the Trustee.

 

  10.9 The Guarantor shall not (and will procure that no other company in the NCLC Group shall), either in a single transaction or in a series of transactions whether related or not purchase any asset or make any investment:

 

  10.9.1 other than on arm’s length terms;

 

  10.9.2 which is not for its use in its ordinary course of business;

 

  10.9.3 the cost of which is more than its fair market value at the date of acquisition; or

 

  10.9.4 other than an asset constituting an Apollo-Related Transaction,

without the prior consent of all the Lenders PROVIDED THAT the Guarantor is (and any other company in the NCLC Group is) permitted to:

 

  (a) purchase the New Vessels;

 

  (b) purchase Breakaway 3, Breakaway 4 and the Sky Vessel, subject to any other provision in the Security Documents, subject to Clauses 10.9.1 to 10.9.3; and

 

  (c) purchase other vessels after the Total Delayed Principal Amount has been cancelled and/or prepaid and/or repaid, subject to Clauses 10.9.1 to 10.9.3.

 

  10.10 The Guarantor shall not (and will procure that no other company in the NCLC Group shall) [*] unless the relevant Permitted Indebtedness is available to the buyer unconditionally subject only to the satisfaction of conditions precedent usual for such financing arrangements.

 

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11 Financial Undertakings and Ownership and Control of the Guarantor

 

  11.1 The Guarantor will ensure that:

 

  11.1.1 at all times the minimum Free Liquidity will be not less than fifty million Dollars (USD50,000,000);

 

  11.1.2 either:

 

  (a) as at 30 September 2005 and as at the end of each subsequent financial quarter the ratio of Consolidated EBITDA to Consolidated Debt Service for the NCLC Group, computed for the period of the four (4) consecutive financial quarters ending at the end of the relevant financial quarter, shall not be less than one point two five (1.25) to one (1.0); or

 

  (b) at all times during the period of twelve (12) months ending as at the end of the relevant financial quarter the NCLC Group has maintained a minimum Free Liquidity in an amount which is not less than one hundred million Dollars (USD100,000,000);

 

  11.1.3 as at 30 September 2006 and as at the end of each subsequent financial quarter, the ratio of Total Net Funded Debt to Total Capitalisation of the NCLC Group shall not exceed nought [*];

 

  11.1.4 [*]

 

  11.1.5 [*]

 

  11.2 It will be an Event of Default if:

 

  11.2.1 at any time when the ordinary share capital of the Guarantor or parent company of the Guarantor is not publicly listed on an Approved Stock Exchange or at any time when a dividend is to be paid to the existing shareholders of the Guarantor or parent company of the Guarantor by way of a share issue pursuant to a public offering on an Approved Stock Exchange, the Lim Family (together or individually) and Apollo in the aggregate, do not or will not, directly or indirectly, control the Guarantor and beneficially own, directly or indirectly, at least fifty one per cent (51%) of the issued share capital of, and equity interest in, the Guarantor; or

 

  11.2.2 at any time following the listing of the ordinary share capital of the Guarantor or parent company of the Guarantor on an Approved Stock Exchange:

 

  (i) any Third Party:

 

  (A) owns legally and/or beneficially and either directly or indirectly at least thirty three per cent (33%) of the ordinary share capital of the Guarantor; or

 

  (B) has the right or the ability to control either directly or indirectly the affairs of or the composition of the majority of the board of directors (or equivalent) of the Guarantor,

 

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and, at the same time as any of the events described in paragraphs (A) or (B) of this Clause have occurred and are continuing, the Lim Family (together or individually) and Apollo in the aggregate do not, directly or indirectly, beneficially own at least fifty one per cent (51%) of the issued share capital of, and equity interest in, the Guarantor; or

 

  (ii) the Guarantor (or such parent company) ceases to be a listed company on an Approved Stock Exchange without the prior written consent of the Agent,

(and, for the purpose of this Clause 11.2 “control” of any company, limited partnership or other legal entity (a “body corporate” ) by a member of the Lim Family and Apollo means that one (1) or more members of the Lim Family or Apollo in the aggregate has, directly or indirectly, the power to direct the management and policies of such a body corporate, whether through the ownership of more than fifty per cent (50%) of the issued voting capital of that body corporate or by contract, trust or other arrangement).

 

  11.3 The Guarantor shall not and shall procure that no other member of the NCLC Group shall, pay any dividends or make any other distributions in respect of its share capital to any person, provided that (i) subsidiaries of the Guarantor may pay dividends to another member of the NCLC Group, [*].

The Guarantor will procure that any dividends or other distributions and interest paid or payable in connection with such dividends or other distributions will be received promptly by the Guarantor directly or indirectly from the Borrower’s shareholder(s) (if such shareholder is not the Guarantor) by way of dividend.

 

  11.4 In Clause 11.1, Clause 11.2, Clause 11.3, Clause 11.7 and Schedule 1:

 

  11.4.1 “Affiliate” means, with respect to any person, any other person controlling, controlled by or under common control with, such person and for purposes of this definition, “control” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “controlling” , “controlled by” and “under common control with” ), as applied to any person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to vote ten per cent (10%) or more of the securities having voting power for the election of directors of such person, or otherwise to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of that person, whether through the ownership of voting securities or by contract or otherwise;

 

  11.4.2 “Approved Stock Exchange” means the New York Stock Exchange, NASDAQ or such other stock exchange in the United States of America as is approved in writing by the Agent;

 

  11.4.3 “Budgeted Consolidated EBITDA” means the relevant amount set out in Schedule 3;

 

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  11.4.4 “Cash Balance” means, at any date of determination, the unencumbered and otherwise unrestricted cash and cash equivalents of the NCLC Group;

 

  11.4.5 “Consolidated Adjusted Total Assets” means the NCLC Group’s total assets (based on the then latest unaudited consolidated quarterly accounts), adjusted so that each vessel in the NCLC Fleet is valued on the basis of its most recent valuation obtained in accordance with clause 10.18 of the Loan Agreement in the case of the Vessel and the similar clause in the facility agreements in respect of the other NCLC Group Credit Facilities;

 

  11.4.6 “Consolidated Debt Service” means, for any relevant period, the sum (without double counting), determined in accordance with GAAP, of:

 

  (a) the aggregate principal payable or paid during such period on any Indebtedness for Borrowed Money of any member of the NCLC Group, other than:

 

  (i) principal of any such Indebtedness for Borrowed Money prepaid at the option of the relevant member of the NCLC Group or by virtue of Clause 12 or Clause 13;

 

  (ii) principal of any such Indebtedness for Borrowed Money prepaid upon the sale or Total Loss of any vessel owned or leased under a capital lease by any member of the NCLC Group or under an Apollo-Related Transaction; and

 

  (iii) balloon payments of any such Indebtedness for Borrowed Money payable during such period (and for the purpose of this paragraph (iii) a “balloon payment” shall not include any scheduled repayment instalment of such Indebtedness for Borrowed Money which forms part of the balloon) or under an Apollo-Related Transaction;

 

  (b) Consolidated Interest Expense for such period;

 

  (c) the aggregate amount of any dividend or distribution of present or future assets, undertakings, rights or revenues to any shareholder of any member of the NCLC Group (other than the Guarantor or one of its wholly owned Subsidiaries) or any distribution in respect of share capital during such period ( “Distributions” ) other than the tax distributions described in Clause 11.3; and

 

  (d) all rent under any capital lease obligations by which the Guarantor or any consolidated Subsidiary is bound which are payable or paid during such period and the portion of any debt discount that must be amortised in such period,

as calculated in accordance with GAAP and derived from the then latest unaudited consolidated accounts of the NCLC Group delivered to the Agent in the case of any period ending at the end of any of the first three (3) financial quarters of each financial year of the Guarantor and the then latest Accounts delivered to the Agent in the case of the final quarter of each such financial year;

 

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  11.4.7 “Consolidated EBITDA” means, for any relevant period, the aggregate of:

 

  (a) Consolidated Net Income from the Guarantor’s operations for such period;

 

  (b) the aggregate amounts deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period in respect of gains and losses from the sale of assets or reserves relating thereto, Consolidated Interest Expense, depreciation and amortisation, impairment charges and any other non-cash charges and deferred income tax expense for such period;

 

  11.4.8 “Consolidated Interest Expense” means, for any relevant period, the consolidated interest expense (excluding capitalised interest) of the NCLC Group for such period;

 

  11.4.9 “Consolidated Net Income” means, for any relevant period, the consolidated net income (or loss) of the NCLC Group for such period as determined in accordance with GAAP;

 

  11.4.10 “F3 Two EBITDA” means the Consolidated EBITDA attributable to the F3 Two Vessel assuming the F3 Two Vessel had been in operation since the beginning of the period in which the F3 Two-Related Debt was included in Total Net Funded Debt;

 

  11.4.11 “F3 Two-Related Debt” means the amount of up to EUR662,905,320 to be made available to Norwegian Epic, Ltd. (formerly known as F3 Two, Ltd.) pursuant to a facility agreement dated 22 September 2006 (as amended and/or restated from time to time);

 

  11.4.12 “Free Liquidity” means, at any date of determination, the aggregate of the Cash Balance and any amounts freely available for drawing under any revolving or other credit facilities of the NCLC Group, which remain undrawn, could be drawn for general working capital purposes or other general corporate purposes and would not, if drawn, be repayable within six (6) months;

 

  11.4.13 “Lim Family” means:

 

  (a) the late Tan Sri Lim Goh Tong;

 

  (b) his spouse;

 

  (c) his direct lineal descendants;

 

  (d) the personal estate of any of the above persons; and

 

  (e) any trust created for the benefit of one or more of the above persons and their estates;

 

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  11.4.14 “NCLC Group” means, for the purposes of this Clause 11, the Guarantor, its Subsidiaries and any other entity which is required to be consolidated in the Guarantor’s accounts in accordance with GAAP;

 

  11.4.15 “Third Party” means any person or group of persons acting in concert (as the expression “acting in concert” is defined in the City Code on Take-overs and Mergers) who or which is not a member of the Lim Family or Apollo;

 

  11.4.16 “Total Capitalisation” means, at any date of determination, Total Net Funded Debt plus the consolidated stockholders’ equity of the NCLC Group at such date determined in accordance with GAAP and derived from the then latest unaudited and consolidated accounts of the NCLC Group delivered to the Agent in the case of the first three (3) quarters of each financial year and the then latest Accounts delivered to the Agent in the case of the final quarter of each financial year PROVIDED THAT for any such accounts delivered after the Second Restatement Date, the effect of any impairment of intangible assets shall be added back to stockholders’ equity; and

 

  11.4.17 “Total Net Funded Debt” means, as at any relevant date:

 

  (i) Indebtedness for Borrowed Money of the NCLC Group; and

 

  (ii) the amount of any Indebtedness for Borrowed Money of any person which is not a member of the NCLC Group but which is guaranteed by a member of the NCLC Group as at such date;

less an amount equal to any Cash Balance and all amounts from time to time standing to the credit of the Cash Sweep Bank Account as at such date.

 

  11.5 Save as specified in Clause 11.1.2, Clause 11.1.4 and Clause 11.7, the ratios referred to in this Clause 11 will be measured on a quarterly basis by reference to the consolidated accounts of the NCLC Group.

 

  11.6 Only the Moratorium Undertakings and the undertaking contained in Clause 11.7 will apply during the Moratorium Period. From the end of the Moratorium Period the ratios referred to in this Clause 11, other than the ratios referred to in Clause 11.1.4 and Clause 11.7 will apply.

 

  11.7 If Consolidated EBITDA at the end of any financial quarter (computed for the period of the four (4) consecutive financial quarters ending at the end of such financial quarter) during the Moratorium Period is more than twenty per cent (20%) [*] for such period, then the Majority Group-Wide Lenders shall have the right to request the Guarantor promptly to appoint, at its cost, an independent restructuring firm acceptable to the Majority Group-Wide Lenders to provide a due diligence report on the management restructuring plan and its present state to the Group-Wide Lenders as soon as practicable. The Guarantor shall use commercially reasonable efforts to assist such restructuring firm in preparing such due diligence report within sixty (60) days of the request.

 

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12 Cash Sweep

 

  12.1 The Guarantor shall maintain the Cash Sweep Bank Account during the Security Period (or for such shorter period as the Majority Cash Sweep Lenders may agree) free of Encumbrances and rights of set off other than the Account Charge.

 

  12.2 Subject to Clause 12.3 and no Event of Default having occurred and being continuing, any Total Cash Sweep Amount shall be applied on the relevant Cash Sweep Payment Date in prepayment, reduction and/or cancellation of the Cash Sweep Credit Facilities. The payment to be made under each Cash Sweep Credit Facility shall be calculated on the basis of the Accounts for the twelve (12) month period ending on the relevant Cash Sweep Determination Date and be applied to each Cash Sweep Credit Facility on a pro rata basis based on each Cash Sweep Credit Facility’s remaining outstanding Delayed Principal Amount (as defined in the Loan Agreement in respect of the Loan and as defined in the relevant facility agreement in respect of each of the other Cash Sweep Credit Facilities) as of the Cash Sweep Payment Date. Each such outstanding Delayed Principal Amount, to the extent it is not already denominated in Dollars, shall be converted into Dollars on the date falling ten (10) Business Days prior to the relevant Cash Sweep Payment Date at the rate which appears on the Reuters Page ECB37 at 1.30 p.m. London time on that date, for the purposes of such calculation. For the avoidance of doubt, once there is no longer any remaining outstanding Delayed Principal Amount under any of the Cash Sweep Facilities, no further payments under this Clause 12.2 shall be required.

 

  12.3 The Guarantor shall procure that any Total Cash Sweep Amount on the Cash Sweep Determination Dates of 31 December 2009 and 31 December 2010 shall be paid into the Cash Sweep Bank Account on the following 31 March. On 31 March 2011 the Guarantor shall procure that the Total Cash Sweep Amount on the Cash Sweep Determination Dates of 31 December 2009 and 31 December 2010 held in the Cash Sweep Bank Account shall be applied in accordance with Clause 12.2 as if it were a single Total Cash Sweep Amount existing on 31 December 2010.

 

  12.4 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Deed, to the extent that the Guarantor can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Majority Cash Sweep Lenders in their sole discretion that the working capital needs of the NCLC Group so require, the Guarantor shall be permitted to withdraw the amount agreed by the Majority Cash Sweep Lenders from the Cash Sweep Bank Account prior to 31 March 2011 and apply it for any purpose agreed by the Majority Cash Sweep Lenders. Save as provided in this Clause 12.4, no sum may be withdrawn from the Cash Sweep Bank Account prior to 31 March 2011. Any accumulated interest in the Cash Sweep Bank Account remaining after 31 March 2011 shall be remitted to the Guarantor.

 

  12.5 Each Relevant Cash Sweep Amount shall be applied to the Loan in accordance with clause 4.9 of the Loan Agreement.

 

  12.6 On or immediately after the date falling ten (10) Business Days prior to 31 March 2010 and to each Cash Sweep Payment Date the Guarantor shall provide the Cash Sweep Lenders with a statement showing the calculation of Liquidity at the relevant Cash Sweep Determination Date (whether or not there is a Total Cash Sweep Amount) and, if applicable, the amounts of the Total Cash Sweep Amount to be paid to the Cash Sweep Lenders on the relevant Cash Sweep Payment Date, subject to Clause 12.4.

 

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  12.7 It is hereby acknowledged and agreed that the provisions of this Clause 12 and clause 4.9 of the Loan Agreement may not be amended without the consent of the Cash Sweep Lenders.

 

13 Special Liquidity

 

  13.1 Provided that no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, any Total Special Liquidity Sources Amount shall be applied on the relevant Special Liquidity Sources Payment Date in prepayment, reduction and/or cancellation of the Cash Sweep Credit Facilities. The payment to be made under each Cash Sweep Credit Facility shall be applied to each Cash Sweep Credit Facility on a pro rata basis based on each Cash Sweep Credit Facility’s remaining outstanding Delayed Principal Amount (as defined in the Loan Agreement in respect of the Loan and as defined in the relevant facility agreement in respect of each of the other Cash Sweep Credit Facilities) as of the Special Liquidity Sources Payment Date. Each such outstanding Delayed Principal Amount, to the extent it is not already denominated in Dollars, shall be converted into Dollars on the date falling ten (10) Business Days prior to the relevant Special Liquidity Sources Payment Date at the rate which appears on the Reuters Page ECB37 at 1.30 p.m. London time on that date, for the purposes of such calculation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, payment under this Clause 13.1 shall only be required to the extent such payment does not reduce Liquidity to a level below [*].

 

  13.2 The Relevant Special Liquidity Sources Amount shall be applied to the Loan in accordance with clause 4.9 of the Loan Agreement.

 

  13.3 It is hereby acknowledged and agreed that the provisions of this Clause 13 and clause 4.9 of the Loan Agreement may not be amended without the consent of the Cash Sweep Lenders.

 

  13.4 No vessel in the NCLC Fleet may be sold unless any Special Liquidity Sources arising from the sale are applied in accordance with this Clause 13.

 

14 Chartering

Notwithstanding the provisions of clause 10.12 of the Loan Agreement, the Guarantor shall not (and will procure that no company in the NCLC Group shall), charter (in or out) any vessel, except that the following shall be permitted:

 

  14.1 the chartering out of m.v. “NORWEGIAN JADE” by Pride of Hawaii, LLC (formerly known as Pride of Hawaii, Inc.) to the Manager and any other intra-NCLC Group chartering of any vessel, which complies with clause 10.12 and clause 10.14.3 of the Loan Agreement;

 

  14.2 any extra-NCLC Group chartering out of a vessel that would be permissible under clause 10.12 and clause 10.14.3 of the Loan Agreement, except that no such extra-NCLC Group charter may be made:

 

  14.2.1 other than in the usual course of business of the vessel’s owner or other NCLC Group operator;

 

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  14.2.2 directly or indirectly to another cruise line;

 

  14.2.3 for a period longer than two (2) months; and/or

 

  14.2.4 other than at or about market rate at the time the charter is fixed;

 

  14.3 the sale and initial lease-back of any vessel in the NCLC Fleet subject to compliance with Clause 13 and Clause 10.2 and in accordance with clauses 10.12(A) and (C) and clause 10.14.3 of the Loan Agreement; and

 

  14.4 any charter of a vessel in existence at the date of the Fifth Supplemental Deed to or from a person that is not a company in the NCLC Group at the Second Restatement Date PROVIDED THAT any extension or renewal of such a charter shall only be permitted if either it is not materially adverse to the NCLC Group or the Group-Wide Lenders, in the opinion of the Majority Group-Wide Lenders, or the extension or renewal is solely at the option of that person which is not a company in the NCLC Group.

 

15 Hedging

Notwithstanding any other provision of the Loan Agreement or this Deed to the contrary, the Guarantor shall not (and will procure that no company in the NCLC Group shall) enter into any ISDA Master Agreement (or any other form of master agreement) or any transaction under any such master agreement relating to a fuel, interest or currency exchange transaction unless the entry into that master agreement or transaction is for non-speculative reasons.

 

16 Exceptional Prepayments

[*]

 

17 Equity Contribution

If the Guarantor fails to comply with the Moratorium Undertakings, the Guarantor shall, with the support and co-operation of its shareholders, use commercially reasonable endeavours and take all practicable steps to procure the contribution by the Investors, Star and/or any other capital provider of new equity in cash for the Guarantor. To the extent such endeavour is successful, such contribution shall be made within thirty (30) days from the date of the breach of the Moratorium Undertakings and be in an amount (in addition to the New Cash Equity) not exceeding the lesser of the amount required by the Majority Group-Wide Lenders and [*], in aggregate.

 

18 Indebtedness for Borrowed Money

Until the Total Delayed Principal Amount has been cancelled and/or prepaid and/or repaid, notwithstanding any other provision of the Loan Agreement or this Deed to the contrary, the Guarantor shall not (and will procure that no company in the NCLC Group shall) incur any Indebtedness for Borrowed Money other than Permitted Indebtedness.

 

19 Issue of the Bonds

 

  19.1

On behalf of the Lenders the Trustee hereby consents to the issue of the Bonds at any time after the date hereof PROVIDED THAT any claims of the holders of

 

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  the Bonds against the Guarantor will not rank prior to the claims of all other unsecured creditors of the Guarantor and in particular the Lenders (other than claims of such creditors to the extent that they are statutorily preferred).

 

20 Discharge

 

  20.1 Subject to Clause 4.3, following the irrevocable repayment or payment to the Trustee or the Agent on behalf of the Beneficiaries of all the Outstanding Indebtedness the Trustee will at the Guarantor’s request return this Deed to the Guarantor and shall, at the request and cost of the Guarantor, transfer to the Guarantor such rights as the Trustee may at such time have in the security for the Outstanding Indebtedness and to the proceeds of any such rights or security.

 

21 Assignment and Transfer

 

  21.1 This Deed shall be binding upon and enure to the benefit of the Trustee and its successors and assigns.

 

  21.2 The Guarantor shall not be entitled to assign or transfer all or any part of its rights, benefits or obligations under this Deed.

 

  21.3 The Trustee may transfer its rights hereunder to any person to whom its rights and obligations under the Agency and Trust Deed are transferred in accordance with the Agency and Trust Deed.

 

  21.4 Any Beneficiary may disclose to any actual or potential assignee or Transferee or to any person who may otherwise enter or propose to enter into contractual relations with such Beneficiary in relation to the Loan Agreement and this Deed any information about the Obligors and the NCLC Group as such Beneficiary shall reasonably consider necessary for the purposes of inviting expressions of interest from other banks or financial institutions SUBJECT ALWAYS to the relevant Beneficiary procuring the execution by the potential assignee or Transferee or any other person as aforesaid of a Confidentiality Undertaking.

 

  21.5 A person (including any body of persons) who is not a party to this Deed has no right under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 to enforce any term of this Deed but this does not affect any right or remedy of a third party which exists or is available apart from that Act.

 

22 Miscellaneous Provisions

 

  22.1 No failure to exercise and no delay in exercising on the part of the Trustee or any of the other Beneficiaries any right or remedy under this Deed or under any other of the Security Documents shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right or remedy preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or remedy. No waiver by the Trustee or any of the other Beneficiaries shall be effective unless it is in writing.

 

  22.2 The rights and remedies of the Beneficiaries provided herein and in the other Security Documents are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law.

 

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  22.3 If any provision of this Deed or the Loan Agreement or any other Security Document to which any Obligor or the Builder is a party is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such prohibition or unenforceability shall not invalidate the remaining provisions hereof or thereof or affect the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

  22.4 Time is of the essence in respect of all of the obligations of the Guarantor under this Deed.

 

23 Waiver of Immunity

 

  23.1 The Guarantor irrevocably and unconditionally:

 

  23.1.1 waives any right of immunity which it or its assets now has or may hereafter acquire in relation to any legal proceedings (including, but without limitation, actions in rem and/or in personam) brought against it or its assets by the Trustee in relation to this Deed; and

 

  23.1.2 consents generally in respect of any such proceedings to the giving of any relief including, without limitation, the issue of any process in connection with such proceedings and the making, enforcement or execution against any property whatsoever (irrespective of its use or intended use) of any order or judgment which may be made or given in such proceedings.

 

24 Notices

 

  24.1 Each notice, demand or other communication to be made under this Deed shall be made in writing which, unless otherwise stated, includes telefax.

 

  24.2

Any notice, demand or other communication (unless made by telefax) to be made or delivered by the Trustee to the Guarantor pursuant to this Deed shall (unless the Guarantor has by fifteen (15) days’ written notice to the Trustee specified another address) be made or delivered to the Guarantor at 7665 Corporate Center Drive, Miami, Florida 33126, United States of America marked for the attention of the Chief Financial Officer (telefax no. +1 305 436 4140) and the Legal Department (telefax no. +1 305 436 4117) (but one (1) copy shall suffice) with a copy to the Investors c/o Apollo Management, LP, 9 West 57 th Street, 43 rd Floor, New York, NY 10019, United States of America marked for the attention of Mr Steve Martinez (telefax no. +1 212 515 3288) and shall be deemed to have been made or delivered (in the case of any telefax) when transmission of such telefax communication has been completed or (in the case of any letter) when delivered to the aforesaid address or (as the case may be) five (5) days after being deposited in the post first class postage prepaid in an envelope addressed to it at that address PROVIDED THAT if the copy of any notice, demand or other communication is not received by the Investors it shall not affect the deemed making or delivery of the notice, demand or other communication. Any notice, demand or other communication to be made or delivered by the Guarantor to the Trustee or the Agent pursuant to this Deed shall (unless the Trustee or the Agent (as the case may be) has by fifteen (15) days’ written notice to the Guarantor specified another address) be made or delivered to the Trustee or the Agent at its office for the time being which is at present HSBC Bank plc, Project and Export Finance, 8 Canada Square, London E14 5HQ, England marked for the attention of Mr Colin J Cuffie/Ms Isabel Olembo (telefax no. +44 (0)20 7992 4428) and shall

 

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  be deemed to have been made or delivered (in the case of any telefax) when transmission of such telefax communication has been completed or (in the case of any letter) when delivered to the aforesaid address or (as the case may be) five (5) days after being deposited in the post first class postage prepaid in an envelope addressed to it at that address.

 

  24.3 Each notice, demand or other communication made or delivered by one (1) party to the other pursuant to this Deed shall be in the English language or accompanied by a certified English translation.

 

25 Governing Law

 

  25.1 This Deed and any non-contractual obligations arising from or in connection with it shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English law.

 

26 Jurisdiction

 

  26.1 For the exclusive benefit of the Trustee, the Guarantor agrees that any legal action or proceeding arising out of this Deed or relating to any non-contractual obligations arising from or in connection with this Deed may be brought in the High Court of Justice in England and irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of that court. The submission by the Guarantor to such jurisdiction shall not limit the right of the Trustee to commence any proceedings arising out of this Deed or relating to any non-contractual obligations arising from or in connection with this Deed in whatsoever jurisdiction it may choose, nor shall the commencement of any such legal action or proceeding in one (1) jurisdiction preclude the Trustee from beginning any further or other such legal action or proceeding in the same or any other jurisdiction.

 

  26.2 The Guarantor appoints in the case of the courts of England the Process Agent to receive, for and on its behalf, service of process in England of any legal proceedings with respect to this Deed.

IN WITNESS whereof this Deed of Guarantee and Indemnity has been executed by the parties hereto on the day first written above.

 

SIGNED SEALED  and  DELIVERED  as a  DEED

   )

for and on behalf of

   )
NCL CORPORATION LTD.    )

acting by

   )

its duly appointed attorney-in-fact

   )

in the presence of:

   )

SIGNED SEALED  and  DELIVERED  as a  DEED

   )

for and on behalf of

   )
HSBC BANK PLC    )

acting by

   )

its duly appointed attorney-in-fact

   )

in the presence of:

   )

 

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Schedule 1

Quarterly Statement of Financial Covenants

 

TO: HSBC BANK PLC

Project and Export Finance

8 Canada Square

London E14 5HQ

England

Attn: Mr Colin J Cuffie/Ms Isabel Olembo

(as the Agent (as such term is defined in the Guarantee (as hereinafter defined))

We refer to clause 11 of the guarantee dated 20 April 2004 (as amended, varied, supplemented and/or restated from time to time the “Guarantee” ) issued by us in favour of the Trustee. Terms defined in the Guarantee, whether by reference to the Loan Agreement (as therein defined) or otherwise, shall have the same meanings herein.

We hereby certify the amounts set out in the attached schedule as at the last day of the financial quarter ending              20[    ] for NCL Corporation Ltd. (the “Guarantor” ) and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis. We also hereby certify that the Guarantor is in compliance with all the financial covenants set out in clauses 11.1 and 11.3 of the Guarantee and that [no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing][an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing under clause 11.1.[    ] of the Loan Agreement and the following step[s] [is/are] being taken to cure the same: [    ]].

 

NCL CORPORATION LTD.

 

By: [                    ]
Chief Financial Officer
Dated :              20[    ]

 

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Schedule

[*]

 

For and on behalf of NCL CORPORATION LTD.

 

[                    ]

I, [                    ], the officer primarily responsible for the financial management of the NCLC Group, hereby declare that, to the best of knowledge and belief, the above Statement of Financial Covenants as of [            ] 20[    ], in my opinion, is true and correct.

 

 

[                    ]
Chief Financial Officer
NCL CORPORATION LTD.
Dated:              20[    ]

[*]

 

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Schedule 2

Letter of Instruction

 

TO: HSBC BANK PLC

Project and Export Finance

8 Canada Square

London E14 5HQ

England

Attn: Mr Colin J Cuffie/Ms Isabel Olembo

(as the Agent (as hereinafter defined))

2004

Dear Sirs

Deed of Guarantee and Indemnity dated 20 April 2004 (the “Guarantee”)

We refer to the Guarantee executed by us in favour of the Trustee (as defined in the Guarantee) as security for the obligations of Hull 667 Limited (the “ Borrower ”) under (among other things) the loan agreement dated 20 April 2004 (as the same may be amended, varied, supplemented and/or novated from time to time the “ Loan Agreement ”) between (among others) the Borrower as borrower, the banks whose names and offices appear in schedule 2 to the Loan Agreement (the “ Lenders ”), HSBC Bank plc as agent for the Lenders (the “ Agent ”) and HSBC Bank plc as trustee for the Lenders (the “ Trustee ”).

Unless the context requires otherwise, words and expressions used herein shall have the same meanings as ascribed to them in the Loan Agreement.

We refer to:

 

1. clause 17.5 of the Loan Agreement which provides that each Lender may assign or transfer its respective rights under the Guarantee to any person to whom the rights, or the rights and obligations, of that Lender under the Loan Agreement are wholly or partially assigned or transferred in accordance with the Loan Agreement; and

 

2. clause 17.5 of the Loan Agreement whereby the rights, benefits and/or obligations of any Lender thereunder may be transferred by means of a Transfer Certificate.

In consideration of the Lenders agreeing at our request to make the Loan available to the Borrower in accordance with the terms of the Loan Agreement, we hereby irrevocably and unconditionally authorise and instruct the Agent forthwith to execute on our behalf each Transfer Certificate delivered to it pursuant to clause 17.5 of the Loan Agreement without the Agent being under any obligation to take any further instructions from us or to give any prior notice to us before doing so.

 

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This letter shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, English law.

 

Yours faithfully

 

NCL CORPORATION LTD.
By:
Title:

 

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Schedule 3

Budgeted Consolidated EBITDA

 

Fiscal Quarter Ended

   Budgeted  Consolidated
EBITDA

(USD,000)
 

30 June 2008

     [*

30 September 2008

     [*

31 December 2008

     [*
     [*

31 March 2009

     [*

30 June 2009

     [*

30 September 2009

     [*

31 December 2009

     [*
     [*

31 March 2010

     [*

30 June 2010

     [*

30 September 2010

     [*

31 December 2010

     [*

 

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Schedule 4

Report on Bookings

NCL Corporation Ltd.

Passenger Booking Data

As of Week X

 

     Q1  1     Q2  1     Q3  1     Q4  1  

Load Factor Data

        

Booked to Date

        

2009

     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0

2008

     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0

Final (Full Year)

        

2008

     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0

NPD Data

        

Booked to Date

        

2009

     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0

2008

     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0

Final (Full Year)

        

2008

     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0

 

1  

Represents next four quarters following reporting date

 

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Exhibit 10.3

[*]: THE CONFIDENTIAL PORTION HAS BEEN OMITTED PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT AND THE OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE COMMISSION.

DATED 1 JUNE 2012

PRIDE OF HAWAII, LLC

(as borrower)

NCL CORPORATION LTD.

(as guarantor)

NCL (BAHAMAS) LTD.

(as bareboat charterer)

NCL AMERICA HOLDINGS, LLC

(as shareholder)

THE SEVERAL BANKS

(particulars of which are set out in Schedule 1)

(as lenders)

HSBC BANK PLC

(as agent)

COMMERZBANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT

(as Hermes agent)

HSBC BANK PLC

(as trustee)

 

 

TENTH SUPPLEMENTAL DEED IN RELATION TO

(AMONG OTHER THINGS) SECURED LOAN AGREEMENT

dated 20 April 2004 (as previously amended and/or restated)

for the equivalent amount in United States Dollars and/or Euro

of up to EUR308,130,000

pre- and post delivery finance for

“NORWEGIAN JADE”

 

 

 

LOGO


CONTENTS

 

         Page  

1

 

Definitions and Construction

     2   

2

 

Amendment and/or Restatement of Original Loan Agreement, Original Guarantee and Other Security Documents

     3   

3

 

Conditions Precedent

     4   

4

 

Representations and Warranties

     6   

5

 

Fee and Expenses

     7   

6

 

Further Assurance

     8   

7

 

Counterparts

     8   

8

 

Notices

     8   

9

 

Governing Law

     9   

10

 

Jurisdiction

     9   

Schedule 1

 

The Agent, the Hermes Agent, the Trustee, the Restructuring Trustee and the Lenders

     15   

Schedule 2

 

Loan Agreement

     18   

Schedule 3

 

Guarantee

     19   


TENTH SUPPLEMENTAL DEED

DATED 1 JUNE 2012

BETWEEN:

 

(1) PRIDE OF HAWAII, LLC (formerly known as Ship Ventures Inc. and Pride of Hawaii, Inc.), of Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801, United States of America as borrower (the “Borrower” );

 

(2) NCL CORPORATION LTD. , a company incorporated under the laws of Bermuda and having its registered office at Cumberland House, 9th Floor, 1 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda as guarantor (the “Guarantor” );

 

(3) NCL AMERICA HOLDINGS LLC (formerly known as NCL America Holdings, Inc.), of Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801, United States of America as shareholder (the “Shareholder” );

 

(4) NCL (BAHAMAS) LTD. , a company incorporated under the laws of Bermuda and having its registered office at Cumberland House, 9th Floor, 1 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda as bareboat charterer (the “Bareboat Charterer” );

 

(5) THE SEVERAL BANKS particulars of which are set out in Schedule 1 as lenders (collectively the “Lenders” and each individually a “Lender” );

 

(6) HSBC BANK PLC of 8 Canada Square, London E14 5HQ as agent (the “Agent” );

 

(7) COMMERZBANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT of Kaiserplatz, 60311 Frankfurt am Main, Federal Republic of Germany as agent (the “Hermes Agent” ); and

 

(8) HSBC BANK PLC of 8 Canada Square, London E14 5HQ as trustee for itself and the Lenders (as hereinafter defined) (the “Trustee” ).

WHEREAS :

 

(A) By a loan agreement dated 20 April 2004 as amended and/or restated by a first supplemental deed thereto dated 25 October 2004, a second supplemental deed thereto dated as of 30 September 2005, a third supplemental deed thereto dated 13 November 2006, a fourth supplemental deed thereto dated 21 December 2007, a fifth supplemental deed thereto dated 10 February 2008, a sixth supplemental deed thereto dated 2 April 2009, a seventh supplemental deed thereto dated 19 October 2009, an eighth supplemental deed thereto dated 22 July 2010 and a ninth supplemental deed thereto dated 18 November 2010 entered into between the Borrower as borrower, the Lenders as lenders, the Agent as agent for (among others) the Lenders, the Hermes Agent as agent for (among others) the Lenders and the Trustee as trustee for (among others) the Lenders (together the “Original Loan Agreement” ), the Lenders granted to the Borrower a secured loan in the Equivalent Amount of up to three hundred and eight million one hundred and thirty thousand Euros (EUR308,130,000) (the “Loan” ) for the purpose of enabling the Borrower to finance (among other things) the construction of the Vessel (as such term is defined in the Original Loan Agreement) on the terms and conditions therein contained. The repayment of the Loan by the Borrower has been secured by (among other things) a guarantee and indemnity dated 20 April 2004 granted by the Guarantor as amended and/or restated by the said second supplemental deed dated as of 30 September 2005, the said third supplemental deed dated 13 November 2006, the said fourth supplemental deed dated 21 December 2007 and the said sixth supplemental deed dated 2 April 2009 (together the “Original Guarantee” ).


(B) Each of the Borrower and the Guarantor has requested the consent of the Lenders, the Agent, the Hermes Agent and the Trustee to (i) the purchase of the vessel [*] (the “Sky Vessel” ) from [*] (the “Sky Vessel Seller” ) for an amount of up to [*] (the “Sky Vessel Purchase Price” ) and the amendment of each of the Original Facility Agreement and the Original Guarantee to permit the purchase of [*] other vessels in addition to the Sky Vessel and after the cancellation, prepayment and/or repayment of the Total Delayed Principal Amount, to remove the restriction on purchasing vessels (ii) amend the restrictions in each of the Original Facility Agreement and the Original Guarantee on incurring Permitted Indebtedness to allow for the acquisition of the Sky Vessel and such [*] other vessels and utilisation of an amount of up to [*] for general corporate purposes and, after the cancellation, prepayment and/or repayment of the Total Delayed Principal Amount, to remove such restrictions (iii) amend each of the Original Facility Agreement and the Original Guarantee to exempt the indebtedness incurred for financing the Sky Vessel from the subordination arrangements in respect of Indebtedness for Borrowed Money and (iv) amend clause 15 ( Hedging ) of the Original Guarantee to remove the restriction on hedging counterparties.

 

(C) The consent of the Lenders, the Agent, the Hermes Agent and the Trustee is given in respect of the above matters on the terms of this tenth supplement to the Original Loan Agreement (this “Deed” ) which shall be executed as a deed.

NOW THIS DEED WITNESSES as follows:

 

1 Definitions and Construction

 

  1.1 In this Deed including the preamble and recitals hereto (unless the context otherwise requires) any term or expression defined in the preamble or the recitals shall have the meaning ascribed to it therein and terms and expressions not defined herein but whose meanings are defined in the Original Loan Agreement shall have the meanings set out therein. In addition, the following terms and expressions shall have the meanings set out below:

“Fourth Restatement Date” means the date on which the conditions precedent set out in Clause 3.1 are fulfilled to the satisfaction of the Agent or waived by the Agent pursuant to Clause 3.2;

“Guarantee” means the Original Guarantee as amended and restated by this Deed and as set out in Schedule 3;

“Loan Agreement” means the Original Loan Agreement as amended and restated by this Deed and as set out in Schedule 2;

“New Process Agent” means EC3 Services Limited whose registered office is presently at The St Botolph Building, 138 Houndsditch, London EC3A 7AR;

“Sky Vessel Purchase Price Terms” means the terms on which the Sky Vessel Purchase Price (and interest thereon and other fees, costs and expenses) will be payable by [*] to the Sky Vessel Seller for the Sky Vessel as reflected by the agreement referred to in Clause 3.1.3; and

 

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“Total Sky Vessel and Breakaway 3 Prepayment Amount” means [*].

 

  1.2 The provisions of clauses 1.2, 1.3 and 17.11 of the Loan Agreement shall apply hereto (mutatis mutandis).

 

2 Amendment and/or Restatement of Original Loan Agreement, Original Guarantee and Other Security Documents

 

  2.1 Subject to Clause 3.1, the parties hereto agree that immediately upon and with effect from the Fourth Restatement Date the Original Loan Agreement shall be amended and restated to read in accordance with the amended and restated facility agreement as set out in Schedule 2 and (as so amended and restated) will continue to be binding upon each of the parties thereto in accordance with its terms as so amended and restated.

 

  2.2 Subject to Clause 3.1, the Guarantor and the Trustee agree that immediately upon and with effect from the Fourth Restatement Date the Original Guarantee shall be amended and restated to read in accordance with the amended and restated guarantee as set out in Schedule 3 and (as so amended and restated) will continue to be binding upon each of the parties thereto in accordance with its terms as so amended and restated.

 

  2.3 Each of the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Shareholder and the Bareboat Charterer hereby confirms to the Lenders, the Agent, the Hermes Agent and the Trustee that with effect from the Fourth Restatement Date:

 

  2.3.1 all references to the Original Loan Agreement or the Original Guarantee in the other Security Documents shall be construed as references to the Loan Agreement or the Guarantee (as the case may be) and all terms used in such Security Documents whose meanings are defined by reference to the Original Loan Agreement shall be defined by reference to the Loan Agreement;

 

  2.3.2 the Security Documents shall apply to, and extend to secure, the whole of the Outstanding Indebtedness, as defined in clause 1.1 of the Loan Agreement, until it has been repaid or paid in full to the Lenders (or to the Agent on their behalf) and the Agent;

 

  2.3.3 its obligations under the Security Documents to which it is a party shall not be discharged, impaired or otherwise affected by reason of the execution of this Deed or of any of the documents or transactions contemplated hereby and in particular but without limitation by the granting of time to the Borrower under the Original Loan Agreement; and

 

  2.3.4 its obligations under the Security Documents to which it is a party shall remain in full force and effect as security for the obligations of the Borrower under the Loan Agreement and the other Security Documents as amended by this Deed.

 

  2.4 The Bareboat Charterer hereby acknowledges and, to the extent necessary, agrees to comply with the terms of clause 16 ( Exceptional Prepayments ) of the Guarantee.

 

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  2.5 Except as expressly amended hereby or pursuant hereto the Original Loan Agreement, the Original Guarantee and the other Security Documents shall remain in full force and effect and nothing herein contained shall relieve the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Shareholder, the Bareboat Charterer or any other Obligor from any of its respective obligations under any such documents.

 

3 Conditions Precedent

 

  3.1 The amendment and restatement of each of the Original Loan Agreement and the Original Guarantee provided for in Clause 2 is conditional upon and shall not be effective unless and until the Agent has received the following in form and substance satisfactory to it:

 

  3.1.1 prior to the date of this Deed, an updated integrated financial model for the NCLC Group for the period until 31 December 2017 reflecting the Sky Vessel Purchase Price Terms and the anticipated cost of acquisition of Breakaway 3 and Breakaway 4 (as each such term will be defined in the Loan Agreement) which is hereby agreed to have been satisfied by the financial model for the NCLC Group first delivered at the bankers’ meeting in London on 4 April 2012 and subsequently distributed by the Guarantor by email;

 

  3.1.2 on the date of this Deed:

 

  (a) one (1) counterpart of this Deed duly executed by the parties hereto;

 

  (b) a written confirmation from the New Process Agent that it will act for each of the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Shareholder, the Bareboat Charterer and the owners of the Hermes Vessels other than the Borrower (together the “Relevant Parties” ) as agent for service of process in England in respect of this Deed;

 

  (c) evidence that each of the Lenders has received payment of the handling/work fee to which it is entitled as more particularly described in Clause 5.1;

 

  (d) the following corporate documents in respect of each of the Relevant Parties:

 

  (i) Certified Copies of any consents required from any ministry, governmental, financial or other authority for the execution of and performance by the respective Relevant Party of its obligations under this Deed or any document to be executed pursuant hereto or if no such consents are required a certificate from a duly appointed officer of the Relevant Party to this effect confirming that no such consents are required;

 

  (ii) a notarially attested secretary’s certificate of each of the Relevant Parties:

 

  (1)

attaching a copy of its Certificate of Incorporation and Memorandum of Association and Bye-Laws (or

 

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  equivalent constitutional documents) which do not prohibit the entering into of the transactions contemplated in this Deed;

 

  (2) giving the names of its present officers and directors;

 

  (3) setting out specimen signatures of such persons as are authorised by the Relevant Party to sign documents or otherwise undertake the performance of that Relevant Party’s obligations under this Deed;

 

  (4) giving the legal owner of its shares and the number of such shares held;

 

  (5) attaching copies of resolutions passed at duly convened meetings of the directors and, if required by the Agent, the members or shareholders of each of the Relevant Parties authorising (as applicable) the execution of this Deed and the issue of any power of attorney to execute the same; and

 

  (6) containing a declaration of solvency as at the date of the certificate of the duly appointed officer of the Relevant Party;

or (if applicable) certifying that there has been no change to the statements made in his or her secretary’s certificate last provided to the Agent with respect to paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4) and (6) of this Clause 3.1.2(d)(ii) and attaching copies of resolutions passed at duly convened meetings of the directors and, if required by the Agent, the members or shareholders of each of the Relevant Parties authorising (as applicable) the execution of this Deed and any document to be executed pursuant hereto and the issue of any power of attorney to execute the same; and

 

  (iii) the original powers of attorney, if any, issued pursuant to the resolutions referred to above and notarially attested;

 

  3.1.3 a Certified Copy of any sale and purchase agreement or memorandum of agreement evidencing the terms for the sale of the Sky Vessel by the Sky Vessel Seller to Norwegian Sky, Ltd. or another member of the NCLC Group for the Sky Vessel Purchase Price on the Sky Vessel Purchase Price Terms which agreement shall be in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent if it is in the form provided to the Agent on 21 May 2012;

 

  3.1.4 a Certified Copy of a confirmation in respect of each of the Hermes Vessel Owner Second Guarantees duly executed by the owners of the Hermes Vessels other than the Borrower;

 

  3.1.5 evidence that all the conditions precedent to the amendment and restatement of each facility agreement and, if applicable, guarantee in respect of each NCLC Group Credit Facility have been satisfied;

 

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  3.1.6 confirmation from Hermes that, in relation to the Hermes Cover, they have noted the requests of the Borrower and the Guarantor set out in recital (B) and agree that consent to such requests may be given on the conditions set out in recital (B);

 

  3.1.7 evidence that the Cash Sweep Credit Facilities have been cancelled and/or prepaid pro rata based on the Maximum Amount of the Delayed Principal Amount (as defined in the facility agreement for each Cash Sweep Credit Facility) for each Cash Sweep Credit Facility (or, if applicable, tranche thereof) by the Total Sky Vessel and Breakaway 3 Prepayment Amount; and

 

  3.1.8 agreement to the issue of such favourable written legal opinions including in respect of Bermuda, the Isle of Man, Delaware and the United States of America and England in such form as the Agent may require relating to all aspects of the transactions contemplated hereby governed by any applicable law,

PROVIDED THAT no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on the Fourth Restatement Date (subject to Clause 3.2).

 

  3.2 If the Lenders, the Agent, the Hermes Agent and the Trustee, acting unanimously, decide (or the Agent in accordance with the Agency and Trust Deed decides) to permit the amendment and restatement of the Original Loan Agreement and the Original Guarantee hereby without the Agent having received all of the documents or evidence referred to in Clause 3.1, the Borrower will nevertheless deliver the remaining documents or evidence to the Agent within fourteen (14) days of the Fourth Restatement Date (or such other period as the Agent may stipulate) and the amendment and restatement of the Original Loan Agreement and the Original Guarantee as aforesaid shall not be construed as a waiver of the Agent’s right to receive the documents or evidence as aforesaid nor shall this provision impose on the Agent, the Hermes Agent, the Trustee or the Lenders any obligation to permit the amendment and restatement in the absence of such documents or evidence.

 

4 Representations and Warranties

 

  4.1 Each of the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Shareholder and the Bareboat Charterer represents and warrants to the Lenders, the Agent, the Hermes Agent and the Trustee that:

 

  4.1.1 it has the power to enter into and perform this Deed and the transactions and documents contemplated hereby and has taken all necessary action to authorise the entry into and performance of this Deed and such transactions and documents;

 

  4.1.2 this Deed constitutes and each other document contemplated hereby to which it is a party will, when executed, constitute its legal, valid and binding obligations enforceable in accordance with its terms;

 

  4.1.3 its entry into and performance of this Deed and the transactions and documents contemplated hereby do not and will not conflict with:

 

  (a) any law or regulation or any official or judicial order; or

 

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  (b) its constitutional documents; or

 

  (c) any agreement or document to which it is a party or which is binding upon it or any of its assets,

nor result in the creation or imposition of any Encumbrance on it or its assets pursuant to the provisions of any such agreement or document and in particular but without prejudice to the foregoing the entry into and performance of this Deed and the transactions and documents contemplated hereby and thereby will not render invalid, void or voidable any security granted by it to the Trustee;

 

  4.1.4 all authorisations, approvals, consents, licences, exemptions, filings, registrations, notarisations and other matters, official or otherwise, required in connection with the entry into, performance, validity and enforceability of this Deed and each of the other documents contemplated hereby and thereby and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been obtained or effected and are in full force and effect;

 

  4.1.5 all information furnished by it to the Agent or its agents relating to the business and affairs of an Obligor in connection with this Deed and the other documents contemplated hereby and thereby was and remains true and correct in all material respects and there are no other material facts or considerations the omission of which would render any such information misleading; and

 

  4.1.6 it has fully disclosed in writing to the Agent all facts relating to its business which it knows or should reasonably know and which might reasonably be expected to influence the Lenders, the Agent, the Hermes Agent and/or the Trustee in deciding whether or not to enter into this Deed.

 

5 Fee and Expenses

 

  5.1 The Borrower shall pay to each of the Lenders on the date of this Deed a non-refundable handling/work fee of [*] provided that a Lender which is the provider of any other loan or other facility to the Borrower or any other member of the NCLC Group shall only be entitled to receive one (1) such fee of [*]. Notwithstanding any provision of this Deed, the Original Loan Agreement, the Loan Agreement or the Agency and Trust Deed to the contrary, no Lender shall be required to share with the other Lenders, the Agent, the Hermes Agent and/or the Trustee any such handling/work fee received.

 

  5.2 The Borrower and the Guarantor jointly and severally undertake to reimburse the Agent, the Hermes Agent and the Trustee on demand of the Agent on a full indemnity basis for the reasonable charges and expenses (together with value added tax or any similar tax thereon and including without limitation the fees and expenses of legal and other advisers) incurred by the Agent, the Hermes Agent and/or the Trustee in respect of or in connection with the negotiation, preparation, printing, execution, registration and enforcement of this Deed and any other documents required in connection with the implementation of this Deed.

 

  5.3

The Borrower and the Guarantors jointly and severally undertake to reimburse the Agent, the Trustee, the Hermes Agent and the Lenders on demand of the Agent on

 

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  a full indemnity basis for all charges and expenses (together with value added tax or any similar tax thereon and including without limitation the fees and expenses of legal and other advisers) incurred by the Agent, the Trustee, the Hermes Agent and/or the Lenders in respect of, or in connection with the enforcement of, or the preservation of any rights under this Deed.

 

6 Further Assurance

Each of the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Shareholder and the Bareboat Charterer will, from time to time on being required to do so by the Agent, do or procure the doing of all such acts and/or execute or procure the execution of all such documents in a form satisfactory to the Agent and the Hermes Agent as the Agent and the Hermes Agent may reasonably consider necessary for giving full effect to this Deed or any of the documents contemplated hereby or securing to the Lenders, the Agent, the Hermes Agent and/or the Trustee the full benefit of the rights, powers and remedies conferred upon the Lenders, the Agent, the Hermes Agent and/or the Trustee in any such document.

 

7 Counterparts

This Deed may be executed in any number of counterparts and all such counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same agreement.

 

8 Notices

 

  8.1 Any notice, demand or other communication (unless made by telefax) to be made or delivered to the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Shareholder and/or the Bareboat Charterer pursuant to this Deed shall (unless the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Shareholder or the Bareboat Charterer has by fifteen (15) days’ written notice to the Agent specified another address) be made or delivered to the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Shareholder and/or the Bareboat Charterer at c/o/ 7665 Corporate Center Drive, Miami, Florida 33126, United States of America (marked for the attention of the Chief Financial Officer and the Legal Department) (but one (1) copy shall suffice) with a copy to the Investors c/o Apollo Management, LP, 9 West 57th Street, 43rd Floor, New York, NY 10019, United States of America (marked for the attention of Mr Steve Martinez). Any notice, demand or other communication to be made or delivered by the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Shareholder or the Bareboat Charterer pursuant to this Deed shall (unless the Agent, the Hermes Agent or the Trustee has by fifteen (15) days’ written notice to the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Shareholder or the Bareboat Charterer specified another address) be made or delivered to the Agent, the Hermes Agent or the Trustee at its Office, the details of which are set out in Schedule 1.

 

  8.2

Any notice, demand or other communication to be made or delivered pursuant to this Deed may be sent by telefax to the relevant telephone numbers (which at the date hereof in respect of the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Shareholder and the Bareboat Charterer is +1 305 436 4140 (marked for the attention of the Chief Financial Officer) and +1 305 436 4117 (marked for the attention of the Legal Department) with a copy to the Investors c/o Apollo Management, LP, fax number +1 212 515 3288 (marked for the attention of Mr Steve Martinez) and in the case of the Agent, the Hermes Agent or the Trustee is as recorded in Schedule 1) specified by it from time to time for the purpose and shall be deemed to have been received when transmission of such telefax communication has been completed. Each such telefax communication, if made to the Agent, the Hermes Agent or the Trustee by

 

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  the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Shareholder or the Bareboat Charterer shall be signed by the person or persons authorised in writing by the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Shareholder or the Bareboat Charterer (as the case may be) and whose signature appears on the list of specimen signatures contained in the secretary’s certificate required to be delivered by Clause 3 and shall be expressed to be for the attention of the department or officer whose name has been notified for the time being for that purpose by the Agent, the Hermes Agent or the Trustee to the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Shareholder and the Bareboat Charterer.

 

  8.3 The provisions of clauses 18.1, 18.4 and 18.5 of the Original Loan Agreement shall apply to this Deed.

 

9 Governing Law

This Deed and any non-contractual obligations arising from or in connection with it shall be governed by English law.

 

10 Jurisdiction

 

  10.1 The courts of England have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute:

 

  10.1.1 arising out of or in connection with this Deed (including a dispute regarding the existence, validity or termination of this Deed); or

 

  10.1.2 relating to any non-contractual obligations arising from or in connection with this Deed,

(a “Dispute” ). Each party to this Deed agrees that the courts of England are the most appropriate and convenient courts to settle Disputes and accordingly no party will argue to the contrary.

This Clause 10.1 is for the benefit of the Lenders, the Agent, the Hermes Agent and the Trustee only. As a result, no such party shall be prevented from taking proceedings relating to a Dispute in any other courts with jurisdiction. To the extent allowed by law, any such party may take concurrent proceedings in any number of jurisdictions.

 

  10.2 None of the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Shareholder or the Bareboat Charterer may, without the Agent’s prior written consent, terminate the appointment of the New Process Agent; if the New Process Agent resigns or its appointment ceases to be effective, the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Shareholder and/or the Bareboat Charterer (as the case may be) shall within fourteen (14) days appoint a company which has premises in London and has been approved by the Agent to act as the Borrower’s, the Guarantor’s, the Shareholder’s and/or the Bareboat Charterer’s (as the case may be) process agent with unconditional authority to receive and acknowledge service on behalf of the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Shareholder and/or the Bareboat Charterer of all process or other documents connected with proceedings in the English courts which relate to this Deed.

 

  10.3

For the purpose of securing its obligations under Clause 10.2, each of the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Shareholder and the Bareboat Charterer irrevocably agrees that, if it for any reason fails to appoint a process agent within the period specified in Clause 10.2, the Agent may appoint any person (including a company controlled by

 

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  or associated with the Agent or any Lender) to act as the Borrower’s, the Guarantor’s, the Shareholder’s or the Bareboat Charterer’s (as the case may be) process agent in England with the unconditional authority described in Clause 10.2.

 

  10.4 No neglect or default by a process agent appointed or designated under this Clause (including a failure by it to notify the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Shareholder or the Bareboat Charterer (as the case may be) of the service of any process or to forward any process to the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Shareholder or the Bareboat Charterer (as the case may be)) shall invalidate any proceedings or judgment.

 

  10.5 Each of the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Shareholder and the Bareboat Charterer appoints in the case of the courts of England the New Process Agent to receive, for and on its behalf, service of process in England of any legal proceedings with respect to this Deed.

 

  10.6 A judgment relating to this Deed which is given or would be enforced by an English court shall be conclusive and binding on the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Shareholder and/or the Bareboat Charterer (as the case may be) and may be enforced without review in any other jurisdiction.

 

  10.7 Nothing in this Clause shall exclude or limit any right which the Agent, the Lenders, the Hermes Agent or the Trustee may have (whether under the laws of any country, an international convention or otherwise) with regard to the bringing of proceedings, the service of process, the recognition or enforcement of a judgment or any similar or related matter in any jurisdiction.

 

  10.8 In this Clause “judgment” includes order, injunction, declaration and any other decision or relief made or granted by a court.

IN WITNESS whereof the parties hereto have caused this Deed to be duly executed as a deed on the day and year first before written.

 

SIGNED SEALED  and  DELIVERED  as a  DEED    )  
by Micha Withoft    )  
Attorney-in-Fact    )   /s/ Micha Withoft
for and on behalf of    )  
PRIDE OF HAWAII, LLC    )  
in the presence of: /s/ Anthony Pitt    )  
Anthony Pitt     
Trainee Solicitor     
Stephenson Harwood LLP     
1 Finsbury Circus     
London EC2M 7SH     

 

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SIGNED SEALED  and  DELIVERED  as a  DEED    )  
by Micha Withoft    )  
Attorney-in-Fact    )   /s/ Micha Withoft
for and on behalf of    )  
NCL CORPORATION LTD.    )  
in the presence of: /s/ Anthony Pitt    )  
Anthony Pitt     
Trainee Solicitor     
Stephenson Harwood LLP     
1 Finsbury Circus     
London EC2M 7SH     
SIGNED SEALED  and  DELIVERED  as a  DEED    )  
by Micha Withoft    )  
Attorney-in-Fact    )   /s/ Micha Withoft
for and on behalf of    )  
NCL (BAHAMAS) LTD.    )  
in the presence of: /s/ Anthony Pitt    )  
Anthony Pitt     
Trainee Solicitor     
Stephenson Harwood LLP     
1 Finsbury Circus     
London EC2M 7SH     
SIGNED SEALED  and  DELIVERED  as a  DEED    )  
by Micha Withoft    )  
Attorney-in-Fact    )   /s/ Micha Withoft
for and on behalf of    )  
NCL AMERICA HOLDINGS, LLC    )  
in the presence of: /s/ Anthony Pitt    )  
Anthony Pitt     
Trainee Solicitor     
Stephenson Harwood LLP     
1 Finsbury Circus     
London EC2M 7SH     

 

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SIGNED SEALED  and  DELIVERED  as a  DEED    )  
by Jennifer Ashford    )  
Attorney-in-Fact    )   /s/ Jennifer Ashford
for and on behalf of    )  
COMMERZBANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT    )  
as a Lender    )  
in the presence of: /s/ Anthony Pitt    )  
Anthony Pitt     
Trainee Solicitor     
Stephenson Harwood LLP     
1 Finsbury Circus     
London EC2M 7SH     
SIGNED SEALED  and  DELIVERED  as a  DEED    )  
by Jennifer Ashford    )  
Attorney-in-Fact    )   /s/ Jennifer Ashford
for and on behalf of    )  
KFW    )  
in the presence of: /s/ Anthony Pitt    )  
Anthony Pitt     
Trainee Solicitor     
Stephenson Harwood LLP     
1 Finsbury Circus     
London EC2M 7SH     
SIGNED SEALED  and  DELIVERED  as a  DEED    )  
by Jennifer Ashford    )  
Attorney-in-Fact    )   /s/ Jennifer Ashford
for and on behalf of    )  
DNB BANK ASA    )  
in the presence of: /s/ Anthony Pitt    )  
Anthony Pitt     
Trainee Solicitor     
Stephenson Harwood LLP     
1 Finsbury Circus     
London EC2M 7SH     

 

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SIGNED SEALED  and  DELIVERED  as a  DEED    )  
by Jennifer Ashford    )  
Attorney-in-Fact    )   /s/ Jennifer Ashford
for and on behalf of    )  
NORDDEUTSCHE LANDESBANK    )  
GIROZENTRALE    )  
in the presence of: /s/ Anthony Pitt    )  
Anthony Pitt     
Trainee Solicitor     
Stephenson Harwood LLP     
1 Finsbury Circus     
London EC2M 7SH     
SIGNED SEALED  and  DELIVERED  as a  DEED    )  
by Jennifer Ashford    )  
Attorney-in-Fact    )   /s/ Jennifer Ashford
for and on behalf of    )  
CREDIT AGRICOLE CORPORATE AND    )  
INVESTMENT BANK    )  
in the presence of: /s/ Anthony Pitt    )  
Anthony Pitt     
Trainee Solicitor     
Stephenson Harwood LLP     
1 Finsbury Circus     
London EC2M 7SH     
SIGNED SEALED  and  DELIVERED  as a  DEED    )  
by Jennifer Ashford    )  
Attorney-in-Fact    )   /s/ Jennifer Ashford
for and on behalf of    )  
HSBC BANK PLC    )  
as the Agent, the Trustee and a Lender    )  
in the presence of: /s/ Anthony Pitt    )  
Anthony Pitt     
Trainee Solicitor     
Stephenson Harwood LLP     
1 Finsbury Circus     
London EC2M 7SH     

 

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SIGNED SEALED  and  DELIVERED  as a  DEED    )  
by Jennifer Ashford    )  
Attorney-in-Fact    )   /s/ Jennifer Ashford
for and on behalf of    )  
COMMERZBANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT    )  
as the Hermes Agent    )  
in the presence of: /s/ Anthony Pitt    )  
Anthony Pitt     
Trainee Solicitor     
Stephenson Harwood LLP     
1 Finsbury Circus     
London EC2M 7SH     

 

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Schedule 1

The Agent, the Hermes Agent, the Trustee, the Restructuring Trustee and the Lenders

Name and address

Agent

HSBC BANK PLC

Project and Export Finance

8 Canada Square

London E14 5HQ

 

Fax:   +44 (0)20 7992 4428
Attn:   Mr Colin J Cuffie/Ms Isabel Olembo
Email:   colin.j.cuffie@hsbcib.com/isabel.olembo@hsbc.com

Hermes Agent

COMMERZBANK

AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT

Corporate Banking

Structured Export and Trade Finance

Kaiserplatz

60261 Frankfurt am Main

Federal Republic of Germany

 

Fax:   +49 69 1362 3742
Attn:   Mr Klaus-Dieter Schmedding
Email:   exportfinance@commerzbank.com

Trustee

HSBC BANK PLC

Project and Export Finance

8 Canada Square

London E14 5HQ

 

Fax:   +44 (0)20 7992 4428
Attn:   Mr Colin J Cuffie/Ms Isabel Olembo
Email:   colin.j.cuffie@hsbcib.com/isabel.olembo@hsbc.com

 

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Restructuring Trustee

DNB BANK ASA

Stranden 21

NO-0021 Oslo

Norway

 

Fax:   +47 22 48 28 94
Attn:   Ms Marie Therese Zwilgmeyer
Email:   creditmiddleoffice@dnb.no

 

   Percentage
Lenders    Contribution
COMMERZBANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT    19.186666671378
Domstrasse 18   
20095 Hamburg   
Germany   

 

Fax:   +49 40 37699 649
Attn:   Mr Marcus Weber/Mr Fabian Francke
Email:   shipfinance@commerzbank.com/
  marcus.weber@commerzbank.com/
  fabian.francke@commerzbank.com

 

HSBC BANK PLC    34.276666664833
Project and Export Finance   
8 Canada Square   
London E14 5HQ   

 

Fax:   +44 (0)20 7992 4428
Attn:   Mr Colin J Cuffie/Ms Isabel Olembo
Email:   colin.j.cuffie@hsbcib.com/isabel.olembo@hsbc.com

 

KFW    19.186666665053
Palmengartenstrasse 5-9   
60325 Frankfurt am Main   
Federal Republic of Germany   

 

Fax:   +49 69 7431 3768/2944
Attn:   Mr Josef Schmid/Ms Claudia Wenzel
Email:   josef.schmid@kfw.de/claudia.wenzel@kfw.de

 

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DNB BANK ASA    15.099999997678
Stranden 21   
NO-0021 Oslo   
Norway   

 

Fax:   +47 22 482894
Attn:   Mrs Amra Koluder (credit matters)
Email:   amra.koluder@dnb.no
Attn:   Ms Marie Therese Zwilgmeyer (administration matters)
Email:   creditmiddleoffice@dnb.no

 

NORDDEUTSCHE LANDESBANK GIROZENTRALE    7.750000002735
Friedrichswall 10   
30159 Hannover   
Federal Republic of Germany   

 

Fax:   +49 511 361 4785
Attn:   Ship and Aircraft Department – International
  Shipping Group
Email:   shipping@nordlb.de

 

CREDIT AGRICOLE CORPORATE    4.499999998323
AND INVESTMENT BANK   
Taunusanlage 14   
60325 Frankfurt am Main   
Federal Republic of Germany   

 

Fax:   +49 69 74221 197
Attn:   Mrs Petra Biller
Email:   petra.biller@ca-cib.com

with a copy to:

CREDIT AGRICOLE ASIA SHIPFINANCE LIMITED

 

Fax:   +852 2868 1448
Attn:   Mr Terence Yuen/Ms Iris Lai
Email:   terence.yuen@ca-cib.com/iris.lai@ca-cib.com

 

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Schedule 2

Loan Agreement

 

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DATED 20 APRIL 2004

PRIDE OF HAWAII, LLC

(formerly known as Ship Ventures Inc. and Pride of Hawaii, Inc.)

(as borrower)

COMMERZBANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT

Hamburg Branch

HSBC BANK PLC

KfW

DNB BANK ASA

OVERSEA-CHINESE BANKING CORPORATION LIMITED

Singapore Branch

(as arrangers and underwriters)

THE SEVERAL BANKS

particulars of which are set out in Schedule 2

(as lenders)

HSBC BANK PLC

(as agent)

COMMERZBANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT

(as Hermes agent)

HSBC BANK PLC

(as trustee)

 

 

SECURED LOAN AGREEMENT

for the equivalent amount in United States Dollars

of up to €308,130,000

pre- and post delivery finance

for one luxury cruise vessel with 1,188 passenger cabins

being hull no S.668 at the yard of Jos. L. Meyer GmbH

AS AMENDED AND RESTATED PURSUANT TO

A SUPPLEMENTAL DEED

DATED              2012

 

 

 

LOGO


CONTENTS

 

              Page  

1

 

Definitions and Construction

     1   
 

1.1

  

Definitions

     1   
 

1.2

  

Construction

     27   
 

1.3

  

Agent, Hermes Agent and Trustee

     28   

2

 

The Facility

     28   
 

2.1

  

Availability

     28   
 

2.2

  

Purpose and Application

     29   
 

2.3

  

Drawdown

     29   
 

2.4

  

Payment of Portions

     30   
 

2.5

  

Currency Option

     31   
 

2.6

  

Break costs on failure to draw

     32   
 

2.7

  

Conditions of drawdown

     32   
 

2.8

  

Several obligations of the Lenders

     32   
 

2.9

  

Lender’s failure to perform

     32   
 

2.10

  

Fulfilment of conditions after drawdown

     32   

3

 

Repayment

     33   

4

 

Prepayment

     33   
 

4.1

  

Voluntary prepayment

     33   
 

4.2

  

Voluntary prepayment in case of increased cost

     33   
 

4.3

  

Mandatory prepayment in case of illegality

     33   
 

4.4

  

Voluntary prepayment following imposition of Substitute Basis

     34   
 

4.5

  

Prepayment in case of Total Loss of the Vessel

     34   
 

4.6

  

Prepayment in case of sale of the Vessel

     35   
 

4.7

  

Effect of prepayment

     35   
 

4.8

  

Break costs on prepayment

     35   
 

4.9

  

Mandatory prepayment in case of cash sweep or special liquidity

     36   
 

4.10

  

No prepayment

     36   

5

 

Interest

     37   
 

5.1

  

Payment of interest prior to the Termination Date

     37   
 

5.2

  

Payment of interest from the Termination Date

     37   
 

5.3

  

Selection and duration of Pre-Delivery Interest Periods and Interest Periods

     37   
 

5.4

  

Conversion

     38   
 

5.5

  

Fixed Rate

     39   
 

5.6

  

Break costs in relation to Conversion

     39   
 

5.7

  

No notice and unavailability

     40   
 

5.8

  

Separate Interest Periods for Instalments

     40   
 

5.9

  

Extension and shortening of Pre-Delivery Interest Periods or Interest Periods

     40   
 

5.10

  

Applicable Interest Rate

     40   
 

5.11

  

Bank basis

     41   
 

5.12

  

Default interest

     41   


6

 

Substitute Basis of Funding

     41   
 

6.1

  

Absence of quotations

     41   
 

6.2

  

Market disruption

     42   
 

6.3

  

Substitute basis of interest or funding

     42   
 

6.4

  

Review

     42   

7

 

Payments

     43   
 

7.1

  

Place for payment

     43   
 

7.2

  

Deductions and grossing-up

     43   
 

7.3

  

Production of receipts for Taxes

     44   
 

7.4

  

Money of account

     45   
 

7.5

  

Accounts

     45   
 

7.6

  

Earnings

     46   
 

7.7

  

Continuing security

     46   

8

 

Yield Protection and Force Majeure

     46   
 

8.1

  

Increased costs

     46   
 

8.2

  

Force Majeure

     47   

9

 

Representations and Warranties

     48   
 

9.1

  

Duration

     48   
 

9.2

  

Representations and warranties

     48   
 

9.3

  

Representations on the First Drawdown Date

     55   
 

9.4

  

Representations on the Delivery Date

     55   

10

 

Undertakings

     55   
 

10.1

  

Duration

     55   
 

10.2

  

Information

     56   
 

10.3

  

Notification of default

     56   
 

10.4

  

Consents and registrations

     56   
 

10.5

  

Negative pledge

     57   
 

10.6

  

Disposals

     57   
 

10.7

  

Change of business

     58   
 

10.8

  

Mergers

     58   
 

10.9

  

Maintenance of status and franchises

     58   
 

10.10

  

Financial records

     58   
 

10.11

  

Financial indebtedness and subordination of indebtedness

     58   
 

10.12

  

Pooling of earnings and charters

     59   
 

10.13

  

Loans and guarantees by the Borrower

     60   
 

10.14

  

Supervision and management

     60   
 

10.15

  

Acquisition of shares

     60   
 

10.16

  

Trading with the United States of America

     60   
 

10.17

  

Further assurance

     61   
 

10.18

  

Valuation of the Vessel

     61   
 

10.19

  

Marginal security

     62   
 

10.20

  

Performance of employment contracts

     62   
 

10.21

  

Insurances

     64   
 

10.22

  

Operation and maintenance of the Vessel

     68   
 

10.23

  

Hermes Cover

     73   
 

10.24

  

Dividends

     73   


11

 

Default

     73   
 

11.1

  

Events of default

     73   
 

11.2

  

Acceleration

     78   
 

11.3

  

Default indemnity

     79   
 

11.4

  

Set-off

     80   
 

11.5

  

Hermes Cover

     80   

12

 

Application of Funds

     80   
 

12.1

  

Total Loss proceeds/proceeds of sale/Event of Default monies

     80   
 

12.2

  

General funds

     82   
 

12.3

  

Application of proceeds of Insurances

     83   
 

12.4

  

Application of any reduction in the Hermes Premium

     83   
 

12.5

  

Suspense account

     83   

13

 

Fees

     83   
 

13.1

  

Fees side letters

     83   
 

13.2

  

Back-end fee

     83   

14

 

Expenses

     84   
 

14.1

  

Initial expenses

     84   
 

14.2

  

Enforcement expenses

     84   
 

14.3

  

Stamp duties

     84   
 

14.4

  

Steering Committee expenses

     84   
 

14.5

  

Amendment, addendum or supplement expenses

     84   

15

 

Waivers, Remedies Cumulative

     85   
 

15.1

  

No waiver

     85   
 

15.2

  

Remedies cumulative

     85   
 

15.3

  

Severability

     85   
 

15.4

  

Time of essence

     85   

16

 

Counterparts

     85   

17

 

Assignment

     85   
 

17.1

  

Benefit of agreement

     85   
 

17.2

  

No transfer by the Borrower

     86   
 

17.3

  

Assignments, participations and transfers by a Lender

     86   
 

17.4

  

Effectiveness of transfer

     86   
 

17.5

  

Transfer of rights and obligations

     86   
 

17.6

  

Consent and increased obligations of the Borrower

     87   
 

17.7

  

Disclosure of information

     87   
 

17.8

  

Transfer Certificate to be executed by the Agent

     88   
 

17.9

  

Notice of Transfer Certificates

     88   
 

17.10

  

Documentation of transfer or assignment

     88   
 

17.11

  

Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 (the “Act”)

     89   

18

 

Notices

     89   
 

18.1

  

Mode of communication

     89   
 

18.2

  

Address

     89   
 

18.3

  

Telefax communication

     89   


 

18.4

  

Receipt

     90   
 

18.5

  

Language

     90   

19

 

Steering Committee

     90   
 

19.1

  

Establishment

     90   
 

19.2

  

No obligation

     90   
 

19.3

  

Authority

     91   
 

19.4

  

No reliance

     91   
 

19.5

  

Standard of care

     92   
 

19.6

  

No liability

     92   
 

19.7

  

No fiduciary relationship

     92   
 

19.8

  

Neither Agent nor Trustee

     92   

20

 

Governing Law

     93   

21

 

Waiver of Immunity

     93   

22

 

Rights of the Agent and the Lenders

     93   
 

22.1

  

No derogation of rights

     93   
 

22.2

  

Enforcement of remedies

     93   

23

 

Jurisdiction

     94   

 

Schedule 1

 

Particulars of Arrangers

     98   

Schedule 2

 

Particulars of Agent, Hermes Agent, Trustee, Restructuring Trustee and Lenders

     100   

Schedule 3

 

Notice of Drawdown

     103   

Schedule 4

 

Conditions Precedent

     106   

Schedule 5

 

Confidentiality Undertaking

     112   

Schedule 6

 

Transfer Certificate

     114   

Schedule 7

 

Form of Notice of Fixed Rate

     119   

Schedule 8

 

Chartering of the Six Vessels (as defined in Clause 10.6.4)

     120   

Schedule 9

 

Apollo-Related Transactions

     121   

Schedule 10

 

Repayment Schedule calculated using the Application of Proceeds Formulation

     132   

Schedule 11

 

Repayment Schedule for the purpose of calculating the amount of the Margin payable

     133   


THIS LOAN AGREEMENT is made the 20 day of April 2004 (as amended and restated pursuant to a supplemental deed dated              2012)

BETWEEN :

 

(1) PRIDE OF HAWAII, LLC (formerly known as Ship Ventures Inc. and Pride of Hawaii, Inc.) of Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801, United States of America as borrower (the “Borrower” );

 

(2) THE SEVERAL BANKS particulars of which are set out in Schedule 1 as arrangers and underwriters (collectively the “Arrangers” and each individually an “Arranger” );

 

(3) THE SEVERAL BANKS particulars of which are set out in Schedule 2 as lenders (collectively the “Lenders” and each individually a “Lender” );

 

(4) HSBC BANK PLC of 8 Canada Square, London E14 5HQ as agent (the “Agent” );

 

(5) COMMERZBANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT of Kaiserplatz, 60311 Frankfurt am Main, Federal Republic of Germany as agent (the “Hermes Agent” ); and

 

(6) HSBC BANK PLC of 8 Canada Square, London E14 5HQ as trustee (the “Trustee” ).

WHEREAS :

The Arrangers have agreed on the terms and subject to the conditions set out in this Agreement to arrange and underwrite a loan in the Equivalent Amount of up to three hundred and eight million one hundred and thirty thousand Euro (€308,130,000), subject to Clause 2.5, to be made by the Lenders to the Borrower to part-finance (among other things) the construction by the Builder of the Vessel for the Contract Price.

NOW IT IS HEREBY AGREED as follows:

 

1 Definitions and Construction

 

  1.1 Definitions

In this Agreement:

“Account Charge” means [*] such Charge to be in the form and on the terms and conditions agreed between the [*] on the date of the Sixth Supplemental Deed;

“Account Holder” means [*], a bank acceptable to the Majority Cash Sweep Lenders;

“Agency and Trust Deed” means the deed dated the date hereof entered into by the Lenders, the Agent, the Hermes Agent and the Trustee whereby the Agent and the Hermes Agent will be appointed as agents of the Lenders and the Trustee will be appointed as trustees for the Agent, the Hermes Agent and the Lenders;

“Agreement” means this agreement;


“Amendment Document” means, in respect of a NCLC Group Credit Facility other than the Loan, the supplemental deed to the facility agreement and, if applicable, the guarantee of the Guarantor with similar content to the Sixth Supplemental Deed;

“Apollo” means the Fund and any Fund Affiliate;

“Apollo-Related Transactions” means the transactions described in Schedule 9;

“Apollo Transaction Documents” means the Subscription Agreement, the Shareholders’ Agreement and the Reimbursement Agreement;

“Applicable Interest Rate” means, until (but excluding) the Conversion Date, the applicable Floating Interest Rate and, thereafter, the Fixed Rate subject to Clause 5.12 and Clause 6;

“Application of Proceeds Formulation” means the following formulation for the application of any amount of the Loan to be prepaid pursuant to Clause 4.10:

 

  (i) entirely to the Delayed Principal Amount; and

 

  (ii) in respect of any prepayment of the Loan to be made pursuant to clause 3.1.2 of the Eighth /Supplemental Deed or by way of a Relevant Exceptional Prepayment Amount, in forward order of maturity with respect to the dates of the Revised Repayments; and

 

  (iii) in respect of any other prepayment of the Loan to be made pursuant to Clause 4.10, in forward order of maturity with respect to the dates of the Revised Repayments, subject to the approval of all of the Lenders in respect of each such prepayment and, if the approval of all of the Lenders is not obtained, in inverse order of maturity with respect to the dates of the Revised Repayments;

“Arrasas” means Arrasas Limited of International House, Castle Hill, Victoria Road, Douglas, Isle of Man IM2 4RB, British Isles;

“Associated Company” in relation to any company, means any company which is a Subsidiary or Holding Company of that company or the majority of whose shares are beneficially owned by the same person or persons as own the majority of the shares of that company;

“Bareboat Charter” means the bareboat charter dated as of 10 February 2008 between the Borrower as owner and the Bareboat Charterer as charterer on the terms and subject to the conditions of which the Borrower will bareboat charter the Vessel to the Bareboat Charterer for a period of five (5) years from the Second Restatement Date;

“Bareboat Charterer” means NCL (Bahamas) Ltd. of Cumberland House, 9th Floor, 1 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda, the bareboat charterer of the Vessel pursuant to the Bareboat Charter;

 

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“Breakaway 3” means the newbuild cruise vessel to be constructed pursuant to the relevant Breakaway Building Contract and having not more than [*] berths than a New Vessel;

“Breakaway 4” means the newbuild cruise vessel to be constructed pursuant to the relevant Breakaway Building Contract and having not more than [*] berths than a New Vessel;

“Breakaway 4 Option” means the option to be given by a builder to the Guarantor (or the relevant member of the NCLC Group) to enter into the Breakaway Building Contract in respect of Breakaway 4;

“Breakaway Building Contracts” means, in respect of Breakaway 3, the shipbuilding contract to be made on or after the Fourth Restatement Date between a builder and a member of the NCLC Group for the construction and delivery of Breakaway 3 and, in respect of Breakaway 4, the shipbuilding contract to be made pursuant to the Breakaway 4 Option, conditional upon the making of the Total Breakaway 4 Prepayment Amount, on or after the Fourth Restatement Date between a builder and a member of the NCLC Group for the construction and delivery of Breakaway 4;

“Builder” means Meyer Werft GmbH (formerly known as Jos. L. Meyer GmbH) of Industriegebiet Süd, 26871 Papenburg, Federal Republic of Germany, the shipbuilder constructing the Vessel pursuant to the Building Contract;

“Building Contract” means the shipbuilding contract dated as of 15 September 2003 between the Builder, the Borrower and Arrasas for the construction and delivery of the Vessel and Specification No P.8573 - Hull No S.668 dated 22 August 2003 and the appendices thereto marked A, B and C;

“Building Contract Assignment” means the valid and effective first legal assignment of the benefit of the Building Contract to be executed by the Borrower and Arrasas in favour of the Trustee (together with the notice and acknowledgement thereof), such assignment, notice and acknowledgement being in the form and on the terms and conditions required by the Agent and agreed on the signing hereof and as specified in paragraph 29 of Schedule 4;

“Business Day” means any day on which, in a country where any act or thing is required to be done hereunder or under the Building Contract, in the case of any payment to be made to the Builder thereunder, banks and financial markets and, if applicable, TARGET are open for the transaction of business of the nature contemplated by this Agreement;

“Cash Sweep Bank Account” means [*];

“Cash Sweep Credit Facilities” means the NCLC Group Credit Facilities other than [*];

“Cash Sweep Determination Date” means [*];

“Cash Sweep Lenders” means the lenders of the Cash Sweep Credit Facilities;

 

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“Cash Sweep Payment Date” means the date [*];

“Certified Copy” means, in relation to any document delivered or issued by or on behalf of any company, a copy of such document certified as a true, complete and up-to-date copy of the original by any of the directors or the secretary or assistant secretary for the time being of that company;

“Charge” means the charge over the Shares to be given by the Shareholder as holder (legally and beneficially) of the Shares to the Trustee pursuant to the Charge Option;

“Charge Option” means the option to take the Charge to be given by the Shareholder to the Trustee on the date hereof, such option and the Charge being in the form and on the terms and conditions required by the Agent and the Hermes Agent and as specified in paragraph 15 of Schedule 4;

“Charter and Earnings Assignment” means the valid and effective first legal assignment of the Bareboat Charter and the Earnings therefrom (together with the notice thereof and the acknowledgement), to be executed by the Borrower in respect of the Vessel in favour of the Trustee, such assignment, notice and acknowledgement being in the form and on the terms and conditions required by the Agent and the Hermes Agent and agreed on the date of the Fifth Supplemental Deed;

“Charterer’s Subordination and Assignment” means the deed whereby the interests of the Bareboat Charterer under the Bareboat Charter are subordinated to the interests of the Lenders, the Agent and the Hermes Agent under the Post Delivery Mortgage and the Bareboat Charterer gives a valid and effective first legal assignment of the Bareboat Charter, its Earnings and the Insurances (together with the notices thereof and the acknowledgements), to be executed by the Bareboat Charterer in respect of the Vessel in favour of the Lenders, the Agent and the Hermes Agent, such subordination and assignment, notices and acknowledgements being in the form and on the terms and conditions required by the Agent and the Hermes Agent and agreed on the date of the Fifth Supplemental Deed;

“Commitment Period” means the period beginning on the date hereof and ending on the date on which the Facility is drawn down in full or cancelled hereunder;

“Commitment” means, as to each Lender, the sum set out opposite its name in Schedule 2 as the amount which, subject to the terms of this Agreement, it is obliged to advance to the Borrower under Clause 2 (or, where the context so admits, such amount which any successor in title, assignee or transferee (including any Transferee) of any Lender shall be obliged to advance to the Borrower under Clause 2, following the assumption of all or any portion of such liability from any Lender hereunder) in each case as such amount may be reduced, cancelled or terminated under this Agreement;

“Compulsory Acquisition” means requisition for title or other compulsory acquisition of the Vessel including its capture, seizure, detention or confiscation or expropriation but excluding any requisition for hire by or on behalf of any government or governmental authority or agency or by any persons acting or purporting to act on behalf of any such government or governmental authority or agency;

 

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“Confidentiality Undertaking” means the undertaking to be entered into relating to the release of financial information pertaining to the Group by the Agent, the Trustee or any Lender to a potential transferee or assignee such undertaking to be in the form of Schedule 5;

“Construction Period” means the period beginning on the date hereof and ending on the Delivery Date;

“Construction Risks Insurance Assignment” means the valid and effective first priority assignment of the Insurances (together with the notices thereof), to be executed by the Builder and the Borrower in respect of the Vessel in favour of the Trustee, such assignment and notices being in the form and on the terms and conditions required by the Agent and the Hermes Agent and agreed on the signing hereof and as specified in paragraph 30 of Schedule 4;

“Contract Price” means three hundred and fifty nine million eight hundred and fifty thousand Euro (€359,850,000) being the price agreed between the Builder and the Borrower for the construction of the Vessel under article 8, clause 1.1 of the Building Contract;

“Contribution” means as to each Lender the sum set out opposite its name in Schedule 2 as the amount which it is obliged to advance to the Borrower under Clause 2 or, as the case may be, the portion of such sum so advanced and for the time being outstanding;

“Conversion” means the conversion of the method of calculating interest from the Floating Interest Rate to the Fixed Rate;

“Conversion Date” has the meaning ascribed to that term in Clause 5.3.2;

“Credit Card Processor Security Documents” means:

 

  (i) any ship mortgage and, if applicable, deed of covenants collateral thereto to be granted over a vessel in the NCLC Fleet (other than the Hermes Vessels and the F3 Two Vessel) and the assignment(s) of the earnings and insurances of such vessel ranking junior in priority to any ship mortgage and, if applicable, deed of covenants collateral thereto, assignment and other applicable security document granted as security for the repayment of one or more of the NCLC Group Credit Facilities; and

 

  (ii) any guarantee by the applicable shipowner (fully subordinated to any guarantees supporting the NCLC Group Credit Facilities),

in each case in favour of one or more providers of credit card processing services to the NCLC Group;

“Currency Conversion Date” means a date on which the Euro Loan at that date is converted to Dollars being a Pre-Delivery Interest Payment Date or an Interest Payment Date;

 

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“Delayed Principal Amount” means the relevant amount set out in the fourth column of each table in Schedule 10, save that the calculation of the amount of the Margin payable from time to time in accordance with this Agreement shall be made on the relevant amount set out in the fourth column of the table in Schedule 11, in each case as reduced to reflect any prepayments applied towards the Delayed Principal Amount;

“Delivery Date” means the date on which the Vessel is delivered to and accepted by the Borrower pursuant to the Building Contract;

“Disclosure Letter” means the letter so designated given by the Borrower and acknowledged by the Agent (acting on the instructions of the Lenders) on the date of this Agreement;

“Document of Compliance” means a document issued to the Vessel operator as evidence of its compliance with the requirements of the ISM Code;

“Dollars” and “USD” means the lawful currency of the United States of America;

“Dollar Loan” means the aggregate amount of the Portions or any part thereof denominated in Dollars or (as the context may require) the amount thereof for the time being drawn down and/or denominated in Dollars and outstanding hereunder;

“Drawdown Date” means a date being a Business Day on which a part of a Portion is drawn down pursuant to Clause 2.3;

“Drawdown Notice” means any of the notices to be given by the Borrower to the Agent pursuant to Clause 2.3.1;

“Earnings” means, in respect of the Vessel, (whether earned or to be earned) any and all freights, hire and passage monies, proceeds of requisition (other than proceeds of Compulsory Acquisition), rebates and commissions to or for the account of the Borrower and/or the Bareboat Charterer, all earnings deriving from the Bareboat Charter, time charters, contracts of affreightment, pooling agreements and joint ventures, compensation, remuneration for salvage and towage services, damages howsoever arising and detention monies, damages for breach of any charterparty or other contract for the employment of the Vessel including but without limitation the Bareboat Charter, any amounts payable in consideration of the termination or variation of any charterparty or other such contract including but without limitation the Bareboat Charter, any sums payable or repayable by the Builder under the Building Contract, any reduction in the Hermes Premium repaid by Hermes to the Borrower and any other earnings whatsoever due or to become due to the Borrower and/or the Bareboat Charterer;

“Earnings Assignment” means the valid and effective first legal assignment of the Earnings (together with the notice thereof and the acknowledgement), to be executed by the Borrower in respect of the Vessel in favour of the Trustee, such assignment, notice and acknowledgement being in the form and on the terms and conditions required by the Agent and the Hermes Agent and agreed on the signing hereof and as specified in paragraph 28 of Schedule 4;

 

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“Eighth Supplemental Deed” means the eighth supplemental deed dated 22 July 2010 to this Agreement;

“Election Date” has the meaning ascribed to that term in Clause 5.3.2;

“Encumbrance” means any mortgage, charge, pledge, lien, assignment, hypothecation, title retention, preferential right or trust arrangement or any other security agreement or arrangement;

“Equivalent Amount” means the Dollar equivalent of each amount payable to the Borrower in reimbursement of the Hermes Premium and to be drawn down hereunder determined at HSBC Bank plc’s spot rate for conversion of Dollars to Euro at 10.00 a.m. London time two (2) Business Days prior to the relevant Drawdown Date;

“EURIBOR” means with respect to any Pre-Delivery Interest Period or Interest Period and with respect to the Euro Loan the rate of interest (expressed as an annual rate) determined by the Agent to be:

 

  (i) the offered rate for deposits in Euro for a period equivalent to such Pre-Delivery Interest Period or Interest Period which appears on the page of the Reuters screen which displays the average EURIBOR rate as agreed with EURIBOR FBE for deposits in Euro of the relevant amount at or about 11.00 a.m. London time on the Quotation Date; or

 

  (ii) if no rate is provided for the respective Pre-Delivery Interest Period or Interest Period on the said Reuters screen, the interpolated rate per annum for deposits in Euro in an amount approximately equal to the Euro Loan as calculated by the Agent, such interpolated rate to be based on the said Reuters screen PROVIDED THAT EURIBOR for periods of less than one (1) week will be ascertained under sub-section (iii) below;

or (if the said Reuters screen is discontinued or if the Agent is unable to make the said determination due to technical breakdown in the relevant system or the Pre-Delivery Interest Period or Interest Period is less than one (1) week)

 

  (iii) the arithmetic mean (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest one-sixteenth of one per cent (1/16%)) of the rates per annum notified to the Agent by each of the Reference Banks as the rate at which deposits in Euro in an amount approximately equal to the Euro Loan are offered to such Reference Bank by leading banks in the London Interbank market at such Reference Bank’s request at or about 11.00 a.m. London time on the Quotation Date for a period equal to the Pre-Delivery Interest Period or Interest Period and for delivery on the first Business Day thereof;

“EURIBOR FBE” means the Banking Federation of the European Union;

 

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“Euro” and “€” means the lawful currency of the Federal Republic of Germany;

“Euro Loan” means the aggregate amount of the Portions or any part thereof denominated in Euro or (as the context may require) the amount thereof for the time being drawn down and outstanding hereunder;

“Euro Reference Banks” means Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft, KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH and Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale;

“Event of Default” means any of the events specified in Clause 11;

“F3 Two Vessel” means the cruise vessel with hull no. D33 at the yard of STX France Cruise S.A. (formerly known as Aker Yards S.A.), specification hull no. PB6847 [.07 rev A] to be named “NORWEGIAN EPIC” and to be owned by Norwegian Epic, Ltd. (formerly known as F3 Two, Ltd.);

“Facility” means the loan facility granted hereunder being in the Equivalent Amount (in aggregate) of up to three hundred and eight million one hundred and thirty thousand Euro (€308,130,000), subject to Clause 2.5;

“Fifth Supplemental Deed” means the fifth supplemental deed dated 10 February 2009 to this Agreement;

“Financial Indebtedness” means any obligation for the payment or repayment of money, whether as principal or as surety and whether present or future, actual or contingent;

“First Drawdown Date” means the date on which Tranche 1 and, if applicable, Tranche A is drawn down and applied in accordance with Clause 2.2.1 and Clause 2.2.2;

“Fixed Rate” means the fixed rate of interest agreed jointly by the Borrower and each of the Lenders at or about 11.00 a.m. London time on the Quotation Date prior to the Conversion Date payable, subject to Clause 5.8, on each Interest Payment Date during the Fixed Rate Period;

“Fixed Rate Period” means the period starting on (and including) the Conversion Date and ending on the final Repayment Date;

“Floating Interest Rate” means for each Pre-Delivery Period and Interest Period selected pursuant to Clause 5.3.1 the aggregate of LIBOR or EURIBOR (as the case may be) and the Margin;

“Force Majeure” means, in relation to the Agent, the Hermes Agent, the Trustee or any Lender, any event or circumstance which is beyond the reasonable control of such party, which cannot be foreseen or if foreseeable which is unavoidable, which occurs after the date of this Agreement and which prevents that party from performing any of its obligations under this Agreement;

“Fourth Assignments” means the two (2) valid and effective legal assignments of the earnings (including intercompany charters) and insurances of the Vessel and m.v. “NORWEGIAN JEWEL” (together with the notices thereof) one (1) to be executed by each of the owners of the

 

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relevant Hermes Vessels in respect of its Hermes Vessel and the one (1) valid and effective subordination and assignment to be executed by the Bareboat Charterer (as bareboat charterer) in respect of the Vessel in each case in favour of the New Term Loans Lenders or the collateral agent and/or trustee therefor and junior to all subordinations and/or assignments existing as of the date of the Ninth Supplemental Deed in respect of such Hermes Vessel;

“Fourth Mortgages” means the two (2) statutory Bahamian ship mortgages and deeds of covenants collateral thereto one (1) to be granted by respectively each of the owners of the Vessel and m.v. “NORWEGIAN JEWEL” over its Hermes Vessel in favour of the New Term Loans Lenders or the collateral agent and/or trustee therefor and junior to all ship mortgages and deeds of covenants existing as of the date of the Ninth Supplemental Deed in respect of such Hermes Vessel;

“Fourth Priority Security Co-ordination Deeds” means the deeds to be made between (among others) HSBC Bank plc (as trustee for the relevant Guaranteed Loan Lenders, as first mortgagees), the Restructuring Trustee (as trustee for the relevant Guaranteed Loan Lenders, as second mortgagees), the Restructuring Trustee (as trustee for the Non-Guaranteed Loan Lenders, as third mortgagees), the facility or collateral agent (as the case may be) for the New Term Loans Lenders and the owners of the Vessel and m.v. “NORWEGIAN JEWEL” in relation to the Fourth Mortgages and the Fourth Assignments such co-ordination deeds to be in the form and on the terms and conditions agreed between the Lenders and the other parties to the co-ordination deed on the date of the Ninth Supplemental Deed, such terms and conditions to include, without limitation, the conditional ability of the Borrower and Norwegian Jewel Limited to, upon the cancellation of any construction contract for the New Vessels, prepay the relevant part of the New Term Loans in full;

“Fourth Restatement Date” has the meaning set out in the Tenth Supplemental Deed;

“Fourth Supplemental Deed” means the fourth supplemental deed dated 21 December 2007 to this Agreement;

“Fund” means Apollo Management VI, LP a Delaware limited partnership with its principal place of business at 9 West 57 th Street, 43 rd Floor, New York, NY 10019, United States of America and other affiliated co-investment partnerships;

“Fund Affiliate” means the Investors and (i) each other Affiliate (as defined in Schedule 9) of the Fund that is neither a “portfolio company” (which means a company actively engaged in providing goods to unaffiliated customers), whether or not controlled, nor a company controlled by a portfolio company and (ii) any individual who is a partner or employee of Apollo Management, LP, Apollo Management IV, LP or Apollo Management V, LP;

“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America consistently applied (or, if not consistently applied, accompanied by details of the inconsistencies) including, without limitation,

 

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those set forth in the opinion and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board;

“Group” means Star and its Subsidiaries;

“Group-Wide Lenders” means the lenders of the NCLC Group Credit Facilities;

“Guarantee” means the guarantee to be executed by the Guarantor in favour of the Trustee on the date hereof, such guarantee being in the form and on the terms and conditions required by the Agent and the Hermes Agent and as specified in paragraph 14 of Schedule 4;

“Guaranteed Loan Lenders” means the lenders of Loan, the USD334,050,000 facility made to Norwegian Jewel Limited pursuant to a facility agreement dated 20 April 2004 (as amended and/or restated from time to time), the EUR258,000,000 facility made to Pride of America Ship Holding, LLC (formerly known as Pride of America Ship Holding, Inc.) pursuant to a facility agreement dated 4 April 2003 (as amended and/or restated from time to time) and the EUR40,000,000 facility made to Pride of America Ship Holding, LLC (formerly known as Pride of America Ship Holding, Inc.) pursuant to a facility agreement dated 4 April 2003 (as amended and/or restated from time to time);

“Guarantor” means NCL Corporation Ltd. of Cumberland House, 9th Floor, 1 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda and with its principal place of business at 7665 Corporate Center Drive, Miami, Florida 33126, United States of America;

“Hermes” means Euler Hermes Deutschland AG of 22746 Hamburg, Federal Republic of Germany;

“Hermes Cover” means the guarantee from the Federal Republic of Germany acting through Hermes for the period of the transaction in the amount and on the terms and conditions required by the Lenders;

“Hermes Insurance Premium” means the amount payable in Euro by the Borrower to Hermes through the Hermes Agent in respect of the Hermes Cover;

“Hermes Issuing Fees” means the amount payable in Euro by the Borrower to Hermes through the Hermes Agent by way of handling fees in respect of the Hermes Cover;

“Hermes Premium” means the aggregate of the Hermes Issuing Fees and the Hermes Insurance Premium;

“Hermes Vessel Owner Second Guarantees” means the three (3) joint and several guarantees one (1) to be executed by each of the owners of the Hermes Vessels in favour of the Restructuring Trustee as trustee for the Guaranteed Loan Lenders such guarantees to be in the form and on the terms and conditions agreed between the Lenders and the Guarantor on the date of the Sixth Supplemental Deed;

 

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“Hermes Vessel Owner Third Guarantees” means the three (3) joint and several guarantees one (1) to be executed by each of the owners of the Hermes Vessels in favour of the Restructuring Trustee as trustee for the Non-Guaranteed Loan Lenders;

“Hermes Vessels” means the Vessel, “NORWEGIAN JEWEL” owned by Norwegian Jewel Limited and “PRIDE OF AMERICA” owned by Pride of America Ship Holding, LLC (formerly known as Pride of America Ship Holding, Inc.);

“Holding Company” has the meaning defined in the Companies Act 1985, Section 736 as substituted by the Companies Act 1989, Section 144;

“Hull No [*] means hull no [*] at the yard of the Builder which, upon construction as a cruise vessel with approximately [*] berths, is to be delivered to Breakaway One, Ltd. and named “NORWEGIAN BREAKAWAY”;

“Hull No [*] means hull no [*] at the yard of the Builder which, upon construction as a cruise vessel with approximately [*] berths, is to be delivered to Breakaway Two, Ltd. and named “NORWEGIAN GETAWAY”;

“IOL” means Inter-Ocean Limited of International House, Castle Hill, Victoria Road, Douglas, Isle of Man IM2 4RB, British Isles;

“ISM Code” means the International Management Code for the Safe Operation of Ships and for Pollution Prevention adopted by the International Maritime Organisation;

“ISPS Code” means the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code adopted by the International Maritime Organisation;

“Indebtedness for Borrowed Money” means Financial Indebtedness (whether present or future, actual or contingent, long-term or short-term, secured or unsecured) in respect of:

 

  (i) moneys borrowed or raised including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Sky Vessel Indebtedness;

 

  (ii) the advance or extension of credit (including interest and other charges on or in respect of any of the foregoing);

 

  (iii) the amount of any liability in respect of leases which, in accordance with GAAP, are capital leases;

 

  (iv) the amount of any liability in respect of the purchase price for assets or services payment of which is deferred for a period in excess of one hundred and eighty (180) days;

 

  (v) all reimbursement obligations whether contingent or not in respect of amounts paid under a letter of credit or similar instrument; and

 

  (vi) (without double counting) any guarantee of Financial Indebtedness falling within paragraphs (i) to (v) above;

 

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PROVIDED THAT the following shall not constitute Indebtedness for Borrowed Money:

 

  (a) loans and advances made by other members of the NCLC Group which are subordinated to the rights of the Lenders; and

 

  (b) loans and advances made by any shareholder of the Guarantor which are subordinated to the rights of the Lenders excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, the Sky Vessel Indebtedness;

“Instalment” means the amount of principal of the Loan repayable on a Repayment Date in accordance with Clause 3;

“Insurance Assignment” means the valid and effective first legal assignment of the Insurances (together with the notice thereof), to be executed by the Borrower in respect of the Vessel in favour of the Trustee, such assignment and notice to be in the form and on the terms and conditions required by the Agent and the Hermes Agent and agreed on the signing hereof and as specified in paragraph 44 of Schedule 4;

“Insurances” means all policies and contracts of insurance (including construction risks insurance under the Building Contract) and entries of the Vessel in a protection and indemnity or war risks association which are effected in respect of the Vessel, its freights, disbursements, profits or otherwise and all benefits, including all claims and returns of premiums thereunder and shall also include all compensation payable by virtue of Compulsory Acquisition;

“Interest Exchange Arrangement” means such interest rate arrangements as a Lender shall deem necessary to make in respect of its Contribution in order to offer the Fixed Rate to the Borrower;

“Interest Payment Date” means the last day of each Interest Period and each Repayment Date occurring during an Interest Period or the Fixed Rate Period;

“Interest Period” means each period ascertained in accordance with Clause 5.3 or Clause 5.12 other than a Pre-Delivery Interest Period;

“Interest Rate” means the rate(s) of interest applicable to the Loan calculated in accordance with Clause 5.10, Clause 5.12 or Clause 6.3;

“Investor I” means NCL Investment Ltd. a company organised and existing under the laws of Bermuda with its registered office at Clarendon House, 2 Church Street, Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda;

“Investor II” means NCL Investment II Ltd. a company organised and existing under the laws of the Cayman Islands with its registered office at c/o Walkers SPV Limited, Walker House, 87 Mary Street, George Town, Grand Cayman KY1-9002, Cayman Islands, British West Indies;

 

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“Investors” means Investor I and Investor II;

“Letter of Credit Facilities” means letter of credit facilities entered into from time to time in the amount of in aggregate up [*] to be obtained by the Guarantor which facilities will be used to provide credit support in respect of the Guarantor’s credit card processing arrangements;

“Letter of Credit Facilities Security Documents” means:

 

  (i) any ship mortgage and, if applicable, deed of covenants collateral thereto to be granted over a vessel in the NCLC Fleet [*] and the assignment(s) of the earnings and insurances of such vessel ranking junior in priority to any ship mortgage and, if applicable, deed of covenants collateral thereto, assignment and other applicable security document granted as security for the repayment of one or more of the NCLC Group Credit Facilities; and

 

  (ii) any guarantee by the applicable shipowner (fully subordinated to any guarantees supporting the NCLC Group Credit Facilities),

in each case in favour of the provider of a Letter of Credit Facility;

“LIBOR” means with respect to any Pre-Delivery Interest Period or Interest Period and with respect to the Dollar Loan the rate of interest (expressed as an annual rate) determined by the Agent to be:

 

  (i) the offered rate for deposits in Dollars for a period equivalent to such Pre-Delivery Interest Period or Interest Period which appears on the Reuters BBA Page LIBOR 01 at or about 11.00 a.m. London time on the Quotation Date; or

 

  (ii) if no rate is provided for the respective Pre-Delivery Interest Period or Interest Period on the Reuters BBA Page LIBOR 01, the interpolated rate per annum for deposits in Dollars in an amount approximately equal to the Dollar Loan as calculated by the Agent, such interpolated rate to be based on the Reuters BBA Page LIBOR 01 PROVIDED THAT LIBOR for periods of less than one (1) week will be ascertained under sub-section (iii) below;

or (if Reuters BBA Page LIBOR 01 is discontinued or if the Agent is unable to make the said determination due to technical breakdown in the relevant system or the Pre-Delivery Interest Period or Interest Period is less than one (1) week)

 

  (iii) the arithmetic mean (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest one-sixteenth of one per cent (1/16%)) of the rates per annum notified to the Agent by each of the Reference Banks as the rate at which deposits in Dollars in an amount approximately equal to the Dollar Loan are offered to such Reference Bank by leading banks in the London Interbank market at such Reference Bank’s request at or about 11.00 a.m. London time on the Quotation Date for a period equal to the Pre-Delivery Interest Period or Interest Period and for delivery on the first Business Day thereof;

 

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“Liquidity” means the Cash Balance (as defined in the Guarantee) plus [*];

“Loan” means the aggregate principal amount of the Dollar Loan and the Euro Loan or (as the context may require) the amount thereof for the time being drawn down and outstanding hereunder;

“Majority Cash Sweep Lenders” means Cash Sweep Lenders the aggregate of whose contributions and commitments to the Cash Sweep Credit Facilities exceed [*] of the aggregate total of the contributions and commitments of all the Cash Sweep Lenders;

“Majority Group-Wide Lenders” means Group-Wide Lenders the aggregate of whose contributions and commitments to the NCLC Group Credit Facilities exceed fifty per cent (50%) of the aggregate total of the contributions and commitments of all the Group-Wide Lenders;

“Management Agreement” means any agreement to be entered into between the Borrower and a Manager providing for the ship management and crewing services of the Vessel, such agreement to be in the form and on the terms and conditions required by the Agent;

“Management Agreement Assignment” means the valid and effective first legal assignment of any Management Agreement (together with the notice thereof and the acknowledgement), to be executed by the Borrower in favour of the Trustee, such assignment, notice and acknowledgement to be in the form and on the terms and conditions required by the Agent and the Hermes Agent;

“Manager” means any company approved by the Agent providing ship management and crewing services for the Vessel pursuant to a Management Agreement;

“Margin” means:

 

  (i) on the Ordinary Principal Amount:

 

  (a) until and including 31 December 2008, the rate of nought point seven five per cent (0.75%) per annum;

 

  (b) from 1 January 2009 until 31 December 2009 inclusive the rate of [*] per annum; and

 

  (c) thereafter [*] per annum; and

 

  (ii) on the Delayed Principal Amount determined by reference to Schedule 11:

 

  (a) from 1 January 2009 until 31 December 2009 inclusive the rate of [*] per annum; and

 

  (b) thereafter [*] per annum;

“Maximum Amount of the Delayed Principal Amount” means, as at the date of the Eighth Supplemental Deed, [*];

 

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“Month” means a period starting on one day in a calendar month and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the next calendar month save that, where any such period would otherwise end on a day which is not a Business Day, it shall end on the next Business Day, unless that day falls in the calendar month succeeding that in which it would otherwise have ended, in which case it shall end on the preceding Business Day PROVIDED THAT , if a period starts on the last Business Day in a calendar month or if there is no numerically corresponding day in the month in which that period ends, that period shall end on the last Business Day in that later month;

“Moratorium Period” means the period from [*];

“Moratorium Undertakings” means the financial undertakings contained in [*];

“Mortgage” means either of the Pre-Delivery Mortgage or the Post Delivery Mortgage;

“NCLC Fleet” means the vessels owned by companies in the NCLC Group;

“NCLC Group” means the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries;

“NCLC Group Credit Facilities” means the [*] facility made to the Guarantor pursuant to a facility agreement dated 7 July 2004 (as amended and/or restated from time to time), the EUR624,000,000 facility made to the Guarantor pursuant to a facility agreement dated 7 October 2005 (as amended and/or restated from time to time), the [*] facility made to the Guarantor pursuant to a facility agreement dated 22 December 2006 (as amended and/or restated from time to time), the [*] facility made to the Manager pursuant to a facility agreement dated 20 April 2004 (as amended and/or restated from time to time), the Loan, the USD334,050,000 facility made to Norwegian Jewel Limited pursuant to a facility agreement dated 20 April 2004 (as amended and/or restated from time to time), the EUR258,000,000 facility made to Pride of America Ship Holding, LLC (formerly known as Pride of America Ship Holding, Inc.) pursuant to a facility agreement dated 4 April 2003 (as amended and/or restated from time to time), the EUR40,000,000 facility made to Pride of America Ship Holding, LLC (formerly known as Pride of America Ship Holding, Inc.) pursuant to a facility agreement dated 4 April 2003 (as amended and/or restated from time to time) and the EUR662,905,320 facility made to Norwegian Epic, Ltd. (formerly known as F3 Two, Ltd.) pursuant to a facility agreement dated 22 September 2006 (as amended and/or restated from time to time);

“NCL International” means NCL International, Ltd. of Cumberland House, 9th Floor, 1 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda;

“NCLL” means Norwegian Cruise Line Limited of Cumberland House, 9th Floor, 1 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda;

“New Cash Equity” means [*];

 

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“New Hermes Fees” means the total aggregate amounts payable by the Borrower and Norwegian Jewel Limited to the Hermes agent in relation to the New Term Loans in respect of the Hermes cover for such facilities;

“New Term Loans” means the loans to be borrowed by the Borrower from the New Term Loans Lenders which, when aggregated with the loans to be similarly borrowed by Norwegian Jewel Limited, will amount to the lesser of (x) the sum of (i) 10% of the initial construction prices of the New Vessels and (ii) 100% of the New Hermes Fees (y) the sum of (i) EUR123,000,000 and (ii) EUR3,075,000 and (z) USD224,770,000 (or such higher Dollar cap as may be later agreed between the facility agent for the New Term Loans, Hermes and the Guarantor), to finance in part the acquisition of the New Vessels by two (2) wholly owned subsidiaries of the Guarantor and related fees;

“New Term Loans Lenders” means the lenders of the New Term Loans;

“New Vessels” means Hull No. [*] and Hull No. [*];

“Ninth Supplemental Deed” means the ninth supplemental deed dated 18 November 2010 to this Agreement;

“Non-Guaranteed Loan Lenders” means the lenders of the [*] facility made to the Guarantor pursuant to a facility agreement dated 7 July 2004 (as amended and/or restated from time to time), the EUR624,000,000 facility made to the Guarantor pursuant to a facility agreement dated 7 October 2005 (as amended and/or restated from time to time) and the [*] facility made to the Guarantor pursuant to a facility agreement dated 22 December 2006 (as amended and/or restated from time to time);

“Notice of Fixed Rate” means a notice in the form of Schedule 7;

“Obligors” means the Borrower, the Guarantor, any Manager, the Bareboat Charterer, the Shareholder, the Supervisor, Arrasas and any other party from time to time to any of the Security Documents excluding the Builder, Hermes, the Arrangers, the Trustee, the Agent, the Hermes Agent and the Lenders;

“Office” means in respect of the Agent, the Hermes Agent, the Trustee and each Lender its office at the address set out beneath its name in Schedule 2 or such other office as it shall from time to time select and notify through the Agent to the Borrower;

“Ordinary Principal Amount” means the relevant amount set out in the second column of the table in Schedule 10, save that the calculation of the amount of the Margin payable from time to time in accordance with this Agreement shall be made on the relevant amount set out in the second column of the table in Schedule 11, in each case as reduced to reflect any prepayments applied towards the Ordinary Principal Amount;

“Originally Scheduled Repayments” means the amounts set out in the third column of the table in Schedule 10;

 

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“Outstanding Indebtedness” means all sums of any kind payable actually or contingently to the Trustee, the Agent, the Hermes Agent or the Lenders under or pursuant to this Agreement or any Transaction Document (whether by way of repayment of principal payment of interest or default interest payment of any indemnity or counter indemnity reimbursement for fees, costs or expenses or otherwise howsoever);

“Permitted Indebtedness” means:

 

  (i) any monies borrowed or raised other than from any direct or indirect shareholder of the Guarantor prior to the date on which the last of the Sixth Supplemental Deed and the Amendment Documents have been signed by all the parties thereto and notified by the Guarantor to the Agent prior to such date;

 

  (ii) the Letter of Credit Facilities;

 

  (iii) Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness;

 

  (iv) the financing arrangements entered into on 18 November 2010 in relation to the acquisition of the New Vessels;

 

  (v) one or more financing arrangements entered into in relation to the acquisition of Breakaway 3 and Breakaway 4 (or either of them) and the Sky Vessel Indebtedness; and

 

  (vi) any other Indebtedness for Borrowed Money up to an aggregate amount of [*];

“Permitted Liens” means (i) any Encumbrance created by or pursuant to the Security Documents (ii) liens on the Vessel up to an aggregate amount at any time not exceeding ten million Dollars (USD10,000,000) for current crew’s wages and salvage and liens incurred in the ordinary course of trading the Vessel (iii) any deposits or pledges to secure the performance of bids, tenders, bonds or contracts (iv) (x) any other Encumbrance notified by any of the Obligors to the Agent prior to the date on which the Sixth Supplemental Deed and the Amendment Documents have been signed by all the parties thereto (y) any Encumbrance created by or pursuant to (a) the Letter of Credit Facilities Security Documents (b) the Credit Card Processor Security Documents (c) the Hermes Vessel Owner Second Guarantees (d) the Second Mortgages (e) the Second Assignments (f) the Hermes Vessel Owner Third Guarantees (g) the Third Mortgages (h) the Third Assignments (i) the Fourth Mortgages and (j) the Fourth Assignments and (z) any other Encumbrance created over a vessel in the NCLC Fleet (other than a Hermes Vessel or the F3 Two Vessel) or its related assets in favour of any party approved by the Agent (acting on the instructions of the Lenders) (v) subject to Clause 10.8, any Encumbrances in respect of existing Financial Indebtedness of a person which becomes a Subsidiary of the Guarantor or is merged with or into the Guarantor or any of its Subsidiaries (vi) liens on assets leased, acquired or upgraded after 20 April 2004 or assets newly constructed or converted after the date hereof provided that (a) such liens secure Financial Indebtedness otherwise permitted under this Agreement (b) such liens are incurred within one (1) year following such lease, acquisition, upgrade, construction or conversion and (c) the Financial Indebtedness

 

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secured by such liens does not exceed the cost of such upgrade or the cost of such assets acquired or leased (vii) statutory and other similar liens arising in the ordinary course of business unrelated to Financial Indebtedness and securing obligations not yet delinquent or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been established (viii) subject to Clause 11.1.9, liens arising out of the existence of judgments or awards in respect of the Guarantor or any of its Subsidiaries (ix) any other lien that may be created by the Guarantor from time to time in the ordinary course of business and (x) any deposits, liens or other Encumbrances placed or incurred in connection with any bond or other surety from time to time provided to the US Federal Maritime Commission in order to comply with laws, regulations and rules applicable to the operators of passenger vessels operating to or from ports in the United States of America PROVIDED THAT the aggregate amount of all cash and the fair market value of all other property subject to such liens as are described in paragraph (vi) above, in so far as it relates to liens on assets leased, acquired or upgraded after 20 April 2004 or assets converted after 20 April 2004, and paragraphs (vii) to (ix) above does not exceed twenty five million Dollars (USD25,000,000) and PROVIDED FURTHER THAT any such lien as is described in paragraphs (vi) to (ix) above does not imperil the security created by any of the Security Documents and/or affect the ability of any Obligor duly to perform any of its obligations under any Security Document to which it is or may be a party at any time, in each case in the opinion of the Agent;

“Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness” means any monies borrowed or raised at arm’s length on usual terms and other than from any direct or indirect shareholder of the Guarantor which are used to refinance the whole or part of any Permitted Indebtedness including any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness. Any such monies borrowed or raised in excess of the amount required to refinance any Permitted Indebtedness including any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness shall constitute Special Liquidity Sources and be applied in accordance with clause 13 of the Guarantee;

“Portion” means any of Portion 1, Portion 2 or Portion 3;

“Portion 1” means the aggregate principal amount of the Portion 1 Tranches or (as the context may require) the amount thereof for the time being drawn down and outstanding hereunder in whatever currency or currencies it is for the time being denominated;

“Portion 1 Tranche” means Tranche 1, Tranche 2, Tranche 3 and/or Tranche 4 of Portion 1;

“Portion 2” means the Equivalent Amount of the aggregate principal amount of the Portion 2 Tranches, subject to Clause 2.5, or (as the context may require) the amount thereof for the time being drawn down and outstanding hereunder in whatever currency or currencies it is for the time being denominated;

“Portion 2 Tranche” means Tranche A, Tranche B and/or Tranche C of Portion 2;

 

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“Portion 3” means up [*] of the Pre-Delivery Interest or (as the context may require) the amount thereof for the time being drawn down and outstanding hereunder in whatever currency or currencies it is for the time being denominated;

“Possible Event of Default” means any event which, with the giving of notice, passage of time or occurrence of any other event, would constitute an Event of Default;

“Post Delivery Mortgage” means the first priority statutory Bahamian mortgage and deed of covenants collateral thereto in favour of the Lenders, the Agent and the Hermes Agent as security pursuant hereto, such mortgage and deed of covenants to be in the form and on the terms and conditions required by the Agent and the Hermes Agent and agreed on the date of the Fifth Supplemental Deed;

“Pre-Delivery Interest Payment Date” means the last day of each Pre-Delivery Interest Period;

“Pre-Delivery Interest Period” means each period ascertained in accordance with Clause 5.3 or Clause 5.12 other than an Interest Period;

“Pre-Delivery Interest” means the aggregate of the interest payable on the Loan on each Pre-Delivery Interest Payment Date;

“Pre-Delivery Mortgage” means the first priority abstract acknowledgement of debt and mortgage (“ Abstraktes Schuldversprechen und Schiffshypothekenbestellungsurkunde ”) and part submission (“ Unterwerfung unter die sofortige Zwangsvollstreckung ”), to be granted by the Borrower over the Vessel in favour of the Trustee as security pursuant hereto during the Construction Period, such abstract, mortgage and submission being in the form and on the terms and conditions required by the Agent and the Hermes Agent and agreed on the signing hereof and as specified in paragraph 27 of Schedule 4;

“Process Agent” means, in respect of any Security Documents executed prior to the date of the Fourth Supplemental Deed, Clifford Chance Secretaries Limited whose registered office is presently at 10 Upper Bank Street, London E14 5JJ and, thereafter, EC3 Services Limited whose registered office is presently at St Botolph Building, 138 Houndsditch, London EC3A 7AR or any other person in England nominated by the Borrower, any other Obligor or the Builder and approved by the Agent as agent to accept service of legal proceedings on their behalf under any of this Agreement and the other Security Documents;

“Quotation Date” means, in relation to any Pre-Delivery Interest Period or Interest Period, the day on which quotations would ordinarily be given in the relevant interbank eurocurrency market for Dollar or Euro (as the case may be) deposits for delivery on the first day of that Pre-Delivery Interest Period or Interest Period PROVIDED THAT if such quotation date is not a Business Day the quotation date shall be the preceding Business Day;

“Reference Banks” means Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft and HSBC Bank plc;

 

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“Reimbursement Agreement” means the reimbursement and distribution agreement dated 17 August 2007, by and among Investor I, Star and the Guarantor;

“Relevant Cash Sweep Amount” means the amount of a Total Cash Sweep Amount to be applied in prepayment of the Loan pursuant to Clause 4.9, [*];

“Relevant Exceptional Prepayment Amount” means the amount of a Total Exceptional Prepayment Amount to be applied in prepayment of the Loan pursuant to Clause 4.10, [*];

“Relevant Special Liquidity Sources Amount” means the amount of a Total Special Liquidity Sources Amount to be applied in prepayment of the Loan pursuant to Clause 4.9, [*];

“Repayment Dates” means from the Second Restatement Date the dates set out in the first column of the table in Schedule 10;

“Restructuring Trustee” means [*] as trustee for (directly or indirectly) (among others) the Guaranteed Loan Lenders and the Non-Guaranteed Loan Lenders;

“Reuters BBA Page LIBOR 01” means the display currently designated as Reuters BBA Page LIBOR 01, which includes London Interbank Offered Rates of four (4) major banks, which are members of the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. or such other service as may be nominated by the British Bankers’ Association as the information vendor for displaying the London Interbank Offered Rates of major banks in the London Interbank market;

“Reuters Page ECB37” means:

 

  (i) the display currently designated as Reuters Page ECB37 which includes the official interbank exchange rate for euro in Dollars as determined by the European Central Bank, expressed in Dollars; or

 

  (ii) if no rate is provided on the Reuters Page ECB37 but is published on another screen page, then the exchange rate shall be the official interbank exchange rate for euro in Dollars as published on such other page (the “Successor Page” );

or (if Reuters Page ECB37 and the Successor Page are discontinued or if the Restructuring Trustee is unable to make the said determination due to technical breakdown in the relevant system)

 

  (iii) the arithmetic mean (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest one-sixteenth of one per cent (1/16%)) of the rates notified to the Restructuring Trustee by each of the Euro Reference Banks as the euro/Dollar spot offered exchange rate quotations as of 1.45 p.m. London time on the relevant Business Day;

“Revised Principal Amount” means the relevant amount set out in the sixth column of the table in Schedule 10, as reduced to reflect any prepayments applied towards the Revised Principal Amount;

 

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“Revised Repayments” means the amounts set out in the fifth column of the table in Schedule 10, as reduced to reflect any prepayments applied towards the Revised Repayments;

“Safety Management Certificate” means a document issued to the Vessel as evidence that the Vessel’s operator and its shipboard management operate in accordance with an approved Safety Management System;

“Safety Management System” means a structured and documented system enabling the personnel of the Vessel’s operator to implement effectively the safety and environmental protection policy of that Vessel operator;

“Same Day Funds” means Dollar funds settled through the New York Clearing House Interbank Payments System or Euro funds settled through TARGET or such other funds for payment in Dollars or Euro (as the case may be) as the Agent shall specify by notice to the Borrower as being customary at the time for the settlement of international transactions in New York or Frankfurt am Main (as the case may be) of the type contemplated by this Agreement;

“Second Assignments” means the three (3) valid and effective second legal assignments of the earnings and insurances of the Hermes Vessels (together with the notices thereof) one (1) to be executed by each of the owners of the Hermes Vessels in respect of its Hermes Vessel and the one (1) valid and effective second priority subordination and assignment to be executed by the Manager (as bareboat charterer) in respect of m.v. “NORWEGIAN JADE” in each case in favour of the Restructuring Trustee as trustee for the Guaranteed Loan Lenders such assignments and notices to be in the form and on the terms and conditions agreed between the Lenders and the Guarantor on the date of the Sixth Supplemental Deed;

“Second Mortgages” means the two (2) second priority statutory Bahamian ship mortgages and deeds of covenants collateral thereto and the one (1) second preferred US ship mortgage one (1) to be granted by respectively each of the owners of the Hermes Vessels over its Hermes Vessel in favour of the Restructuring Trustee as trustee for the Guaranteed Loan Lenders as security pursuant hereto such mortgages and deeds of covenants to be in the forms and on the terms and conditions agreed between the Lenders and the Guarantor on the date of the Sixth Supplemental Deed;

“Second Priority Security Co-ordination Deeds” means (i) the deed to be made between (among others) the Trustee (as trustee for the Lenders, as first mortgagees of the Vessel), the Restructuring Trustee (as trustee for the Guaranteed Loan Lenders other than the Lenders, as second mortgagees of the Vessel) and the Borrower in relation to the Hermes Vessel Owner Second Guarantee, Second Mortgage and Second Assignment in respect of the Vessel and (ii) the two (2) deeds to be made between (among others) HSBC Bank plc (as trustee for the relevant Guaranteed Loan Lenders other than the Lenders, as first mortgagees of the Vessel), the Restructuring Trustee (as trustee for the Guaranteed Loan Lenders other than the first mortgagees of the relevant Hermes Vessel, as second mortgagees of the Vessel), the Trustee and the Borrower in relation to the Hermes Vessel Owner Second Guarantees, Second Mortgages and Second Assignments in respect of the Hermes Vessels other than the Vessel such co-ordination

 

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deeds to be in the form and on the terms and conditions agreed between the Lenders and the other parties to the co-ordination deeds on the date of the Sixth Supplemental Deed;

“Second Restatement Date” has the meaning set out in the Fifth Supplemental Deed;

“Security Documents” means this Agreement which includes any supplemental agreement or deed hereto, the Guarantee, the Hermes Cover, the Building Contract Assignment, the Construction Risks Insurance Assignment, the Supervision Agreement Assignment, the Management Agreement Assignment, the Mortgages, the Charge Option, the Charge, the Earnings Assignment, the Charter and Earnings Assignment, the Insurance Assignment, the Account Charge, the Charterer’s Subordination and Assignment, the Hermes Vessel Owner Second Guarantees, the Second Mortgages, the Second Assignments, the Second Priority Security Co-ordination Deed, the Third Priority Security Co-ordination Deed, the Fourth Priority Security Co-ordination Deeds and all such other documents as may be executed at any time in favour of (among others) the Trustee, the Hermes Agent, the Agent, the Restructuring Trustee and/or any of the Lenders as security for the obligations of the Borrower, the other Obligors and the Builder whether executed pursuant to the express provisions of this Agreement or otherwise howsoever;

“Security Period” means the period beginning on the First Drawdown Date and ending on the date on which the amounts outstanding under this Agreement and under each of the other Security Documents are finally paid or repaid in full;

“Shareholder” means NCL America Holdings, LLC (formerly known as NCL America Holdings, Inc.) of Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801, United States of America;

“Shareholders’ Agreement” means the shareholders’ agreement dated 17 August 2007 made or to be made between Star, the Investors (directly in the case of Investor I and by way of joinder in the case of Investor II) and the Guarantor;

“Shares” means the three thousand (3,000) authorised shares of common stock in the Borrower legally and beneficially owned by the Shareholder;

“Sixth Supplemental Deed” means the s ixth supplemental deed dated 2 April 2009 to this Agreement;

“Sky Vessel” means [*] presently owned by the Sky Vessel Seller and registered in the Sky Vessel Seller’s name under the laws and flag of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas;

“Sky Vessel Indebtedness” means the financing arrangements in relation to the acquisition of the Sky Vessel on the Sky Vessel Purchase Price Terms;

“Sky Vessel MOA” means the sale and purchase agreement or memorandum of agreement made or to be made between the Sky Vessel

 

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Seller and Norwegian Sky, Ltd. or another member of the NCLC Group pursuant to which the Sky Vessel will be sold by the Sky Vessel Seller to Norwegian Sky, Ltd. or another member of the NCLC Group for the Sky Vessel Purchase Price on the Sky Vessel Purchase Price Terms;

“Sky Vessel Purchase Price” means an amount of up to [*];

“Sky Vessel Purchase Price Terms” means the terms on which the Sky Vessel Purchase Price (and interest thereon and other fees, costs and expenses) will be payable by Norwegian Sky, Ltd. or another member of the NCLC Group to the Sky Vessel Seller for the Sky Vessel as reflected by the agreement referred to in clause 3.1.3 of the Tenth Supplemental Deed;

“Sky Vessel Seller” means [*];

“Special Liquidity Sources” means increased liquidity of the NCLC Group arising from (i) the incurrence of permitted Indebtedness for Borrowed Money in an amount in excess of Indebtedness for Borrowed Money being refinanced in whole or in part and (ii) the permitted sale of assets PROVIDED THAT only the net proceeds of any such sale, after the deduction of brokers’ fees and other costs justifiable in relation to the sale and the principal of, interest on and any break costs in connection with any Indebtedness for Borrowed Money prepaid upon such sale, shall be counted as increased liquidity;

“Special Liquidity Sources Determination Date” means [*];

“Special Liquidity Sources Payment Date” means the date falling not later than fourteen (14) Business Days after a Special Liquidity Sources Determination Date;

“Star” means Genting Hong Kong Limited (formerly known as Star Cruises Limited) of Canon’s Court, 22 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM 12, Bermuda;

“Steering Committee” means a committee established by, and formed from, the Group-Wide Lenders with the purpose of co-ordinating the relationship between the Guarantor and the Group-Wide Lenders and monitoring the performance of the NCLC Group Credit Facilities. The initial members of the Steering Committee [*];

“Subscription Agreement” means the subscription agreement dated 17 August 2007 made or to be made between Star, the Investors (directly in the case of Investor I and by way of assignment in the case of Investor II) and the Guarantor;

“Subsidiary” has the meaning defined in the Companies Act 1985, Section 736 as substituted by the Companies Act 1989, Section 144;

“Substitute Basis” means an alternative basis agreed for maintaining the Loan pursuant to Clause 6;

“Supervision Agreement” means the agreement entered or to be entered into between the Borrower and the Supervisor providing for the construction supervision of the Vessel, such agreement being in the form and on the terms and conditions required by the Agent and agreed on the signing hereof and as specified in paragraph 12 of Schedule 4;

 

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“Supervision Agreement Assignment” means the valid and effective first legal assignment of the Supervision Agreement (together with the notice thereof and the acknowledgement), to be executed by the Borrower in favour of the Trustee, such assignment, notice and acknowledgement being in the form and on the terms and conditions required by the Agent and the Hermes Agent and agreed on the signing hereof and as specified in paragraph 31 of Schedule 4;

“Supervisor” means Star Cruise Management Limited of International House, Castle Hill, Victoria Road, Douglas, Isle of Man IM2 4RB, British Isles, the company providing construction supervision for the Vessel pursuant to the Supervision Agreement;

“Suspension Notice” means a notice given by the Agent to the Borrower pursuant to Clause 6.1;

“TARGET” means trans-European automated real-time gross settlement express transfer system;

“Taxes” means all present and future income and other taxes, levies, imposts, deductions, compulsory liens and withholdings whatsoever together with interest thereon and penalties with respect thereto, if any, and any payments made on or in respect thereof and “Taxation” shall be construed accordingly;

“Tenth Supplemental Deed” means the tenth supplemental deed dated                  2012 to this Agreement and the Guarantee;

“Termination Date” means the earlier of the Delivery Date and 10 October 2006 (or such later date as is agreed between the Borrower, the Lenders and Hermes);

“Third Assignments” means the three (3) valid and effective third legal assignments of the earnings and insurances of the Hermes Vessels (together with the notices thereof) one (1) to be executed by each of the owners of the Hermes Vessels in respect of its Hermes Vessel and the one (1) valid and effective third priority subordination and assignment to be executed by the Manager (as bareboat charterer) in respect of m.v. “NORWEGIAN JADE” in each case in favour of the Restructuring Trustee as trustee for the Non-Guaranteed Loan Lenders;

“Third Mortgages” means the two (2) third priority statutory Bahamian ship mortgages and deeds of covenants collateral thereto and the one (1) third preferred US ship mortgage one (1) to be granted by respectively each of the owners of the Hermes Vessels over its Hermes Vessel in favour of the Restructuring Trustee as trustee for the Non-Guaranteed Loan Lenders;

“Third Priority Security Co-ordination Deed” means the deed to be made between (among others) HSBC Bank plc (as trustee for the Guaranteed Loan Lenders, as first mortgagees), the Restructuring Trustee (as trustee for the Guaranteed Loan Lenders, as second mortgagees), the

 

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Restructuring Trustee (as trustee for the Non-Guaranteed Loan Lenders, as third mortgagees), the owners of the Hermes Vessels in relation to the Hermes Vessel Owner Third Guarantees, the Third Mortgages and the Third Assignments such co-ordination deed to be in the form and on the terms and conditions agreed between the Lenders and the other parties to the co-ordination deed on the date of the Sixth Supplemental Deed;

“Third Restatement Date” has the meaning set out in the Sixth Supplemental Deed;

“Total Breakaway 4 Prepayment Amount” means the lower of [*] and the Total Delayed Principal Amount that has not been cancelled and/or prepaid and/or repaid on the relevant Total Exceptional Prepayment Amount Payment Date;

“Total Cash Sweep Amount” means Liquidity of the NCLC Group in excess of [*] on a Cash Sweep Determination Date;

“Total Delayed Principal Amount” means, as at the date of the Eighth Supplemental Deed, [*], being the aggregate of the Maximum Amount of the Delayed Principal Amount (as defined in the facility agreement for each Cash Sweep Credit Facility) for each Cash Sweep Credit Facility (or, if applicable, tranche thereof);

“Total Exceptional Prepayment Amount” means any of:

 

  (i) the Total Sky Vessel and Breakaway 3 Prepayment Amount;

 

  (ii) the Total Breakaway 4 Prepayment Amount; and

 

  (iii) the Total IPO Prepayment Amount;

“Total Exceptional Prepayment Amount Payment Date” means:

 

  (i) on or before the Third Restatement Date in the case of the Total Sky Vessel and Breakaway 3 Prepayment Amount;

 

  (ii) on or before the date of the exercise of the Breakaway 4 Option in the case of the Total Breakaway 4 Prepayment Amount; and

 

  (iii) the date falling not later than fourteen (14) Business Days after the listing of the ordinary capital stock of the Guarantor or parent company of the Guarantor on an Approved Stock Exchange in the case of the Total IPO Prepayment Amount;

“Total IPO Prepayment Amount” means the lower of [*] and the Total Delayed Principal Amount that has not been cancelled and/or prepaid and/or repaid on the relevant Total Exceptional Prepayment Amount Payment Date;

“Total Loss” means any actual or constructive or arranged or agreed or compromised total loss or Compulsory Acquisition of the Vessel;

 

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“Total Special Liquidity Sources Amount” means Special Liquidity Sources of the NCLC Group on a Special Liquidity Sources Determination Date;

“Total Sky Vessel and Breakaway 3 Prepayment Amount” means [*];

“Tranche” means either a Portion 1 Tranche or a Portion 2 Tranche;

“Tranche A” means the amount of the Hermes Premium less seventy five per cent (75%) of the Hermes Insurance Premium and twenty per cent (20%) of the Hermes Premium or the Equivalent Amount thereof of to be paid to the Borrower in part reimbursement of the aggregate amount of the Hermes Issuing Fees and twenty five per cent (25%) of the Hermes Insurance Premium paid by the Borrower to the Hermes Agent for on-payment to Hermes on the issue of the Hermes Cover to be advanced by the Lenders by way of their Contributions thereto on the first Drawdown Date in respect of a Portion 1 Tranche falling after the payment by the Borrower of the Hermes Issuing Fees and the first twenty five per cent (25%) of the Hermes Insurance Premium;

“Tranche B” means up to seventy five per cent (75%) of the amount of the Hermes Insurance Premium or the Equivalent Amount thereof payable on the later of the First Drawdown Date and the issue of the Hermes Cover to be paid to the Hermes Agent for on-payment to Hermes to be advanced by the Lenders on a Drawdown Date by way of their Contributions thereto PROVIDED THAT the amount of this Tranche and the amount of Tranche A shall not when aggregated exceed eighty per cent (80%) of the Hermes Premium;

“Tranche C” means up to the amount by which the Hermes Insurance Premium is increased after the date on which the seventy five per cent (75%) of the amount of the Hermes Insurance Premium is paid by the Hermes Agent to Hermes or the Equivalent Amount thereof to be paid to the Hermes Agent for on-payment to Hermes to be advanced by the Lenders on a Drawdown Date by way of their Contributions thereto PROVIDED THAT the amount of this Tranche and the amount of Tranche A and Tranche B shall not when aggregated exceed eighty per cent (80%) of the Hermes Premium;

Tranche 1 ” means the amount of [*] or the Equivalent Amount thereof to be applied in payment of the balance of the third pre-delivery instalment due by the Borrower to the Builder under the Building Contract to be advanced by the Lenders on a Drawdown Date by way of their Contributions thereto;

Tranche 2 ” means the amount of [*] or the Equivalent Amount thereof to be applied in payment of the fourth pre-delivery instalment due by the Borrower to the Builder under the Building Contract to be advanced by the Lenders on a Drawdown Date by way of their Contributions thereto;

Tranche 3 ” means the amount of [*] or the Equivalent Amount thereof to be applied in payment of the fifth pre-delivery instalment due by the Borrower to the Builder under the Building Contract to be advanced by the Lenders on a Drawdown Date by way of their Contributions thereto;

 

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Tranche 4” means the amount of up to [*] or the Equivalent Amount thereof to be applied in payment of the delivery instalment due by the Borrower to the Builder under the Building Contract to be advanced by the Lenders on the Delivery Date by way of their Contributions thereto PROVIDED THAT the Euro amount of this Tranche and the Euro amounts of the other Tranches shall not when aggregated exceed [*] of the Contract Price;

“Transaction Documents” means the Security Documents, the Building Contract, the Drawdown Notices, the Supervision Agreement, any Management Agreement, the Bareboat Charter, the Agency and Trust Deed and any other material document now or hereafter issued in connection with the documents or the transaction herein referred to and also including any Interest Exchange Arrangement;

“Transfer Certificate” means the certificate attached hereto as Schedule 6;

“Transfer Date” means, in relation to any Transfer Certificate, the date specified in such Transfer Certificate as the date for the making of the transfer or, where such transfer is specified as being subject to the fulfilment of certain conditions, the date on which the Agent receives a certificate from the Lender making the transfer confirming that all such conditions have been fulfilled;

“Transferee” means any reputable bank acceptable to the Agent and the Borrower which becomes a party to this Agreement as a Lender pursuant to Clause 17; and

“Vessel” means hull no [*] at the yard of the Builder registered in the name of the Borrower in the Shipbuilding Register in Emden, Federal Republic of Germany and upon construction as a luxury cruise vessel with [*] to be delivered to the Borrower pursuant to the Building Contract and re-registered in the name of the Borrower under the name of “PRIDE OF HAWAII” under the laws and flag of the United States of America and, from the Second Restatement Date, re-registered in the name of the Borrower under the name of “NORWEGIAN JADE” under the laws and flag of the Bahamas.

 

  1.2 Construction

In this Agreement unless the context otherwise requires:

 

  1.2.1 clause headings are inserted for convenience of reference only and shall be ignored in the construction of this Agreement;

 

  1.2.2 references to Clauses and to Schedules are to be construed as references to clauses of and schedules to this Agreement unless otherwise stated and references to this Agreement are to be construed as references to this Agreement including its Schedules;

 

  1.2.3 subject to Clause 9.2.21 and Clause 9.1, references to (or to any specified provision of) this Agreement or any other document shall be construed as references to this Agreement, that provision or that document as from time to time amended, supplemented, restated and/or novated;

 

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  1.2.4 references to any Act or any statutory instrument shall be construed as references to that Act or that statutory instrument as from time to time re-enacted, amended or supplemented;

 

  1.2.5 references to any party to this Agreement or any other document shall include reference to such party’s successors and permitted assigns;

 

  1.2.6 references to the Builder shall be disregarded when it has performed in full all its obligations under the Building Contract and the Security Documents to which it is a party;

 

  1.2.7 words importing the plural shall include the singular and vice versa;

 

  1.2.8 references to a person shall be construed as references to an individual, firm, company, corporation, unincorporated body of persons or any state or any agency thereof;

 

  1.2.9 where any matter requires the approval or consent of the Agent or the Trustee such approval or consent shall not be deemed to have been given unless given in writing; where any matter is required to be acceptable to the Agent or the Trustee, the Agent or the Trustee (as the case may be) shall not be deemed to have accepted such matter unless its acceptance is communicated in writing; the Agent or the Trustee may give or withhold its consent, approval or acceptance at its unfettered discretion;

 

  1.2.10 a certificate by the Agent as to any amount due or calculation made hereunder shall be conclusive except for manifest error.

 

  1.3 Agent, Hermes Agent and Trustee

The Agent and the Hermes Agent will be appointed by the Lenders as agents and the Trustee will be appointed by the Lenders as trustee under the Agency and Trust Deed and references herein to the Agent, the Hermes Agent or the Trustee shall be construed as references to itself, the Agent or the Hermes Agent (if applicable) and the Lenders. The Borrower shall only communicate with the Lenders under this Agreement and the other Security Documents through the Agent, the Hermes Agent or the Trustee (as the case may be) and as hereinafter referred to.

 

2 The Facility

 

  2.1 Availability

 

  2.1.1 The Lenders grant to the Borrower the Facility by way of the Portions. Any part of the Facility which remains undrawn at close of business in London on the Termination Date shall be capable of cancellation by the Lenders with the consent of Hermes.

 

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  2.1.2 Each Lender shall advance its Contribution to the Portions in the proportion which its Contribution for the time being bears to the other Contributions of the Lenders.

 

  2.1.3 Neither the Agent (as the Agent or as a Lender) nor any other Lender shall be liable for any failure or delay on the part of any Lender in making any advance hereunder nor shall the Agent or the Arrangers have any obligation to seek to procure additional Lenders in the event of such a failure PROVIDED THAT if any Lender should fail to advance its Contribution hereunder, that Lender and the Agent will take all reasonable steps to mitigate the effect of that failure. Notwithstanding the aforesaid proviso, neither the Agent (as a Lender) nor any other Lender shall be obliged to increase its Contribution hereunder in respect of the failure by any other Lender(s) to fund its Contribution.

 

  2.2 Purpose and Application

The purpose of the Facility is set out below.

 

  2.2.1 Portion 1 shall finance up to eighty per cent (80%) of the Contract Price. Tranche 1 shall be applied in payment of part of the third pre-delivery instalment due by the Borrower to the Builder under the Building Contract, Tranche 2 in payment of the fourth pre-delivery instalment due to the Builder under the Building Contract, Tranche 3 in payment of the fifth pre-delivery instalment due to the Builder under the Building Contract and Tranche 4 in payment of the delivery instalment due to the Builder under the Building Contract;

 

  2.2.2 Portion 2 shall reimburse the Borrower for or finance up to eighty per cent (80%) of the Hermes Premium. Tranche A shall reimburse the Borrower in part for the amount of the Hermes Premium paid to the Hermes Agent for on-payment to Hermes on issue of the Hermes Cover, Tranche B shall be applied in payment or (if insufficient) in part payment of seventy five per cent (75%) of the Hermes Insurance Premium payable on the later of the First Drawdown Date and the issue of the Hermes Cover and Tranche C shall be applied in payment or (if insufficient) in part payment of any increase in the Hermes Insurance Premium thereafter; and

 

  2.2.3 Portion 3 shall finance up to eighty per cent (80%) of the total amount of the Pre-Delivery Interest payable hereunder and shall be drawn down in the currency or currencies in which the Loan is for the time being denominated and the proportion of the interest payable in any currency shall correspond to the proportion of the Loan denominated in that currency.

 

  2.3 Drawdown

The Borrower shall only make drawings under any Portion of the Facility if:

 

  2.3.1 in the case of Portion 1 and Portion 2, the Agent receives at least five (5) Business Days’ notice of the Borrower’s request for such drawing in the form of Schedule 3;

 

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  2.3.2 no Event of Default or Possible Event of Default has occurred before the date of such drawing;

 

  2.3.3 no written notice has been received indicating that the Hermes Cover does not validly exist without restriction;

 

  2.3.4 the representations and warranties set out in Clause 9 and each of the other Security Documents are correct on the date of such drawing; and

 

  2.3.5 it is then lawful for each of the Lenders to make available its Contribution to the Facility,

PROVIDED THAT no part of the Loan shall be capable of drawing until twenty per cent (20%) of the Contract Price has been paid by the Borrower to the Builder and no part of Portion 2 shall be capable of drawing until the Hermes Issuing Fees and twenty five per cent (25%) of the Hermes Insurance Premium have become due and been paid by the Borrower to Hermes through the Hermes Agent and PROVIDED FURTHER THAT the aggregate of (a) the Euro amount of the Portion 2 Tranches drawn down hereunder in Euro (b) the equivalent amount in Euro determined at the rate of exchange for Euro against Dollars as determined at HSBC Bank plc’s spot rate at about 10.00 a.m. two (2) Business Days prior to the Termination Date of the Portion 2 Tranches drawn down hereunder in Dollars (c) the Euro amount of the aggregate of each amount of Portion 3 drawn down hereunder in Euro and (d) the equivalent amount in Euro determined at the rate of exchange for Euro against Dollars as determined at HSBC Bank plc’s spot rate at about 10.00 a.m. two (2) Business Days prior to the Termination Date of the aggregate of each amount of Portion 3 drawn down hereunder in Dollars, shall not exceed in total twenty million two hundred and fifty thousand Euro (€20,250,000).

 

  2.4 Payment of Portions

All Portion 1 Tranches drawn down hereunder shall be paid to the Builder.

Tranche A drawn down hereunder shall be paid to the Borrower in reimbursement in part of the amount of the Hermes Premium paid by the Borrower to the Hermes Agent for on-payment to Hermes on issue of the Hermes Cover, Tranche B drawn down hereunder shall be applied in payment or (if insufficient) in part payment of seventy five per cent (75%) of the Hermes Insurance Premium payable on the later of the First Drawdown Date and the issue of the Hermes Cover and Tranche C drawn down hereunder shall be applied in payment or (if insufficient) in part payment of any increase in the Hermes Insurance Premium thereafter, subject to the further proviso to Clause 2.3.

Subject to the further proviso to Clause 2.3, the Borrower hereby consents to the drawdown on each Pre-Delivery Interest Payment Date of such amount of Portion 3 as is required to pay eighty per cent (80%) of the Pre-Delivery Interest payable on that Pre-Delivery Interest Payment Date and to the application of such amount in payment of such interest.

 

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  2.5 Currency Option

 

  2.5.1 The Borrower may by notice in writing served on the Agent not less than five (5) Business Days prior to a Drawdown Date request that a Portion be advanced in Euro or in Dollars.

 

  2.5.2 If the Borrower fails to make a request in accordance with Clause 2.5.1 or if deposits in Euro in the relevant amount and for the relevant duration are not available to any of the Lenders in the relevant interbank eurocurrency market in the ordinary course of business to fund its Contribution then with effect from the relevant Drawdown Date the Portion or any part thereof shall be advanced in Dollars.

 

  2.5.3 The Borrower may by notice in writing served on the Agent not less than five (5) Business Days prior to a Currency Conversion Date request that the Euro Loan shall be converted to Dollars on the next Currency Conversion Date for the duration of the Security Period.

 

  2.5.4 On a Currency Conversion Date the Euro Loan at that date shall be repaid by the Borrower in Euro. However, the Lenders shall on that day readvance that part of the Euro Loan (due allowance being made for any amounts repaid or prepaid since the first day of the preceding Pre-Delivery Interest Period or Interest Period) on terms that:

 

  (a) the proceeds of that readvance shall forthwith be applied by the Lenders in or towards effecting the said repayment on behalf of the Borrower so that:

 

  (i) the obligation of the Borrower to make that repayment shall be a notional obligation only except to the extent that the proceeds of that readvance are insufficient to make that repayment in full; and

 

  (ii) the obligation of the Lenders to make that readvance shall be a notional obligation only except to the extent that the proceeds of that readvance exceed the amount of that repayment; and

 

  (b) the Lenders shall forthwith readvance the Equivalent Amount of the Euro Loan at that date.

 

  2.5.5 All losses, damages, expenses, profits or currency risks arising from the exercise of the currency option contained in this Clause 2.5 shall be for the account of the Borrower.

 

  2.5.6 The conversion of the Euro Loan into Dollars or the operation of this Clause 2.5 shall not constitute or be construed as a prepayment pursuant to the provisions of Clause 4.

 

  2.5.7

Notwithstanding the drawdown of any part of the Loan in Euro or its subsequent conversion into Dollars it is expressly acknowledged and agreed by the parties hereto that the Security Documents shall

 

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  remain in full force and effect and that they shall stand as security for the Loan in whatever currency or currencies it is for the time being denominated.

 

  2.6 Break costs on failure to draw

If for any reason any part of a Portion is not drawn down by the Borrower hereunder after notice of drawdown has been given to the Agent pursuant to Clause 2.3 in the case of Portion 1 and Portion 2 or after the relevant Quotation Date in the case of Portion 3, the Borrower will pay to the Agent for the account of the Lenders such amount as the Agent may certify as necessary to compensate the Lenders (other than any Lender whose default has caused the part of the Portion not to be drawn down) for any loss (including the cost of breaking deposits or re-employing funds (including warehousing and other related costs)) or any losses under any Interest Exchange Arrangement and/or any swap agreements or other interest rate management products entered into by the Lenders for the purpose of this transaction or expense (including warehousing and other related costs) on account of funds borrowed, contracted for (whether in Euro or in Dollars) or utilised in order to fund its Contribution to the part of the Portion. Each Lender shall supply to the Agent a certificate of break costs which in the absence of manifest error shall be conclusive as to the amounts due.

 

  2.7 Conditions of drawdown

The Agent shall not be under any obligation to advance a part of a Portion hereunder until all the documents and evidence referred to in the relevant part of Schedule 4 are in the possession of the Agent in form and substance satisfactory to it, the Arrangers, the Lenders and the Hermes Agent.

 

  2.8 Several obligations of the Lenders

The obligations and rights of each Lender hereunder are several and if for any reason the Borrower receives in respect of a part of a Portion an amount greater than the aggregate of the Contributions to that part of a Portion, the Borrower forthwith upon the demand of the Agent shall pay to the Agent (for the account of those Lenders whose Contributions were exceeded) the amount certified by the Agent as representing the excess of the amount paid to the Borrower over the due and proper amount of the Contributions of the Lenders actually received by the Agent.

 

  2.9 Lender’s failure to perform

Subject to Clause 2.1.3, the failure by a Lender to perform its obligations hereunder shall not affect the obligations of the Borrower towards any other party hereto nor shall any such other party be liable for the failure by such Lender to perform its obligations hereunder.

 

  2.10 Fulfilment of conditions after drawdown

If the Lenders, acting unanimously, decide (or the Agent in accordance with the Agency and Trust Deed decides) to advance a part of a Portion to the Borrower hereunder without having received all of the documents or evidence referred to in the relevant part of Schedule 4, the Borrower will

 

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nevertheless deliver the remaining documents or evidence to the Agent within fourteen (14) days of such drawing (or such other period as the Agent may stipulate) and the advance of the Facility shall not be construed as a waiver of the Agent’s right to receive the documents or evidence as aforesaid nor shall this provision impose on the Agent or the Lenders any obligation to permit the drawing in the absence of such documents or evidence.

 

3 Repayment

Unless otherwise repaid in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, on each of the Repayment Dates the Loan shall be repaid by the relevant amount set out in the fifth column ( Revised Repayments ) of the table in Schedule 10.

 

4 Prepayment

 

  4.1 Voluntary prepayment

On giving at least thirty (30) days’ prior notice to the Agent, the Borrower may on the last day of a Pre-Delivery Interest Period or an Interest Period prepay (without premium or penalty, subject to Clause 4.8) the whole or any relevant part of the Loan (but if in part in an amount of five million Dollars (USD5,000,000) or the equivalent amount in Euro (as the case may be) or an integral multiple thereof). In the case of a prepayment of part of the Loan, the proportion of that part payable in Dollars or Euro (as the case may be) shall correspond to the proportion of the Loan denominated in that currency at the prepayment date. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Clause 4.1, any prepayment made before an amount equal to the Maximum Amount of the Delayed Principal Amount has been prepaid and/or repaid shall be governed by Clause 4.10.

 

  4.2 Voluntary prepayment in case of increased cost

At any time after any sum payable by the Borrower has been increased under Clause 8 or a Lender has made any claim for indemnification under Clause 8, the Borrower may, after giving to the Agent five (5) Business Days’ notice of its intention to do so, prepay the whole (but not part only) of the Contribution of that Lender, subject to Clause 4.8, in whatever currency or currencies it is for the time being denominated.

 

  4.3 Mandatory prepayment in case of illegality

 

  4.3.1 If any change in, or in the interpretation or application of, any law, regulation or treaty shall make it unlawful in any jurisdiction applicable to any of the Lenders for that Lender to make available or maintain its Contribution or to give effect to its obligations as contemplated hereby, the Agent may, by notice thereof to the Borrower, declare that the relevant Lender’s obligations shall be terminated forthwith whereupon (if any of the Facility has then been advanced) the Borrower shall prepay forthwith to the relevant Lender its Contribution in whatever currency or currencies it is for the time being denominated together with interest thereon to the date of such prepayment and all other amounts due to such Lender under Clause 4.8 and under the Security Documents (or, if permitted by the relevant law, regulation or treaty, at the end of the then current Pre-Delivery Interest Period or Interest Period).

 

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  4.3.2 A Lender affected by any provision of Clause 4.3.1 shall promptly inform the Agent after becoming aware of the relevant change and the Agent shall, as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter, notify the Borrower of the change and its possible results. Without affecting the Borrower’s obligations under Clause 4.3.1 and in consultation with the Agent, the affected Lender will then take all such reasonable steps as may be open to it to mitigate the effect of the change (for example (and if then possible) by changing its Office or transferring some or all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement to another financial institution reasonably acceptable to the Borrower and the Agent). The reasonable costs of mitigating the effect of any such change shall be borne by the Borrower save where such costs are of an internal administrative nature and are not incurred in dealings by any Lender with third parties.

 

  4.4 Voluntary prepayment following imposition of Substitute Basis

The Borrower may notify the Agent within ten (10) days of the receipt of a certificate from the Agent of a Substitute Basis under Clause 6.3 whether or not it wishes to prepay the Loan, in which event the Borrower shall forthwith prepay the Loan in whatever currency or currencies it is for the time being denominated together with interest accrued thereon at the rate specified in the relevant certificate of Substitute Basis and any break costs in accordance with Clause 4.8.

 

  4.5 Prepayment in case of Total Loss of the Vessel

If the Vessel is or becomes a Total Loss, then the Borrower will, within thirty (30) days thereof or, if the Agent is satisfied in its sole discretion that the Total Loss is adequately covered by the Insurances and that the relevant insurance proceeds will be payable to the Agent within one hundred and fifty (150) days plus three (3) business days in Frankfurt, New York and Singapore thereof, by no later than the date which is one hundred and fifty (150) days plus three (3) business days in Frankfurt, New York and Singapore after the date of the event giving rise to such Total Loss prepay the Loan in accordance with Clause 4.7, Clause 4.8 and Clause 12.1.

For the purposes of this Clause a Total Loss shall be deemed to have occurred:

 

  4.5.1 if it consists of an actual loss, at noon Greenwich Mean Time on the actual date of loss or, if that is not known, on the date on which the Vessel was last heard of;

 

  4.5.2 if it consists of a Compulsory Acquisition, at noon Greenwich Mean Time on the date on which the requisition is expressed to take effect by the person requisitioning the Vessel; and

 

  4.5.3 if it consists of a constructive or compromised or arranged or agreed total loss or damage to the Vessel rendering repair impracticable or uneconomical or rendering the Vessel permanently unfit for normal use, at noon Greenwich Mean Time on the date on which notice claiming the loss of the Vessel is given to its insurers.

 

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  4.6 Prepayment in case of sale of the Vessel

If the Vessel is sold by the Borrower with the prior consent of the Agent (which consent is not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), then, subject to the following provision of this Clause 4.6, the Borrower will concurrent with completion of the sale prepay the Loan in accordance with Clause 4.7 and Clause 12.1.

If, however, the sale (or transfer) of the Vessel is in connection with an Apollo-Related Transaction, the Borrower shall give to the Agent not less than fifteen (15) Business Days’ notice of the estimated date of sale (or transfer), the purchaser (or transferee) shall assume all of the obligations and liabilities of the Borrower under the Transaction Documents (save for the Building Contract and the Supervision Agreement), in such manner and on the terms and conditions required by the Agent, the Hermes Agent and their legal advisers (as confirmed by relevant legal opinions), and the Obligors (other than the Borrower and the Supervisor) shall re-execute or re-confirm the Security Documents to which they are a party as security for the obligations of the purchaser (or transferee), in such form and on the terms and conditions required by the Agent, the Hermes Agent and their legal advisers (as confirmed by relevant legal opinions).

Subject to Clause 4.8, prepayment of the Loan consequent upon the permitted sale of the Vessel shall absolve the Borrower from any liability to pay prepayment fees or costs.

 

  4.7 Effect of prepayment

Any notice given by the Borrower under Clause 4.1, Clause 4.2 or Clause 4.4 shall be irrevocable and shall oblige the Borrower to pay to the Agent on account of the Lenders the amount or amounts therein stated on the date therein stated. No amount prepaid under this Agreement may be redrawn. Subject to Clause 4.9 and Clause 4.10, each prepayment under this Agreement shall be applied in satisfaction of the Borrower’s remaining obligations under Clause 3 in inverse chronological order and Schedule 10 and Schedule 11 shall be recalculated and agreed in accordance with Clause 4.10. Prepayments under this Agreement shall be made together with accrued interest thereon and the payment of all other sums then owing under any of the Security Documents.

 

  4.8 Break costs on prepayment

If any repayment or prepayment of the Loan or part thereof is made otherwise than on the last day of a Pre-Delivery Interest Period or an Interest Period or, following Conversion, any repayment or prepayment of the Loan or part thereof is made otherwise than on the last day of the Fixed Rate Period, the Borrower shall pay to the Agent on behalf of the Lenders on demand such additional amount as the Agent may certify (such certificate to contain a calculation thereof in reasonable detail) as necessary to compensate each of the Lenders for any loss (including the cost of breaking deposits or re-employing funds (including warehousing and other

 

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related costs)) or any losses under any Interest Exchange Arrangement and/or any swap agreements or other interest rate management products entered into by the Lenders for the purpose of this transaction or expense (including warehousing and other related costs) on account of funds borrowed, contracted for or utilised to fund the amount so repaid or prepaid provided that each Lender shall pay to the Borrower any swap breakage gain actually received by the Lender under any Interest Exchange Arrangement to which it is a party and/or any swap agreements or other interest rate management products entered into by the Lender for the purpose of this transaction.

 

  4.9 Mandatory prepayment in case of cash sweep or special liquidity

The Borrower shall, further to clause 12 or clause 13 of the Guarantee (as the case may be) and in accordance with Clause 4.7, Clause 4.8 and Clause 12.2, [*]:

 

  4.9.1 [*]; and

 

  4.9.2 [*],

with any Relevant Cash Sweep Amount on the relevant Cash Sweep Payment Date or any Relevant Special Liquidity Sources Amount on the relevant Special Liquidity Sources Payment Date.

[*].

[*].

 

  4.10 No prepayment

 

  4.10.1 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, other than in respect of:

 

  (a) ordinary refinancings; and

 

  (b) any prepayment to be made by way of a Total Exceptional Prepayment Amount on a Total Exceptional Prepayment Amount Payment Date further to clause 16 of the Guarantee,

 

  [*].         

 

  4.10.2 Each remaining outstanding Delayed Principal Amount referred to in Clause 4.10.1 or Maximum Amount of the Delayed Principal Amount referred to in Clause 4.10.3, to the extent it is not already denominated in Dollars, shall be converted into Dollars on the date falling ten (10) Business Days prior to the relevant prepayment, reduction and/or cancellation date at the rate which appears on the Reuters Page ECB37 at 1.30 p.m. London time on that date, for the purposes of such calculation.

 

  4.10.3 [*].

 

  4.10.4 [*].

 

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  4.10.5 [*].

 

5 Interest

 

  5.1 Payment of interest prior to the Termination Date

From the first Drawdown Date in respect of a Portion until the Termination Date, the Borrower shall pay interest on that Portion in Dollars and/or Euro (as the case may be) at the Floating Interest Rate applicable for each Pre-Delivery Interest Period in respect thereof which interest shall be payable in arrears on each Pre-Delivery Interest Payment Date from the application of the amount of Portion 3 drawn down on that Pre-Delivery Interest Payment Date (if any) and by the Borrower.

For the avoidance of doubt, Portion 3 or any part thereof may only be drawn down hereunder and applied in payment of interest accrued up to the Termination Date.

 

  5.2 Payment of interest from the Termination Date

From the Termination Date, the Borrower shall pay interest on the Loan at the Applicable Interest Rate for each Interest Period in respect thereof which interest shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date PROVIDED THAT if the current Interest Period does not end on the relevant Interest Payment Date the Borrower shall only pay the interest accrued during that Interest Period up to but not including the Interest Payment Date.

 

  5.3 Selection and duration of Pre-Delivery Interest Periods and Interest Periods

 

  5.3.1 Subject to the other provisions of this Clause 5, the Borrower may give notice to the Agent to be received by the Agent not later than 9.00 a.m. London time five (5) Business Days prior to the commencement of each Pre-Delivery Interest Period in respect of a Portion or part thereof or Interest Period in respect of the Loan, specifying whether that interest period is to be of three (3) or six (6) months’ duration or end on the next Cash Sweep Payment Date or Repayment Date. Pre-Delivery Interest Periods shall commence, in the case of the first in respect of the first part of Portion 1 and Portion 2 to be drawn down, on the First Drawdown Date, in the case of the first in respect of the first part of Portion 3 to be drawn down on the first Pre-Delivery Interest Payment Date and, in the case of Pre-Delivery Interest Periods other than the first in respect of any Portion or part thereof, on the expiry of the preceding Pre-Delivery Interest Period. Interest Periods in respect of the Loan shall commence, in the case of the first, on the Termination Date and, in the case of Interest Periods other than the first, on the expiry of the preceding Interest Period.

However, the Agent shall have the right to adjust the length of any Pre-Delivery Interest Period for a part of a Portion (other than the first part to be drawn down) such that it ends on the same date as any existing Pre-Delivery Interest Period in respect of that Portion

 

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and the first Pre-Delivery Interest Period in respect of a Portion such that it ends on the same date as the current Pre-Delivery Interest Period of the other Portions.

The final Pre-Delivery Interest Period in respect of a Portion, the Portions or any part thereof (as the case may be) shall end on the Termination Date and the final Interest Period shall end on the final Repayment Date.

 

  5.3.2 Subject to the consent of Hermes and of each of the Lenders which consents have not, at the date hereof, been obtained, and provided that any such consents obtained remain in full force and effect on the date of the Election Notice (as hereinafter defined), the Borrower may, if no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and no Total Loss has occurred, at any time prior to the Termination Date, elect to convert the basis upon which interest is calculated hereunder by giving notice (an “Election Notice” ) to the Agent not less than fifteen (15) Business Days (or such shorter time as the parties may agree) before the date on which the Interest Exchange Arrangements are to be entered into (the “Election Date” ) to request that with effect from the Termination Date (the “Conversion Date” ) the rate of interest applicable to the Loan then outstanding shall be the Fixed Rate.

 

  5.3.3 The Borrower shall forthwith provide a copy of the Election Notice to the Guarantor, who shall upon receipt provide a written confirmation to both the Borrower and the Agent that the Guarantee remains in full force and effect, PROVIDED ALWAYS that no Interest Exchange Arrangement will be entered into by a Lender unless a confirmation satisfactory to the Agent, the Lenders and Hermes is received from the Guarantor.

 

  5.3.4 Any such request under Clause 5.3.2 shall be irrevocable, provided that any informal request made by the Borrower to the Agent for an indication of the rates which might be available should the Borrower deliver an Election Notice shall not be construed as the giving of an Election Notice by the Borrower pursuant to Clause 5.3.2. The parties hereto agree that not more than two (2) informal requests may be made.

 

  5.3.5 On receipt of an Election Notice from the Borrower pursuant to Clause 5.3.2, the Agent shall promptly notify the Lenders of such election and of the applicable Election Date and Conversion Date.

 

  5.4 Conversion

Conversion shall only occur if:

 

  5.4.1 the Euro Loan has been repaid and readvanced in accordance with Clause 2.5.4;

 

  5.4.2 the Agent has received an Election Notice;

 

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  5.4.3 the Agent has received the confirmation from the Guarantor referred to in Clause 5.3.3;

 

  5.4.4 the Agent has received evidence of the Interest Exchange Arrangements executed by the parties thereto; and

 

  5.4.5 the Fixed Rate for the Loan has been determined.

In the absence of satisfaction of any of the above or any other relevant provision of Clause 5.3, interest on the Loan shall continue to be calculated at the Floating Interest Rate.

 

  5.5 Fixed Rate

The Lenders, the Agent and the Borrower agree that as soon as the Fixed Rate shall have been determined, the Agent shall inform the Borrower by issuing to the Borrower a Notice of Fixed Rate. Upon such issuance the Borrower’s obligation will be to pay interest on the Loan at the Fixed Rate from the Conversion Date and, until such date, at the Floating Interest Rate.

 

  5.6 Break costs in relation to Conversion

If an Election Notice has been given to the Agent pursuant to Clause 5.3.2 and Conversion does not occur on the Conversion Date as a result of the relevant provisions of Clause 5.3, Clause 5.4 and/or Clause 5.5 not being satisfied or waived, other than as a result of gross negligence or wilful misconduct of the Agent or any of the Lenders, the Borrower shall pay to the Agent for the account of the Lenders interest accrued to but excluding the Conversion Date together with such amount as the Agent may certify (such certificate to contain a calculation thereof in reasonable detail) as necessary to compensate each of the Lenders for any loss (including the cost of breaking deposits or re-employing funds (including warehousing and other related costs)) or any losses under any Interest Exchange Arrangement and/or any swap agreements or other interest rate management products entered into by the Lenders for the purpose of this transaction as a consequence of Conversion not being made on the Conversion Date.

If it is necessary for the Lenders to break deposits or re-employ funds taken or borrowed to make or maintain such Lender’s Contribution to the Portions in whatever currency or currencies they are for the time being denominated in order for Conversion to take place on the Conversion Date, the Borrower shall pay to the Agent for the account of the Lenders interest accrued to but excluding the Conversion Date together with such amount as the Agent may certify to be necessary to compensate a Lender for any losses incurred as a consequence of the Pre-Delivery Interest Period(s) in respect of the Portions or the Interest Period in respect of the Loan (as the case may be) being prematurely terminated in order to allow Conversion to occur on the Conversion Date including, without limitation, any loss (including the cost of breaking deposits (including warehousing and other related costs)) or expense (including warehousing and other related costs) on account of funds borrowed, contracted for or utilised to fund such Lender’s Contribution to the Loan in whatever currency or currencies it is for the time being denominated.

 

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  5.7 No notice and unavailability

If the Borrower fails to select a Pre-Delivery Interest Period or an Interest Period in accordance with Clause 5.3 or the Agent certifies that deposits for the period selected by the Borrower are not available to each of the Lenders in the ordinary course of business in the relevant interbank eurocurrency market to fund the relevant Portion or the Loan (as the case may be), the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected a Pre-Delivery Interest Period or an Interest Period of six (6) months (or such other period as the Agent may in its discretion decide).

 

  5.8 Separate Interest Periods for Instalments

If an Interest Period would otherwise extend beyond any Repayment Date, the Loan shall be divided into two (2) or more portions. One (1) or more portions will be of an amount equal to the amount of the Loan required to be repaid on each relevant Repayment Date and will have an Interest Period of such length as will expire on that date and the Interest Period relating to the remainder of the Loan will be determined in accordance with Clauses 5.3 and 5.7.

 

  5.9 Extension and shortening of Pre-Delivery Interest Periods or Interest Periods

If a Pre-Delivery Interest Period or an Interest Period would otherwise end on a day which is not a Business Day, the Pre-Delivery Interest Period or Interest Period shall be extended until the next following Business Day unless the next following Business Day falls in the next calendar month or the Interest Period has been selected pursuant to Clause 5.3.2 in which case the Interest Period will be shortened to expire on the preceding Business Day.

If a Pre-Delivery Interest Period or an Interest Period commences on the last Business Day in a month or if there is no day in the month in which the Pre-Delivery Interest Period or Interest Period will end which corresponds numerically to the day on which it begins, the Pre-Delivery Interest Period or Interest Period shall end on the last Business Day in that month.

 

  5.10 Applicable Interest Rate

 

  5.10.1 In respect of Pre-Delivery Interest Periods or Interest Periods pursuant to Clause 5.3.1 and subject to Clause 5.3.1, Clause 5.12 and Clause 6, the rate of interest applicable to the Loan (or relevant part in the case of the division of the Loan under Clause 5.8) during a Pre-Delivery Interest Period or an Interest Period shall be the Floating Interest Rate.

 

  5.10.2 In respect of Interest Periods pursuant to Clause 5.3.2 and subject to Clause 5.3.2, Clause 5.12 and Clause 6, the rate of interest applicable to the Loan (or relevant part in the case of the division of the Loan under Clause 5.8) during an Interest Period shall be the Fixed Rate.

 

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  5.11 Bank basis

Pre-Delivery Interest, interest, fees payable pursuant to Clause 13 and any other payments hereunder of an annual nature shall accrue from day to day and be computed on the basis of a year of three hundred and sixty (360) days and for the actual number of days elapsed.

 

  5.12 Default interest

If the Borrower fails to pay on the due date any sum due under this Agreement or any of the other Security Documents to which it may at any time be a party, the Borrower shall, without affecting any other remedy of the Agent or the Lenders, pay interest on such sum from the due date to the actual date of payment (as well after as before judgment). Such interest shall accrue on a daily basis at the higher of the Applicable Interest Rate fixed for the latest interest period and the rate computed by the Agent and certified by the Agent to the Borrower as being the aggregate of:

 

  5.12.1 the Margin plus one per cent (1%); and

 

  5.12.2 the greater of (a) in the case of the Lenders, the average (rounded upwards if necessary to the next integral multiple of one-sixteenth of one per cent (1/16%)) of the respective rates per annum at which each of the Lenders is able to acquire in accordance with its normal practice deposits in Dollars or Euro (as the case may be) in successive periods of one (1) month (or for such shorter period as the Agent may in its absolute discretion select) in the relevant interbank eurocurrency market in an amount equivalent to or comparable with its Contribution to such sum, and, in the case of the Agent, the rate per annum at which it is able to acquire in accordance with its normal practice deposits in Dollars or Euro (as the case may be) in successive periods of one (1) month (or for such shorter period as the Agent may in its absolute discretion select) in the relevant interbank eurocurrency market in an amount equivalent to such sum, as at approximately 10.00 a.m. London time in the case of Euro and approximately 11.00 a.m. London time in the case of Dollars on any relevant day and (b) in the case of the Lenders, the average (rounded upwards if necessary to the next integral multiple of one-sixteenth of one per cent (1/16%)) of the cost to each of the Lenders of funding its Contribution to such sum, and, in the case of the Agent, the cost of funding such sum, such interest to be compounded at the end of the period selected by the Agent and to be payable on demand. In the event of LIBOR or EURIBOR (as the case may be) not being available then the Agent shall in its discretion use the Substitute Basis for its calculation as set out in Clause 6.3.

 

6 Substitute Basis of Funding

 

  6.1 Absence of quotations

Subject to Clause 6.2, if LIBOR is to be determined by reference to the Reference Banks but a Reference Bank does not supply a quotation by 11.00 a.m. London time, the applicable LIBOR shall be determined on the basis of the quotations of the remaining Reference Banks.

 

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  6.2 Market disruption

If a Market Disruption Event occurs for any Interest Period, then the rate of interest on each Lender’s relevant Contribution for that Interest Period shall be the percentage rate per annum which is the sum of:

 

  6.2.1 the applicable Margin; and

 

  6.2.2 the rate notified to the Agent by that Lender as soon as practicable, and in any event before interest is due to be paid in respect of that Interest Period, to be that which expresses as a percentage rate per annum the cost to that Lender of funding its relevant Contribution from whatever source it may reasonably select.

In this Agreement “Market Disruption Event” means:

 

  (a) at or about noon on the Quotation Date for the relevant Interest Period Reuters BBA Page LIBOR 01 is not available and none or only one of the Reference Banks supplies a rate to the Agent to determine LIBOR for the relevant Interest Period; or

 

  (b) before close of business in London on the Quotation Date for the relevant Interest Period, the Agent receives notifications from Lenders (in number exceeding thirty four per cent (34%) of the Lenders and whose Contributions and Commitments are not less than thirty four per cent (34%) of the Loan) that the cost to them of obtaining matching deposits in the London Interbank eurocurrency market would be in excess of LIBOR.

 

  6.3 Substitute basis of interest or funding

 

  6.3.1 If a Market Disruption Event occurs and the Agent or the Borrower so requires, the Agent and the Borrower shall enter into negotiations (for a period of not more than thirty (30) days) with a view to agreeing a substitute basis for determining the rate of interest.

 

  6.3.2 Any alternative basis agreed pursuant to Clause 6.3.1 shall, with the prior consent of all the Lenders and the Borrower, be binding on all parties to this Agreement.

 

  6.4 Review

So long as any Substitute Basis is in force, the Agent, in consultation with the Borrower and the Lenders, shall from time to time, but not less often than monthly, review whether or not the circumstances referred to in Clause 6.1 or Clause 6.2 still prevail with a view to returning to the normal provisions of this Agreement.

 

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7 Payments

 

  7.1 Place for payment

All payments by the Borrower under this Agreement or any of the other Security Documents to which it may at any time be a party shall be made in Same Day Funds and:

 

  7.1.1 if in Dollars to HSBC Bank USA, New York (SWIFT Code MRMDUS33) for the account of HSBC Bank plc, London (SWIFT Code MIDLGB22), account no 000-023868 in favour of Project and Export Finance, account no 36677449, quoting reference 53M/FC1031 by 10.00 a.m. New York time; and

 

  7.1.2 if in Euro to HSBC Bank plc, London (SWIFT Code MIDLGB22), in favour of Project and Export Finance, account no 36677422, quoting reference 53M/FC1031 by 10.00 a.m. Frankfurt am Main time.

 

  7.2 Deductions and grossing-up

 

  7.2.1 Each payment to be made by the Borrower to a Lender or the Agent hereunder in Dollars or in Euro shall be made free and clear of and without deduction for or on account of Taxes unless the Borrower is required by law to make such a payment subject to the deduction or withholding of Taxes, in which case the sum payable by the Borrower in respect of which such deduction or withholding is required to be made shall be increased to the extent necessary to ensure that, after the making of such deduction or withholding, the Lender or the Agent receives and retains (free from any liability in respect of any such deduction or withholding) a net sum equal to the sum which it would have received and so retained had no such deduction or withholding been made or required to be made.

 

  7.2.2

Without prejudice to the provisions of Clause 7.2.1, if any Lender or the Agent on its behalf is required to make any payment on account of Tax (not being a tax imposed on the net income of its Office by the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated or in which its Office is located or any other tax existing and applicable on the date of this Agreement under the laws of any jurisdiction) on or in relation to any sum received or receivable hereunder by such Lender or the Agent on its behalf (including, without limitation, any sum received or receivable under this Clause 7) or any liability in respect of any such payment is asserted, imposed, levied or assessed against such Lender or the Agent on its behalf, the Borrower shall, upon demand of the Agent, indemnify such Lender or the Agent against such payment or liability, together with any interest, penalties and expenses payable or incurred in connection therewith, other than interest, penalties, and expenses (a) that accrue during any periods of time beginning on the thirty first (31 st ) day (or such longer period as any Lender may reasonably require) following the day on which the Lender or the Agent, as applicable, has actual knowledge of the imposition or assertion of such Taxes or other Taxes, or (b) that are otherwise imposed or asserted on account of the bad faith or wilful

 

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  neglect of such Lender or the Agent. If any Lender proposes to make a claim under the provisions of this Clause 7.2.2 it shall certify to the Borrower in reasonable detail within thirty (30) days (or such longer period as any Lender may reasonably require) after becoming aware of the event by reason of which it is entitled to make its claim or claims the basis of its claim or claims, such certificate to be conclusive, save for manifest error.

 

  7.2.3 Without affecting the Borrower’s obligations under Clause 7.2.1 and in consultation with the Agent, the affected Lender will then take all such reasonable steps as may be open to it to mitigate the effect of the event (for example (if then possible) by changing its Office or transferring some or all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement to another financial institution reasonably acceptable to the Borrower, Hermes and the Agent). The reasonable costs of mitigating the effect of any such change shall be borne by the Borrower save where such costs are of an internal administrative nature and are not incurred in dealings by any Lender with third parties.

 

  7.2.4 Each Lender, on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender hereunder, through the Agent (and from time to time thereafter as required by applicable law, but only for so long as such Lender is legally entitled to do so or the Agent is instructed to do so), shall deliver to the Borrower two (2) duly completed copies of either (a) Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN claiming eligibility of the Lender for benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party that reduces the rate of withholding on interest to zero or (b) Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI, or in either case an applicable successor form.

 

  7.2.5 No person to which a Lender assigns part or all of its interest under this Agreement pursuant to Clause 17 shall be entitled to receive any greater increase in payment under Clause 7.2.1 than the assigning Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the rights assigned unless such assignment shall have been made at a time when the circumstances giving rise to such greater payment did not exist. Each assignee shall, on or prior to the date on which the assignor assigns all or part of its interest to such assignee, comply with the certification requirements of Clause 7.2.3.

 

  7.3 Production of receipts for Taxes

If the Borrower makes any payment hereunder in Dollars or in Euro in respect of which it is required by law to make any deduction or withholding for Taxes, it shall pay the full amount to be deducted or withheld to the relevant taxation or other authority within the time allowed for such payment under applicable law and shall deliver to the Agent within thirty (30) days after they have made such payment to the applicable authority any original receipt issued by such authority evidencing the payment to such authority of all amounts so required to be deducted or withheld from such payment.

 

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If an additional payment is made under Clause 7.2.1 and any Lender or the Agent on its behalf determines that it has received or been granted a credit against or relief of or calculated with reference to the deduction or withholding giving rise to such additional payment, such Lender or the Agent (as the case may be) shall, to the extent that it can do so without prejudice to the retention of the amount of such credit, relief, remission or repayment and provided that it has received the cash benefit of such credit, relief or remission, pay to the Borrower such amount as such Lender or the Agent shall in its reasonable opinion have concluded to be attributable to the relevant deduction or withholding. Any such payment shall be conclusive evidence of the amount due to the Borrower hereunder and shall be accepted by the Borrower in full and final settlement of its rights of reimbursement hereunder in respect of such deduction or withholding. Nothing herein contained shall interfere with the right of any Lender and the Agent to arrange their respective tax affairs in whatever manner they think fit.

 

  7.4 Money of account

If any sum due from the Borrower under this Agreement or any other Security Document to which it may at any time be a party, or any order or judgment given or made in relation thereto, has to be converted from the currency (the “first currency” ) in which the same is payable under such Security Document, order or judgment into another currency (the “second currency” ) for the purpose of:

 

  7.4.1 making or filing a claim or proof against the Borrower;

 

  7.4.2 obtaining an order or judgment in any court or other tribunal; or

 

  7.4.3 enforcing any order or judgment given or made in relation thereto;

the Borrower shall indemnify and hold harmless the Agent and each of the Lenders from and against any damages or losses suffered as a result of any discrepancy between (a) the rate of exchange used to convert the sum in question from the first currency into the second currency and (b) the rate or rates of exchange at which each Lender and the Agent (as the case may be) may in the ordinary course of business purchase the first currency with the second currency upon receipt of a sum paid to it in satisfaction, in whole or in part, of any such order, judgment, claim or proof. The above indemnity shall constitute an obligation of the Borrower separate and independent from its other obligations and shall apply irrespective of any indulgence granted by the Agent or any of the Lenders.

 

  7.5 Accounts

The Agent shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice accounts evidencing the amounts from time to time lent by and owing to each of the Lenders hereunder or under any of the other Security Documents. In any legal action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or any other Security Document, the entries made in the accounts so maintained shall be prima facie evidence, save in the case of manifest error, of the existence and amounts of the obligations of the Borrower recorded therein.

 

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  7.6 Earnings

Provided no Event of Default has occurred (following which the Agent shall (inter alia) be entitled to request the Borrower to give notice pursuant to clause 3 of the Earnings Assignment and apply such Earnings in accordance with Clause 12.1) such Earnings shall throughout the Security Period be at the free disposal of the Borrower.

 

  7.7 Continuing security

The security created by this Agreement and each of the other Security Documents shall be held by the Trustee and/or the Agent and/or the Lenders and/or the Hermes Agent as a continuing security for the repayment of the Outstanding Indebtedness and the security so created shall not be satisfied by any intermediate payment or satisfaction of any part of the amount hereby or thereby secured or by any amendment of this Agreement or any of the other Security Documents. Such security shall be in addition to and shall not in any way be prejudiced or affected by any collateral or other security now or hereafter held by the Trustee, the Agent, the Lenders, the Hermes Agent or any of them for all or any part of the amount hereby or thereby secured or any other right or remedy of the Trustee, the Agent, the Lenders or the Hermes Agent or any of them under this Agreement or any of the other Security Documents, by operation of law or otherwise howsoever arising. All the powers arising from such security may be exercised from time to time as the Trustee and/or the Agent and/or the Hermes Agent may deem expedient.

 

8 Yield Protection and Force Majeure

 

  8.1 Increased costs

If by reason of:

 

  8.1.1 any change in law or in its interpretation or administration; and/or

 

  8.1.2 compliance with any request from or requirement of any central bank or other fiscal, monetary or other authority including but without limitation the Basle Committee on Banking Supervision whether or not having the force of law:

 

  (a) any of the Lenders incurs a cost as a result of its performing its obligations under this Agreement and/or its advancing its Contribution hereunder; or

 

  (b) there is any increase in the cost to any of the Lenders of funding or maintaining all or any of the advances comprised in a class of advances formed by or including its Contribution advanced or to be advanced by it hereunder; or

 

  (c) any of the Lenders incurs a cost as a result of its having entered into and/or its assuming or maintaining its commitment under this Agreement; or

 

  (d)

any of the Lenders becomes liable to make any payment on account of Tax or otherwise (other than Tax on its overall

 

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  net income) on or calculated by reference to the amount of its Contribution advanced or to be advanced hereunder and/or any sum received or receivable by it hereunder; or

 

  (e) any of the Lenders suffers any decrease in its rate of return as a result of any changes in the requirements relating to capital ratios, monetary control ratios, the payment of special deposits, liquidity costs or other similar requirements affecting that Lender,

then the Borrower shall from time to time on demand pay to the Agent for the account of the relevant Lender or Lenders amounts sufficient to indemnify the relevant Lender or Lenders against, as the case may be, such cost, such increased cost (or such proportion of such increased cost as is in the reasonable opinion of the relevant Lender or Lenders attributable to the funding or maintaining of its or their Contribution(s) hereunder) or such liability.

A Lender affected by any provision of Clause 8.1 shall promptly inform the Agent after becoming aware of the relevant change and its possible results (which notice shall be conclusive evidence of the relevant change and its possible results) and the Agent shall, as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter, notify the Borrower of the change and its possible results. Without affecting the Borrower’s obligations under Clause 8.1 and in consultation with the Agent, the affected Lender will then take all such reasonable steps as may be open to it to mitigate the effect of the change (for example (if then possible) by changing its Office or transferring some or all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement to another financial institution reasonably acceptable to the Borrower and the Agent). The reasonable costs of mitigating the effect of any such change shall be borne by the Borrower save where such costs are of an internal administrative nature and are not incurred in dealings by any Lender with third parties.

 

  8.2 Force Majeure

Where the Agent, the Hermes Agent, the Trustee or any Lender (the “Non-Performing Party” ) is prevented from performing any of its obligations under this Agreement by reason of Force Majeure this Agreement shall remain in effect but the Non-Performing Party’s relevant obligations shall be suspended for so long as the Force Majeure continues and to the extent that the Non-Performing Party is so prevented, PROVIDED THAT :

 

  8.2.1 the suspension of performance is of no greater scope and of no longer duration than is required by the Force Majeure;

 

  8.2.2 the obligations of the Non-Performing Party shall not be excused as a result of the Force Majeure; and

 

  8.2.3 in respect of the suspension of the Non-Performing Party’s obligations:

 

  (a)

the Non-Performing Party gives the Agent prompt written notice which the Agent shall forthwith upon receipt send to the Borrower describing the circumstances of Force Majeure

 

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  (including the nature of the occurrence, its expected duration and the effects of the Force Majeure on the ability of the Non-Performing Party to perform its relevant obligations), and continues to furnish weekly reports with respect thereto during the period of Force Majeure;

 

  (b) the Non-Performing Party uses all reasonable efforts to remedy its inability to perform and to mitigate the effects of the Force Majeure; and

 

  (c) as soon as reasonably possible after the cessation of the Force Majeure the Non-Performing Party shall notify the Agent (who shall notify the Borrower) in writing of such cessation and shall resume performance of its obligations under this Agreement if such resumption is then possible.

 

9 Representations and Warranties

 

  9.1 Duration

The representations and warranties in Clause 9.2, Clause 9.3 and Clause 9.4 shall survive the execution of this Agreement and shall be deemed to be repeated, with reference mutatis mutandis to the facts and circumstances subsisting, as if made on each day until the Borrower has no remaining obligations, actual or contingent, under or pursuant to this Agreement or any of the other Security Documents PROVIDED THAT the Vessel may, with effect from the Second Restatement Date, be re-registered in the name of the Borrower under the laws and flag of the Bahamas and bareboat chartered to the Bareboat Charterer pursuant to the Bareboat Charter and the management agreement and the sub-agency agreement in respect of the Vessel each dated 5 April 2007 and effective 11 April 2006 may be terminated but at no cost to the Borrower or the Bareboat Charterer as sub-agent under such sub-agency agreement.

 

  9.2 Representations and warranties

The Borrower represents and warrants to the Agent and each of the Lenders that:

 

  9.2.1 Status

Each Obligor is a corporation duly organised, constituted and validly existing under the laws of the country of its incorporation, possessing perpetual corporate existence, the capacity to sue and be sued in its own name and the power to own and charge its assets and carry on its business as it is now being conducted. From the date on which the Borrower is converted to a limited liability company as more particularly described, and consented to, in the Sixth Supplemental Deed, it shall be a company duly formed and validly existing under the laws of the country of its incorporation, possessing perpetual corporate existence, the capacity to sue and be sued in its own name and the power to own and charge its assets and carry on its business as it is now being conducted.

 

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  9.2.2 Powers and authority

Each of the Obligors has the power to enter into and perform this Agreement and those of the other Security Documents to which it is a party and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and has taken all necessary action to authorise the entry into and performance of this Agreement and such other Security Documents and such transactions.

 

  9.2.3 Legal validity

This Agreement, each other Transaction Document (other than the Hermes Cover) and each of the Apollo Transaction Documents constitutes (or will constitute when executed) legal, valid and binding obligations of each Obligor and the Builder expressed to be a party thereto enforceable in accordance with their respective terms and in entering into this Agreement and borrowing the Loan, the Borrower is acting on its own account.

 

  9.2.4 Non-conflict with laws

The entry into and performance of this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents (other than the Hermes Cover), the Apollo Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not and will not conflict with:

 

  (a) any law or regulation or any official or judicial order; or

 

  (b) the constitutional documents of any Obligor; or

 

  (c) any agreement or document to which any Obligor is a party or which is binding upon such Obligor or any of its assets,

nor result in the creation or imposition of any Encumbrance on an Obligor or its assets pursuant to the provisions of any such agreement or document.

 

  9.2.5 No default

Save as disclosed in the Disclosure Letter no event has occurred which constitutes a default under or in respect of any Transaction Document to which any Obligor, the Builder or Hermes is a party or by which any Obligor, the Builder or Hermes may be bound (including (inter alia) this Agreement) and no event has occurred which constitutes a default under or in respect of any agreement or document to which any Obligor is a party or by which any Obligor may be bound to an extent or in a manner which might have a material adverse effect on its business, assets or financial condition.

 

  9.2.6 Consents

Except for:

 

  (a)

the filing of those Security Documents to be filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware, the Companies Registries in

 

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  the Isle of Man, England and Wales, the Federal Republic of Germany or Bermuda, which filings must be completed within twenty one (21) days of the execution of the relevant Security Document(s) in the case of England and Wales; and

 

  (b) the registration of the Pre-Delivery Mortgage in the Shipbuilding Register in Emden and the registration of the Post Delivery Mortgage through the Bahamas Maritime Authority,

all authorisations, approvals, consents, licences, exemptions, filings, registrations, notarisations and other matters, official or otherwise, required in connection with the entry into, performance, validity and enforceability of this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents to which any Obligor or the Builder is a party and the transactions contemplated thereby have been obtained or effected and are in full force and effect except authorisations, approvals, consents, licences, exemptions, filings and registrations required in the normal day to day course of the operation of the Vessel and not already obtained by the Borrower or the Bareboat Charterer (as the case may be).

 

  9.2.7 Accuracy of information

All information furnished by any Obligor relating to the business and affairs of any Obligor in connection with this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents was and remains true and correct in all material respects and there are no other material facts or considerations the omission of which would render any such information misleading.

 

  9.2.8 Full disclosure

Each Obligor has fully disclosed in writing to the Agent all facts relating to each Obligor and the Builder which it knows or should reasonably know and which might reasonably be expected to influence the Lenders in deciding whether or not to enter into this Agreement.

 

  9.2.9 No Encumbrances

None of the assets or rights of any Obligor is subject to any Encumbrance except Permitted Liens or Encumbrances created in respect of Permitted Indebtedness.

 

  9.2.10 Pari passu or priority status

The claims of the Agent and the Lenders against the Borrower under this Agreement will rank at least pari passu with the claims of all unsecured creditors of the Borrower (other than claims of such creditors to the extent that they are statutorily preferred) and in priority to the claims of any creditor of the Borrower who is also an Obligor and the Builder.

 

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  9.2.11 Solvency

The Borrower is and shall remain, after the advance to it of the Facility, solvent in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware and the United Kingdom and in particular with the provisions of the Insolvency Act 1986 (as from time to time amended) and the requirements thereof.

 

  9.2.12 Winding-up, etc.

Subject to Clause 10.8, neither the Borrower nor any other Obligor has taken any corporate action nor have any other steps been taken or legal proceedings been started or (to the best of its knowledge and belief) threatened against any of them for the reorganisation, winding-up, dissolution or for the appointment of a liquidator, administrator, receiver, administrative receiver, trustee or similar officer of any of them or any or all of their assets or revenues nor has it sought any other relief under any applicable insolvency or bankruptcy law.

 

  9.2.13 Accounts

The consolidated audited accounts of the Group for the periods ending on 31 December 2002 and 31 December 2003 and the consolidated audited accounts of the NCLC Group for the period ending on 31 December 2004 and for all subsequent periods (which accounts will be prepared in accordance with GAAP) fairly represent the financial condition of the Group or the NCLC Group (as the case may be) as shown in such audited accounts (in this Clause 9.2.13 “NCLC Group” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in clause 11.4 of the Guarantee).

 

  9.2.14 Litigation

Save as disclosed in writing to the Agent by way of the Disclosure Letter no litigation, arbitration or administrative proceedings are current or pending or, to its knowledge, threatened, which might, if adversely determined, have a material adverse effect on the business, assets or financial condition of any Obligor.

 

  9.2.15 Tax liabilities

The NCLC Group has complied with all taxation laws in all jurisdictions in which it is subject to Taxation and has paid all Taxes due and payable by it including but without limitation any disputed Taxes unless a reserve has been made pending resolution of the dispute; no material claims are being asserted against it with respect to Taxes, which might, if such claims were successful, have a material adverse effect on its business, assets or financial condition.

 

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  9.2.16 Ownership of assets

Each member of the Group or the NCLC Group (as the case may be) has good and marketable title to all its assets which are reflected in the audited accounts referred to in Clause 9.2.13.

 

  9.2.17 No immunity

None of the Obligors nor any of their respective assets enjoys any right of immunity (sovereign or otherwise) from set-off, suit or execution in respect of their obligations under this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents or by any relevant or applicable law.

 

  9.2.18 Taxes on payments

As at the date of this Agreement all amounts payable by them hereunder in Dollars or in Euro may be made free and clear of and without deduction for or on account of any Taxation.

 

  9.2.19 Place of business

None of the Obligors has a place of business in any jurisdiction (except as already disclosed) which requires any of the Security Documents to be filed or registered in that jurisdiction to ensure the validity of the Security Documents to which it is a party.

 

  9.2.20 Ownership of shares

All the Shares in the Borrower shall be legally and beneficially owned by the Shareholder, all the shares in the Bareboat Charterer shall be legally and beneficially owned by NCL International, all the shares in the Shareholder shall be legally and beneficially owned by Arrasas and all the shares in Arrasas shall be legally and beneficially owned by the Guarantor and such structure shall remain so throughout the remainder of the Security Period. Further, no Event of Default has occurred under clause 11.2 of the Guarantee in respect of the ownership and/or control of the shares in the Guarantor.

 

  9.2.21 Completeness of documents

The copies of the Building Contract, the Supervision Agreement, any Management Agreement, the Bareboat Charter, the Interest Exchange Arrangements, the Apollo Transaction Documents and any other relevant third party agreements delivered to the Agent are true and complete copies of each such document constituting valid and binding obligations of the parties thereto enforceable in accordance with their respective terms and no amendments thereto or variations thereof have been agreed other than (if applicable), in the case of any Management Agreement or the Bareboat Charter, in accordance with Clause 10.14 or Clause 10.20.6 (as the case may be) nor has any action been taken by the parties thereto which would in any way render such document inoperative or unenforceable. The

 

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copy of the Sky Vessel MOA delivered to the Agent is a true and complete copy of such document constituting valid and binding obligations of the parties thereto enforceable in accordance with its terms and no amendments thereto or variations thereof have been agreed other than (if applicable) amendments or variations to the Sky Vessel MOA to:

 

  (a) correct errors in such document related to the Sky Vessel Indebtedness provided that such errors relate to administrative matters only;

 

  (b) allow for the date for payment of any amount of the Sky Vessel Purchase Price or interest thereon (or other fees, costs and expenses under the Sky Vessel Indebtedness) to be varied by up to five (5) Business Days provided that the amendment or variation is only for reason of ease of administration of the parties to the Sky Vessel MOA;

 

  (c) amend or vary provisions of the Sky Vessel MOA not related to the Sky Vessel Indebtedness and not of a material nature; or

 

  (d) amend or vary provisions of the Sky Vessel MOA to the extent such amendments or variations are not, in the reasonable opinion of the Agent, adverse to the Guarantor or the Lenders

nor has any action been taken by the parties thereto which would in any way render such document inoperative or unenforceable.

 

  9.2.22 No undisclosed commissions

Other than the Hermes Premium, there are and will be no commissions, rebates, premiums or other payments by or to or on account of any Obligor or the Builder, their shareholders, directors or officers in connection with the transaction as a whole other than as disclosed to the Agent in writing.

 

  9.2.23 Money laundering

Any borrowing by the Borrower under this Agreement, and the performance of its obligations under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, will be for its own account and will not involve any breach by it of any law or regulatory measure relating to “money laundering” as defined in Article 1 of the Directive (91/308/EEC) of the Council of the European Communities.

 

  9.2.24 Environment

Each of the Obligors:

 

  (a)

is in compliance with all applicable federal, state, local, foreign and international laws, regulations, conventions and agreements relating to pollution prevention or protection of human health or the environment (including, without

 

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  limitation, ambient air, surface water, ground water, navigable waters, water of the contiguous zone, ocean waters and international waters), including without limitation, laws, regulations, conventions and agreements relating to:

 

  (i) emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of chemicals, pollutants, contaminants, wastes, toxic substances, hazardous materials, oil, hazard substances, petroleum and petroleum products and by-products ( “Materials of Environmental Concern” ); or

 

  (ii) the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Materials of Environmental Concern (such laws, regulations, conventions and agreements the “Environmental Laws” );

 

  (b) has all permits, licences, approvals, rulings, variances, exemptions, clearances, consents or other authorisations required under applicable Environmental Laws ( “Environmental Approvals” ) and are in compliance with all Environmental Approvals required to operate its business as presently conducted or as reasonably anticipated to be conducted;

 

  (c) has not received any notice, claim, action, cause of action, investigation or demand by any other person, alleging potential liability for, or a requirement to incur, investigatory costs, clean-up costs, response and/or remedial costs (whether incurred by a governmental entity or otherwise), natural resources damages, property damages, personal injuries, attorney’s fees and expenses or fines or penalties, in each case arising out of, based on or resulting from:

 

  (i) the presence or release or threat of release into the environment of any Material of Environmental Concern at any location, whether or not owned by such person; or

 

  (ii) circumstances forming the basis of any violation, or alleged violation, of any Environmental Law or Environmental Approval ( “Environmental Claim” ); and

there are no circumstances that may prevent or interfere with such full compliance in the future.

There is no Environmental Claim pending or threatened against any of the Obligors.

There are no past or present actions, activities, circumstances, conditions, events or incidents, including, without limitation, the

 

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release, emission, discharge or disposal of any Material of Environmental Concern, that could form the basis of any Environmental Claim against any of the Obligors.

 

  9.3 Representations on the First Drawdown Date

The Borrower further represents and warrants to the Agent and each of the Lenders that on the First Drawdown Date the Vessel will be:

 

  9.3.1 in its absolute and unencumbered ownership save as contemplated by the Security Documents;

 

  9.3.2 registered in its name in the Shipbuilding Register in Emden;

 

  9.3.3 insured in accordance with the provisions of the Building Contract, this Agreement and the Pre-Delivery Mortgage and in compliance with the requirements therein in respect of such insurances; and

 

  9.3.4 under construction supervision by the Supervisor on and subject to the terms set out in the Supervision Agreement.

 

  9.4 Representations on the Delivery Date

The Borrower further represents and warrants to the Agent and each of the Lenders that on the Delivery Date the Vessel will be:

 

  9.4.1 in its absolute and unencumbered ownership save as contemplated by the Security Documents;

 

  9.4.2 registered in its name under the laws and flag of the United States of America;

 

  9.4.3 classed with the highest classification available for a vessel of its type free of all recommendations and qualifications with Det Norske Veritas and American Bureau of Shipping;

 

  9.4.4 operationally seaworthy and in compliance with all relevant provisions, regulations and requirements (statutory or otherwise) applicable to ships registered under the laws and flag of the United States of America;

 

  9.4.5 insured in accordance with the provisions of Clause 10.21 and in compliance with the requirements therein in respect of such insurances; and

 

  9.4.6 managed by the Manager and the Sub-Agent on and subject to the terms set out in the Management Agreement and the Sub-Agency Agreement.

 

10 Undertakings

 

  10.1 Duration

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mutandis to the facts and circumstances subsisting, as if made on each day until the Borrower has no remaining obligations, actual or contingent, under or pursuant to this Agreement or any of the other Security Documents.

 

  10.2 Information

The Borrower will provide to the Agent for the benefit of the Lenders (or will procure the provision of):

 

  10.2.1 as soon as practicable (and in any event within one hundred and twenty (120) days after the close of each of its financial years) a Certified Copy of its unaudited accounts for that year and of the audited consolidated Group accounts for that year (commencing with audited accounts made up to 31 December 2002) such Group accounts being substituted with NCLC Group accounts commencing with the audited accounts made up to 31 December 2004;

 

  10.2.2 as soon as practicable (and in any event within sixty (60) days of the end of each quarter of each financial year) a Certified Copy of the unaudited consolidated accounts of the NCLC Group and the unaudited accounts of the Borrower for that quarter (commencing with unaudited accounts made up to 31 March 2004);

 

  10.2.3 promptly, such further information in its possession or control regarding its financial condition and operations and those of any company in the NCLC Group as the Agent may request;

 

  10.2.4 details of any material litigation, arbitration or administrative proceedings which affect any Obligor as soon as the same are instituted and served, or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened (and for this purpose proceedings shall be deemed to be material if they involve a claim in an amount exceeding [*] or the equivalent in another currency).

All accounts required under this Clause 10.2 shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP and shall fairly represent the financial condition of the relevant company. In this Clause 10.2 “NCLC Group” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in clause 11.4 of the Guarantee.

 

  10.3 Notification of default

The Borrower will notify the Agent of any Event of Default forthwith upon any Obligor becoming aware of the occurrence thereof. Upon the Agent’s request from time to time the Borrower will issue a certificate stating whether any Obligor is aware of the occurrence of any Event of Default.

 

  10.4 Consents and registrations

The Borrower will procure that (and will promptly furnish Certified Copies to the Agent of) all such authorisations, approvals, consents, licences and exemptions as may be required under any applicable law or regulation to enable it or any Obligor to perform its obligations under, and ensure the validity or enforceability of, each of the Transaction Documents are obtained and promptly renewed from time to time and will procure that the

 

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terms of the same are complied with at all times. Insofar as such filings or registrations have not been completed on or before the relevant Drawdown Date the Borrower will procure the filing or registration within applicable time limits of each Security Document which requires filing or registration together with all ancillary documents required to preserve the priority and enforceability of the Security Documents.

 

  10.5 Negative pledge

The Borrower will not create or permit to subsist any Encumbrance on the whole or any part of its present or future assets, except for the following:

 

  10.5.1 Encumbrances created with the prior consent of the Lenders; or

 

  10.5.2 Permitted Liens,

[*].

 

  10.6 Disposals

Except with the prior consent of all the Lenders, the Borrower shall not (and will procure that no other company in the NCLC Group shall), either in a single transaction or in a series of transactions whether related or not and whether voluntarily or involuntarily, sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of all or a substantial part of its assets except that the following disposals shall not be taken into account:

 

  10.6.1 disposals made in the ordinary course of trading of the disposing entity (excluding disposal of ships) including without limitation, the payment of cash as consideration for the purchase or acquisition of any asset or service or in the discharge of any obligation incurred for value in the ordinary course of trading;

 

  10.6.2 disposals of cash raised or borrowed for the purposes for which such cash was raised or borrowed;

 

  10.6.3 disposals of assets in exchange for other assets comparable or superior as to type and value;

 

  10.6.4 a vessel owned by any member of the NCLC Group (other than the Borrower) may be sold provided such sale is on a willing seller willing buyer basis at or about market rate and at arm’s length subject always to the provisions of any loan documentation for the financing of such vessel and NCLL may, following the sale of its shares by Arrasas to IOL, a wholly owned Subsidiary of Star, transfer to other wholly owned Subsidiaries of Star its vessels “NORWEGIAN WIND”, “NORWEGIAN DREAM”, “NORWEGIAN SEA”, “NORWEGIAN MAJESTY”, “NORWEGIAN CROWN” and “MARCO POLO” (the “Six Vessels” ) for their transfer values as set out in Schedule 8 and sell m.v. “NORWAY” to a third party and, prior to the sale of its shares as aforesaid, transfer its vessel [*] to Pride of Aloha, Inc., a wholly owned Subsidiary of the Shareholder;

 

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  10.6.5 the Subsidiaries of Star to whom the Six Vessels (as defined in Clause 10.6.4) have been transferred may let each of the Six Vessels on demise or bareboat charter to the Bareboat Charterer for the period and at the charterhire rate set out in Schedule 8;

 

  10.6.6 Arrasas may transfer its shares in NCLL to IOL and Star may transfer its shares in Arrasas to the Guarantor; and

 

  10.6.7 disposals of assets constituting Apollo-Related Transactions,

[*].

 

  10.7 Change of business

Except with the prior consent of the Agent, the Borrower shall not make or threaten to make any substantial change in its business as presently conducted, namely that of a single ship owning company for the Vessel, or carry on any other business which is substantial in relation to its business as presently conducted so as to affect, in the opinion of the Agent, the Borrower’s ability to perform its obligations hereunder and shall not form any Subsidiaries PROVIDED THAT any change or discontinuation in the business activities of the Borrower in accordance with the Apollo-Related Transactions shall be permitted.

 

  10.8 Mergers

Except with the prior consent of the Agent and Hermes and other than pursuant to the Apollo-Related Transactions, the Borrower will not enter into any amalgamation, restructure, substantial reorganisation, merger, de-merger or consolidation or anything analogous to the foregoing nor will it acquire any equity, share capital or obligations of any corporation or other entity.

 

  10.9 Maintenance of status and franchises

The Borrower will do all such things as are necessary to maintain its corporate existence in good standing and will ensure that it has the right and is duly qualified to conduct its business as it is conducted in all applicable jurisdictions and will obtain and maintain all franchises and rights necessary for the conduct of its business.

 

  10.10 Financial records

The Borrower will keep proper books of record and account, in which proper and correct entries shall be made of all financial transactions and the assets, liabilities and business of the Borrower in accordance with GAAP.

 

  10.11 Financial indebtedness and subordination of indebtedness

 

  10.11.1 Otherwise than in the ordinary course of business as owner of the Vessel, except as contemplated by this Agreement and except any loan, advance or credit extended by the Guarantor or any member of the NCLC Group which is a wholly owned Subsidiary of the Guarantor, the Borrower will not create, incur, assume or allow to exist any financial indebtedness, enter into any finance lease or undertake any material capital commitment (including but not limited to the purchase of any capital asset).

 

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  10.11.2 The Borrower shall procure that any and all indebtedness (and in particular with any other Obligor and/or any shareholder of the Guarantor) is at all times fully subordinated to the Security Documents and the obligations of the Borrower hereunder. The Borrower shall not make any repayments of principal, payments of interest or of any other costs, fees, expenses or liabilities arising from or representing indebtedness with any shareholder of the Guarantor. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default the Borrower shall not make any repayments of principal, payments of interest or of any other costs, fees, expenses or liabilities arising from or representing indebtedness with any other Obligor. In this Clause “fully subordinated” shall mean that any claim of the lender against the Borrower in relation to such indebtedness shall rank after and be in all respects subordinate to all of the rights and claims of the Agent, the Hermes Agent and the Lenders under this Agreement and the other Security Documents and that the lender shall not take any steps to enforce its rights to recover any monies owing to it by the Borrower and in particular but without limitation the lender will not institute any legal or quasi-legal proceedings under any jurisdiction at any time against the Vessel, its Earnings or Insurances or the Borrower and it will not compete with the Agent, the Hermes Agent or the Lenders in a liquidation or other winding-up or bankruptcy of the Borrower or in any proceedings in connection with the Vessel, its Earnings or Insurances.

 

  10.12 Pooling of earnings and charters

The Borrower will not enter into in respect of the Vessel (A) any pooling agreement or other arrangement for the sharing of any of the Earnings or the expenses of the Vessel or (B) any demise or bareboat charter or (C) any charter whereunder two (2) months’ charterhire (or the equivalent thereof) is payable in advance in respect of the Vessel or (D) any charter of the Vessel or contract of affreightment which, with the exercise of options for extension, could be for a period longer than thirteen (13) months but if, with the prior written consent of the Agent, the Borrower enters into in respect of the Vessel a charter with a company outside the Group, the Borrower hereby undertakes to execute in favour of the Trustee an assignment of such charter and the Earnings therefrom such assignment to be in substantially the form of the Earnings Assignment and as required by the Agent PROVIDED HOWEVER THAT the Borrower may in respect of the Vessel enter into a bareboat charter in form approved by the Agent with any company which is a member of the Group PROVIDED THAT if so requested by the Agent and without limitation:

 

  10.12.1 any such bareboat charterer shall enter into such deeds (including but not limited to a subordination and assignment deed), agreements and indemnities as the Agent shall in its sole discretion require prior to entering into the bareboat charter with the Borrower; and

 

  10.12.2 the Borrower shall assign the benefit of any such bareboat charter and its interest in the Insurances to the Trustee by way of further security for the Borrower’s obligations under the Security Documents.

 

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  10.13 Loans and guarantees by the Borrower

Otherwise than in the ordinary course of business as owner of the Vessel or except as contemplated hereby, the Borrower will not make any loan or advance or extend credit to any person, firm or corporation (except any loans, advances or credits made available to (a) passengers on board the Vessel for gambling purposes (b) ship’s agents and/or (c) the Guarantor and/or members of the NCLC Group which are wholly owned Subsidiaries of the Guarantor and, in the case of such loans, advances or credits as are referred to in this paragraph (c), do not prevent the Borrower from performing its obligations hereunder) or issue or enter into any guarantee or indemnity or otherwise become directly or contingently liable for the obligations of any other person, firm or corporation.

 

  10.14 Supervision and management

Except with the prior consent of the Agent, the Borrower will not:

 

  10.14.1 permit any person other than the Supervisor and any Manager to be the supervisor of construction and the manager of, including providing crewing services to, the Vessel;

 

  10.14.2 permit any amendment to be made to the terms of the Supervision Agreement or any Management Agreement unless an amendment to a Management Agreement is advised by the Borrower’s tax counsel or is deemed necessary by the parties thereto but provided that the amendment does not imperil the security to be provided pursuant to the Security Documents or adversely affect the ability of any Obligor to perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents; or

 

  10.14.3 permit the Vessel to be employed other than within the NCL or NCL America brand (as applicable).

 

  10.15 Acquisition of shares

The Borrower will not acquire any equity, share capital, assets or obligations of any corporation or other entity or permit its Shares to be held by any party other than the Shareholder.

 

  10.16 Trading with the United States of America

Where the Vessel trades in the territorial waters of the United States of America, the Borrower shall in respect of the Vessel take all reasonable precautions to prevent any infringements of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986 of the United States of America (as the same may be amended and/or re-enacted from time to time hereafter) or any similar legislation applicable to the Vessel in any other jurisdiction in which the Vessel shall trade (a “Relevant Jurisdiction” ) and, for this purpose the Borrower shall (inter alia) enter into a “Carrier Initiative Agreement” with the United States’ Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (if such is possible) or into

 

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voluntary arrangements made under the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism of the United States of America (if such is possible and appropriate to cruise vessels) and procure that the same (or a similar agreement or arrangement in a Relevant Jurisdiction) is maintained in full force and effect and its obligations thereunder performed by it in respect of the Vessel throughout any period of United States of America (including coastal waters over which it claims jurisdiction) or Relevant Jurisdiction related trading.

 

  10.17 Further assurance

The Borrower will, from time to time on being required to do so by the Agent, do or procure the doing of all such acts and/or execute or procure the execution of all such documents in a form satisfactory to the Agent as the Agent may reasonably consider necessary for giving full effect to any of the Transaction Documents or securing to the Trustee, the Agent, the Hermes Agent and the Lenders the full benefit of the rights, powers and remedies conferred upon the Trustee, the Agent, the Hermes Agent or the Lenders in any such Transaction Document.

 

  10.18 Valuation of the Vessel

 

  10.18.1 The Borrower will from time to time (but at intervals no more frequently than annually at the Borrower’s expense unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing) within fifteen (15) days of receiving any request to that effect from the Agent, procure that the Vessel is valued by an independent reputable shipbroker or shipvaluer experienced in valuing cruise ships appointed by the Borrower and approved by the Agent (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed and such valuation to be made with or without taking into account the benefit or otherwise of any fixed employment relating to the Vessel as the Agent may require).

 

  10.18.2 If the Borrower does not accept the valuation obtained pursuant to Clause 10.18.1 (the “First Valuation” ) it may (at its own expense) within five (5) Business Days of receipt of the First Valuation obtain a second valuation (the “Second Valuation” ) from another independent reputable shipbroker or shipvaluer experienced in valuing cruise ships appointed by the Borrower and approved by the Agent which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.

 

  10.18.3

If the Second Valuation exceeds the First Valuation by a margin of no less than ten per cent (10%) of the First Valuation the Borrower may at its expense forthwith upon receipt of the Second Valuation request the shipbrokers and/or shipvaluers appointed pursuant to Clauses 10.18.1 and 10.18.2 to obtain a third valuation (the “Third Valuation” ) from a further independent reputable shipbroker or shipvaluer experienced in valuing cruise ships approved by the Agent such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Subject to the Third Valuation being made available within five (5) Business Days of the date of the Second Valuation, the valuation of the Vessel will be determined on the basis of the average of the three valuations so obtained. If the Third Valuation is not made available

 

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  within the aforementioned time limit, the Vessel shall be valued on the basis of the average of the First Valuation and the Second Valuation.

 

  10.18.4 The Borrower shall procure that forthwith upon the issuance of any valuation obtained pursuant to this Clause 10.18 a copy thereof is sent directly to the Agent for review.

 

  10.19 Marginal security

If at any time after the Delivery Date, the value of the Vessel as assessed in accordance with the provisions of Clause 10.18 and the value of any additional cash collateral deposits or the value of other security (not including any other security provided by the existing Security Documents) acceptable to the Agent provided by the Borrower or any third party to secure the due performance by the Borrower of its obligations hereunder at valuations reasonably estimated by the Agent from time to time is less than one hundred and twenty five per cent (125%) of the amount of the Loan, then the Agent may give the Borrower notice requiring the Borrower to provide additional security and in such event within thirty (30) days of such notice, the Borrower will either:

 

  10.19.1 provide the Agent with additional security acceptable to the Agent such that the security value of the Vessel or the aggregate of the security value of the Vessel and any additional security provided to the Agent hereunder (at valuations reasonably estimated by the Agent from time to time) is at least one hundred and twenty five per cent (125%) of the amount of the Loan; or

 

  10.19.2 prepay the Loan together with accrued interest on the amount prepaid such that the value of the security is one hundred and twenty five per cent (125%) of the amount of the Loan.

 

  10.20 Performance of employment contracts

The Borrower will:

 

  10.20.1 perform its obligations under the Bareboat Charter and each other charterparty or employment contract made in respect of the Vessel and take all necessary steps to procure the due performance of the obligations of the Bareboat Charterer and any other party under the Bareboat Charter and any other charterparty or contract. It will not without the prior written consent of the Agent rescind, cancel or otherwise terminate the Bareboat Charter or any other charterparty or contract in respect of the Vessel PROVIDED ALWAYS THAT any determination by it of the Bareboat Charter or any such other charterparty or contract after such consent is given shall be without responsibility on the part of the Agent who shall be under no liability whatsoever in the event that such termination shall thereafter be adjudged to constitute a repudiation of the Bareboat Charter or such other charterparty or contract by the Borrower;

 

  10.20.2

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  knowledge by it and/or by the Bareboat Charter or any other party under any such other charterparty or contract (b) of the Bareboat Charter or any such other charterparty or contract being frustrated or the performance thereof becoming impossible or substantially different from that contemplated originally by the parties thereto;

 

  10.20.3 institute and maintain all such proceedings as may be necessary or expedient to preserve or protect the interest of the Trustee as assignee and itself under the Bareboat Charter or any of its other charterparties or contracts made in respect of the Vessel;

 

  10.20.4 not take or omit to take any action the taking or omission of which might result in any material alteration or impairment of the Bareboat Charter or any other charterparty or contract made in respect of the Vessel;

 

  10.20.5 not substitute any other ship or ships for the Vessel under the Bareboat Charter or any other charterparty or contract made in respect of the Vessel;

 

  10.20.6 not without the Agent’s prior consent agree to any material variation, modification or amendment in the terms of the Bareboat Charter or any other charterparty or contract in respect of the Vessel or release any other party from any of its respective obligations thereunder or waive any breach of the obligations of any person or consent to any such act or omission of any person as would otherwise constitute such breach unless an amendment to the Bareboat Charter is advised by the Borrower’s tax counsel or is deemed necessary by the parties thereto or the Bareboat Charter is to be extended but provided that the amendment or extension does not imperil the security provided pursuant to the Security Documents or adversely affect the ability of any Obligor to perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents;

 

  10.20.7 not without the Agent’s prior consent let or employ the Vessel below approximately the market rate prevailing when the Vessel is fixed;

 

  10.20.8 procure that the Earnings (if any) are paid in full without set off and free and clear of and without deduction for any taxes levies duties imposts charges fees restrictions or conditions of any nature whatsoever; and

 

  10.20.9 if, immediately following the termination (for whatever reason) of the Bareboat Charter or any other charterparty or contract in respect of the Vessel, the Vessel is not employed in a manner acceptable to the Agent in its sole discretion the Borrower shall provide additional security for its obligations hereunder in such manner, of such type and within such period as the Agent may determine in its absolute discretion.

 

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  10.21 Insurances

The Borrower covenants with the Agent and the Lenders and undertakes:

 

  10.21.1 during the Construction Period to procure that the Vessel is insured in accordance with the Building Contract, to give notice forthwith of the assignment of the Borrower’s interest in the Insurances pursuant to the Construction Risks Insurance Assignment to the relevant brokers, insurances companies and/or underwriters in the form approved by the Agent and to procure that each of the relevant brokers furnishes the Agent with a letter of undertaking in such form as may be required by the Agent and waives any lien for premiums except in relation to premiums attributable to the Vessel;

 

  10.21.2 from the Delivery Date until the end of the Security Period to insure the Vessel in its name and keep the Vessel insured on an agreed value basis for an amount in Dollars approved by the Agent but not being less than the greater of:

 

  (a) one hundred and twenty five per cent (125%) of the aggregate of the amounts of the Dollar Loan and the Dollar equivalent of the Euro Loan (determined at HSBC Bank plc’s spot rate for conversion of Dollars to Euro at 10.00 a.m. London time ten (10) days prior to the Delivery Date or any renewal date); or

 

  (b) the full market and commercial value of the Vessel determined in accordance with Clause 10.18 from time to time

through internationally recognised independent first class insurance companies, underwriters, war risks and protection and indemnity associations acceptable to the Agent in each instance on terms and conditions approved by the Agent including as to deductibles but at least in respect of:

 

  (i) marine risks including all risks customarily and usually covered by first-class and prudent shipowners in the London insurance markets under English marine policies or Agent-approved policies containing the ordinary conditions applicable to similar vessels;

 

  (ii) war risks and war risks (protection and indemnity) up to the insured amount;

 

  (iii) excess risks that is to say the proportion of claims for general average and salvage charges and under the running down clause not recoverable in consequence of the value at which the Vessel is assessed for the purpose of such claims exceeding the insured value;

 

  (iv)

protection and indemnity risks with full standard coverage and up to the highest limit of liability available (for oil pollution risk the highest limit currently available is one billion Dollars (USD1,000,000,000) and this to be increased if requested by the Agent and the increase is possible in accordance with the standard protection and indemnity cover for vessels of its type and is compatible with prudent

 

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  insurance practice for first class cruise shipowners or operators in waters where the Vessel trades from time to time from the Delivery Date until the end of the Security Period);

 

  (v) when and while the Vessel is laid-up, in lieu of hull insurance, normal port risks;

 

  (vi) such other risks as the Agent may from time to time reasonably require;

and in any event in respect of those risks and at those levels covered by first class and prudent owners and/or financiers in the international market in respect of similar tonnage PROVIDED THAT if any of such insurances are also effected in the name of any other person (other than the Borrower, the Agent, the Hermes Agent, the Trustee and/or the Lenders) such person shall if so required by the Agent execute a first priority assignment of its interest in such insurances in favour of the Trustee in similar terms mutatis mutandis to the Insurance Assignment;

 

  10.21.3 to agree that the Hermes Agent shall take out mortgagee interest insurance on such conditions as the Hermes Agent may reasonably require and mortgagee interest insurance for pollution risks as from time to time agreed each for an amount in Dollars of one hundred and ten per cent (110%) of the amount of the Loan, the Borrower having no interest or entitlement in respect of such policies; the Borrower shall upon demand of the Hermes Agent reimburse the Hermes Agent for the costs of effecting and/or maintaining any such insurance(s) and the Hermes Agent hereby undertakes to use its reasonable endeavours to match the premium level that the Borrower would have paid if the Borrower itself had arranged such cover on such conditions (as demonstrated to the reasonable satisfaction of the Hermes Agent);

 

  10.21.4 if the Vessel shall trade in the United States of America and/or the Exclusive Economic Zone of the United States of America (the “EEZ” ) as such term is defined in the US Oil Pollution Act 1990 ( “OPA” ), to comply strictly with the requirements of OPA and any similar legislation which may from time to time be enacted in any jurisdiction in which the Vessel presently trades or may or will trade at any time during the existence of this Agreement and in particular before such trade is commenced and during the entire period during which such trade is carried on:

 

  (a) to pay any additional premiums required to maintain protection and indemnity cover for oil pollution up to the limit available to it for the Vessel in the market;

 

  (b) to make all such quarterly or other voyage declarations as may from time to time be required by the Vessel’s protection and indemnity association and to comply with all obligations in order to maintain such cover, and promptly to deliver to the Agent copies of such declarations;

 

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  (c) to submit the Vessel to such additional periodic, classification, structural or other surveys which may be required by the Vessel’s protection and indemnity insurers to maintain cover for such trade and promptly to deliver to the Agent copies of reports made in respect of such surveys;

 

  (d) to implement any recommendations contained in the reports issued following the surveys referred to in Clause 10.21.4(c) within the time limit specified therein and to provide evidence satisfactory to the Agent that the protection and indemnity insurers are satisfied that this has been done;

 

  (e) in particular strictly to comply with the requirements of any applicable law, convention, regulation, proclamation or order with regard to financial responsibility for liabilities imposed on the Borrower or the Vessel with respect to pollution by any state or nation or political subdivision thereof, including but not limited to OPA, and to provide the Agent on demand with such information or evidence as it may reasonably require of such compliance;

 

  (f) to procure that the protection and indemnity insurances do not contain a clause excluding the Vessel from trading in waters of the United States of America and the EEZ or any other provision analogous thereto and to provide the Agent with evidence that this is so; and

 

  (g) strictly to comply with any operational or structural regulations issued from time to time by any relevant authorities under OPA so that at all times the Vessel falls within the provisions which limit strict liability under OPA for oil pollution;

 

  10.21.5 to give notice forthwith of any assignment of its interest in the Insurances to the relevant brokers, insurance companies, underwriters and/or associations in the form approved by the Agent;

 

  10.21.6 to execute and deliver all such documents and do all such things as may be necessary to confer upon the Trustee legal title to the Insurances in respect of the Vessel and to procure that the interest of the Trustee is at all times filed with all slips, cover notes, policies and certificates of entry and to procure (a) that a loss payable clause in the form approved by the Agent shall be filed with all the hull, machinery and equipment and war risks policies in respect of the Vessel and (b) that a loss payable clause in the form approved by the Agent shall be endorsed upon the protection and indemnity certificates of entry in respect of the Vessel;

 

  10.21.7 to procure that each of the relevant brokers and associations furnishes the Agent with a letter of undertaking in such form as may be required by the Agent and waives any lien for premiums or calls except in relation to premiums or calls attributable to the Vessel;

 

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  10.21.8 punctually to pay all premiums, calls, contributions or other sums payable in respect of the Insurances on the Vessel and to produce all relevant receipts when so required by the Agent;

 

  10.21.9 to renew each of the Insurances on the Vessel at least ten (10) days before the expiry thereof and to give immediate notice to the Agent of such renewal and to procure that the relevant brokers or associations shall promptly confirm in writing to the Agent that such renewal is effected it being understood by the Borrower that any failure to renew the Insurances on the Vessel at least ten (10) days before the expiry thereof or to give or procure the relevant notices of such renewal shall constitute an Event of Default;

 

  10.21.10 to arrange for the execution of such guarantees as may from time to time be required by any protection and indemnity and/or war risks association;

 

  10.21.11 to furnish the Agent from time to time on request with full information about all Insurances maintained on the Vessel and the names of the offices, companies, underwriters, associations or clubs with which such Insurances are placed;

 

  10.21.12 not to agree to any variation in the terms of any of the Insurances on the Vessel without the prior approval of the Agent nor to do any act or voluntarily suffer or permit any act to be done whereby any Insurances shall or may be rendered invalid, void, voidable, suspended, defeated or unenforceable and not to suffer or permit the Vessel to engage in any voyage nor to carry any cargo not permitted under any of the Insurances without first obtaining the consent of the insurers or reinsurers concerned and complying with such requirements as to payment of extra premiums or otherwise as the insurers or reinsurers may impose;

 

  10.21.13 not without the prior written consent of the Agent to settle, compromise or abandon any claim in respect of any of the Insurances on the Vessel other than a claim of less than ten million Dollars (USD10,000,000) or the equivalent in any other currency and not being a claim arising out of a Total Loss.

 

  10.21.14 promptly to furnish the Agent with full information regarding any casualties or other accidents or damage to the Vessel involving an amount in excess of [*].

 

  10.21.15 to apply or ensure the appliance of all such sums receivable in respect of the Insurances on the Vessel for the purpose of making good the loss and fully repairing all damage in respect whereof the insurance monies shall have been received;

 

  10.21.16

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  such manner and to such extent as the Agent in its discretion thinks fit and in such case all the cost of effecting and maintaining such insurance together with interest thereon at the Interest Rate shall be paid on demand by the Borrower to the Agent; and

 

  10.21.17 to agree that the Agent shall be entitled from time to time (but at intervals no more frequently than annually at the Borrower’s expense except in the case that the First Drawdown Date and any renewal date of the Insurances to be assigned to the Trustee pursuant to the Construction Risks Insurance Assignment or the Delivery Date and any renewal of the Insurances to be assigned to the Trustee pursuant to the Insurance Assignment fall within one (1) year of each other) to instruct independent reputable insurance advisers for the purpose of obtaining any advice or information regarding any matter concerning the Insurances which the Agent shall at its sole discretion deem necessary, it being hereby specifically agreed that it shall reimburse the Agent on demand for all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Agent in connection with the instruction of such advisers as aforesaid.

 

  10.22 Operation and maintenance of the Vessel

From the Delivery Date until the end of the Security Period at its own expense the Borrower will:

 

  10.22.1 keep the Vessel in a good and efficient state of repair so as to maintain it to the highest classification available for the Vessel of its age and type free of all recommendations and qualifications with Det Norske Veritas. On the Delivery Date and annually thereafter, it will furnish to the Agent a statement by such classification society that such classification is maintained. It will comply with all recommendations, regulations and requirements (statutory or otherwise) from time to time applicable to the Vessel and shall have on board as and when required thereby valid certificates showing compliance therewith and shall procure that all repairs to or replacements of any damaged, worn or lost parts or equipment are carried out (both as regards workmanship and quality of materials) so as not to diminish the value or class of the Vessel. It will not make any substantial modifications or alterations to the Vessel or any part thereof without the prior consent of the Agent;

 

  10.22.2 submit the Vessel to continuous survey in respect of its machinery and hull and such other surveys as may be required for classification purposes and, if so required by the Agent, supply to the Agent copies in English of the survey reports;

 

  10.22.3 permit surveyors or agents appointed by the Agent to board the Vessel at all reasonable times to inspect its condition or satisfy themselves as to repairs proposed or already carried out and afford all proper facilities for such inspections;

 

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  10.22.4 comply, or procure that the Bareboat Charterer or any Manager will comply, with the ISM Code or any replacement of the ISM Code and in particular, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, as and when required to do so by the ISM Code and at all times thereafter:

 

  (a) hold, or procure that the Bareboat Charterer or any Manager holds, a valid Document of Compliance duly issued to the Borrower, the Bareboat Charterer or any Manager (as the case may be) pursuant to the ISM Code and a valid Safety Management Certificate duly issued to the Vessel pursuant to the ISM Code;

 

  (b) provide the Agent with copies of any such Document of Compliance and Safety Management Certificate as soon as the same are issued; and

 

  (c) keep, or procure that there is kept, on board the Vessel a copy of any such Document of Compliance and the original of any such Safety Management Certificate;

 

  10.22.5 comply, or procure that the Bareboat Charterer or any Manager will comply, with the ISPS Code or any replacement of the ISPS Code and in particular, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, as and when required to do so by the ISPS Code and at all times thereafter:

 

  (a) keep, or procure that there is kept, on board the Vessel the original of the International Ship Security Certificate; and

 

  (b) keep, or procure that there is kept, on board the Vessel a copy of the ship security plan prepared pursuant to the ISPS Code;

 

  10.22.6 not employ the Vessel or permit its employment in any trade or business which is forbidden by any applicable law or is otherwise illicit or in carrying illicit or prohibited goods or in any manner whatsoever which may render it liable to condemnation in a prize court or to destruction, seizure or confiscation or that may expose the Vessel to penalties. In the event of hostilities in any part of the world (whether war be declared or not) it will not employ the Vessel or permit its employment in carrying any contraband goods;

 

  10.22.7 promptly provide the Agent with (a) all information which the Agent may reasonably require regarding the Vessel, its employment, earnings, position and engagements (b) particulars of all towages and salvages and (c) copies of all charters and other contracts for its employment and otherwise concerning it;

 

  10.22.8 give notice to the Agent promptly and in reasonable detail upon the Borrower, the Bareboat Charterer or any other Obligor becoming aware of:

 

  (a) accidents to the Vessel involving repairs the cost of which will or is likely to exceed [*];

 

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  (b) the Vessel becoming or being likely to become a Total Loss or a Compulsory Acquisition;

 

  (c) any recommendation or requirement made by any insurer or classification society or by any competent authority which is not complied with within any time limit relating thereto;

 

  (d) any writ or claim served against or any arrest of the Vessel or the exercise of any lien or purported lien on the Vessel, its Earnings or Insurances;

 

  (e) the occurrence of any Event of Default;

 

  (f) the Vessel ceasing to be registered under the Bahamas flag or anything which is done or not done whereby such registration may be imperilled;

 

  (g) it becoming impossible or unlawful for it to fulfil any of its obligations under the Security Documents; and

 

  (h) anything done or permitted or not done in respect of the Vessel by any person which is likely to imperil the security created by the Security Documents;

 

  10.22.9 promptly pay and discharge all debts, damages and liabilities, taxes, assessments, charges, fines, penalties, tolls, dues and other outgoings in respect of the Vessel and keep proper books of account in respect thereof PROVIDED ALWAYS THAT the Borrower shall not be obliged to compromise any debts, damages and liabilities as aforesaid which are being contested in good faith subject always that full details of any such contested debt, damage or liability which, either individually or in aggregate exceeds [*] shall forthwith be provided to the Agent. As and when the Agent may so require the Borrower will make such books available for inspection on behalf of the Agent and provide evidence satisfactory to the Agent that the wages and allotments and the insurance and pension contributions of the master and crew are being regularly paid, that all deductions of crew’s wages in respect of any tax liability are being properly accounted for and that the master has no claim for disbursements other than those incurred in the ordinary course of trading on the voyage then in progress or completed prior to such inspection;

 

  10.22.10 maintain the type of the Vessel as at the Delivery Date and not put the Vessel into the possession of any person without the prior consent of the Agent for the purpose of work being done on it in an amount exceeding or likely to exceed [*] unless such person shall first have given to the Agent a written undertaking addressed to the Agent in terms satisfactory to the Agent agreeing not to exercise a lien on the Vessel or its Earnings for the cost of such work or for any other reason;

 

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  10.22.11 promptly pay and discharge all liabilities which have given rise, or may give rise, to liens or claims enforceable against the Vessel under the laws of all countries to whose jurisdiction the Vessel may from time to time be subject and in particular the Borrower hereby agrees to indemnify and hold the Lenders, the Agent, the Hermes Agent and the Trustee, their successors, assigns, directors, officers, shareholders, employees and agents harmless from and against any and all claims, losses, liabilities, damages, expenses (including attorneys, fees and expenses and consultant fees) and injuries of any kind whatsoever asserted against the Lenders, the Agent, the Hermes Agent or the Trustee, with respect to or as a direct result of the presence, escape, seepage, spillage, release, leaking, discharge or migration from the Vessel or other properties owned or operated by the Borrower of any hazardous substance, including without limitation, any claims asserted or arising under any applicable environmental, health and safety laws, codes and ordinances, and all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder of all Governmental Agencies, regardless of whether or not caused by or within the control of the Borrower subject to the following:

 

  (a) it is the parties’ understanding that the Lenders, the Agent, the Hermes Agent and the Trustee do not now, have never and do not intend in the future to exercise any operational control or maintenance over the Vessel or any other properties and operations owned or operated by the Borrower, nor in the past, presently, or intend in the future to, maintain an ownership interest in the Vessel or any other properties owned or operated by the Borrower except as may arise upon enforcement of the Lenders’ rights under the Post Delivery Mortgage;

 

  (b) the indemnity and hold harmless contained in this Clause 10.22.11 shall not extend to the Lenders, the Agent, the Hermes Agent and the Trustee in their capacity as an equity investor in the Borrower or as an owner of any property or interest as to which the Borrower is also owner but only to their capacity as lenders, holders of security interests or beneficiaries of security interests; and

 

  (c) unless and until an Event of Default shall have occurred and without prejudice to the right of each Lender to be indemnified pursuant to this Clause 10.22.11:

 

  (i) each Lender will, if it is reasonably practicable to do so, notify the Borrower upon receiving a claim in respect of which the relevant Lender is or may become entitled to an indemnity under this Clause 10.22.11;

 

  (ii)

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  withhold, the Borrower will be entitled to take, in the name of the relevant Lender, such action as the Borrower may see fit to avoid, dispute, resist, appeal, compromise or defend any such claims, losses, liabilities, damages, expenses and injuries as are referred to above in this Clause 10.22.11 or to recover the same from any third party, subject to the Borrower first ensuring that the relevant Lender is secured to its reasonable satisfaction against all expenses thereby incurred or to be incurred; and

 

  (iii) the relevant Lender will, to the extent that it is reasonably practicable to do so, seek the approval of the Borrower (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) before making any admission of liability, agreement or compromise with a third party, or any payment to a third party, in respect of such claims, losses, liabilities, damages, expenses and injuries as are referred to above in this Clause 10.22.11 and, to the extent that the Borrower is entitled to take action in accordance with sub-clause (ii) above and subject to the Borrower first ensuring that the relevant Lender is secured to its reasonable satisfaction against all expenses thereby incurred or to be incurred, the relevant Lender will provide such information, assistance and other co-operation as the Borrower may reasonably request in connection with such action,

PROVIDED ALWAYS THAT the Borrower shall not be obliged to compromise any liabilities as aforesaid which are being contested in good faith subject always that full details of any such contested liabilities which, either individually or in aggregate, exceed [*] shall be forthwith provided to the Agent. If the Vessel is arrested or detained for any reason it will procure its immediate release by providing bail or taking such other steps as the circumstances may require;

 

  10.22.12 give to the Agent at such times as it may from time to time require a certificate, duly signed on its behalf as to the amount of any debts, damages and liabilities relating to the Vessel and, if so required by the Agent, forthwith discharge such debts, damages and liabilities to the Agent’s satisfaction;

 

  10.22.13 maintain the registration of the Vessel under and fly the Bahamas flag and not do or permit anything to be done whereby such registration may be forfeited or imperilled; and

 

  10.22.14 comply in relation to the Vessel with Annex VI (Regulations for the Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships) to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships 1973 (as modified in 1978 and 1997) (as the same may be amended from time to time) ( “Annex VI” ) or any replacement of Annex VI and in particular, without limitation, will:

 

  (a) procure that the Vessel’s master and crew are familiar with, and that the Vessel complies with, Annex VI; and

 

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  (b) maintain for the Vessel throughout the Security Period a valid and current International Air Pollution Prevention Certificate issued under Annex VI ( “IAPPC” ); and

 

  (c) notify the Agent immediately in writing of any actual or threatened withdrawal, suspension, cancellation or modification of the IAPPC.

 

  10.23 Hermes Cover

The Lenders have claims arising from this Agreement guaranteed by the Federal Republic of Germany (represented by Hermes) by way of the Hermes Cover. The unrestricted existence of the Hermes Cover is a pre-requisite to drawdown of any Portion or part thereof as referred to in Clause 2.3.3 and to the maintenance of the Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement after drawdown.

The terms and conditions of the Hermes Cover are incorporated herein and in so far as they impose terms, conditions and/or obligations on the Trustee and/or the Agent and/or the Hermes Agent and/or the Lenders in relation to the Borrower or any other Obligor then such terms, conditions and obligations are binding on the parties hereto and further in the event of any conflict between the terms of the Hermes Cover and the terms hereof the terms of the Hermes Cover shall be paramount and prevail and any breach of those terms as applied to the Borrower or any other Obligor shall be deemed to be an Event of Default. For the avoidance of doubt, the Borrower has no interest or entitlement in the proceeds of the Hermes Cover.

 

  10.24 Dividends

The Borrower will procure that any dividends or other distributions and interest paid or payable in connection therewith received by the Shareholder will be paid to the Guarantor directly or indirectly by way of dividend in each case promptly on receipt.

 

11 Default

 

  11.1 Events of default

Each of the events set out below is an Event of Default:

 

  11.1.1 Non-payment

The Borrower or any other Obligor does not pay on the due date any amount of principal or interest of the Loan (provided however that if any such amount is not paid when due solely by reason of some error or omission on the part of the bank or banks through whom the relevant funds are being transmitted no Event of Default shall occur

 

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for the purposes of this Clause 11.1.1 until the expiry of three (3) Business Days following the date on which such payment is due), or within three (3) Business Days of the due date any other amount, payable by it under any Security Document to which it may at any time be a party, at the place and in the currency in which it is expressed to be payable.

 

  11.1.2 Breach of other obligations

 

  (a) Any Obligor or the Builder fails to comply with any other material provision of any Security Document or there is any other material breach in the sole opinion of the Agent of any of the Transaction Documents and such failure (if in the opinion of the Agent in its sole discretion it is capable of remedy) continues unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of its occurrence and in any such case as aforesaid the Agent in its sole discretion considers that such failure is or could reasonably be expected to become materially prejudicial to the interests, rights or position of the Lenders PROVIDED THAT no Event of Default will arise if the Guarantor is unable to comply with the Moratorium Undertakings but a new equity contribution (as more particularly described in clause 16 of the Guarantee) is made within thirty (30) days from the date of the breach of the Moratorium Undertakings and PROVIDED FURTHER THAT the new equity contribution will not prevent the Agent exercising its rights under Clause 11.2.2 if the Guarantor is in breach of the Moratorium Undertakings on or after the date when such new equity contribution is made; or

 

  (b) If there is a repudiation or termination of any Transaction Document or if any of the parties thereto becomes entitled to terminate or repudiate any of them and evidences an intention so to do.

 

  11.1.3 Misrepresentation

Any representation, warranty or statement made or repeated in, or in connection with, any Transaction Document or in any accounts, certificate, statement or opinion delivered by or on behalf of any Obligor thereunder or in connection therewith is materially incorrect when made or would, if repeated at any time hereafter by reference to the facts subsisting at such time, no longer be materially correct.

 

  11.1.4 Cross default

 

  (a) Any event of default occurs under any financial contract or financial document relating to any Financial Indebtedness of any member of the NCLC Group;

 

  (b) Any such Financial Indebtedness or any sum payable in respect thereof is not paid when due (after the expiry of any applicable grace period(s)) whether by acceleration or otherwise;

 

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  (c) Any Encumbrance over any assets of any member of the NCLC Group becomes enforceable;

 

  (d) Any other Financial Indebtedness of any member of the NCLC Group is not paid when due or is or becomes capable of being declared due prematurely by reason of default or any security for the same becomes enforceable by reason of default;

PROVIDED THAT:

 

  (i) No Event of Default will arise if the relevant Financial Indebtedness is not accelerated or, if it is accelerated but, in aggregate, the Financial Indebtedness is less than [*]; and

 

  (ii) Financial Indebtedness being contested by the Borrower in good faith will be disregarded provided first that full details of the dispute shall be submitted to the Agent forthwith upon its occurrence and second if the dispute remains unresolved for a period of [*] this Clause 11.1.4(ii) shall not apply to that Financial Indebtedness.

 

  11.1.5 Winding-up

Subject to Clause 10.8, any order is made or an effective resolution passed or other action taken for the suspension of payments or reorganisation, dissolution, termination of existence, liquidation, winding-up or bankruptcy of any member of the NCLC Group.

 

  11.1.6 Moratorium or arrangement with creditors

A moratorium in respect of all or any debts of any member of the NCLC Group or a composition or an arrangement with creditors of any member of the NCLC Group or any similar proceeding or arrangement by which the assets of any member of the NCLC Group are submitted to the control of its creditors is applied for, ordered or declared or, [*], any member of the NCLC Group commences negotiations with any one or more of its creditors with a view to the general readjustment or rescheduling of all or a significant part of its Financial Indebtedness.

 

  11.1.7 Appointment of liquidators etc.

A liquidator, trustee, administrator, receiver, administrative receiver, manager or similar officer is appointed in respect of any member of the NCLC Group or in respect of all or any substantial part of the assets of any member of the NCLC Group and in any such case such appointment is not withdrawn within thirty (30) days (the “Grace Period” ) unless the Agent considers in its sole discretion that the interest of the Lenders might reasonably be expected to be adversely affected in which event the Grace Period shall not apply.

 

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  11.1.8 Insolvency

Any member of the NCLC Group becomes or is declared insolvent or is unable, or admits in writing its inability, to pay its debts as they fall due or becomes insolvent within the terms of any applicable law.

 

  11.1.9 Legal process

Any distress, execution, attachment or other process affects the whole or any substantial part of the assets of any member of the NCLC Group and remains undischarged for a period of twenty one (21) days or any uninsured judgment in [*] following final appeal remains unsatisfied for a period of thirty (30) days in the case of a judgment made in the United States of America and otherwise for a period of sixty (60) days PROVIDED THAT no Event of Default shall be deemed to have occurred unless the distress, execution, attachment, other process or judgment adversely affects any Obligor’s ability to meet any of its material obligations under any Security Document to which it is or may be a party and/or the Hermes Cover or cause to occur any of the events specified in Clauses 11.1.5 to 11.1.8 (the determination of which shall be in the Agent’s sole discretion).

 

  11.1.10 Analogous events

Anything analogous to or having a substantially similar effect to any of the events specified in Clauses 11.1.5 to 11.1.9 shall occur under the laws of any applicable jurisdiction.

 

  11.1.11 Cessation of business

Subject to Clause 10.8, any member of the NCLC Group ceases to carry on all or a substantial part of its business.

 

  11.1.12 Revocation of consents

Any authorisation, approval, consent, licence, exemption, filing, registration or notarisation or other requirement necessary to enable any Obligor to comply with any of its obligations under any of the Transaction Documents is materially adversely modified, revoked or withheld or does not remain in full force and effect and within ninety (90) days of the date of its occurrence such event is not remedied to the satisfaction of the Agent and the Agent considers in its sole discretion that such failure is or might be expected to become materially prejudicial to the interests, rights or position of the Lenders PROVIDED THAT the Borrower shall not be entitled to the aforesaid ninety (90) day period if the modification, revocation or withholding of the authorisation, approval or consent is due to an act or omission of any Obligor and the Agent is satisfied in its sole discretion that the Lenders’ interests might reasonably be expected to be materially adversely affected.

 

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  11.1.13 Unlawfulness

At any time it is unlawful or impossible for any Obligor, the Builder or Hermes to perform any of its material (to the Lenders or any of them and/or the Agent and/or the Hermes Agent) obligations under any Security Document to which it is a party or it is unlawful or impossible for the Agent, the Trustee or any Lender to exercise any of its rights under any of the Security Documents PROVIDED THAT no Event of Default shall be deemed to have occurred (except where the unlawfulness or impossibility adversely affects any Obligor’s or the Builder’s payment obligations under this Agreement and the other Security Documents or Hermes’ payment obligations under the Hermes Cover (the determination of which shall be in the Agent’s sole discretion) in which case the following provisions of this Clause 11.1.13 shall not apply) where the unlawfulness or impossibility preventing any Obligor, the Builder or Hermes from performing its obligations (other than its payment obligations under this Agreement and the other Security Documents) is cured within a period of twenty one (21) days of the occurrence of the event giving rise to the unlawfulness or impossibility and the relevant Obligor, the Builder or Hermes within the aforesaid period, performs its obligation(s) and PROVIDED FURTHER THAT no Event of Default shall be deemed to have occurred where the Agent, the Trustee and/or any relevant Lender was aware of the default and could, in its sole discretion, mitigate the consequences of the unlawfulness or impossibility in the manner described in Clause 4.3.2. The costs of mitigation shall be determined in accordance with Clause 4.3.2.

 

  11.1.14 Insurances

The Borrower fails to insure the Vessel in the manner specified in Clause 10.21 or fails to renew the Insurances at least ten (10) days prior to the date of expiry thereof and produce prompt confirmation of such renewal to the Agent.

 

  11.1.15 Total Loss

If the Vessel shall become a Total Loss and the proceeds of the Insurances in respect thereof shall not have been received by the Agent within one hundred and fifty (150) days plus three (3) business days in Frankfurt, New York and Singapore after the date of the event giving rise to such Total Loss.

 

  11.1.16 Disposals

If the Borrower or any other member of the NCLC Group or the Builder (in respect of the property assigned to the Trustee pursuant to the Construction Risks Insurance Assignment only) shall have concealed, removed, or permitted to be concealed or removed, any part of its property, with intent to hinder, delay or defraud its creditors or any of them, or made or suffered a transfer of any of its property (in the case of the Builder, limited to the aforesaid property) which may be fraudulent under any bankruptcy, fraudulent

 

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conveyance or similar law; or shall have made any transfer of its property (in the case of the Builder, limited to the aforesaid property) to or for the benefit of a creditor with the intention of preferring such creditor over any other creditor.

 

  11.1.17 Prejudice to security

Anything is done or suffered or omitted to be done by any Obligor or the Builder which in the reasonable opinion of the Agent would or might be expected to imperil the security created by any of the Security Documents.

 

  11.1.18 Material adverse change

Any material adverse change in the business, assets or financial condition of any Obligor or the Builder occurs which in the reasonable opinion of the Agent would or might reasonably be expected to affect the ability of that Obligor or the Builder duly to perform any of its material obligations under any Security Document to which it is or may at any time be a party. For the purposes of this Clause 11.1.18 and without prejudice to the generality of the expression “material obligations” any payment obligations of any Obligor or the Builder shall be deemed material.

 

  11.1.19 Governmental intervention

The authority of any member of the NCLC Group or the Builder in the conduct of its business is wholly or substantially curtailed by any seizure or intervention by or on behalf of any authority and within ninety (90) days of the date of its occurrence any such seizure or intervention is not relinquished or withdrawn and the Agent reasonably considers that the relevant occurrence is or might be expected to become materially prejudicial to the interests, rights or position of the Lenders PROVIDED THAT the Borrower shall not be entitled to the aforesaid ninety (90) day period if the seizure or intervention executed by any authority is due to an act or omission of any member of the NCLC Group or the Builder and the Agent is satisfied, in its sole discretion, that the Lenders’ interest might reasonably be expected to be materially adversely affected.

 

  11.1.20 The Builder

Any of the events specified in Clauses 11.1.5 to 11.1.12 of this Clause shall occur in respect of the Builder at any time prior to the Delivery Date.

 

  11.1.21 The Vessel

The Vessel has not been delivered to the Borrower by the Builder pursuant to the Building Contract by the Termination Date.

 

  11.2 Acceleration

 

  11.2.1 On the occurrence of an Event of Default and at any time thereafter whilst such event shall be continuing the Agent may if the Facility has not yet been drawn down, by notice to the Borrower cancel the obligations of the Lenders under this Agreement.

 

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  11.2.2 On the occurrence of an Event of Default and at any time thereafter whilst such event shall be continuing, if any of the Facility has been drawn down:

 

  (a) the Agent may by notice to the Borrower declare the whole or any part of the Loan due and repayable in accordance with the terms of such notice whereupon the same shall become due and repayable accordingly together with all interest accrued thereon and all other amounts payable hereunder and under any of the other Security Documents and any undrawn Portion or any part thereof shall be cancelled; and/or

 

  (b) the Trustee, the Agent, the Hermes Agent and the Lenders may from time to time exercise all or any of its or their rights under any of the Security Documents in such order and in such manner as it or they shall deem appropriate; and/or

 

  (c) the Trustee may at the discretion of the Agent terminate or continue with the Supervision Agreement and/or any Management Agreement and/or the Bareboat Charter.

 

  11.3 Default indemnity

The Borrower shall on demand indemnify the Agent and the Lenders, without prejudice to any of their other rights under this Agreement and the other Security Documents, against any loss or expense which the Agent shall certify as sustained or incurred by any of them as a consequence of:

 

  11.3.1 any default in payment by the Borrower of any sum under this Agreement or any of the other Security Documents when due, including, without limitation, any liability incurred by the Trustee, the Agent, the Lenders and the Hermes Agent by reason of any delay or failure of the Borrower to pay any such sums;

 

  11.3.2 any break in funding (including without limitation warehousing and other related costs) due to the occurrence of any Event of Default;

 

  11.3.3 any prepayment of the Loan or part thereof being made at any time for any reason; and/or

 

  11.3.4 a Portion or any part thereof not being drawn for any reason (excluding any default by the Agent or any Lender) after a Drawdown Notice has been given,

including, in any such case, but not limited to, any loss or expense sustained or incurred in maintaining or funding the Loan or in liquidating or re-employing deposits from third parties acquired to effect or maintain the Loan, any loss (including the cost of breaking deposits or re-employing funds (including warehousing and other related costs)) or any losses under

 

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any Interest Exchange Arrangement and/or any swap agreements or other interest rate management products entered into by the Lenders for the purpose of this transaction.

 

  11.4 Set-off

Following the occurrence of any Event of Default and for so long as the same is continuing, the Borrower irrevocably authorises the Agent and the Lenders to apply any credit balance to which the Borrower is entitled upon any account of the Borrower with any branch of any of the Agent and the Lenders in or towards satisfaction of any sum due to the Agent or any Lender hereunder but unpaid, and to combine any accounts of the Borrower for this purpose. If such set-off requires a credit balance in a currency other than Dollars and/or Euro to be transferred to an account maintained in connection herewith the transfer shall be effected by crediting to the account in question the amount of Dollars and/or Euro (as the case may be) which the Agent or the Lender (as the case may be) could obtain by exchanging such currency for Dollars or Euro (as the case may be) at the rate of exchange at which its Office would, at the opening of business on the date on which the combination is effected, have sold the currency of that credit balance for Dollars or Euro (as the case may be) for immediate delivery.

 

  11.5 Hermes Cover

Following the occurrence of an Event of Default under Clause 11.1.1, the Agent (acting on the instructions of the Lenders) may notify the Borrower that with immediate effect the Loan shall be repaid on the dates and in the amounts set out in the third column of the table in Schedule 10 (Originally Scheduled Repayments) whereupon the Loan shall become so repayable. The Borrower acknowledges and agrees that Hermes shall have a claim by right of subrogation under the Security Documents in respect of the said amount from the date of its payment to the Hermes Agent on behalf of the Lenders. The Borrower shall not (and will procure that no other Obligor shall) contest any such claim of Hermes.

 

12 Application of Funds

 

  12.1 Total Loss proceeds/proceeds of sale/Event of Default monies

In the event of the Vessel becoming a Total Loss or if the Vessel is sold or if an Event of Default has occurred then all Total Loss proceeds or proceeds of sale of the Vessel or any monies received by the Trustee, the Agent, the Hermes Agent, any Lender or any of their respective Affiliates (as defined in clause 11.4.1 of the Guarantee) under or pursuant to the Security Documents (other than the Hermes Cover) shall be held by the Agent and applied in the following manner and order:

 

    FIRSTLY

     to the payment of any amount of the Hermes Premium which has been invoiced but remains unpaid and all fees, expenses and charges (including brokers’ commissions and any costs incurred in breaking any funding, the expenses of any sale, the expenses of retaining any attorney, solicitors’ fees, court costs and any other expenses or advances made or incurred by the Trustee, the Agent, the Hermes Agent or

 

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     any Lender in the protection of the Trustee’s, the Agent’s, the Hermes Agent’s and that Lender’s rights or the pursuance of its or their remedies hereunder and under the other Security Documents or to any payments whether voluntary or not which the Agent considers advisable to protect its, the Trustee’s, the Hermes Agent’s or the Lenders’ security and to provide adequate indemnity against liens claiming priority over or equality with the lien of the Security Documents or any other Encumbrances but excluding any costs incurred in breaking an Interest Exchange Arrangement or any swap agreements or other interest rate management products entered into by the Lenders for the purpose of this transaction including but without limitation warehousing and other related costs);

    SECONDLY

     in or towards payment in such order as the Lenders may require of any accrued (but unpaid) fees and interest thereon to which the Lenders and/or the Agent are entitled hereunder and/or under the other Security Documents in connection with the Loan;

    THIRDLY

     in or towards satisfaction of all interest accrued on the Loan;

    FOURTHLY

     in retention by the Agent in its discretion in a suspense or impersonal interest bearing security realised account of such sum as it considers appropriate by way of security for the Outstanding Indebtedness or for any actual or contingent liability of the Agent or the Lenders or any of them in connection with the transactions herein contemplated;

    FIFTHLY

     in or towards payment of the Instalments (whether or not then due and payable) in reverse order of maturity date;

    SIXTHLY

     in or towards satisfaction of any other amounts due from the Borrower to the Agent or the Lenders under the Security Documents using in the discretion of the Agent the same order of application as Firstly to Fifthly;

    SEVENTHLY

     in retention of such other sum or sums as the Agent may require as security for any further monies which may reasonably be expected to become due and payable to the Trustee and/or the Agent and/or the Lenders and/or the Hermes Agent under this Agreement or any of the other Security Documents and which the assigned Earnings may be insufficient to satisfy;

    EIGHTHLY

     any loss (including the cost of breaking deposits or re-employing funds (including warehousing and other related costs)) or any losses under any Interest Exchange Arrangement and/or any swap agreements or other interest rate management products entered into by the Lenders for the purpose of this transaction; and

 

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    NINTHLY

     the balance, if any, in payment to the Borrower or whomsoever shall then be entitled thereto.

In the event of the proceeds being insufficient to pay the amounts referred to above the Agent shall be entitled to collect the balance from the Borrower.

 

  12.2 General funds

Any other monies received by or in the possession of the Trustee, the Agent, any Lender or the Hermes Agent under or pursuant to the Security Documents (other than the Hermes Cover) which are expressed hereunder and/or under the Security Documents to be distributed in accordance with the provisions of this Clause or where no express provisions are made for disposal shall be applied in the discretion of the Agent as follows:

 

    FIRSTLY

     in or towards payment of all fees, costs and expenses (excluding any costs (including without limitation any warehousing and other related costs) incurred in breaking any Interest Exchange Arrangement or any interest rate swap agreements or other interest rate management products entered into by the Lenders for the purposes of this transaction) incurred by the Agent or any Lender in connection with the Loan and which are for the time being unpaid;

    SECONDLY

     in or towards payment in such order as the Lenders may require of any accrued (but unpaid) fees and interest thereon to which the Lenders and/or the Agent and/or the Hermes Agent are entitled hereunder and/or under the other Security Documents in connection with the Loan;

    THIRDLY

     in or towards satisfaction of all interest accrued on the Loan;

    FOURTHLY

     in retention by the Agent in its discretion in a suspense or impersonal interest bearing security realised account of such sum as it considers appropriate by way of security for the Outstanding Indebtedness or for any actual or contingent liability of the Agent or the Lenders or any of them in connection with the transactions herein contemplated;

    FIFTHLY

     in or towards payment of the Instalments in reverse order of maturity date;

    SIXTHLY

     in retention of such other sum or sums as the Agent may require as security for any further monies which may reasonably be expected to become due and payable to the Agent and/or the Lenders and/or the Hermes Agent under this Agreement or any of the other Security Documents and which the assigned Earnings may be insufficient to satisfy;

    SEVENTHLY

     any loss (including the cost of breaking deposits or re-employing funds (including warehousing and other related costs)) or any losses under any Interest Exchange Arrangement and/or any swap agreements or other interest rate management products entered into by the Lenders for the purpose of this transaction; and

 

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    EIGHTHLY

     the balance (if any) shall be released to the Borrower or to its order or whomsoever else may be entitled thereto.

 

  12.3 Application of proceeds of Insurances

Proceeds of the Insurances for partial losses shall be applied in accordance with the Construction Risks Insurance Assignment or the Insurance Assignment (as the case may be) and/or the loss payable clause(s) endorsed on the Insurances in the form approved by the Agent and in the case of a Total Loss of the Vessel in accordance with Clause 4.5 and Clause 12.1.

 

  12.4 Application of any reduction in the Hermes Premium

Any amount received by the Agent or the Hermes Agent following a reduction in the amount of the Hermes Premium shall be applied as to eighty per cent (80%) in accordance with Clause 4.7 and the balance shall be paid to the Borrower PROVIDED THAT no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing when such amount shall be applied in accordance with Clause 12.1.

 

  12.5 Suspense account

Any monies received or recovered by the Trustee, the Agent, any Lender or the Hermes Agent under or in connection with the Security Documents and credited to any suspense or impersonal interest bearing security realised account may be held in such account for so long as the Agent thinks fit pending application at the Agent’s discretion in accordance with Clause 12.1 or Clause 12.2 (as the case may be).

 

13 Fees

 

  13.1 Fees side letters

The Borrower shall enter into fees side letters with the Agent on the date hereof and pay to the Agent such fees and on such date(s) as shall be referred to therein.

 

  13.2 Back-end fee

Without duplication of clause 5.2 of the Sixth Supplemental Deed, the Borrower shall pay to the Agent for distribution to the Lenders a back-end fee of [*] of the Loan on the date of the Sixth Supplemental Deed. The back-end fee shall be deemed to have been earned on the date on which the Sixth Supplemental Deed and the Amendment Documents have been signed by all the parties thereto but shall be payable as [*] on 23 December 2010 and on each of the next three (3) anniversaries of that date PROVIDED THAT if payment of the back-end fee on any of such dates would result in a breach of the minimum Free Liquidity undertaking contained in clause 11.1.1, clause 11.1.2 or clause 11.1.4 of the Guarantee (as the case may be) on that date, payment of the back-end fee will be postponed for three (3) months PROVIDED FURTHER THAT any balance of the back-end fee outstanding on the date the Loan is repaid and cancelled in full, shall be paid

 

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on such date and PROVIDED FURTHER THAT the back-end fee in respect of the Loan may not be voluntarily prepaid in whole or in part unless the same percentage of the back-end fee payable in respect of each of the other Cash Sweep Credit Facilities is prepaid simultaneously.

 

14 Expenses

 

  14.1 Initial expenses

The Borrower shall reimburse the Agent on first demand on a full indemnity basis for the reasonable charges and expenses (together with value added tax or any similar tax thereon and including without limitation the fees and expenses of legal, insurance and other advisers and travel expenses) incurred by the Agent in respect of the syndication, negotiation, preparation, printing, execution and registration of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and any other documents required in connection with the implementation of this Agreement and the Apollo-Related Transactions.

 

  14.2 Enforcement expenses

The Borrower shall reimburse the Agent, the Lenders and the Hermes Agent on demand on a full indemnity basis for all charges and expenses (including value added tax or any similar tax thereon and including the fees and expenses of legal advisers) incurred by the Agent, each of the Lenders and the Hermes Agent in connection with the enforcement of, or the preservation of any rights under, this Agreement and the other Security Documents.

 

  14.3 Stamp duties

The Borrower shall pay or indemnify the Agent or the Hermes Agent (as the case may be) on demand against any and all stamp, registration and similar Taxes which may be payable in any jurisdiction in connection with the entry into, performance and enforcement of this Agreement or any of the other Security Documents.

 

  14.4 Steering Committee expenses

The Borrower shall reimburse any Lender that is a member of the Steering Committee on demand on a full indemnity basis for all documented charges and expenses reasonably incurred (including value added tax or any similar tax thereon and including the fees and expenses of legal and other advisers) by that Lender in carrying out its duties as a member of the Steering Committee on or before the end of the Moratorium Period.

 

  14.5 Amendment, addendum or supplement expenses

The Borrower undertakes to reimburse the Agent, the Hermes Agent and the Trustee on first demand on a full indemnity basis for the reasonable charges and expenses (together with value added tax or any similar tax thereon and including without limitation the fees and expenses of legal and other advisers) incurred by the Agent, the Hermes Agent and/or the Trustee in respect of, or in connection with, the negotiation, preparation, printing,

 

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execution, registration and enforcement of any amendment, addendum or supplement to any Security Document (whether or not completed) and any other documents required in connection with the implementation of such amendment, addendum or supplement.

 

15 Waivers, Remedies Cumulative

 

  15.1 No waiver

No failure to exercise and no delay in exercising on the part of the Trustee, the Agent, any of the Lenders or the Hermes Agent any right or remedy under any of the Security Documents shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right or remedy preclude any other or further exercise thereof, or the exercise of any other right or remedy. No waiver by the Trustee, the Agent, the Hermes Agent or any of the Lenders shall be effective unless it is in writing.

 

  15.2 Remedies cumulative

The rights and remedies of the Agent and the Lenders provided herein are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law.

 

  15.3 Severability

If any provision of this Agreement is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such prohibition or unenforceability shall not invalidate the remaining provisions hereof or affect the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

  15.4 Time of essence

Time is of the essence in respect of all of the obligations of the Borrower under the Security Documents PROVIDED HOWEVER THAT neither the Agent nor any of the Lenders shall be entitled to terminate or treat this Agreement or any of the other Security Documents as having been repudiated otherwise than in circumstances which constitute an Event of Default.

 

16 Counterparts

This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and all such counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same agreement.

 

17 Assignment

 

  17.1 Benefit of agreement

This Agreement shall be binding upon the Borrower and its successors and shall inure to the benefit of the Agent and each of the Lenders and their successors and assigns.

 

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  17.2 No transfer by the Borrower

The Borrower may not assign or transfer all or any of its rights, benefits or obligations hereunder or under any of the other Security Documents.

 

  17.3 Assignments, participations and transfers by a Lender

 

Each Lender may, subject to obtaining the prior written approval of the Agent and the Hermes Agent, in the case of the Agent such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed, at any time transfer or assign all of its rights and benefits hereunder and under the Security Documents to any other lending institution but shall, prior to such transfer or assignment, on request by the Agent, pay a fee to the Agent of one thousand Dollars (USD1,000) PROVIDED THAT (save in the case of a transfer or assignment of rights and benefits to any subsidiary or holding company of such Lender or to another Lender) no such transfer or assignment may be made without the prior written consent of the Borrower (which consent is not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed). If a Lender transfers or assigns its rights and benefits hereunder as provided above, all references in this Agreement and the other Security Documents to that Lender shall be construed as a reference to that Lender and/or its Transferee or assignee to the extent of their respective interests.

Each Lender may, however, without the prior approval of the Agent, the Hermes Agent or the Borrower and without payment of a fee to the Agent, at any time transfer or assign all of its rights and benefits hereunder and under the Security Documents to Hermes or to any nominee of the Federal Republic of Germany or for pure refinancing purposes by way of Hermes’ “ Verbriefungsgarantie PROVIDED THAT in the latter case the assigning Lender shall not be released from its obligations hereunder or under the other Security Documents by any such transfer or assignment.

 

  17.4 Effectiveness of transfer

If a Lender transfers or assigns all or any of its rights and benefits hereunder in accordance with Clause 17.3, then, unless and until the Transferee or assignee has agreed that it shall be under the same obligations towards the parties to this Agreement as it would have been under if it had been a party hereto as a lender, the parties to this Agreement shall not be obliged to recognise such Transferee or assignee as having the rights against each of them which it would have had if it had been such a party hereto.

 

  17.5 Transfer of rights and obligations

If any Lender wishes to transfer all or any of its rights, benefits and/or obligations hereunder or under the other Security Documents as contemplated in Clause 17.3, then such transfer may be effected by the due completion and execution by the Lender and the relevant Transferee of a Transfer Certificate in the form of Schedule 6. The Agent shall then forthwith execute the Transfer Certificate on behalf of itself and the other parties to this Agreement in accordance with the provisions of Clause 17.8. On the later of the Transfer Date and the fifth (5th) Business Day following the date of delivery of the Transfer Certificate to the Agent for execution:

 

  17.5.1 to the extent that in such Transfer Certificate the Lender party thereto seeks to transfer its rights, benefits and/or its obligations hereunder or under the other Security Documents, the Borrower and the relevant Lender shall each be released from further obligations to the other hereunder and their respective rights against each other shall be cancelled (such rights and obligations being referred to in this Clause 17.5 as “discharged rights, benefits and obligations” );

 

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  17.5.2 the Borrower and the Transferee party thereto shall each assume obligations towards each other and/or acquire rights against each other which differ from such discharged rights, benefits and obligations only insofar as the Borrower and such Transferee have assumed and/or acquired the same in place of the Borrower and the relevant Lender; and

 

  17.5.3 such Transferee shall acquire the same rights and benefits and assume the same obligations as it would have acquired and assumed had such Transferee been an original party hereto as a Lender with the rights, benefits and/or obligations acquired or assumed by it as a result of such transfer.

 

  17.6 Consent and increased obligations of the Borrower

In the event that a Lender transfers its Office or transfers or assigns its rights and/or benefits hereunder to its affiliate or another Lender and, at the time of such transfer or assignment, there arises an obligation on the part of the Borrower hereunder to pay to the relevant Lender or any other person any amount in excess of the amount they would have been obliged to pay but for such transfer or assignment and the consent of the Borrower has not been obtained to such transfer or assignment and the increased cost then, without prejudice to any obligation of the Borrower which arises after the time of such transfer or assignment, the Borrower shall not be obliged to pay the amount of such excess.

 

  17.7 Disclosure of information

Each of the Arrangers, each of the Lenders, the Agent, the Hermes Agent and the Trustee (in this Clause 17.7 a “Bank” ) acknowledges that all information received now or in the future from or on behalf of the Obligors under or pursuant to or in connection with the Transaction Documents (other than any information which is in the public domain other than as a result of a breach of this Clause), is confidential information. Any of the Banks may disclose to:

 

  17.7.1 a potential Transferee or assignee who may otherwise propose to enter into contractual relations with the Bank in relation to this Agreement;

 

  17.7.2 any person who is any of the Bank’s professional advisers or auditors;

 

  17.7.3 its Holding Company and/or Subsidiary;

 

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  17.7.4 any person who is a party to this Agreement other than the Borrower;

 

  17.7.5 any banking or regulatory authority or as required by law, regulation or legal process;

 

  17.7.6 Hermes and/or the Federal Republic of Germany and/or the European Union and/or any agency thereof or any person acting or purporting to act on any of their behalves; and/or

 

  17.7.7 the Builder,

such information about any Obligor or the NCLC Group and the Transaction Documents and/or copies of this Agreement, any of the Security Documents and all records in connection therewith as the Bank shall consider appropriate PROVIDED THAT , in the case of Clauses 17.7.1, 17.7.2 and 17.7.3, such person has agreed to execute a Confidentiality Undertaking and, in the case of Clause 17.7.3, the Holding Company and/or the Subsidiary shall also be entitled to make such disclosure to the Bank and/or to the Holding Company and/or to the Subsidiaries of the Bank. In the case of Clause 17.7.6, the Borrower acknowledges and agrees that any such information may be used by Hermes and/or the Federal Republic of Germany and/or the European Union and/or any agency thereof or any person acting or purporting to act on any of their behalves for statistical purposes and/or for reports of a general nature.

 

  17.8 Transfer Certificate to be executed by the Agent

In order to give effect to a Transfer Certificate each of the Arrangers, the Lenders, the Hermes Agent, the Trustee and the Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally appoints the Agent as its true and lawful attorney with full power to execute on its behalf each Transfer Certificate delivered to the Agent pursuant to Clause 17.5 without the Agent being under any obligation to take any further instructions from, or give any prior notice to, the Arrangers, the Lenders, the Hermes Agent, the Trustee, the Borrower or the Guarantor before doing so and the Agent shall so execute each such Transfer Certificate on behalf of the Arrangers, the Lenders, the Hermes Agent, the Trustee, the Borrower and the Guarantor forthwith upon its receipt thereof pursuant to Clause 17.5.

 

  17.9 Notice of Transfer Certificates

The Agent shall promptly notify the Arrangers, the Lenders, the Hermes Agent, the Trustee, the Transferee, the Borrower and the Guarantor upon the execution by it of any Transfer Certificate together with details of the amount transferred, the Transfer Date and the parties to such transfer.

 

  17.10 Documentation of transfer or assignment

The Borrower shall at the request of the Agent promptly execute or promptly procure the execution of such documents and do (or procure the doing of) all such acts and things as may be necessary or desirable to give effect to any transfer or assignment pursuant to this Clause 17.

 

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  17.11 Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 (the “Act”)

A person who is not a party to this Agreement has no right under the Act to enforce any term of this Agreement but this does not affect any right or remedy of a third party which exists or is available apart from the Act.

 

18 Notices

 

  18.1 Mode of communication

Except as otherwise provided herein, each notice, request, demand or other communication or document to be given or made hereunder shall be given in writing but unless otherwise stated, may be made by telefax.

 

  18.2 Address

Any notice, demand or other communication (unless made by telefax) to be made or delivered by the Agent to the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement shall (unless the Borrower has by fifteen (15) days’ written notice to the Agent specified another address) be made or delivered to the Borrower c/o 7665 Corporate Center Drive, Miami, Florida 33126, United States of America (marked for the attention of the Chief Financial Officer and the Legal Department) (but one (1) copy shall suffice) with a copy to the Investors c/o Apollo Management, LP, 9 West 57 th Street, 43 rd Floor, New York, NY 10019, United States of America (marked for the attention of Mr Steve Martinez). Any notice, demand or other communication to be made or delivered by the Borrower to the Agent pursuant to this Agreement shall (unless the Agent has by fifteen (15) days’ written notice to the Borrower specified another address) be made or delivered to the Agent at its Office, the details of which are set out in Schedule 2. A copy of any notice to the Agent shall be delivered to the Hermes Agent at its Office as aforesaid.

 

  18.3 Telefax communication

Any notice, demand or other communication to be made or delivered pursuant to this Agreement may be sent by telefax to the relevant telephone numbers (which at the date hereof in respect of the Borrower is c/o +1 305 436 4140 (marked for the attention of the Chief Financial Officer) and +1 305 436 4117 (marked for the attention of the Legal Department) with a copy to the Investors c/o Apollo Management, LP at +1 212 515 3288 (marked for the attention of Mr Steve Martinez), and in the case of the Trustee, the Agent, the Hermes Agent or any Original Lender is as recorded in Schedule 2) specified by it from time to time for the purpose and shall be deemed to have been received when transmission of such telefax communication has been completed provided that if in the place of receipt the transmission is received outside normal business hours on a Business Day or not on a Business Day the transmission shall be deemed to have been received at the commencement of the next Business Day. Each such telefax communication, if made to the Agent or any Lender by the Borrower, shall be signed by the person or persons authorised in writing by the Borrower and whose signature appears on the list of specimen signatures contained in the secretary’s certificate required to be delivered by paragraph 2 of Schedule 4 and shall be expressed to be for the attention of the department or officer whose name has been notified for the time being for that purpose by the Agent or any Lender to the Borrower.

 

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  18.4 Receipt

Each such notice, demand or other communication shall be deemed to have been made or delivered (in the case of any letter) when delivered to its office for the time being or, if sent by post, five (5) days after being deposited in the post first class postage prepaid in an envelope addressed to it at that address PROVIDED THAT if the copy of any notice, demand or other communication is not received by the Investor it shall not affect the deemed making or delivery of the notice, demand or other communication.

 

  18.5 Language

Each notice, demand or other communication made or delivered by one (1) party to another pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document shall be in the English language or accompanied by a certified English translation. In the event of any conflict between the translation and the original text the translation shall prevail unless the original text is a statutory instrument, legal process or any other document of a similar type or a notice, demand or other communication from Hermes or in relation to the Hermes Cover.

 

19 Steering Committee

 

  19.1 Establishment

The Group-Wide Lenders shall establish the Steering Committee.

 

  19.2 No obligation

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary expressed or implied herein, no member of the Steering Committee shall:

 

  19.2.1 be bound to enquire as to the occurrence or otherwise of any Event of Default or as to the performance by the Borrower of its obligations under this Agreement;

 

  19.2.2 be bound to disclose to any other person any information relating to the Borrower if such disclosure would or might in its opinion constitute a breach of any law or regulation or be otherwise actionable at the suit of any person;

 

  19.2.3 have any responsibility to the Lenders or each other for:

 

  (a) the financial position, creditworthiness, affairs or prospects of the Borrower and the other Obligors;

 

  (b) the performance or non-performance howsoever by the Borrower of any of its obligations hereunder;

 

  (c) the due execution, effectiveness, genuineness, validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any document relating hereto or any filing or recording thereof or the taking of any other action whatsoever and howsoever in connection therewith or the collectability of any sum due hereunder;

 

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  (d) be under any liability whatsoever for any consequence of relying on:

 

  (i) any written communication or document believed by it to be genuine or correct and to have been communicated or signed by the person by whom it is purported to have been communicated or signed; or

 

  (ii) the advice or opinions of any professional advisers selected by it or the Steering Committee; or

 

  (e) be under any duty to account to any Lender for any sum received by it for its own account or the profit element of any such sum PROVIDED THAT any member of the Steering Committee shall on demand of a Group-Wide Lender provide to that Group-Wide Lender evidence of any cost, charge or expense incurred in its role as a member of the Steering Committee;

 

  (f) be under any obligation other than those for which express provision is made herein.

 

  19.3 Authority

Each member of the Steering Committee may:

 

  19.3.1 carry out its duties through such officers, directors, employees, consultants or independent agents as it may in its unfettered discretion think fit;

 

  19.3.2 assume that no Event of Default has occurred and that the Borrower is not in breach of its obligations under this Agreement unless the member has actual knowledge or actual notice to the contrary;

 

  19.3.3 with the agreement of the Steering Committee, engage any internal or external lawyers, accountants, surveyors or other experts whose advice or services may to it seem necessary, expedient or desirable and rely upon any advice so obtained PROVIDED THAT the law firm appointed as principal advisers to the Steering Committee shall be approved by the Majority Group-Wide Lenders;

 

  19.3.4 rely as to any matters of fact which might reasonably be expected to be within the knowledge of the Guarantor upon a certificate signed by or on behalf of the Guarantor; and

 

  19.3.5 rely upon any communication or document believed by it to be genuine.

 

  19.4 No reliance

Notwithstanding the establishment of the Steering Committee, it is understood that each of the Lenders has itself been, and will continue to be,

 

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solely responsible for making its own independent appraisal of and investigations into the financial condition, creditworthiness, condition, affairs, status and nature of the Borrower and the other Obligors and, accordingly, each of the Lenders warrants to the members of the Steering Committee that it has not relied and will not rely on the Steering Committee:

 

  19.4.1 to check or enquire on its behalf into the adequacy, accuracy or completeness of any information provided by the Borrower or any other Obligor in connection with this Agreement; or

 

  19.4.2 to assess or keep under review on its behalf the financial condition, creditworthiness, condition, affairs, status or nature of the Borrower or any other Obligor.

 

  19.5 Standard of care

Subject to the terms of this Agreement, each member of the Steering Committee shall exercise the same care as it normally exercises in making and administering loans for its own account in performing its duties as a member of the Steering Committee but assumes no further responsibility in respect of such performance.

 

  19.6 No liability

No member of the Steering Committee shall be under any liability as a result of taking or omitting to take any action in relation to the NCLC Group Credit Facilities and the Lenders will not assert or seek to assert against any director, officer or employee of that member any claim they might have against any of them in respect of the matters referred to in this Clause 19.6.

 

  19.7 No fiduciary relationship

The relationship between a member of the Steering Committee on the one part and each Lender on the other is that of agent and principal only and no member of the Steering Committee shall have a fiduciary relationship with or be, or be deemed to be, a trustee of or for any such party.

 

  19.8 Neither Agent nor Trustee

Notwithstanding the provisions of Clause 19.7, no member of the Steering Committee shall be regarded as the Agent or the Trustee or exercise any right, power or discretion expressly delegated to the Agent or the Trustee under this Agreement or the Security Documents.

 

  19.9 Non-binding

Unless expressly authorised in writing by the Group-Wide Lenders and then on such terms and conditions as the Group-Wide Lenders may require, the Steering Committee shall not negotiate the terms of or enter into any agreement on behalf of the Group-Wide Lenders of any of them.

This Clause 19 and Clause 14.4 may be relied upon by any member of the Steering Committee notwithstanding the provisions of Clause 17.11.

 

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20 Governing Law

This Agreement and any non-contractual obligations arising from or in connection with it shall be governed by English law.

 

21 Waiver of Immunity

To the extent that the Borrower may in any jurisdiction claim for itself or its assets immunity from suit, execution, attachment (whether in aid of execution, before judgment or otherwise) or other legal process in relation to this Agreement or the other Security Documents and to the extent that in any such jurisdiction there may be attributed to itself or its assets such immunity (whether or not claimed) the Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees throughout the Security Period not to claim and hereby irrevocably waives such immunity to the full extent permitted by the laws of such jurisdiction. In respect of any legal action or proceedings arising out of or in connection with any of the Security Documents the Borrower hereby consents generally as a matter of procedure in relation to the waiver of immunity (but not so as to prejudice any defence which it may have on the merits of the substantive issue) to the giving of any relief or the issue of any process in connection with such legal action or proceedings including without limitation, the making, enforcement or execution against any property whatsoever (irrespective of its uses or intended uses) of any order or judgment which may be made or given in such legal action or proceedings.

 

22 Rights of the Agent and the Lenders

 

  22.1 No derogation of rights

Any rights conferred on the Agent and the Lenders or any of them by this Agreement or any other Security Document shall be in addition to and not in substitution for or in derogation of any other right which the Agent and the Lenders or any of them might at any time have to seek from the Borrower or any other person for payment of sums due from the Borrower or indemnification against liabilities as a result of the Borrower’s default in payment of sums due from it under this Agreement or any other Security Document.

 

  22.2 Enforcement of remedies

None of the Agent or the Lenders shall be obliged before taking steps to enforce any rights conferred on it by this Clause or exercising any of the rights, powers and remedies conferred on it hereby or by law:

 

  22.2.1 to take action or obtain judgment in any court against the Borrower or any other person from whom it may seek payment of any sum due from the Borrower under this Agreement or any other Security Document;

 

  22.2.2 to make or file any claim in a bankruptcy, winding-up, liquidation or re-organisation of the Borrower or any other such person; or

 

  22.2.3 to enforce or seek to enforce any other rights it may have against the Borrower or any other such person.

 

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23 Jurisdiction

 

  23.1 The courts of England have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute:

 

  23.1.1 arising out of or in connection with this Agreement (including a dispute regarding the existence, validity or termination of this Agreement); or

 

  23.1.2 relating to any non-contractual obligations arising from or in connection with this Agreement,

(a “Dispute” ). Each party to this Agreement agrees that the courts of England are the most appropriate and convenient courts to settle Disputes and accordingly no party will argue to the contrary.

This Clause 23.1 is for the benefit of the Agent and the Lenders only. As a result, no such party shall be prevented from taking proceedings relating to a Dispute in any other courts with jurisdiction. To the extent allowed by law, any such party may take concurrent proceedings in any number of jurisdictions.

 

  23.2 The Borrower may not, without the Agent’s prior written consent, terminate the appointment of the Process Agent; if the Process Agent resigns or its appointment ceases to be effective, the Borrower shall within fourteen (14) days appoint a company which has premises in London and has been approved by the Agent to act as the Borrower’s process agent with unconditional authority to receive and acknowledge service on behalf of the Borrower of all process or other documents connected with proceedings in the English courts which relate to this Agreement.

 

  23.3 For the purpose of securing its obligations under Clause 23.2, the Borrower irrevocably agrees that, if it for any reason fails to appoint a process agent within the period specified in Clause 23.2, the Agent may appoint any person (including a company controlled by or associated with the Agent or any Lender) to act as the Borrower’s process agent in England with the unconditional authority described in Clause 23.2.

 

  23.4 No neglect or default by a process agent appointed or designated under this Clause (including a failure by it to notify the Borrower of the service of any process or to forward any process to the Borrower) shall invalidate any proceedings or judgment.

 

  23.5 The Borrower appoints in the case of the courts of England the Process Agent to receive, for and on its behalf service of process in England of any legal proceedings with respect to this Agreement and any other Security Document.

 

  23.6 A judgment relating to this Agreement which is given or would be enforced by an English court shall be conclusive and binding on the Borrower and may be enforced without review in any other jurisdiction.

 

  23.7 Nothing in this Clause shall exclude or limit any right which the Agent or a Lender may have (whether under the laws of any country, an international convention or otherwise) with regard to the bringing of proceedings, the service of process, the recognition or enforcement of a judgment or any similar or related matter in any jurisdiction.

 

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  23.8 In this Clause “judgment” includes order, injunction, declaration and any other decision or relief made or granted by a court.

IN WITNESS whereof the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as a deed on the day first written above.

THE BORROWER

 

SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED   )
by   )
for and on behalf of   )
PRIDE OF HAWAII, INC.   )
(formerly known as Ship Ventures Inc.)   )
in the presence of:   )
THE ARRANGERS  
SIGNED SEALED  and  DELIVERED  as a  DEED   )
by   )
for and on behalf of   )
COMMERZBANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT   )
Hamburg Branch   )
in the presence of:   )
SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED   )
by   )
for and on behalf of   )
HSBC BANK PLC   )
in the presence of:   )
SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED   )
by   )
for and on behalf of   )
KfW   )
in the presence of:   )

 

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SIGNED SEALED  and  DELIVERED  as a  DEED   )
by   )
for and on behalf of   )
DnB NOR BANK ASA   )
in the presence of:   )
SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED   )
by   )
for and on behalf of   )
OVERSEA-CHINESE BANKING   )
CORPORATION LIMITED   )
Singapore Branch   )
in the presence of:   )
THE LENDERS  
SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED   )
by   )
for and on behalf of   )
COMMERZBANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT   )
Bremen Branch   )
in the presence of:   )
SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED   )
by   )
for and on behalf of   )
HSBC BANK PLC   )
in the presence of:   )
SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED   )
by   )
for and on behalf of   )
KfW   )
in the presence of:   )

 

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SIGNED SEALED  and  DELIVERED  as a  DEED   )
by   )
for and on behalf of   )
DnB NOR BANK ASA   )
in the presence of:   )
SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED   )
by   )
for and on behalf of   )
OVERSEA-CHINESE BANKING   )
CORPORATION LIMITED   )
Singapore Branch   )
in the presence of:   )
THE AGENT  
SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED   )
by   )
for and on behalf of   )
HSBC BANK PLC   )
in the presence of:   )
THE HERMES AGENT  
SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED   )
by   )
for and on behalf of   )
COMMERZBANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT   )
in the presence of:   )
THE TRUSTEE  
SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED   )
by   )
for and on behalf of   )
HSBC BANK PLC   )
in the presence of:   )

 

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Schedule 1

Particulars of Arrangers

 

   Indemnity in € or USD equivalent of €
COMMERZBANK    68,836,242 (22.34%)
AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT   
Domstrasse 18   
20095 Hamburg   
Federal Republic of Germany   
Attn:   Mr Marcus Weber/Mr Fabian Francke   
Email:  

shipfinance@commerzbank.com/

marcus.weber@commerzbank.com/

fabian.francke@commerzbank.com

  
HSBC BANK PLC    68,805,429 (22.33%)
Project and Export Finance   
8 Canada Square   
London E14 5HQ   
Attn:   Mr Colin J Cuffie/Ms Isabel Olembo   
Email:   colin.j.cuffie@hsbcib.com/isabel.olembo@hsbc.com   
KFW    68,805,429 (22.33%)
Palmengartenstrasse 5-9   
60325 Frankfurt am Main   
Federal Republic of Germany   
Attn:   Mr Josef Schmid/Ms Claudia Wenzel   
Email:   josef.schmid@kfw.de/claudia.wenzel@kfw.de   
DNB BANK ASA    52,382,100 (17.00%)
Stranden 21   
NO-0021 Oslo   
Norway   
Attn:   Mrs Amra Koluder   
Email:   amra.koluder@dnb.no   

 

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OVERSEA-CHINESE BANKING    49,300,800 (16.00%)
CORPORATION LIMITED   
Singapore Branch   
65 Chulia Street #10-00   
Singapore 049513   
Attn:   Ms Pearlwyn Ho/Ms Elaine Lam   
Email:   LamSYElaine@ocbc.com.sg   

 

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Schedule 2

Particulars of Agent, Hermes Agent, Trustee, Restructuring Trustee and Lenders

 

Agent  
HSBC BANK PLC  
Project and Export Finance  
8 Canada Square  
London E14 5HQ  
Fax:   +44 (0)20 7992 4428  
Attn:   Mr Colin J Cuffie/Ms Isabel Olembo  
Email:   colin.j.cuffie@hsbcib.com/isabel.olembo@hsbc.com  
Hermes Agent  

COMMERZBANK

AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT

Corporate Banking

Structured Export and Trade Finance

Kaiserplatz

60261 Frankfurt am Main

Federal Republic of Germany

 
Fax:   +49 69 1362 3742  
Attn:   Mr Klaus-Dieter Schmedding  
Email:   exportfinance@commerzbank.com  
Trustee  
HSBC BANK PLC  
Project and Export Finance  
8 Canada Square  
London E14 5HQ  
Fax:   +44 (0)20 7992 4428  
Attn:   Mr Colin J Cuffie/Ms Isabel Olembo  
Email:   colin.j.cuffie@hsbcib.com/isabel.olembo@hsbc.com  

 

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Restructuring Trustee  
DNB BANK ASA  

Stranden 21

NO-0021 Oslo

Norway

 
Fax:   +47 22 482894  
Attn:   Ms Marie Therese Zwilgmeyer  
Email:   creditmiddleoffice@dnb.no  

 

Lenders    Contribution in € or USD equivalent of €
COMMERZBANK    68,836,242 (22.34%)
AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT   

Bremen Branch

c/o Domstrasse 18

  
20095 Hamburg   
Federal Republic of Germany   
Attn:   Mr Marcus Weber/Mr Fabian Francke   
Email:  

shipfinance@commerzbank.com/

marcus.weber@commerzbank.com/

fabian.francke@commerzbank.com

  

with a copy (in respect of matters not related

to interest fixing or payments) to:

  
COMMERZBANK   
AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT   
Domstrasse 18   
20095 Hamburg   
Federal Republic of Germany   
Attn:   Mr Marcus Weber/Mr Fabian Francke   
Email:   shipfinance@commerzbank.com/   
  marcus.weber@commerzbank.com/   
  fabian.francke@commerzbank.com   

 

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HSBC BANK PLC    68,805,429 (22.33%)
Project and Export Finance   
8 Canada Square   
London E14 5HQ   
Fax:   +44 (0)20 7992 4428   
Attn:   Mr Colin J Cuffie/Ms Isabel Olembo   
Email:   colin.j.cuffie@hsbcib.com/isabel.olembo@hsbc.com   
KFW    68,805,429 (22.33%)
Palmengartenstrasse 5-9   
60325 Frankfurt am Main   
Federal Republic of Germany   
Fax:   +49 69 7431 3768/2944   
Attn:   Mr Josef Schmid/Ms Claudia Wenzel   
Email:   josef.schmid@kfw.de/claudia.wenzel@kfw.de   
DNB BANK ASA    52,382,100 (17.00%)
Stranden 21   
NO-0021 Oslo   
Norway   
Fax:   +47 22 482894   
Attn:   Mrs Amra Koluder (credit matters)   
Email:   amra.koluder@dnb.no   
Attn:   Ms Marie Therese Zwilgmeyer   
  (administration matters)   
Email:   creditmiddleoffice@dnb.no   
OVERSEA-CHINESE BANKING    49,300,800 (16.00%)
CORPORATION LIMITED   
Singapore Branch   
65 Chulia Street #10-00   
Singapore 049513   
Fax:   +65 6536 6449/6532 5347   
Attn:   Ms Pearlwyn Ho/Ms Elaine Lam   
Email:   LamSYElaine@ocbc.com.sg   

 

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Schedule 3

Notice of Drawdown

Clause 2.3.1

 

From:    SHIP VENTURES INC.
   Corporation Trust Center
   1209 Orange Street
   Wilmington
   Delaware 19801
   United States of America
To:    HSBC BANK PLC
   Project and Export Finance
   8 Canada Square
   London E14 5HQ
   Attn: Mr Alan Marshall

200[  ]

Dear Sirs

LOAN AGREEMENT DATED 20 APRIL 2004 (THE “LOAN AGREEMENT”)

We refer to the Loan Agreement pursuant to which you have agreed to advance to us the Facility on the terms and conditions set out therein.

Terms and expressions defined in the Loan Agreement shall have the same respective meanings when used in this notice.

We hereby give you notice that we wish to draw down [the Equivalent Amount of] [[            ] Euro (€[            ]) being the amount of Tranche [    ] of Portion 1] [and] [[            ] Euro (€[            ]) being Tranche [A/B/C] of Portion 2] under Clause 2.3 of the Loan Agreement on [            ] 200[  ].

[Tranche [    ] of Portion 1 in the amount of [            ] Euro (€[            ]) is to be paid to the Builder’s Account (as defined in the schedule to the Building Contract) at:

Commerzbank AG

Bremen Branch

Account No 1116003]

[Tranche A of Portion 2 in the Equivalent Amount of [            ] Euro (EUR[            ]) is to be paid to the Borrower in reimbursement of eighty per cent (80%) of the Hermes Premium paid to the Hermes Agent for on-payment to Hermes on the issue of the Hermes Cover.]

 

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[Tranche [B/C] of Portion 2 in the Equivalent Amount of [            ] Euro (EUR[            ]) is to be paid to the Hermes Agent for on-payment to Hermes in [payment/part payment] of the balance of the Hermes Insurance Premium.]

Tranche [B/C] of Portion 2 in the amount of [            ] Euro (€[            ]) is to be paid on our behalf to the Hermes Agent for on-payment to Hermes in [payment/part payment] of the balance of the Hermes Insurance Premium.]

We attach a Certified Copy of such documents as we have received from [the Builder pursuant to the Building Contract in evidence of the instalment due] [and] [[the Hermes Agent][Hermes] in evidence of the Hermes Premium payable].

We confirm that:

 

(i) all of the representations and warranties contained in Clause 9 of the Loan Agreement remain true and correct;

 

(ii) no Possible Event of Default or Event of Default has occurred;

 

(iii) subject to Clause 5.3.1 of the Loan Agreement, the first Interest Period shall be of [three (3) six (6)] months’ duration; [and]

 

(iv) [[Tranche [    ] of Portion 1 will be applied in financing [part of] the [third/fourth/fifth] [pre-delivery] [delivery] instalment due to the Builder pursuant to the Building Contract] PROVIDED THAT if the Builder is not entitled pursuant to the Building Contract to utilise any part of Portion 1 drawn down hereunder that amount will be returned by us to the Agent and applied in accordance with Clause 4.7 of the Loan Agreement] [[Tranche A of Portion 2 is in reimbursement to us of part of the amount of the Hermes Premium paid by us to the Hermes Agent for on-payment to Hermes on issue of the Hermes Cover] [Tranche B of Portion 2 will be applied in [payment/part payment] of seventy five per cent (75%) of the Hermes Insurance Premium payable on the later of the First Drawdown Date and the issue of the Hermes Cover] [Tranche C of Portion 2 will be applied in part payment of the increase in the Hermes Insurance Premium] PROVIDED THAT if the amount of the Hermes Premium is reduced and the amount of the reduction is paid to us, eighty per cent (80%) of the amount of the reduction will be returned by us to the Agent and applied in accordance with Clause 4.7 of the Loan Agreement];

 

(v) [twenty per cent (20%) of the Contract Price has been or will have been paid on the First Drawdown Date;]

 

(vi) [the Hermes Issuing Fees and twenty five per cent (25%) of the Hermes Insurance Premium will have been paid on the Drawdown Date referred to in this notice;]

 

(vii) [the scheduled Delivery Date of the Vessel is [            ] 2006];]

 

(viii) [upon application of Tranche 4 of Portion 1 hereby requested to be drawn down in the manner hereinbefore appearing all sums owing to the Builder under the Building Contract shall have been fully and finally paid]; and

 

(ix) [upon application of Tranche [B/C] of Portion 2 hereby requested to be drawn down in the manner hereinbefore appearing all sums owing [for the present time] to Hermes in respect of the Hermes Cover shall have been fully and finally paid].

 

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Yours faithfully
SHIP VENTURES INC.

 

By:

 

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Schedule 4

Conditions Precedent

Clause 2.7

The Loan is expressly conditional upon the Agent having received in such form and substance as it shall require:

 

A On the date hereof

Borrower

 

1 Certified Copies of any consents required from any ministry, governmental, financial or other authority for the execution of and performance by the Borrower of its obligations under this Agreement and each of the Security Documents or if no such consents are required a secretary’s certificate of the Borrower to this effect confirming that no such consents are required.

 

2 Notarially attested secretary’s certificate for the Borrower:

 

  (A) attaching a copy of its Certificate of Incorporation and Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws evidencing power to:

 

  (i) enter into the transactions contemplated in this Agreement and in the other Security Documents and to buy ships and enter into arrangements for the chartering and management thereof; and

 

  (ii) borrow money in the amount referred to in this Agreement and as security therefor to mortgage or charge assets;

 

  (B) giving the names of the present directors and officers;

 

  (C) setting out specimen signatures of persons who would be authorised to sign documents or otherwise perform the Borrower’s obligations under the Security Documents;

 

  (D) giving the name of the Shareholder and the amount of the Shareholder’s Shares;

 

  (E) attaching copies of resolutions of the directors of the Borrower and, if required by its Articles of Incorporation and/or By-Laws, copies of the resolutions of the Shareholder, authorising the borrowing of the Loan, the granting of the Mortgages and the execution of this Agreement and such of the other Security Documents to which the Borrower is a party and the issue of any power of attorney to execute the same; and

 

  (F) containing a declaration of solvency as at the date of the secretary’s certificate.

 

3 Where the secretary’s certificate referred to in paragraph 2 of this Schedule 4 is dated more than ten (10) Business Days prior to the date hereof, a bringdown certificate, which need not be notarially attested if signed by the same person that signed the secretary’s certificate referred to in paragraph 2 of this Schedule 4.

 

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4 The original power of attorney issued pursuant to (A) the resolutions referred to above and (B) paragraph 2(C) above, notarially attested.

Guarantor, Shareholder, Supervisor and Builder

 

5 Notarially attested secretary’s certificate for each of the above:

 

  (A) attaching a copy of its Certificate of Incorporation and Memorandum and Articles of Association (or equivalent documents) evidencing power to enter into the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;

 

  (B) giving the names of the present officers and directors;

 

  (C) setting out specimen signatures of persons who would be authorised to sign documents or otherwise perform obligations under the Security Documents;

 

  (D) attaching copies of resolutions passed at a duly convened meeting of the directors approving the granting and the execution of the documents whose execution is contemplated hereby, insofar as they relate to it and the issue of any power of attorney to execute the same; and

 

  (E) containing a declaration of solvency as at the date of the secretary’s certificate.

 

6 Where the secretary’s certificate referred to in paragraph 5 of this Schedule 4 is dated more than ten (10) Business Days prior to the date hereof, a bringdown certificate, which need not be notarially attested if signed by the same person that signed the secretary’s certificate referred to in paragraph 5 of this Schedule 4.

 

7 The original powers of attorney issued pursuant to (A) the resolutions referred to above and (B) paragraph 5(C) above, notarially attested.

General

 

8 Confirmation from the Process Agent that it will act for each of the Obligors and, if necessary, the Builder as agent for service of process in England.

 

9 Opinions from lawyers appointed by the Agent including English, Isle of Man, Bermudan, German and United States lawyers as to any of the foregoing matters or otherwise as the Agent may require in the form required by the Agent.

 

10 Certified Copy of the Opinion Letter (as defined in the Building Contract).

 

11 Certified Copy of the Building Contract including all addenda.

 

12 Certified Copy of the Supervision Agreement.

 

13 Agency and Trust Deed duly executed.

 

14 Guarantee duly executed.

 

15 Charge Option duly executed.

 

16 Copies of the audited consolidated report and accounts of Star for 2002 and, if available, for 2003, the unaudited consolidated accounts of the Group for the financial quarter to 31 December 2003 and the unaudited opening balance sheet of the Borrower.

 

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17 Copies of all UCC-1 Financing Statements filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware.

 

18 Evidence that the withholding tax exemption applies for each of the Lenders.

 

19 Payment of all fees under Clause 13.

 

20 Disclosure Letter duly executed.

 

B At least five (5) Business Days before each Drawdown Date in respect of Portion 1 and Portion 2

 

21 Drawdown notice duly executed by the Borrower in the form of Schedule 3.

 

22 In the case of Portion 1, a Certified Copy of such documents as are received by the Borrower from the Builder pursuant to the Building Contract in evidence of the instalment due.

 

23 In the case of Portion 2, a Certified Copy of such documents as are received by the Borrower from Hermes or the Hermes Agent in evidence of the Hermes Premium payable.

 

C On the First Drawdown Date

 

24 Certified Copy of the Hermes Cover.

 

25 Certified Copy of the “ Exporteurgarantie ” to be given by the Builder in favour of the Hermes Agent.

 

26 [*].

 

27 Pre-Delivery Mortgage duly executed and lodged for registration in the Shipbuilding Register in Emden.

 

28 Earnings Assignment duly executed.

 

29 Building Contract Assignment duly executed.

 

30 Construction Risks Insurance Assignment duly executed.

 

31 Supervision Agreement Assignment duly executed.

 

32 Telefax confirmations from the insurance brokers through whom any insurances have been placed by the Builder and the Borrower in respect of the Vessel during the Construction Period that the insurances have been placed and upon receipt of a notice of assignment of the insurances they will issue letters of undertaking in the form approved by the Agent.

 

33 Written confirmation from the Agent’s insurance advisers that the Insurances are in a form satisfactory to the Agent.

 

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34 Notarially attested bringdown certificate in respect of the Borrower, the Supervisor and the Builder where the secretary’s certificate referred to in the relevant paragraph of this Schedule 4 is dated more than ten (10) Business Days prior to the First Drawdown Date.

 

35 Opinion from German lawyers appointed by the Agent as to due registration of the Vessel and due registration of the Pre-Delivery Mortgage or otherwise as the Agent may require in the form required by the Agent.

 

D On each Drawdown Date in respect of Portion 2

 

36 Evidence of the payment by the Borrower (or the Hermes Agent on its behalf) of the Hermes Premium (or relevant part thereof).

 

E On the Delivery Date

 

37 Such evidence as the Agent may require that the Vessel is:

 

  (A) registered in the name of the Borrower under the laws and flag of the United States of America, free from all liens and encumbrances except the Post Delivery Mortgage;

 

  (B) classified with the highest classification available free of all recommendations and qualifications with Det Norske Veritas and American Bureau of Shipping;

 

  (C) insured in accordance with the terms of the Security Documents; and

 

  (D) managed by the Manager and the Sub-Agent pursuant to the Management Agreement and the Sub-Agency Agreement.

 

38 Certified Copy of the Builder’s Certificate.

 

39 Certified Copy of the unconditional protocol of delivery and acceptance duly signed by the Builder and the Borrower.

 

40 Certified Copy of the certificate of warranty from the Builder stating that the Vessel is free from all encumbrances on the Delivery Date.

 

41 Copies of valid trading and other certificates to be produced by the Builder pursuant to the Building Contract.

 

42 Post Delivery Mortgage duly executed and lodged for recordation at the relevant authority of the United States of America.

 

43 Certified Copy of the advance foreign transfer approval obtained from the Maritime Administration of the United States of America ( “Marad” ). This Marad pre-approval will have been issued for the benefit of the Trustee and its successors and assigns pursuant to sections 9(c) and (e) of the Shipping Act, 1916, as amended, of the United States of America to transfer the Vessel to a foreign registry in the case of (A) the occurrence of an Event of a Default or (B) a foreclosure of the Post Delivery Mortgage or (C) the Vessel ceasing to be employed in regular service in Hawaii and no longer being eligible to engage in the coastwise transportation of passengers for hire as set forth in Public Law 108-7 of the United States of America.

 

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44 Insurance Assignment duly executed.

 

45 Telefax confirmations from the insurance brokers for marine risks (hull and machinery) and the managers of any protection and indemnity or war risks association through whom any Insurances have been placed in respect of the Vessel that the Insurances have been placed and upon receipt of a notice of assignment of the Insurances they will issue letters of undertaking in the form approved by the Agent.

 

46 Written confirmation from the Agent’s insurance advisers that the Insurances are in a form satisfactory to the Agent.

 

47 Certified Copy of the Management Agreement.

 

48 Certified Copy of the Sub-Agency Agreement.

 

49 Management Agreement Assignment duly executed.

 

50 Sub-Agency Agreement Assignment duly executed.

 

51 Account Charge duly executed.

 

52 Evidence that the Operating Account has been opened for receipt of the Earnings of the Vessel in accordance with Clause 7.6.

 

53 Opinion from lawyers appointed by the Agent as to due registration of the Vessel and due registration of the Post Delivery Mortgage or otherwise as the Agent may require in the form required by the Agent.

 

54 Evidence of the payment by the Borrower of the Hermes Premium in full.

 

55 Notarially attested bringdown certificate in respect of the Borrower.

 

56 Notarially attested secretary’s certificate for each of the Manager and the Sub-Agent:

 

  (A) attaching a copy of its Certificate of Incorporation and its Memorandum of Association and Bye-Laws (or equivalent documents) evidencing power to enter into the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;

 

  (B) giving the names of the present officers and directors;

 

  (C) setting out specimen signatures of persons who would be authorised to sign documents or otherwise perform obligations under the Security Documents;

 

  (D) attaching copies of resolutions passed at a duly convened meeting of the directors approving the granting and the execution of the documents whose execution is contemplated hereby, insofar as they relate to it and the issue of any power of attorney to execute the same; and

 

  (E) containing a declaration of solvency as at the date of the secretary’s certificate.

 

57 Where the secretary’s certificate referred to in paragraph 56 of this Schedule 4 is dated more than ten (10) Business Days prior to the date hereof, a bringdown certificate, which need not be notarially attested if signed by the same person that signed the secretary’s certificate referred to in paragraph 56 of this Schedule 4.

 

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58 The original powers of attorney issued pursuant to (A) the resolutions referred to above and (B) paragraph 56(C) above, notarially attested.

 

59 Copies of all UCC-1 Financing Statements filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware.

 

60 Payment of all fees due under Clause 13.

 

61 A Certified Copy of the carrier initiative agreement executed pursuant to the Post Delivery Mortgage.

 

62 A Certified Copy of any current certificate of financial responsibility in respect of the Vessel issued under OPA.

 

63 A Certified Copy of a valid safety management certificate (or interim safety management certificate) issued to the Vessel in respect of its management by the Manager pursuant to the ISM Code.

 

64 A Certified Copy of a valid document of compliance (or interim document of compliance) issued to the Manager in respect of ships of the same type as the Vessel pursuant to the ISM Code.

 

65 A Certified Copy of a valid international ship security certificate issued to the Vessel in accordance with the ISPS Code.

 

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Schedule 5

Confidentiality Undertaking

[On Bank’s Headed Paper]

 

To:    PRIDE OF HAWAII, LLC
   (formerly known as Pride of Hawaii, Inc.)
   Corporation Trust Center
   1209 Orange Street
   Wilmington
   Delaware 19801
   United States of America
   (the “Borrower” )
   HSBC BANK PLC
   Project and Export Finance
   8 Canada Square
   London E14 5HQ
   Attn: Mr Colin J Cuffie/Ms Isabel Olembo
   (the “Agent” )

PRIDE OF HAWAII, LLC

DOLLAR EQUIVALENT OF €308,130,000 TERM LOAN (THE “FACILITY”)

FORM OF CONFIDENTIALITY UNDERTAKING

 

1 We hereby undertake that we will keep confidential and will not make use of for any purposes (other than for the purposes of the Facility) all information delivered to us in connection with the Facility and all information obtained by us in the course of discussions with the Agent, the Borrower or any other party involved with the Facility (collectively the “Information” ) until and save to the extent that the Information has been released into the public domain. However, we shall be entitled to supply the Information to:

 

  (A) professional advisers solely for use in connection with the Facility after drawing to the attention of those advisers the content of the undertaking as to confidentiality given by us and after obtaining similar undertakings from them; and

 

  (B) any third party where we have been authorised in writing to do so by the Borrower; and

 

  (C) subject to giving reasonable prior notice to the Borrower, to any banking or regulatory authority to which we are subject after drawing to the attention of such authority the content of the undertaking as to confidentiality given by us; and

 

  (D) pursuant to subpoena or other legal process and pursuant to any law or regulation having the force of law.

 

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2 We further undertake that if we decide not to participate in the Facility, we will return to the Agent the originals and additional copies or extracts made therefrom and all documentary Information delivered to us by the Agent in relation to the Facility and/or the Borrower (including any supplied to third parties as contemplated in paragraph 1).

 

For and on behalf of
BANK NAME:

 

By
Date:

 

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Schedule 6

Transfer Certificate

Lenders are advised not to employ Transfer Certificates or otherwise to assign or transfer interests in the Loan Agreement without further ensuring that the transaction complies with all applicable laws and requisitions, including the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 and regulations made thereunder and similar statutes which may be in force in other jurisdictions.

 

TO:    HSBC Bank plc (the Agent ) as agent on its own behalf and for and on behalf of the Arrangers, the Hermes Agent, the Trustee, the Borrower and the Lenders as defined in the Loan Agreement referred to below
Attention:    [                    ]

Date:                                         

This certificate (the “Transfer Certificate” ) relates to a loan agreement dated 20 April 2004 (as the same may from time to time have been amended, supplemented, restated and/or novated the “Loan Agreement” ) made between (among others) (1) Pride of Hawaii, LLC (formerly known as Pride of Hawaii, Inc.) as borrower (the “Borrower” ) (2) the banks and financial institutions referred to therein as lenders (the “Lenders” ) (3) the Agent (4) Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft (the “Hermes Agent” ) and (5) HSBC Bank plc (the “Trustee” ) whereby the Lenders have agreed to make available to the Borrower a term loan facility in the amount of up to three hundred and eight million one hundred and thirty thousand Euro (€308,130,000) and/or the Equivalent Amount thereof. Terms defined in the Loan Agreement shall, unless otherwise defined herein, have the same meanings herein as therein.

In this Transfer Certificate:

the “Transferor” means [full name] of [Office];

the “Transferee” means [full name] of [Office].

 

1 The Transferor with full title guarantee transfers to the Transferee absolutely in accordance with Clause 17.5 of the Loan Agreement all rights and interests (present, future or contingent) which the Transferor has as Lender under or by virtue of the Loan Agreement and all the other Security Documents insofar as such rights and interests relate to [that portion of its Contribution to the Loan in an amount equal to [[        ] Dollars (USD[        ]) [and [        ] Euro (€[        ])] out of its total Contribution which at the date hereof is [        ] Dollars (USD[        ]) [and [        ] Euro (€[        ])] or [that portion of its Commitment to the Facility in an amount of [        ] Euro (€[        ]) or an amount in Dollars equal to [        ] Euro (€[        ]) out of its total Commitment which at the date hereof is [        ] Euro (€[        ]) in Euro and/or in Dollars].

 

2 By virtue of this Transfer Certificate and Clause 17.5 of the Loan Agreement, the Transferor is discharged entirely with effect from the Transfer Date from [that portion of its Contribution to the Loan and its obligations relating thereto to the extent of [[        ] Dollars (USD[        ]) and [        ] Euro (€[        ]) out of its total Contribution at such date] or [that portion of its Commitment to the Facility and its obligations relating thereto to the extent of [        ] Euro (€[        ]) in Euro and/or in Dollars out of its total Commitment at such date].

 

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3 The Transferee hereby requests:

 

  (A) the Borrower, the Agent, the Hermes Agent, the Trustee, the Arrangers and the Lenders to accept the executed copies of this Transfer Certificate as being delivered pursuant to and for the purposes of Clause 17.5 of the Loan Agreement; and

 

  (B) the Agent to execute this Transfer Certificate on behalf of itself and the other said parties pursuant to Clause 17.8 of the Loan Agreement so that this Transfer Certificate will take effect in accordance with the terms thereof on [specify date of transfer] [or] [the date on which the Agent receives a certificate signed by [the Transferor] confirming that the following conditions have been fulfilled [specify conditions to transfer].

 

4 The Transferee:

 

  (A) confirms that it has received a copy of the Loan Agreement, the Agency and Trust Deed and the other Security Documents together with such other documents and information as it has required in connection with the transaction contemplated thereby;

 

  (B) confirms that it has not relied and will not hereafter rely on the Transferor, the Trustee, the Agent, the Arrangers, the Lenders or the Hermes Agent to check or enquire on its behalf into the legality, validity, effectiveness, adequacy, accuracy or completeness of the Loan Agreement, the Agency and Trust Deed or any other of the Security Documents or any other documents or information;

 

  (C) agrees that it has not relied and will not rely on the Transferor, the Trustee, the Agent, the Arrangers, the Lenders or the Hermes Agent to assess or keep under review on its behalf the financial condition, creditworthiness, condition, affairs, status or nature of the Borrower or any other party to the Loan Agreement or any other of the Security Documents (save as otherwise expressly provided therein);

 

  (D) warrants that it has power and authority to become a party to the Loan Agreement and the Agency and Trust Deed and has taken all necessary action to authorise execution of this Transfer Certificate and to obtain all necessary approvals and consents to the assumption of its obligations under the Loan Agreement, the Agency and Trust Deed and the other Security Documents;

 

  (E) if not already a Lender, appoints the Agent to act as its agent (except in relation to the Hermes Cover), the Hermes Agent to act as its agent in relation to the Hermes Cover and the Trustee to act as its trustee as provided in the Loan Agreement, the Agency and Trust Deed and the other Security Documents and agrees to be bound by the terms of Clause 17.8 of the Loan Agreement and by all the terms of the Agency and Trust Deed.

 

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5 The Transferor:

 

  (A) warrants to the Transferee that it has full power to enter into this Transfer Certificate and has taken all corporate action necessary to authorise it to do so;

 

  (B) warrants to the Transferee that this Transfer Certificate is binding on the Transferor under the laws of (i) England (ii) the country in which the Transferor is incorporated and (iii) the country in which its Office is located; and

 

  (C) agrees that it will, at its own expense, execute any documents which the Transferee reasonably requests for perfecting in any relevant jurisdiction the Transferee’s title under this Transfer Certificate or for any similar purpose.

 

6 The Transferee hereby undertakes to the Transferor and each of the other parties to the Loan Agreement and the Agency and Trust Deed that it will perform in accordance with its terms all those obligations which by the terms of the Loan Agreement and the Agency and Trust Deed will be assumed by it after the transfer contemplated by this Transfer Certificate has taken effect.

 

7 If a Transferor and a Transferee effect a transfer in accordance with Clause 3 of this Transfer Certificate during an Interest Period, the Agent shall make all payments which would have become due to the Transferor under the Loan Agreement during the relevant Interest Period to the Transferor, as if no such transfer had been effected by the Transferor to the Transferee, according to the percentages of the Transferor’s Contribution and/or Commitment transferred and retained pursuant to Clauses 1 and 2 of this Transfer Certificate, and the Transferor and the Transferee shall be responsible for paying to each other pro rata all amounts (if any) due to them from each other for such Interest Period. On and from the commencement of the immediately succeeding Interest Period, the Agent shall make all payments due under the Loan Agreement for the account of the Transferor, to the Transferor, and shall make all payments due under the Loan Agreement for the account of the Transferee, to the Transferee. This provision is for administrative convenience only and shall not affect the rights of the Transferor and the Transferee under the Loan Agreement.

 

8 None of the Transferor, the Agent, the Hermes Agent, the Trustee, the Arrangers or the Lenders:

 

  (A) makes any representation or warranty nor assumes any responsibility with respect to the legality, validity, effectiveness, adequacy or enforceability of the Loan Agreement, the Agency and Trust Deed or any other of the Security Documents or any document relating thereto;

 

  (B) assumes any responsibility for the financial condition of the Borrower or any other party to the Loan Agreement, the Agency and Trust Deed or any other of the Security Documents or any such other document or for the performance and observance by the Borrower or any other party to the Loan Agreement, the Agency and Trust Deed or any other of the Security Documents or any such other document (save as otherwise expressly provided therein) and any and all such conditions and warranties, whether expressed or implied by law or otherwise, are hereby excluded (except as aforesaid).

 

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9 The Transferor and the Transferee each undertakes that it will on demand fully indemnify the Agent in respect of any claim, proceeding, liability or expense which relates to or results from this Transfer Certificate or any matter connected with or arising out of it unless caused by the Agent’s gross negligence or wilful misconduct, as the case may be.

 

10 The agreements and undertaking of the Transferee in this Transfer Certificate are given to and for the benefit of and made with each of the other parties to the Loan Agreement.

 

11 This Transfer Certificate shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, English law.

IN WITNESS whereof the Transferor, the Transferee and the Agent (as agent for and on behalf of itself as Agent, the Hermes Agent, the Trustee, the Arrangers, the Borrower and the Lenders (other than the Transferor)) have caused this Transfer Certificate to be executed on the day first written above.

THE TRANSFEROR

 

SIGNED by    )
   )
for and on behalf of    )
[                    ]    )
in the presence of:    )
THE TRANSFEREE   
SIGNED by    )
   )
for and on behalf of    )
[                    ]    )
in the presence of:    )
THE AGENT   
SIGNED by    )
   )
for and on behalf of    )
[                    ]    )
as agent for and on behalf    )
of itself as Agent,    )
the Hermes Agent, the Trustee,    )
the Arrangers, the Borrower,    )
the Guarantor and the Lenders    )
in the presence of:    )

 

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Schedule

Administrative Details of Transferee

Name of Transferee:

Office:

Contact Person

(Loan Administration Department):

Telephone:

Fax:

E-mail:

Contact Person

(Credit Administration Department):

Telephone:

Fax:

E-mail:

Account for Payments:

 

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Schedule 7

Form of Notice of Fixed Rate

 

To:    SHIP VENTURES INC. (the Borrower )
   Corporation Trust Center
   1209 Orange Street
   Wilmington
   Delaware 19801
   United States of America
From:    HSBC BANK PLC (the “Facility Agent” )
   Project and Export Finance
   8 Canada Square
   London E14 5HQ
   Attn: Mr Colin J Cuffie/Ms Isabel Olembo

Loan Agreement dated 20 April 2004 between (among others) (1) the Borrower (2) the Lenders (3) the Agent (4) the Hermes Agent and (5) the Trustee (the “Loan Agreement”) relating to the financing of the construction of hull no S.668 at Jos. L. Meyer GmbH

The Agent hereby gives notice to the Borrower that, pursuant to Clause 5.5 (Fixed Rate) of the Loan Agreement, the Borrower shall from [date] 2006 pay interest on the outstanding amount of the Loan at the Fixed Rate of [    ] per cent ([ ]%) per annum.

Capitalised terms used herein shall have the same meanings as in the Loan Agreement.

 

Date:                  200[4/5/6]

 

HSBC BANK PLC
By:  
Agreed:  

 

SHIP VENTURES, INC.
By:  

 

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Schedule 8

Chartering of the Six Vessels (as defined in Clause 10.6.4)

 

Vessel

  

New Owner

   Daily Hire      Redelivering      Transfer Value  

“NORWEGIAN SEA”

   Ocean Pacific Limited      [*]         [*]         [*]   

“NORWEGIAN MAJESTY”

   Ocean Voyager Limited      [*]         [*]         [*]   

“NORWEGIAN WIND”

   Crown Wind Limited      [*]         [*]         [*]   

“NORWEGIAN CROWN” currently on bareboat charter to Crown Odyssey Limited

   Sold to Fred Olsen Cruise Lines Pte. Ltd. on 1 September 2006      [*]         [*]         [*]   

“NORWEGIAN DREAM”

   Ocean Dream Limited      [*]         [*]         [*]   

“MARCO POLO” currently on bareboat charter to Ocean World Limited

   Sold to Story Cruise Ltd. on 23 July 2007      [*]         [*]         [*]   

 

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Schedule 9

Apollo-Related Transactions

 

1 Subscription Agreement

 

  1.1 At the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Subscription Agreement (the “Closing” ), the Investors shall pay to the Guarantor USD1,000,000,000 as payment for newly-issued ordinary shares ( “Ordinary Shares” ) in the capital of the Guarantor, par value USD1.00 per share (the “Subscribed Ordinary Shares” ). The Subscribed Ordinary Shares shall represent fifty per cent. (50%) of the issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares of the Guarantor as of the Closing.

 

  1.2 On the Jade Transfer Date (i) NCL America Holdings will transfer the Jade Assets to NCL International (or one of NCL International’s existing or newly-formed subsidiaries), and the Vessel shall be re-flagged in connection with such transfer from the US flag to the Bahamas flag provided that in the event that the transfer of the Jade Assets can be effected in a manner that the parties to the Subscription Agreement agree is more advantageous from a tax perspective than the manner set forth above, such transfer shall be effected in an alternative manner and (ii) NCL International (or one of its existing or newly-formed subsidiaries) will assume the Jade Liabilities (such transactions together the “Jade Transfer” ).

 

  1.3 Effective as of the Closing, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained therein, the Guarantor has released, waived and forever discharged Star, its Subsidiaries and their respective predecessors, successors, assigns, officers, directors, shareholders, employees and agents and their respective counsel (for the benefit of Star and its Subsidiaries) from any and all actions, causes of actions, demands, suits, contracts, agreements, Encumbrances, Liabilities, or Losses of any type, based on any fact or circumstance arising prior to the Closing based on Star’s relationship with the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries prior to the Closing (including any claims relating to actual or alleged breaches of fiduciary or other duties by Star’s directors, officers or shareholders), whether based on contract or any applicable law (including tort, statute, local ordinance, regulation or any comparable law) in any jurisdiction.

 

  1.4 Star, the Guarantor and the Investors have stated their mutual intention that, following the Closing, Star and the Guarantor continue their current policies and practices of close collaboration in support of their mutual efforts to develop their respective cruise line businesses, including providing assistance to each other in mutually-beneficial strategic initiatives, consultation, co-ordination, collaboration in shipbuilding and sharing of ship design and providing or assisting in obtaining any necessary consents and approvals relating to such initiatives, shipbuilding or ship design provided that in no event shall Star or the Guarantor be obligated to engage in any such efforts if such efforts could reasonably be expected to have an adverse effect on the operation or prospects of such party’s respective cruise line business.

 

  1.5

Star has indemnification obligations running in favour of the Investors. In the event that the Investors suffer any indemnifiable Losses in cash, Star

 

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  may elect in its sole discretion to have all or a portion of the indemnity obligation of Star deemed satisfied by having the Guarantor issue to the Investors additional Ordinary Shares.

 

  1.6 If the transactions contemplated by the Subscription Agreement upon the Closing (as described in clause 1.1 of this Schedule) are consummated, at the Closing, the Guarantor shall pay, by wire transfer of immediately available funds, to each Person who is the payee of any outstanding Guarantor Transaction Expenses as of the Closing Date, the amount owed to such Person. For the avoidance of doubt, in the event that the Closing Date transaction fee payable to either (i) an Affiliate of the Investors or (ii) Star or an Affiliate thereof exceeds, in either case, an amount which is equal to half of the amount paid to Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof for its mergers and acquisitions advisory fee, such excess amount shall be paid, with respect to (i), by Star, or with respect to (ii), by the Investors. If the transactions contemplated by the Subscription Agreement upon the Closing (as described in clause 1.1 of this Schedule) are not consummated, all costs and expenses incurred in connection with the Subscription Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby shall be paid by the party incurring such costs and expenses.

 

2 Shareholders’ Agreement

For so long as the ratio of the number of the Equity Securities owned by the Star Group on a fully diluted basis divided by the number of the Equity Securities owned by the Investor Group on a fully diluted basis is at least 0.6, the Guarantor may not take any of the actions set forth in schedule II of the Shareholders’ Agreement without the prior written approval of Star. For the purpose of this clause “on a fully diluted basis” means taking into account any shares issued or issuable under warrants, options and convertible instruments (or other equity equivalents).

 

3 Reimbursement Agreement

 

  3.1 NCL America Holdings Undertakings

Star and Investor I have agreed (the “NCLA Undertakings” ) to cause the Guarantor to conduct the NCLA Business in the usual and ordinary course of business after the Closing Date. In connection therewith, Star shall periodically reimburse the Guarantor for any NCLA Cash Losses up to the amount of the Cash Losses Cap.

 

  3.2 Star Termination Election

At any time after the Closing Date, Star may give notice (the “Star Termination Election” ) to the Guarantor and Investor I that it is terminating the NCLA Undertakings. Following receipt by the Guarantor of the Star Termination Election, the parties to the Reimbursement Agreement shall then within thirty (30) days thereafter either (i) enter into the NCLA Continuation Agreement (as defined in clause 3.4 of this Schedule) or (ii) make the NCLA Wind-up Determination (as defined in clause 3.5 of this Schedule).

 

  3.3 Guarantor Termination Election

In the event the Star Termination Election has not been delivered prior to 1 December 2008, then on the earlier of (i) such date and (ii) the date on

 

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which the aggregate amount of NCLA Cash Losses actually accrued equals or exceeds USD37,500,000, the Guarantor may give notice to Star (the “Guarantor Termination Election” ) that it is terminating the NCLA Undertakings. Following receipt by Star of the Guarantor Termination Election (a) the parties to the Reimbursement Agreement shall undertake the Shut Down Procedure (b) the America Assets shall be transferred by NCL America Holdings to NCL International (or one of its existing or newly-formed subsidiaries), which transfer shall be accomplished through liquidations to the extent necessary and NCL International (or one of its existing or newly-formed subsidiaries) shall assume any liabilities associated with the America Assets, and the Pride of America Vessel shall be re-flagged in connection with such transfer from the US flag to the Bahamas flag (such transactions together the “America Transfer” ) (c) the Guarantor shall pay to Star an amount equal to USD460,000,000 less any America Accumulated Book Depreciation and less any Allocable America Indebtedness (d) the Guarantor shall prepay and/or cancel the relevant percentage of the term loan and revolving credit facilities outstanding under the credit facilities related to the Aloha Assets (and the lenders under such facilities shall release all of their liens on the Aloha Assets) and cause the transfer to Star (or one of its subsidiaries) of all of NCL America Holdings’ right, title and interest in the Aloha Assets free and clear of any Encumbrances through liquidations that qualify as complete liquidations under section 331 of the Code of NCL America Holdings, Pride of Aloha, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and each of NCL America Holdings’ other subsidiaries, to the extent necessary and (e) Star shall reimburse the Guarantor for any and all Shut Down Costs up to USD35,000,000 (each such payment, distribution or transaction, the “Wind Up Transactions” ). Following any decision to shut down the NCLA Business, any decision to sell or otherwise dispose of any of the assets of the NCLA Business (other than the Pride of America Vessel, the Pride of Aloha Vessel and their respective related assets) as part of the Shut Down Procedure shall be determined solely by Star. The net proceeds of any such sale or disposition(s) shall be deducted from and shall reduce the Shut Down Costs by such amount of net proceeds.

 

  3.4 NCL America Holdings Continuation Agreement

In the event that Star has provided the Guarantor and Investor I with the Star Termination Election, then within thirty (30) days thereafter, the Guarantor and Star will mutually agree in writing that the Guarantor shall continue to operate and manage the NCLA Business (the “NCLA Continuation Agreement” ), in which case (i) Star’s obligations to reimburse the Guarantor for the NCLA Cash Losses shall terminate, and Star shall not be obligated to pay for any Shut Down Costs and (ii) the Guarantor shall pay to Star an amount equal to USD800,000,000, less the Aloha Accumulated Book Depreciation, less the America Accumulated Book Depreciation, less the Allocable Aloha Indebtedness and less the Allocable America Indebtedness (such amounts together the “Payment” ) provided that the Payment shall be funded in part by an incremental equity contribution to the Guarantor by each of Star and Investor I in the amount of USD170,000,000, less one-half of the Aloha Accumulated Book Depreciation and less one-half of the Allocable Aloha Indebtedness.

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NCLA Continuation Agreement, NCLA Wind Up Transactions or the Guarantor Termination Election by either the use of funds generated internally by the Guarantor or generated from the incurrence of additional Indebtedness from existing or new debt facilities. In the event that the Guarantor is unable to fund payments in such a manner, Star and Investor I acknowledge and agree that such funds shall be generated by the net proceeds of a primary offering of additional Ordinary Shares to the existing shareholders of the Guarantor at the Subscription Price.

 

  3.5 NCL America Holdings Wind-up Determination

In the event that the Guarantor and Star have not entered into the NCLA Continuation Agreement by the end of such thirty (30) day period or the Guarantor provides to Star notice prior to the expiration of such thirty (30) day period that the Guarantor has elected to shut down the NCLA Business (either such circumstance, the “NCLA Wind-up Determination” ) the parties shall consummate the Wind Up Transactions.

If none of the Guarantor Termination Election, the NCLA Continuation Agreement or the NCLA Wind-up Determination has been made by 31 December 2008, the provisions of the Reimbursement Agreement shall apply as if the Guarantor and Star have entered into the NCLA Continuation Agreement.

 

4 Indenture

As a result of the transactions contemplated by the Subscription Agreement (as described in clause 1.1 of this Schedule), a change of control is triggered under the Indenture, dated 15 July 2004, between the Guarantor and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as indenture trustee, with respect to USD250,000,000 10 5/8% Senior Notes due 2014. At Closing, pursuant to and as required by the terms of the Indenture, the Guarantor will proceed with a repurchase offer for the outstanding bonds at a purchase price in cash equal to one hundred and one per cent. (101%) of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest. Apollo holds USD29,000,000 in principal amount of the said 10 5/8% Senior Notes due 2014.

Defined Terms

Capitalized terms defined in this Agreement and not otherwise defined in this Schedule shall have the meanings specified for such terms in this Agreement. As used in this Schedule, the following terms shall have the meanings specified below:

“additional Ordinary Shares” means Ordinary Shares issued by the Guarantor following the issuance of the Subscribed Ordinary Shares;

“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person (i) who is an individual, a spouse, parent, sibling or lineal descendant of such Person (ii) that is an entity, an officer, manager, director, shareholder, member, general partner, limited partner or an Affiliate of such Person and (iii) any other Person that, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, another Person. For purposes of this definition, the terms “control”, “controlling”, “controlled by” and “under common control with”, as used with respect to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise;

 

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“Allocable Aloha Indebtedness” means USD0;

“Allocable America Indebtedness” means USD251,000,000;

“Allocable Jade Indebtedness” means EUR383,000,000;

“Allocable NCLA Indebtedness” means USD251,000,000;

“Aloha Accumulated Book Depreciation” means any accumulated book depreciation calculated in accordance with GAAP with respect to the Pride of Aloha Vessel from 1 April 2007 to the NCLA Valuation Date, as set forth in annex 1 to this Schedule;

“Aloha Assets” means the following assets relating wholly and directly to the Pride of Aloha Vessel, in each case to the extent transferable or assignable: (i) the Pride of Aloha Vessel (ii) all permits issued by any governmental authority to NCL America Holdings and related to the Pride of Aloha Vessel and (iii) all of the Pride of Aloha Vessel’s appliances, equipment, engines, machinery, boats, tackle, outfit, bunkers, oils and fuels, spare parts, consumable provisions and stores, appurtenances and belongings, whether on board or ashore;

“Amended and Restated Incorporation Documents” means the memorandum of increase of authorised share capital and the amended and restated bye-laws of the Guarantor and the Guarantor’s existing memorandum of association;

“America Accumulated Book Depreciation” means any accumulated book depreciation calculated in accordance with GAAP with respect to the Pride of America Vessel from 1 April 2007 to the NCLA Valuation Date, as set forth in annex 1 to this Schedule;

“America Assets” means: (i) the Pride of America Vessel (ii) all permits issued by any governmental authority to NCL America Holdings or any of its subsidiaries and related to the Pride of America Vessel, in each case to the extent transferable or assignable (iii) all monies received with respect to payments for cruises on the Pride of America Vessel which will take place after the closing date of the America Transfer (iv) all supplies and inventory on the Pride of America Vessel for cruises on the Pride of America Vessel which will take place after the closing date of the America Transfer (v) all accounts and notes receivable of NCL America Holdings or any of its subsidiaries related to cruises on the Pride of America Vessel which will take place after the closing date of the America Transfer (vi) all insurance and indemnity claims relating to the Pride of America Vessel or America Liabilities made by or on behalf of Star, the Guarantor or NCL America Holdings (or any of their respective subsidiaries) and received after the closing date of the America Transfer and (vii) all other assets, properties, rights and claims used, held for use or intended to be used in connection with the operation or conduct of the Pride of America Vessel after the closing date of the America Transfer;

“America Liabilities” means the Allocable America Indebtedness and any other liability relating to the America Assets;

“Applicable Law” means with respect to any Person, all provisions of common or statutory laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations or Orders applicable to such Person. For the avoidance of doubt, Applicable Law shall include the Listing Rules;

“Cash Losses Cap” means USD50,000,000;

 

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“Closing Date” shall mean the date on which the closing of the investment in the Guarantor by the Investors occurs and which is expected to be on or about fourteen (14) days after the date of the Fourth Supplemental Deed;

“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 of the United States of America, as amended;

“Encumbrances” means any lien, encumbrance, hypothecation, charge, mortgage, equity, trust, equitable interest, claim, preference, right of possession, right of seizure, lease, tenancy, license, covenant, interference, proxy, right of first refusal, option or right of first option, preemptive right, community property interest, legend, defect, impediment, exception, limitation, impairment, imperfection of title or restriction of any nature (including any restrictions on the voting of any Security, any restriction on the Transfer of any Security or other asset, any restriction on the receipt of any income derived from any asset, any restriction on the use of any asset and any restriction on the possession, exercise or transfer of any other attribute of ownership of any asset);

“Equity Securities” means (i) the Ordinary Shares and any other equity securities of the Guarantor and (ii) any securities issued or issuable directly or indirectly with respect to the securities referred to in clause (i) above by way of conversion, exercise or exchange, bonus share issue, share dividend, share sub-division, or share split or in connection with a combination of shares, recapitalization, reclassification, amalgamation, merger, consolidation, reorganization or other similar event;

“Existing Star Controlling Shareholders” means Golden Hope Limited, as trustee of the Golden Hope Unit Trust, Resorts World Bhd, Genting Overseas Holdings Limited, Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay, Puan Sri Lee Kim Hua, Joondalup Limited, Goldsfine Investments Ltd., and each other controlled Affiliate of Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay;

“Governmental Authority” means any national, European Union, federal, provincial, state, county, city, local, foreign or international governmental, administrative or regulatory authority, commission, committee, agency or body (including any court, tribunal or arbitral body) and specifically including the Hong Kong Stock Exchange;

“Guarantor Transaction Expenses” means (i) the third person fees and expenses, reasonably incurred by the Investors, Star, the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries in connection with the drafting, negotiation, execution, and delivery of the Subscription Agreement, the Shareholders’ Agreement and the Reimbursement Agreement, the amended and restated incorporation documents of the Guarantor, the Voting Agreement and all other documents, agreements and instruments executed and delivered in connection therewith, in each case, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, and other documents relating to the investment process, including (a) all of the fees and expenses of the Guarantor’s and Star’s accountants, lawyers, and other advisors, including Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, Cox Hallett Wilkinson, Clifford Chance and Access Capital Limited (b) all of the fees and expenses (including due diligence fees and expenses) of the Investors’ accountants, lawyers, and other advisors, including Aon Corporation, O’Melveny & Myers LLP, Conyers Dill & Pearman and Burke & Parsons (c) the amount of all filing fees required to be paid pursuant to any competition and antitrust laws and any other regulatory filings required and (d) the mergers and acquisitions advisory fee payable to Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof and (ii) the Closing Date transaction fees payable to (a) an Affiliate of the Investors and (b) Star or an Affiliate thereof provided that the Closing Date transaction fee payable to each such Person in paragraph (ii) of this definition shall not exceed an amount which is equal to half of the amount paid to Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof for its mergers and acquisitions advisory fee;

 

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“Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person, without duplication (i) all obligations for borrowed money, including all obligations evidenced by notices or similar instruments (ii) all obligations issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than current trade liabilities incurred in the ordinary course and payable in accordance with customary practice) (iii) all capital lease obligations under GAAP (iv) all obligations secured by an Encumbrance (v) all obligations to pay a specified purchase price for goods and services, whether or not delivered or accepted (vi) all obligations in respect of swap or hedge agreements or similar agreements (vii) all negative cash balances and refunds payable (viii) the principal component of all obligations, contingent or otherwise, in respect of letters of credit and bankers’ acceptances (ix) all guarantees of Indebtedness described in clauses (i) to (viii) above and (x) all change in control payments payable in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents;

“Investor Group” means the Investors together with their Permitted Transferees who hold Equity Securities;

“Jade Assets” means: (i) the Vessel (ii) all permits issued by any governmental authority to NCL America Holdings or any of its subsidiaries and related to the Vessel, in each case to the extent transferable or assignable (iii) all monies received with respect to payments for cruises on the Vessel which will take place after the closing date of the Jade Transfer (iv) all supplies and inventory on the Vessel for cruises on the Vessel which will take place after the closing date of the Jade Transfer (v) all accounts and notes receivable of NCL America Holdings or any of its subsidiaries related to cruises on the Vessel which will take place after the closing date of the Jade Transfer (vi) all insurance and indemnity claims relating to the Vessel or Jade Liabilities made by or on behalf of Star, the Guarantor or NCL America Holdings (or any of their respective subsidiaries) and received after the closing date of the Jade Transfer and (vii) all other assets, properties, rights and claims used, held for use or intended to be used in connection with the operation or conduct of the Vessel after the closing date of the Jade Transfer;

“Jade Liabilities” means the Allocable Jade Indebtedness and any other liability relating to the Jade Assets;

“Jade Transfer Date” means 9 February 2008, or such other date mutually agreed in writing by the parties to the Subscription Agreement;

“Liabilities” means any and all direct or indirect Indebtedness, Losses, claims or responsibilities, whether known or unknown, accrued or fixed, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, secured or unsecured or determined or determinable, whether or not of a kind required by GAAP to be set forth on a financial statement, including (but not limited to) those arising under any Applicable Law and those arising under any contract or otherwise;

“Listing Rules” means The Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited;

“Losses” means any and all direct or indirect payments, obligations, recoveries, deficiencies, fines, penalties, interest, assessments, losses, damages (including damages resulting in diminution in value, lost income and profits and interruptions in the business of the Guarantor or any of its Subsidiaries), liabilities, costs, expenses, to the extent actually

 

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incurred, including (i) attorneys’ fees and expenses relating to such Loss and/or necessary to enforce rights to indemnification in connection with the Subscription Agreement and (ii) consultants’ and experts’ fees and other costs of defence or investigation, and interest on any amount payable to a third party as a result of the foregoing (whether accrued, absolute, contingent, known, or otherwise, but excluding punitive, exemplary, special and consequential damages (other than as expressly included in this definition));

“NCLA Business” means the operations and business conducted by NCL America Holdings and its subsidiaries, which include the operation of the Pride of America Vessel and the Pride of Aloha Vessel and, until the Jade Transfer has been completed, the Vessel;

“NCLA Capital Expenditures” means, for any period, the aggregate amount of any capital expenditures made by NCL America Holdings and any of its subsidiaries in such period with respect to the NCLA Business (including any capital expenditures made in relation to the Vessel until the Jade Transfer has been completed);

“NCLA Cash Losses” means the amount, if negative, of the sum of (i) NCLA EBITDA less (ii) NCLA Capital Expenditures less (iii) interest paid or accrued on the Allocable NCLA Indebtedness at a blended rate, in each case in respect of the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending on the NCLA Valuation Date and in each case as reflected on the financial statements of NCL America Holdings or the accounting books and records of NCL America Holdings;

“NCLA EBITDA” means, for any period, the sum of (i) net revenues less (ii) ship operating expenses and selling, general and administrative expenses as allocated in a manner consistent with past practice as included in management reports, in each case as determined in accordance with GAAP and as reflected in the financial statements of NCL America Holdings or the accounting books and records of NCL America Holdings. For the avoidance of doubt (a) any Shared Overhead Expenses which are incurred by the Guarantor and its subsidiaries in any such period shall be included (without duplication) in the calculation of NCLA EBITDA for such period and (b) any Shut Down Costs, Post-Termination Expenses or expenses in connection with the early redeployment of the Pride of America Vessel in the Guarantor’s fleet which are incurred in any such period shall not be included in the calculation of NCLA EBITDA for such period;

“NCLA Valuation Date” means the date that is ninety (90) days after the date on which notice of the Star Termination Election or the Guarantor Termination Election is delivered;

“Order” means all judgments, injunctions, orders and decrees of all Governmental Authorities in any legal, administrative or arbitration action, suit, complaint, charge, hearing, mediation, inquiry, investigation or proceeding in which the Person in question is a party or by which any of its properties or assets are bound;

“Permitted Transfer” means:

 

(i) with respect to the Investors, any Transfer by an Investor to an Affiliate of the Investor (including (a) the partners, members and stockholders of the Investor, and, if such Affiliate is an entity, the partners, members and stockholders of such Affiliate (b) any limited partner which has directly or indirectly invested, or otherwise has ownership interests, in Apollo Investment Fund VI, LP or one of its Affiliated investment funds or (c) prior to the first anniversary of the Closing Date, of up to forty per cent. (40%) of the Equity Securities held by the Investor as at the Closing Date in the aggregate to any funds, financial institutions or individuals acting as a co-investor in the Guarantor with the Investor; and

 

(ii) with respect to Star, any Transfer by Star to (a) any wholly-owned Subsidiary of Star or (b) any Existing Star Controlling Shareholder;

 

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“Permitted Transferees” means any Person to whom a Permitted Transfer is made or is to be made;

“Person” means any legal person, including any individual, corporation, investment fund, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, joint stock company, association, trust, unincorporated entity or Governmental Authority or other entity;

“Post-Termination Expenses” means all of the (i) costs and expenses with respect to the operations of the NCLA Business that are incurred, consistent with past practice by the Guarantor and its subsidiaries, after the NCLA Valuation Date through 31 December 2008 and (ii) costs and expenses that would have been allocated and attributable to the Pride of Aloha Vessel had the vessel remained in service as part of the NCL America Holdings fleet until 31 December 2008, in each case based upon an allocation of corporate costs on a capacity day basis in a manner consistent with past practice and the Guarantor’s then-currently published sailing schedule;

“Pride of Aloha Vessel” means United States documented passenger cruise vessel “PRIDE OF ALOHA”, official number 1153219, IMO number 9128532;

“Pride of America Vessel” means the United States documented passenger cruise vessel “PRIDE OF AMERICA”, official number 1146542, IMO number 9209221, and all appurtenances thereto whether on board or ashore;

“Security” means, with respect to any Person, all equity securities or equity interests of such Person, all securities convertible into or exchangeable for equity securities or equity interests of such Person, and all options, warrants, and other rights to purchase or otherwise acquire from such Person equity interests, including any stock appreciation or similar rights, contractual or otherwise;

“Shared Overhead Expenses” means those overhead expenses incurred by the Guarantor and any of its subsidiaries which are attributable to the operation and management of the NCLA Business based upon an allocation of corporate costs on a capacity day basis in a manner consistent with past practice and the Guarantor’s then-currently published sailing schedule, and shall include any capital expenditures made by the Guarantor and any of its subsidiaries (other than NCL America Holdings and its subsidiaries) with respect to the NCLA Business;

“Shut Down Costs” shall mean (i) any and all costs and expenses incurred by the Guarantor and any of its subsidiaries in connection with the shut down of the operation and management of the NCLA Business, whether accrued or paid and (ii) all documentary, gross receipts, sales, transfer and use taxes and similar liabilities, if any, resulting directly or indirectly from the transactions contemplated by clause 3.3 and clause 3.4 of this Schedule;

“Shut Down Procedure” means all actions necessary in connection with the shut down of the operation and management of the NCLA Business, including taking all steps reasonably necessary to wind-up and liquidate, in liquidations qualifying as complete liquidations under section 331 of the Code, NCL America Holdings and each of the Subsidiaries of NCL America Holdings (except as otherwise agreed by Investor I and NCL America Holdings);

 

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“Star Group” means Star together with its Permitted Transferees who hold Equity Securities;

“Subscription Price” means USD1,000,000,000;

“Subsidiaries” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, association, partnership, limited liability company or other business entity of which fifty per cent. (50%) or more of the total voting power of equity securities or equity interests (including partnership interests) entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of managers, directors, representatives or trustees thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by (i) such Person (ii) such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person or (iii) one or more Subsidiaries of such Person. For the purposes of this definition, the term “controlled” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, WorldCard International Limited shall be deemed not to be a “Subsidiary” of Star for the purposes of the Subscription Agreement;

“Transaction Documents” means the Apollo Transaction Documents, the Amended and Restated Incorporation Documents, the Voting Agreement and all other documents, agreements and instruments executed and delivered in connection therewith, in each case, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time;

“Transfer” means, as to any Security or asset, to sell, transfer, assign, gift, pledge, grant a security interest in, distribute, encumber or otherwise dispose of (including the foreclosure or other acquisition by any lender with respect to such Security or asset pledged to such lender by the holder of such Security or asset), whether directly or indirectly, such Security or asset, either voluntarily or involuntarily and with or without consideration; and

“Voting Agreement” means the voting agreement dated as of 17 August 2007, by and among Investor I and certain of the Existing Star Controlling Shareholders.

 

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Schedule 1

Accumulated Book Depreciation

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Schedule 10

Repayment Schedule calculated using the Application of Proceeds Formulation*

[*]

 

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Schedule 11

Repayment Schedule for the purpose of calculating the amount of the Margin payable*

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Schedule 3

Guarantee


[*]: THE CONFIDENTIAL PORTION HAS BEEN OMITTED PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT AND THE OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE COMMISSION.

DATED 20 APRIL 2004

 

(1)   NCL CORPORATION LTD.  
  (as guarantor)  
(2)   HSBC BANK PLC  
  (as trustee)  

 

 

GUARANTEE

IN RESPECT OF THE OBLIGATIONS OF

PRIDE OF HAWAII, LLC

(formerly known as Pride of Hawaii, Inc.)

AS AMENDED AND RESTATED PURSUANT TO

A SUPPLEMENTAL DEED

DATED 1 JUNE 2012

 

 

 

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CONTENTS

 

         Page  

1

 

Definitions and Construction

     1   

2

 

Guarantee and Indemnity

     3   

3

 

Survival of Guarantor’s Liability

     3   

4

 

Continuing Guarantee

     5   

5

 

Exclusion of the Guarantor’s Rights

     5   

6

 

Payments

     6   

7

 

Enforcement

     7   

8

 

Representations and Warranties

     7   

9

 

General Undertakings: Positive Covenants

     10   

10

 

General Undertakings: Negative Covenants

     12   

11

 

Financial Undertakings and Ownership and Control of the Guarantor

     16   

12

 

Cash Sweep

     21   

13

 

Special Liquidity

     22   

14

 

Chartering

     22   

15

 

Hedging

     23   

16

 

Exceptional Prepayments

     23   

17

 

Equity Contribution

     23   

18

 

Indebtedness for Borrowed Money

     23   

19

 

Issue of the Bonds

     23   

20

 

Discharge

     24   

21

 

Assignment and Transfer

     24   

22

 

Miscellaneous Provisions

     24   

23

 

Waiver of Immunity

     25   

24

 

Notices

     25   

25

 

Governing Law

     26   

26

 

Jurisdiction

     26   


Schedule 1

 

Quarterly Statement of Financial Covenants

     27   

Schedule 2

 

Letter of Instruction

     29   

Schedule 3

 

Budgeted Consolidated EBITDA

     31   

Schedule 4

 

Report on Bookings

     32   


DEED

DATED the 20 day of April 2004 (as amended and restated pursuant to a supplemental deed dated 1 JUNE 2012)

BY:

 

(1) NCL CORPORATION LTD. being a company validly existing under the laws of Bermuda with its registered office at Cumberland House, 9th Floor, 1 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda as guarantor (the “Guarantor” );

IN FAVOUR OF:

 

(2) HSBC BANK PLC a company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales whose office is at 8 Canada Square, London E14 5HQ, England (the “Trustee” ) as trustee for the Beneficiaries.

WHEREAS:

 

(A) By a loan agreement dated 20 April 2004 (the “Loan Agreement” ) made between (among others) (1) Pride of Hawaii, LLC (formerly known as Pride of Hawaii, Inc.) as borrower (the “Borrower” ) (2) the banks whose names and Offices appear in schedule 2 to the Loan Agreement (the “Lenders” ) (3) HSBC Bank plc as agent for the Lenders (the “Agent” ) (4) Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft as agent (the “Hermes Agent” ) and (5) the Trustee, the Lenders agreed to make available to the Borrower, upon the terms and subject to the conditions thereof, a secured term loan of the equivalent in Dollars, subject to clause 2.5 thereof, of up to three hundred and eight million one hundred and thirty thousand Euro (€308,130,000) (the “Loan” ) on the terms and conditions contained therein.

 

(B) By a deed of agency and trust dated 20 April 2004 made between (1) the Agent (2) the Hermes Agent (3) the Trustee and (4) the Lenders it has been agreed that the benefit of this Deed shall be held by the Trustee on trust for itself, the Agent, the Hermes Agent and the Lenders and its and their respective successors, assignees and transferees (together the “Beneficiaries” ).

 

(C) It is a condition precedent to the Trustee, the Lenders, the Agent and the Hermes Agent entering into the Loan Agreement and making the Loan available to the Borrower that the Guarantor enters into this Deed.

NOW THIS DEED WITNESSES:

 

1 Definitions and Construction

 

  1.1 In this Deed the following terms and expressions shall have the meanings set out below; in addition, terms and expressions not defined in this Clause 1.1 but whose meanings are defined in the Loan Agreement shall have the meanings set out therein.

“Accounts” means the audited consolidated profit and loss account, cash flow statements and balance sheet (including all additional information and notes thereto) of the Guarantor and its consolidated Subsidiaries together with the relative directors’ and auditors’ reports;


“Bonds” means bonds in an aggregate amount of at least two hundred million Dollars (USD200,000,000) and with a life of ten (10) years but which may be redeemed by the Guarantor at an earlier date, to be issued by the Guarantor in one (1) or more tranches, in the first instance to qualified institutional buyers as unregistered privately placed bonds and thereafter as bonds registered with the Securities Exchange Commission of the United States of America;

“Event of Default” means any of the events specified in clause 11 of the Loan Agreement or specified as such in Clause 11; and

“Outstanding Indebtedness” means all sums of any kind payable actually or contingently to the Beneficiaries under or pursuant to the Loan Agreement or any Transaction Document (whether by way of repayment of principal, payment of interest or default interest, payment of any indemnity or counter-indemnity, reimbursement for fees, costs or expenses or otherwise howsoever).

 

  1.2 In this Deed unless the context otherwise requires:

 

  1.2.1 clause headings are inserted for convenience of reference only and shall be ignored in the construction of this Deed;

 

  1.2.2 references to Clauses and to Schedules are to be construed as references to clauses of and schedules to this Deed unless otherwise stated and references to this Deed are to be construed as references to this Deed including its Schedules;

 

  1.2.3 references to (or to any specified provision of) this Deed or any other document shall be construed as references to this Deed, that provision or that document as from time to time amended, restated, supplemented or novated;

 

  1.2.4 references to any Act or any statutory instrument shall be construed as references to that Act or that statutory instrument as from time to time re-enacted, amended or supplemented;

 

  1.2.5 references to any party to this Deed or any other document shall include reference to such party’s successors and permitted assigns;

 

  1.2.6 words importing the plural shall include the singular and vice versa;

 

  1.2.7 references to a person shall be construed as references to an individual, firm, company, corporation, unincorporated body of persons or any state or any agency thereof; and

 

  1.2.8 where any matter requires the approval or consent of the Trustee or the Agent such approval or consent shall not be deemed to have been given unless given in writing; where any matter is required to be acceptable to the Trustee or the Agent, the Trustee or the Agent (as the case may be) shall not be deemed to have accepted such matter unless its acceptance is communicated in writing; each of the Trustee and the Agent may give or withhold its consent, approval or acceptance at its unfettered discretion.

 

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2 Guarantee and Indemnity

 

  2.1 In consideration of the Lenders agreeing at the request of the Guarantor to make the Loan available to the Borrower in accordance with the terms of the Loan Agreement, the payment by the Trustee to the Guarantor of ten Dollars (USD10) and other good and valuable consideration (the receipt and adequacy of which the Guarantor hereby acknowledges) the Guarantor:

 

  2.1.1 as primary obligor as and for its own debt and not merely as surety hereby undertakes to the Trustee to be responsible for and hereby guarantees to the Trustee:

 

  (a) the due and punctual payment by each of the Obligors to the Trustee or the Agent (on behalf of the Lenders) (as the case may be) (as and when due by acceleration, demand or otherwise howsoever) of the Outstanding Indebtedness and every part thereof; and

 

  (b) the due and punctual performance of all the obligations to be performed by each of the Obligors and the Builder under or pursuant to the Loan Agreement and the other Security Documents; and

 

  2.1.2 unconditionally undertakes immediately on demand by the Trustee from time to time to pay and/or perform its obligations under Clause 2.1.1.

 

  2.2 For the same consideration as referred to in Clause 2.1 the Guarantor (as a separate and independent obligation) unconditionally undertakes immediately on demand by the Trustee from time to time to indemnify the Trustee and the Agent and hold each of them harmless in respect of:

 

  2.2.1 any loss incurred by the Trustee and/or the Agent as a result of the Loan Agreement and each other Security Document to which any of the Obligors or the Builder is a party or any provision thereof becoming invalid, void, voidable or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever after execution hereof; and

 

  2.2.2 all loss or damage of any kind arising directly or indirectly from any failure on the part of any of the Obligors or the Builder to perform any obligation to be performed by any of the Obligors or the Builder under and pursuant to the Loan Agreement and each other Security Document to which any of the Obligors or the Builder is a party.

 

3 Survival of Guarantor’s Liability

 

  3.1 The Guarantor’s liability to the Trustee under this Deed shall not be discharged, impaired or otherwise affected by reason of any of the following events or circumstances (regardless of whether any such events or circumstances occur with or without the Guarantor’s knowledge or consent):

 

  3.1.1 any time, forbearance or other indulgence given or agreed by the Trustee, the Agent, the Lenders and/or the Hermes Agent to or with any of the Obligors, the Builder or Hermes in respect of any of their obligations under the Loan Agreement and each other Security Document to which any of the Obligors, the Builder or Hermes is a party; or

 

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  3.1.2 any legal limitation, disability or incapacity relating to any of the Obligors, the Builder or Hermes; or

 

  3.1.3 any invalidity, irregularity, unenforceability, imperfection or avoidance of or any defect in any security granted by, or the obligations of any of the Obligors, the Builder or Hermes under, the Loan Agreement and each other Security Document to which any of the Obligors, the Builder or Hermes is a party or any amendment to or variation thereof or of any other document or security comprised therein; or

 

  3.1.4 any change in the name, constitution or otherwise of any of the Obligors, the Builder or Hermes or the merger of any of the Obligors, the Builder or Hermes with any other corporate entity; or

 

  3.1.5 the liquidation, bankruptcy or dissolution (or proceedings analogous thereto) of any of the Obligors, the Builder or Hermes or the appointment of a receiver or administrative receiver or administrator or trustee or similar officer of any of the assets of any of the Obligors, the Builder or Hermes or the occurrence of any circumstances whatsoever affecting any Obligor’s, the Builder’s or Hermes’ liability to discharge its obligations under the Loan Agreement and each other Security Document to which it is a party; or

 

  3.1.6 any challenge, dispute or avoidance by any liquidator of any of the Obligors, the Builder or Hermes in respect of any claim by the Guarantor by right of subrogation in any such liquidation; or

 

  3.1.7 any release of any other Obligor, the Builder or Hermes or any renewal, exchange or realisation of any security or obligation provided under or by virtue of any of the Security Documents or the provision to the Trustee, the Agent, any of the Lenders or the Hermes Agent at any time of any further security for the obligations of the Borrower under any of the Security Documents; or

 

  3.1.8 the release of any co-guarantor and/or indemnitor who is now or may hereafter become under a joint and several liability with the Guarantor under this Deed or the release of any other guarantor, indemnitor or other third party obligor in respect of the obligations of any Obligor or the Builder under any of the Security Documents; or

 

  3.1.9 any failure on the part of the Trustee, the Agent, any of the Lenders or the Hermes Agent (whether intentional or not) to take or perfect any security agreed to be taken under or in relation to any of the Security Documents or to enforce any of the Security Documents; or

 

  3.1.10 any other act, matter or thing (save for repayment in full of the Outstanding Indebtedness) which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge of any of the Guarantor’s obligations under this Deed.

 

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4 Continuing Guarantee

 

  4.1 This Deed shall be:

 

  4.1.1 a continuing guarantee remaining in full force and effect until irrevocable payment in full has been received by the Trustee or the Agent on behalf of the Beneficiaries of each and every part and the ultimate balance of the Outstanding Indebtedness in accordance with the Loan Agreement and each other Security Document to which any of the Obligors or the Builder is a party; and

 

  4.1.2 in addition to and not in substitution for or in derogation of any other security held by the Trustee, the Agent, any of the Lenders or the Hermes Agent from time to time in respect of the Outstanding Indebtedness or any part thereof.

 

  4.2 Any satisfaction of obligations by the Guarantor to the Trustee or any discharge given by the Trustee to the Guarantor or any other agreement reached between the Trustee and the Guarantor in relation to this Deed shall be, and be deemed always to have been, void ab initio if any act satisfying any of the said obligations or on the faith of which any such discharge was given or any such agreement was entered into is subsequently avoided in whole or in part by or pursuant to any provision of any applicable law whatsoever.

 

  4.3 This Deed shall remain the property of the Trustee and, notwithstanding that all monies and liabilities due or incurred by any of the Obligors or the Builder to the Trustee which are guaranteed hereunder shall have been paid or discharged, the Trustee shall be entitled not to discharge this Deed or any security held by the Trustee for the obligations of the Guarantor hereunder for such period as may in the reasonable opinion of the Trustee be necessary or appropriate under any applicable insolvency law after the last of such monies and liabilities have been paid or discharged and in the event of bankruptcy, winding-up or any similar proceedings being commenced in respect of any of the Obligors or the Builder, the Trustee shall be at liberty not to discharge this Deed or any security held by the Trustee for the obligations of the Guarantor hereunder for and during such further period as the Trustee may determine at its sole discretion.

 

5 Exclusion of the Guarantor’s Rights

 

  5.1 Until the obligations of any Obligor or the Builder under the Loan Agreement and each other Security Document to which any Obligor or the Builder is a party have been fully performed, the Guarantor shall not:

 

  5.1.1 be entitled to share in or succeed to or benefit from (by subrogation or otherwise) any rights which the Trustee may have in respect of the Outstanding Indebtedness or any security therefor or all or any of the proceeds of such rights or security; or

 

  5.1.2 without the prior written consent of the Trustee:

 

  (a) exercise in respect of any amount paid by the Guarantor hereunder any right of indemnity, subrogation, contribution or any other right or remedy which it may have in respect thereof; or

 

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  (b) claim payment of any other monies for the time being due to the Guarantor or to which it may become entitled or exercise or enforce or benefit from any other right, remedy or security in respect thereof; or

 

  (c) prove in a liquidation of any Obligor or the Builder in competition with the Trustee for any monies owing to the Guarantor by any other Obligor or the Builder on any account whatsoever,

PROVIDED ALWAYS that if the Guarantor, in breach of this Clause, receives or recovers any monies pursuant to any such exercise, claim or proof, such monies shall be held by the Guarantor as trustee upon trust for the Trustee to apply the same as if they were monies received or recovered by the Trustee under this Deed.

 

6 Payments

 

  6.1 Each payment to be made by the Guarantor hereunder shall be made in immediately available funds in the currency in which such payment is due without set-off, counterclaim, deduction or retention of any kind by payment to such account of the Trustee with such bank or financial institution as the Trustee may from time to time notify to the Guarantor in writing.

If the Guarantor is required by law to make such a payment subject to the deduction or withholding of Taxes, in which case the sum payable by the Guarantor in respect of which such deduction or withholding is required to be made shall be increased to the extent necessary to ensure that, after the making of such deduction or withholding, the Trustee receives and retains (free from any liability in respect of any such deduction or withholding) a net sum equal to the sum which it would have received and so retained had no such deduction or withholding been made or required to be made.

 

  6.2 Without prejudice to the provisions of Clause 6.1, if any Lender or the Agent or the Trustee on the Lender’s behalf is required to make any payment on account of Tax (not being a tax imposed on the net income of its Office by the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated or in which its Office is located or any other tax existing and applicable on the date of this Deed under the laws of any jurisdiction) on or in relation to any sum received or receivable hereunder by such Lender or the Agent or the Trustee on the Lender’s behalf (including, without limitation, any sum received or receivable under this Clause 6) or any liability in respect of any such payment is asserted, imposed, levied or assessed against such Lender or the Agent or the Trustee on the Lender’s behalf, the Guarantor shall, upon demand of the Agent, indemnify such Lender or the Agent or the Trustee against such payment or liability, together with any interest, penalties and expenses payable or incurred in connection therewith, other than interest, penalties, and expenses:

 

  6.2.1

that accrue during any periods of time beginning on the thirty first (31 st ) day (or such longer period as any Lender may reasonably require) following the day on which the Lender or the Agent or the Trustee, as applicable, has actual knowledge of the imposition or assertion of such Taxes or other Taxes; or

 

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  6.2.2 that are otherwise imposed or asserted on account of the bad faith or wilful neglect of such Lender or the Agent or the Trustee.

If any Lender proposes to make a claim under the provisions of this Clause 6.2 it shall certify to the Guarantor in reasonable detail within thirty (30) days (or such longer period as any Lender may reasonably require) after becoming aware of the event by reason of which it is entitled to make its claim or claims the basis of its claim or claims, such certificate to be conclusive, save for manifest error.

Without affecting the Guarantor’s obligations under Clause 6.1 and in consultation with the Agent, the affected Lender will then take all such reasonable steps as may be open to it to mitigate the effect of the event (for example (if then possible) by changing its Office or transferring some or all of its rights and obligations under the Loan Agreement to another financial institution reasonably acceptable to the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Hermes Agent and the Agent). The reasonable costs of mitigating the effect of any such change shall be borne by the Guarantor save where such costs are of an internal administrative nature and are not incurred in dealings by any Lender with third parties.

 

  6.3 No person to which a Lender assigns part or all of its interest under this Deed pursuant to clause 17 of the Loan Agreement shall be entitled to receive any greater increase in payment under Clause 6.1 than the assigning Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the rights assigned unless such assignment shall have been made at a time when the circumstances giving rise to such greater payment did not exist and were not reasonably anticipated or reasonably foreseeable.

 

  6.4 The certificate of the Trustee from time to time as to sums owed by any Obligor or the Builder under the Security Documents and sums owed by the Guarantor hereunder shall, save for manifest error, be conclusive and binding for all purposes and prima facie evidence of the existence and extent of such debts in any legal action or proceedings arising in connection herewith.

 

  6.5 The provisions of Clause 7.3 of the Loan Agreement shall apply hereto (mutatis mutandis) as if set out in full herein.

 

7 Enforcement

 

  7.1 The Trustee shall not be obliged before taking steps to enforce this Deed to take any action whatsoever against any of the Obligors, the Builder or Hermes under the Loan Agreement or any other Security Documents to which they are a party and the Guarantor hereby waives all such formalities or rights to which it would otherwise be entitled or which the Trustee would otherwise first be required to satisfy or fulfil before proceeding or making demand against the Guarantor hereunder provided that the Trustee shall not be entitled to enforce its rights under this Deed otherwise than in circumstances which would constitute an Event of Default.

 

8 Representations and Warranties

 

  8.1 The Guarantor represents and warrants to the Trustee that:

 

  8.1.1 it is a limited liability exempt company, duly incorporated and validly existing under the laws of Bermuda, possessing perpetual corporate existence, the capacity to sue and be sued in its own name and the power to own its assets and carry on its business as it is now being conducted;

 

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  8.1.2 it has the power to enter into and perform this Deed and all necessary corporate or other action has been taken to authorise the entry into and performance of this Deed;

 

  8.1.3 this Deed constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligations enforceable in accordance with its terms;

 

  8.1.4 the entry into and performance of this Deed and the transactions contemplated hereby do not and will not be a breach of or conflict with:

 

  (a) any law or regulation or any official or judicial order; or

 

  (b) its constitutional documents; or

 

  (c) any agreement or document to which it is a party or which is binding upon it or any of its assets,

nor result in the creation or imposition of any Encumbrance on any of its assets pursuant to the provisions of any such agreement or document;

 

  8.1.5 no event has occurred and is continuing which constitutes a default under or in respect of any agreement or document to which the Guarantor is a party or by which it may be bound (including, inter alia, this Deed);

 

  8.1.6 all authorisations, approvals, consents, licences, exemptions, filings, registrations, notarisations and other matters, official or otherwise, required in connection with the entry into, performance, validity and enforceability of this Deed and the transactions contemplated hereby have been obtained or effected and are in full force and effect;

 

  8.1.7 all information furnished by or on behalf of the Guarantor relating to the business and affairs of any member of the NCLC Group in connection with this Deed was and remains true and correct in all material respects and there are no other material facts or considerations the omission of which would render any such information misleading;

 

  8.1.8 the Guarantor has fully disclosed in writing to the Lenders through the Agent all facts relating to the NCLC Group which it knows or should reasonably know and which might reasonably be expected to influence the Lenders in deciding whether or not to enter into the Loan Agreement;

 

  8.1.9 the Accounts for the financial year ended 31 December 2004 (which accounts will be prepared in accordance with GAAP) will fairly represent the consolidated financial condition of the NCLC Group as at 31 December 2004 and from that date there will be no material adverse change in the consolidated financial condition of the NCLC Group as shown in such audited accounts save as disclosed in writing to the Agent (in this Clause 8.1.9 “NCLC Group” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Clause 11.4);

 

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  8.1.10 the claims of the Trustee against the Guarantor under this Deed will rank at least pari passu with the claims of all other unsecured creditors of the Guarantor other than claims of such creditors to the extent that the same are statutorily preferred;

 

  8.1.11 subject to Clause 10.6, no member of the NCLC Group has taken any corporate action nor have any other steps been taken or legal proceedings been started or (to the best of the Guarantor’s knowledge and belief) threatened against any member of the NCLC Group for its winding-up or dissolution or for the appointment of a liquidator, administrator, receiver, administrative receiver, trustee or similar officer of it or any or all of its assets or revenues nor has any member of the NCLC Group sought any other relief under any applicable insolvency or bankruptcy law;

 

  8.1.12 no litigation, arbitration or administrative proceedings are current or pending or (to the best of the Guarantor’s knowledge and belief) threatened, which might, if adversely determined, have a material adverse effect on the business, assets or financial condition of the Guarantor or any other member of the NCLC Group;

 

  8.1.13 each member of the NCLC Group has complied with all taxation laws in all jurisdictions in which it is subject to Taxation and has paid all Taxes due and payable by it; no material claims are being asserted against any member of the NCLC Group with respect to Taxes which might, if such claims were successful, have a material adverse effect on its business, assets or financial condition;

 

  8.1.14 neither the Guarantor nor any of its assets enjoys any right of immunity from set-off, suit or execution in respect of its obligations under this Deed;

 

  8.1.15 all amounts payable by the Guarantor hereunder may be made free and clear of and without deduction for or on account of any Taxes;

 

  8.1.16 the Shares are legally and beneficially owned by the Shareholder, all the shares in the Bareboat Charterer are legally and beneficially owned by NCL International, all the shares in the Shareholder are legally and beneficially owned by Arrasas and all the shares in Arrasas are legally and beneficially owned by the Guarantor and such structure shall remain so throughout the Security Period. Further, no Event of Default has occurred under Clause 11.2 in respect of the ownership and/or control of the shares in the Guarantor;

 

  8.1.17 the Guarantor does not have a place of business in any jurisdiction which would require this Deed to be filed or registered (if it had a place of business in that jurisdiction) to ensure the validity of this Deed; and

 

  8.1.18 it has reviewed and agrees to all the terms and conditions of the Loan Agreement and each other Security Document to which any Obligor or the Builder is a party.

 

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  8.2 The representations and warranties set out in Clause 8.1 other than those set out in Clauses 8.1.4(a), 8.1.8, 8.1.15 and 8.1.18 shall survive the execution of this Deed and shall be deemed to be repeated, with reference mutatis mutandis to the facts and circumstances then subsisting, on each day until the actual and contingent obligations of each Obligor or the Builder have been performed in full.

 

9 General Undertakings: Positive Covenants

 

  9.1 The undertakings contained in this Clause 9 shall remain in full force from the date of this Deed until the end of the Security Period.

 

  9.2 The Guarantor will provide to the Agent:

 

  9.2.1 as soon as practicable (and in any event within one hundred and twenty (120) days after the close of each of its financial years) a Certified Copy of its Accounts (commencing with the audited accounts made up to 31 December 2004);

 

  9.2.2 as soon as practicable (and in any event within sixty (60) days after the close of each quarter of each financial year) a Certified Copy of the unaudited consolidated accounts of the NCLC Group for that quarter (commencing with the unaudited accounts made up to 31 March 2004);

 

  9.2.3 as soon as practicable (and in any event within one hundred and twenty (120) days after the close of each financial year), beginning with the year ending 31 December 2004, annual cash flow projections on a consolidated basis of the NCLC Group showing on a monthly basis advance ticket sales (for at least twelve (12) months following the date of such statement) for the NCLC Group;

 

  9.2.4 as soon as practicable (and in any event not later than 31 January of each financial year):

 

  (a) a budget for the NCLC Group for such new financial year including a twelve (12) month liquidity budget for such new financial year; and

 

  (b) updated financial projections of the NCLC Group for at least the next five (5) years (including an income statement and quarterly break downs for the first of these five (5) years),

and an outline of the assumptions supporting such budget and financial projections including but without limitation any scheduled drydockings;

 

  9.2.5 from time to time (but at intervals no more frequently than annually at the Guarantor’s expense unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing) within fifteen (15) days of receiving any request to that effect from the Agent, a valuation of each of the vessels in the NCLC Fleet obtained in accordance with the provisions of clause 10.18 of the Loan Agreement;

 

  9.2.6

as soon as practicable (and in any event within sixty (60) days after the close of each of the first three (3) quarters of its financial year and within

 

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  one hundred and twenty (120) days after the close of each financial year) a statement signed by the NCLC Group’s chief financial officer in the form of Schedule 1 (commencing with the first quarter of the financial year ending 31 December 2004);

 

  9.2.7 promptly, such further information in its possession or control regarding its financial condition and operations and those of any company in the NCLC Group as the Agent may request;

 

  9.2.8 details of any material litigation, arbitration or administrative proceedings which affect any Obligor as soon as the same are instituted and served, or, to the knowledge of the Guarantor, threatened (and for this purpose proceedings shall be deemed to be material if they involve a claim in an amount exceeding [*] or the equivalent in another currency);

 

  9.2.9 promptly, such information as the Agent may request regarding the Bonds, either before their issue or during their lifetime;

 

  9.2.10 as soon as practicable (and in any event no later than the twenty fifth (25th) day of each month), a monthly bank reporting package for the NCLC Group for the previous month comprised of a profit and loss statement, a balance sheet, a cash flow statement and a statement of the Free Liquidity (as defined in Clause 11.4) (commencing with the month to 31 March 2009);

 

  9.2.11 a quarterly earnings conference telephone call (commencing with the financial quarter to 31 March 2009) to take place as soon as practicable and in any event no later than forty (40) days after the end of any relevant financial quarter except the fourth financial quarter and no later than seventy five (75) days after the end of the fourth financial quarter; and

 

  9.2.12 as soon as practicable (and in any event within thirty (30) days after the close of each quarter of each financial year) a report on bookings for the following year and a comparison with the previous year in the form of Schedule 4 (commencing with the financial quarter ending 30 June 2009).

All accounts required under this Clause 9.2 shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP and shall fairly represent the financial condition of the relevant company. In this Clause 9.2 “NCLC Group” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Clause 11.4.

 

  9.3 The Guarantor will keep proper books of record and account in which proper and correct entries shall be made of all financial transactions and the assets, liabilities and business of the Guarantor in accordance with GAAP.

 

  9.4 The Guarantor will notify the Trustee and the Agent of any Event of Default forthwith upon the Guarantor becoming aware of the occurrence thereof.

 

  9.5 The Guarantor will procure that all such authorisations, approvals, consents, licences and exemptions as may be required under any applicable law or regulation to enable it to perform its obligations under, and ensure the validity or enforceability of, this Deed are obtained and promptly renewed from time to time and will promptly furnish certified copies thereof to the Agent and will procure that the terms of the same are complied with at all times.

 

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  9.6 The Guarantor will do all such things as are necessary to maintain its corporate existence in good standing and will ensure that it has the right and is duly qualified to conduct its business as it is conducted in all applicable jurisdictions and will obtain and maintain all franchises and rights necessary for the conduct of its business.

 

  9.7 Forthwith upon the execution of this Deed, and as a condition precedent to the Lenders entering into the Loan Agreement, the Guarantor shall deliver to the Agent a letter addressed to the Agent irrevocably and unconditionally authorising and instructing the Agent forthwith to execute on behalf of the Guarantor each Transfer Certificate delivered to the Agent pursuant to clause 17 of the Loan Agreement, such letter to be in substantially the form of Schedule 2.

 

  9.8 Other than the Sky Vessel Indebtedness:

 

  9.8.1 the Guarantor shall procure that any and all of its indebtedness with any other Obligor and/or any shareholder of the Guarantor is at all times fully subordinated to the Security Documents and the obligations of the Guarantor hereunder; and

 

  9.8.2 the Guarantor shall not make or permit to be made any repayments of principal, payments of interest or of any other costs, fees, expenses or liabilities arising from or representing indebtedness with any shareholder of the Guarantor.

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Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default the Guarantor shall not make any repayments of principal, payments of interest or of any other costs, fees, expenses or liabilities arising from or representing indebtedness with any other Obligor.

 

10 General Undertakings: Negative Covenants

 

  10.1 The undertakings contained in this Clause 10 shall remain in full force from the date of this Deed until the end of the Security Period.

 

  10.2 Except with the prior written consent of the Agent, the Guarantor will not, and will procure that no other member of the NCLC Group will, either in a single transaction or in a series of transactions whether related or not and whether voluntarily or involuntarily, agree to or actually sell, assign, abandon or otherwise transfer or dispose of all or any of its assets or any share or interest therein except that:

 

  10.2.1 the Borrower may agree to sell the Vessel on the condition that contemporaneously with the completion of the sale the Loan is prepaid in accordance with the provisions of clause 4.6 of the Loan Agreement;

 

  10.2.2 the Borrower may let the Vessel on charter in accordance with the provisions of clause 10 of the Loan Agreement;

 

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  10.2.3 disposals may be made in the ordinary course of trading of the disposing entity (excluding disposal of ships) including without limitation, the payment of cash as consideration for the purchase or acquisition of any asset or service or in the discharge of any obligation incurred for value in the ordinary course of trading;

 

  10.2.4 disposals of cash raised or borrowed may be made for the purposes for which such cash was raised or borrowed;

 

  10.2.5 disposals of assets in exchange for other assets comparable or superior as to type and value may be made;

 

  10.2.6 a vessel owned by any member of the NCLC Group (other than the Borrower) may be sold provided such sale is on a willing seller willing buyer basis at or about market rate and at arm’s length subject always to the provisions of any loan documentation for the financing of such vessel and NCLL may, following the sale of its shares by Arrasas to IOL, a wholly owned Subsidiary of Star, transfer to other wholly owned Subsidiaries of Star its vessels “NORWEGIAN WIND”, “NORWEGIAN DREAM”, “NORWEGIAN SEA”, “NORWEGIAN MAJESTY”, “NORWEGIAN CROWN” and “MARCO POLO” (the “Six Vessels” ) for their transfer values as set out in schedule 8 to the Loan Agreement and sell m.v. “NORWAY” to a third party and, prior to the sale of its shares as aforesaid, transfer its vessel [*] to Pride of Aloha, Inc., a wholly owned Subsidiary of NCL America Holdings;

 

  10.2.7 the Shareholder may assign, pledge or charge the Shares as security for the obligations of the Borrower under the Loan Agreement;

 

  10.2.8 Arrasas may transfer its shares in NCLL to IOL and Star may transfer its shares in Arrasas to the Guarantor; and

 

  10.2.9 disposals of assets constituting Apollo-Related Transactions may be made,

PROVIDED THAT the number of vessels in the NCLC Fleet on the Second Restatement Date shall not [*].

 

  10.3 Except with the prior written consent of the Agent, the Guarantor will not, and will procure that no other member of the NCLC Group will, make any loan or advance or extend credit to any person, firm or corporation (except any loan, advance or credit made available to passengers on board a vessel for gambling purposes or to ship’s agents and except any loan, advance or credit to the Guarantor or a wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Guarantor, which loan, advance or credit is fully subordinated to the rights of the Beneficiaries under the Security Documents).

 

  10.4 The Guarantor will procure that none of the owners or prospective owners of mortgaged vessels in the NCLC Fleet will issue or enter into any guarantee or indemnity or otherwise become directly or contingently liable for the obligations of any other person, firm or corporation, other than:

 

  10.4.1 in the ordinary course of its business as owner of its vessels; and

 

  10.4.2 any guarantee of the obligations of any member of the NCLC Group to one or more providers of credit card processing services to the NCLC Group and/or any provider of a Letter of Credit Facility (such guarantee to be fully subordinated to any guarantees supporting the NCLC Group Credit Facilities).

 

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  10.5 Except with the prior written consent of the Agent and Hermes, the Guarantor will not, and will procure that no other member of the NCLC Group will, make or threaten to make any substantial change in its business as presently conducted, or carry on any other business which is substantial in relation to its business as presently conducted so as to affect, in the opinion of the Agent and Hermes, the ability of the Guarantor or any other Obligor to perform its obligations under the Security Documents to which it is a party PROVIDED THAT any new leisure or hospitality venture embarked upon by any member of the NCLC Group (other than the Borrower) shall not constitute a substantial change in its business and PROVIDED FURTHER THAT any change of or discontinuation in the business activities of any Obligor in accordance with the Apollo-Related Transactions, or any other change or discontinuation that does not imperil the security created by any of the Security Documents or affect the ability of any Obligor duly to perform any of its obligations under any Security Document to which it is or may be a party from time to time, in each case in the opinion of the Agent and Hermes, shall be permitted.

 

  10.6 Except with the prior consent of the Agent and Hermes, the Guarantor will not enter into any amalgamation, restructure, substantial reorganisation, merger, de-merger or consolidation or anything analogous to the foregoing and will procure that no company in the NCLC Group (other than the Shareholder or NCL International) shall do so. However, the prior consent of the Agent shall not be required in respect of:

 

  10.6.1 any amalgamation, voluntary cessation of business, consolidation, voluntary dissolution, solvent liquidation, merger, de-merger, voluntary termination of existence, solvent winding up, restructure which, for the avoidance of doubt, may include the creation of new Subsidiaries, pursuant to the Apollo-Related Transactions; or

 

  10.6.2 any amalgamation, voluntary cessation of business, consolidation, voluntary dissolution, solvent liquidation, merger, de-merger, voluntary termination of existence, solvent winding up, restructure or acquisition involving wholly owned (whether directly or indirectly) Subsidiaries of the Guarantor only, including the creation of new Subsidiaries, which does not imperil the security created by any of the Security Documents or affect the ability of any Obligor duly to perform any of its obligations under any Security Document to which it may be a party at any time,

PROVIDED THAT , except in relation to Apollo-Related Transactions, the Guarantor has first consulted with the Agent with regard to the proposed consolidation, reorganisation, restructure or acquisition and provides evidence satisfactory to the Agent that the Guarantor will be in compliance with the financial undertakings contained in Clause 11 after any such reorganisation or restructure.

 

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Further, no member of the NCLC Group will acquire any equity, share capital or any obligations of a corporation or other entity unless the business of that corporation or other entity is in the leisure or hospitality sectors.

For the avoidance of doubt, the acquisition by a member of the NCLC Group of any shares in any company or corporation shall not in itself constitute a merger or consolidation with such company or corporation for the purpose of this Clause 10.6 provided that the Agent is satisfied the Guarantor will be in compliance with the financial undertakings contained in Clause 11 after any such merger or consolidation.

In this Clause 10.6, “NCLC Group” shall exclude the Borrower.

 

  10.7 Except with the prior written consent of the Agent, the Guarantor will not alter its financial year end.

 

  10.8 The Guarantor has not taken and shall not take from any other Obligor or the Builder any security or counter-security in respect of any of its obligations under this Deed PROVIDED ALWAYS that if the Guarantor, in breach of this Clause, takes any security or counter-security as aforesaid, such security shall be held by the Guarantor as trustee upon trust for the Trustee.

 

  10.9 The Guarantor shall not (and will procure that no other company in the NCLC Group shall), either in a single transaction or in a series of transactions whether related or not purchase any asset or make any investment:

 

  10.9.1 other than on arm’s length terms;

 

  10.9.2 which is not for its use in its ordinary course of business;

 

  10.9.3 the cost of which is more than its fair market value at the date of acquisition; or

 

  10.9.4 other than an asset constituting an Apollo-Related Transaction,

without the prior consent of all the Lenders PROVIDED THAT the Guarantor is (and any other company in the NCLC Group is) permitted to:

 

  (a) purchase the New Vessels;

 

  (b) purchase Breakaway 3, Breakaway 4 and the Sky Vessel, subject to any other provision in the Security Documents, subject to Clauses 10.9.1 to 10.9.3; and

 

  (c) purchase other vessels after the Total Delayed Principal Amount has been cancelled and/or prepaid and/or repaid, subject to Clauses 10.9.1 to 10.9.3.

 

  10.10 The Guarantor shall not (and will procure that no other company in the NCLC Group shall) [*] unless the relevant Permitted Indebtedness is available to the buyer unconditionally subject only to the satisfaction of conditions precedent usual for such financing arrangements.

 

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11 Financial Undertakings and Ownership and Control of the Guarantor

 

  11.1 The Guarantor will ensure that:

 

  11.1.1 at all times the minimum Free Liquidity will be not less than fifty million Dollars (USD50,000,000);

 

  11.1.2 either:

 

  (a) as at 30 September 2005 and as at the end of each subsequent financial quarter the ratio of Consolidated EBITDA to Consolidated Debt Service for the NCLC Group, computed for the period of the four (4) consecutive financial quarters ending at the end of the relevant financial quarter, shall not be less than one point two five (1.25) to one (1.0); or

 

  (b) at all times during the period of twelve (12) months ending as at the end of the relevant financial quarter the NCLC Group has maintained a minimum Free Liquidity in an amount which is not less than one hundred million Dollars (USD100,000,000);

 

  11.1.3 as at 30 September 2006 and as at the end of each subsequent financial quarter, the ratio of Total Net Funded Debt to Total Capitalisation of the NCLC Group shall not exceed [*];

 

  11.1.4 [*]

 

  11.1.5 [*]

 

  11.2 It will be an Event of Default if:

 

  11.2.1 at any time when the ordinary share capital of the Guarantor or parent company of the Guarantor is not publicly listed on an Approved Stock Exchange or at any time when a dividend is to be paid to the existing shareholders of the Guarantor or parent company of the Guarantor by way of a share issue pursuant to a public offering on an Approved Stock Exchange, the Lim Family (together or individually) and Apollo in the aggregate, do not or will not, directly or indirectly, control the Guarantor and beneficially own, directly or indirectly, at least fifty one per cent (51%) of the issued share capital of, and equity interest in, the Guarantor; or

 

  11.2.2 at any time following the listing of the ordinary share capital of the Guarantor or parent company of the Guarantor on an Approved Stock Exchange:

 

  (i) any Third Party:

 

  (A) owns legally and/or beneficially and either directly or indirectly at least thirty three per cent (33%) of the ordinary share capital of the Guarantor; or

 

  (B) has the right or the ability to control either directly or indirectly the affairs of or the composition of the majority of the board of directors (or equivalent) of the Guarantor,

 

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and, at the same time as any of the events described in paragraphs (A) or (B) of this Clause have occurred and are continuing, the Lim Family (together or individually) and Apollo in the aggregate do not, directly or indirectly, beneficially own at least fifty one per cent (51%) of the issued share capital of, and equity interest in, the Guarantor; or

 

  (ii) the Guarantor (or such parent company) ceases to be a listed company on an Approved Stock Exchange without the prior written consent of the Agent,

(and, for the purpose of this Clause 11.2 “control” of any company, limited partnership or other legal entity (a “body corporate” ) by a member of the Lim Family and Apollo means that one (1) or more members of the Lim Family or Apollo in the aggregate has, directly or indirectly, the power to direct the management and policies of such a body corporate, whether through the ownership of more than fifty per cent (50%) of the issued voting capital of that body corporate or by contract, trust or other arrangement).

 

  11.3 The Guarantor shall not and shall procure that no other member of the NCLC Group shall, pay any dividends or make any other distributions in respect of its share capital to any person, provided that (i) subsidiaries of the Guarantor may pay dividends to another member of the NCLC Group, [*].

The Guarantor will procure that any dividends or other distributions and interest paid or payable in connection with such dividends or other distributions will be received promptly by the Guarantor directly or indirectly from the Borrower’s shareholder(s) (if such shareholder is not the Guarantor) by way of dividend.

 

  11.4 In Clause 11.1, Clause 11.2, Clause 11.3, Clause 11.7 and Schedule 1:

 

  11.4.1 “Affiliate” means, with respect to any person, any other person controlling, controlled by or under common control with, such person and for purposes of this definition, “control” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “controlling” , “controlled by” and “under common control with” ), as applied to any person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to vote ten per cent (10%) or more of the securities having voting power for the election of directors of such person, or otherwise to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of that person, whether through the ownership of voting securities or by contract or otherwise;

 

  11.4.2 “Approved Stock Exchange” means the New York Stock Exchange, NASDAQ or such other stock exchange in the United States of America as is approved in writing by the Agent;

 

  11.4.3 “Budgeted Consolidated EBITDA” means the relevant amount set out in Schedule 3;

 

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  11.4.4 “Cash Balance” means, at any date of determination, the unencumbered and otherwise unrestricted cash and cash equivalents of the NCLC Group;

 

  11.4.5 “Consolidated Adjusted Total Assets” means the NCLC Group’s total assets (based on the then latest unaudited consolidated quarterly accounts), adjusted so that each vessel in the NCLC Fleet is valued on the basis of its most recent valuation obtained in accordance with clause 10.18 of the Loan Agreement in the case of the Vessel and the similar clause in the facility agreements in respect of the other NCLC Group Credit Facilities;

 

  11.4.6 “Consolidated Debt Service” means, for any relevant period, the sum (without double counting), determined in accordance with GAAP, of:

 

  (a) the aggregate principal payable or paid during such period on any Indebtedness for Borrowed Money of any member of the NCLC Group, other than:

 

  (i) principal of any such Indebtedness for Borrowed Money prepaid at the option of the relevant member of the NCLC Group or by virtue of Clause 12 or Clause 13;

 

  (ii) principal of any such Indebtedness for Borrowed Money prepaid upon the sale or Total Loss of any vessel owned or leased under a capital lease by any member of the NCLC Group or under an Apollo-Related Transaction; and

 

  (iii) balloon payments of any such Indebtedness for Borrowed Money payable during such period (and for the purpose of this paragraph (iii) a “balloon payment” shall not include any scheduled repayment instalment of such Indebtedness for Borrowed Money which forms part of the balloon) or under an Apollo-Related Transaction;

 

  (b) Consolidated Interest Expense for such period;

 

  (c) the aggregate amount of any dividend or distribution of present or future assets, undertakings, rights or revenues to any shareholder of any member of the NCLC Group (other than the Guarantor or one of its wholly owned Subsidiaries) or any distribution in respect of share capital during such period ( “Distributions” ) other than the tax distributions described in Clause 11.3; and

 

  (d) all rent under any capital lease obligations by which the Guarantor or any consolidated Subsidiary is bound which are payable or paid during such period and the portion of any debt discount that must be amortised in such period,

as calculated in accordance with GAAP and derived from the then latest unaudited consolidated accounts of the NCLC Group delivered to the Agent in the case of any period ending at the end of any of the first three (3) financial quarters of each financial year of the Guarantor and the then latest Accounts delivered to the Agent in the case of the final quarter of each such financial year;

 

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  11.4.7 “Consolidated EBITDA” means, for any relevant period, the aggregate of:

 

  (a) Consolidated Net Income from the Guarantor’s operations for such period;

 

  (b) the aggregate amounts deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period in respect of gains and losses from the sale of assets or reserves relating thereto, Consolidated Interest Expense, depreciation and amortisation, impairment charges and any other non-cash charges and deferred income tax expense for such period;

 

  11.4.8 “Consolidated Interest Expense” means, for any relevant period, the consolidated interest expense (excluding capitalised interest) of the NCLC Group for such period;

 

  11.4.9 “Consolidated Net Income” means, for any relevant period, the consolidated net income (or loss) of the NCLC Group for such period as determined in accordance with GAAP;

 

  11.4.10 “F3 Two EBITDA” means the Consolidated EBITDA attributable to the F3 Two Vessel assuming the F3 Two Vessel had been in operation since the beginning of the period in which the F3 Two-Related Debt was included in Total Net Funded Debt;

 

  11.4.11 “F3 Two-Related Debt” means the amount of up to EUR662,905,320 to be made available to Norwegian Epic, Ltd. (formerly known as F3 Two, Ltd.) pursuant to a facility agreement dated 22 September 2006 (as amended and/or restated from time to time);

 

  11.4.12 “Free Liquidity” means, at any date of determination, the aggregate of the Cash Balance and any amounts freely available for drawing under any revolving or other credit facilities of the NCLC Group, which remain undrawn, could be drawn for general working capital purposes or other general corporate purposes and would not, if drawn, be repayable within six (6) months;

 

  11.4.13 “Lim Family” means:

 

  (a) the late Tan Sri Lim Goh Tong;

 

  (b) his spouse;

 

  (c) his direct lineal descendants;

 

  (d) the personal estate of any of the above persons; and

 

  (e) any trust created for the benefit of one or more of the above persons and their estates;

 

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  11.4.14 “NCLC Group” means, for the purposes of this Clause 11, the Guarantor, its Subsidiaries and any other entity which is required to be consolidated in the Guarantor’s accounts in accordance with GAAP;

 

  11.4.15 “Third Party” means any person or group of persons acting in concert (as the expression “acting in concert” is defined in the City Code on Take-overs and Mergers) who or which is not a member of the Lim Family or Apollo;

 

  11.4.16 “Total Capitalisation” means, at any date of determination, Total Net Funded Debt plus the consolidated stockholders’ equity of the NCLC Group at such date determined in accordance with GAAP and derived from the then latest unaudited and consolidated accounts of the NCLC Group delivered to the Agent in the case of the first three (3) quarters of each financial year and the then latest Accounts delivered to the Agent in the case of the final quarter of each financial year PROVIDED THAT for any such accounts delivered after the Second Restatement Date, the effect of any impairment of intangible assets shall be added back to stockholders’ equity; and

 

  11.4.17 “Total Net Funded Debt” means, as at any relevant date:

 

  (i) Indebtedness for Borrowed Money of the NCLC Group; and

 

  (ii) the amount of any Indebtedness for Borrowed Money of any person which is not a member of the NCLC Group but which is guaranteed by a member of the NCLC Group as at such date;

less an amount equal to any Cash Balance and all amounts from time to time standing to the credit of the Cash Sweep Bank Account as at such date.

 

  11.5 Save as specified in Clause 11.1.2, Clause 11.1.4 and Clause 11.7, the ratios referred to in this Clause 11 will be measured on a quarterly basis by reference to the consolidated accounts of the NCLC Group.

 

  11.6 Only the Moratorium Undertakings and the undertaking contained in Clause 11.7 will apply during the Moratorium Period. From the end of the Moratorium Period the ratios referred to in this Clause 11, other than the ratios referred to in Clause 11.1.4 and Clause 11.7 will apply.

 

  11.7 If Consolidated EBITDA at the end of any financial quarter (computed for the period of the four (4) consecutive financial quarters ending at the end of such financial quarter) during the Moratorium Period is more than twenty per cent (20%) [*], then the Majority Group-Wide Lenders shall have the right to request the Guarantor promptly to appoint, at its cost, an independent restructuring firm acceptable to the Majority Group-Wide Lenders to provide a due diligence report on the management restructuring plan and its present state to the Group-Wide Lenders as soon as practicable. The Guarantor shall use commercially reasonable efforts to assist such restructuring firm in preparing such due diligence report within sixty (60) days of the request.

 

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12 Cash Sweep

 

  12.1 The Guarantor shall maintain the Cash Sweep Bank Account during the Security Period (or for such shorter period as the Majority Cash Sweep Lenders may agree) free of Encumbrances and rights of set off other than the Account Charge.

 

  12.2 Subject to Clause 12.3 and no Event of Default having occurred and being continuing, any Total Cash Sweep Amount shall be applied on the relevant Cash Sweep Payment Date in prepayment, reduction and/or cancellation of the Cash Sweep Credit Facilities. The payment to be made under each Cash Sweep Credit Facility shall be calculated on the basis of the Accounts for the twelve (12) month period ending on the relevant Cash Sweep Determination Date and be applied to each Cash Sweep Credit Facility on a pro rata basis based on each Cash Sweep Credit Facility’s remaining outstanding Delayed Principal Amount (as defined in the Loan Agreement in respect of the Loan and as defined in the relevant facility agreement in respect of each of the other Cash Sweep Credit Facilities) as of the Cash Sweep Payment Date. Each such outstanding Delayed Principal Amount, to the extent it is not already denominated in Dollars, shall be converted into Dollars on the date falling ten (10) Business Days prior to the relevant Cash Sweep Payment Date at the rate which appears on the Reuters Page ECB37 at 1.30 p.m. London time on that date, for the purposes of such calculation. For the avoidance of doubt, once there is no longer any remaining outstanding Delayed Principal Amount under any of the Cash Sweep Facilities, no further payments under this Clause 12.2 shall be required.

 

  12.3 The Guarantor shall procure that any Total Cash Sweep Amount on the Cash Sweep Determination Dates of 31 December 2009 and 31 December 2010 shall be paid into the Cash Sweep Bank Account on the following 31 March. On 31 March 2011 the Guarantor shall procure that the Total Cash Sweep Amount on the Cash Sweep Determination Dates of 31 December 2009 and 31 December 2010 held in the Cash Sweep Bank Account shall be applied in accordance with Clause 12.2 as if it were a single Total Cash Sweep Amount existing on 31 December 2010.

 

  12.4 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Deed, to the extent that the Guarantor can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Majority Cash Sweep Lenders in their sole discretion that the working capital needs of the NCLC Group so require, the Guarantor shall be permitted to withdraw the amount agreed by the Majority Cash Sweep Lenders from the Cash Sweep Bank Account prior to 31 March 2011 and apply it for any purpose agreed by the Majority Cash Sweep Lenders. Save as provided in this Clause 12.4, no sum may be withdrawn from the Cash Sweep Bank Account prior to 31 March 2011. Any accumulated interest in the Cash Sweep Bank Account remaining after 31 March 2011 shall be remitted to the Guarantor.

 

  12.5 Each Relevant Cash Sweep Amount shall be applied to the Loan in accordance with clause 4.9 of the Loan Agreement.

 

  12.6 On or immediately after the date falling ten (10) Business Days prior to 31 March 2010 and to each Cash Sweep Payment Date the Guarantor shall provide the Cash Sweep Lenders with a statement showing the calculation of Liquidity at the relevant Cash Sweep Determination Date (whether or not there is a Total Cash Sweep Amount) and, if applicable, the amounts of the Total Cash Sweep Amount to be paid to the Cash Sweep Lenders on the relevant Cash Sweep Payment Date, subject to Clause 12.4.

 

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  12.7 It is hereby acknowledged and agreed that the provisions of this Clause 12 and clause 4.9 of the Loan Agreement may not be amended without the consent of the Cash Sweep Lenders.

 

13 Special Liquidity

 

  13.1 Provided that no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, any Total Special Liquidity Sources Amount shall be applied on the relevant Special Liquidity Sources Payment Date in prepayment, reduction and/or cancellation of the Cash Sweep Credit Facilities. The payment to be made under each Cash Sweep Credit Facility shall be applied to each Cash Sweep Credit Facility on a pro rata basis based on each Cash Sweep Credit Facility’s remaining outstanding Delayed Principal Amount (as defined in the Loan Agreement in respect of the Loan and as defined in the relevant facility agreement in respect of each of the other Cash Sweep Credit Facilities) as of the Special Liquidity Sources Payment Date. Each such outstanding Delayed Principal Amount, to the extent it is not already denominated in Dollars, shall be converted into Dollars on the date falling ten (10) Business Days prior to the relevant Special Liquidity Sources Payment Date at the rate which appears on the Reuters Page ECB37 at 1.30 p.m. London time on that date, for the purposes of such calculation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, payment under this Clause 13.1 shall only be required to the extent such payment does not reduce Liquidity to a level below [*].

 

  13.2 The Relevant Special Liquidity Sources Amount shall be applied to the Loan in accordance with clause 4.9 of the Loan Agreement.

 

  13.3 It is hereby acknowledged and agreed that the provisions of this Clause 13 and clause 4.9 of the Loan Agreement may not be amended without the consent of the Cash Sweep Lenders.

 

  13.4 No vessel in the NCLC Fleet may be sold unless any Special Liquidity Sources arising from the sale are applied in accordance with this Clause 13.

 

14 Chartering

Notwithstanding the provisions of clause 10.12 of the Loan Agreement, the Guarantor shall not (and will procure that no company in the NCLC Group shall), charter (in or out) any vessel, except that the following shall be permitted:

 

  14.1 the chartering out of m.v. “NORWEGIAN JADE” by Pride of Hawaii, LLC (formerly known as Pride of Hawaii, Inc.) to the Manager and any other intra-NCLC Group chartering of any vessel, which complies with clause 10.12 and clause 10.14.3 of the Loan Agreement;

 

  14.2 any extra-NCLC Group chartering out of a vessel that would be permissible under clause 10.12 and clause 10.14.3 of the Loan Agreement, except that no such extra-NCLC Group charter may be made:

 

  14.2.1 other than in the usual course of business of the vessel’s owner or other NCLC Group operator;

 

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  14.2.2 directly or indirectly to another cruise line;

 

  14.2.3 for a period longer than two (2) months; and/or

 

  14.2.4 other than at or about market rate at the time the charter is fixed;

 

  14.3 the sale and initial lease-back of any vessel in the NCLC Fleet subject to compliance with Clause 13 and Clause 10.2 and in accordance with clauses 10.12(A) and (C) and clause 10.14.3 of the Loan Agreement; and

 

  14.4 any charter of a vessel in existence at the date of the Fifth Supplemental Deed to or from a person that is not a company in the NCLC Group at the Second Restatement Date PROVIDED THAT any extension or renewal of such a charter shall only be permitted if either it is not materially adverse to the NCLC Group or the Group-Wide Lenders, in the opinion of the Majority Group-Wide Lenders, or the extension or renewal is solely at the option of that person which is not a company in the NCLC Group.

 

15 Hedging

Notwithstanding any other provision of the Loan Agreement or this Deed to the contrary, the Guarantor shall not (and will procure that no company in the NCLC Group shall) enter into any ISDA Master Agreement (or any other form of master agreement) or any transaction under any such master agreement relating to a fuel, interest or currency exchange transaction unless the entry into that master agreement or transaction is for non-speculative reasons.

 

16 Exceptional Prepayments

[*]

 

17 Equity Contribution

If the Guarantor fails to comply with the Moratorium Undertakings, the Guarantor shall, with the support and co-operation of its shareholders, use commercially reasonable endeavours and take all practicable steps to procure the contribution by the Investors, Star and/or any other capital provider of new equity in cash for the Guarantor. To the extent such endeavour is successful, such contribution shall be made within thirty (30) days from the date of the breach of the Moratorium Undertakings and be in an amount (in addition to the New Cash Equity) not exceeding the lesser of the amount required by the Majority Group-Wide Lenders and [*], in aggregate.

 

18 Indebtedness for Borrowed Money

Until the Total Delayed Principal Amount has been cancelled and/or prepaid and/or repaid, notwithstanding any other provision of the Loan Agreement or this Deed to the contrary, the Guarantor shall not (and will procure that no company in the NCLC Group shall) incur any Indebtedness for Borrowed Money other than Permitted Indebtedness.

 

19 Issue of the Bonds

 

  19.1

On behalf of the Lenders the Trustee hereby consents to the issue of the Bonds at any time after the date hereof PROVIDED THAT any claims of the holders of

 

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  the Bonds against the Guarantor will not rank prior to the claims of all other unsecured creditors of the Guarantor and in particular the Lenders (other than claims of such creditors to the extent that they are statutorily preferred).

 

20 Discharge

 

  20.1 Subject to Clause 4.3, following the irrevocable repayment or payment to the Trustee or the Agent on behalf of the Beneficiaries of all the Outstanding Indebtedness the Trustee will at the Guarantor’s request return this Deed to the Guarantor and shall, at the request and cost of the Guarantor, transfer to the Guarantor such rights as the Trustee may at such time have in the security for the Outstanding Indebtedness and to the proceeds of any such rights or security.

 

21 Assignment and Transfer

 

  21.1 This Deed shall be binding upon and enure to the benefit of the Trustee and its successors and assigns.

 

  21.2 The Guarantor shall not be entitled to assign or transfer all or any part of its rights, benefits or obligations under this Deed.

 

  21.3 The Trustee may transfer its rights hereunder to any person to whom its rights and obligations under the Agency and Trust Deed are transferred in accordance with the Agency and Trust Deed.

 

  21.4 Any Beneficiary may disclose to any actual or potential assignee or Transferee or to any person who may otherwise enter or propose to enter into contractual relations with such Beneficiary in relation to the Loan Agreement and this Deed any information about the Obligors and the NCLC Group as such Beneficiary shall reasonably consider necessary for the purposes of inviting expressions of interest from other banks or financial institutions SUBJECT ALWAYS to the relevant Beneficiary procuring the execution by the potential assignee or Transferee or any other person as aforesaid of a Confidentiality Undertaking.

 

  21.5 A person (including any body of persons) who is not a party to this Deed has no right under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 to enforce any term of this Deed but this does not affect any right or remedy of a third party which exists or is available apart from that Act.

 

22 Miscellaneous Provisions

 

  22.1 No failure to exercise and no delay in exercising on the part of the Trustee or any of the other Beneficiaries any right or remedy under this Deed or under any other of the Security Documents shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right or remedy preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or remedy. No waiver by the Trustee or any of the other Beneficiaries shall be effective unless it is in writing.

 

  22.2 The rights and remedies of the Beneficiaries provided herein and in the other Security Documents are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law.

 

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  22.3 If any provision of this Deed or the Loan Agreement or any other Security Document to which any Obligor or the Builder is a party is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such prohibition or unenforceability shall not invalidate the remaining provisions hereof or thereof or affect the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

  22.4 Time is of the essence in respect of all of the obligations of the Guarantor under this Deed.

 

23 Waiver of Immunity

 

  23.1 The Guarantor irrevocably and unconditionally:

 

  23.1.1 waives any right of immunity which it or its assets now has or may hereafter acquire in relation to any legal proceedings (including, but without limitation, actions in rem and/or in personam) brought against it or its assets by the Trustee in relation to this Deed; and

 

  23.1.2 consents generally in respect of any such proceedings to the giving of any relief including, without limitation, the issue of any process in connection with such proceedings and the making, enforcement or execution against any property whatsoever (irrespective of its use or intended use) of any order or judgment which may be made or given in such proceedings.

 

24 Notices

 

  24.1 Each notice, demand or other communication to be made under this Deed shall be made in writing which, unless otherwise stated, includes telefax.

 

  24.2

Any notice, demand or other communication (unless made by telefax) to be made or delivered by the Trustee to the Guarantor pursuant to this Deed shall (unless the Guarantor has by fifteen (15) days’ written notice to the Trustee specified another address) be made or delivered to the Guarantor at 7665 Corporate Center Drive, Miami, Florida 33126, United States of America marked for the attention of the Chief Financial Officer (telefax no. +1 305 436 4140) and the Legal Department (telefax no. +1 305 436 4117) (but one (1) copy shall suffice) with a copy to the Investors c/o Apollo Management, LP, 9 West 57 th Street, 43 rd Floor, New York, NY 10019, United States of America marked for the attention of Mr Steve Martinez (telefax no. +1 212 515 3288) and shall be deemed to have been made or delivered (in the case of any telefax) when transmission of such telefax communication has been completed or (in the case of any letter) when delivered to the aforesaid address or (as the case may be) five (5) days after being deposited in the post first class postage prepaid in an envelope addressed to it at that address PROVIDED THAT if the copy of any notice, demand or other communication is not received by the Investors it shall not affect the deemed making or delivery of the notice, demand or other communication. Any notice, demand or other communication to be made or delivered by the Guarantor to the Trustee or the Agent pursuant to this Deed shall (unless the Trustee or the Agent (as the case may be) has by fifteen (15) days’ written notice to the Guarantor specified another address) be made or delivered to the Trustee or the Agent at its office for the time being which is at present HSBC Bank plc, Project and Export Finance, 8 Canada Square, London E14 5HQ, England marked for the attention of Mr Colin J Cuffie/Ms Isabel Olembo (telefax no. +44 (0)20 7992 4428) and shall

 

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  be deemed to have been made or delivered (in the case of any telefax) when transmission of such telefax communication has been completed or (in the case of any letter) when delivered to the aforesaid address or (as the case may be) five (5) days after being deposited in the post first class postage prepaid in an envelope addressed to it at that address.

 

  24.3 Each notice, demand or other communication made or delivered by one (1) party to the other pursuant to this Deed shall be in the English language or accompanied by a certified English translation.

 

25 Governing Law

 

  25.1 This Deed and any non-contractual obligations arising from or in connection with it shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English law.

 

26 Jurisdiction

 

  26.1 For the exclusive benefit of the Trustee, the Guarantor agrees that any legal action or proceeding arising out of this Deed or relating to any non-contractual obligations arising from or in connection with this Deed may be brought in the High Court of Justice in England and irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of that court. The submission by the Guarantor to such jurisdiction shall not limit the right of the Trustee to commence any proceedings arising out of this Deed or relating to any non-contractual obligations arising from or in connection with this Deed in whatsoever jurisdiction it may choose, nor shall the commencement of any such legal action or proceeding in one (1) jurisdiction preclude the Trustee from beginning any further or other such legal action or proceeding in the same or any other jurisdiction.

 

  26.2 The Guarantor appoints in the case of the courts of England the Process Agent to receive, for and on its behalf, service of process in England of any legal proceedings with respect to this Deed.

IN WITNESS whereof this Deed of Guarantee and Indemnity has been executed by the parties hereto on the day first written above.

 

SIGNED SEALED  and  DELIVERED  as a  DEED    )
for and on behalf of    )
NCL CORPORATION LTD.    )
acting by    )
its duly appointed attorney-in-fact    )
in the presence of:    )
SIGNED SEALED  and  DELIVERED  as a  DEED    )
for and on behalf of    )
HSBC BANK PLC    )
acting by    )
its duly appointed attorney-in-fact    )
in the presence of:    )

 

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Schedule 1

Quarterly Statement of Financial Covenants

 

TO:    HSBC BANK PLC
   Project and Export Finance
   8 Canada Square
   London E14 5HQ
   England
   Attn: Mr Colin J Cuffie/Ms Isabel Olembo
   (as the Agent (as such term is defined in the Guarantee (as hereinafter defined))

We refer to clause 11 of the guarantee dated 20 April 2004 (as amended, varied, supplemented and/or restated from time to time the “Guarantee” ) issued by us in favour of the Trustee. Terms defined in the Guarantee, whether by reference to the Loan Agreement (as therein defined) or otherwise, shall have the same meanings herein.

We hereby certify the amounts set out in the attached schedule as at the last day of the financial quarter ending             20[    ] for NCL Corporation Ltd. (the “Guarantor” ) and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis. We also hereby certify that the Guarantor is in compliance with all the financial covenants set out in clauses 11.1 and 11.3 of the Guarantee and that [no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing][an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing under clause 11.1.[    ] of the Loan Agreement and the following step[s] [is/are] being taken to cure the same: [    ]].

 

NCL CORPORATION LTD.

 

By: [                    ]
Chief Financial Officer

Dated :              20[    ]

 

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Schedule

[*]

For and on behalf of NCL CORPORATION LTD.

 

 

[                    ]

I, [                    ], the officer primarily responsible for the financial management of the NCLC Group, hereby declare that, to the best of knowledge and belief, the above Statement of Financial Covenants as of [            ] 20[    ], in my opinion, is true and correct.

 

 

[                    ]
Chief Financial Officer
NCL CORPORATION LTD.
Dated:              20[    ]

[*]

 

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Schedule 2

Letter of Instruction

 

TO:    HSBC BANK PLC
   Project and Export Finance
   8 Canada Square
   London E14 5HQ
   England
   Attn: Mr Colin J Cuffie/Ms Isabel Olembo
   (as the Agent (as hereinafter defined))

2004

Dear Sirs

Deed of Guarantee and Indemnity dated 20 April 2004 (the “Guarantee”)

We refer to the Guarantee executed by us in favour of the Trustee (as defined in the Guarantee) as security for the obligations of Hull 667 Limited (the “Borrower” ) under (among other things) the loan agreement dated 20 April 2004 (as the same may be amended, varied, supplemented and/or novated from time to time the “Loan Agreement” ) between (among others) the Borrower as borrower, the banks whose names and offices appear in schedule 2 to the Loan Agreement (the “Lenders” ), HSBC Bank plc as agent for the Lenders (the “Agent” ) and HSBC Bank plc as trustee for the Lenders (the “Trustee” ).

Unless the context requires otherwise, words and expressions used herein shall have the same meanings as ascribed to them in the Loan Agreement.

We refer to:

 

1. clause 17.5 of the Loan Agreement which provides that each Lender may assign or transfer its respective rights under the Guarantee to any person to whom the rights, or the rights and obligations, of that Lender under the Loan Agreement are wholly or partially assigned or transferred in accordance with the Loan Agreement; and

 

2. clause 17.5 of the Loan Agreement whereby the rights, benefits and/or obligations of any Lender thereunder may be transferred by means of a Transfer Certificate.

In consideration of the Lenders agreeing at our request to make the Loan available to the Borrower in accordance with the terms of the Loan Agreement, we hereby irrevocably and unconditionally authorise and instruct the Agent forthwith to execute on our behalf each Transfer Certificate delivered to it pursuant to clause 17.5 of the Loan Agreement without the Agent being under any obligation to take any further instructions from us or to give any prior notice to us before doing so.

 

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This letter shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, English law.

Yours faithfully

 

 

NCL CORPORATION LTD.
By:
Title:

 

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Schedule 3

Budgeted Consolidated EBITDA

 

Fiscal Quarter Ended

   Budgeted  Consolidated
EBITDA

(USD,000)
 

30 June 2008

     [*

30 September 2008

     [*

31 December 2008

     [*
     [*

31 March 2009

     [*

30 June 2009

     [*

30 September 2009

     [*

31 December 2009

     [*
     [*

31 March 2010

     [*

30 June 2010

     [*

30 September 2010

     [*

31 December 2010

     [*

 

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Schedule 4

Report on Bookings

NCL Corporation Ltd.

Passenger Booking Data

As of Week X

 

     Q1  1     Q2  1     Q3  1     Q4  1  

Load Factor Data

        

Booked to Date

        

2009

     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0

2008

     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0

Final (Full Year)

        

2008

     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0

NPD Data

        

Booked to Date

        

2009

     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0

2008

     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0

Final (Full Year)

        

2008

     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0

 

1  

Represents next four quarters following reporting date

 

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Exhibit 10.4

[*]: THE CONFIDENTIAL PORTION HAS BEEN OMITTED PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT AND THE OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE COMMISSION.

DATED 1 JUNE 2012

NCL CORPORATION LTD.

(as borrower)

NORWEGIAN PEARL, LTD.

NORWEGIAN GEM, LTD.

(as guarantors)

NCL INTERNATIONAL LTD.

(as shareholder)

NCL (BAHAMAS) LTD.

(as manager)

THE SEVERAL BANKS

(particulars of which are set out in Schedule 1)

(as lenders)

DNB BANK ASA

(as agent)

DNB BANK ASA

(as security agent)

COMMERZBANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT

(as Lower Saxony guarantee agent)

 

 

FIFTH SUPPLEMENTAL DEED TO

UP TO EUR624,000,000

REVOLVING LOAN FACILITY AGREEMENT

dated 7 October 2005 (as previously amended and/or restated)

 

 

 

LOGO


CONTENTS

 

         Page  
1  

Definitions and Construction

     2   
2  

Amendment and/or Restatement of Original Facility Agreement and Other Security Documents

     2   
3  

Conditions Precedent

     3   
4  

Representations and Warranties

     6   
5  

Fee and Expenses

     7   
6  

Further Assurance

     8   
7  

Counterparts

     8   
8  

Notices

     8   
9  

Governing Law

     9   
10  

Jurisdiction

     9   
Schedule 1  

Particulars of Agent, Security Agent, Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent, Restructuring Trustee and Lenders

     17   
Schedule 2  

Facility Agreement

     21   


FIFTH SUPPLEMENTAL DEED

DATED 1 JUNE 2012

BETWEEN:

 

(1) NCL CORPORATION LTD. a company incorporated in and existing under the laws of Bermuda with its registered office at Cumberland House, 9th Floor, 1 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda as borrower (the “ Borrower ”);

 

(2) NORWEGIAN PEARL, LTD. and NORWEGIAN GEM, LTD. each being a company incorporated in and existing under the laws of Bermuda with its registered office at Cumberland House, 9th Floor, 1 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda as guarantors (collectively the “ Guarantors ” and each individually a “ Guarantor ”);

 

(3) NCL INTERNATIONAL LTD. a company incorporated under the laws of Bermuda and having its registered office at Cumberland House, 9th Floor, 1 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda as shareholder (the “ Shareholder ”);

 

(4) NCL (BAHAMAS) LTD. a company incorporated in and existing under the laws of Bermuda with its registered office at Cumberland House, 9th Floor, 1 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda as manager (the “ Manager ”);

 

(5) THE SEVERAL BANKS particulars of which are set out in Schedule 1 as lenders (collectively the “ Lenders ” and each individually a “ Lender ”); and

 

(6) DNB BANK ASA of Stranden 21, NO-0021 Oslo, Norway as agent for itself and the Lenders (the “ Agent ”);

 

(7) COMMERZBANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT of Domstrasse 18, 20095 Hamburg, Federal Republic of Germany as German State of Lower Saxony agent (the “ Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent ”); and

 

(8) DNB BANK ASA of Stranden 21, NO-0021 Oslo, Norway as security agent (the “ Security Agent ”).

WHEREAS :

 

(A) By a secured loan facility agreement dated 7 October 2005 as amended and/or restated by a first supplemental deed dated 13 November 2006, a second supplemental deed dated 21 December 2007, a third supplemental deed dated 2 April 2009 and a fourth supplemental deed dated 22 July 2010 (together the “ Original Facility Agreement ”) made between (among others) (1) the Borrower as borrower (2) the Lenders as lenders (3) the Agent as agent and (4) the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent as agent, the Lenders agreed to make available to the Borrower a revolving loan facility of up to six hundred and twenty four million euro (EUR624,000,000) or the equivalent in Dollars (the “ Facility ”) in two (2) tranches. The repayment of the Facility by the Borrower has been secured by (among other things) guarantees and indemnities dated 28 November 2006 and 1 October 2007 granted by the Guarantors respectively.

 

(B)

The Borrower has requested the consent of the Lenders, the Agent and the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent to (i) the purchase of the vessel [*] (the “ Sky Vessel ”) from [*] (the “ Sky Vessel Seller ”) for an amount of up to [*] (the “ Sky Vessel Purchase Price ”) and


  the amendment of clause 10.9 ( Purchases and investments ) of the Original Facility Agreement to permit the purchase of [*] other vessels in addition to the Sky Vessel and after the cancellation, prepayment and/or repayment of the Total Delayed Principal Amount, to remove the restriction on purchasing vessels (ii) amend the restrictions in the Original Facility Agreement on incurring Permitted Indebtedness to allow for the acquisition of the Sky Vessel and such [*] other vessels and utilisation of an amount of up to [*] for general corporate purposes and, after the cancellation, prepayment and/or repayment of the Total Delayed Principal Amount, to remove such restrictions (iii) amend clause 10.26 ( Hedging ) of the Original Facility Agreement to remove the restriction on hedging counterparties and (iv) amend clause 10.14 ( Subordination of indebtedness ) of the Original Facility Agreement to exempt the indebtedness incurred for financing the Sky Vessel from the subordination arrangements contained in such clause.

 

(C) The consent of the Lenders, the Agent and the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent is given in respect of the above matters on the terms of this fifth supplement to the Original Facility Agreement (this “ Deed ”) which shall be executed as a deed.

NOW THIS DEED WITNESSES as follows:

 

1 Definitions and Construction

 

  1.1 In this Deed including the preamble and recitals hereto (unless the context otherwise requires) any term or expression defined in the preamble or the recitals shall have the meaning ascribed to it therein and terms and expressions not defined herein but whose meanings are defined in the Original Facility Agreement shall have the meanings set out therein. In addition, the following terms and expressions shall have the meanings set out below:

Facility Agreement ” means the Original Facility Agreement as amended and restated by this Deed and as set out in Schedule 2;

New Process Agent ” means EC3 Services Limited whose registered office is presently at The St Botolph Building, 138 Houndsditch, London EC3A 7AR;

Sky Vessel Purchase Price Terms ” means the terms on which the Sky Vessel Purchase Price (and interest thereon and other fees, costs and expenses) will be payable by [*] to the Sky Vessel Seller for the Sky Vessel as reflected by the agreement referred to in Clause 3.1.3;

Third Restatement Date ” means the date on which the conditions precedent set out in Clause 3.1 are fulfilled to the satisfaction of the Agent or waived by the Agent pursuant to Clause 3.2; and

Total Sky Vessel and Breakaway 3 Prepayment Amount ” means [*].

 

  1.2 The provisions of clauses 1.2, 1.3, 1.4 and 1.5 of the Facility Agreement shall apply hereto (mutatis mutandis).

 

2 Amendment and/or Restatement of Original Facility Agreement and Other Security Documents

 

  2.1

Subject to Clause 3.1, the parties hereto agree that immediately upon and with effect from the Third Restatement Date, the Original Facility Agreement shall be

 

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  amended and restated to read in accordance with the amended and restated facility agreement as set out in Schedule 2 and (as so amended and restated) will continue to be binding upon each of the parties thereto in accordance with its terms as so amended and restated.

 

  2.2 The Borrower and each of the Guarantors, the Shareholder and the Manager hereby confirms to the Lenders, the Agent, the Security Agent and the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent that with effect from the Third Restatement Date:

 

  2.2.1 all references to the Original Facility Agreement in the other Security Documents shall be construed as references to the Facility Agreement and all terms used in such Security Documents whose meanings are defined by reference to the Original Facility Agreement shall be defined by reference to the Facility Agreement;

 

  2.2.2 the Security Documents shall apply to, and extend to secure, the whole of the Outstanding Indebtedness, as defined in clause 1.1 of the Facility Agreement, until it has been repaid or paid in full to the Lenders (or to the Agent on their behalf) and the Agent;

 

  2.2.3 its obligations under the Security Documents to which it is a party shall not be discharged, impaired or otherwise affected by reason of the execution of this Deed or of any of the documents or transactions contemplated hereby and in particular but without limitation by the granting of time to the Borrower under the Original Facility Agreement; and

 

  2.2.4 its obligations under the Security Documents to which it is a party shall remain in full force and effect as security for the obligations of the Borrower under the Facility Agreement and the other Security Documents as amended by this Deed.

 

  2.3 The Manager hereby acknowledges and, to the extent necessary, agrees to comply with the terms of clause 10.27 of the Facility Agreement.

 

  2.4 Except as expressly amended hereby or pursuant hereto the Original Facility Agreement and the other Security Documents shall remain in full force and effect and nothing herein contained shall relieve the Borrower, either of the Guarantors, the Shareholder, the Manager or any other Obligor from any of its respective obligations under any such documents.

 

3 Conditions Precedent

 

  3.1 The amendment and restatement of the Original Facility Agreement provided for in Clause 2 is conditional upon and shall not be effective unless and until the Agent has received the following in form and substance satisfactory to it:

 

  3.1.1 prior to the date of this Deed, an updated integrated financial model for the NCLC Group for the period until 31 December 2017 reflecting the Sky Vessel Purchase Price Terms and the anticipated cost of acquisition of Breakaway 3 and Breakaway 4 (as each such term will be defined in the Facility Agreement) which is hereby agreed to have been satisfied by the financial model for the NCLC Group first delivered at the bankers’ meeting in London on 4 April 2012 and subsequently distributed by the Borrower by email;

 

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  3.1.2 on the date of this Deed:

 

  (a) one (1) counterpart of this Deed duly executed by the parties hereto;

 

  (b) a written confirmation from the New Process Agent that it will act for the Borrower, each of the Guarantors, the Shareholder, the Manager and the owners of the Hermes Vessels (together the “ Relevant Parties ”) as agent for service of process in England in respect of this Deed;

 

  (c) evidence that each of the Lenders has received payment of the handling/work fee to which it is entitled as more particularly described in Clause 5.1; and

 

  (d) the following corporate documents in respect of each of the Relevant Parties:

 

  (i) Certified Copies of any consents required from any ministry, governmental, financial or other authority for the execution of and performance by the respective Relevant Party of its obligations under this Deed or any document to be executed pursuant hereto or if no such consents are required a certificate from a duly appointed officer of the Relevant Party to this effect confirming that no such consents are required;

 

  (ii) a notarially attested secretary’s certificate of each of the Relevant Parties:

 

  (1) attaching a copy of its Certificate of Incorporation and Memorandum of Association and Bye-Laws (or equivalent constitutional documents) which do not prohibit the entering into of the transactions contemplated in this Deed;

 

  (2) giving the names of its present officers and directors;

 

  (3) setting out specimen signatures of such persons as are authorised by the Relevant Party to sign documents or otherwise undertake the performance of that Relevant Party’s obligations under this Deed;

 

  (4) giving the legal owner of its shares and the number of such shares held;

 

  (5)

attaching copies of resolutions passed at duly convened meetings of the directors and, if required

 

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  by the Agent, the shareholders of each of the Relevant Parties authorising (as applicable) the execution of this Deed and the issue of any power of attorney to execute the same; and

 

  (6) containing a declaration of solvency as at the date of the certificate of the duly appointed officer of the Relevant Party;

or (if applicable) certifying that there has been no change to the statements made in his or her secretary’s certificate last provided to the Agent with respect to paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4) and (6) of this Clause 3.1.2(d)(ii) and attaching copies of resolutions passed at duly convened meetings of the directors and, if required by the Agent, the shareholders of each of the Relevant Parties authorising (as applicable) the execution of this Deed and any document to be executed pursuant hereto and the issue of any power of attorney to execute the same; and

 

  (iii) the original powers of attorney, if any, issued pursuant to the resolutions referred to above and notarially attested;

 

  3.1.3 a Certified Copy of any sale and purchase agreement or memorandum of agreement evidencing the terms for the sale of the Sky Vessel by the Sky Vessel Seller to Norwegian Sky, Ltd. or another member of the NCLC Group for the Sky Vessel Purchase Price on the Sky Vessel Purchase Price Terms which agreement shall be in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent if it is in the form provided to the Agent on 24 May 2012;

 

  3.1.4 a Certified Copy of a confirmation in respect of each of the Hermes Vessel Owner Third Guarantees duly executed by the owners of the Hermes Vessels;

 

  3.1.5 a written confirmation from the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent that the notarially attested and apostilled written consent of the German State of Lower Saxony obtained in relation to the amendments to the Original Facility Agreement contemplated by this Deed is either (a) unconditional or (b) conditional but any such condition has been satisfied by the terms of the amendments to the Original Facility Agreement contemplated by this Deed;

 

  3.1.6 evidence that the Cash Sweep Credit Facilities have been cancelled and/or prepaid pro rata based on the Maximum Amount of the Delayed Principal Amount (as defined in the facility agreement for each Cash Sweep Credit Facility) for each Cash Sweep Credit Facility (or, if applicable, tranche thereof) by the Total Sky Vessel and Breakaway 3 Prepayment Amount;

 

  3.1.7 evidence that all the conditions precedent to the amendment and restatement of each facility agreement and, if applicable, guarantee in respect of each NCLC Group Credit Facility have been satisfied; and

 

  3.1.8 agreement to the issue of such favourable written legal opinions including in respect of Bermuda, the Isle of Man, Delaware and the United States of America and England in such form as the Agent may require relating to all aspects of the transactions contemplated hereby governed by any applicable law,

 

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PROVIDED THAT no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on the Third Restatement Date (subject to Clause 3.2).

 

  3.2 If the Agent in accordance with clause 20.3 of the Original Facility Agreement decides to permit the amendment and restatement of the Original Facility Agreement hereby without having received all of the documents or evidence referred to in Clause 3.1, the Borrower will nevertheless deliver the remaining documents or evidence to the Agent within fourteen (14) days of the Third Restatement Date (or such other period as the Agent may stipulate) and the amendment and restatement of the Original Facility Agreement as aforesaid shall not be construed as a waiver of the Agent’s right to receive the documents or evidence as aforesaid nor shall this provision impose on the Agent, the Security Agent, the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent or the Lenders any obligation to permit the amendment and restatement in the absence of such documents or evidence.

 

4 Representations and Warranties

 

  4.1 The Borrower, each of the Guarantors, the Shareholder and the Manager represents and warrants to the Lenders, the Agent, the Security Agent and the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent that:

 

  4.1.1 it has the power to enter into and perform this Deed and the transactions and documents contemplated hereby and has taken all necessary action to authorise the entry into and performance of this Deed and such transactions and documents;

 

  4.1.2 this Deed constitutes and each other document contemplated hereby to which it is a party will, when executed, constitute its legal, valid and binding obligations enforceable in accordance with its terms;

 

  4.1.3 its entry into and performance of this Deed and the transactions and documents contemplated hereby do not and will not conflict with:

 

  (a) any law or regulation or any official or judicial order; or

 

  (b) its constitutional documents; or

 

  (c) any agreement or document to which it is a party or which is binding upon it or any of its assets,

nor result in the creation or imposition of any Encumbrance on it or its assets pursuant to the provisions of any such agreement or document and in particular but without prejudice to the foregoing the entry into and performance of this Deed and the transactions and documents contemplated hereby and thereby will not render invalid, void or voidable any security granted by it to the Agent or the Security Agent;

 

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  4.1.4 all authorisations, approvals, consents, licences, exemptions, filings, registrations, notarisations and other matters, official or otherwise, required in connection with the entry into, performance, validity and enforceability of this Deed and each of the other documents contemplated hereby and thereby and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been obtained or effected and are in full force and effect;

 

  4.1.5 all information furnished by it to the Agent or its agents relating to the business and affairs of an Obligor in connection with this Deed and the other documents contemplated hereby and thereby was and remains true and correct in all material respects and there are no other material facts or considerations the omission of which would render any such information misleading; and

 

  4.1.6 it has fully disclosed in writing to the Agent all facts relating to its business which it knows or should reasonably know and which might reasonably be expected to influence the Lenders, the Agent, the Security Agent and/or the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent in deciding whether or not to enter into this Deed.

 

5 Fee and Expenses

 

  5.1 The Borrower shall pay to each of the Lenders on the date of this Deed a non-refundable handling/work fee of [*] provided that a Lender which is the provider of any other loan or other facility to the Borrower or any other member of the NCLC Group shall only be entitled to receive one (1) such fee of [*]. Notwithstanding any provision of this Deed, the Original Facility Agreement or the Facility Agreement to the contrary, no Lender shall be required to share with the other Lenders, the Agent, the Security Agent and/or the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent any such handling/work fee received.

 

  5.2 The Borrower and the Guarantors jointly and severally undertake to reimburse the Agent, the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent and the Security Agent on demand of the Agent on a full indemnity basis for the reasonable charges and expenses (together with value added tax or any similar tax thereon and including without limitation the fees and expenses of legal and other advisers) incurred by the Agent, the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent and/or the Security Agent in respect of, or in connection with, the negotiation, preparation, printing, execution and registration of this Deed and any other documents required in connection with the implementation of this Deed.

 

  5.3 The Borrower and the Guarantors jointly and severally undertake to reimburse the Agent, the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent, the Security Agent and the Lenders on demand of the Agent on a full indemnity basis for all charges and expenses (together with value added tax or any similar tax thereon and including without limitation the fees and expenses of legal and other advisers) incurred by the Agent, the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent, the Security Agent and/or the Lenders in respect of, or in connection with, the enforcement of, or the preservation of any rights under, this Deed.

 

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6 Further Assurance

The Borrower, each of the Guarantors, the Shareholder and the Manager will, from time to time on being required to do so by the Agent, do or procure the doing of all such acts and/or execute or procure the execution of all such documents in a form satisfactory to the Agent as the Agent may reasonably consider necessary for giving full effect to this Deed or any of the documents contemplated hereby or securing to the Lenders, the Agent, the Security Agent and/or the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent the full benefit of the rights, powers and remedies conferred upon the Lenders, the Agent, the Security Agent and/or the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent in any such document.

 

7 Counterparts

This Deed may be executed in any number of counterparts and all such counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same agreement.

 

8 Notices

 

  8.1 Any notice, demand or other communication (unless made by telefax) to be made or delivered to the Borrower, a Guarantor, the Shareholder and/or the Manager pursuant to this Deed shall (unless the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Shareholder or the Manager has by fifteen (15) days’ written notice to the Agent or the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent (as the case may be) specified another address) be made or delivered to the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Shareholder and/or the Manager at/c/o 7665 Corporate Center Drive, Miami, Florida 33126, United States of America (marked for the attention of the Chief Financial Officer and the Legal Department) (but one (1) copy shall suffice). Any notice, demand or other communication to be made or delivered by the Borrower, a Guarantor, the Shareholder or the Manager pursuant to this Deed shall (unless the Agent or the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent (as the case may be) has by fifteen (15) days’ written notice to the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Shareholder or the Manager specified another address) be made or delivered to the Agent or the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent at its Lending Branch, the details of which are set out in Schedule 1.

 

  8.2 Any notice, demand or other communication to be made or delivered pursuant to this Deed may be sent by telefax to the relevant telephone numbers (which at the date hereof in respect of the Borrower, the Guarantors, the Shareholder and the Manager is +1 305 436 4140 (marked for the attention of the Chief Financial Officer) and +1 305 436 4117 (marked for the attention of the Legal Department) and in the case of the Agent and the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent is as recorded in Schedule 1) specified by it from time to time for the purpose and shall be deemed to have been received when transmission of such telefax communication has been completed. Each such telefax communication, if made to the Agent or the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent by the Borrower, a Guarantor, the Shareholder or the Manager, shall be signed by the person or persons authorised in writing by the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Shareholder or the Manager (as the case may be) and whose signature appears on the list of specimen signatures contained in the secretary’s certificate required to be delivered by Clause 3 and shall be expressed to be for the attention of the department or officer whose name has been notified for the time being for that purpose by the Agent or the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent (as the case may be) to the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Shareholder and the Manager.

 

  8.3 The provisions of clauses 21.1, 21.5 and 21.6 of the Original Facility Agreement shall apply to this Deed.

 

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9 Governing Law

This Deed and any non-contractual obligations arising from or in connection with it shall be governed by English law.

 

10 Jurisdiction

 

  10.1 The courts of England have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute:

 

  10.1.1 arising out of or in connection with this Deed (including a dispute regarding the existence, validity or termination of this Deed); or

 

  10.1.2 relating to any non-contractual obligations arising from or in connection with this Deed,

(a “ Dispute ”). Each party to this Deed agrees that the courts of England are the most appropriate and convenient courts to settle Disputes and accordingly no party will argue to the contrary.

This Clause 10.1 is for the benefit of the Lenders, the Agent, the Security Agent and the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent only. As a result, no such party shall be prevented from taking proceedings relating to a Dispute in any other courts with jurisdiction. To the extent allowed by law, any such party may take concurrent proceedings in any number of jurisdictions.

 

  10.2 None of the Borrower, the Guarantors, the Shareholder or the Manager may, without the Agent’s prior written consent, terminate the appointment of the New Process Agent; if the New Process Agent resigns or its appointment ceases to be effective, the Borrower, the Guarantors, the Shareholder and/or the Manager (as the case may be) shall within fourteen (14) days appoint a company which has premises in London and has been approved by the Agent to act as the Borrower’s, the Guarantors’, the Shareholder’s and/or the Manager’s (as the case may be) process agent with unconditional authority to receive and acknowledge service on behalf of the Borrower, the Guarantors, the Shareholder and/or the Manager of all process or other documents connected with proceedings in the English courts which relate to this Deed.

 

  10.3 For the purpose of securing its obligations under Clause 10.2, the Borrower, each of the Guarantors, the Shareholder and the Manager irrevocably agrees that, if it for any reason fails to appoint a process agent within the period specified in Clause 10.2, the Agent may appoint any person (including a company controlled by or associated with the Agent, the Security Agent or any Lender) to act as the Borrower’s, that Guarantor’s, the Shareholder’s or the Manager’s (as the case may be) process agent in England with the unconditional authority described in Clause 10.2.

 

  10.4 No neglect or default by a process agent appointed or designated under this Clause (including a failure by it to notify the Borrower, the Guarantors, the Shareholder or the Manager (as the case may be) of the service of any process or to forward any process to the Borrower, the Guarantors, the Shareholder or the Manager (as the case may be)) shall invalidate any proceedings or judgment.

 

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  10.5 The Borrower, each of the Guarantors, the Shareholder and the Manager appoints in the case of the courts of England the New Process Agent to receive, for and on its behalf, service of process in England of any legal proceedings with respect to this Deed.

 

  10.6 A judgment relating to this Deed which is given or would be enforced by an English court shall be conclusive and binding on the Borrower, the Guarantors, the Shareholder and/or the Manager (as the case may be) and may be enforced without review in any other jurisdiction.

 

  10.7 Nothing in this Clause shall exclude or limit any right which the Agent, the Security Agent, the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent or the Lenders may have (whether under the laws of any country, an international convention or otherwise) with regard to the bringing of proceedings, the service of process, the recognition or enforcement of a judgment or any similar or related matter in any jurisdiction.

 

  10.8 In this Clause “ judgment ” includes order, injunction, declaration and any other decision or relief made or granted by a court.

IN WITNESS whereof the parties hereto have caused this Deed to be duly executed as a deed on the day and year first before written.

 

SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED    )   
by Micha Withoft   

)

) /s/ Micha Withoft

Attorney-in-Fact   
for and on behalf of    )   
NCL CORPORATION LTD.    )   
in the presence of: /s/ Anthony Pitt    )   
Anthony Pitt      
Trainee Solicitor      
Stephenson Harwood LLP      
1 Finsbury Circus      
London EC2M 7SH      

 

10


SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED    )   
by Micha Withoft    )   
Attorney-in-Fact    ) /s/ Micha Withoft
for and on behalf of    )   
NORWEGIAN PEARL, LTD.    )   
in the presence of: /s/ Anthony Pitt    )   
Anthony Pitt      
Trainee Solicitor      
Stephenson Harwood LLP      
1 Finsbury Circus      
London EC2M 7SH      
SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED    )   
by Micha Withoft    )   
Attorney-in-Fact    ) /s/ Micha Withoft
for and on behalf of    )   
NORWEGIAN GEM, LTD.    )   
in the presence of: /s/ Anthony Pitt    )   
Anthony Pitt      
Trainee Solicitor      
Stephenson Harwood LLP      
1 Finsbury Circus      
London EC2M 7SH      
SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED    )   
by Micha Withoft    )   
Attorney-in-Fact    ) /s/ Micha Withoft
for and on behalf of    )   
NCL INTERNATIONAL LTD.    )   
in the presence of: /s/ Anthony Pitt    )   
Anthony Pitt      
Trainee Solicitor      
Stephenson Harwood LLP      
1 Finsbury Circus      
London EC2M 7SH      

 

11


SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED    )   
by Micha Withoft    )   
Attorney-in-Fact    ) /s/ Micha Withoft
for and on behalf of    )   
NCL (BAHAMAS) LTD.    )   
in the presence of: /s/ Anthony Pitt    )   
Anthony Pitt      
Trainee Solicitor      
Stephenson Harwood LLP      
1 Finsbury Circus      
London EC2M 7SH      
SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED    )   
by Jennifer Ashford    )   
Attorney-in-Fact    ) /s/ Jennifer Ashford
for and on behalf of    )   
COMMERZBANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT    )   
in the presence of: /s/ Anthony Pitt    )   
Anthony Pitt      
Trainee Solicitor      
Stephenson Harwood LLP      
1 Finsbury Circus      
London EC2M 7SH      
SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED    )   
by Jennifer Ashford    )   
Attorney-in-Fact    ) /s/ Jennifer Ashford
for and on behalf of    )   
DNB BANK ASA    )   
as a Lender, the Agent and the Security Agent    )   
in the presence of: /s/ Anthony Pitt    )   
Anthony Pitt      
Trainee Solicitor      
Stephenson Harwood LLP      
1 Finsbury Circus      
London EC2M 7SH      

 

12


SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED    )   
by Jennifer Ashford    )   
Attorney-in-Fact    ) /s/ Jennifer Ashford
for and on behalf of    )   
KFW IPEX-BANK GMBH    )   
in the presence of: /s/ Anthony Pitt    )   
Anthony Pitt      
Trainee Solicitor      
Stephenson Harwood LLP      
1 Finsbury Circus      
London EC2M 7SH      
SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED    )   
by Jennifer Ashford    )   
Attorney-in-Fact    ) /s/ Jennifer Ashford
for and on behalf of    )   
NORDDEUTSCHE LANDESBANK    )   
GIROZENTRALE    )   
in the presence of: /s/ Anthony Pitt    )   
Anthony Pitt      
Trainee Solicitor      
Stephenson Harwood LLP      
1 Finsbury Circus      
London EC2M 7SH      
SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED    )   
by Jennifer Ashford    )   
Attorney-in-Fact    ) /s/ Jennifer Ashford
for and on behalf of    )   
NORDEA BANK NORGE ASA    )   
in the presence of: /s/ Anthony Pitt    )   
Anthony Pitt      
Trainee Solicitor      
Stephenson Harwood LLP      
1 Finsbury Circus      
London EC2M 7SH      

 

13


SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED    )
by Jennifer Ashford    )
Attorney-in-Fact    ) /s/ Jennifer Ashford
for and on behalf of    )
BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC    )
in the presence of: /s/ Anthony Pitt    )
Anthony Pitt   
Trainee Solicitor   
Stephenson Harwood LLP   
1 Finsbury Circus   
London EC2M 7SH   
SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED    )
by Jennifer Ashford    )
Attorney-in-Fact    ) /s/ Jennifer Ashford
for and on behalf of    )
UNICREDIT BANK AG    )
in the presence of: /s/ Anthony Pitt    )
Anthony Pitt   
Trainee Solicitor   
Stephenson Harwood LLP   
1 Finsbury Circus   
London EC2M 7SH   
SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED    )
by Jennifer Ashford    )
Attorney-in-Fact    ) /s/ Jennifer Ashford
for and on behalf of    )
DEUTSCHE SCHIFFSBANK    )
AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT , Bremen and Hamburg    )
in the presence of: /s/ Anthony Pitt    )
Anthony Pitt   
Trainee Solicitor   
Stephenson Harwood LLP   
1 Finsbury Circus   
London EC2M 7SH   

 

14


SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED    )
by Jennifer Ashford    )
Attorney-in-Fact    ) /s/ Jennifer Ashford
for and on behalf of    )
FOKUS BANK    )
(being the Norwegian branch of Danske Bank A/S)    )
in the presence of: /s/ Anthony Pitt    )
Anthony Pitt   
Trainee Solicitor   
Stephenson Harwood LLP   
1 Finsbury Circus   
London EC2M 7SH   
SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED    )
by Jennifer Ashford    )
Attorney-in-Fact    ) /s/ Jennifer Ashford
for and on behalf of    )
HSH NORDBANK AG    )
in the presence of: /s/ Anthony Pitt    )
Anthony Pitt   
Trainee Solicitor   
Stephenson Harwood LLP   
1 Finsbury Circus   
London EC2M 7SH   
SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED    )
by Jennifer Ashford    )
Attorney-in-Fact    ) /s/ Jennifer Ashford
for and on behalf of    )
SKANDINAVISKA ENSKILDA BANKEN    )
AB (publ)    )
in the presence of: /s/ Anthony Pitt    )
Anthony Pitt   
Trainee Solicitor   
Stephenson Harwood LLP   
1 Finsbury Circus   
London EC2M 7SH   

 

15


SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED    )
by Jennifer Ashford    )
Attorney-in-Fact    ) /s/ Jennifer Ashford
for and on behalf of    )
COMMERZBANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT    )
as the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent    )
in the presence of: /s/ Anthony Pitt    )
Anthony Pitt   
Trainee Solicitor   
Stephenson Harwood LLP   
1 Finsbury Circus   
London EC2M 7SH   

 

16


Schedule 1

Particulars of Agent, Security Agent, Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent,

Restructuring Trustee and Lenders

Name and Address

Agent, Security Agent and Restructuring Trustee

DNB BANK ASA

Stranden 21

NO-0021 Oslo

Norway

 

Fax:    +47 22 482894
Attn:    Ms Marie Therese Zwilgmeyer

Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent

COMMERZBANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT

Domstrasse 18

20095 Hamburg

Germany

 

Fax:    +49 40 37699 649
Attn:    Mr Marcus Weber/Mr Fabian Francke
Email:    shipfinance@commerzbank.com/
   marcus.weber@commerzbank.com/
   fabian.francke@commerzbank.com

Restructuring Trustee

DNB BANK ASA

Stranden 21

NO-0021 Oslo

Norway

 

Fax:    +47 22 482894
Attn:    Ms Marie Therese Zwilgmeyer

 

17


Lenders

Name and Address

COMMERZBANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT

Domstrasse 18

20095 Hamburg

Germany

 

Fax:    +49 40 37699 649
Attn:    Mr Marcus Weber/Mr Fabian Francke
Email:    shipfinance@commerzbank.com/
   marcus.weber@commerzbank.com/
   fabian.francke@commerzbank.com

DNB BANK ASA

Stranden 21

NO-0021 Oslo

Norway

 

Fax:    +47 22 482894
Attn:    Mrs Amra Koluder (credit matters)
Email:    amra.koluder@dnb.no
Attn:    Ms Marie Therese Zwilgmeyer (administration matters)
Email:    creditmiddleoffice@dnb.no

KFW IPEX-BANK GMBH

Palmengartenstrasse 5-9

60325 Frankfurt am Main

Germany

 

Fax:    +49 69 7431 3768/2944
Attn:    Mr Josef Schmid/Ms Claudia Wenzel
Email:    josef.schmid@kfw.de/claudia.wenzel@kfw.de

NORDDEUTSCHE LANDESBANK GIROZENTRALE

Friedrichswall 10

30159 Hannover

Germany

 

Fax:    +49 511 361 4785
Attn:    Ship and Aircraft Department - International Shipping Group
Email:    shipping@nordlb.de

 

18


Name and Address

NORDEA BANK NORGE ASA

Middelthuns gate 17

Oslo

P O Box 1166 Sentrum

NO-0107 Oslo

Norway

 

Fax:    +47 22 484278
Attn:    Mr Arne Berglund
Email:    arne.berglund@nordea.com

BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC

Marine Finance

Second Floor

New Uberior House

11 Earl Grey Street

Edinburgh EH3 9BN

Scotland

 

Fax:    +44 131 659 1194
Attn:    Douglas Newton/Russell Parker
Email:    douglas_newton@bankofscotland.co.uk

UNICREDIT BANK AG

Neuer Wall 64

20354 Hamburg

Germany

 

Fax:    +49 89 378-43315
Attn:    Mr Scott Obeck
Email:    scott.obeck@unicreditgroup.de
Fax:    +49 89 378-3348912
Attn:    Mr Mark Young
Email:    mark.young@unicreditgroup.de

DEUTSCHE SCHIFFSBANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT

Bremen and Hamburg

(now known as Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft)

Domstrasse 18

20095 Hamburg

Germany

 

Fax:    +49 40 37699 649
Attn:    Mr Marcus Weber/Mr Fabian Francke
Email:    shipfinance@commerzbank.com/
   marcus.weber@commerzbank.com/
   fabian.francke@commerzbank.com

 

19


Name and Address

FOKUS BANK

(being the Norwegian branch of Danske Bank A/S)

Stortingsgaten 6

P O Box 1170 Sentrum

NO-0107 Oslo

Norway

 

Fax:    +47 85 407990
Attn:    Mr Tore Thorlacius Braein/Ms Ida Iselin Vestbakken
Email:    tore.braein@danskebank.com/idve@danskebank.com

HSH NORDBANK AG

Gerhart-Hauptmann-Platz 50

20095 Hamburg

Germany

 

Fax:    +49 40 3333 611932
Attn:    Mr Volker Werner
Email:    volker.werner@hsh-nordbank.com
Fax:    +1 212 407 6008
Attn:    Ms Frauke Hay
Email:    frauke.hay@hsh-nordbank.com

SKANDINAVISKA ENSKILDA BANKEN AB (publ)

Kungsträdgårdsgatan 8

SE-106 40 Stockholm

Sweden

 

Fax:    +44 20 7236 5144
Attn:    Mr Scott Lewallen/Mr Malcolm Stonehouse
Email:    scott.lewallen@seb.co.uk/
   malcolm.stonehouse@seb.co.uk

 

20


Schedule 2

Facility Agreement

 

21


DATED 7 OCTOBER 2005

NCL CORPORATION LTD.

(as borrower)

DNB BANK ASA

NORDEA BANK NORGE ASA

(as lead arrangers)

COMMERZBANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT

KfW

NORDDEUTSCHE LANDESBANK GIROZENTRALE

(as co-arrangers)

THE SEVERAL BANKS

particulars of which are set out in Schedule 1

(as original lenders)

DNB BANK ASA

(as agent)

COMMERZBANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT

(as Lower Saxony guarantee agent)

 

 

UP TO EUR624,000,000

REVOLVING LOAN FACILITY AGREEMENT

AS AMENDED AND RESTATED PURSUANT TO

A SUPPLEMENTAL DEED

DATED                      2012

 

 

 

LOGO


CONTENTS

 

               Page  

1

  

Definitions and Construction

     1   
  

1.1

  

Definitions

     1   
  

1.2

  

Construction

     28   
  

1.3

  

Agent

     29   
  

1.4

  

Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent

     29   
  

1.5

  

Third party rights

     29   

2

  

The Facility

     29   
  

2.1

  

Availability

     29   
  

2.2

  

Purpose and Application

     30   
  

2.3

  

Drawdown

     30   
  

2.4

  

Break costs

     31   
  

2.5

  

Conditions of drawdown

     31   
  

2.6

  

Several obligations of the Lenders

     31   
  

2.7

  

Lender’s failure to perform

     32   
  

2.8

  

Fulfilment of conditions after drawdown

     32   
  

2.9

  

Conditions subsequent

     32   

3

  

Currency Option

     32   
  

3.1

  

Selection of Dollars

     32   
  

3.2

  

Conversion

     32   
  

3.3

  

Conditions and restrictions to conversion

     33   
  

3.4

  

Repayment in same currency

     33   
  

3.5

  

Exercise of currency option

     33   
  

3.6

  

No prepayment

     34   
  

3.7

  

No discharge

     34   

4

  

Repayment, Reduction, Cancellation and Prepayment of the Facility

     34   
  

4.1

  

Repayment

     34   
  

4.2

  

Scheduled reductions of Commitments to a Tranche

     34   
  

4.3

  

Sale or Total Loss of a Vessel: mandatory cancellation

     35   
  

4.4

  

Amounts payable on prepayment

     35   
  

4.5

  

Notice of prepayment

     36   
  

4.6

  

Voluntary cancellation of Commitments to a Tranche

     36   
  

4.7

  

Additional partial cancellation

     37   
  

4.8

  

Prepayment during Term

     37   
  

4.9

  

Mandatory cancellation in case of illegality

     37   
  

4.10

  

Voluntary cancellation following imposition of Substitute Basis

     38   
  

4.11

  

Cancellation in case of Total Loss of a Vessel

     38   
  

4.12

  

Cancellation in case of sale of a Vessel

     38   
  

4.13

  

Cancellation in case of non-delivery of a Vessel

     39   
  

4.14

  

Cancellation in case of reduction in the Owners’ Supply Costs

     39   
  

4.15

  

Mandatory cancellation in case of cash sweep or special liquidity

     39   
  

4.16

  

No cancellation

     40   


5

  

Interest

     41   
  

5.1

  

Payment of interest

     41   
  

5.2

  

Selection and duration of Interest Periods

     42   
  

5.3

  

No notice and unavailability

     42   
  

5.4

  

Extension and shortening of Interest Periods

     42   
  

5.5

  

Interest Rate

     42   
  

5.6

  

Bank basis

     42   
  

5.7

  

Default interest

     43   

6

  

Substitute Basis of Funding

     43   
  

6.1

  

Absence of quotations

     43   
  

6.2

  

Market disruption

     43   
  

6.3

  

Substitute basis of interest or funding

     44   
  

6.4

  

Review

     44   

7

  

Payments

     44   
  

7.1

  

Place for payment

     44   
  

7.2

  

Deductions and grossing-up

     45   
  

7.3

  

Production of receipts for Taxes

     45   
  

7.4

  

Currency of account

     46   
  

7.5

  

Money of account

     46   
  

7.6

  

Accounts

     47   
  

7.7

  

Earnings

     47   
  

7.8

  

Continuing security

     47   
  

7.9

  

Mitigation

     47   

8

  

Yield Protection and Force Majeure

     48   
  

8.1

  

Increased costs

     48   
  

8.2

  

Force majeure

     49   

9

  

Representations and Warranties

     50   
  

9.1

  

Duration

     50   
  

9.2

  

Representations and warranties

     50   

10

  

Undertakings

     55   
  

10.1

  

Duration

     55   
  

10.2

  

Information

     55   
  

10.3

  

Financial Undertakings

     56   
  

10.4

  

Dividends

     58   
  

10.5

  

Notification of default

     59   
  

10.6

  

Consents and registrations

     59   
  

10.7

  

Negative pledge

     59   
  

10.8

  

Disposals

     60   
  

10.9

  

Purchases and investments

     60   
  

10.10

  

Change of name or business

     61   
  

10.11

  

Mergers

     61   
  

10.12

  

Maintenance of status and franchises

     62   
  

10.13

  

Financial records

     62   
  

10.14

  

Subordination of indebtedness

     62   
  

10.15

  

Guarantees

     63   


  

10.16

  

Further assurance

     63   
  

10.17

  

Valuation of the Vessels

     63   
  

10.18

  

Marginal security

     64   
  

10.19

  

Financial year end

     64   
  

10.20

  

Maintenance and insurance

     65   
  

10.21

  

Lower Saxony Guarantees

     65   
  

10.22

  

Vessels

     65   
  

10.23

  

Cash sweep

     65   
  

10.24

  

Special liquidity

     66   
  

10.25

  

Chartering

     67   
  

10.26

  

Hedging

     68   
  

10.27

  

Exceptional prepayments

     68   
  

10.28

  

Equity contribution

     69   
  

10.29

  

Indebtedness for Borrowed Money

     69   
  

10.30

  

Pro rata revolver prepayments

     69   
  

10.31

  

Permitted Indebtedness for acquisition of vessels

     69   

11

  

Rights of the Agent and the Lenders

     70   
  

11.1

  

No derogation of rights

     70   
  

11.2

  

Enforcement of remedies

     70   

12

  

Default

     70   
  

12.1

  

Events of default

     70   
  

12.2

  

Acceleration

     76   
  

12.3

  

Default indemnity

     77   
  

12.4

  

Set off

     78   
  

12.5

  

Master Agreement rights

     78   

13

  

Application of Funds

     78   
  

13.1

  

Total Loss proceeds/proceeds of sale

     78   
  

13.2

  

General funds/Event of Default monies

     80   
  

13.3

  

Application of proceeds of Insurances

     82   
  

13.4

  

Suspense account

     82   

14

  

Fees

     82   
  

14.1

  

Commitment fee

     82   
  

14.2

  

Other fees

     83   
  

14.3

  

Lower Saxony Guarantee fee

     83   
  

14.4

  

Back-end fee

     84   

15

  

Expenses

     84   
  

15.1

  

Initial expenses

     84   
  

15.2

  

Enforcement expenses

     84   
  

15.3

  

Stamp duties

     84   
  

15.4

  

Steering Committee expenses

     85   
  

15.5

  

Amendment, addendum or supplement expenses

     85   

16

  

Waivers, Remedies Cumulative

     85   
  

16.1

  

No waiver

     85   
  

16.2

  

Remedies cumulative

     85   


  

16.3

  

Severability

     85   
  

16.4

  

Time of essence

     85   

17

  

Counterparts

     86   

18

  

Changes to the Lenders

     86   
  

18.1

  

Assignments and transfers by the Lenders

     86   
  

18.2

  

Conditions of assignment or transfer

     86   
  

18.3

  

Assignment or transfer fee

     87   
  

18.4

  

Limitation of responsibility of Existing Lenders

     87   
  

18.5

  

Procedure for transfer

     88   
  

18.6

  

Copy of Transfer Certificate to Borrower

     89   
  

18.7

  

Disclosure of information

     89   
  

18.8

  

Borrower’s co-operation

     90   

19

  

Changes to the Borrower

     90   

20

  

Reference Banks, Agent, Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent and Steering Committee

     90   
  

20.1

  

Reference Banks

     90   
  

20.2

  

Decision making

     90   
  

20.3

  

The Agent and the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent

     92   
  

20.4

  

Retirement and replacement of the Agent and the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent

     97   
  

20.5

  

Steering Committee

     99   
  

20.6

  

Trust

     101   

21

  

Notices

     102   
  

21.1

  

Mode of communication

     102   
  

21.2

  

Address

     102   
  

21.3

  

Telefax communication

     103   
  

21.4

  

Electronic mail

     103   
  

21.5

  

Receipt

     104   
  

21.6

  

Language

     104   

22

  

Governing Law

     104   

23

  

Waiver of Immunity

     104   

24

  

Jurisdiction

     105   

Schedule 1 Particulars of Agent, Security Agent, Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent, Restructuring Trustee, Lead Arrangers, Co-Arrangers and Original Lenders

     109   

Schedule 2 Notice of Drawdown

     114   

Schedule 3 Part I: Conditions Precedent

     116   

Part II: Condition Subsequent

     122   

Schedule 4 Confidentiality Undertaking

     123   


Schedule 5 Transfer Certificate

     125   

Schedule 6 Quarterly Statement of Financial Covenants

     130   

Schedule 7 Apollo-Related Transactions

     133   

Schedule 8 Reduction Schedules calculated using the Application of Proceeds Formulation

     144   

Schedule 9 Reduction Schedules for the purpose of calculating the amount of the Applicable Margin payable

     146   

Schedule 10 Budgeted Consolidated EBITDA

     148   

Schedule 11 Report on Bookings

     149   


FACILITY AGREEMENT

DATED 7 October 2005 (as amended and restated pursuant to a supplemental deed dated 2012)

BETWEEN:

 

(1) NCL CORPORATION LTD. of Cumberland House, 9th Floor, 1 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda as borrower (the “ Borrower ”);

 

(2) DNB BANK ASA of Stranden 21, NO-0021 Oslo, Norway and NORDEA BANK NORGE ASA of Middelthuns gate 17, NO-0107 Oslo, Norway as lead arrangers (collectively the “ Lead Arrangers ” and each individually a “ Lead Arranger ”);

 

(3) THE SEVERAL BANKS particulars of which are set out in Schedule 1 as co-arrangers (collectively the “ Co-Arrangers ” and each individually a “ Co-Arranger ”);

 

(4) THE SEVERAL BANKS particulars of which are set out in Schedule 1 as lenders (collectively the “ Original Lenders ” and each individually an “ Original Lender ”);

 

(5) DNB BANK ASA of Stranden 21, NO-0021 Oslo, Norway as agent (the “ Agent ”); and

 

(6) COMMERZBANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT of Domstrasse 18, 20095 Hamburg, Federal Republic of Germany as German State of Lower Saxony agent (the “ Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent ”).

WHEREAS:

The Lead Arrangers have arranged for a syndicate of international banks and/or financial institutions to provide a revolving loan facility of up to six hundred and twenty four million euro (EUR624,000,000), subject to Clause 3, in two (2) Tranches to the Borrower on the terms and subject to the conditions set out in this Agreement to finance in part the Contract Price due to the Builder under each Building Contract or, subject to Clause 2.2, for general corporate and working capital purposes for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.

NOW IT IS HEREBY AGREED as follows:

 

1 Definitions and Construction

 

  1.1 Definitions

In this Agreement:

Account Charge ” means [*] such charge to be in the form and on the terms and conditions agreed between the [*] on the date of the Third Supplemental Deed;

Account Holder ” means [*], a bank acceptable to the Majority Cash Sweep Lenders;

Accounts ” means the audited consolidated profit and loss account and balance sheet (including all additional information and notes thereto) of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries together with the relative directors’ and auditors’ reports;


Advance Date ”, in relation to any Drawing, means the date on which that Drawing is advanced to the Borrower pursuant to Clause 2.3 and applied in accordance with Clause 2.2;

Agent’s Spot Rate of Exchange ” means the Agent’s spot rate of exchange for the purchase of one currency with another currency in the London foreign exchange market at or about 11.00 a.m. London time on a particular day;

Affiliate ” means, with respect to any person, any other person controlling, controlled by or under common control with, such person and for purposes of this definition, “ control ” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “ controlling ”, “ controlled by ” and “ under common control with ”), as applied to any person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to vote ten per cent (10%) or more of the securities having voting power for the election of directors of such person, or otherwise to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of that person, whether through the ownership of voting securities or by contract or otherwise;

Agreement ” means this agreement;

Amendment Document ” means, in respect of a NCLC Group Credit Facility other than the Facility, the supplemental deed to the facility agreement and, if applicable, the guarantee of the Borrower with similar content to the Third Supplemental Deed;

Apollo ” means the Fund and any Fund Affiliate;

Apollo-Related Transactions ” means the transactions described in Schedule 7;

Apollo Transaction Documents ” means the Subscription Agreement, the Shareholders’ Agreement and the Reimbursement Agreement;

Applicable Margin ” means, in respect of a Drawing or the commitment fee payable pursuant to Clause 14.1, the rate per annum set out in the table below determined on the Quotation Date for the relevant Interest Period in the case of a Drawing and on the relevant payment date in respect of the said commitment fee based on the ratio of Total Funded Debt to Consolidated EBITDA for the period of the four (4) consecutive financial quarters ending at the end of the previous financial quarter for which the Agent has received, or should have received, accounts:

 

Total Funded Debt / EBITDA

  

Applicable Margin
until the date
falling ninety six

(96) months after

the Signing Date

  

Applicable Margin
thereafter

>5.0

   One point two three seven five per cent (1.2375%)    One point four five per cent (1.45%)

 

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Total Funded Debt / EBITDA

  

Applicable Margin
until the date
falling ninety six

(96) months after the
Signing Date

  

Applicable Margin
thereafter

<5.0 and ³ 4.0

   One point nought seven five per cent (1.075%)    One point two eight seven five per cent (1.2875%)

<4.0

   Nought point nine five per cent (0.95%)    One point one six two five per cent (1.1625%)

PROVIDED THAT:

 

  (i) the highest rate appearing in the respective column in the table above shall apply if the accounts required to determine the Applicable Margin have not been received by the Agent;

 

  (ii) the applicable rate per annum set out in the table above shall apply to the Ordinary Principal Amount of a Tranche only and shall be increased by nought point two five per cent (0.25%) from 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2009 inclusive and by nought point seven five per cent (0.75%) from 1 January 2010 and thereafter;

 

  (iii) the applicable rate per annum set out in the table above as amended by paragraph (ii) above and further increased by six per cent (6.0%) shall apply to the Delayed Principal Amount of each Tranche; and

 

  (iv) the applicable Ordinary Principal Amount of a Tranche (as referred to in paragraph (ii) above) and the applicable Delayed Principal Amount of a Tranche (as referred to in paragraph (iii) above) shall be determined by reference to Schedule 9;

Application of Proceeds Formulation ” means the following formulation for the application of any amount of the Facility to be cancelled and/or prepaid pursuant to Clause 4.16:

 

  (i) pro rata between Tranche A and Tranche B, based on the Maximum Amount of the Delayed Principal Amount in each Tranche;

 

  (ii) entirely to the Delayed Principal Amount;

 

  (iii) in respect of any cancellation and/or prepayment of the Facility to be made pursuant to clause 3.1.2 of the Fourth Supplemental Deed or by way of a Relevant Exceptional Prepayment Amount, in forward order of maturity with respect to the dates of the Revised Reductions; and

 

  (iv)

in respect of any other cancellation and/or prepayment of the Facility to be made pursuant to Clause 4.16, in forward order of maturity with respect to the dates of the Revised Reductions, subject to the approval of

 

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  all of the Lenders in respect of each such cancellation and/or prepayment and, if the approval of all of the Lenders is not obtained, in inverse order of maturity with respect to the dates of the Revised Reductions;

Approved Stock Exchange ” means the New York Stock Exchange, NASDAQ or such other stock exchange in the United States of America as is approved in writing by the Agent (acting on the instructions of the Majority Lenders);

Arrasas ” means Arrasas Limited of International House, Castle Hill, Victoria Road, Douglas, Isle of Man IM2 4RB, British Isles;

Associated Company ” in relation to any company, means any company which is a Subsidiary or Holding Company of that company or the majority of whose shares are beneficially owned by the same person or persons as own the majority of the shares of that company;

Availability Period ” means the Tranche A Availability Period or the Tranche B Availability Period;

Available Commitment ” means, in relation to a Lender, the amount of its Commitment in respect of the Facility or a Tranche (as the case may be) less the amount of its Contribution to the Facility or the Tranche (as the case may be);

Breakaway 3 ” means the newbuild cruise vessel to be constructed pursuant to the relevant Breakaway Building Contract and having not more than [*] berths than a New Vessel;

Breakaway 4 ” means the newbuild cruise vessel to be constructed pursuant to the relevant Breakaway Building Contract and having not more than [*] berths than a New Vessel;

Breakaway 4 Option ” means the option to be given by a builder to the Borrower (or the relevant member of the NCLC Group) to enter into the Breakaway Building Contract in respect of Breakaway 4;

Breakaway Building Contracts ” means, in respect of Breakaway 3, the shipbuilding contract to be made on or after the Third Restatement Date between a builder and a member of the NCLC Group for the construction and delivery of Breakaway 3 and, in respect of Breakaway 4, the shipbuilding contract to be made pursuant to the Breakaway 4 Option, conditional upon the making of the Total Breakaway 4 Prepayment Amount, on or after the Third Restatement Date between a builder and a member of the NCLC Group for the construction and delivery of Breakaway 4;

Budgeted Consolidated EBITDA ” means the relevant amount set out in Schedule 10;

Builder ” means Meyer Werft GmbH (formerly known as Jos. L. Meyer GmbH) of Industriegebiet Süd, 26871 Papenburg, Federal Republic of Germany, the shipbuilder constructing the Vessels pursuant to the Building Contracts;

Building Contracts ” means, in respect of Hull No S.669, the shipbuilding contract dated 24 December 2004 between the Builder, the Borrower and

 

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Norwegian Pearl for the construction and delivery of Hull No S.669 and Specification Hull No S.669 dated 22 November 2004 and the appendices thereto marked 1, 2, 3 and 4 and, in respect of Hull No S.670, the shipbuilding contract dated as of 3 May 2005 between the Builder, the Borrower and Norwegian Gem for the construction and delivery of Hull No S.670 and Specification Hull No S.670 dated as of 3 May 2005 and the appendices thereto marked 1, 2, 3 and 4;

Business Day ” means any day on which banks and financial markets in London, Oslo, Frankfurt am Main and New York are open for the transaction of business of the nature contemplated by this Agreement;

Cash Balance ” means, at any date of determination, the unencumbered and otherwise unrestricted cash and cash equivalents of the NCLC Group;

Cash Sweep Bank Account ” means [*];

Cash Sweep Credit Facilities ” means the NCLC Group Credit Facilities other than the [*];

Cash Sweep Determination Date ” means [*];

Cash Sweep Lenders ” means the lenders of the Cash Sweep Credit Facilities;

Cash Sweep Payment Date ” means the date of [*];

Certified Copy ” means, in relation to any document delivered or issued by or on behalf of any company, a copy of such document certified as a true, complete and up-to-date copy of the original by any of the directors or the secretary or assistant secretary for the time being of that company;

Charges ” means the two (2) valid and effective first priority shares charges one (1) to be executed in respect of each of the Owners by the Shareholder as holder (legally and beneficially) of all the authorised and issued shares in the relevant Owner in favour of the Agent such charges to be in the form and on the terms and conditions agreed between the Lenders and the Borrower and as specified in paragraph 26 of Part I of Schedule 3;

Commitment ” means, as to each Original Lender, the sums set out opposite its name in Schedule 1 as the amount of each Tranche which, subject to the terms of this Agreement, it is obliged to advance to the Borrower under Clause 2 (or, where the context so admits, such amount which any successor in title, assignee or transferee (including any Transferee) of any Original Lender or Lender shall be obliged to advance to the Borrower under Clause 2, following the assumption of all or any portion of such liability from any Original Lender or Lender hereunder) in each case as such amount may be reduced, cancelled or terminated under this Agreement PROVIDED THAT a schedule setting out the Commitments in respect of a Tranche expressed in Dollars shall be agreed between the Agent and the Borrower on the first Currency Conversion Date in respect of that Tranche and shall from such date be deemed to be a part of this Agreement in substitution for Schedule 1 (or any substitute therefor);

Commitment Period ” means, in respect of a Tranche, the period beginning on the Signing Date and ending on the earlier of the last day of the relevant Availability Period and the date on which the relevant Tranche or the Facility is cancelled hereunder;

 

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Compulsory Acquisition ” means requisition for title or other compulsory acquisition of a Vessel including its capture, seizure, detention or confiscation or expropriation but excluding any requisition for hire by or on behalf of any government or governmental authority or agency or by any persons acting or purporting to act on behalf of any such government or governmental authority or agency;

Confidentiality Undertaking ” means the undertaking to be entered into relating to the release of financial information pertaining to the NCLC Group by the Agent or any Lender to a potential Transferee or assignee such undertaking to be in the form of Schedule 4;

Confirmation ” means a Confirmation exchanged or deemed to be exchanged between a Lender or its Affiliate (as the case may be) and the Borrower as contemplated by the relevant Master Agreement;

Consolidated Adjusted Total Assets ” means the NCLC Group’s total assets (based on the then latest unaudited consolidated quarterly accounts), adjusted so that each vessel in the NCLC Fleet is valued on the basis of its most recent valuation obtained in accordance with Clause 10.17 in the case of the Vessels and the similar clause in the facility agreements in respect of the other NCLC Group Credit Facilities;

Consolidated Debt Service ” means, for any relevant period, the sum (without double counting), determined in accordance with US GAAP, of:

 

  (i) the aggregate principal payable or paid during such period on any Indebtedness for Borrowed Money of any member of the NCLC Group, other than:

 

  (a) principal of any such Indebtedness for Borrowed Money prepaid at the option of the relevant member of the NCLC Group or by virtue of Clause 10.22 or Clause 10.23;

 

  (b) principal of any such Indebtedness for Borrowed Money prepaid upon the sale or Total Loss of any vessel owned or leased under a capital lease by any member of the NCLC Group or under an Apollo-Related Transaction; and

 

  (c) balloon payments of any such Indebtedness for Borrowed Money payable during such period (and for the purpose of this paragraph (c) a “ balloon payment ” shall not include any scheduled repayment instalment of such Indebtedness for Borrowed Money which forms part of the balloon) or under an Apollo-Related Transaction;

 

  (ii) Consolidated Interest Expense for such period;

 

  (iii)

the aggregate amount of any dividend or distribution of present or future assets, undertakings, rights or revenues to any shareholder of any member

 

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  of the NCLC Group (other than the Borrower or one of its wholly owned Subsidiaries) or any distribution in respect of share capital during such period (“ Distributions ”) other than the tax distributions described in Clauses 10.4.1; and

 

  (iv) all rent under any capital lease obligations by which the Borrower or any consolidated Subsidiary is bound which are payable or paid during such period and the portion of any debt discount that must be amortised in such period,

as calculated in accordance with US GAAP and derived from the then latest unaudited consolidated accounts of the NCLC Group delivered to the Agent in the case of any period ending at the end of any of the first three (3) financial quarters of each financial year of the Borrower and the then latest Accounts delivered to the Agent in the case of the final quarter of each such financial year;

Consolidated EBITDA ” means, for any relevant period, the aggregate of:

 

  (i) Consolidated Net Income from the Borrower’s operations for such period; and

 

  (ii) the aggregate amounts deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period in respect of gains and losses from the sale of assets or reserves relating thereto, Consolidated Interest Expense, depreciation and amortisation, impairment charges and any other non-cash charges and deferred income tax expense for such period;

Consolidated Interest Expense ” means, for any relevant period, the consolidated interest expense (excluding capitalised interest) of the NCLC Group for such period;

Consolidated Net Income ” means, for any relevant period, the consolidated net income (or loss) of the NCLC Group for such period as determined in accordance with US GAAP;

Contract Prices ” means, in respect of Hull No S.669, three hundred and eighty nine million euro (EUR389,000,000) being the price agreed between the Builder, the Borrower and Norwegian Pearl for the construction of Hull No S.669 under article 8, clause 1.1 of the relevant Building Contract and, in respect of Hull No S.670, three hundred and ninety one million euro (EUR391,000,000) being the price agreed between the Builder, the Borrower and Norwegian Gem for the construction of Hull No S.670 under article 8, clause 1.1 of the relevant Building Contract subject, in each case, to article 8, clause 1.1(ii) of the relevant Building Contract;

Contribution ” means, as to each Original Lender, the portion of the sums set out opposite its name in Schedule 1 or any substitute schedule for Schedule 1 advanced to the Borrower and for the time being outstanding;

converted ” means actually or notionally (as the case may require) converted by the Agent at the Agent’s Spot Rate of Exchange on the particular date for that conversion pursuant to Clause 3, and the words “ convert ” and “ conversion ” shall be construed accordingly;

 

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Credit Card Processor Security Documents ” means:

 

  (i) any ship mortgage and, if applicable, deed of covenants collateral thereto to be granted over a vessel in the NCLC Fleet (other than the Hermes Vessels and the F3 Two Vessel) and the assignment(s) of the earnings and insurances of such vessel ranking junior in priority to any ship mortgage and, if applicable, deed of covenants collateral thereto, assignment and other applicable security document granted as security for the repayment of one or more of the NCLC Group Credit Facilities; and

 

  (ii) any guarantee by the applicable shipowner (fully subordinated to any guarantees supporting the NCLC Group Credit Facilities),

in each case in favour of one or more providers of credit card processing services to the NCLC Group;

Credit Support Document ” means any document described as such in a Master Agreement and any other document referred to in any such document which has the effect of creating security in favour of the Agent or the Lenders;

Credit Support Provider ” means any person (other than the Borrower) described as such in a Master Agreement;

Currency Conversion Date ” means the date on which a Drawing is advanced in or converted to Dollars pursuant to Clause 3.1;

Delayed Principal Amount ” means the relevant amount set out in the fourth column of the relevant table in Schedule 8, save that the calculation of the amount of the Applicable Margin payable from time to time in accordance with this Agreement shall be made on the relevant amount set out in the fourth column of the relevant table in Schedule 9, in each case as reduced to reflect any relevant prepayments applied towards the Delayed Principal Amount;

Delivery Date ” means the date on which a Vessel is delivered to and accepted by the relevant Owner pursuant to the relevant Building Contract which date is expected to be 8 February 2007 in respect of Hull No S.669 and 1 October 2007 in respect of Hull No S.670;

Disclosure Letter ” means the letter so designated, given by the Borrower and acknowledged by the Agent on the Signing Date and containing details of any material litigation, arbitration or administrative proceedings affecting any Obligor which have been instituted and served, or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened (and for this purpose proceedings shall be deemed to be material if they involve a claim in an amount exceeding ten million Dollars (USD10,000,000) or the equivalent in another currency);

Dollar Drawing ” means the principal amount of a Drawing denominated in Dollars or (as the context may require) the amount thereof for the time being drawn down and/or denominated in Dollars and outstanding hereunder;

Dollars and USD ” means the lawful currency of the United States of America;

 

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Drawdown Notice ” means a notice to be given by the Borrower to the Agent pursuant to Clause 2.3.1;

Drawing ” means any amount of a Tranche advanced by the Lenders to the Borrower pursuant to Clause 2.3;

Earnings ” means, in respect of a Vessel, (whether earned or to be earned) any and all freights, hire, fares and passage monies, proceeds of requisition (other than proceeds of Compulsory Acquisition), rebates and commissions, all earnings deriving from contracts of employment, demurrage, charterparties, contracts of affreightment, pooling agreements and joint ventures, compensation, remuneration for salvage and towage services, damages howsoever arising and detention monies, damages for breach of any charterparty or other contract for the employment of that Vessel, any amounts payable in consideration of the termination or variation of any charterparty or other such contract and any other earnings whatsoever due or to become due to the relevant Owner;

Earnings Assignments ” means the two (2) valid and effective first legal assignments of the Earnings of the Vessels (together with the notices thereof and the acknowledgements) one (1) to be executed by each of the Owners in respect of its Vessel in favour of the Agent such assignments, notices and acknowledgements to be in the form and on the terms and conditions agreed between the Lenders and the Borrower and as specified in paragraph 24.9 of Part I of Schedule 3;

Encumbrance ” means any mortgage, charge, pledge, lien, assignment, hypothecation, title retention, preferential right or trust arrangement or any other security agreement or arrangement;

Equivalent Amount ” means the Dollar equivalent of a euro amount determined at the Agent’s Spot Rate of Exchange for conversion of euro to Dollars at 10.00 a.m. London time five (5) Business Days prior to the relevant first Currency Conversion Date;

EURIBOR ” means with respect to any Interest Period with respect to a euro Drawing the rate of interest (expressed as an annual rate) determined by the Agent to be:

 

  (i) the offered rate for deposits in euro for a period equivalent to such Interest Period which appears on the page of the Reuters screen which displays the average EURIBOR rate as agreed with EURIBOR FBE for deposits in euro of the relevant amount at or about 11.00 a.m. London time on the Quotation Date; or

 

  (ii) if no rate is provided for the respective Interest Period on the said Reuters screen, the interpolated rate per annum for deposits in euro in an amount approximately equal to the euro Drawing as calculated by the Agent, such interpolated rate to be based on the said Reuters screen PROVIDED THAT EURIBOR for periods of less than one (1) week will be ascertained under sub-section (iii) below;

 

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or (if the said Reuters screen is discontinued or if the Agent is unable to make the said determination due to technical breakdown in the relevant system or the Interest Period is less than one (1) week)

 

  (iii) the arithmetic mean (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest one-sixteenth of one per cent (1/16%)) of the rates per annum notified to the Agent by each of the Reference Banks as the rate at which deposits in euro in an amount approximately equal to the euro Drawing are offered to such Reference Bank by leading banks in the London Interbank Market at such Reference Bank’s request at or about 11.00 a.m. London time on the Quotation Date for a period equal to the Interest Period and for delivery on the first Business Day thereof;

EURIBOR FBE ” means the Banking Federation of the European Union;

euro and EUR ” means the lawful currency of the Federal Republic of Germany;

euro Drawing ” means the principal amount of a Drawing denominated in euro or (as the context may require) the amount thereof for the time being drawn down and outstanding hereunder;

Euro Reference Banks ” means Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft, KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH and Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale;

Event of Default ” means any of the events specified in Clause 12;

F3 Two EBITDA ” means the Consolidated EBITDA attributable to the F3 Two Vessel assuming the F3 Two Vessel had been in operation since the beginning of the period in which the F3 Two-Related Debt was included in Total Net Funded Debt;

F3 Two-Related Debt ” means the amount of up to EUR662,905,320 to be made available to Norwegian Epic, Ltd. (formerly known as F3 Two, Ltd.) pursuant to a facility agreement dated 22 September 2006 (as amended and/or restated from time to time);

F3 Two Vessel ” means the cruise vessel with hull no. D33 at the yard of STX France Cruise S.A. (formerly known as Aker Yards S.A.), specification hull no. PB6847 [.07 rev A] to be named “NORWEGIAN EPIC” and to be owned by Norwegian Epic, Ltd. (formerly known as F3 Two, Ltd.);

Facility ” means the facility granted hereunder in the amount of the aggregate of the Maximum Tranche Amounts or (as the context may require) the amount thereof for the time being advanced and outstanding under this Agreement in whatever currency or currencies it is for the time being denominated;

Fifth Supplemental Deed ” means the fifth supplemental deed dated 2012 to this Agreement;

Final Maturity Date ”, in respect of each Tranche, means the date falling one hundred and forty four (144) months from the relevant Delivery Date or such other date as is determined by the provisions of Clause 4;

 

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Final Maturity Date Payment ” means the relevant Revised Reduction to be made on a Final Maturity Date;

Financial Indebtedness ” means any obligation for the payment or repayment of money, whether as principal or as surety and whether present or future, actual or contingent;

Force Majeure ” means, in relation to the Agent, the Security Agent or any Lender, any event or circumstance which is beyond the reasonable control of such party, which cannot be foreseen or if foreseeable which is unavoidable, which occurs after the Signing Date and which prevents that party from performing any of its obligations under this Agreement;

Fourth Supplemental Deed ” means the fourth supplemental deed dated 22 July 2010 to this Agreement;

Free Liquidity ” means, at any date of determination, the aggregate of the Cash Balance and any amounts freely available for drawing under the Facility or any other revolving or other credit facilities of the NCLC Group, which remain undrawn, could be drawn for general working capital purposes or other general corporate purposes and would not, if drawn, be repayable within six (6) months;

Fund ” means Apollo Management VI, LP a Delaware limited partnership with its principal place of business at 9 West 57 th Street, 43 rd Floor, New York, NY 10019, United States of America and other affiliated co-investment partnerships;

Fund Affiliate ” means the Investors and (i) each other Affiliate (as defined in Schedule 7) of the Fund that is neither a “portfolio company” (which means a company actively engaged in providing goods to unaffiliated customers), whether or not controlled, nor a company controlled by a portfolio company and (ii) any individual who is a partner or employee of Apollo Management, LP, Apollo Management IV, LP or Apollo Management V, LP;

Group-Wide Lenders ” means the lenders of the NCLC Group Credit Facilities;

Guaranteed Loan Lenders ” means the lenders of the EUR308,130,000 facility made to Pride of Hawaii, LLC pursuant to a facility agreement dated 20 April 2004 (as amended and/or restated from time to time), the USD334,050,000 facility made to Norwegian Jewel Limited pursuant to a facility agreement dated 20 April 2004 (as amended and/or restated from time to time), the EUR258,000,000 facility made to Pride of America Ship Holding, LLC pursuant to a facility agreement dated 4 April 2003 (as amended and/or restated from time to time) and the EUR40,000,000 facility made to Pride of America Ship Holding, LLC pursuant to a facility agreement dated 4 April 2003 (as amended and/or restated from time to time);

Guarantees ” means the two (2) joint and several guarantees one (1) to be executed by each of the Owners in favour of the Agent such guarantees to be in the form and on the terms and conditions agreed between the Lenders and the Borrower and as specified in paragraph 25 of Part I of Schedule 3;

Hermes Vessel Owner Second Guarantees ” means the three (3) joint and several guarantees (1) to be executed by each of the owners of the Hermes Vessels in favour of the Restructuring Trustee as trustee for the Guaranteed Loan Lenders;

 

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Hermes Vessel Owner Third Guarantees ” means the three (3) joint and several guarantees (1) to be executed by each of the owners of the Hermes Vessels in favour of the Restructuring Trustee as trustee for the Non-Guaranteed Loan Lenders such guarantees to be in the form and on the terms and conditions agreed between the Lenders and the Borrower on the date of the Third Supplemental Deed;

Hermes Vessels ” means “NORWEGIAN JEWEL” owned by Norwegian Jewel Limited, “NORWEGIAN JADE” owned by Pride of Hawaii, LLC and “PRIDE OF AMERICA” owned by Pride of America Ship Holding, LLC;

Holding Company ” has the meaning defined in the United Kingdom Companies Act 1985, Section 736 as substituted by the United Kingdom Companies Act 1989, Section 144;

Hull No S.669 ” means hull no S.669 at the yard of the Builder which, upon construction as a cruise vessel with two thousand three hundred and eighty four (2,384) lower berths, is to be delivered to Norwegian Pearl pursuant to the relevant Building Contract and registered in the name of Norwegian Pearl under the laws and flag of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas;

Hull No S.670 ” means hull no S.670 at the yard of the Builder which, upon construction as a cruise vessel with two thousand three hundred and eighty four (2,384) lower berths, is to be delivered to Norwegian Gem pursuant to the relevant Building Contract and registered in the name of Norwegian Gem under the laws and flag of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas;

Hull No [*]” means hull no [*] at the yard of the Builder which, upon construction as a cruise vessel with approximately [*] berths, is to be delivered to Breakaway One, Ltd. and named “NORWEGIAN BREAKAWAY”;

Hull No [*]” means hull no [*] at the yard of the Builder which, upon construction as a cruise vessel with approximately [*] berths, is to be delivered to Breakaway Two, Ltd. and named “NORWEGIAN GETAWAY”;

Indebtedness for Borrowed Money ” means Financial Indebtedness (whether present or future, actual or contingent, long-term or short-term, secured or unsecured) in respect of:

 

  (i) moneys borrowed or raised including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Sky Vessel Indebtedness;

 

  (ii) the advance or extension of credit (including interest and other charges on or in respect of any of the foregoing);

 

  (iii) the amount of any liability in respect of leases which, in accordance with US GAAP, are capital leases;

 

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  (iv) the amount of any liability in respect of the purchase price for assets or services payment of which is deferred for a period in excess of one hundred and eighty (180) days;

 

  (v) all reimbursement obligations whether contingent or not in respect of amounts paid under a letter of credit or similar instrument; and

 

  (vi) (without double counting) any guarantee of Financial Indebtedness falling within paragraphs (i) to (v) above;

PROVIDED THAT the following shall not constitute Indebtedness for Borrowed Money:

 

  (a) loans and advances made by other members of the NCLC Group which are subordinated to the rights of the Lenders;

 

  (b) loans and advances made by any shareholder of the Borrower which are subordinated to the rights of the Lenders excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, the Sky Vessel Indebtedness; and

 

  (c) any Master Agreement Liabilities and any similar liabilities of the Borrower or any other member of the NCLC Group to a counterparty under any other master agreement relating to interest or currency exchange transactions of a non-speculative nature;

Insurance Assignments ” means the two (2) valid and effective first legal assignments of the Insurances of the Vessels (together with the notices thereof) one (1) to be executed by each of the Owners in respect of its Vessel in favour of the Lenders and/or the Agent such assignments and notices to be in the form and on the terms and conditions agreed between the Lenders and the Borrower and as specified in paragraph 24.10 of Part I of Schedule 3;

Insurances ” means all policies and contracts of insurance and entries of a Vessel in a protection and indemnity or war risks association which are effected in respect of that Vessel, her freights, disbursements, profits or otherwise and all benefits, including all claims and returns of premiums thereunder and shall also include all compensation payable by virtue of Compulsory Acquisition;

Interest Payment Date ” means the last day of each Interest Period and if an Interest Period is longer than six (6) months’ duration the date falling at the end of each successive period of six (6) months during such Interest Period from its commencement;

Interest Period ” means each period ascertained in accordance with Clause 5.2 or Clause 5.7;

Interest Rate ” means the rate of interest applicable to a Drawing calculated in accordance with Clause 5.5, Clause 5.7 or Clause 6.3;

Investor I ” means NCL Investment Ltd. a company organised and existing under the laws of Bermuda with its registered office at Clarendon House, 2 Church Street, Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda;

 

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Investor II ” means NCL Investment II Ltd. a company organised and existing under the laws of the Cayman Islands with its registered office at c/o Walkers SPV Limited, Walker House, 87 Mary Street, George Town, Grand Cayman KY1-9002, Cayman Islands, British West Indies;

Investors ” means Investor I and Investor II;

LIBOR ” means with respect to any Interest Period with respect to a Dollar Drawing the rate of interest (expressed as an annual rate) determined by the Agent to be:

 

  (i) the offered rate for deposits in Dollars for a period equivalent to such Interest Period which appears on the Reuters BBA Page LIBOR 01 at or about 11.00 a.m. London time on the Quotation Date; or

 

  (ii) if no rate is provided for the respective Interest Period on the Reuters BBA Page LIBOR 01, the interpolated rate per annum for deposits in Dollars in an amount approximately equal to the Dollar Drawing as calculated by the Agent, such interpolated rate to be based on the Reuters BBA Page LIBOR 01 PROVIDED THAT LIBOR for periods of less than one (1) week will be ascertained under sub-section (iii) below;

OR (if Reuters BBA Page LIBOR 01 is discontinued or if the Agent is unable to make the said determination due to technical breakdown in the relevant system or the Interest Period is less than one (1) week)

 

  (iii) the arithmetic mean (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest one-sixteenth of one per cent (1/16%)) of the rates per annum notified to the Agent by each of the Reference Banks as the rate at which deposits in Dollars in an amount approximately equal to the Dollar Drawing are offered to such Reference Bank by leading banks in the London Interbank Market at such Reference Bank’s request at or about 11.00 a.m. London time on the Quotation Date for a period equal to the Interest Period and for delivery on the first Business Day thereof;

Lender ” means:

 

  (i) any Original Lender; and

 

  (ii) any bank, financial institution, trust, fund or other entity which has become a party to this Agreement in accordance with Clause 18,

which in each case has not ceased to be a party to this Agreement in accordance with the terms of this Agreement;

Lending Branch ” means in respect of the Agent and each Original Lender its office at the address set out beneath its name in Schedule 1 or such other office as it shall from time to time select and notify through the Agent to the Borrower and the Agent and in the case of any other Lender such office as it shall from time to time select and notify through the Agent to the Borrower and the Agent;

Letter of Credit Facilities ” means letter of credit facilities entered into from time to time in the amount of in aggregate up to [*] to be obtained by the Borrower which facilities will be used to provide credit support in respect of the Borrower’s credit card processing arrangements;

 

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Letter of Credit Facilities Security Documents ” means:

 

  (i) any ship mortgage and, if applicable, deed of covenants collateral thereto to be granted over a vessel in the NCLC Fleet [*] and the assignment(s) of the earnings and insurances of such vessel ranking junior in priority to any ship mortgage and, if applicable, deed of covenants collateral thereto, assignment and other applicable security document granted as security for the repayment of one or more of the NCLC Group Credit Facilities; and

 

  (ii) any guarantee by the applicable shipowner (fully subordinated to any guarantees supporting the NCLC Group Credit Facilities),

in each case in favour of the provider of a Letter of Credit Facility;

Lim Family ” means:

 

  (i) the late Tan Sri Lim Goh Tong;

 

  (ii) his spouse;

 

  (iii) his direct lineal descendants;

 

  (iv) the personal estate of any of the above persons; and

 

  (v) any trust created for the benefit of one or more of the above persons and their estates;

Liquidity ” means the Cash Balance plus undrawn and freely available amounts [*];

Lower Saxony Guaranteed Amount ” means the amount guaranteed from time to time under a Lower Saxony Guarantee;

Lower Saxony Guarantees ” means the two (2) guarantees to be issued by the German State of Lower Saxony in favour of the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent substantially in the form appended to the Borrower’s acknowledgements referred to in paragraph 20 of Part I of Schedule 3 as security for approximately but not more than eighty per cent (80%) of Portion B of each Maximum Tranche Amount, the maximum amount payable under each of such guarantees (assuming that the amount of three hundred and eleven million two hundred thousand euro (EUR311,200,000) is capable of being drawn down hereunder in respect of Tranche A and the amount of three hundred and twelve million eight hundred thousand euro (EUR312,800,000) is capable of being drawn down hereunder in respect of Tranche B) being sixty two million two hundred and forty thousand euro (EUR62,240,000) or the amount in Dollars agreed between the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent and the German State of Lower Saxony and approved by the Lenders if the currency option contained in Clause 3 is exercised;

Majority Cash Sweep Lenders ” means Cash Sweep Lenders the aggregate of whose contributions and commitments to the Cash Sweep Credit Facilities exceed [*] of the aggregate total of the contributions and commitments of all the Cash Sweep Lenders;

 

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Majority Group-Wide Lenders ” means Group-Wide Lenders the aggregate of whose contributions and commitments to the NCLC Group Credit Facilities exceed fifty per cent (50%) of the aggregate total of the contributions and commitments of all the Group-Wide Lenders;

Majority Lenders ” means Lenders the aggregate of whose Commitments exceed sixty seven per cent (67%) of the aggregate total of the Commitments of all the Lenders;

Management Agreements ” means the agreements entered into between the Owners and the Manager in respect of the Vessels providing for the commercial and technical management and crewing of the Vessels such agreements to be in the form and on the terms and conditions agreed between the Agent and the Borrower;

Management Agreement Assignments ” means the two (2) valid and effective first legal assignments of the Management Agreements (together with the notices thereof and the acknowledgements) one (1) to be executed by each of the Owners in respect of its Vessel in favour of the Agent such assignments, notices and acknowledgements to be in the form and on the terms and conditions agreed between the Lenders and the Borrower;

Manager ” means NCL (Bahamas) Ltd. of Cumberland House, 9th Floor, 1 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda, the company providing commercial and technical management and crewing services for the Vessels pursuant to the Management Agreements;

Mandatory Cost ” means the cost imputed to a Lender of compliance with the mandatory liquid asset requirements of any central bank or other fiscal, monetary or other authority;

Master Agreement ” means any ISDA Master Agreement (or any other form of master agreement relating to interest or currency exchange transactions of a non-speculative nature) entered into between a Lender or its Affiliate and the Borrower before the Signing Date in relation to the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement and/or the Building Contracts, including each Schedule to any Master Agreement and each Confirmation exchanged under any Master Agreement;

Master Agreement Liabilities ” means, at any relevant time, all liabilities of the Borrower to a Lender or its Affiliate (as the case may be) under the relevant Master Agreement, whether actual or contingent, present or future;

Material Adverse Effect ” means a material adverse effect on (i) the validity or enforceability of any of the Security Documents or the Lower Saxony Guarantees or the rights or remedies of the Lenders or their Affiliates (as the case may be) thereunder (ii) the ability of any Obligor to perform its obligations under any of the Security Documents or (iii) the business, operations, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Borrower, either of the Owners or the NCLC Group taken as a whole;

 

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Maturity Date ” in relation to a Drawing means the last day of its Term;

Maximum Amount of the Delayed Principal Amount ” means, as at the date of the Fourth Supplemental Deed, [*] in respect of Tranche A and [*] in respect of Tranche B;

Maximum Tranche Amount ” means:

 

  (i) before the first Currency Conversion Date in respect of a Tranche, the lower of (a) eighty per cent (80%) of the relevant Contract Price and (b) three hundred and eleven million two hundred thousand euro (EUR311,200,000) in the case of Tranche A and three hundred and twelve million eight hundred thousand euro (EUR312,800,000) in the case of Tranche B, as reduced from time to time pursuant to Clause 4.2; and

 

  (ii) from the first Currency Conversion Date in respect of a Tranche, the Equivalent Amount of the amounts referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b) of paragraph (i) of this definition, as reduced from time to time pursuant to Clause 4.2;

month ” means a period starting on one day in a calendar month and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the next calendar month save that, where any such period would otherwise end on a day which is not a Business Day, it shall end on the next Business Day, unless that day falls in the calendar month succeeding that in which it would otherwise have ended, in which case it shall end on the preceding Business Day PROVIDED THAT , if a period starts on the last Business Day in a calendar month or if there is no numerically corresponding day in the month in which that period ends, that period shall end on the last Business Day in that later month;

Moratorium Period ” means the period from [*];

Moratorium Undertakings ” means the financial undertakings contained in Clause 10.3.4 and Clause 10.3.5;

Mortgages ” means the two (2) first priority statutory Bahamian ship mortgages and deeds of covenants collateral thereto one (1) to be granted by each of the Owners over its Vessel in each case in favour of the Lenders and/or the Agent as security pursuant hereto and to the Master Agreements such mortgages and deeds of covenants to be in the forms and on the terms and conditions agreed between the Lenders and the Borrower and as specified in paragraph 24.8 of Part I of Schedule 3;

NCL America Holdings ” means NCL America Holdings, LLC of Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801, United States of America;

NCLC Fleet ” means the vessels owned by the companies in the NCLC Group;

NCLC Group ” means the Borrower and its wholly owned Subsidiaries provided that for the purposes of the definitions of “ Cash Balance ”, “ Consolidated Debt Service ”, “ Consolidated Interest Expense ”, “ Consolidated Net Income ”, “ Total Capitalisation ” and “ Total Net Funded Debt ” in this Clause 1.1,

 

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Clause 10.2 and Clause 10.3 “ NCLC Group ” means the Borrower, its Subsidiaries and any other entity which is required to be consolidated in the Borrower’s accounts in accordance with US GAAP;

NCLC Group Credit Facilities ” means the Facility, the [*] facility made to the Borrower pursuant to a facility agreement dated 7 July 2004 (as amended and/or restated from time to time), the [*] facility made to the Borrower pursuant to a facility agreement dated 22 December 2006 (as amended and/or restated from time to time), the [*] facility made to the Manager pursuant to a facility agreement dated 20 April 2004 (as amended and/or restated from time to time), the EUR308,130,000 facility made to Pride of Hawaii, LLC pursuant to a facility agreement dated 20 April 2004 (as amended and/or restated from time to time), the USD334,050,000 facility made to Norwegian Jewel Limited pursuant to a facility agreement dated 20 April 2004 (as amended and/or restated from time to time), the EUR258,000,000 facility made to Pride of America Ship Holding, LLC pursuant to a facility agreement dated 4 April 2003 (as amended and/or restated from time to time), the EUR40,000,000 facility made to Pride of America Ship Holding, LLC pursuant to a facility agreement dated 4 April 2003 (as amended and/or restated from time to time) and the EUR662,905,320 facility made to Norwegian Epic, Ltd. (formerly known as F3 Two, Ltd.) pursuant to a facility agreement dated 22 September 2006 (as amended and/or restated from time to time);

New Cash Equity ” means [*];

New Vessels ” means Hull No. [*] and Hull No.[*];

Non-Guaranteed Loan Lenders ” means the lenders of the Facility, the [*] facility made to the Borrower pursuant to a facility agreement dated 7 July 2004 (as amended and/or restated from time to time) and the [*] facility made to the Borrower pursuant to a facility agreement dated 22 December 2006 (as amended and/or restated from time to time);

Norwegian Gem ” means Norwegian Gem, Ltd. of Cumberland House, 9th Floor, 1 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda;

Norwegian Pearl ” means Norwegian Pearl, Ltd. of Cumberland House, 9th Floor, 1 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda;

Obligors ” means the Borrower, the Owners, the Shareholder, the Manager, any other Credit Support Provider and any other party from time to time to any of the Security Documents excluding the Agent, the Lenders and the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent;

Ordinary Principal Amount ” means the relevant amount set out in the second column of the relevant table in Schedule 8, save that the calculation of the amount of the Applicable Margin payable from time to time in accordance with this Agreement shall be made on the relevant amount set out in the second column of the relevant table in Schedule 9, in each case as reduced to reflect any relevant prepayments applied towards the Ordinary Principal Amount;

Originally Scheduled Reductions ” means the amounts set out in the third column of the relevant table in Schedule 8;

 

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Outstanding Indebtedness ” means all sums of any kind payable actually or contingently to the Agent or the Lenders under or pursuant to this Agreement or any other Transaction Document (whether by way of repayment of principal, payment of interest or default interest, payment of any indemnity or counter indemnity, reimbursement for fees, costs or expenses or otherwise howsoever) and any Master Agreement Liabilities;

Owners ” means Norwegian Pearl and Norwegian Gem;

Owner’s Supply Costs ” means up to twenty five million euro (EUR25,000,000) being the cost of the Buyers’ Supplies (as defined in the relevant Building Contract) in respect of a Vessel;

Permitted Indebtedness ” means:

 

  (i) any monies borrowed or raised other than from any direct or indirect shareholder of the Borrower prior to the date on which the last of the Third Supplemental Deed and the Amendment Documents have been signed by all the parties thereto and notified by the Borrower to the Agent prior to such date;

 

  (ii) the Letter of Credit Facilities;

 

  (iii) Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness;

 

  (iv) the financing arrangements entered into on 18 November 2010 in relation to the acquisition of the New Vessels;

 

  (v) one or more financing arrangements entered into in relation to the acquisition of Breakaway 3 and Breakaway 4 (or either of them) and the Sky Vessel Indebtedness; and

 

  (vi) any other Indebtedness for Borrowed Money up to an aggregate amount of [*];

Permitted Liens ” means (i) any Encumbrance created by or pursuant to the Security Documents (ii) liens on a Vessel up to an aggregate amount at any time not exceeding ten million Dollars (USD10,000,000) for current crew’s wages and salvage and liens incurred in the ordinary course of trading a Vessel (iii) any deposits or pledges to secure the performance of bids, tenders, bonds or contracts (iv) (x) any other Encumbrance notified by any of the Obligors to the Agent prior to the date on which the Third Supplemental Deed and the Amendment Documents have been signed by all the parties thereto (y) any Encumbrance created by or pursuant to (a) the Letter of Credit Facilities Security Documents (b) the Credit Card Processor Security Documents (c) the Hermes Vessel Owner Second Guarantees (d) the Second Mortgages (e) the Second Assignments (f) the Hermes Vessel Owner Third Guarantees (g) the Third Mortgages and (h) the Third Assignments and (z) any other Encumbrance created over a vessel in the NCLC Fleet (other than a Hermes Vessel or the F3 Two Vessel) or its related assets in favour of any party approved by the Agent (acting on the instructions of the Majority Lenders) (v) without prejudice to Clause 10.11, any Encumbrance in respect of existing Financial Indebtedness of a person which becomes a Subsidiary of the Borrower or is merged with or into the Borrower or any of its

 

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Subsidiaries (vi) liens on assets leased, acquired or upgraded after the Signing Date or assets newly constructed or converted after the Signing Date provided that (a) such liens secure Financial Indebtedness otherwise permitted under this Agreement (b) such liens are incurred within one (1) year following such lease, acquisition, upgrade, construction or conversion and (c) the Financial Indebtedness secured by such liens does not exceed the cost of such upgrade or the cost of such assets acquired or leased (vii) statutory and other similar liens arising in the ordinary course of business unrelated to Financial Indebtedness and securing obligations not yet delinquent or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been established (viii) without prejudice to Clause 12.1.9, liens arising out of the existence of judgments or awards in respect of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (ix) any other lien that may be created by the Borrower from time to time in the ordinary course of business and (x) any deposits, liens or other Encumbrances placed or incurred in connection with any bond or other surety from time to time provided to the US Federal Maritime Commission in order to comply with laws, regulations and rules applicable to the operators of passenger vessels operating to or from ports in the United States of America PROVIDED THAT the aggregate amount of all cash and the fair market value of all other property subject to such liens as are described in paragraphs (vii) to (ix) above does not exceed twenty five million Dollars (USD25,000,000) and PROVIDED FURTHER THAT any such lien as is described in paragraphs (vi) to (ix) above does not imperil the security created by any of the Security Documents and/or affect the ability of any Obligor duly to perform any of its obligations under any Security Document to which it is or may be a party at any time, in each case in the reasonable opinion of the Majority Lenders;

Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness ” means any monies borrowed or raised at arm’s length on usual terms and other than from any direct or indirect shareholder of the Borrower which are used to refinance the whole or part of any Permitted Indebtedness including any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness. Any such monies borrowed or raised in excess of the amount required to refinance any Permitted Indebtedness including any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness shall constitute Special Liquidity Sources and be applied in accordance with Clause 10.24;

Portion A ” means (i) the first seventy five per cent (75%) of the Maximum Tranche Amount in respect of Tranche A or Tranche A (as the context may require) and (ii) the first seventy five point one three per cent (75.13%) of the Maximum Tranche Amount in respect of Tranche B or Tranche B (as the context may require);

Portion B ” means (i) the last twenty five per cent (25%) of the Maximum Tranche Amount in respect of Tranche A or Tranche A (as the context may require) and (ii) the last twenty four point eight seven per cent (24.87%) of the Maximum Tranche Amount in respect of Tranche B or Tranche B (as the context may require);

Process Agent ” means, in respect of any Security Documents executed prior to the date of the Third Supplemental Deed, Clifford Chance Secretaries Limited whose registered office is presently at 10 Upper Bank Street, London E14 5JJ and, thereafter, EC3 Services Limited whose registered office is presently at The St Botolph Building, 138 Houndsditch, London EC3A 7AR or any other

 

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person in England nominated by the Borrower or any other Obligor and approved by the Agent as agent to accept service of legal proceedings on their behalf under any of the Security Documents;

Quotation Date ” means, in relation to any Interest Period, the day on which quotations would ordinarily be given in the relevant interbank eurocurrency market for Dollar or euro (as the case may be) deposits for delivery on the first day of that Interest Period PROVIDED THAT if such quotation date is not a Business Day the quotation date shall be the preceding Business Day;

Reduction Dates ” means from the Second Restatement Date, subject to the provisions of Clause 4, the dates set out in the first column of the relevant table in Schedule 8;

Reference Banks ” means the principal London offices (if any) of the Lead Arrangers and the Co-Arrangers;

Reimbursement Agreement ” means the reimbursement and distribution agreement dated 17 August 2007, by and among Investor I, the Borrower and Star;

Relevant Cash Sweep Amount ” means the amount of a Total Cash Sweep Amount to be applied in prepayment, reduction and/or cancellation of the Facility pursuant to Clause 4.15, [*];

Relevant Exceptional Prepayment Amount ” means the amount of a Total Exceptional Prepayment Amount to be applied in prepayment, reduction and/or cancellation of the Facility pursuant to Clause 4.16, [*];

Relevant Special Liquidity Sources Amount ” means the amount of a Total Special Liquidity Sources Amount to be applied in prepayment, reduction and/or cancellation of the Facility pursuant to Clause 4.15, [*];

Renewal Date ”, in relation to any Drawing, means a date on which that Drawing is extended by any Renewal Notice for such Drawing;

Renewal Notice ” means a notice to be given by the Borrower to the Agent to extend the period of a Term;

Restatement Date ” has the meaning set out in the Second Supplemental Deed;

Restructuring Trustee ” means [*] as trustee for (directly or indirectly) (among others) the Guaranteed Loan Lenders and the Non-Guaranteed Loan Lenders;

Reuters BBA Page LIBOR 01 ” means the display currently designated as Reuters BBA Page LIBOR 01, which includes London Interbank Offered Rates of four (4) major banks, which are members of the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. or such other service as may be nominated by the British Bankers’ Association as the information vendor for displaying the London Interbank Offered Rates of major banks in the London Interbank Market;

 

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Reuters Page ECB37 ” means:

 

  (i) the display currently designated as Reuters Page ECB37 which includes the official interbank exchange rate for euro in Dollars as determined by the European Central Bank, expressed in Dollars; or

 

  (ii) if no rate is provided on the Reuters Page ECB37 but is published on another screen page, then the exchange rate shall be the official interbank exchange rate for euro in Dollars as published on such other page (the “ Successor Page ”);

or (if Reuters Page ECB37 and the Successor Page are discontinued or if the Restructuring Trustee is unable to make the said determination due to technical breakdown in the relevant system)

 

  (iii) the arithmetic mean (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest one-sixteenth of one per cent (1/16%)) of the rates notified to the Restructuring Trustee by each of the euro Reference Banks as the euro/Dollar spot offered exchange rate quotations as of 1.45 p.m. London time on the relevant Business Day;

Revised Principal Amount ” means the relevant amount set out in the sixth column of the relevant table in Schedule 8, as reduced to reflect any relevant prepayments applied towards the Revised Principal Amount;

Revised Reductions ” means the amounts set out in the fifth column of the relevant table in Schedule 8, as reduced to reflect any relevant prepayments applied towards the Revised Reductions;

Same Day Funds ” means Dollar funds settled through the New York Clearing House Interbank Payments System or euro funds settled through TARGET or such other funds for payment in Dollars or euro (as the case may be) as the Agent shall specify by notice to the Borrower as being customary at the time for the settlement of international transactions in New York or Frankfurt am Main (as the case may be) of the type contemplated by this Agreement;

Second Assignments ” means the three (3) valid and effective second legal assignments of the earnings and insurances of the Hermes Vessels (together with the notices thereof) one (1) to be executed by each of the owners of the Hermes Vessels in respect of its Hermes Vessel in favour of the Restructuring Trustee as trustee for the Guaranteed Loan Lenders;

Second Mortgages ” means the two (2) second priority statutory Bahamian ship mortgages and deeds of covenants collateral thereto and the one (1) second preferred US ship mortgage one (1) to be granted by respectively each of the owners of the Hermes Vessels over its Hermes Vessel in favour of the Restructuring Trustee as trustee for the Guaranteed Loan Lenders;

Second Restatement Date ” has the meaning set out in the Third Supplemental Deed;

Second Supplemental Deed ” means the second supplemental deed dated 21 December 2007 to this Agreement;

 

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Security Agent ” means DNB Bank ASA of Stranden 21, NO-0021 Oslo, Norway;

Security Documents ” means this Agreement which includes any supplemental agreement or deed thereto, the Charges, the Mortgages, the Guarantees, the Earnings Assignments, the Insurance Assignments, the Management Agreement Assignments, the Account Charge, the Hermes Vessel Owner Third Guarantees, the Third Mortgages, the Third Assignments, the Third Priority Security Co-ordination Deed, the Master Agreements and any other Credit Support Documents, the commitment letter referred to in Clause 14.2 and any other fee letter in relation to the Facility and all such other documents as may be executed at any time in favour of the Agent, the Security Agent, the Restructuring Trustee, the Lenders and/or the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent as security for the obligations of the Borrower and/or the other Obligors whether executed pursuant to the express provisions of this Agreement or otherwise howsoever but excluding the Lower Saxony Guarantees;

Security Period ” means the period beginning on the first Advance Date and ending on the date on which the amounts outstanding under this Agreement and under each of the other Security Documents are finally and irrevocably repaid and/or cancelled in full;

Shareholder ” means NCL International, Ltd. of Cumberland House, 9th Floor, 1 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda;

Shareholders’ Agreement ” means the shareholders’ agreement dated 17 August 2007 made or to be made between Star, the Investors (directly in the case of Investor I and by way of joinder in the case of Investor II) and the Borrower;

Signing Date ” means the date of this Agreement;

Sky Vessel ” means [*] presently owned by the Sky Vessel Seller and registered in the Sky Vessel Seller’s name under the laws and flag of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas;

Sky Vessel Indebtedness ” means the financing arrangements in relation to the acquisition of the Sky Vessel on the Sky Vessel Purchase Price Terms;

Sky Vessel MOA ” means the sale and purchase agreement or memorandum of agreement made or to be made between the Sky Vessel Seller and Norwegian Sky, Ltd. or another member of the NCLC Group pursuant to which the Sky Vessel will be sold by the Sky Vessel Seller to Norwegian Sky, Ltd. or another member of the NCLC Group for the Sky Vessel Purchase Price on the Sky Vessel Purchase Price Terms;

Sky Vessel Purchase Price ” means an amount of up to [*];

Sky Vessel Purchase Price Terms ” means the terms on which the Sky Vessel Purchase Price (and interest thereon and other fees, costs and expenses) will be payable by Norwegian Sky, Ltd. or another member of the NCLC Group to the Sky Vessel Seller for the Sky Vessel reflected by the agreement referred to in clause 3.1.3 of the of the Fifth Supplemental Deed;

 

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Sky Vessel Seller ” means [*];

Special Liquidity Sources ” means increased liquidity of the NCLC Group arising from (i) the incurrence of permitted Indebtedness for Borrowed Money in an amount in excess of Indebtedness for Borrowed Money being refinanced in whole or in part and (ii) the permitted sale of assets PROVIDED THAT only the net proceeds of any such sale, after the deduction of brokers’ fees and other costs justifiable in relation to the sale and the principal of, interest on and any break costs in connection with any Indebtedness for Borrowed Money prepaid upon such sale, shall be counted as increased liquidity;

Special Liquidity Sources Determination Date ” means the date on which Special Liquidity Sources arise;

Special Liquidity Sources Payment Date ” means the date falling not later than fourteen (14) Business Days after a Special Liquidity Sources Determination Date;

Star ” means Genting Hong Kong Limited (formerly known as Star Cruises Limited) a company organised and existing under the laws of Bermuda with its registered office at Canon’s Court, 22 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM 12, Bermuda;

Steering Committee ” means a committee established by, and formed from, the Group-Wide Lenders with the purpose of co-ordinating the relationship between the Borrower and the Group-Wide Lenders and monitoring the performance of the NCLC Group Credit Facilities. The initial members of the Steering Committee [*];

Subscription Agreement ” means the subscription agreement dated 17 August 2007 made or to be made between Star, the Investors (directly in the case of Investor I and by way of assignment in the case of Investor II) and the Borrower;

Subsidiary ” has the meaning defined in the United Kingdom Companies Act 1985, Section 736 as substituted by the United Kingdom Companies Act 1989, Section 144;

Substitute Basis ” means an alternative basis for maintaining a Drawing certified by the Agent pursuant to Clause 6.3.1;

Suspension Notice ” means a notice given by the Agent to the Borrower pursuant to Clause 6.1;

TARGET ” means trans European automated real time gross settlement express transfer system;

Taxes ” means all present and future income and other taxes, levies, imposts, deductions, compulsory liens and withholdings whatsoever together with interest thereon and penalties with respect thereto, if any, and any payments made on or in respect thereof and “ Taxation ” shall be construed accordingly;

Term ” means, in relation to a Drawing, the last day of the Interest Period in respect of that Drawing as specified in the Drawdown Notice for such Drawing and as extended by any Renewal Notice for such Drawing PROVIDED THAT

 

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no Event of Default has occurred before the relevant Renewal Date and the renewal of such Drawing would not constitute an Event of Default and PROVIDED THAT the Term shall not extend beyond the relevant Final Maturity Date;

Third Assignments ” means the three (3) valid and effective third legal assignments of the earnings and insurances of the Hermes Vessels (together with the notices thereof) one (1) to be executed by each of the owners of the Hermes Vessels in respect of its Hermes Vessel and the one (1) valid and effective third priority subordination and assignment to be executed by NCL (Bahamas) (as bareboat charterer) in respect of m.v. “NORWEGIAN JADE” in each case in favour of the Restructuring Trustee as trustee for (among others) the Non-Guaranteed Loan Lenders such assignments and notices to be in the form and on the terms and conditions agreed between the Lenders and the Borrower on the date of the Third Supplemental Deed;

Third Mortgages ” means the two (2) third priority statutory Bahamian ship mortgages and deeds of covenants collateral thereto and the one (1) third preferred US ship mortgage one (1) to be granted by respectively each of the owners of the Hermes Vessels over its Hermes Vessel in favour of the Restructuring Trustee as trustee for the Non-Guaranteed Loan Lenders as security pursuant hereto and to the Master Agreements such mortgages and deeds of covenants to be in the forms and on the terms and conditions agreed between the Lenders and the Borrower on the date of the Third Supplemental Deed;

Third Party ” means any person or group of persons acting in concert (as the expression “ acting in concert ” is defined in the City Code on Take-overs and Mergers) who or which is not a member of the Lim Family or Apollo;

Third Priority Security Co-ordination Deed ” means the deed to be made between (among others) HSBC Bank plc (as trustee for the Guaranteed Loan Lenders, as first mortgagees), the Restructuring Trustee (as trustee for the Guaranteed Loan Lenders, as second mortgagees) and the Restructuring Trustee (as trustee for the Non-Guaranteed Loan Lenders, as third mortgagees), the Security Agent, the owners of the Hermes Vessels in relation to the Hermes Vessel Owner Third Guarantees, the Third Mortgages and the Third Assignments such co-ordination deed to be in the form and on the terms and conditions agreed between the Lenders and the other parties to the co-ordination deed on the date of the Third Supplemental Deed;

Third Restatement Date ” has the meaning set out in the Fifth Supplemental Deed;

Third Supplemental Deed ” means the third supplemental deed dated 2 April 2009 to this Agreement;

Total Breakaway 4 Prepayment Amount ” means the lower of [*] and the Total Delayed Principal Amount that has not been cancelled and/or prepaid and/or repaid on the relevant Total Exceptional Prepayment Amount Payment Date;

Total Capitalisation ” means, at any date of determination, Total Net Funded Debt plus the consolidated stockholders’ equity of the NCLC Group at such date determined in accordance with US GAAP and derived from the then latest

 

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unaudited and consolidated accounts of the NCLC Group delivered to the Agent in the case of the first three (3) quarters of each financial year and the then latest Accounts delivered to the Agent in the case of the final quarter of each financial year PROVIDED THAT for any such accounts delivered after the Second Restatement Date, the effect of any impairment of intangible assets shall be added back to stockholders’ equity;

Total Cash Sweep Amount ” means Liquidity of the NCLC Group in excess of [*] on a Cash Sweep Determination Date;

Total Delayed Principal Amount ” means, as at the date of the Fourth Supplemental Deed, [*], being the aggregate of the Maximum Amount of the Delayed Principal Amount (as defined in the facility agreement for each Cash Sweep Credit Facility) for each Cash Sweep Credit Facility (or, if applicable, tranche thereof);

Total Exceptional Prepayment Amount ” means any of:

 

  (i) the Total Sky Vessel and Breakaway 3 Prepayment Amount;

 

  (ii) the Total Breakaway 4 Prepayment Amount; and

 

  (iii) the Total IPO Prepayment Amount;

Total Exceptional Prepayment Amount Payment Date ” means:

 

  (i) on or before the Third Restatement Date in the case of the Total Sky Vessel and Breakaway 3 Prepayment Amount;

 

  (ii) on or before the date of the exercise of the Breakaway 4 Option in the case of the Total Breakaway 4 Prepayment Amount; and

 

  (iii) the date falling not later than fourteen (14) Business Days after the listing of the ordinary capital stock of the Borrower or parent company of the Borrower on an Approved Stock Exchange in the case of the Total IPO Prepayment Amount;

Total Funded Debt ” means, as at any relevant date, Total Net Funded Debt excluding Indebtedness for Borrowed Money related to vessels under construction for a member of the NCLC Group;

Total IPO Prepayment Amount ” means the lower of [*] and the Total Delayed Principal Amount that has not been cancelled and/or prepaid and/or repaid on the relevant Total Exceptional Prepayment Amount Payment Date;

Total Loss ” means any actual or constructive or arranged or agreed or compromised total loss or Compulsory Acquisition of a Vessel;

Total Net Funded Debt ” means, as at any relevant date:

 

  (i) Indebtedness for Borrowed Money of the NCLC Group; and

 

  (ii) the amount of any Indebtedness for Borrowed Money of any person which is not a member of the NCLC Group but which is guaranteed by a member of the NCLC Group as at such date;

 

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less an amount equal to any Cash Balance and all amounts from time to time standing to the credit of the Cash Sweep Bank Account as at such date;

Total Sky Vessel and Breakaway 3 Prepayment Amount ” means [*];

Total Special Liquidity Sources Amount ” means Special Liquidity Sources of the NCLC Group on a Special Liquidity Sources Determination Date;

Tranche A ” means, of the Facility, the revolving credit facility granted hereunder in the relevant Maximum Tranche Amount or (as the context may require) the principal amount thereof for the time being advanced and outstanding under this Agreement;

Tranche A Availability Period ” means the period beginning on the Delivery Date in respect of Hull No S.669 and ending one (1) month before the relevant Final Maturity Date;

Tranche B ” means, of the Facility, the revolving credit facility granted hereunder in the relevant Maximum Tranche Amount or (as the context may require) the principal amount thereof for the time being advanced and outstanding under this Agreement;

Tranche B Availability Period ” means the period beginning on the Delivery Date in respect of Hull No S.670 and ending one (1) month before the relevant Final Maturity Date;

Tranches ” means Tranche A and Tranche B;

Transaction ” means a transaction entered into between a Lender or its Affiliate (as the case may be) and the Borrower governed by the relevant Master Agreement;

Transaction Documents ” means the Security Documents, the Building Contracts, the Drawdown Notices, the Renewal Notices, the Management Agreements and any other material document now or hereafter issued in connection with the documents or the transaction herein referred to but excluding the Lower Saxony Guarantees;

Transfer Certificate ” means the certificate attached hereto as Schedule 5;

Transfer Date ” means, in relation to any Transfer Certificate, the date specified in such Transfer Certificate as the date for the making of the transfer or, where such transfer is specified as being subject to the fulfilment of certain conditions, the date on which the Agent receives a certificate from the Lender making the transfer confirming that all such conditions have been fulfilled;

Transferee ” means any reputable bank acceptable to the Agent which becomes a party to this Agreement as a Lender pursuant to Clause 18;

 

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Trust Property ” means:

 

  (i) all benefits derived by the Security Agent from the Security Documents; and

 

  (ii) all benefits arising under (including, without limitation, all proceeds of the enforcement of) each of the Security Documents,

with the exception of any benefits arising solely for the benefit of the Security Agent;

US GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America consistently applied (or, if not consistently applied, accompanied by details of the inconsistencies) including, without limitation, those set forth in the opinion and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board; and

Vessels ” means:

 

  (i) Hull No S.669; and

 

  (ii) Hull No S.670.

 

  1.2 Construction

In this Agreement unless the context otherwise requires:

 

  1.2.1 clause headings are inserted for convenience of reference only and shall be ignored in the construction of this Agreement;

 

  1.2.2 references to Clauses and to Schedules are to be construed as references to clauses of and schedules to this Agreement unless otherwise stated and references to this Agreement are to be construed as references to this Agreement including its Schedules;

 

  1.2.3 subject to Clause 9.2.21 and Clause 9.1, references to (or to any specified provision of) this Agreement or any other document shall be construed as references to this Agreement, that provision or that document as from time to time amended, supplemented and/or novated;

 

  1.2.4 references to any Act or any statutory instrument shall be construed as references to that Act or that statutory instrument as from time to time re-enacted, amended or supplemented;

 

  1.2.5 references to any party to this Agreement or any other document shall include reference to such party’s successors and permitted assigns;

 

  1.2.6 words importing the plural shall include the singular and vice versa;

 

  1.2.7 references to a person shall be construed as references to an individual, firm, company, corporation, unincorporated body of persons or any state or any agency thereof;

 

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  1.2.8 where any matter requires the approval or consent of the Agent such approval or consent shall not be deemed to have been given unless given in writing; where any matter is required to be acceptable to the Agent shall not be deemed to have accepted such matter unless its acceptance is communicated in writing; the Agent may give or withhold its consent, approval or acceptance at its unfettered discretion; and

 

  1.2.9 a certificate by the Agent as to any amount due or calculation made hereunder shall be conclusive except for manifest error.

 

  1.3 Agent

The Agent has been appointed by the Lenders and the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent as agent under Clause 20.3 and (unless the context otherwise requires) references herein to the Agent shall be construed as references to itself, the Lenders and the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent. The Borrower shall only communicate with the Lenders under this Agreement and the other Security Documents through the Agent and as hereinafter referred to.

 

  1.4 Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent

The Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent has been appointed by the Lenders and the Agent as agent under Clause 20.3 and (unless the context otherwise requires) references herein to the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent shall be construed as references to itself, the Lenders and the Agent.

 

  1.5 Third party rights

A person who is not a party to this Agreement has no right under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 to enforce or to enjoy the benefit of any term of this Agreement.

 

2 The Facility

 

  2.1 Availability

 

  2.1.1 The Lenders grant to the Borrower the Facility which is of a revolving nature. Each Tranche shall be available to the Borrower during the relevant Availability Period subject to the provisions of Clause 2.2, Clause 2.3 and Clause 3. Each Drawing shall be repaid on its Maturity Date. However, a Term may be extended to the end of the succeeding Interest Period in respect of that Drawing by the giving of a Renewal Notice by the Borrower to the Agent not later than 9.00 a.m. London time five (5) Business Days prior to the commencement of the relevant Interest Period.

 

  2.1.2 Each Lender shall advance its Contribution to a Drawing in the proportion which its Commitment for the time being bears to the other Commitments of the Lenders to the relevant Tranche.

 

  2.1.3

None of the Agent or any other Lender shall be liable for any failure or delay on the part of any Lender in making any advance hereunder nor shall the Agent have any obligation to seek to procure additional Lenders

 

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  in the event of such a failure PROVIDED THAT if any Lender should fail to advance its Contribution to an advance hereunder, that Lender and the Agent will take all reasonable steps to mitigate the effect of that failure. Notwithstanding the aforesaid proviso, no Lender shall be obliged to increase its Contribution hereunder in respect of the failure by any other Lender to fund any Contribution.

 

  2.2 Purpose and Application

The Borrower shall apply or procure the application by the Owners of the Facility as follows:

 

  2.2.1 An amount of Tranche A equal to the amount due to the Builder under the relevant Building Contract on the relevant Delivery Date shall be applied in part payment of the relevant Contract Price. If the whole or any part of Tranche A is prepaid in accordance with Clause 4 such whole or part may be applied for general corporate and working capital purposes for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries; and

 

  2.2.2 An amount of Tranche B equal to the amount due to the Builder under the relevant Building Contract on the relevant Delivery Date shall be applied in part payment of the relevant Contract Price. If the whole or any part of Tranche B is prepaid in accordance with Clause 4 such whole or part may be applied for general corporate and working capital purposes for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.

None of the Lenders or the Agent shall be bound to monitor or verify the application of any amount borrowed under this Agreement.

 

  2.3 Drawdown

The Borrower shall only draw down a Drawing if:

 

  2.3.1 the Agent receives at least five (5) Business Days’ notice of the Borrower’s request for the Drawing in the form of Schedule 2;

 

  2.3.2 the Advance Date proposed is a Business Day within the relevant Availability Period;

 

  2.3.3 the first Drawing in respect of a Tranche is to be applied in part payment of the relevant Contract Price due to the Builder under the relevant Building Contract on the relevant Delivery Date;

 

  2.3.4 the Drawing is in a minimum amount of one million euro (EUR1,000,000) in the case of a euro Drawing or one million Dollars (USD1,000,000) in the case of a Dollar Drawing or a whole multiple thereof;

 

  2.3.5 on any Advance Date not more than five (5) Drawings will be outstanding in respect of the relevant Tranche;

 

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  2.3.6 the drawdown of the Drawing would not result in the amount of the relevant Tranche exceeding the relevant Maximum Tranche Amount on the Advance Date;

 

  2.3.7 no Event of Default has occurred before the relevant Advance Date and such drawing would not constitute an Event of Default;

 

  2.3.8 the representations and warranties set out in Clause 9 and each of the other Security Documents are correct on the relevant Advance Date;

 

  2.3.9 no written notice has been received indicating that the Lower Saxony Guarantees do not, or the relevant Lower Guarantee does not (as the case may be), validly exist without restriction; and

 

  2.3.10 it is then lawful for each of the Lenders to make available its relevant Contribution to the Drawing;

PROVIDED THAT the Lenders will only be obliged to comply with Clause 3.1 if, on the relevant Advance Date or on the commencement of the relevant Interest Period, no Event of Default is continuing or would result from the conversion and the representations made by the Borrower under Clause 9 are true in all material respects.

Each Drawing advanced under this Clause 2.3 shall be deemed to have been advanced pro rata from Portion A and Portion B of the relevant Tranche.

 

  2.4 Break costs

If for any reason a Drawing is not drawn down by the Borrower hereunder after the relevant Drawdown Notice has been given to the Agent pursuant to Clause 2.3, the Borrower will pay to the Agent for the account of the Lenders such amount as the Agent may certify as necessary to compensate the Lenders (other than any Lender whose default has caused the Drawing not to be drawn down) for any loss (including any losses under any Master Agreements) or expense on account of funds borrowed, contracted for or utilised in order to fund its Contribution to the Drawing. Each Lender shall supply to the Agent a certificate of break costs which in the absence of manifest error shall be conclusive as to the amounts due.

 

  2.5 Conditions of drawdown

The Agent shall not be under any obligation to advance a Drawing hereunder until all the documents and evidence referred to in the relevant part of Part I of Schedule 3 are in the possession of the Agent in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent.

 

  2.6 Several obligations of the Lenders

The obligations and rights of each Lender hereunder are several and if for any reason the Borrower receives an amount greater than the aggregate of the Contributions to the Drawing, the Borrower forthwith upon the demand of the Agent shall pay to the Agent (for the account of those Lenders whose Contributions were exceeded) the amount certified by the Agent as representing the excess of the amount paid to the Borrower over the due and proper amount of the Contributions of the Lenders actually received by the Agent.

 

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  2.7 Lender’s failure to perform

Subject to Clause 2.1.3, the failure by a Lender to perform its obligations hereunder shall not affect the obligations of the Borrower towards any other party hereto nor shall any such other party be liable for the failure by such Lender to perform its obligations hereunder.

 

  2.8 Fulfilment of conditions after drawdown

If the Lenders, acting unanimously, decide (or the Agent in accordance with Clause 20 decides) to permit the advance of a Drawing to the Borrower hereunder without the Agent having received all of the documents or evidence referred to in the relevant part or parts of Part I of Schedule 3, the Borrower will nevertheless deliver the remaining documents or evidence to the Agent within such period as the Agent may stipulate and the advance of the Drawing shall not be construed as a waiver of the Agent’s right to receive the documents or evidence as aforesaid nor shall this provision impose on the Agent or the Lenders any obligation to permit the advance of the Drawing in the absence of any of such documents or evidence.

 

  2.9 Conditions subsequent

The Borrower undertakes to deliver or to cause to be delivered to the Agent the additional documents and other evidence listed in Part II of Schedule 3.

 

3 Currency Option

 

  3.1 Selection of Dollars

The selection of Dollars as the currency in which a Drawing is denominated is subject to the conditions of, and the observance of the restrictions to, conversion set out in Clause 3.3. The Borrower may in accordance with this Clause 3.1 select Dollars as the currency in which it wishes a Drawing to be denominated. A selection shall be made either by the Borrower:

 

  3.1.1 specifying the Dollar amount to be advanced in the Drawdown Notice relating to the relevant Drawing; or

 

  3.1.2 giving notice to the Agent to be received by the Agent not later than 9.00 a.m. London time five (5) Business Days prior to the commencement of the next Interest Period relating to the Drawing pursuant to Clause 5.2.

 

  3.2 Conversion

If the Borrower selects Dollars as the currency in which a Drawing is to be made in accordance with Clause 3.1, the Drawing shall be converted from euro into Dollars on, and with effect from, the beginning of the relevant Interest Period. The Drawing shall remain denominated in Dollars until its Maturity Date and no further Drawings of the relevant Tranche may be made in euro. Further, the Maturity Date of any euro Drawing of the relevant Tranche shall be the next

 

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Interest Payment Date in respect of that Drawing (notwithstanding the Maturity Date previously selected for the Drawing), on which date the Drawing shall be repaid in accordance with Clause 4.1.

 

  3.3 Conditions and restrictions to conversion

The conversion into and denomination of any Drawing in Dollars shall be subject to Clause 2.3 and the following:

 

  3.3.1 any Drawing up to the relevant Maximum Tranche Amount is available for conversion;

 

  3.3.2 no Drawing may at any time be converted into and/or denominated in more than one (1) currency and any Drawdown Notice or other written instruction from the Borrower requesting otherwise shall be of no effect;

 

  3.3.3 a Drawing may only be converted into and denominated in Dollars if deposits in Dollars for the amount of the Drawing and for the Interest Period selected are available to the Lenders in the London Interbank Market in the ordinary course of business on the relevant date. If such deposits are not so available to the Lenders, the Drawing in question shall be advanced and denominated or remain denominated (as the case may be) in euro;

 

  3.3.4 the Agent being in possession of evidence in form and substance satisfactory to it that from the relevant first Currency Conversion Date the sums insured under the Insurances of the relevant Vessel will be denominated in Dollars in accordance with the provisions of the relevant Mortgage; and

 

  3.3.5 the Agent having been able to arrange for the sums insured under the mortgagee interest insurance and the mortgagee interest insurance for pollution risks (each as more particularly described in the relevant Mortgage) to be in Dollars from the relevant first Currency Conversion Date.

 

  3.4 Repayment in same currency

During each Interest Period in respect of a Dollar Drawing, the obligation of the Borrower to repay that Drawing in accordance with Clause 4.1 or Clause 4.5 and to pay interest in respect of that Drawing shall be an obligation to repay the Drawing and to pay interest (and any default interest pursuant to Clause 5.7) in respect of the Drawing in Dollars.

 

  3.5 Exercise of currency option

All losses, damages, expenses, profits or currency risks arising from the exercise of the currency option contained in this Clause 3 shall be for the account of the Borrower.

 

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  3.6 No prepayment

The conversion of a euro Drawing into Dollars or the operation of this Clause 3 shall not constitute or be construed as a prepayment pursuant to the provisions of Clause 4.

 

  3.7 No discharge

Notwithstanding the drawdown of a euro Drawing or the subsequent conversion of the relevant euro Drawing into Dollars it is expressly acknowledged and agreed by the parties hereto that the Security Documents shall remain in full force and effect and that they shall stand as security for the Facility in whatever currency or currencies it is for the time being denominated.

 

4 Repayment, Reduction, Cancellation and Prepayment of the Facility

 

  4.1 Repayment

The Borrower shall repay each Drawing on its Maturity Date in the currency in which it was made available. If a Drawing (the “ new Drawing ”) is to be made on a day on which another Drawing (the “ maturing Drawing ”) is due to be repaid then, subject to the terms of this Agreement:

 

  4.1.1 the maturing Drawing shall be deemed to have been repaid on its Maturity Date either in whole (if the new Drawing is equal to or greater than the maturing Drawing) or in part (if the new Drawing is less than the maturing Drawing); and

 

  4.1.2 to the extent that the maturing Drawing is so deemed to have been repaid, the principal amount of the new Drawing to be made on such date shall be deemed to have been credited to the account of the Borrower by the Agent on behalf of the Lenders in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Lenders shall only be obliged to make available to the Borrower pursuant to Clause 2.3 a principal amount equal to the amount by which the new Drawing exceeds the maturing Drawing.

On a Final Maturity Date, all relevant outstanding Drawings and other sums (if any) then owing under this Agreement shall in any event be repaid or paid in full.

 

  4.2 Scheduled reductions of Commitments to a Tranche

 

  4.2.1 Subject to the second paragraph of this Clause 4.2.1, on each of the Reduction Dates the relevant Maximum Tranche Amount as at the date of the Third Supplemental Deed shall be reduced by the relevant amount set out in the fifth column ( Revised Reductions ) of the relevant table in Schedule 8, as such Revised Reductions are reduced to reflect any relevant prepayments.

If the Borrower exercises the currency option contained in Clause 3 after the first Reduction Date in respect of a Tranche the amounts of the reductions to be made in Dollars on the Reduction Dates in respect of that Tranche falling after the first Currency Conversion Date in respect of that Tranche shall be calculated on the first of such Reduction Dates by

 

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dividing the relevant Maximum Tranche Amount as at the relevant Reduction Date by the number of one thirtieths (1/30ths) of the Tranche which have not been reduced prior to that Reduction Date. A reduction schedule setting out the amounts of the reductions to be made in Dollars on the Reduction Dates remaining after the first Currency Conversion Date in respect of that Tranche shall be agreed between the Agent and the Borrower on the first Currency Conversion Date in respect of that Tranche and shall from such date be deemed to be a part of this Agreement. Any reduction to be made on a Reduction Date in respect of a Tranche falling on or prior to the first Currency Conversion Date in respect of that Tranche shall be made in euro.

The Borrower shall pay to the Agent in euro or in Dollars (as the case may be) all accrued interest on the reduction amount to that Reduction Date.

Amounts repaid by the Borrower pursuant to this Clause 4.2.1 shall not be available for reborrowing.

 

  4.2.2 Without prejudice to any other provision of this Agreement, the Commitments to a Tranche shall be reduced to zero on the relevant Final Maturity Date.

 

  4.3 Sale or Total Loss of a Vessel: mandatory cancellation

If at any time during the Security Period a Vessel is sold or is or becomes a Total Loss, the Commitments to the relevant Tranche shall be reduced to zero on the date on which the proceeds of such sale or Total Loss are made available.

 

  4.4 Amounts payable on prepayment

Any prepayment of a Drawing or a Tranche under this Clause 4 shall be made together with:

 

  4.4.1 accrued interest on the amount to be prepaid to the date of such prepayment (calculated in respect of any period during which a Substitute Basis has applied by virtue of Clause 6.3, at the rate per annum more particularly described in Clause 6.2);

 

  4.4.2 any additional amounts payable under Clause 7.2 and Clause 8.1;

 

  4.4.3 costs certified by the Agent as necessary to compensate the Lenders for the cost of repaying fixed deposits borrowed to fund any part of any Drawing or the Tranche which is prepaid before the relevant Maturity Date or the fixed term by reference to which the relevant Interest Rate has been ascertained; and

 

  4.4.4 all other sums payable by the Borrower to the relevant Lender or the German State of Lower Saxony under this Agreement including, without limitation, any accrued commitment fee payable under Clause 14.1 and any accrued Lower Saxony Guarantee fee payable under Clause 14.3.

 

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  4.5 Notice of prepayment

No voluntary prepayment of a Drawing may be effected under this Clause 4 unless the Borrower shall have given the Agent at least five (5) Business Days’ notice of its intention to make such prepayment. Every notice of prepayment shall be effective only on actual receipt by the Agent, shall be irrevocable, shall specify the amount to be prepaid and shall oblige the Borrower to make such prepayment on the date specified. Unless and to the extent that the Commitments to a Tranche are cancelled or reduced on or with effect from the date of any such prepayment, amounts prepaid may be re-drawn under this Agreement. The Borrower may not prepay any Drawing or any part thereof save as expressly provided in this Agreement.

The Drawing(s) to be wholly or partially prepaid pursuant to Clause 4.2.1 and Clause 4.8 shall be selected by the Borrower by not fewer than five (5) Business Days’ notice to the Agent, which shall be irrevocable. The Borrower shall not be permitted to make any selection pursuant to this Clause which would result in partial prepayment of more than one (1) Drawing. If the Borrower fails to give notice to the Agent selecting the Drawing(s) to be prepaid, the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected to prepay first any Drawings having an Interest Period ending on the Reduction Date in question. If there are no such Drawings or the aggregate amount of the Drawing(s) having an Interest Period ending on the Reduction Date in question either exceeds or falls short of the amount required to be prepaid, the Borrower shall prepay, in full or in part, the Drawing(s) selected by the Agent.

 

  4.6 Voluntary cancellation of Commitments to a Tranche

The Borrower may at any time during an Availability Period by notice to the Agent (effective only on actual receipt) cancel with effect from a date not less than five (5) Business Days after the receipt by the Agent of such notice the whole or any part (being a minimum amount of ten million euro (EUR10,000,000) or ten million Dollars (USD10,000,000) (as the case may be) or a whole multiple thereof but not more than the Available Commitments of all of the Lenders to the relevant Tranche as at such date) of the total of the Available Commitments to the relevant Tranche as at such date of all the Lenders. Any such notice of cancellation, once given, shall be irrevocable and upon such cancellation taking effect the Commitment of each of the Lenders to the relevant Tranche shall be permanently reduced proportionately and the Borrower shall on the date designated in its notice prepay such amount of the outstanding Drawings as will ensure that immediately thereafter the aggregate amount of the Drawings will not exceed the Commitments to the relevant Tranche as so reduced by virtue of the Borrower’s cancellation. Any voluntary cancellation and/or prepayment of a Tranche made pursuant to this Clause 4.6 shall be applied in satisfaction of the Originally Scheduled Reductions in inverse order of maturity and Schedule 8 and Schedule 9 shall be recalculated and agreed in accordance with Clause 4.16. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Clause 4.6, any prepayment made before an amount equal to the relevant Maximum Amount of the Delayed Principal Amount has been cancelled and/or prepaid and/or repaid shall be governed by Clause 4.16.

 

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  4.7 Additional partial cancellation

The Borrower may also at any time during an Availability Period by notice to the Agent (effective only on actual receipt) cancel with effect from a date not less than five (5) Business Days after receipt by the Agent of such notice the whole but not part only, but without prejudice to its obligations under Clause 7.2 and Clause 8.1, of the Commitment to the relevant Tranche of any Lender to which the Borrower shall have become obliged to pay additional amounts under Clause 7.2 or Clause 8.1. Upon any notice of such prepayment being given, the Commitment of the relevant Lender to the relevant Tranche shall be reduced to zero and the Borrower shall be obliged to prepay the Contribution of such Lender to the relevant Tranche on such date.

 

  4.8 Prepayment during Term

The Borrower may at any time by notice to the Agent (effective only on actual receipt) prepay the whole or any part (being a minimum amount of ten million euro (EUR10,000,000) or ten million Dollars (USD10,000,000) (as the case may be) or such lesser amount as is acceptable to the Agent) of any Drawing prior to its Maturity Date on not less than five (5) Business Days’ notice (whether or not any part of the Commitment to the relevant Tranche is also being cancelled on such date pursuant to any provision of this Agreement) and the Borrower shall when making such prepayment, make such prepayment together with any amounts as referred to in Clause 4.4.

 

  4.9 Mandatory cancellation in case of illegality

If any change in, or in the interpretation or application of, any law, regulation or treaty shall make it unlawful in any jurisdiction applicable to any of the Lenders for that Lender to make available or maintain its Contribution to a Tranche or to give effect to its obligations as contemplated hereby, the Agent may, by notice thereof to the Borrower, declare that the relevant Lender’s obligations shall be terminated forthwith whereupon (if any of the relevant Tranche has then been advanced) the Borrower shall prepay forthwith to the relevant Lender its Contribution to the Tranche together with interest thereon to the date of such prepayment and all other amounts due to such Lender under Clause 4.4 and under the Security Documents (or, if permitted by the relevant law, regulation or treaty, at the end of the then current Interest Period).

A Lender affected by any provision of this Clause 4.9 shall promptly inform the Agent after becoming aware of the relevant change and the Agent shall, as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter, notify the Borrower of the change and its possible results. Without affecting the Borrower’s obligations under this Clause 4.9 and in consultation with the Agent, the affected Lender will then take all such reasonable steps as may be open to it to mitigate the effect of the change (for example (and if then possible and subject to the prior consent of the German State of Lower Saxony) by changing its Lending Branch or transferring some or all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement to another financial institution reasonably acceptable to the Borrower and the Agent). The reasonable costs of mitigating the effect of any such change shall be borne by the Borrower save where such costs are of an internal administrative nature and are not incurred in dealings by any Lender with third parties.

 

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  4.10 Voluntary cancellation following imposition of Substitute Basis

The Borrower may notify the Agent within ten (10) Business Days of the receipt of a certificate from the Agent of a Substitute Basis under Clause 6.3 whether or not it wishes to cancel a Tranche or the relevant part thereof, in which event the Borrower shall forthwith cancel the Tranche or such relevant part thereof and prepay such amount of the outstanding Drawings as will ensure that immediately thereafter the aggregate of the amount of the Drawings will not exceed the Commitments to the Tranche or relevant part thereof as so reduced by virtue of the Borrower’s cancellation.

 

  4.11 Cancellation in case of Total Loss of a Vessel

If a Vessel is or becomes a Total Loss, then the Borrower will, within thirty (30) days thereof or, if the Agent is satisfied in its sole discretion that the Total Loss is adequately covered by the Insurances and that the relevant insurance proceeds will be payable to the Agent on behalf of the Lenders within one hundred and fifty (150) days thereof, by no later than the date which is one hundred and fifty (150) days after the date of the event giving rise to such Total Loss cancel and prepay the relevant Tranche in accordance with Clause 4.3 and Clause 13.1.

For the purposes of this Clause 4.11, a Total Loss shall be deemed to have occurred:

 

  4.11.1 if it consists of an actual loss, at noon Greenwich Mean Time on the actual date of loss or, if that is not known, on the date on which the Vessel was last heard of;

 

  4.11.2 if it consists of a Compulsory Acquisition, at noon Greenwich Mean Time on the date on which the requisition is expressed to take effect by the person requisitioning the Vessel; or

 

  4.11.3 if it consists of a constructive or compromised or arranged or agreed total loss or damage to the Vessel rendering repair impracticable or uneconomical or rendering the Vessel permanently unfit for normal use, at noon Greenwich Mean Time on the date on which notice claiming the loss of the Vessel is given to its insurers.

 

  4.12 Cancellation in case of sale of a Vessel

If a Vessel is sold by the relevant Owner with the prior consent of the Majority Lenders (which consent is not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), then the Borrower will concurrent with completion of the sale cancel and prepay the relevant Tranche in accordance with Clause 4.3 and Clause 13.1. Subject to Clause 4.4, prepayment of a Tranche consequent upon the permitted sale of the relevant Vessel shall absolve the Borrower from any liability to pay prepayment fees or costs other than legal, registration or other costs incurred in relation to the release and discharge of the Security Documents and the release of the relevant Lower Saxony Guarantee.

 

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  4.13 Cancellation in case of non-delivery of a Vessel

If Hull No S.669 has not been delivered to Norwegian Pearl within two hundred and forty (240) days after 8 February 2007 or Hull No S.670 has not been delivered to Norwegian Gem within two hundred and forty (240) days after 1 October 2007 the relevant Tranche will be cancelled.

 

  4.14 Cancellation in case of reduction in the Owners’ Supply Costs

If the amount of a Tranche advanced on the Delivery Date of the relevant Vessel exceeds the relevant Maximum Tranche Amount when the Owners’ Supply Costs in respect of the relevant Vessel, as evidenced by the information to be provided pursuant to paragraph 1 of Part II of Schedule 3, are determined, the Borrower shall forthwith cancel the relevant Tranche and prepay the relevant outstanding Drawings in each case by such an amount that the relevant Maximum Tranche Amount is no longer exceeded, in accordance with Clause 4.4 and Clause 13.2.

 

  4.15 Mandatory cancellation in case of cash sweep or special liquidity

On a Cash Sweep Payment Date or a Special Liquidity Sources Payment Date the Commitments to a Tranche shall be reduced by an amount equal to the relevant percentage of (as the case may be) the Relevant Cash Sweep Amount or the Relevant Special Liquidity Sources Amount. For the purposes of this Clause 4.15, the relevant percentage of the Relevant Cash Sweep Amount or the Relevant Special Liquidity Sources Amount is the percentage of that Relevant Cash Sweep Amount or Relevant Special Liquidity Sources Amount (as the case may be) that a Tranche bears to the Facility.

If, upon reduction of the Commitments to a Tranche by such amount, the aggregate of the Drawings of that Tranche at such time exceeds the Commitments to the Tranche as thereby reduced, the Borrower shall on such date prepay such amount of the outstanding Drawings of that Tranche as will ensure that immediately thereafter the aggregate amount of those Drawings will not exceed the Commitments to the relevant Tranche as so reduced. Accordingly, the Revised Reductions of a Tranche to be made over the period of:

 

  4.15.1 twenty four (24) months from the relevant Cash Sweep Payment Date (excluding the relevant Final Maturity Date Payment, except that if the amounts available to be applied under this Clause exceed the amounts actually applied (by virtue of excluding the Final Maturity Date Payment), then such excess shall be applied to the relevant Final Maturity Date Payment) in the case of a Relevant Cash Sweep Amount; and

 

  4.15.2 twelve (12) months from the relevant Special Liquidity Sources Payment Date (excluding the relevant Final Maturity Date Payment, except that if the amounts available to be applied under this Clause exceed the amounts actually applied (by virtue of excluding the Final Maturity Date Payment), then such excess shall be applied to the relevant Final Maturity Date Payment) in the case of a Relevant Special Liquidity Sources Amount,

shall be reduced pro rata.

 

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Commitments cancelled or reduced pursuant to this Clause 4.15 may not be re-drawn.

Amounts applied to reduce Revised Reductions pursuant to Clause 4.15.1 and Clause 4.15.2 shall be applied pro rata between the Delayed Principal Amount and the Ordinary Principal Amount comprising each such Revised Reduction.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, if a Special Liquidity Sources Payment Date occurs before any Revised Reductions in respect of the relevant Tranche have become due, the reduction shall be applied pro rata to the Revised Reductions of that Tranche payable by the Borrower over the period of twelve (12) months from the date the Revised Reductions in respect of that Tranche commence.

 

  4.16 No cancellation

 

  4.16.1 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, other than in respect of:

 

  (a) ordinary refinancings; and

 

  (b) any prepayment to be made by way of a Total Exceptional Prepayment Amount on a Total Exceptional Prepayment Amount Payment Date,

no voluntary cancellation of Commitments to a Tranche or cancellation of Commitments to a Tranche by way of a Total Exceptional Prepayment Amount may be made before an amount equal to the Total Delayed Principal Amount has been cancelled and/or prepaid and/or repaid unless pro rata prepayments, reductions and/or cancellations of the other Cash Sweep Credit Facilities are to be made. The prepayment, reduction and/or cancellation to be made under each Cash Sweep Credit Facility shall be calculated based on each Cash Sweep Credit Facility’s remaining outstanding Delayed Principal Amount (as defined in this Agreement in respect of the Facility and as defined in the relevant facility agreement in respect of each of the other Cash Sweep Credit Facilities) as of the date of the prepayment, reduction and/or cancellation.

 

  4.16.2 Each remaining outstanding Delayed Principal Amount referred to in Clause 4.16.1 or Maximum Amount of the Delayed Principal Amount referred to in Clause 4.16.3, to the extent it is not already denominated in Dollars, shall be converted into Dollars on the date falling ten (10) Business Days prior to the relevant prepayment, reduction and/or cancellation date at the rate which appears on the Reuters Page ECB37 at 1.30 p.m. London time on that date, for the purposes of such calculation. The allocation between the Tranches shall be based on the percentage that a Tranche bears to the Facility.

 

  4.16.3 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, any voluntary prepayment of each Tranche made before the Maximum Amount of the Delayed Principal Amount has been prepaid and/or repaid shall be applied in accordance with the Application of Proceeds Formulation.

 

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  4.16.4 As at the Third Restatement Date, Schedule 8 contains reduction schedules calculated following the cancellation and/or prepayment of the Relevant Exceptional Prepayment Amount in respect of the Total Sky Vessel and Breakaway 3 Prepayment Amount. Following any further voluntary cancellation and/or prepayment of the Facility under this Clause 4.16, Schedule 8 shall be recalculated using the Application of Proceeds Formulation or in accordance with Clause 4.6 (as the case may be) and shall be agreed between the Agent and the Borrower as soon as possible after the cancellation and/or prepayment date and shall, from such cancellation and/or prepayment date, be deemed to be a part of this Agreement.

 

  4.16.5 As at the Third Restatement Date, Schedule 9, as referred to in paragraphs (ii), (iii) and (iv) of the definition of Applicable Margin, contains reduction schedules calculated following the prepayment and/or cancellation of the Relevant Exceptional Prepayment Amount in respect of the Total Sky Vessel and Breakaway 3 Prepayment Amount. Following any further cancellation and/or prepayment of the Facility under this Clause 4.16, Schedule 9 shall be recalculated by reference to the Schedule 9 existing prior to the application of that cancellation and/or prepayment and such cancellation and/or prepayment shall be applied:

 

  (a) pro rata between the Delayed Principal Amount and the Ordinary Principal Amount comprising each relevant Revised Reduction, such ratio being calculated by dividing any difference between the amount of the relevant Revised Reduction and the amount of the relevant Originally Scheduled Reduction by the amount of the relevant Revised Reduction; or

 

  (b) entirely to the Ordinary Principal Amount, if there is no difference between the amount of the relevant Revised Reduction and the amount of the relevant Originally Scheduled Reduction; and

 

  (c) in forward order of maturity with respect to each Revised Reduction, to the extent that the amount of each such Revised Reduction exceeds the amount of the Originally Scheduled Reduction, or in accordance with Clause 4.6 (as the case may be)

and shall be agreed between the Agent and the Borrower as soon as possible after the cancellation and/or prepayment date and shall, from such cancellation and/or prepayment date, be deemed to be a part of this Agreement.

 

5 Interest

 

  5.1 Payment of interest

The Borrower shall pay interest on each Drawing at the Interest Rate applicable for each Interest Period in respect thereof which interest shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date.

 

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  5.2 Selection and duration of Interest Periods

The Borrower may give notice to the Agent to be received by the Agent not later than 9.00 a.m. London time five (5) Business Days prior to the commencement of each Interest Period, specifying whether that Interest Period is to be of one (1), three (3) or six (6) months’ duration or of such other period as the Borrower and all the Lenders may agree or end on the next Cash Sweep Payment Date or Maturity Date PROVIDED THAT no more than three (3) Interest Periods of one (1) month’s duration may be requested in any one (1) calendar year in respect of a Tranche. Interest Periods shall commence, in the case of the first in respect of a Drawing, on the relevant Advance Date and, in the case of Interest Periods other than the first, on the expiry of the preceding Interest Period. Each Interest Period shall, subject to the following provisions of this Clause 5, be of a duration selected by the Borrower as above PROVIDED THAT the final Interest Period in respect of a Drawing shall end on the Maturity Date of that Drawing.

 

  5.3 No notice and unavailability

If the Borrower fails to select an Interest Period in accordance with Clause 5.2 or the Agent certifies that deposits for the period selected by the Borrower are not available to each of the Lenders in the ordinary course of business in the relevant interbank eurocurrency market to fund the Drawing, the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of three (3) months (or such other period as the Agent may in its sole discretion decide).

 

  5.4 Extension and shortening of Interest Periods

 

  5.4.1 If an Interest Period would otherwise end on a day which is not a Business Day, the Interest Period shall be extended until the next following Business Day unless the next following Business Day falls in the next calendar month in which case the Interest Period will be shortened to expire on the preceding Business Day.

 

  5.4.2 If an Interest Period commences on the last Business Day in a month and if there is no day in the month in which the Interest Period will end which corresponds numerically to the day on which it begins, the Interest Period shall end on the last Business Day in that month.

 

  5.5 Interest Rate

Subject to Clause 5.7 and Clause 6, the rate of interest applicable to a Drawing during an Interest Period shall be the rate per annum which is the sum of EURIBOR or LIBOR (as the case may be), the Applicable Margin and Mandatory Costs.

 

  5.6 Bank basis

Interest, commitment fee and any other payments hereunder or under the commitment letter referred to in Clause 14.2 or any other fee letter of an annual nature shall accrue from day to day and be computed on the basis of a year of three hundred and sixty (360) days and for the actual number of days elapsed.

 

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  5.7 Default interest

If the Borrower fails to pay on the due date any sum due under this Agreement or any of the other Security Documents to which it may at any time be a party, the Borrower shall, without affecting any other remedy of the Agent or the Lenders, on demand pay interest on such sum from the due date to the actual date of payment (as well after as before judgment). Such interest shall accrue on a daily basis at the higher of the Interest Rate fixed for the latest Interest Period and the rate computed by the Agent and certified by the Agent to the Borrower as being the aggregate of (a) the Applicable Margin, Mandatory Costs and two per cent (2%) and (b) the greater of (i) in the case of the Lenders, the average (rounded upwards if necessary to the next integral multiple of one-sixteenth of one per cent (1/16%)) of the respective rates per annum at which each of the Lenders is able to acquire in accordance with its normal practice deposits in euro or Dollars (as the case may be) in successive periods of one (1) month (or for such shorter period as the Agent may in its sole discretion select) in the relevant interbank eurocurrency market in an amount equivalent to or comparable with its relevant Contribution to such sum, and, in the case of the Agent, the rate per annum at which it is able to acquire in accordance with its normal practice deposits in euro or Dollars (as the case may be) in successive periods of one (1) month (or for such shorter period as the Agent may in its sole discretion select) in the relevant interbank eurocurrency market in an amount equivalent to such sum, as at approximately 11.00 a.m. Brussels time (in the case of euro) and as at approximately 11.00 a.m. London time (in the case of Dollars) on any relevant day and (ii) in the case of the Lenders, the average (rounded upwards if necessary to the next integral multiple of one-sixteenth of one per cent (1/16%)) of the cost to each of the Lenders of funding its relevant Contribution to such sum, and, in the case of the Agent, the cost of funding such sum, such interest to be compounded at the end of the period selected by the Agent and to be payable on demand. In the event of EURIBOR or LIBOR (as the case may be) not being available then the Agent shall in its discretion use the Substitute Basis for its calculation as set out in Clause 6.3.

 

6 Substitute Basis of Funding

 

  6.1 Absence of quotations

Subject to Clause 6.2, if LIBOR is to be determined by reference to the Reference Banks but a Reference Bank does not supply a quotation by 11.00 a.m. London time, the applicable LIBOR shall be determined on the basis of the quotations of the remaining Reference Banks.

 

  6.2 Market disruption

If a Market Disruption Event occurs for any Interest Period, then the rate of interest on each Lender’s relevant Contribution to a Tranche for that Interest Period shall be the percentage rate per annum which is the sum of:

 

  6.2.1 the Applicable Margin;

 

  6.2.2 the rate notified to the Agent by that Lender as soon as practicable, and in any event before interest is due to be paid in respect of that Interest Period, to be that which expresses as a percentage rate per annum the cost to that Lender of funding its relevant Contribution from whatever source it may reasonably select; and

 

  6.2.3 the Mandatory Cost, if any, applicable to that Lender’s relevant Contribution.

 

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In this Agreement “ Market Disruption Event ” means:

 

  (a) at or about noon on the Quotation Date for the relevant Interest Period Reuters BBA Page LIBOR 01 is not available and none or only one of the Reference Banks supplies a rate to the Agent to determine LIBOR for the relevant Interest Period; or

 

  (b) before close of business in London on the Quotation Date for the relevant Interest Period, the Agent receives notifications from Lenders (in number exceeding thirty four per cent (34%) of the Lenders and whose Contributions and Commitments are not less than thirty four per cent (34%) of the relevant Tranche) that the cost to them of obtaining matching deposits in the London Interbank Market would be in excess of LIBOR.

 

  6.3 Substitute basis of interest or funding

 

  6.3.1 If a Market Disruption Event occurs and the Agent or the Borrower so requires, the Agent and the Borrower shall enter into negotiations (for a period of not more than thirty (30) days) with a view to agreeing a substitute basis for determining the rate of interest.

 

  6.3.2 Any alternative basis agreed pursuant to Clause 6.3.1 shall, with the prior consent of all the Lenders and the Borrower, be binding on all parties to this Agreement.

 

  6.4 Review

So long as any Substitute Basis is in force, the Agent, in consultation with the Borrower and the Lenders, shall from time to time, but not less often than monthly, review whether or not the circumstances referred to in Clause 6.1 or Clause 6.2 still prevail with a view to returning to the normal provisions of this Agreement.

 

7 Payments

 

  7.1 Place for payment

Subject to Clause 14.3, all payments by the Borrower under this Agreement or any of the other Security Documents to which it may at any time be a party shall be made to the Agent in Same Day Funds and:

 

  7.1.1 if in euro through the EBA clearing system to DNB Bank ASA, London (BIC:DNBAGB2L) in favour of DNB Bank ASA, New York (BIC: DNBANOKK) by 10.00 a.m. Brussels time; and

 

  7.1.2 if in Dollars to Bank of New York, New York, for the account of DNB Bank ASA, New York account no 8033261374 by 10.00 a.m. New York time,

 

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or such other account or bank as the Agent may from time to time designate.

 

  7.2 Deductions and grossing-up

 

  7.2.1 Each payment to be made by the Borrower to the Agent, the Lenders or the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent hereunder or under the commitment letter referred to in Clause 14.2 or any other fee letter shall be made free and clear of and without deduction for or on account of Taxes unless the Borrower is required by law to make such a payment subject to the deduction or withholding of Taxes, in which case the sum payable by the Borrower in respect of which such deduction or withholding is required to be made shall be increased to the extent necessary to ensure that, after the making of such deduction or withholding, the Agent, the Lenders or the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent receives and retains (free from any liability in respect of any such deduction or withholding) a net sum equal to the sum which it would have received and so retained had no such deduction or withholding been made or required to be made.

 

  7.2.2 Without prejudice to the provisions of Clause 7.2.1, if any Lender or the Agent on its behalf, the Agent or the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent is required to make any payment on account of tax (not being a tax imposed on the net income of its Lending Branch by the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated or in which its Lending Branch is located or any other tax existing and applicable on the Signing Date under the laws of any jurisdiction) or otherwise on or in relation to any sum received or receivable hereunder by such Lender or the Agent on its behalf, the Agent or the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent (including, without limitation, any sum received or receivable under this Clause 7) or any liability in respect of any such payment is asserted, imposed, levied or assessed against such Lender or the Agent on its behalf, the Agent or the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent, the Borrower shall, upon demand of the Agent, indemnify such Lender or the Agent on its behalf, the Agent or the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent against such payment or liability, together with any interest, penalties and expenses payable or incurred in connection therewith other than interest penalties and expenses that are otherwise imposed or asserted on account of the bad faith or wilful neglect of such Lender or the Agent on its behalf, the Agent or the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent. If any Lender, the Agent or the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent proposes to make a claim under the provisions of this Clause 7.2.2 it shall certify to the Borrower in reasonable detail within thirty (30) days (or such longer period as any Lender, the Agent or the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent may reasonably require) after becoming aware of the event by reason of which it is entitled to make its claim or claims the basis of its claim or claims, such certificate to be conclusive, save for manifest error.

 

  7.3 Production of receipts for Taxes

If the Borrower makes any payment hereunder in respect of which it is required by law to make any deduction or withholding, it shall pay the full amount to be deducted or withheld to the relevant taxation or other authority within the time allowed for such payment under applicable law and shall deliver to the Agent within thirty (30) days after it has made such payment to the applicable authority

 

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any original receipt issued by such authority evidencing the payment to such authority of all amounts so required to be deducted or withheld from such payment.

If an additional payment is made under Clause 7.2.2 and any Lender or the Agent on its behalf, the Agent or the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent determines that it has received or been granted a credit against or relief of or calculated with reference to the deduction or withholding giving rise to such additional payment, such Lender or the Agent on its behalf, the Agent or the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent shall, to the extent that it can do so without prejudice to the retention of the amount of such credit, relief, remission or repayment, pay to the Borrower such amount as such Lender or the Agent on its behalf, the Agent or the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent shall in its opinion have concluded to be attributable to the relevant deduction or withholding. Any such payment shall be conclusive evidence of the amount due to the Borrower hereunder and shall be accepted by the Borrower in full and final settlement of its rights of reimbursement hereunder in respect of such deduction or withholding. Nothing herein contained shall interfere with the right of any Lender, the Agent and the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent to arrange their respective tax affairs in whatever manner they think fit.

 

  7.4 Currency of account

Unless the Agent agrees or requires otherwise in accordance with the terms of this Agreement:

 

  7.4.1 a repayment or payment of all or part of the Facility, a Tranche, a Drawing or any sum due and payable but unpaid by any Obligor under the Security Documents shall be made in the currency in which the Facility, such Tranche, such Drawing or such unpaid sum is denominated on its due date;

 

  7.4.2 each payment of interest shall be made in the currency in which the sum in respect of which the interest is payable was denominated when that interest accrued; and

 

  7.4.3 each payment in respect of costs, expenses or Taxes shall be made in the currency in which the costs, expenses or Taxes are incurred

 

  7.5 Money of account

If any sum due from the Borrower under this Agreement or any other Security Document to which it may at any time be a party, or any order or judgment given or made in relation thereto, has to be converted from the currency (the “ first currency ”) in which the same is payable under such Security Document, order or judgment into another currency (the “ second currency ”) for the purpose of:

 

  7.5.1 making or filing a claim or proof against the Borrower;

 

  7.5.2 obtaining an order or judgment in any court or other tribunal; or

 

  7.5.3 enforcing any order or judgment given or made in relation thereto;

 

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the Borrower shall indemnify and hold harmless the Agent, the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent and each of the Lenders from and against any damages or losses suffered as a result of any discrepancy between (a) the rate of exchange used to convert the sum in question from the first currency into the second currency and (b) the rate or rates of exchange at which each Lender, the Agent or the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent may in the ordinary course of business purchase the first currency with the second currency upon receipt of a sum paid to it in satisfaction, in whole or in part, of any such order, judgment, claim or proof. The above indemnity shall constitute an obligation of the Borrower separate and independent from its other obligations and shall apply irrespective of any indulgence granted by the Agent, the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent or any of the Lenders.

 

  7.6 Accounts

The Agent shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice accounts evidencing the amounts from time to time lent by and owing to each of the Lenders hereunder or under any of the other Security Documents. In any legal action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or any other Security Documents, the entries made in the accounts so maintained shall be prima facie evidence, save in the case of manifest error, of the existence and amounts of the obligations of the Borrower recorded therein.

 

  7.7 Earnings

Provided no Event of Default has occurred (following which the Agent shall (inter alia) be entitled to request the Owners to give notice pursuant to clause 4 of the Earnings Assignments and apply the Earnings in accordance with Clause 13.2) the Earnings shall throughout the Security Period be at the free disposal of the Owners.

 

  7.8 Continuing security

The security created by this Agreement, each of the other Security Documents and the Lower Saxony Guarantee shall be held by the Agent, the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent and/or the Lenders as a continuing security for the repayment of the Outstanding Indebtedness and the security so created shall not be satisfied by any intermediate payment or satisfaction of any part of the amount hereby or thereby secured or by any amendment of this Agreement, any of the other Security Documents or the Lower Saxony Guarantees. Such security shall be in addition to and shall not in any way be prejudiced or affected by any collateral or other security now or hereafter held by the Agent, the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent or the Lenders or any of them for all or any part of the amount hereby or thereby secured or any other right or remedy of the Agent, the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent or the Lenders or any of them under this Agreement, any of the other Security Documents or the Lower Saxony Guarantees, by operation of law or otherwise howsoever arising. All the powers arising from any and all such security may be exercised from time to time as the Agent, the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent or the Lenders or any of them may deem expedient.

 

  7.9 Mitigation

Without affecting the Borrower’s obligations under Clause 7.2 the affected Lender, the Agent or the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent shall take such

 

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reasonable steps as may be open to it to mitigate the effect of any tax withholding requirement, subject to the prior consent of the German State of Lower Saxony. The reasonable costs of mitigating the effect shall be borne by the Borrower.

 

8 Yield Protection and Force Majeure

 

  8.1 Increased costs

 

  8.1.1 If by reason of:

 

  (a) any change in law or in its interpretation or administration; and/or

 

  (b) compliance with any request from or requirement of any central bank or other fiscal, monetary or other authority including but without limitation the Basle Committee on Banking Supervision whether or not having the force of law:

 

  (i) any of the Lenders or an Associated Company incurs a cost as a result of the relevant Lender performing its obligations under this Agreement and/or its advancing its Contribution hereunder; or

 

  (ii) there is any increase in the cost to any of the Lenders or an Associated Company of the relevant Lender funding or maintaining all or any of the advances comprised in a class of advances formed by or including its Contribution advanced or to be advanced by it hereunder; or

 

  (iii) any of the Lenders or an Associated Company incurs a cost as a result of the relevant Lender having entered into and/or its assuming or maintaining its commitment under this Agreement; or

 

  (iv) any of the Lenders or an Associated Company becomes liable to make any payment on account of Tax or otherwise (other than Tax on its overall net income) on or calculated by reference to the amount of the relevant Lender’s Contribution advanced or to be advanced hereunder and/or any sum received or receivable by it hereunder; or

 

  (v) any of the Lenders or an Associated Company suffers any decrease in its rate of return as a result of any changes in the requirements relating to capital ratios, monetary control ratios, reserve assets, the payment of special deposits, liquidity costs or other similar requirements affecting that Lender or Associated Company,

except to the extent included in the Mandatory Cost then the Borrower shall from time to time on demand pay to the Agent for the account of the relevant Lender, Lenders, Associated Company or Associated Companies amounts sufficient to indemnify the relevant Lender, Lenders, Associated Company or Associated Companies against, as the case may be, such cost,

 

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such increased cost (or such proportion of such increased cost as is in the reasonable opinion of the relevant Lender, Lenders, Associated Company or Associated Companies attributable to the funding or maintaining of the relevant Lender or Lenders’ Contribution(s) hereunder) or such liability.

 

  8.1.2 A Lender affected by any provision of Clause 8.1.1 shall promptly inform the Agent after becoming aware of the relevant change or request and its possible results and the Agent shall, as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter, notify the Borrower of the change or request and its possible results. Without affecting the Borrower’s obligations under Clause 8.1.1 and in consultation with the Agent, the affected Lender will then take all such reasonable steps as may be open to it to mitigate the effect of the change or request (for example (if then possible) by changing its Lending Branch or transferring some or all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement to another financial institution reasonably acceptable to the Agent and after consultation with the Borrower). The reasonable costs of mitigating the effect of any such change shall be borne by the Borrower save where such costs are of an internal administrative nature and are not incurred in dealings by any Lender with third parties.

 

  8.2 Force majeure

Where the Agent or any Lender (the “ Non-Performing Party ”) is prevented from performing any of its obligations under this Agreement by reason of Force Majeure this Agreement shall remain in effect but the Non-Performing Party’s relevant obligations shall be suspended for so long as the Force Majeure continues and to the extent that the Non-Performing Party is so prevented, PROVIDED THAT :

 

  8.2.1 the suspension of performance is of no greater scope and of no longer duration than is required by the Force Majeure;

 

  8.2.2 the obligations of the Non-Performing Party shall not be excused as a result of the Force Majeure; and

 

  8.2.3 in respect of the suspension of the Non-Performing Party’s obligations:

 

  (a) the Non-Performing Party gives the Agent prompt written notice which the Agent shall forthwith upon receipt send to the Borrower describing the circumstances of Force Majeure (including the nature of the occurrence, its expected duration and the effects of the Force Majeure on the ability of the Non-Performing Party to perform its relevant obligations), and continues to furnish weekly reports with respect thereto during the period of Force Majeure;

 

  (b) the Non-Performing Party uses all reasonable efforts to remedy its inability to perform and to mitigate the effects of the Force Majeure; and

 

  (c) as soon as reasonably possible after the cessation of the Force Majeure the Non-Performing Party shall notify the Agent (who shall notify the Borrower) in writing of such cessation and shall resume performance of its obligations under this Agreement if such resumption is then possible.

 

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9 Representations and Warranties

 

  9.1 Duration

The representations and warranties in Clause 9.2 shall survive the execution of this Agreement and shall be deemed to be repeated, with reference mutatis mutandis to the facts and circumstances subsisting, as if made on each day until the Borrower has no remaining obligations, actual or contingent, under or pursuant to this Agreement or any of the other Security Documents.

 

  9.2 Representations and warranties

The Borrower represents and warrants to the Agent and each of the Lenders that:

 

  9.2.1 Status Each Obligor is a corporation duly organised, constituted and validly existing under the laws of the country of its incorporation, possessing perpetual corporate existence, the capacity to sue and be sued in its own name and the power to own and charge its assets and carry on its business as it is now being conducted.

 

  9.2.2 Powers and authority Each of the Obligors has the power to enter into and perform this Agreement and those of the other Security Documents to which it is a party and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and has taken all necessary action to authorise the entry into and performance of this Agreement and such other Security Documents and such transactions.

 

  9.2.3 Legal validity This Agreement constitutes legal, valid and binding obligations of the Borrower enforceable in accordance with its terms and in entering into this Agreement and borrowing the Facility, the Borrower is acting on its own account. Each other Transaction Document and each Apollo Transaction Document constitutes (or will constitute when executed) legal, valid and binding obligations of each Obligor expressed to be a party thereto enforceable in accordance with their respective terms.

 

  9.2.4 Non-conflict with laws The entry into and performance of this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents, the Apollo Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not and will not conflict with:

 

  (a) any law or regulation or any official or judicial order; or

 

  (b) the constitutional documents of any Obligor; or

 

  (c) any agreement or document to which any Obligor is a party or which is binding upon such Obligor or any of its assets,

nor result in the creation or imposition of any Encumbrance on an Obligor or its assets pursuant to the provisions of any such agreement or document.

 

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  9.2.5 No default Save as disclosed in writing to the Agent prior to the Signing Date, no event has occurred which constitutes a default under or in respect of any Transaction Document to which any Obligor is a party or by which any Obligor may be bound (including (inter alia) this Agreement) and no event has occurred which constitutes a default under or in respect of any agreement or document to which any Obligor is a party or by which any Obligor may be bound to an extent or in a manner which might have a material adverse effect on its business, assets or financial condition.

 

  9.2.6 Consents Except for the prior consent of the Bermuda Monetary Authority for the granting of the security interest over the shares comprised in the Charged Property (as defined in the Charges) and the transfer and registration of the shares comprised in the said Charged Property to or in the name of the Agent or its nominee under clause 9.2.4 of the Charges, for the filing of those Security Documents which require registration in the Companies Registries in England and Wales, the United States of America and/or Bermuda, which filing must be completed within twenty one (21) days of the execution of the relevant Security Document(s) in the case of England and Wales, and for the registration of the Mortgages through the Bahamas Maritime Authority, all authorisations, approvals, consents, licences, exemptions, filings, registrations, notarisations and other matters, official or otherwise, required in connection with the entry into, performance, validity and enforceability of this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby have been obtained or effected and are in full force and effect.

 

  9.2.7 Accuracy of information All information furnished by any Obligor relating to the business and affairs of any Obligor in connection with this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents and the Lower Saxony Guarantees was and remains true and correct in all material respects and there are no other material facts or considerations the omission of which would render any such information misleading.

 

  9.2.8 Full disclosure Each Obligor has fully disclosed in writing to the Agent all facts relating to each Obligor which it knows or should reasonably know and which might reasonably be expected to influence the Lenders in deciding whether or not to enter into this Agreement.

 

  9.2.9 No Encumbrances None of the assets or rights of any Obligor is subject to any Encumbrance except Permitted Liens or Encumbrances created in respect of Permitted Indebtedness.

 

  9.2.10 Pari passu or priority status The claims of the Agent and the Lenders against the Borrower under this Agreement will rank at least pari passu with the claims of all unsecured creditors of the Borrower (other than claims of such creditors to the extent that they are statutorily preferred) and in priority to the claims of any creditor of the Borrower who is also an Obligor.

 

  9.2.11 Solvency The Obligors are and shall remain, after the advance to them of the Facility or any of it, solvent in accordance with the laws of Bermuda and the United Kingdom and in particular with the provisions of the United Kingdom’s Insolvency Act 1986 (as from time to time amended) and the requirements thereof.

 

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  9.2.12 Winding-up, etc. Subject to Clause 10.11, neither the Borrower nor any other Obligor has taken any corporate action nor have any other steps been taken or legal proceedings been started or (to the best of its knowledge and belief) threatened against any of them for the winding-up, dissolution or for the appointment of a liquidator, administrator, receiver, administrative receiver, trustee or similar officer of any of them or any or all of their assets or revenues nor have either sought any other relief under any applicable insolvency or bankruptcy law.

 

  9.2.13 Accounts The consolidated audited accounts of the NCLC Group for the period ending on 31 December of each financial year during the period of this Agreement (which accounts will be prepared in accordance with US GAAP) will fairly represent the financial condition of the NCLC Group as shown in such audited accounts.

 

  9.2.14 Litigation Save as disclosed in the Disclosure Letter, no litigation, arbitration or administrative proceedings are current or pending or, to its knowledge, threatened, which might, if adversely determined, have a Material Adverse Effect. For the avoidance of doubt, the disclosure of any such litigation, arbitration or administrative proceedings after the Signing Date shall not be deemed to be a fact and circumstance subsisting at any time that this representation is deemed to be repeated pursuant to Clause 9.1.

 

  9.2.15 Tax liabilities The NCLC Group has complied with all taxation laws in all jurisdictions in which it is subject to Taxation and has paid all Taxes due and payable by it; no material claims are being asserted against it with respect to Taxes, which might, if such claims were successful, have a material adverse effect on its business, assets or financial condition.

 

  9.2.16 Ownership of assets Each member of the NCLC Group has good and marketable title to all its assets which is reflected in the audited accounts referred to in Clause 9.2.13.

 

  9.2.17 No immunity None of the Obligors nor any of their respective assets enjoys any right of immunity (sovereign or otherwise) from set-off, suit or execution in respect of their obligations under this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents or by any relevant or applicable law.

 

  9.2.18 Taxes on payments As at the Signing Date all amounts payable by the Borrower hereunder may be made free and clear of and without deduction for or on account of any Taxation.

 

  9.2.19 Place of business None of the Obligors has a place of business in any jurisdiction (except as already disclosed) which requires any of the Security Documents to be filed or registered in that jurisdiction to ensure the validity of the Security Documents to which it is a party.

 

  9.2.20

Ownership of shares All the authorised and issued shares in each of the Owners and the Manager are legally and beneficially owned by the

 

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  Shareholder, all the authorised and issued shares in the Shareholder are legally and beneficially owned by Arrasas and all the authorised and issued shares in Arrasas are legally and beneficially owned by the Borrower and such structure shall remain so throughout the Security Period. Further, no Event of Default has occurred under Clause 12.1.16 in respect of the ownership and/or control of the shares in the Borrower.

 

  9.2.21 Completeness of documents The copies of the Building Contracts, the Management Agreements, the Apollo Transaction Documents and any other relevant third party agreements delivered to the Agent are true and complete copies of each such document constituting valid and binding obligations of the parties thereto enforceable in accordance with their respective terms and no amendments thereto or variations thereof have been agreed other than (if applicable), in the case of the Management Agreements, in accordance with clause 6.1.17 of the two (2) deeds of covenants collateral to the two (2) first priority statutory Bahamian ship mortgages to be granted by each of the Owners over its Vessel nor has any action been taken by the parties thereto which would in any way render such document inoperative or unenforceable. The copy of the Sky Vessel MOA delivered to the Agent is a true and complete copy of such document constituting valid and binding obligations of the parties thereto enforceable in accordance with its terms and no amendments thereto or variations thereof have been agreed other than (if applicable) amendments or variations to the Sky Vessel MOA to:

 

  (a) correct errors in such document related to the Sky Vessel Indebtedness provided that such errors relate to administrative matters only;

 

  (b) allow for the date for payment of any amount of the Sky Vessel Purchase Price or interest thereon (or other fees, costs and expenses under the Sky Vessel Indebtedness) to be varied by up to five (5) Business Days provided that the amendment or variation is only for reason of ease of administration of the parties to the Sky Vessel MOA;

 

  (c) amend or vary provisions of the Sky Vessel MOA not related to the Sky Vessel Indebtedness and not of a material nature; or

 

  (d) amend or vary provisions of the Sky Vessel MOA to the extent such amendments or variations are not, in the reasonable opinion of the Agent, adverse to the Borrower or the Lenders

nor has any action been taken by the parties thereto which would in any way render such document inoperative or unenforceable.

 

  9.2.22 No undisclosed commissions There are and will be no commissions, rebates, premiums or other payments by or to or on account of any Obligor, their shareholders or directors in connection with the transaction as a whole other than as disclosed to the Agent in writing.

 

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  9.2.23 Environment Each of the Obligors:

 

  (a) is in compliance with all applicable federal, state, local, foreign and international laws, regulations, conventions and agreements relating to pollution prevention or protection of human health or the environment (including, without limitation, ambient air, surface water, ground water, navigable waters, water of the contiguous zone, ocean waters and international waters), including without limitation, laws, regulations, conventions and agreements relating to:

 

  (i) emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of chemicals, pollutants, contaminants, wastes, toxic substances, hazardous materials, oil, hazard substances, petroleum and petroleum products and by-products (“ Materials of Environmental Concern ”); or

 

  (ii) the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Materials of Environmental Concern (such laws, regulations, conventions and agreements the “ Environmental Laws ”);

 

  (b) has all permits, licences, approvals, rulings, variances, exemptions, clearances, consents or other authorisations required under applicable Environmental Laws (“ Environmental Approvals ”) and are in compliance with all Environmental Approvals required to operate its business as presently conducted or as reasonably anticipated to be conducted;

 

  (c) has not received any notice, claim, action, cause of action, investigation or demand by any other person, alleging potential liability for, or a requirement to incur, investigatory costs, clean-up costs, response and/or remedial costs (whether incurred by a governmental entity or otherwise), natural resources damages, property damages, personal injuries, attorney’s fees and expenses or fines or penalties, in each case arising out of, based on or resulting from:

 

  (i) the presence or release or threat of release into the environment of any Material of Environmental Concern at any location, whether or not owned by such person; or

 

  (ii) circumstances forming the basis of any violation, or alleged violation, of any Environmental Law or Environmental Approval (“ Environmental Claim ”); and

there are no circumstances that may prevent or interfere with such full compliance in the future.

There is no Environmental Claim pending or threatened against any of the Obligors.

 

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There are no past or present actions, activities, circumstances, conditions, events or incidents, including, without limitation, the release, emission, discharge or disposal of any Material of Environmental Concern, that could form the basis of any Environmental Claim against any of the Obligors.

 

  9.2.24 Money laundering Any borrowing by the Borrower hereunder, and the performance of its obligations hereunder and under the other Security Documents, will be for its own account and will not involve any breach by it of any law or regulatory measure relating to “money laundering” as defined in Article 1 of the Directive (91/308/EEC) of the Council of the European Communities.

 

10 Undertakings

 

  10.1 Duration

The undertakings in this Clause 10 shall remain in full force and effect until the Borrower has no remaining obligations, actual or contingent, under or pursuant to this Agreement or any of the other Security Documents.

 

  10.2 Information

The Borrower will provide to the Agent (or will procure the provision of):

 

  10.2.1 as soon as practicable (and in any event within one hundred and twenty (120) days after the close of each of its financial years) a Certified Copy of its Accounts (commencing with the audited accounts made up to 31 December 2005);

 

  10.2.2 as soon as practicable (and in any event within sixty (60) days after the close of each quarter of each financial year) a Certified Copy of the unaudited consolidated accounts of the NCLC Group for that quarter (commencing with the unaudited accounts made up to 30 June 2005);

 

  10.2.3 as soon as practicable (and in any event within one hundred and twenty (120) days after the close of each financial year), beginning with the financial year ending 31 December 2005, annual cash flow projections on a consolidated basis of the NCLC Group showing on a monthly basis advance ticket sales (for at least twelve (12) months following the date of such statement) for the NCLC Group;

 

  10.2.4 as soon as practicable (and in any event not later than 31 January of each financial year):

 

  (a) a budget for the NCLC Group for such new financial year including a twelve (12) month liquidity budget for such new financial year; and

 

  (b) updated financial projections of the NCLC Group for at least the next five (5) years (including an income statement and quarterly break downs for the first of those five (5) years),

 

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and an outline of the assumptions supporting such budget and financial projections including but without limitation any scheduled drydockings;

 

  10.2.5 within fifteen (15) days of a request from the Agent (but at intervals no more frequently than annually at the Borrower’s expense unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing), a valuation of each of the Vessels obtained in accordance with the provisions of Clause 10.17;

 

  10.2.6 as soon as practicable (and in any event within sixty (60) days after the close of each of the first three (3) quarters of its financial year and within one hundred and twenty (120) days after the close of each financial year) a statement signed by the NCLC Group’s chief financial officer in the form of Schedule 6 (commencing with the second quarter of the financial year ending 31 December 2005) and such other information as the Agent may request;

 

  10.2.7 promptly, such further information in its possession or control regarding its financial condition and operations and those of any company in the NCLC Group as the Agent may request;

 

  10.2.8 details of any material litigation, arbitration or administrative proceedings which affect any Obligor as soon as the same are instituted and served, or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened (and for this purpose proceedings shall be deemed to be material if they involve a claim in an amount exceeding [*] or the equivalent in another currency);

 

  10.2.9

as soon as practicable (and in any event no later than the twenty fifth (25 th ) day of each month), a monthly bank reporting package for the NCLC Group for the previous month comprised of a profit and loss statement, a balance sheet, a cash flow statement and a statement of the Free Liquidity (commencing with the month to 31 March 2009);

 

  10.2.10 a quarterly earnings conference telephone call (commencing with the financial quarter to 31 March 2009) to take place as soon as practicable and in any event no later than forty (40) days after the end of any relevant financial quarter except the fourth financial quarter and no later than seventy five (75) days after the end of the fourth financial quarter; and

 

  10.2.11 as soon as practicable (and in any event within thirty (30) days after the close of each quarter of each financial year) a report on bookings for the following year and a comparison with the previous year in the form of Schedule 10 (commencing with the financial quarter ending 30 June 2009).

All accounts required under this Clause 10.2 shall be prepared in accordance with US GAAP and shall fairly represent the financial condition of the relevant company.

 

  10.3 Financial Undertakings

The Borrower will ensure that:

 

  10.3.1 at all times the minimum Free Liquidity will be not less than [*];

 

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  10.3.2 as at the end of the relevant financial quarter:

 

  (a) as at 30 September 2006 and as at the end of each subsequent financial quarter the ratio of Consolidated EBITDA to Consolidated Debt Service for the NCLC Group, computed for the period of the four (4) consecutive financial quarters ending at the end of the relevant financial quarter, shall not be less than one point two five (1.25) to one (1.0); or

 

  (b) at all times during the period of twelve (12) months ending as at the end of the relevant financial quarter the NCLC Group has maintained a minimum Free Liquidity in an amount which is not less than one hundred million Dollars (USD100,000,000);

 

  10.3.3 as at 30 September 2006 and as at the end of each subsequent financial quarter, the ratio of Total Net Funded Debt to Total Capitalisation of the NCLC Group shall not exceed nought point seven (0.7) to one (1.0).

 

  10.3.4 during the Moratorium Period:

 

  (a) at all times the aggregate of minimum Free Liquidity and any amount standing to the credit of the Cash Sweep Bank Account will be not less than one hundred million Dollars (USD100,000,000); and

 

  (b) either:

 

  (i) as at the end of each financial quarter during the Moratorium Period the ratio of Total Net Funded Debt to Consolidated EBITDA for the NCLC Group, computed for the period of the four (4) consecutive financial quarters ending at the end of the relevant financial quarter, shall not be more than eleven (11.0) to one (1.0). For the purpose of this calculation, once the F3 Two-Related Debt is included in Total Net Funded Debt, Consolidated EBITDA shall be adjusted to allow the inclusion of pro forma F3 Two EBITDA for such period (as determined by the Borrower reasonably and in good faith); or

 

  (ii) at all times during the financial quarter being measured in Clause 10.3.4(b)(i) the NCLC Group has maintained an aggregate of minimum Free Liquidity and any amount standing to the credit of the Cash Sweep Bank Account in an amount which is not less than one hundred and fifty million Dollars (USD150,000,000);

 

  10.3.5 as at the end of each financial quarter, the ratio of Total Net Funded Debt to Consolidated Adjusted Total Assets shall not exceed:

 

  (a) ninety per cent (90%) during the calendar year of 2009;

 

  (b) eighty per cent (80%) during the calendar year of 2010; and

 

  (c) seventy per cent (70%) thereafter;

 

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  10.3.6 save as specified in Clause 10.3.2, Clause 10.3.4 and Clause 10.3.8, the ratios referred to in this Clause 10.3 will be measured on a quarterly basis by reference to the consolidated accounts of the NCLC Group;

 

  10.3.7 only the Moratorium Undertakings and the undertaking contained in Clause 10.3.8 will apply during the Moratorium Period. From the end of the Moratorium Period the ratios referred to in this Clause 10.3, other than the ratios referred to in Clause 10.3.4 and Clause 10.3.8, will apply;

 

  10.3.8 if Consolidated EBITDA at the end of any financial quarter (computed for the period of the four (4) consecutive financial quarters ending at the end of such financial quarter) during the Moratorium Period is more than twenty per cent (20%) lower than Budgeted Consolidated EBITDA for such period, then the Majority Group-Wide Lenders shall have the right to request the Borrower promptly to appoint, at its cost, an independent restructuring firm acceptable to the Majority Group-Wide Lenders to provide a due diligence report on the management restructuring plan and its present state to the Group-Wide Lenders as soon as practicable. The Borrower shall use commercially reasonable efforts to assist such restructuring firm in preparing such due diligence report within sixty (60) days of the request.

Save as specified in Clause 10.3.2, the ratios referred to in this Clause 10.3 will be measured on a quarterly basis by reference to the consolidated accounts of the NCLC Group.

Amounts available for drawing under the Facility or any other revolving or other credit facilities of the NCLC Group which remain undrawn at the time of the relevant calculation shall not be counted as cash or indebtedness for the purposes of the ratios in Clause 10.3.3, Clause 10.3.4(b)(i) and Clause 10.3.5;

 

  10.4 Dividends

 

  10.4.1

The Borrower shall not and shall procure that no other member of the NCLC Group shall, pay any dividends or make any other distributions in respect of its share capital to any person, provided that (i) subsidiaries of the Borrower may pay dividends to another member of the NCLC Group; (ii) the Borrower may pay dividends in respect of tax liability to each relevant jurisdiction in respect of tax returns for each relevant jurisdiction of the NCLC Group or holder of the Borrower’s capital stock with respect to income taxable as a result of any member of the NCLC Group being treated as a pass-through entity or attributable to any member of the NCLC Group and (iii) after the later of (x) the listing of the ordinary capital stock of the Borrower or parent company of the Borrower on an Approved Stock Exchange and (y) an amount equal to the Total Delayed Principal Amount having been cancelled and/or prepaid and/or repaid, dividends may be paid in an amount not to exceed [*] of the Consolidated Net Income of the Borrower and its subsidiaries for the period commencing on 1 January 2010 and ending on the date prior to such payment for which accounts are available, so long as (I) at the time of the payment of such dividend, no Event of Default has occurred and is

 

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  continuing or would result from the payment of such dividend and (II) after giving effect to such dividend the ratio of Total Net Funded Debt to Consolidated EBITDA for the four (4) consecutive financial quarters last ended for which accounts have been provided to the Agent pursuant to Clause 10.2 is less than [*]. The Agent shall use the Application of Proceeds Formulation to determine whether an amount equal to the relevant Maximum Amount of the Delayed Principal Amount has been cancelled and/or prepaid and/or repaid.

 

  10.4.2 The Borrower will procure that any dividends or other distributions and interest paid or payable in connection therewith received by the Shareholder, NCL America Holdings and/or Arrasas will be paid to the Borrower by way of dividend promptly on receipt.

 

  10.5 Notification of default

The Borrower will notify the Agent of any Event of Default forthwith upon any Obligor becoming aware of the occurrence thereof. Upon the Agent’s request from time to time the Borrower will issue a certificate stating whether any Obligor is aware of the occurrence of any Event of Default.

 

  10.6 Consents and registrations

The Borrower will procure that (and will promptly furnish Certified Copies to the Agent of) all such authorisations, approvals, consents, licences and exemptions as may be required under any applicable law or regulation to enable it or any Obligor to perform its obligations under, and ensure the validity or enforceability of, each of the Transaction Documents are obtained and promptly renewed from time to time and will procure that the terms of the same are complied with at all times. Insofar as such filings or registrations have not been completed on or before the relevant Delivery Date the Borrower will procure the filing or registration within applicable time limits of each Security Document which requires filing or registration together with all ancillary documents required to preserve the priority and enforceability of the Security Documents.

 

  10.7 Negative pledge

The Borrower will not create or permit to subsist any Encumbrance on the whole or any part of the present or future assets of the Owners or any other owner or prospective owner of a mortgaged vessel in the NCLC Fleet except for:

 

  10.7.1 Encumbrances created with the prior written consent of the Lenders;

 

  10.7.2 Permitted Liens;

 

  10.7.3 Encumbrances created in respect of Permitted Indebtedness; and

 

  10.7.4 Encumbrances created pursuant to an Apollo-Related Transaction,

[*].

 

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  10.8 Disposals

Except with the prior consent of all the Lenders, the Borrower shall not (and will procure that no other company in the NCLC Group shall), either in a single transaction or in a series of transactions whether related or not and whether voluntarily or involuntarily, sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of all or a substantial part of its assets except that the following disposals shall not be taken into account:

 

  10.8.1 disposals made in the ordinary course of trading of the disposing entity (excluding disposal of ships) including without limitation, the payment of cash as consideration for the purchase or acquisition of any asset or service or in the discharge of any obligation incurred for value in the ordinary course of trading;

 

  10.8.2 disposals of cash raised or borrowed for the purposes for which such cash was raised or borrowed;

 

  10.8.3 disposals of assets in exchange for other assets comparable or superior as to type and value;

 

  10.8.4 a vessel or any other asset owned by any member of the NCLC Group (other than the Owners) may be sold provided such sale is on a willing seller willing buyer basis at or about market rate and at arm’s length subject always to the provisions of any loan documentation for the financing of such vessel or other asset; and

 

  10.8.5 disposals of assets constituting Apollo-Related Transactions,

[*].

 

  10.9 Purchases and investments

The Borrower shall not (and will procure that no other company in the NCLC Group shall), either in a single transaction or in a series of transactions whether related or not purchase any asset or make any investment:

 

  10.9.1 other than on arm’s length terms;

 

  10.9.2 which is not for its use in its ordinary course of business;

 

  10.9.3 the cost of which is more than its fair market value at the date of acquisition; or

 

  10.9.4 other than an asset constituting an Apollo-Related Transaction,

[*] PROVIDED THAT the Borrower is (and any other company in the NCLC Group is) permitted to:

 

  (a) purchase the New Vessels;

 

  (b) purchase Breakaway 3, Breakaway 4 and the Sky Vessel, subject to any other provision in the Security Documents, subject to Clauses 10.9.1 to 10.9.3; and

 

  (c) purchase other vessels after the Total Delayed Principal Amount has been cancelled and/or prepaid and/or repaid, subject to Clauses 10.9.1 to 10.9.3.

 

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  10.10 Change of name or business

Except with the prior consent of the Majority Lenders and the German State of Lower Saxony, the Borrower shall not (and will procure that no other Obligor shall):

 

  10.10.1 change its name or make or threaten to make any substantial change in its business as presently conducted or cease to perform its current business activities; or

 

  10.10.2 carry on any other business which is substantial in relation to its business as presently conducted

if to do the same would imperil the security created by any of the Security Documents or affect the ability of any Obligor duly to perform its obligations under any Security Document to which it is or may be a party from time to time, in each case in the opinion of the Agent and the German State of Lower Saxony, PROVIDED THAT any new leisure or hospitality venture embarked upon by any member of the NCLC Group (other than the Borrower) shall not constitute a substantial change in its business and PROVIDED FURTHER THAT any change of or discontinuation in the business activities of any Obligor in accordance with the Apollo-Related Transactions shall be permitted.

 

  10.11 Mergers

Except with the prior consent of the Majority Lenders and the German State of Lower Saxony, the Borrower will not enter into any amalgamation, restructure, substantial reorganisation, merger, de-merger or consolidation or anything analogous to the foregoing nor will it acquire any equity, share capital, or obligations of any corporation or other entity and will procure that no company in the NCLC Group (other than the Shareholder or NCL America Holdings) shall do so.

However, the prior consent of the Majority Lenders shall not be required in respect of any consolidation, reorganisation or restructure (including the winding-up, dissolution or cessation of business of any existing Subsidiary of the Borrower, other than the Obligors, or the creation of new Subsidiaries) (a) pursuant to the Apollo-Related Transactions or (b) involving wholly owned (whether directly or indirectly) Subsidiaries of the Borrower only which does not imperil the security created by any of the Security Documents or the Lower Saxony Guarantees or affect the ability of any Obligor duly to perform any of its obligations under any Security Document to which it is or may be a party at any time, PROVIDED THAT , except in relation to the Apollo-Related Transactions, the Borrower has first consulted with the Agent with regard to the proposed consolidation, reorganisation or restructure and provides evidence satisfactory to the Agent that the Borrower will be in compliance with the financial undertakings contained in Clause 10.3 after any such reorganisation or restructure SUBJECT TO :

 

  10.11.1 Clause 9.2.20; and

 

  10.11.2 the cash flows from which the Outstanding Indebtedness will be repaid remaining comparable as to amount (relative to the amount of the Outstanding Indebtedness) and accessibility for the Borrower to the cash flows as at the Signing Date, in the sole discretion of the Agent.

 

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For the avoidance of doubt, if the Agent and the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent are satisfied the Borrower will be in compliance with the financial undertakings contained in Clause 10.3 after the acquisition by a member of the NCLC Group of any shares in any company or corporation, such acquisition shall not in itself constitute a merger or consolidation with such company or corporation requiring the consent of the Majority Lenders and the German State of Lower Saxony under this Clause 10.11.

 

  10.12 Maintenance of status and franchises

The Borrower will do all such things as are necessary to maintain its corporate existence in good standing and will ensure that it has the right and is duly qualified to conduct its business as it is conducted in all applicable jurisdictions and will obtain and maintain all franchises and rights necessary for the conduct of its business.

 

  10.13 Financial records

The Borrower will keep proper books of record and account, in which proper and correct entries shall be made of all financial transactions and the assets, liabilities and business of the Borrower in accordance with US GAAP.

 

  10.14 Subordination of indebtedness

Other than the Sky Vessel Indebtedness:

 

  10.14.1 the Borrower shall procure that any and all of its indebtedness with any other Obligor and/or any shareholder of the Borrower is at all times fully subordinated to the Security Documents and the obligations of the Borrower hereunder; and

 

  10.14.2 the Borrower shall not make or permit to be made any repayments of principal, payments of interest or of any other costs, fees, expenses or liabilities arising from or representing indebtedness with any shareholder of the Borrower.

Notwithstanding the above, the Borrower shall not make or permit to be made any repayments of principal or payments of interest in respect of the Sky Vessel Indebtedness during the Security Period, other than in the amounts and on the dates contemplated in the Sky Vessel MOA, subject to Clause 9.2.21, and PROVIDED THAT the prepayment of the Sky Vessel Indebtedness to be made pursuant to the Sky Vessel MOA as a consequence of the listing of the ordinary share capital of the Borrower or parent company of the Borrower on an Approved Stock Exchange shall not be made until after the Total IPO Prepayment Amount has been paid and PROVIDED FURTHER THAT an Event of Default would not result from the making of the aforementioned prepayment or any other prepayment of the Sky Vessel Indebtedness.

 

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The Borrower shall also procure that any and all of the indebtedness, except indebtedness not prohibited under the Security Documents, of the owners or prospective owners of mortgaged vessels in the NCLC Fleet is at all times fully subordinated to the Security Documents and the obligations of the Borrower hereunder. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default the Borrower shall not make any repayments of principal, payments of interest or of any other costs, fees, expenses or liabilities arising from or representing indebtedness with any other Obligor.

 

  10.15 Guarantees

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in clause 10.5 of each of the Guarantees, save as contemplated by this Agreement or notified by the Borrower to the Agent prior to the Second Restatement Date, the Borrower will procure that none of the owners or prospective owners of mortgaged vessels in the NCLC Fleet will issue or enter into any guarantee or indemnity or otherwise become directly or contingently liable for the obligations of any other person, firm or corporation, other than:

 

  10.15.1 in the ordinary course of its business as owner of its vessel; and

 

  10.15.2 any guarantee of the obligations of any member of the NCLC Group to one or more providers of credit card processing services to the NCLC Group and/or any provider of a Letter of Credit Facility (such guarantee to be fully subordinated to any guarantees supporting the NCLC Group Credit Facilities).

 

  10.16 Further assurance

The Borrower will, from time to time on being required to do so by the Agent, do or procure the doing of all such acts and/or execute or procure the execution of all such documents in a form satisfactory to the Agent as the Agent or the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent may reasonably consider necessary for giving full effect to any of the Transaction Documents or the Lower Saxony Guarantees or securing to the Agent, the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent and/or the Lenders the full benefit of the rights, powers and remedies conferred upon the Agent, the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent and/or the Lenders in any such Transaction Document or the Lower Saxony Guarantees.

 

  10.17 Valuation of the Vessels

 

  10.17.1

Each of the Vessels shall for the purposes of this Clause 10.17 be valued in Dollars by two (2) independent firms of shipbrokers or shipvaluers nominated by the Borrower and approved by the Agent (acting on the instructions of the Majority Lenders) or failing such nomination and approval, appointed by the Agent (acting on such instructions) in its sole discretion (each such valuation to be made without, unless reasonably required by the Agent, physical inspection and on the basis of a sale for prompt delivery for cash at arm’s length on normal commercial terms as between a willing buyer and a willing seller without taking into account

 

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  the benefit of any charterparty or other engagement concerning the Vessel). The first such valuations shall be obtained on or about thirty (30) days prior to the Delivery Date in respect of a Vessel and thereafter they shall be obtained within fifteen (15) days of a request from the Agent (but at intervals no more frequently than annually at the Borrower’s expense unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing). The average of the valuations shall constitute the value of the Vessel for the purposes of this Clause 10.17.

 

  10.17.2 The Borrower shall procure that forthwith upon the issuance of any valuation obtained pursuant to this Clause 10.17 a copy thereof is sent directly to the Agent for review.

 

  10.17.3 Prior to the first Currency Conversion Date in respect of a Tranche any valuation obtained pursuant to this Clause 10.17 shall be converted into euro at the Agent’s Spot Rate of Exchange on the date of the valuation.

 

  10.18 Marginal security

If at any time the value of the Vessels as assessed in accordance with the provisions of Clause 10.17 is:

 

  10.18.1 less than one hundred and five per cent (105%) of the amount of the aggregate of the Available Commitments and the Contributions to the Facility during the period commencing on the first Delivery Date and ending twenty four (24) months after the second Delivery Date; and

 

  10.18.2 thereafter, is less than one hundred and twenty per cent (120%) of the amount of the aggregate of the Available Commitments and the Contributions to the Facility,

then the Borrower shall, upon notice from the Agent, within ten (10) Business Days either:

 

  (a) provide the Agent with additional security acceptable to the Majority Lenders such that the security value of the Vessels and any additional security provided to the Agent hereunder (at valuations reasonably estimated by the Agent from time to time) is at least one hundred and five per cent (105%) or one hundred and twenty per cent (120%) (as the case may be) of the aggregate of the Available Commitments and the Contributions to the Facility; or

 

  (b) reduce the Available Commitments by such an amount that the value of the security is at least one hundred and five per cent (105%) or one hundred and twenty per cent (120%) (as the case may be) of the amount of the aggregate of the Available Commitments and the Contributions to the Facility.

 

  10.19 Financial year end

The Borrower shall not change its financial year end.

 

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  10.20 Maintenance and insurance

The Borrower will keep, and will procure that each member of the NCLC Group keeps, all of its real property and assets properly maintained and in existence and will comprehensively insure, and will procure that each member of the NCLC Group comprehensively insures, for its full reinstatement cost all of its property which is of an insurable nature in such name as the Agent shall in writing approve and on such terms, for such amounts and of such types as would be effected by prudent companies carrying on business similar to the Borrower or its Subsidiary (as the case may be). In particular but without limitation, the Borrower shall procure that each of the Owners maintains and insures its Vessel in accordance with the provisions of the relevant Mortgage.

 

  10.21 Lower Saxony Guarantees

The Lenders have claims arising from this Agreement guaranteed by the German State of Lower Saxony (represented by PwC Deutsche Revision) by way of the Lower Saxony Guarantees. The unrestricted existence of the relevant Lower Saxony Guarantee is a condition precedent to drawdown of the relevant Tranche as referred to in Clause 2.3.9 and to the maintenance of the Facility in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

The terms and conditions of the Lower Saxony Guarantees are incorporated herein and in so far as they impose terms, conditions and/or obligations on the Agent and/or the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent and/or the Lenders in relation to the Borrower or any other Obligor then such terms, conditions and obligations are binding on the parties hereto. Further in the event of any conflict between the terms of the Lower Saxony Guarantees and the terms of this Agreement the terms of the Lower Saxony Guarantees shall be paramount and prevail and any breach of those terms as applied to the Borrower or any other Obligor shall be deemed to be an Event of Default. For the avoidance of doubt, the Borrower has no interest or entitlement in the proceeds of the Lower Saxony Guarantees.

 

  10.22 Vessels

The Borrower will procure that each of the Vessels is traded within the NCLC Fleet from her Delivery Date and throughout the remainder of the Security Period.

 

  10.23 Cash sweep

 

  10.23.1 The Borrower shall maintain the Cash Sweep Bank Account during the Security Period (or for such shorter period as the Majority Cash Sweep Lenders may agree) free of Encumbrances and rights of set off other than the Account Charge.

 

  10.23.2

Subject to Clause 10.23.3 and no Event of Default having occurred and being continuing, any Total Cash Sweep Amount shall be applied on the relevant Cash Sweep Payment Date in prepayment, reduction and/or cancellation of the Cash Sweep Credit Facilities. The payment to be made under each Cash Sweep Credit Facility shall be calculated on the basis of the Accounts for the twelve (12) month period ending on the relevant Cash Sweep Determination Date and be applied to each Cash Sweep Credit Facility on a pro rata basis based on each Cash Sweep Credit

 

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  Facility’s remaining outstanding Delayed Principal Amount (as defined in this Agreement in respect of the Facility and as defined in the relevant facility agreement in respect of each of the other Cash Sweep Credit Facilities) as of the Cash Sweep Payment Date. Each such outstanding Delayed Principal Amount, to the extent it is not already denominated in Dollars, shall be converted into Dollars on the date falling ten (10) Business Days prior to the relevant Cash Sweep Payment Date at the rate which appears on the Reuters Page ECB37 at 1.30 p.m. London time on that date, for the purposes of such calculation. For the avoidance of doubt, once there is no longer any remaining outstanding Delayed Principal Amount under any of the Cash Sweep Facilities, no further payments under this Clause 10.23 shall be required.

 

  10.23.3 The Borrower shall procure that any Total Cash Sweep Amount on the Cash Sweep Determination Dates of 31 December 2009 and 31 December 2010 shall be paid into the Cash Sweep Bank Account on the following 31 March. On 31 March 2011 the Borrower shall procure that the Total Cash Sweep Amount on the Cash Sweep Determination Dates of 31 December 2009 and 31 December 2010 held in the Cash Sweep Bank Account shall be applied in accordance with Clause 10.23.2 as if it were a single Total Cash Sweep Amount existing on 31 December 2010.

 

  10.23.4 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, to the extent that the Borrower can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Majority Cash Sweep Lenders in their sole discretion that the working capital needs of the NCLC Group so require, the Borrower shall be permitted to withdraw the amount agreed by the Majority Cash Sweep Lenders from the Cash Sweep Bank Account prior to 31 March 2011 and apply it for any purpose agreed by the Majority Cash Sweep Lenders. Save as provided in this Clause 10.23.4, no sum may be withdrawn from the Cash Sweep Bank Account prior to 31 March 2011. Any accumulated interest in the Cash Sweep Bank Account remaining after 31 March 2011 shall be remitted to the Borrower.

 

  10.23.5 Each Relevant Cash Sweep Amount shall be applied to the Facility in accordance with Clause 4.15.

 

  10.23.6 On or immediately after the date falling ten (10) Business Days prior to 31 March 2010 and to each Cash Sweep Payment Date the Borrower shall provide the Cash Sweep Lenders with a statement showing the calculation of Liquidity at the relevant Cash Sweep Determination Date (whether or not there is a Total Cash Sweep Amount) and, if applicable, the amounts of the Total Cash Sweep Amount to be paid to the Cash Sweep Lenders on the relevant Cash Sweep Payment Date, subject to Clause 10.23.4.

 

  10.23.7 It is hereby acknowledged and agreed that the provisions of this Clause 10.23 and Clause 4.15 may not be amended without the consent of the Cash Sweep Lenders.

 

  10.24 Special liquidity

 

  10.24.1

Provided that no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, any Total Special Liquidity Sources Amount shall be applied on the relevant

 

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  Special Liquidity Sources Payment Date in prepayment, reduction and/or cancellation of the Cash Sweep Credit Facilities. The payment to be made under each Cash Sweep Credit Facility shall be applied to each Cash Sweep Credit Facility on a pro rata basis based on each Cash Sweep Credit Facility’s remaining outstanding Delayed Principal Amount (as defined in this Agreement in respect of the Facility and as defined in the relevant facility agreement in respect of each of the other Cash Sweep Credit Facilities) as of the Special Liquidity Sources Payment Date. Each such outstanding Delayed Principal Amount, to the extent it is not already denominated in Dollars, shall be converted into Dollars on the date falling ten (10) Business Days prior to the relevant Special Liquidity Sources Payment Date at the rate which appears on the Reuters Page ECB37 at 1.30 p.m. London time on that date, for the purposes of such calculation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, payment under this Clause 10.24.1 shall only be required to the extent such payment does not reduce Liquidity to a level below two hundred million Dollars (USD200,000,000).

 

  10.24.2 The Relevant Special Liquidity Sources Amount shall be applied to the Facility in accordance with Clause 4.15.

 

  10.24.3 It is hereby acknowledged and agreed that the provisions of this Clause 10.24 and Clause 4.15 may not be amended without the consent of the Cash Sweep Lenders.

 

  10.24.4 No vessel in the NCLC Fleet may be sold unless any Special Liquidity Sources arising from the sale are applied in accordance with this Clause 10.24.

 

  10.25 Chartering

Notwithstanding the provisions of clause 6.1.16 of the deeds of covenants collateral to the first priority statutory Bahamian ship mortgages over the Vessels dated 28 November 2006 and 1 October 2007 respectively (as amended and restated), the Borrower shall not (and will procure that no company in the NCLC Group shall), charter (in or out) any vessel, except that the following shall be permitted:

 

  10.25.1 the chartering out of m.v. “NORWEGIAN JADE” by Pride of Hawaii, LLC to the Manager and any other intra-NCLC Group chartering of any vessel, which complies with clause 6.1.16 and clause 6.1.17(c) of the said deeds of covenants;

 

  10.25.2 any extra-NCLC Group chartering out of a vessel that would be permissible under clause 6.1.16 and clause 6.1.17(c) of the said deeds of covenants, except that no such extra-NCLC Group charter may be made:

 

  (a) other than in the usual course of business of the vessel’s owner or other NCLC Group Operator;

 

  (b) directly or indirectly to another cruise line;

 

  (c) for a period longer than two (2) months; and

 

  (d) other than at or about market rate at the time the charter is fixed;

 

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  10.25.3 the sale and initial lease-back of any vessel in the NCLC Fleet subject to compliance with Clause 10.24 and Clause 10.8 and in accordance with clause 6.1.16(a) and (c) and clause 6.1.17(c) of the said deeds of covenants; and

 

  10.25.4 any charter of a vessel in existence at the date of the Third Supplemental Deed to or from a person that is not a company in the NCLC Group at the Second Restatement Date PROVIDED THAT any extension or renewal of such a charter shall only be permitted if either it is not materially adverse to the NCLC Group or the Group-Wide Lenders, in the opinion of the Majority Group-Wide Lenders, or the extension or renewal is solely at the option of that person which is not a company in the NCLC Group.

 

  10.26 Hedging

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the Borrower shall not (and will procure that no company in the NCLC Group shall) enter into any Transaction under a Master Agreement, enter into any ISDA Master Agreement (or any other form of master agreement) or enter into any transaction under any ISDA Master Agreement (or other such form of master agreement) relating to a fuel, interest or currency exchange transaction unless the entry into that Transaction, master agreement or transaction is for non-speculative reasons.

 

  10.27 Exceptional prepayments

 

  10.27.1 Provided that no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, any Total Exceptional Prepayment Amount shall be applied on the relevant Total Exceptional Prepayment Amount Payment Date in prepayment, reduction and/or cancellation of the Cash Sweep Credit Facilities. The payment to be made under each Cash Sweep Credit Facility shall be applied to each Cash Sweep Credit Facility on a pro rata basis based on each Cash Sweep Credit Facility’s remaining outstanding Delayed Principal Amount (as defined in this Agreement in respect of the Facility and as defined in the relevant facility agreement in respect of each of the other Cash Sweep Credit Facilities) as of that Total Exceptional Prepayment Amount Payment Date. Each such outstanding Delayed Principal Amount, to the extent it is not already denominated in Dollars, shall be converted into Dollars on the date falling ten (10) Business Days prior to that Total Exceptional Prepayment Amount Payment Date at the rate which appears on the Reuters Page ECB37 at 1.30 p.m. London time on that date, for the purposes of such calculation.

 

  10.27.2 The Relevant Exceptional Prepayment Amount shall be applied to the Facility in accordance with the Application of Proceeds Formulation.

 

  10.27.3 It is hereby acknowledged and agreed that the provisions of this Clause 10.27 may not be amended without the consent of the Cash Sweep Lenders.

 

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  10.28 Equity contribution

If the Borrower fails to comply with the Moratorium Undertakings, the Borrower shall, with the support and co-operation of its shareholders, use commercially reasonable endeavours and take all practicable steps to procure the contribution by the Investors, Star and/or any other capital provider of new equity in cash for the Borrower. To the extent such endeavour is successful, such contribution shall be made within thirty (30) days from the date of the breach of the Moratorium Undertakings and be in an amount (in addition to the New Cash Equity) not exceeding the lesser of the amount required by the Majority Group-Wide Lenders and one hundred million Dollars (USD100,000,000), in aggregate.

 

  10.29 Indebtedness for Borrowed Money

Until the Total Delayed Principal Amount has been cancelled and/or prepaid and/or repaid, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the Borrower shall not (and will procure that no company in the NCLC Group shall) incur any Indebtedness for Borrowed Money other than Permitted Indebtedness.

 

  10.30 Pro rata revolver prepayments

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, during the Moratorium Period the Borrower shall not make any voluntary prepayment under the revolving credit facilities provided to the Borrower pursuant to:

 

  10.30.1 the USD800,000,000 facility agreement dated 7 July 2004 (as amended and/or restated from time to time); or

 

  10.30.2 the USD610,000,000 facility agreement dated 22 December 2006 (as amended and/or restated from time to time),

unless the Borrower shall prepay Drawings under each Tranche hereunder pro rata PROVIDED THAT any such pro rata prepayment which would cause the Borrower to incur breakage costs hereunder may be deferred until the first such date on which no such costs would be incurred.

The pro rata calculation under this Clause 10.30 shall be based on the size of the Commitments under the relevant Tranche hereunder and the size of the commitments under the other NCLC Group’s revolving credit facilities referred to above.

 

  10.31 Permitted Indebtedness for acquisition of vessels

The Borrower shall not (and will procure that no other company in the NCLC Group shall) [*] unless the relevant Permitted Indebtedness is available to the buyer unconditionally subject only to the satisfaction of conditions precedent usual for such financing arrangements.

 

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11 Rights of the Agent and the Lenders

 

  11.1 No derogation of rights

Any rights conferred on the Agent, the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent and the Lenders or any of them by this Agreement, any other Security Document or the Lower Saxony Guarantees shall be in addition to and not in substitution for or in derogation of any other right which the Agent, the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent and the Lenders or any of them might at any time have to seek from the Borrower or any other person for payment of sums due from the Borrower or indemnification against liabilities as a result of the Borrower’s default in payment of sums due from it under this Agreement, any other Security Document or the Lower Saxony Guarantees.

 

  11.2 Enforcement of remedies

None of the Agent, the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent or the Lenders shall be obliged before taking steps to enforce any rights conferred on it or them by this Clause or this Agreement or exercising any of the rights, powers and remedies conferred on it or them hereby or by law:

 

  11.2.1 to take action or obtain judgment in any court against the Borrower or any other person from whom it or they may seek payment of any sum due from the Borrower under this Agreement, any other Security Document or a Lower Saxony Guarantee;

 

  11.2.2 to make or file any claim in a bankruptcy, winding-up, liquidation or re-organisation of the Borrower or any other such person;

 

  11.2.3 to enforce or seek to enforce any other rights it or they may have against the Borrower or any other such person; or

 

  11.2.4 to enforce a Lower Saxony Guarantee.

 

12 Default

 

  12.1 Events of default

Each of the events set out below is an Event of Default:

 

  12.1.1 Non-payment

The Borrower or any other Obligor does not pay on the due date any amount of principal or interest of the Facility (provided however that if any such amount is not paid when due solely by reason of some error or omission on the part of the bank or banks through whom the relevant funds are being transmitted no Event of Default shall occur for the purposes of this Clause 12.1.1 until the expiry of three (3) Business Days following the date on which such payment is due), or within three (3) days of the due date any other amount, payable by it under any Security Document to which it may at any time be a party, at the place and in the currency in which it is expressed to be payable.

 

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  12.1.2 Breach of other obligations

 

  (a) Any Obligor fails to comply with any other material provision of any Security Document or a Lower Saxony Guarantee or there is any other material breach in the sole opinion of the Agent or the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent (in the case of a Lower Saxony Guarantee) of any of the Transaction Documents or a Lower Saxony Guarantee and such failure (if in the opinion of the Agent or the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent (in the case of a Lower Saxony Guarantee) in its sole discretion it is capable of remedy) continues unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of its occurrence and in any such case as aforesaid the Agent or the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent (in the case of a Lower Saxony Guarantee) in its sole discretion considers that such failure is or could reasonably be expected to become materially prejudicial to the interests, rights or position of the Agent, the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent and/or the Lenders PROVIDED THAT no Event of Default will arise if the Borrower is unable to comply with the Moratorium Undertakings but a new equity contribution (as more particularly described in Clause 10.28) is made within thirty (30) days from the date of the breach of the Moratorium Undertakings and PROVIDED FURTHER THAT the new equity contribution will not prevent the Agent exercising its rights under Clause 12.2.2 if the Borrower is in breach of the Moratorium Undertakings on or after the date when such new equity contribution is made; or

 

  (b) If there is a repudiation or termination of any Transaction Document or a Lower Saxony Guarantee or if any of the parties thereto becomes entitled to terminate or repudiate any of them and evidences an intention so to do.

 

  12.1.3 Misrepresentation

Any representation warranty or statement made or repeated in, or in connection with, any Security Document or the Lower Saxony Guarantees or in any accounts, certificate, statement or opinion delivered by or on behalf of any Obligor thereunder or in connection therewith is materially incorrect when made or would, if repeated at any time hereafter by reference to the facts subsisting at such time, no longer be materially correct.

 

  12.1.4 Cross default

 

  (a) Any event of default occurs under any financial contract or financial document relating to any Financial Indebtedness of any member of the NCLC Group.

 

  (b) Any such Financial Indebtedness or any sum payable in respect thereof is not paid when due (after the expiry of any applicable grace period(s)) whether by acceleration or otherwise.

 

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  (c) Any Encumbrance over any assets of any member of the NCLC Group becomes enforceable.

 

  (d) Any other Financial Indebtedness of any member of the NCLC Group is not paid when due or is or becomes capable of being declared due prematurely by reason of default or any security for the same becomes enforceable by reason of default,

PROVIDED THAT :

 

  (i) No Event of Default will arise if the relevant Financial Indebtedness is not accelerated or, if it is accelerated but, in aggregate, the Financial Indebtedness is less than fifteen million Dollars (USD15,000,000);

 

  (ii) Financial Indebtedness being contested by the Borrower in good faith will be disregarded PROVIDED first that full details of the dispute shall be submitted to the Agent forthwith upon its occurrence and second if the dispute remains unresolved for a period of one hundred and fifty (150) days this Clause 12.1.4(ii) shall not apply to that Financial Indebtedness; and

 

  (iii) If at any time hereafter the Borrower or any other member of the NCLC Group agrees to the incorporation of a cross default provision into any financial contract or financial document relating to any Financial Indebtedness that is more onerous than this Clause 12.1.4, then the Borrower shall immediately notify the Agent and that cross default provision shall be deemed to apply to this Agreement as if set out in full herein with effect from the date of such financial contract or financial document and during the currency of that financial contract or financial document.

 

  12.1.5 Winding-up

Subject to Clause 10.11, any order is made or an effective resolution passed or other action taken for the suspension of payments or dissolution, termination of existence, liquidation, winding-up or bankruptcy of any member of the NCLC Group.

 

  12.1.6 Moratorium or arrangement with creditors

A moratorium in respect of all or any debts of any member of the NCLC Group or a composition or an arrangement with creditors of any member of the NCLC Group or any similar proceeding or arrangement by which the assets of any member of the NCLC Group are submitted to the control of its creditors is applied for, ordered or declared or, save as contemplated by the Third Supplemental Deed and the Amendment Documents, any member of the NCLC Group commences negotiations with any one or more of its creditors with a view to the general readjustment or rescheduling of all or a significant part of its Financial Indebtedness.

 

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  12.1.7 Appointment of liquidators etc.

A liquidator, trustee, administrator, receiver, manager or similar officer is appointed in respect of any member of the NCLC Group or in respect of all or any substantial part of the assets of any member of the NCLC Group and in any such case such appointment is not withdrawn within thirty (30) days (the “ Grace Period ”) unless the Agent considers in its sole discretion that the interest of the Lenders might reasonably be expected to be adversely affected in which event the Grace Period shall not apply.

 

  12.1.8 Insolvency

Any member of the NCLC Group becomes or is declared insolvent or is unable, or admits in writing its inability, to pay its debts as they fall due or becomes insolvent within the terms of any applicable law.

 

  12.1.9 Legal process

Any distress, execution, attachment or other process affects the whole or any substantial part of the assets of any member of the NCLC Group and remains undischarged for a period of twenty one (21) days or any uninsured judgment in excess of twenty five million Dollars (USD25,000,000) following final appeal remains unsatisfied for a period of thirty (30) days in the case of a judgment made in the United States of America and otherwise for a period of sixty (60) days PROVIDED THAT no Event of Default shall be deemed to have occurred unless the distress, execution, attachment, other process or judgment adversely affects any Obligor’s ability to meet any of its material obligations under any Security Document and/or the Lower Saxony Guarantees to which it is or may be a party or cause to occur any of the events specified in Clauses 12.1.5 to 12.1.8 (the determination of which shall be in the Majority Lenders’ sole discretion).

 

  12.1.10 Analogous events

Anything analogous to or having a substantially similar effect to any of the events specified in Clauses 12.1.5 to 12.1.9 shall occur under the laws of any applicable jurisdiction.

 

  12.1.11 Cessation of business

Subject to Clause 10.11, any member of the NCLC Group ceases to carry on all or a substantial part of its business.

 

  12.1.12 Revocation of consents

Any authorisation, approval, consent, licence, exemption, filing, registration or notarisation or other requirement necessary to enable any Obligor to comply with any of its obligations under any of the Transaction Documents is materially adversely modified, revoked or withheld or does not remain in full force and effect and within ninety (90) days of the date of its occurrence such event is not remedied to the satisfaction of the Agent and the Agent considers in its sole discretion that such failure is or

 

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might be expected to become materially prejudicial to the interests, rights or position of the Lenders PROVIDED THAT the Borrower shall not be entitled to the aforesaid ninety (90) day period if the modification, revocation or withholding of the authorisation, approval or consent is due to an act or omission of any Obligor and the Agent is satisfied in its sole discretion that the Lenders’ interests might reasonably be expected to be materially adversely affected.

 

  12.1.13 Unlawfulness

At any time it is unlawful or impossible for:

 

  (a) any Obligor to perform any of its obligations under any Security Document to which it is a party or a Lower Saxony Guarantee; or

 

  (b) the German State of Lower Saxony to perform any of its obligations under a Lower Saxony Guarantee; or

 

  (c) the Agent, the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent or any Lender to exercise any of its rights under any of the Security Documents or a Lower Saxony Guarantee;

PROVIDED THAT no Event of Default shall be deemed to have occurred (except where the unlawfulness or impossibility adversely affects any Obligor’s or the German State of Lower Saxony’s payment obligations under this Agreement, the other Security Documents and/or the Lower Saxony Guarantees (the determination of which shall be in the Agent’s sole discretion) in which case the following provisions of this Clause 12.1.13 shall not apply) where the unlawfulness or impossibility prevents any Obligor from performing its obligations (other than its payment obligations under this Agreement and the other Security Documents) and is cured within a period of twenty one (21) days of the occurrence of the event giving rise to the unlawfulness or impossibility and the relevant Obligor, within the aforesaid period, performs its obligation(s) and PROVIDED FURTHER THAT no Event of Default shall be deemed to have occurred where the Agent and/or any relevant Lender could, in its sole discretion, mitigate the consequences of unlawfulness or impossibility in the manner described in Clause 4.9. The costs of mitigation shall be determined in accordance with Clause 4.9.

 

  12.1.14 Insurances

An Owner fails to insure its Vessel in the manner specified in the relevant Mortgage or fails to renew the Insurances at least ten (10) days prior to the date of expiry thereof and produce prompt confirmation of such renewal to the Agent.

 

  12.1.15 Total Loss

If the Vessel shall become a Total Loss and the proceeds of the Insurances in respect thereof shall not have been received by the Agent within one hundred and fifty (150) days after the date of the event giving rise to such Total Loss.

 

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  12.1.16 Ownership and control of the Borrower

If:

 

  (a) at any time when the ordinary share capital of the Borrower or parent company of the Borrower is not publicly listed on an Approved Stock Exchange or at any time when a dividend is to be paid to the existing shareholders of the Borrower or parent company of the Borrower by way of a share issue pursuant to a public offering on an Approved Stock Exchange, the Lim Family (together or individually) and Apollo in the aggregate do not or will not, directly or indirectly, control the Borrower and beneficially own, directly or indirectly, at least fifty one per cent (51%) of the issued share capital of, and equity interest in, the Borrower; or

 

  (b) at any time following the listing of the ordinary share capital of the Borrower or parent company of the Borrower on an Approved Stock Exchange:

 

  (i) any Third Party:

 

  (A) owns legally and/or beneficially and either directly or indirectly at least thirty three per cent (33%) of the ordinary share capital of the Borrower; or

 

  (B) has the right or the ability to control either directly or indirectly the affairs of or the composition of the majority of the board of directors (or equivalent) of the Borrower,

and, at the same time as any of the events described in paragraphs (A) or (B) of this Clause have occurred and are continuing, the Lim Family (together or individually) and Apollo in the aggregate do not, directly or indirectly, beneficially own at least fifty one per cent (51%) of the issued share capital of, and equity interest in, the Borrower; or

 

  (ii) the Borrower (or such parent company) ceases to be a listed company on an Approved Stock Exchange without the prior written consent of the Majority Lenders,

(and, for the purpose of this Clause 12.1.16 “ control ” of any company, limited partnership or other legal entity (a “ body corporate ”) by a member of the Lim Family and Apollo means that one (1) or more members of the Lim Family or Apollo in the aggregate has, directly or indirectly, the power to direct the management and policies of such a body corporate, whether through the ownership of more than fifty per cent (50%) of the issued voting capital of that body corporate or by contract, trust or other arrangement).

 

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  12.1.17 Disposals

If the Borrower or any other member of the NCLC Group shall have concealed, removed, or permitted to be concealed or removed, any part of its property, with intent to hinder, delay or defraud its creditors or any of them, or made or suffered a transfer of any of its property which may be fraudulent under any bankruptcy, fraudulent conveyance or similar law; or shall have made any transfer of its property to or for the benefit of a creditor with the intention of preferring such creditor over any other creditor.

 

  12.1.18 Prejudice to security

Anything is done or suffered or omitted to be done by any Obligor which in the reasonable opinion of the Agent would or might be expected to imperil the security created by any of the Security Documents or either of the Lower Saxony Guarantees.

 

  12.1.19 Material Adverse Effect

Any event or circumstance occurs which the Majority Lenders believe has had or reasonably believe will have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

  12.1.20 Governmental intervention

The authority of any member of the NCLC Group in the conduct of its business is wholly or substantially curtailed by any seizure or intervention by or on behalf of any authority and within ninety (90) days of the date of its occurrence any such seizure or intervention is not relinquished or withdrawn and the Agent reasonably considers that the relevant occurrence is or might be expected to become materially prejudicial to the interests, rights or position of the Lenders PROVIDED THAT the Borrower shall not be entitled to the aforesaid ninety (90) day period if the seizure or intervention executed by any authority is due to an act or omission of any member of the NCLC Group and the Agent is satisfied, in its sole discretion, that the Lenders’ interest might reasonably be expected to be materially adversely affected.

 

  12.1.21 Master Agreement termination

A notice is given by a Lender or its Affiliate (as the case may be) under section 6(a) of the relevant Master Agreement, or by any person under section 6(b)(iv) of a Master Agreement, in either case designating an Early Termination Date for the purpose of the Master Agreement, or a Master Agreement is for any other reason terminated, cancelled, suspended, rescinded, revoked or otherwise ceases to remain in full force and effect.

 

  12.2 Acceleration

 

  12.2.1 On the occurrence of an Event of Default and at any time thereafter whilst such event shall be continuing the Agent may if a Drawing has not yet been drawn down, by notice to the Borrower cancel the obligations of the Lenders under this Agreement.

 

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  12.2.2 On the occurrence of an Event of Default and at any time thereafter whilst such event shall be continuing, if a Drawing has been drawn down the Agent or the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent (as the case may be) may:

 

  (a) by notice to the Borrower declare the whole or any part of the Facility due and repayable in accordance with the terms of such notice whereupon the same shall become due and repayable accordingly together with all interest accrued thereon and all other amounts payable hereunder and under any of the other Security Documents; and/or

 

  (b) from time to time exercise all or any of its rights under any of the Security Documents and the Lower Saxony Guarantees in such order and in such manner as it shall deem appropriate; and/or

 

  (c) at its sole discretion terminate or continue with the Management Agreements.

 

  12.3 Default indemnity

The Borrower shall on demand indemnify the Agent, the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent and the Lenders, without prejudice to any of their other rights under this Agreement, the other Security Documents and the Lower Saxony Guarantees, against any loss or expense which the Agent, the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent or the Lenders shall certify as sustained or incurred by any of them as a consequence of:

 

  12.3.1 any default in payment by the Borrower of any sum under this Agreement, any of the other Security Documents or the Lower Saxony Guarantees when due, including, without limitation, any liability incurred by the Agent, the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent and the Lenders by reason of any delay or failure of the Borrower to pay any such sums;

 

  12.3.2 any break in funding (including without limitation warehousing and other related costs) due to the occurrence of any Event of Default;

 

  12.3.3 any prepayment of the Facility or any part thereof being made at any time for any reason; and/or

 

  12.3.4 a Drawing not being drawn for any reason (excluding any default by the Agent or any Lender) after the relevant Drawdown Notice has been given,

including, in any such case, but not limited to, any loss or expense sustained or incurred in maintaining or funding a Drawing or in liquidating or re-employing deposits from third parties acquired to effect or maintain the Drawing and also any loss or expense (including without limitation warehousing and other related costs) incurred in connection with any Master Agreement.

 

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  12.4 Set off

Following the occurrence of any Event of Default and for so long as the same is continuing, the Borrower irrevocably authorises the Agent, the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent and the Lenders and each of their respective Affiliates without prior notice to apply any credit balance to which the Borrower is entitled upon any account of the Borrower with any branch of any of the Agent, the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent, the Lenders and any such Affiliates in or towards satisfaction of any sum due to the Agent, the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent or any Lender hereunder but unpaid, and to combine any accounts of the Borrower for this purpose. If such set-off requires a credit balance in a currency other than euro to be transferred to an account maintained in connection herewith the transfer shall be effected by crediting to the account in question the amount of euro which the Agent, the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent or the Lender or any such Affiliate (as the case may be) could obtain by exchanging such currency for euro at the rate of exchange at which its Lending Branch would, at the opening of business on the date on which the combination is effected, have sold the currency of that credit balance for euro for immediate delivery.

 

  12.5 Master Agreement rights

The rights conferred on the Agent and the Lenders by Clause 12.4 shall be in addition to, and without prejudice to or limitation of, the rights of netting and set off conferred on the Lenders and/or their Affiliates by the Master Agreements.

 

13 Application of Funds

 

  13.1 Total Loss proceeds/proceeds of sale

In the event of a Vessel becoming a Total Loss or if a Vessel is sold then the Total Loss proceeds or proceeds of sale of the Vessel shall be held by the Agent and applied in the following manner and order:

 

  FIRSTLY to the payment of all fees, expenses and charges (including brokers’ commissions), the expenses of any sale, the expenses of retaining any attorney, solicitors’ fees, court costs and any other expenses or advances made or incurred by the Agent, the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent or any Lender in the protection of the Agent’s, the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent’s and the Lender’s rights or the pursuance of its or their remedies hereunder and under the other Security Documents and the Lower Saxony Guarantees or to any payments whether voluntary or not which the Agent considers advisable to protect its or their security and to provide adequate indemnity against liens claiming priority over or equality with the lien of the Security Documents or any other Encumbrances;

 

  SECONDLY

in or towards payment in such order as the Lenders may require of any accrued (but unpaid) fees and interest thereon to which the Lead Arrangers, the Co-Arrangers, the Lenders, the Agent and/or the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent are entitled hereunder and/or under the other Security

 

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  Documents (other than the Master Agreements) and/or under the Lower Saxony Guarantees in connection with the Facility;

 

  THIRDLY in or towards satisfaction of all interest accrued on Portion A of the relevant Tranche;

 

  FOURTHLY in retention by the Agent in its discretion in a suspense or impersonal interest bearing security realised account of such sum as it considers appropriate by way of security for the Outstanding Indebtedness (other than the Master Agreement Liabilities) relating to Portion A of the relevant Tranche or for any actual or contingent liability of the Lead Arrangers, the Co-Arrangers, the Agent, the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent or the Lenders or any of them in connection with the transactions herein contemplated so far as they relate to Portion A of the relevant Tranche;

 

  FIFTHLY in or towards payment of Portion A of the relevant Tranche (whether or not then due and payable);

 

  SIXTHLY in or towards payment of all losses, damages, expenses or currency risks arising from the exercise by the Borrower of the currency option contained in Clause 3 up to the amount of two thirtieths (2/30ths) of the relevant Portion A as at the relevant Delivery Date;

 

  SEVENTHLY in or towards satisfaction of any other amounts due from the Borrower to the Lead Arrangers, the Co-Arrangers, the Agent, the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent or the Lenders under the Security Documents (other than the Master Agreement Liabilities) and/or the Lower Saxony Guarantee relating to Portion A of the relevant Tranche using in the discretion of the Agent the same order of application as FIRSTLY to SIXTHLY ;

 

  EIGHTHLY in or towards satisfaction of all interest accrued on Portion B of the relevant Tranche;

 

  NINTHLY in retention by the Agent in its discretion in a suspense or impersonal interest bearing security realised account of such sum as it considers appropriate by way of security for the Outstanding Indebtedness (other than the Master Agreement Liabilities) relating to Portion B of the relevant Tranche or for any actual or contingent liability of the Lead Arrangers, the Co-Arrangers, the Agent, the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent or the Lenders or any of them in connection with the transactions herein contemplated so far as they relate to Portion B of the relevant Tranche;

 

  TENTHLY in or towards payment of Portion B of the relevant Tranche (whether or not then due and payable);

 

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  ELEVENTHLY in retention of such other sum or sums as the Agent may require as security for any further monies which may reasonably be expected to become due and payable to the Lead Arrangers, the Co-Arrangers, the Agent, the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent and/or the Lenders under this Agreement, any of the other Security Documents or the Lower Saxony Guarantees in respect of the relevant Tranche and which the assigned Earnings may be insufficient to satisfy;

 

  TWELFTHLY in or towards satisfaction of any additional security or amount to be prepaid in accordance with Clause 10.18;

 

  THIRTEENTHLY in or towards satisfaction of the Master Agreement Liabilities in respect of the relevant Tranche in the same order in which the Transactions were entered into by the Borrower with the Lenders and/or their Affiliates (as the case may be); and

 

  FOURTEENTHLY the balance, if any, in payment to the Borrower or whomsoever shall then be entitled thereto.

In the event of the proceeds being insufficient to pay the amounts referred to above the Agent shall be entitled to collect the balance from the Borrower.

 

  13.2 General funds/Event of Default monies

If an Event of Default has occurred and any monies are received by the Agent, the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent or any other Finance Party or, pursuant to Clause 12.4, any Affiliate under or pursuant to the Security Documents or the Lower Saxony Guarantees or if any other monies are received by or in the possession of the Agent or any other Finance Party or, pursuant to Clause 12.4, any Affiliate under or pursuant to the Security Documents which are expressed hereunder and/or under the Security Documents to be distributed in accordance with the provisions of this Clause or where no express provisions are made for disposal, such monies shall be applied in the discretion of the Agent as follows:

 

  FIRSTLY to the payment of all fees, expenses and charges (including brokers’ commissions), the expenses of any sale, the expenses of retaining any attorney, solicitors’ fees, court costs and any other expenses or advances made or incurred by the Agent, the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent or any Lender in the protection of the Agent’s, the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent’s and the Lender’s rights or the pursuance of its or their remedies hereunder and under the other Security Documents and the Lower Saxony Guarantees or to any payments whether voluntary or not which the Agent considers advisable to protect its or their security and to provide adequate indemnity against liens claiming priority over or equality with the lien of the Security Documents or any other Encumbrances;

 

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  SECONDLY in or towards payment in such order as the Lenders may require of any accrued (but unpaid) fees and interest thereon to which the Lead Arrangers, the Co-Arrangers, the Lenders, the Agent and/or the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent are entitled hereunder and/or under the other Security Documents (other than the Master Agreements) and/or the Lower Saxony Guarantees in connection with the Facility;

 

  THIRDLY in or towards satisfaction of all interest accrued on Portion A of each Tranche pro rata;

 

  FOURTHLY in retention by the Agent in its discretion in a suspense or impersonal interest bearing security realised account of such sum as it considers appropriate by way of security for the Outstanding Indebtedness (other than the Master Agreement Liabilities) relating to Portion A of each Tranche or for any actual or contingent liability of the Lead Arrangers, the Co-Arrangers, the Agent, the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent or the Lenders or any of them in connection with the transactions herein contemplated so far as they relate to Portion A of each Tranche;

 

  FIFTHLY in or towards payment of Portion A of each Tranche pro rata;

 

  SIXTHLY in or towards payment of all losses, damages, expenses or currency risks arising from the exercise by the Borrower of the currency option contained in Clause 3 up to the amount of two thirtieths (2/30ths) of the relevant Portion A as at the relevant Delivery Date of each Tranche in respect of which the currency option has been exercised;

 

  SEVENTHLY in or towards satisfaction of any other amounts due from the Borrower to the Lead Arrangers, the Co-Arrangers, the Agent, the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent or the Lenders under the Security Documents (other than the Master Agreement Liabilities) and/or the Lower Saxony Guarantees relating to Portion A of each of the Tranches pro rata using in the discretion of the Agent the same order of application as FIRSTLY to SIXTHLY ;

 

  EIGHTHLY in or towards satisfaction of all interest accrued on Portion B of each Tranche pro rata;

 

  NINTHLY in retention by the Agent in its discretion in a suspense or impersonal interest bearing security realised account of such sum as it considers appropriate by way of security for the Outstanding Indebtedness (other than the Master Agreement Liabilities) relating to Portion B of each Tranche or for any actual or contingent liability of the Lead Arrangers, the Co-Arrangers, the Agent, the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent or the Lenders or any of them in connection with the transactions herein contemplated so far as they relate to Portion B of each Tranche;

 

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  TENTHLY in or towards payment of Portion B of each Tranche (whether or not then due and payable) pro rata;

 

  ELEVENTHLY in retention of such other sum or sums as the Agent may require as security for any further monies which may reasonably be expected to become due and payable to the Lead Arrangers, the Co-Arrangers, the Agent, the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent and/or the Lenders under this Agreement, any of the other Security Documents or the Lower Saxony Guarantees and which the assigned Earnings may be insufficient to satisfy;

 

  TWELFTHLY in or towards satisfaction of the Master Agreement Liabilities in the same order in which the Transactions were entered into by the Borrower with the Lenders and/or their Affiliates (as the case may be); and

 

  THIRTEENTHLY the balance (if any) shall be released to the Borrower or to its order or whomsoever else may be entitled thereto.

 

  13.3 Application of proceeds of Insurances

Proceeds of the Insurances for partial losses shall be applied in accordance with the relevant Insurance Assignment and/or the loss payable clause endorsed on the Insurances in the form approved by the Agent and in the case of a Total Loss of a Vessel in accordance with Clause 4.11 and Clause 13.1.

 

  13.4 Suspense account

Any monies received or recovered by the Agent, the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent or any Lender under or in connection with the Security Documents or the Lower Saxony Guarantees and credited to any suspense or impersonal interest bearing security realised account in accordance with FOURTHLY or NINTHLY of Clause 13.1 or Clause 13.2 may be held in such account for so long as the Agent thinks fit pending application at the Agent’s discretion in accordance with FOURTHLY or NINTHLY (as the case may be) of Clause 13.1 or Clause 13.2 (as the case may be).

 

14 Fees

 

  14.1 Commitment fee

The Borrower shall pay to the Agent for distribution to the Lenders quarterly in arrears during the relevant Commitment Period and on the last day of the relevant Commitment Period, forty per cent (40%) of the Applicable Margin on the relevant payment date on the daily undrawn, uncancelled amount of the relevant Tranche during the relevant Commitment Period. The commitment fee payable in respect of a Tranche shall accrue in euro until the first Currency Conversion Date in respect of that Tranche and thereafter in Dollars and be payable in euro and/or in Dollars (as the case may be).

 

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  14.2 Other fees

The Borrower will pay to the Agent on behalf of itself, the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent, the Lead Arrangers, the Co-Arrangers and/or the Lenders, such fees as are set out in a separate commitment letter dated 10 May 2005.

 

  14.3 Lower Saxony Guarantee fee

Throughout the period of the validity of a Lower Saxony Guarantee, the Borrower shall pay to the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent quarterly in arrears commencing on the first Advance Date in respect of the relevant Tranche for prompt on-payment to the German State of Lower Saxony a guarantee fee in euro on the relevant Lower Saxony Guaranteed Amount PROVIDED THAT :

 

  14.3.1 the Lower Saxony Guaranteed Amount shall not be reduced pro rata with the reductions of the relevant Tranche made on the relevant Reduction Dates until the date on which the relevant Maximum Tranche Amount as at the relevant Delivery Date has been reduced by three thirtieths (3/30ths); and

 

  14.3.2 the Lower Saxony Guaranteed Amount shall thereafter reduce by one thirtieth (1/30th) on each subsequent relevant Reduction Date that a reduction is made; and

if the Borrower exercises the currency option contained in Clause 3 in respect of the relevant Tranche:

 

  14.3.3 the guarantee fee shall be payable at the applicable rate thereafter as aforesaid; and

 

  14.3.4 the guarantee fee shall continue to be payable in euro calculated at the relevant rate on the relevant Lower Saxony Guaranteed Amount.

The Lower Saxony Guarantee fee shall be calculated at the rate of one per cent (1.00%) per annum on the daily drawn amount of the Lower Saxony Guaranteed Amount and at the rate of nought point five per cent (0.5%) per annum on the daily undrawn amount of the Lower Saxony Guaranteed Amount. For the purpose of calculating the Lower Saxony Guarantee fee as aforesaid any voluntary prepayment pursuant to Clause 4.8 shall be deemed to have been applied in prepayment pro rata of Portion A and Portion B of the relevant Tranche.

A Lower Saxony Guarantee fee schedule setting out the amounts of the fee to be paid shall be agreed between the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent and the Borrower on or before the relevant Delivery Date in respect of a Tranche and shall from such date be deemed to be a part of this Agreement. If the currency option contained in Clause 3 is exercised in respect of a Tranche to take effect after the relevant Delivery Date, a new Lower Saxony Guarantee fee schedule shall be agreed between the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent and the Borrower on the first Currency Conversion Date in respect of that Tranche and shall from such date be deemed to be a part of this Agreement in substitution for the previously agreed Lower Saxony Guarantee fee schedule in respect of that Tranche.

 

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  14.4 Back-end fee

Without duplication of clause 6.2 of the Third Supplemental Deed, the Borrower shall pay to the Agent for distribution to the Lenders a back-end fee of [*] of the Facility on the date of the Third Supplemental Deed. The back-end fee shall be deemed to have been earned on the date on which the Third Supplemental Deed and the Amendment Documents have been signed by all the parties thereto but shall be payable as to [*] on 23 December 2010 and on each of the next three (3) anniversaries of that date PROVIDED THAT if payment of the back-end fee on any of such dates would result in a breach of the minimum Free Liquidity undertaking contained in Clause 10.3.1, Clause 10.3.2 or Clause 10.3.4 (as the case may be) on that date, payment of the back-end fee will be postponed for three (3) months PROVIDED FURTHER THAT any balance of the back-end fee outstanding on the date the Facility is repaid and cancelled in full, shall be paid on such date and PROVIDED FURTHER THAT the back-end fee in respect of the Facility may not be voluntarily prepaid in whole or in part unless the same percentage of the back-end fee payable in respect of each of the other Cash Sweep Credit Facilities is prepaid simultaneously.

 

15 Expenses

 

  15.1 Initial expenses

The Borrower shall reimburse the Agent on demand on a full indemnity basis for the charges and expenses (together with value added tax or any similar tax thereon and including without limitation travel expenses and the fees and expenses of legal, insurance and other advisers) by the Lead Arrangers, the Agent and the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent in respect of the arrangement and syndication of the Facility and the negotiation, preparation, issue, printing, execution and registration of this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents and the Lower Saxony Guarantees and any other documents required in connection with the implementation of this Agreement.

 

  15.2 Enforcement expenses

The Borrower shall reimburse the Agent, the Security Agent, the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent and the Lenders on demand on a full indemnity basis for all charges and expenses (including value added tax or any similar tax thereon and including the fees and expenses of legal advisers) incurred by the Agent, the Security Agent, the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent and each of the Lenders in connection with the enforcement of, or the preservation of any rights under, this Agreement, the other Security Documents and the Lower Saxony Guarantees.

 

  15.3 Stamp duties

The Borrower shall pay or indemnify the Agent, the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent and each of the Lenders on demand against any and all stamp, registration and similar Taxes which may be payable in any jurisdiction in connection with the entry into, performance and enforcement of this Agreement or any of the other Security Documents or a Lower Saxony Guarantee.

 

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  15.4 Steering Committee expenses

The Borrower shall reimburse any Lender that is a member of the Steering Committee on demand on a full indemnity basis for all documented charges and expenses reasonably incurred (including value added tax or any similar tax thereon and including the fees and expenses of legal and other advisers) by that Lender in carrying out its duties as a member of the Steering Committee on or before the end of the Moratorium Period.

 

  15.5 Amendment, addendum or supplement expenses

The Borrower undertakes to reimburse the Agent, the Security Agent and the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent on demand on a full indemnity basis for the reasonable charges and expenses (together with value added tax or any similar tax thereon and including without limitation the fees and expenses of legal and other advisers) incurred by the Agent, the Security Agent and the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent in respect of, or in connection with, the negotiation, preparation, printing, execution, registration and enforcement of any amendment, addendum or supplement to any Security Document (whether or not completed) and any other documents required in connection with the implementation of such amendment, addendum or supplement.

 

16 Waivers, Remedies Cumulative

 

  16.1 No waiver

No failure to exercise and no delay in exercising on the part of the Agent, the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent or any of the Lenders any right or remedy under any of the Security Documents or the Lower Saxony Guarantees shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right or remedy preclude any other or further exercise thereof, or the exercise of any other right or remedy. No waiver by the Agent, the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent or any of the Lenders shall be effective unless it is in writing.

 

  16.2 Remedies cumulative

The rights and remedies of the Agent and the Lenders provided herein are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law.

 

  16.3 Severability

If any provision of this Agreement is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such prohibition or unenforceability shall not invalidate the remaining provisions hereof or affect the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

  16.4 Time of essence

Time is of the essence in respect of all of the obligations of the Borrower under the Security Documents and the Lower Saxony Guarantees provided however that none of the Agent, the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent or any of the Lenders shall be entitled to terminate or treat this Agreement or any of the other Security Documents as having been repudiated otherwise than in circumstances which constitute an Event of Default.

 

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17 Counterparts

This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and all such counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same agreement.

 

18 Changes to the Lenders

 

  18.1 Assignments and transfers by the Lenders

Subject to this Clause 18, a Lender (the “ Existing Lender ”) may:

 

  18.1.1 assign any of its rights under the Security Documents and the Lower Saxony Guarantees; or

 

  18.1.2 transfer by novation any of its rights and obligations under the Security Documents and the Lower Saxony Guarantees,

to another bank or financial institution or to a trust, fund or other entity which is regularly engaged in or established for the purpose of making, purchasing or investing in loans, securities or other financial assets (the “ New Lender ”) PROVIDED THAT any such assignment or transfer shall be in respect of an amount of its Commitment and/or Contribution of not less than five million euro (EUR5,000,000) or five million Dollars (USD5,000,000) (as the case may be).

Further, the Borrower shall have the right to require that an Existing Lender assigns or transfers the whole of its Commitment and Contribution to a New Lender proposed by the Borrower and approved by the Lenders if the cost to the Existing Lender of funding any part of the Facility is materially higher than the cost to the other Lenders or if the Existing Lender is affected by the provisions of Clauses 4.9, 7.2 or 8.1 and the cost to the Borrower is materially higher than in respect of the other Lenders similarly affected.

 

  18.2 Conditions of assignment or transfer

 

  18.2.1 The consent of the Agent, the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent and the Borrower is required for an assignment or transfer by a Lender, unless the assignment or transfer is to another Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender. The said consents of the Agent and the Borrower may not be unreasonably withheld or delayed and, in the case of the Borrower, shall not be required if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

Each Lender may, however, without the prior approval of the Agent, the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent or the Borrower and without payment of a fee to the Agent, at any time transfer or assign all of its rights and benefits hereunder and under the Security Documents to the German State of Lower Saxony or its nominee.

 

  18.2.2 An assignment will only be effective on:

 

  (a)

receipt by the Agent of written confirmation from the New Lender (in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent) that the New

 

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  Lender will assume the same obligations to the Agent and the other Lenders as it would have been under if it was an Original Lender; and

 

  (b) performance by the Agent of all “know your customer” or other checks relating to any person that it is required to carry out in relation to such assignment to a New Lender, the completion of which the Agent shall promptly notify to the Existing Lender and the New Lender.

 

  18.2.3 A transfer will only be effective if the procedure set out in Clause 18.5 is complied with.

 

  18.2.4 If:

 

  (a) a Lender assigns or transfers any of its rights or obligations under the Security Documents and the Lower Saxony Guarantees or changes its Lending Branch; and

 

  (b) as a result of circumstances existing at the date the assignment, transfer or change occurs, the Borrower would be obliged to make a payment to the New Lender or Lender acting through its new Lending Branch under Clause 7,

then the New Lender or Lender acting through its new Lending Branch is only entitled to receive payment under that Clause to the same extent as the Existing Lender or Lender acting through its previous Lending Branch would have been if the assignment, transfer or change had not occurred.

 

  18.3 Assignment or transfer fee

The Existing Lender shall, on the date upon which an assignment or transfer takes effect, pay to the Agent (for its own account) a fee of three thousand Dollars (USD3,000).

 

  18.4 Limitation of responsibility of Existing Lenders

 

  18.4.1 Unless expressly agreed to the contrary, an Existing Lender makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility to a New Lender for:

 

  (a) the legality, validity, effectiveness, adequacy or enforceability of the Security Documents, the Lower Saxony Guarantees or any other documents;

 

  (b) the financial condition of the Borrower or the German State of Lower Saxony;

 

  (c) the performance and observance by any Obligor or the German State of Lower Saxony of its obligations under the Security Documents, the Lower Saxony Guarantees or any other documents; or

 

  (d) the accuracy of any statements (whether written or oral) made in or in connection with any Security Document, either Lower Saxony Guarantee or any other document,

 

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and any representations or warranties implied by law are excluded.

 

  18.4.2 Each New Lender confirms to the Existing Lender, the Agent and the other Lenders that it:

 

  (a) has made (and shall continue to make) its own independent investigation and assessment of the financial condition and affairs of each Obligor and the German State of Lower Saxony and its related entities in connection with its participation in this Agreement and has not relied exclusively on any information provided to it by the Existing Lender in connection with any Security Document or either Lower Saxony Guarantee; and

 

  (b) will continue to make its own independent appraisal of the creditworthiness of each Obligor and the German State of Lower Saxony and its related entities whilst any amount is or may be outstanding under the Security Documents or the Lower Saxony Guarantees or any Commitment is in force.

 

  18.4.3 Nothing in any Security Document or either Lower Saxony Guarantee obliges an Existing Lender to:

 

  (a) accept a re-transfer from a New Lender of any of the rights and obligations assigned or transferred under this Clause 18; or

 

  (b) support any losses directly or indirectly incurred by the New Lender by reason of the non-performance by any Obligor of its obligations under the Security Documents, the Lower Saxony Guarantees or otherwise.

 

  18.5 Procedure for transfer

 

  18.5.1 Subject to the conditions set out in Clause 18.2, a transfer is effected in accordance with Clause 18.5.3 when the Agent executes an otherwise duly completed Transfer Certificate delivered to it by the Existing Lender and the New Lender. The Agent shall, subject to Clause 18.5.2, as soon as reasonably practicable after receipt by it of a duly completed Transfer Certificate appearing on its face to comply with the terms of this Agreement and delivered in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, execute that Transfer Certificate.

 

  18.5.2 The Agent shall only be obliged to execute a Transfer Certificate delivered to it by the Existing Lender and the New Lender once it is satisfied it has complied with all necessary “know your customer” or other similar checks under all applicable laws and regulations in relation to the transfer to such New Lender.

 

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  18.5.3 On the Transfer Date:

 

  (a) to the extent that in the Transfer Certificate the Existing Lender seeks to transfer by novation its rights and obligations under the Security Documents and the Lower Saxony Guarantees each of the Borrower and the Existing Lender shall be released from further obligations towards one another under the Security Documents and the Lower Saxony Guarantees and their respective rights against one another shall be cancelled (being the “ Discharged Rights and Obligations ”);

 

  (b) each of the Borrower and the New Lender shall assume obligations towards one another and/or acquire rights against one another which differ from the Discharged Rights and Obligations only insofar as the Borrower and the New Lender have assumed and/or acquired the same in place of the Borrower and the Existing Lender;

 

  (c) the Agent, the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent, the New Lender and other Lenders shall acquire the same rights and assume the same obligations between themselves as they would have acquired and assumed had the New Lender been an Original Lender with the rights and/or obligations acquired or assumed by it as a result of the transfer and to that extent the Agent, the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent and the Existing Lender shall each be released from further obligations to each other under this Agreement and/or the Lower Saxony Guarantees; and

 

  (d) the New Lender shall become a party as a “ Lender ”.

 

  18.6 Copy of Transfer Certificate to Borrower

The Agent shall, as soon as reasonably practicable after it has executed a Transfer Certificate, send to the Borrower a copy of that Transfer Certificate.

 

  18.7 Disclosure of information

Any Lender may disclose to any of its Affiliates and/or the German State of Lower Saxony and/or the Federal Republic of Germany and/or the European Union and/or any agency thereof or any person acting or purporting to act on any of their behalves and any other person:

 

  18.7.1 to (or through) whom that Lender assigns or transfers (or may potentially assign or transfer) all or any of its rights and obligations under this Agreement;

 

  18.7.2 with (or through) whom that Lender enters into (or may potentially enter into) any sub-participation in relation to, or any other transaction under which payments are to be made by reference to, this Agreement or the Borrower; or

 

  18.7.3

to whom, and to the extent that, information is required to be disclosed by any applicable law or regulation,

 

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any information about any Obligor, the Transaction Documents and the Lower Saxony Guarantees as that Lender shall consider appropriate if, in relation to Clauses 18.7.1 and 18.7.2, the person to whom the information is to be given has entered into a Confidentiality Undertaking. In the case of the German State of Lower Saxony and/or the Federal Republic of Germany and/or the European Union and/or any agency thereof or any person acting or purporting to act on any of their behalves, the Borrower acknowledges and agrees that any such information may be used by such persons for statistical purposes and/or for reports of a general nature.

 

  18.8 Borrower’s co-operation

The Borrower shall co-operate fully with the Lender in relation to any assignment or transfer proposed by the Lender and shall execute, or procure the execution of, any documents which the Lender may require.

 

19 Changes to the Borrower

The Borrower may not assign any of its rights or transfer any of its rights or obligations under the Security Documents or the Lower Saxony Guarantees.

 

20 Reference Banks, Agent, Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent and Steering Committee

 

  20.1 Reference Banks

If:

 

  20.1.1 the whole of the Contribution (if any) of any Reference Bank is prepaid;

 

  20.1.2 the Commitment of any Reference Bank is cancelled or reduced to zero in accordance with Clause 4.9 or any other relevant provision hereof;

 

  20.1.3 a Reference Bank transfers the whole of its rights and obligations (if any) as a Lender under this Agreement; or

 

  20.1.4 where applicable, any Reference Bank ceases to provide quotations to the Agent for the purposes of determining LIBOR,

the Agent may, acting on the instructions of the Majority Lenders, terminate the appointment of such Reference Bank and appoint another Lender to replace such Reference Bank.

 

  20.2 Decision making

 

  20.2.1 Save as expressly provided in Clause 20.2.2 or as otherwise expressly provided herein, any proposed course of action in connection with any matter requiring the consent of the Lenders under or in connection howsoever with this Agreement shall only be taken with the consent of all the Lenders including, but without limitation to the generality of the foregoing:

 

  (a) the release of the Borrower from any of its obligations hereunder;

 

  (b) the amendment of any of the provisions of this Agreement;

 

  (c) any time or other indulgence to be granted to the Borrower in respect of its obligations under this Agreement.

 

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  20.2.2 Proposals in connection with the following matters shall, in the absence of agreement thereon by all of the Lenders or as otherwise provided in this Agreement, be determined by the Majority Lenders and the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent:

 

  (a) the making of any declaration by the Agent under Clause 12.2;

 

  (b) the institution of any legal proceedings for the enforcement of any rights or powers whatsoever pursuant to the terms of this Agreement;

 

  (c) any course of action whatsoever from time to time (other than the making of a demand for payment hereunder) whether of a legal or commercial nature or otherwise howsoever for the purpose of achieving a full or partial recovery of any principal, interest or other amount due and payable by the Borrower hereunder or otherwise in connection therewith following the making of a declaration by the Agent under Clause 12.2;

 

  (d) any other matter in respect of which this Agreement expressly provides that the consent of the Majority Lenders shall be required.

 

  20.2.3 Any determination of the Lenders shall be ascertained by the Agent or the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent (as the case may be) either:

 

  (a) by means of a telefax sent by the Agent or the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent (as the case may be) to each of the Lenders in identical terms on the proposal or matter in issue; or

 

  (b) by means of the vote of representatives of each Lender at a meeting convened by the Agent or the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent (as the case may be) and held for the purpose of discussing (inter alia) such proposal or matter in issue.

Furthermore, it is hereby agreed by the Lenders that:

 

  (i) where a decision of the Lenders is sought by the Agent or the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent (as the case may be) by means of a telefax sent in accordance with paragraph (a) above and PROVIDED THAT the Agent or the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent (as the case may be) verifies forthwith by telephone with each relevant Lender that it has received such telefax in good order, then the Agent or the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent (as the case may be) may in its telefax:

 

  (1) recommend a proposed course of action to be taken by the Lenders; and

 

  (2) specify a time limit (of not less than three (3) Business Days) within which the Lenders are required to respond to the Agent’s or the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent’s (as the case may be) recommendation

 

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so that, if any Lender fails to notify the Agent or the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent (as the case may be) within such time limit of its response to the recommendation, such Lender shall be deemed to have accepted and approved the course of action proposed by the Agent or the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent (as the case may be); and

 

  (ii) where the approval of the Majority Lenders is required in respect of any matter, the approval shall be deemed to have been given as soon as the Agent or the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent (as the case may be) receives the requisite number of votes in favour of the proposal so that the Agent or the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent (as the case may be) may act on the basis of such votes without having to wait for the response of (or to give any notification to) any other Lender who has yet to reply to the Agent or the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent (as the case may be).

 

  20.3 The Agent and the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent

 

  20.3.1 Each of the Lenders and the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent hereby appoints the Agent to act as its agent under this Agreement and the Security Documents with such rights, powers and discretions as are expressly delegated to the Agent hereunder and thereunder.

 

  20.3.2 Each of the Lenders and the Agent hereby appoints the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent to act as its agent under the Lower Saxony Guarantees with such rights, powers and discretions as are expressly delegated to the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent hereunder and thereunder.

 

  20.3.3 Except where the context otherwise requires, references in this Clause 20 to the “Agent” shall mean the Agent and the Security Agent individually and collectively.

 

  20.3.4 The Agent shall:

 

  (a) promptly inform the Lenders of the contents of any notice or request received by it from the Borrower under this Agreement (whether such notice or request is addressed to the Agent alone or the Agent on behalf of the Lenders) and of any information delivered to it pursuant to Clause 10.2 and of any other matters which the Agent considers material;

 

  (b) promptly deliver to the Lenders copies of any accounts and certificates delivered to it pursuant to Clause 10.2 and, as soon as reasonably practicable, copies of the documents delivered in satisfaction of the requirements of Schedule 3;

 

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  (c) promptly inform the Lenders in reasonable detail of any exercise by it of any of the rights, powers and/or discretions vested in it hereunder (but without the Agent being under any obligation to give prior notice to the Lenders of any such exercise);

 

  (d) promptly notify the Lenders of the occurrence of any Event of Default or any other default by the Borrower in the due performance of or compliance with its material obligations under this Agreement of which the Agent has actual knowledge or actual notice and the occurrence of which the Agent has verified;

 

  (e) if directed by the Majority Lenders, exercise (or refrain from exercising) any right, power or discretion vested in it hereunder in accordance with the directions (subject to Clause 20.2.1) of the Majority Lenders provided, however, that it may refrain from acting in accordance with any such directions until it has received such security as it may require (whether by way of payment in advance or otherwise) for all costs, claims, expenses (including legal fees) and liabilities which it will or may expend or incur in complying with such directions and for this purpose the Agent shall make a demand for such security addressed to all the Lenders;

 

  (f) receive from the Borrower all payments of principal, interest and other moneys expressed to be payable to the Agent hereunder on behalf of all or any of the Lenders and the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent and shall promptly distribute the same amongst the Lenders, the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent, the German State of Lower Saxony and itself in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Lower Saxony Guarantees pending which the Agent shall hold any and all such moneys on trust for the Lenders, the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent, the German State of Lower Saxony and itself; and

 

  (g) enter into any amendment to any of the Security Documents or grant any waiver of any obligation of any of the Obligors under any of such Security Documents if so instructed by the Lenders.

 

  20.3.5 The Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent shall:

 

  (a) promptly inform the Lenders of the contents of any notice or request received by it from the German State of Lower Saxony under a Lower Saxony Guarantee (whether such notice or request is addressed to the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent alone or the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent on behalf of the Lenders) and of any other matters which the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent considers material;

 

  (b) promptly inform the Lenders in reasonable detail of any exercise by it of any of the rights, powers and/or discretions vested in it hereunder (but without the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent being under any obligation to give prior notice to the Lenders of any such exercise);

 

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  (c) promptly notify the Lenders of the occurrence of any Event of Default or any other default by the Borrower in the due performance of or compliance with its material obligations under a Lower Saxony Guarantee of which the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent has actual knowledge or actual notice and the occurrence of which the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent has verified;

 

  (d) if directed by the Majority Lenders, exercise (or refrain from exercising) any right, power or discretion vested in it hereunder in accordance with the directions (subject to Clause 20.2.1) of the Majority Lenders provided, however, that it may refrain from acting in accordance with any such directions until it has received such security as it may require (whether by way of payment in advance or otherwise) for all costs, claims, expenses (including legal fees) and liabilities which it will or may expend or incur in complying with such directions and for this purpose the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent shall make a demand for such security addressed to all the Lenders;

 

  (e) receive from the Borrower the Lower Saxony guarantee fee and shall promptly on-pay the same to the German State of Lower Saxony in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Lower Saxony Guarantees pending which the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent shall hold any and all such moneys on trust for the German State of Lower Saxony; and

 

  (f) receive from the German State of Lower Saxony all payments expressed to be payable under a Lower Saxony Guarantee on behalf of all or any of the Lenders and the Agent and shall promptly pay the same to the Agent who shall distribute the same amongst the Lenders, the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent and itself in accordance with the terms of this Agreement pending which the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent and the Agent in turn shall hold any and all such moneys on trust for the Lenders, the Agent or the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent (as the case may be) and itself.

 

  20.3.6 The relationship between the Agent on the one part and each Lender and the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent on the other and between the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent on the one part and each Lender and the Agent on the other is that of agent and principal and, except in relation to any moneys referred to in Clause 20.3.4(f) and any moneys received by the Agent from the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent and in each case held by the Agent pending distribution hereunder and in relation to any moneys referred to in Clause 20.3.5(e) held by the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent pending distribution by the Agent hereunder, neither the Agent nor the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent shall have a fiduciary relationship with or be, or be deemed to be, a trustee of or for any such party.

 

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  20.3.7 In addition to the powers expressly given to the Agent and the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent by this Agreement:

 

  (a) the Lenders may give the Agent or the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent (generally or in any particular case) any powers which the Lenders consider appropriate; and

 

  (b) each of the Agent and the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent has power to take any other action which it considers to be reasonably incidental or conducive to the performance of its functions under this Agreement or otherwise appropriate in the context of those functions, including the exercise of any powers given to it by the Lenders.

 

  20.3.8 The rights, powers and discretions vested in the Agent and the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent by this Agreement shall only be exercised by the Agent or the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent (as the case may be) in accordance with the instructions of the Majority Lenders or (if so required in accordance with the provisions of Clause 20.2.1) the Lenders provided however that the Agent and/or the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent (as the case may be) shall be entitled (but not bound) to exercise or refrain from exercising any such right, power or discretion without the directions of the Majority Lenders or the Lenders (as the case may be) if the Agent and/or the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent (as the case may be) believes that the immediate exercise of such right, power or discretion is necessary or desirable to protect the interests of the Lenders under or in respect of this Agreement.

Where any right, power or discretion is vested in the Agent or the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent (as the case may be) under this Agreement but is expressed as being exercisable in accordance with the directions of the Lenders or the Majority Lenders, such right, power or discretion shall not be exercised by the Agent or the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent (as the case may be) without the lawful directions of the Lenders or the Majority Lenders (as the case may be).

 

  20.3.9 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary expressed or implied herein, neither the Agent nor the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent shall:

 

  (a) be bound to enquire as to the occurrence or otherwise of any Event of Default or as to the performance by the Borrower of its obligations under this Agreement;

 

  (b) be bound to disclose to any other person any information relating to the Borrower if such disclosure would or might in its opinion constitute a breach of any law or regulation or be otherwise actionable at the suit of any person;

 

  (c) have any responsibility to the Lenders or each other for:

 

  (i) the financial position, creditworthiness, affairs or prospects of the Borrower;

 

  (ii) the performance or non-performance howsoever by the Borrower of any of its obligations hereunder;

 

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  (iii) the due execution, effectiveness, genuineness, validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any document relating hereto or any filing or recording thereof or the taking of any other action whatsoever and howsoever in connection therewith or the collectability of any sum due hereunder;

 

  (iv) any computations and/or information supplied to the Lenders by the Agent or the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent (as the case may be) in reliance upon which the Lenders have entered into this Agreement;

 

  (d) be under any liability whatsoever for any consequence of relying on:

 

  (i) any written communication or document believed by it to be genuine or correct and to have been communicated or signed by the person by whom it is purported to have been communicated or signed; or

 

  (ii) the advice or opinions of any professional advisers selected by it;

 

  (e) be under any duty to account to any Lender or the Agent or the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent (as the case may be) for any sum received by it for its own account or the profit element of any such sum; or

 

  (f) be under any obligation other than those for which express provision is made herein.

 

  20.3.10 Each of the Agent and the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent may:

 

  (a) carry out its duties hereunder through such officers, directors, employees, consultants or independent agents as it may in its unfettered discretion think fit;

 

  (b) assume that no Event of Default has occurred and that the Borrower is not in breach of its obligations under this Agreement unless the Agent or the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent (as the case may be) has actual knowledge or actual notice to the contrary;

 

  (c) engage and pay for the advice or services of any internal or external lawyers, accountants, surveyors or other experts whose advice or services may to it seem necessary, expedient or desirable and rely upon any advice so obtained;

 

  (d) rely as to any matters of fact which might reasonably be expected to be within the knowledge of the Borrower upon a certificate signed by or on behalf of the Borrower; and

 

  (e) rely upon any communication or document believed by it to be genuine.

 

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  20.3.11 It is understood that each of the Lenders has itself been, and will continue to be, solely responsible for making its own independent appraisal of and investigations into the financial condition, creditworthiness, condition, affairs, status and nature of the Borrower and the German State of Lower Saxony and, accordingly, each of the Lenders warrants to the Agent and the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent that it has not relied and will not rely on the Agent or the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent (as the case may be):

 

  (a) to check or enquire on its behalf into the adequacy, accuracy or completeness of any information provided by the Borrower or the German State of Lower Saxony in connection with this Agreement or a Lower Saxony Guarantee; or

 

  (b) to assess or keep under review on its behalf the financial condition, creditworthiness, condition, affairs, status or nature of the Borrower or the German State of Lower Saxony.

 

  20.3.12 Subject to the terms of this Agreement, this Agreement shall be serviced, supervised and administered by the Agent and the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent in the ordinary course of its business and in accordance with its usual practices. In performing its duties and functions hereunder, each of the Agent and the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent shall exercise the same care as it normally exercises in making and administering loans for its own account, but assumes no further responsibility in respect of such performance.

 

  20.3.13 Neither the Agent nor the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent shall be under any liability as a result of taking or omitting to take any action in relation to this Agreement and/or a Lower Saxony Guarantee save in the case of gross negligence or wilful misconduct and the Lenders will not assert or seek to assert against any director, officer or employee of the Agent or the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent any claim they might have against any of them in respect of the matters referred to in this Clause 20.3.13.

 

  20.3.14 Neither the Agent (nor any officer thereof) nor the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent (nor any officer thereof) shall be precluded by reason of so acting from underwriting, guaranteeing the subscription of or subscribing for or otherwise acquiring, holding or dealing with any debentures, shares or securities whatsoever of the Borrower or from entering into any contract or financial or other transaction with or from engaging in any banking or other business with the Borrower and shall not be liable to account for any profit made or payment received by it thereby or in connection therewith.

 

  20.4 Retirement and replacement of the Agent and the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent

 

  20.4.1

Each of the Agent and the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent may retire at any time without assigning any reason by giving to the Borrower, the Agent or the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent (as the case may be) and the Lenders not less than thirty (30) days notice of its intention to do so. Unless the Agent or the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent (as the case may be) in its notice of retirement nominates any of its associated companies

 

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  to be its successor, the successor Agent or Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent may be appointed by the Majority Lenders (with the prior written consent of the Borrower, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) during such thirty (30) day period PROVIDED THAT , should they fail to do so, the Agent or the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent (as the case may be) may then appoint as its successor a reputable and experienced bank with an office in London.

 

  20.4.2 If any Lender is dissatisfied with the Agent or the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent and wants it to be replaced, such Lender shall consult with the other relevant Lenders and the Borrower for a period of up to thirty (30) days to decide whether the Agent or the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent (as the case may be) should be replaced and, if so, by whom (such replacement being one of the relevant Lenders or an associated company thereof). If at the end of such period the relevant Lenders unanimously agree that the Agent or the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent (as the case may be) should be replaced by a particular Lender or one of its associated companies, and if the Borrower consents in writing to the identity of the proposed replacement (such consent (a) not to be unreasonably withheld and (b) not to be required if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing), then notice shall be given by the relevant Lenders to the Agent or the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent (as the case may be) specifying the date, being not fewer than five (5) Business Days after the date of such notice, on which the appointment of the successor Agent or Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent (as the case may be) is, subject to Clause 20.4.4, to take effect.

 

  20.4.3 For the purposes of this Clause 20.4:

 

  (a) an “ associated company ” of the Agent, the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent and/or any Lender shall mean any company which is a holding company of the Agent, the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent and/or such Lender or a wholly-owned subsidiary of it or its parent company; and

 

  (b) relevant Lenders ” means all of the Lenders other than that Lender which acts as Agent or Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent or whose associated company acts in such capacity.

 

  20.4.4 Any appointment of a successor Agent or Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent under Clause 20.4.1 or 20.4.2 shall take effect upon:

 

  (a) the successor confirming in writing its agreement to be bound by the provisions of this Agreement; and

 

  (b) notice thereof by the Agent or the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent (as the case may be) and its successor (which notice, shall specify the banks to which payments to the new Agent or Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent shall be made thereafter) being given to each of the other parties to this Agreement.

 

  20.4.5 If a successor to the Agent or the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent is appointed under the provisions of this Clause 20.4:

 

  (a) the outgoing Agent or Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent shall be discharged from any further obligation under this Agreement;

 

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  (b) its successor and each of the other parties hereto shall have the same rights and obligations amongst themselves as they would have had if such successor had been a party hereto in place of the outgoing Agent or Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent (as the case may be);

 

  (c) Clause 20 and the other provisions of this Agreement shall remain in effect for the benefit and protection of the outgoing Agent or Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent (as the case may be) in relation to any claim or loss which may be brought against or incurred by it in connection with or as a result of any act, omission, breach, neglect or other occurrence or matter relating to or arising out of this Agreement which took place before its resignation.

 

  20.5 Steering Committee

 

  20.5.1 The Group-Wide Lenders shall establish the Steering Committee.

 

  20.5.2 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary expressed or implied herein, no member of the Steering Committee shall:

 

  (a) be bound to enquire as to the occurrence or otherwise of any Event of Default or as to the performance by the Borrower of its obligations under this Agreement;

 

  (b) be bound to disclose to any other person any information relating to the Borrower if such disclosure would or might in its opinion constitute a breach of any law or regulation or be otherwise actionable at the suit of any person;

 

  (c) have any responsibility to the Lenders or each other for:

 

  (i) the financial position, creditworthiness, affairs or prospects of the Borrower;

 

  (ii) the performance or non-performance howsoever by the Borrower of any of its obligations hereunder;

 

  (iii) the due execution, effectiveness, genuineness, validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any document relating hereto or any filing or recording thereof or the taking of any other action whatsoever and howsoever in connection therewith or the collectability of any sum due hereunder;

 

  (d) be under any liability whatsoever for any consequence of relying on:

 

  (i) any written communication or document believed by it to be genuine or correct and to have been communicated or signed by the person by whom it is purported to have been communicated or signed; or

 

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  (ii) the advice or opinions of any professional advisers selected by it or the Steering Committee;

 

  (e) be under any duty to account to any Lender for any sum received by it for its own account or the profit element of any such sum PROVIDED THAT any member of the Steering Committee shall on demand of a Group-Wide Lender provide to that Group-Wide Lender evidence of any cost, charge or expense incurred in its role as a member of the Steering Committee; or

 

  (f) be under any obligation other than those for which express provision is made herein.

 

  20.5.3 Each member of the Steering Committee may:

 

  (a) carry out its duties through such officers, directors, employees, consultants or independent agents as it may in its unfettered discretion think fit;

 

  (b) assume that no Event of Default has occurred and that the Borrower is not in breach of its obligations under this Agreement unless the member has actual knowledge or actual notice to the contrary;

 

  (c) with the agreement of the Steering Committee, engage any internal or external lawyers, accountants, surveyors or other experts whose advice or services may to it seem necessary, expedient or desirable and rely upon any advice so obtained PROVIDED THAT the law firm appointed as principle advisers to the Steering Committee shall be approved by the Majority Group-Wide Lenders;

 

  (d) rely as to any matters of fact which might reasonably be expected to be within the knowledge of the Borrower upon a certificate signed by or on behalf of the Borrower; and

 

  (e) rely upon any communication or document believed by it to be genuine.

 

  20.5.4 Notwithstanding the establishment of the Steering Committee, it is understood that each of the Lenders has itself been, and will continue to be, solely responsible for making its own independent appraisal of and investigations into the financial condition, creditworthiness, condition, affairs, status and nature of the Borrower and, accordingly, each of the Lenders warrants to the members of the Steering Committee that it has not relied and will not rely on the Steering Committee:

 

  (a) to check or enquire on its behalf into the adequacy, accuracy or completeness of any information provided by the Borrower in connection with this Agreement; or

 

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  (b) to assess or keep under review on its behalf the financial condition, creditworthiness, condition, affairs, status or nature of the Borrower.

 

  20.5.5 Subject to the terms of this Agreement, each member of the Steering Committee shall exercise the same care as it normally exercises in making and administering loans for its own account in performing its duties as a member of the Steering Committee but assumes no further responsibility in respect of such performance.

 

  20.5.6 No member of the Steering Committee shall be under any liability as a result of taking or omitting to take any action in relation to the NCLC Group Credit Facilities and the Lenders will not assert or seek to assert against any director, officer or employee of that member any claim they might have against any of them in respect of the matters referred to in this Clause 20.5.6.

 

  20.5.7 The relationship between a member of the Steering Committee on the one part and each Lender on the other is that of agent and principal only and no member of the Steering Committee shall have a fiduciary relationship with or be, or be deemed to be, a trustee of or for any such party.

 

  20.5.8 Notwithstanding the provisions of Clause 20.5.7, no member of the Steering Committee shall be regarded as the Agent or the Security Agent or exercise any right, power or discretion expressly delegated to the Agent or the Security Agent under this Agreement or the Security Documents.

 

  20.5.9 Unless expressly authorised in writing by the Group-Wide Lenders and then on such terms and conditions as the Group-Wide Lenders may require, the Steering Committee shall not negotiate the terms of or enter into any agreement on behalf of the Group-Wide Lenders or any of them.

This Clause 20.5 and Clause 15.4 may be relied upon by any member of the Steering Committee notwithstanding the provisions of Clause 1.5.

 

  20.6 Trust

Each Lender and the Agent appoints the Security Agent to act as its security agent for the purpose of the Security Documents with effect from 2 April 2009.

Each Lender and the Agent authorises the Security Agent to exercise the rights, powers, authorities and discretions specifically given to the Security Agent under or in connection with the Security Documents together with any other incidental rights, powers, authorities and discretions.

The Security Agent agrees and declares, and each of the Lenders and the Agent acknowledges, that, subject to the terms and conditions of this Clause 20.6, the Security Agent holds the Trust Property on trust for the Agent and the Lenders absolutely. Each of the Lenders and the Agent agrees that the obligations, rights and benefits vested in the Security Agent shall be performed and exercised in accordance with this Clause 20.6. The Security Agent shall have the benefit of all of the provisions of this Agreement benefiting it in its capacity as security agent for the Lenders and the Agent, and all the powers and discretions conferred on trustees by the Trustee Act 1925 (to the extent not inconsistent with this Agreement). In addition:

 

  20.6.1 the Security Agent and any attorney, agent or delegate of the Security Agent may indemnify itself or himself out of the Trust Property against all liabilities, costs, fees, damages, charges, losses and expenses sustained or incurred by it or him in relation to the taking or holding of any of the Trust Property or in connection with the exercise or purported exercise of the rights, trusts, powers and discretions vested in the Security Agent or any other such person by or pursuant to the Security Documents or in respect of anything else done or omitted to be done in any way relating to the Security Documents;

 

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  20.6.2 the Lenders and the Agent acknowledge that the Security Agent shall be under no obligation to insure any property nor to require any other person to insure any property and shall not be responsible for any loss which may be suffered by any person as a result of the lack or insufficiency of any insurance;

 

  20.6.3 the Lenders and the Agent agree that the perpetuity period applicable to the trusts declared by this Deed shall be the period of one hundred and twenty five (125) years from 2 April 2009; and

 

  20.6.4 save as otherwise provided in the Security Documents, all moneys which under the trusts therein contained are received by the Security Agent may be invested in the name of or under the control of the Security Agent in any investment for the time being authorised by English law for the investment by trustees of trust money or in any other investments which may be selected by the Security Agent, and the same may be placed on deposit in the name of or under the control of the Security Agent at such bank or institution (including the Security Agent) and upon such terms as the Security Agent may think fit.

The provisions of Part I of the Trustee Act 2000 shall not apply to the Security Agent or the Trust Property.

 

21 Notices

 

  21.1 Mode of communication

Except as otherwise provided herein, each notice, request, demand or other communication or document to be given or made hereunder shall be given in writing but unless otherwise stated, may be made by telefax.

 

  21.2 Address

Any notice, demand or other communication (unless made by telefax) to be made or delivered by the Agent to the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement shall (unless the Borrower has by fifteen (15) days’ written notice to the Agent specified another address) be made or delivered to the Borrower at 7665 Corporate Center Drive, Miami, Florida 33126, United States of America (marked for the attention of the Chief Financial Officer and the Legal Department) (but one (1) copy shall suffice). Any notice, demand or other

 

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communication to be made or delivered by the Borrower to the Agent pursuant to this Agreement shall (unless the Agent has by fifteen (15) days’ written notice to the Borrower specified another address) be made or delivered to the Agent at its Lending Branch, the details of which are set out in Schedule 1.

 

  21.3 Telefax communication

Any notice, demand or other communication to be made or delivered pursuant to this Agreement may be sent by telefax to the relevant telephone numbers (which at the date hereof in respect of the Borrower is +1 305 436 4140 (marked for the attention of the Chief Financial Officer) and +1 305 436 4117 (marked for the attention of the Legal Department) and in the case of the Agent or any Original Lender is as recorded in Schedule 1) specified by it from time to time for the purpose and shall be deemed to have been received when transmission of such telefax communication has been completed. Each such telefax communication, if made to the Agent or any Lender by the Borrower, shall be signed by the person or persons authorised in writing by the Borrower and whose signature appears on the list of specimen signatures contained in the secretary’s certificate required to be delivered by paragraph 2 of Part I of Schedule 3 and shall be expressed to be for the attention of the department or officer whose name has been notified for the time being for that purpose by the Agent or any Lender to the Borrower.

 

  21.4 Electronic mail

Any notice, demand or other communication other than a Drawdown Notice or a Renewal Notice to be made or delivered pursuant to this Agreement may be made by electronic mail or other electronic means, if the Agent, the Borrower and/or the Lender:

 

  21.4.1 agree that, unless and until notified to the contrary, this is to be an accepted form of communication; and

 

  21.4.2 notify each other in writing of their electronic mail address and/or any other information required to enable the sending and receipt of information by that means; and

 

  21.4.3 notify each other of any change to their electronic mail address or any other such information supplied by them.

Any Original Lender which sets out an email address beneath its name in Schedule 1 is deemed to agree to receiving notices, demands or other communications from the Agent by electronic mail.

Any electronic communication made:

 

  (a) by the Agent to the Borrower or a Lender will be effective when it is sent by the Agent unless the Agent receives a message indicating failed delivery and, if upon the sender’s express request, a confirmation of receipt is requested, such confirmation has been sent; and

 

  (b) by the Borrower or a Lender to the Agent will be effective only when actually received by the Agent and then only if it is addressed in such a manner as the Agent shall specify to that party for this purpose.

 

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The Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders and the Borrower or a Lender shall notify the Agent in each case promptly upon becoming aware that its electronic mail system or other electronic means of communication cannot be used due to technical failure (and that failure is continuing for more than two (2) Business Days). Until the Agent, the Borrower or that Lender has notified as aforesaid that the failure has been remedied, all notices between the Agent and the Borrower or that Lender shall be sent by fax or letter in accordance with this Clause 21.

 

  21.5 Receipt

Each such notice, demand or other communication shall be deemed to have been made or delivered (in the case of any letter) when delivered to its office for the time being or, if sent by post, five (5) days after being deposited in the post first class or express airmail (as the case may be) postage prepaid in an envelope addressed to it at that address or, if sent by electronic mail, in accordance with Clause 21.4.

 

  21.6 Language

Each notice, demand or other communication made or delivered by one (1) party to another pursuant to this Agreement, any other Security Document or the Lower Saxony Guarantees shall be in the English language or accompanied by a certified English translation. In the event of any conflict between the translation and the original text the translation shall prevail unless the original text is a statutory instrument, legal process or any other document of a similar type or a notice, demand or other communication from the German State of Lower Saxony or in relation to a Lower Saxony Guarantee.

 

22 Governing Law

This Agreement and any non-contractual obligations arising from or in connection with it shall be governed by English law.

 

23 Waiver of Immunity

To the extent that the Borrower may in any jurisdiction claim for itself or its assets immunity from suit, execution, attachment (whether in aid of execution, before judgment or otherwise) or other legal process in relation to this Agreement or the other Security Documents and to the extent that in any such jurisdiction there may be attributed to itself or its assets such immunity (whether or not claimed) the Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees throughout the Security Period not to claim and hereby irrevocably waives such immunity to the full extent permitted by the laws of such jurisdiction. In respect of any legal action or proceedings arising out of or in connection with any of the Security Documents the Borrower hereby consents generally as a matter of procedure in relation to the waiver of immunity (but not so as to prejudice any defence which the Borrower may have on the merits of the substantive issue) to the giving of any relief or the issue of any process in connection with such legal action or proceedings including without limitation, the making, enforcement or execution against any property whatsoever (irrespective of its uses or intended uses) of any order or judgment which may be made or given in such legal action or proceedings.

 

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24 Jurisdiction

 

  24.1 The courts of England have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute:

 

  24.1.1 arising out of or in connection with this Agreement (including a dispute regarding the existence, validity or termination of this Agreement); or

 

  24.1.2 relating to any non-contractual obligations arising from or in connection with this Agreement,

(a “ Dispute ”). Each party to this Agreement agrees that the courts of England are the most appropriate and convenient courts to settle Disputes and accordingly no party will argue to the contrary.

This Clause 24.1 is for the benefit of the Lenders and the Agent only. As a result, no such party shall be prevented from taking proceedings relating to a Dispute in any other courts with jurisdiction. To the extent allowed by law, any such party may take concurrent proceedings in any number of jurisdictions.

 

  24.2 The Borrower may not, without the Agent’s prior written consent, terminate the appointment of the Process Agent; if the Process Agent resigns or its appointment ceases to be effective, the Borrower shall within fourteen (14) days appoint a company which has premises in London and has been approved by the Agent to act as the Borrower’s process agent with unconditional authority to receive and acknowledge service on behalf of the Borrower of all process or other documents connected with proceedings in the English courts which relate to this Agreement.

 

  24.3 For the purpose of securing its obligations under Clause 24.2, the Borrower irrevocably agrees that, if it for any reason fails to appoint a process agent within the period specified in Clause 24.2, the Agent may appoint any person (including a company controlled by or associated with the Agent or any Lender) to act as the Borrower’s process agent in England with the unconditional authority described in Clause 24.2.

 

  24.4 No neglect or default by a process agent appointed or designated under this Clause (including a failure by it to notify the Borrower of the service of any process or to forward any process to the Borrower) shall invalidate any proceedings or judgment.

 

  24.5 The Borrower appoints in the case of the courts of England the Process Agent to receive, for and on its behalf service of process in England of any legal proceedings with respect to this Agreement and any other Security Document.

 

  24.6 A judgment relating to this Agreement which is given or would be enforced by an English court shall be conclusive and binding on the Borrower and may be enforced without review in any other jurisdiction.

 

  24.7 Nothing in this Clause shall exclude or limit any right which the Agent or a Lender may have (whether under the laws of any country, an international convention or otherwise) with regard to the bringing of proceedings, the service of process, the recognition or enforcement of a judgment or any similar or related matter in any jurisdiction.

 

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  24.8 In this Clause “ judgment ” includes order, injunction, declaration and any other decision or relief made or granted by a court.

IN WITNESS whereof the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as a deed on the day first written above.

 

SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED   )
by   )
for and on behalf of   )
NCL CORPORATION LTD.   )
in the presence of:   )
SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED   )
by   )
for and on behalf of   )
DnB NOR BANK ASA   )
as a Lead Arranger, an Original Lender and the Agent   )
in the presence of:   )
SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED   )
by   )
for and on behalf of   )
NORDEA BANK NORGE ASA   )
as a Lead Arranger and an Original Lender   )
in the presence of:   )
SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED   )
by   )
for and on behalf of   )
COMMERZBANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT   )
Hamburg Branch   )
as a Co-Arranger and the   )
Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent   )
in the presence of:   )

 

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SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED   )
by   )
for and on behalf of   )
KfW   )
as a Co-Arranger and an Original Lender   )
in the presence of:   )
SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED   )
by   )
for and on behalf of   )
NORDDEUTSCHE LANDESBANK   )
GIROZENTRALE   )
as a Co-Arranger and an Original Lender   )
in the presence of:   )
SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED   )
by   )
for and on behalf of   )
COMMERZBANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT   )
Bremen Branch   )
as an Original Lender   )
in the presence of:   )
SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED   )
by   )
for and on behalf of   )
THE GOVERNOR AND COMPANY OF   )
THE BANK OF SCOTLAND   )
(now known as Bank of Scotland plc)   )
in the presence of:   )
SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED   )
by   )
for and on behalf of   )
UNICREDIT BANK AG   )
in the presence of:   )

 

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SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED   )
by   )
for and on behalf of   )
DEUTSCHE SCHIFFSBANK   )
AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT   )
in the presence of:   )
SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED   )
by   )
for and on behalf of   )
FOKUS BANK ASA   )
(now known as the Norwegian Branch of   )
Danske Bank A/S)   )
in the presence of:   )
SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED   )
by   )
for and on behalf of   )
HSH NORDBANK AG   )
in the presence of:   )
SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED   )
by   )
for and on behalf of   )
SKANDINAVISKA ENSKILDA BANKEN AB   )
(publ)   )
in the presence of:   )

 

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Schedule 1

Particulars of Agent, Security Agent, Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent, Restructuring

Trustee, Lead Arrangers, Co-Arrangers

and Original Lenders

Agent and Security Agent

DNB BANK ASA

Stranden 21

NO-0021 Oslo

Norway

 

Fax:   +47 22 482894
Attn:   Ms Marie Therese Zwilgmeyer

Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent

COMMERZBANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT

Domstrasse 18

20095 Hamburg

Germany

 

Fax:   +49 40 37699 649
Attn:   Mr Marcus Weber/Mr Fabian Francke
Email:   shipfinance@commerzbank.com/
  marcus.weber@commerzbank.com/
  fabian.francke@commerzbank.com

Restructuring Trustee

DNB BANK ASA

Stranden 21

NO-0021 Oslo

Norway

 

Fax:   +47 22 482894
Attn:   Ms Marie Therese Zwilgmeyer

Lead Arrangers

DNB BANK ASA

Stranden 21

NO-0021 Oslo

Norway

 

Fax:   +47 22 482894
Attn:   Mrs Amra Koluder
Email:   amra.koluder@dnb.no

 

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NORDEA BANK NORGE ASA

Middelthuns gate 17

Oslo

Norway

P O Box 1166 Sentrum

NO-0107 Oslo

 

Fax:   +47 22 484278
Attn:   Mr Arne Berglund
Email:   arne.berglund@nordea.com

Co-Arrangers

COMMERZBANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT

Domstrasse 18

20095 Hamburg

Germany

 

Fax:   +49 40 37699 649
Attn:   Mr Marcus Weber/Mr Fabian Francke
Email:   shipfinance@commerzbank.com/
  marcus.weber@commerzbank.com/
  fabian.francke@commerzbank.com

KFW

Palmengartenstrasse 5-9

60325 Frankfurt am Main

Germany

 

Fax:   +49 69 7431 3768/2944
Attn:   Mr Josef Schmid/Ms Claudia Wenzel
Email:   josef.schmid@kfw.de/claudia.wenzel@kfw.de

NORDDEUTSCHE LANDESBANK

GIROZENTRALE

Friedrichswall 10

30159 Hannover

Germany

 

Fax:   +49 511 361 4785
Attn:   Ship and Aircraft Department - International Shipping Group
Email:   shipping@nordlb.de

 

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Lenders    Commitment to
Tranche A in EUR
     Commitment to
Tranche B in EUR
 

COMMERZBANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT

Domstrasse 18

20095 Hamburg

Germany

     37,403,846.15         37,596,153.85   

 

Fax:

  

 

+49 40 37699 649

     
Attn:    Mr Marcus Weber/Mr Fabian Francke      
Email:    shipfinance@commerzbank.com/      
   marcus.weber@commerzbank.com/      
   fabian.francke@commerzbank.com      

DNB BANK ASA

Stranden 21

NO-0021 Oslo

Norway

     37,403,846.18         37,596,153.82   

 

Fax:

  

 

+47 22 482894

     
Attn:    Mrs Amra Koluder      
Email:    amra.koluder@dnb.no      

KFW

Palmengartenstrasse 5-9

60325 Frankfurt am Main

Germany

     37,403,846.15         37,596,153.85   

 

Fax:

  

 

+49 69 7431 3768/2944

     
Attn:    Mr Josef Schmid/Ms Claudia Wenzel      
Email:    josef.schmid@kfw.de/claudia.wenzel@kfw.de      

NORDDEUTSCHE LANDESBANK GIROZENTRALE

Friedrichswall 10

30159 Hannover

Germany

     37,403,846.15         37,596,153.85   

 

Fax:

  

 

+49 511 361 4785

     
Attn:    Ship and Aircraft Department – International Shipping Group      
Email:    shipping@nordlb.de      

 

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Lenders    Commitment to
Tranche A in EUR
     Commitment to
Tranche B in EUR
 

NORDEA BANK NORGE ASA

Middelthuns gate 17

Oslo

P O Box 1166 Sentrum

NO-0107 Oslo

Norway

     37,403,846.15         37,596,153.85   

 

Fax:

 

 

+47 22 484278

     

Attn:

  Mr Arne Berglund      

Email:

  arne.berglund@nordea.com      

BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC

Marine Finance

Second Floor

New Uberior House

11 Earl Grey Street

Edinburgh EH3 9BN

Scotland

     20,696,794.87         20,803,205.13   

 

Fax:

 

 

+44 131 659 1194

     
Attn:   Douglas Newton / Russell Parker      
Email:   douglas_newton@bankofscotland.co.uk      

UNICREDIT BANK AG

Neuer Wall 64

20354 Hamburg

Germany

     20,696,794.87         20,803,205.13   

 

Fax:

 

 

+49 89 378-43315

     
Attn:   Mr Scott Obeck      
Email:   scott.obeck@unicreditgroup.de      
Fax:   +49 89 378-3348912      
Attn:   Mr Mark Young      
Email:   mark.young@unicreditgroup.de      

DEUTSCHE SCHIFFSBANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT

Bremen and Hamburg

(now known as Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft)

Domstrasse 18

20095 Hamburg

Germany

     20,696,794.87         20,803,205.13   

 

Fax:

 

 

+49 40 37699 649

     
Attn:   Mr Marcus Weber/Mr Fabian Francke      
Email:   shipfinance@commerzbank.com/      
  marcus.weber@commerzbank.com/      
  fabian.francke@commerzbank.com      

 

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Lenders    Commitment to
Tranche A in EUR
     Commitment to
Tranche B in EUR
 

FOKUS BANK

(being the Norwegian branch of Danske Bank A/S)

Stortingsgaten 6

PO Box 1170 Sentrum

NO-0107 Oslo

Norway

     20,696,794.87         20,803,205.13   

 

Fax:

 

 

+47 85 407990

     
Attn:   Mr Tore Thorlacius Braein/      
  Ms Ida Iselin Vestbakken      
Email:   tore.braein@danskebank.com/      
 

idve@danskebank.com

     

HSH NORDBANK AG

Gerhart-Hauptmann-Platz 50

20095 Hamburg

Germany

     20,696,794.87         20,803,205.13   

 

Fax:

 

 

+49 40 3333-611932

     
Attn:   Mr Volker Werner      
Email:   volker.werner@hsh-nordbank.com      
Fax:   +49 40 3333 34307      
Attn:   Ms Frauke Hay      
Email:   frauke.hay@hsh-nordbank.com      

SKANDINAVISKA ENSKILDA BANKEN AB (publ)

Kungsträdgårdsgatan 8

SE-106 40 Stockholm

Sweden

     20,696,794.87         20,803,205.13   

 

Fax:

 

 

+44 20 7236 5144

     
Attn:   Mr Scott Lewallen/      
  Mr Malcolm Stonehouse      
Email:   scott.lewallen@seb.co.uk/      
  malcolm.stonehouse@seb.co.uk      

 

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Schedule 2

Notice of Drawdown

Clause 2.3

 

FROM:

  NCL CORPORATION LTD.
 

Cumberland House

9th Floor

1 Victoria Street

Hamilton HM 11

Bermuda

TO:

 

DNB BANK ASA

 

Stranden 21

NO-0021 Oslo

Norway

20[    ]

Dear Sirs

FACILITY AGREEMENT DATED 7 OCTOBER 2005 (THE “FACILITY AGREEMENT”)

We refer to the Facility Agreement pursuant to which you have agreed to advance to us the Facility on the terms and conditions set out therein.

Terms and expressions defined in the Facility Agreement shall have the same respective meanings when used in this notice.

We hereby give you notice that we wish to draw down a Drawing of Tranche [A/B] in the amount of [                    ] [euro][Dollars] ([EUR][USD][            ]) under Clause 2.3 of the Facility Agreement on [            ] 200[    ].

Such amount is to be paid to:

[                    ]

We confirm that:

 

(i) all of the representations and warranties contained in Clause 9 of the Facility Agreement remain true and correct;

 

(ii) no Event of Default has occurred nor will occur with the giving of this notice;

 

(iii) the Interest Period shall be of [one (1) month’s][three (3)][six (6)] [months’] duration;

 

(iv) [no Event of Default will result from the conversion of the Drawing hereby requested to be drawn down;]

 

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(v)] the Drawing will be applied [in financing part of the Contract Price due to the Builder pursuant to the relevant Building Contract][for general corporate and working capital purposes of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries]; [and]

 

(v[i]) twenty per cent (20%) of the Contract Price (less the Owner’s Supply Costs) [has been or will have been][has been] paid on the relevant Delivery Date[; and]

 

[(vi[i]) we shall provide you with evidence of the Owner’s Supply Cost within one (1) month of the relevant Delivery Date; and]

 

(vii[i]) [upon application of the Drawing hereby requested to be drawn down in the manner hereinbefore appearing all sums owing to the Builder under the relevant Building Contract shall have been fully and finally paid].

Yours faithfully

NCL CORPORATION LTD.

 

By:  

 

 

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Schedule 3

Part I: Conditions Precedent

Clause 2.5

The Facility is expressly conditional upon the Agent having received in such form and substance as it shall require:

 

A On signing hereof

Borrower

 

1 Certified Copies of any consents required from any ministry, governmental, financial or other authority for the execution of and performance by the Borrower of its obligations under this Agreement and each of the Security Documents or if no such consents are required a secretary’s certificate of the Borrower to this effect confirming that no such consents are required.

 

2 Notarially attested secretary’s certificate for the Borrower:

 

  2.1 attaching a copy of its Certificate of Incorporation and Memorandum of Association and Bye-Laws evidencing power to:

 

  2.1.1 enter into the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and in the other Security Documents and to buy ships and enter into arrangements for the chartering and management thereof; and

 

  2.1.2 borrow money in the amount referred to in this Agreement and as security therefor to mortgage or charge assets;

 

  2.2 giving the names of the present officers and directors;

 

  2.3 setting out specimen signatures of persons who would be authorised to sign documents or otherwise perform its obligations under the Security Documents and the Lower Saxony Guarantees;

 

  2.4 giving the legal and beneficial owners of its shares and the number of shares held by each shareholder;

 

  2.5 attaching copies of resolutions passed at a duly convened meeting of the directors authorising the borrowing of the Facility and the execution of this Agreement and such of the other Security Documents to which the Borrower is a party and the issue of any power of attorney to execute the same; and

 

  2.6 containing a declaration of solvency as at the date of the secretary’s certificate.

 

3 Where the secretary’s certificate referred to in paragraph 2 of Part I of this Schedule 3 is dated more than ten (10) days prior to the Signing Date, a bringdown certificate, which need not be notarially attested if signed by the same person that signed the secretary’s certificate referred to in paragraph 2 of Part I of this Schedule 3.

 

4 The original power of attorney issued pursuant to the resolutions referred to in paragraph 2 above, notarially attested.

 

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5 The Disclosure Letter duly executed.

Other Obligors (other than the Manager)

 

6 Certified Copies of any consents required from any ministry, governmental, financial or other authority for the execution of and performance by each of the other Obligors of its obligations under the Security Documents to which it is a party or if no such consents are required a secretary’s certificate of that Obligor to this effect confirming that no such consents are required.

 

7 Notarially attested secretary’s certificate:

 

  7.1 attaching a copy of its Certificate of Incorporation and Memorandum of Association and Bye-Laws evidencing power to enter into the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;

 

  7.2 giving the names of the present officers and directors;

 

  7.3 setting out specimen signatures of persons who would be authorised to sign documents or otherwise perform its obligations under the Security Documents;

 

  7.4 attaching copies of resolutions passed at a duly convened meeting of the directors approving the granting and the execution of the documents whose execution is contemplated hereby, insofar as they relate to it and the issue of any power of attorney to execute the same; and

 

  7.5 containing a declaration of solvency as at the date of the secretary’s certificate.

 

8 Where the secretary’s certificate referred to in paragraph 7 of Part I of this Schedule 3 is dated more than ten (10) days prior to the Signing Date, a bringdown certificate, which need not be notarially attested if signed by the same person that signed the secretary’s certificate referred to in paragraph 7 of Part I of this Schedule 3.

 

9 The original powers of attorney issued pursuant to the resolutions referred to in paragraph 7.1 above, notarially attested.

General

 

10 Confirmation from the Process Agent that it will act for each of the Obligors as agent for service of process in England.

 

11 Opinions from lawyers appointed by the Agent including English and Bermudan lawyers as to any of the foregoing matters or otherwise as the Lenders may require in the form required by the Lenders.

 

12 Certified Copy of the Building Contract including all addenda.

 

13 A copy of:

 

  13.1 the audited consolidated financial statements of the NCLC Group for the financial year ending on 31 December 2004;

 

  13.2 the unaudited consolidated financial statements of the NCLC Group for the fiscal quarter ending on 30 June 2005; and

 

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  13.3 detailed projected consolidated financial statements of the NCLC Group for the six (6) financial years ending after the Signing Date, which projections shall (a) reflect the forecasted consolidated financial condition of the NCLC Group after giving effect to the Facility and the related financing thereof; and (b) be prepared and approved by the chief financial officer of the NCLC Group.

 

14 Letter from the secretary of the Borrower to the Agent stating that the Borrower is and shall remain, after the advance to it of the Facility or any of it, solvent in accordance with the laws of Bermuda and the United Kingdom and in particular with the provisions of the United Kingdom’s Insolvency Act 1986 (as from time to time amended) and the requirements thereof.

 

15 Copies of all Companies Acts forms for filing of charges in Bermuda.

 

16 Payment of all fees under Clause 14.

 

B. At least five (5) Business Days before the first Advance Date in respect of each Tranche

 

17 Drawdown notice duly executed by the Borrower in the form of Schedule 2.

 

18 Certified Copy of such documents as have been received by the Owner from the Builder pursuant to the relevant Building Contract in evidence of the instalments due or paid.

 

19 Issue of the relevant Lower Saxony Guarantee.

 

20 Acknowledgement by the Borrower of the terms and conditions of the relevant Lower Saxony Guarantee.

 

21 Financial projections of the NCLC Group for the twelve (12) month period commencing on the first Delivery Date (including an income statement and projected results for the operation of the vessels owned and/or operated by any member of the NCLC Group) and an outline of the assumptions supporting such budget and financial projections and details of any scheduled dry-docking of any of the vessels owned and/or operated by companies in the NCLC Group during such period, demonstrating that the Borrower will be in compliance with the financial undertakings contained in Clause 10.3 during such twelve (12) month period.

 

C On each Delivery Date

 

22 [*].

 

23 Such evidence as the Lenders may require that the relevant Vessel is:

 

  23.1 provisionally registered in the name of the relevant Owner under the Bahamian flag with a certificate of registry free from all liens and encumbrances except the relevant Mortgage;

 

  23.2 classified with the highest classification available free of all recommendations and qualifications with Det Norske Veritas;

 

  23.3 insured in accordance with the terms of the Security Documents; and

 

  23.4 managed by the Manager pursuant to the relevant Management Agreement.

 

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24 In respect of the relevant Vessel:

 

  24.1 Certified Copy of the builder’s certificate;

 

  24.2 Certified Copy of the bill of sale;

 

  24.3 Certified Copy of the unconditional protocol of delivery and acceptance duly signed by the Builder and the Owner;

 

  24.4 Certified Copy of the certificate of warranty from the Builder stating that the Vessel is free from all encumbrances on her Delivery Date;

 

  24.5 Certified Copy of the commercial invoice from the Builder in evidence of the Contract Price and Certified Copy of such documents as provide evidence of the Owner’s Supply Cost;

 

  24.6 copies of valid trading and other certificates to be produced by the Builder pursuant to the Building Contract;

 

  24.7 Certified Copy of the Management Agreement;

 

  24.8 Mortgage duly executed and lodged for registration at the Bahamas Maritime Authority in London;

 

  24.9 Earnings Assignment duly executed;

 

  24.10 Insurance Assignment duly executed;

 

  24.11 Management Agreement Assignment duly executed; and

 

  24.12 Telefax confirmations from the insurance brokers for marine risks (hull and machinery) and the managers of any protection and indemnity or war risks association through whom any Insurances have been placed that the Insurances have been placed and upon receipt of a notice of assignment of the Insurances they will issue letters of undertaking in the form approved by the Lenders.

 

25 Guarantee duly executed by the relevant Owner.

 

26 Charge duly executed in respect of the relevant Owner.

 

27 Opinions from Bahamian lawyers appointed by the Agent as to due registration of the relevant Vessel and due registration of the relevant Mortgage and from English, German and Bermudan lawyers appointed by the Agent as to any of the foregoing matters or otherwise as the Lenders may require in the form required by the Lenders.

 

28 From the Agent’s insurance advisers, a report on the Insurances for the relevant Vessel and a certificate confirming that such Insurances are placed with such insurance companies and/or underwriters and/or clubs, in such amounts, against such risks, and in such form, as should be acceptable to the Lenders and conform with the provisions of the relevant Mortgage.

 

29 Where a secretary’s certificate referred to in paragraph 2 or paragraph 7 of Part I of this Schedule 3 is dated more than ten (10) days prior to the first Advance Date in respect of the relevant Tranche, a bringdown certificate, which need not be notarially attested if signed by the same person that signed the secretary’s certificate referred to in paragraph 2 or paragraph 7 (as the case may be) of Part I of this Schedule 3.

 

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30 Certified Copy of the carrier initiative agreement executed pursuant to the relevant Mortgage.

 

31 Certified Copy of any current certificate of financial responsibility in respect of the relevant Vessel issued under OPA.

 

32 Certified Copy of a valid safety management certificate (or interim safety management certificate) issued to the relevant Vessel in respect of its management by the Manager pursuant to the International Safety Management Code.

 

33 Certified Copy of a valid document of compliance (or interim document of compliance) issued to the Manager in respect of ships of the same type as the relevant Vessel pursuant to the International Safety Management Code.

 

34 Certified Copy of a valid international ship security certificate issued to the relevant Vessel in accordance with the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code adopted by the International Maritime Organisation.

 

35 Certified Copy of a valid international air pollution prevention certificate issued to the relevant Vessel under Annex VI (Regulations for the Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships) to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships 1973 (as modified in 1978 and 1997) (as the same may be amended from time to time).

Manager

 

36 Notarially attested secretary’s certificate:

 

  36.1 attaching a copy of its Certificate of Incorporation and Memorandum and Articles of Association (or equivalent documents) evidencing power to enter into the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;

 

  36.2 giving the names of the present officers and directors;

 

  36.3 setting out specimen signatures of persons who would be authorised to sign documents or otherwise perform its obligations under the Security Documents;

 

  36.4 giving the legal and beneficial owners of its issued shares and the number of shares held by each shareholder;

 

  36.5 attaching copies of resolutions passed at a duly convened meeting of the directors approving the granting and the execution of the documents whose execution is contemplated hereby, insofar as they relate to it and the issue of any power of attorney to execute the same; and

 

  36.6 containing a declaration of solvency as at the date of the secretary’s certificate.

 

37 Where a secretary’s certificate referred to in paragraph 36 of Part I of this Schedule 3 is dated more than ten (10) days prior to the first Advance Date in respect of the relevant Tranche, a bringdown certificate, which need not be notarially attested if signed by the same person that signed the secretary’s certificate referred to in paragraph 36 of Part I of this Schedule 3.

 

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38 The original powers of attorney issued pursuant to the resolutions referred to in paragraph 36.5 above, notarially attested.

General

 

39 Copies of Companies Act forms for filing of charges in Bermuda.

 

40 Payment of all fees due under Clause 14.

 

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Part II: Condition Subsequent

Clause 2.5

The continuation of the Facility is expressly conditional upon the Agent having received in such form and substance as the Lenders shall require:

 

A Not more than one (1) month after each Delivery Date

 

1 Evidence in reasonable detail of the Owner’s Supply Cost in respect of the relevant Vessel.

 

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Schedule 4

Confidentiality Undertaking

[ON BANK’S HEADED PAPER]

 

TO: NCL CORPORATION LTD.

Cumberland House

9th Floor

1 Victoria Street

Hamilton HM 11

Bermuda

(the “ Borrower ”)

DNB BANK ASA

Stranden 21

NO-0021 Oslo

Norway

(the “ Agent ”)

NCL CORPORATION LTD.

UP TO EUR624,000,000 FACILITY (THE “FACILITY”)

FORM OF CONFIDENTIALITY UNDERTAKING

 

1 We hereby undertake that we will keep confidential and will not make use of for any purposes (other than for the purposes of the Facility) all information delivered to us in connection with the Facility and all information obtained by us in the course of discussions with the Agent, the Borrower or any other party involved with the Facility (collectively the “ Information ”) until and save to the extent that the Information has been released into the public domain by persons duly authorised by the Borrower to do so. However, we shall be entitled to supply the Information to:

 

  1.1 professional advisers solely for use in connection with the Facility after drawing to the attention of those advisers the content of the undertaking as to confidentiality given by us and after obtaining similar undertakings from them; and

 

  1.2 any third party where we have been authorised in writing to do so by the Borrower; and

 

  1.3 subject to giving reasonable prior notice to the Borrower, to any banking or regulatory authority to which we are subject after drawing to the attention of such authority the content of the undertaking as to confidentiality given by us; and

 

  1.4 pursuant to subpoena or other legal process and pursuant to any law or regulation having the force of law.

 

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2 We further undertake that if we decide not to participate in the Facility, we will return to the Agent the originals and additional copies or extracts made therefrom and all documentary Information delivered to us by the Agent in relation to the Facility and/or the Borrower (including any supplied to third parties as contemplated in paragraph 1).

For and on behalf of

BANK NAME :

 

By:

   
Date:  

 

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Schedule 5

Transfer Certificate

Lenders are advised not to employ Transfer Certificates or otherwise to assign or transfer interests in the Facility Agreement without further ensuring that the transaction complies with all applicable laws and requisitions, including the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 and regulations made thereunder and similar statutes which may be in force in other jurisdictions.

 

TO: DNB BANK ASA (the “ Agent ”) as agent on its own behalf and for and on behalf of the Borrower, the Owners, the Lenders and the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent as each such term is defined in the Facility Agreement referred to below

ATTENTION: [                    ]

Date:                    

This certificate (the “ Transfer Certificate ”) relates to a loan facility agreement dated 7 October 2005 (as the same may from time to time be amended, supplemented, restated and/or novated the “ Facility Agreement ”) made between (among others) (1) NCL Corporation Ltd. as borrower (the “ Borrower ”) (2) the banks and financial institutions referred to therein as lenders (the “ Lenders ”) and (3) the Agent whereby the Lenders have agreed to make available to the Borrower a revolving loan facility in the amount of up to six hundred and twenty four million euro (EUR624,000,000). Terms defined in the Facility Agreement shall, unless otherwise defined herein, have the same meanings herein as therein.

In this Transfer Certificate:

the “ Transferor ” means [ full name ] of [ lending branch ];

the “ Transferee ” means [ full name ] of [ lending branch ].

 

1 The Transferor with full title guarantee transfers to the Transferee absolutely in accordance with Clause 18.1 of the Facility Agreement all rights and interests (present, future or contingent) which the Transferor has as Lender under or by virtue of the Facility Agreement, all the other Security Documents and the Lower Saxony Guarantees insofar as such rights and interests relate to that portion of its [Commitment][Contribution] to the Facility in an amount of [                                        ] [euro][Dollars] ([EUR][USD][            ]) out of its total [Commitment][Contribution] which at the date hereof is [            ] [euro][Dollars] ([EUR][USD][            ]).

 

2 By virtue of this Transfer Certificate and Clause 18.5 of the Facility Agreement, the Transferor is discharged entirely with effect from the Transfer Date from that portion of its [Commitment][Contribution] to the Facility and its obligations relating thereto to the extent of [                                        ] [euro][Dollars] ([EUR][USD][            ]) out of its total [Commitment][Contribution] at such date.

 

3 The Transferee hereby requests:

 

  3.1 the Borrower, the Owners, the Agent and the Lenders to accept the executed copies of this Transfer Certificate as being delivered pursuant to and for the purposes of Clause 18.1 of the Facility Agreement; and

 

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  3.2 the Agent to execute this Transfer Certificate on behalf of itself and the other said parties pursuant to Clause 18.5 of the Facility Agreement so that this Transfer Certificate will take effect in accordance with the terms thereof on [ specify date of transfer ] [ or ] [the date on which the Agent receives a certificate signed by [the Transferor] confirming that the following conditions have been fulfilled [ specify conditions to transfer ].

 

4 The Transferee:

 

  4.1 confirms that it has received a copy of the Facility Agreement, the other Security Documents and the Lower Saxony Guarantees together with such other documents and information as it has required in connection with the transaction contemplated thereby;

 

  4.2 confirms that it has not relied and will not hereafter rely on the Transferor, the Agent or the Lenders to check or enquire on its behalf into the legality, validity, effectiveness, adequacy, accuracy or completeness of the Facility Agreement, any other of the Security Documents or the Lower Saxony Guarantees or any other documents or information;

 

  4.3 agrees that it has not relied and will not rely on the Transferor, the Agent or the Lenders to assess or keep under review on its behalf the financial condition, creditworthiness, condition, affairs, status or nature of the Borrower or any other party to the Facility Agreement, any other of the Security Documents or the Lower Saxony Guarantees (save as otherwise expressly provided therein);

 

  4.4 warrants that it has power and authority to become a party to the Facility Agreement and has taken all necessary action to authorise execution of this Transfer Certificate and to obtain all necessary approvals and consents to the assumption of its obligations under the Facility Agreement, the other Security Documents and the Lower Saxony Guarantees;

 

  4.5 if not already a Lender, appoints the Agent to act as its agent as provided in the Facility Agreement and the other Security Documents and appoints the Lower Saxony Guarantee Agent to act as its agent in relation to the Lower Saxony Guarantees as provided in the Facility Agreement and agrees to be bound by the terms of Clause 18.5 of the Facility Agreement and by all the terms of Clause 20 of the Facility Agreement.

 

5 The Transferor:

 

  5.1 warrants to the Transferee that it has full power to enter into this Transfer Certificate and has taken all corporate action necessary to authorise it to do so;

 

  5.2 warrants to the Transferee that this Transfer Certificate is binding on the Transferor under the laws of England, the country in which the Transferor is incorporated and the country in which its Lending Branch is located; and

 

  5.3 agrees that it will, at its own expense, execute any documents which the Transferee reasonably requests for perfecting in any relevant jurisdiction the Transferee’s title under this Transfer Certificate or for any similar purpose.

 

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6 The Transferee hereby undertakes to the Transferor and each of the other parties to the Facility Agreement that it will perform in accordance with its terms all those obligations which by the terms of the Facility Agreement will be assumed by it after the transfer contemplated by this Transfer Certificate has taken effect.

 

7 If a Transferor and a Transferee effect a transfer in accordance with Clause 3 of this Transfer Certificate during an Interest Period, the Agent shall make all payments which would have become due to the Transferor under the Facility Agreement during the relevant Interest Period to the Transferor, as if no such transfer had been effected by the Transferor to the Transferee, according to the percentages of the Transferor’s Contribution and/or Commitment transferred and retained pursuant to Clauses 1 and 2 of this Transfer Certificate, and the Transferor and the Transferee shall be responsible for paying to each other pro rata all amounts (if any) due to them from each other for such Interest Period. On and from the commencement of the immediately succeeding Interest Period, the Agent shall make all payments due under the Facility Agreement for the account of the Transferor, to the Transferor, and shall make all payments due under the Facility Agreement for the account of the Transferee, to the Transferee. This provision is for administrative convenience only and shall not affect the rights of the Transferor and the Transferee under the Facility Agreement.

 

8 None of the Transferor, the Agent or the Lenders:

 

  8.1 makes any representation or warranty nor assumes any responsibility with respect to the legality, validity, effectiveness, adequacy or enforceability of the Facility Agreement, any other of the Security Documents or the Lower Saxony Guarantees or any document relating thereto;

 

  8.2 assumes any responsibility for the financial condition of the Borrower or any other party to the Facility Agreement, any other of the Security Documents or the Lower Saxony Guarantees or any such other document or for the performance and observance by the Borrower or any other party to the Facility Agreement, any other of the Security Documents or the Lower Saxony Guarantees or any such other document (save as otherwise expressly provided therein) and any and all such conditions and warranties, whether expressed or implied by law or otherwise, are hereby excluded (except as aforesaid).

 

9 The Transferor and the Transferee each undertakes that it will on demand fully indemnify the Agent in respect of any claim, proceeding, liability or expense which relates to or results from this Transfer Certificate or any matter connected with or arising out of it unless caused by the Agent’s or the Agent’s gross negligence or wilful misconduct, as the case may be.

 

10 The agreements and undertaking of the Transferee in this Transfer Certificate are given to and for the benefit of and made with each of the other parties to the Facility Agreement.

 

11 This Transfer Certificate shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, English law.

IN WITNESS whereof the Transferor, the Transferee and the Agent (as agent for and on behalf of itself as the Agent, the Borrower, the Owners and the Lenders (other than the Transferor)) have caused this Transfer Certificate to be executed on the day first written above.

 

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The Transferor  
SIGNED by   )
  )
for and on behalf of   )
[            ]   )
in the presence of:   )
The Transferee  
SIGNED by   )
  )
for and on behalf of   )
[            ]   )
in the presence of:   )
The Agent  
SIGNED by   )
  )
for and on behalf of   )
DNB BANK ASA   )
as agent for and on behalf   )
of itself as the Agent, the Borrower,   )
the Owners, the Lenders and the Lower   )
Saxony Guarantee Agent   )
in the presence of:   )

 

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Schedule

Administrative Details of Transferee

Name of Transferee:

Lending Branch:

Contact Person

(Loan Administration Department):

Telephone:

Fax:

Email:

Contact Person

(Credit Administration Department):

Telephone:

Fax:

Email:

Account for Payments:

 

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Schedule 6

Quarterly Statement of Financial Covenants

 

TO: DNB BANK ASA

Stranden 21

NO-0021 Oslo

Norway

Attn : Mrs Amra Koluder

We refer to clause 10.3 of the loan facility agreement dated 7 October 2005 (as amended, varied, supplemented, restated and/or novated from time to time) (the “ Facility Agreement ”) between (among others) you as agent and ourselves as borrower. Terms defined in the Facility Agreement shall have the same meanings herein.

We hereby certify the amounts set out in the attached schedule as at the last day of the financial quarter ending              20[    ] for NCL Corporation Ltd. (the “ Borrower ”) and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis. We also hereby certify that the Borrower is in compliance with all the financial covenants set out in clause 10.3 of the Facility Agreement and that [no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing][an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing under clause 12.1.[    ] of the Facility Agreement and the following step[s] [is/are] being taken to cure the same: [    ]].

 

NCL CORPORATION LTD.
   
By: [                    ]
Chief Financial Officer
Dated :              20[    ]

 

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Schedule

Statement of Financial Covenants as of [            ] 20[    ] (in USD’000)

 

Clause (of Facility
Agreement)
        as of [ ]   Required Covenants

10.3.1/

10.3.2(b)**+

  

Free Liquidity

  

A

   

 

 

 

 

A>USD50,000,000

(10.3.1)**

 

A>USD100,000,000

(10.3.2(b))**

10.3.2(a)+   

Consolidated EBITDA:

  

B

    >1.25:1
  

Consolidated Debt Service

  

C

 
10.3.3+   

Total Net Funded Debt:

  

D

    <0.7:1
  

Total Capitalisation

  

E

 

10.3.4(a)/

10.3.4(b)(ii)++

  

Free Liquidity and Cash Sweep Bank Account

  

F

   

 

 

 

 

F>USD100,000,000

(10.1.4(a))**/

 

F>USD150,000,000

(10.1.4(b)(ii))**

10.3.4(b)(i)++   

Total Net Funded Debt:

  

D

    <11:1
  

Consolidated EBITDA***

  

G

 
10.3.5+++   

Total Net Funded Debt:

Consolidated Adjusted Total Assets

  

D

   

 

 

90% or less (2009)

80% or less (2010)

70% or less (thereafter)

  

Consolidated EBITDA

       x      B
       

 

 

   
  

Consolidated Debt Service

      
  

Principal paid/payable (excluding balloon payments, voluntary prepayments/repayments on sale/total loss of an NCLC Fleet vessel)

       x     
Add:   

Consolidated Interest Expense

       x     
  

Distributions

       x     
  

Rent under capitalised leases

       x     
       

 

 

   
  

Consolidated Debt Service

       x      C
       

 

 

   
  

Total Net Funded Debt

      
  

Indebtedness for Borrowed Money

       x     
Add:   

Guarantees of non-NCLC Group members’ obligations

       x     
          x     
Deduct:   

Cash Balance

       (x  
  

Total Net Funded Debt

       (x   D
  

Total Capitalisation

      
  

Total Net Funded Debt

       x     
Add:   

Consolidated stockholders’ equity

       x     
  

Total Capitalisation

       x      E
  

Consolidated EBITDA

      
  

Consolidated EBITDA

       x     
Add/(Deduct):   

Pro forma F3 Two EBITDA

       x     
  

Consolidated EBITDA

       x      G

 

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For and on behalf of NCL CORPORATION LTD.

 

 

[                    ]

I, [                    ], the officer primarily responsible for the financial management of the NCLC Group, hereby declare that, to the best of knowledge and belief, the above Statement of Financial Covenants as of [            ] 20[    ], in my opinion, is true and correct.

 

 

[                    ]
Chief Financial Officer
NCL CORPORATION LTD.
Dated:              20[    ]

 

** Evidence satisfactory to the Agent of A at all times during the relevant period shall be provided together with this statement
*** For the purpose of this calculation, once the F3 Two-Related Debt is included in Total Net Funded Debt, Consolidated EBITDA shall be adjusted to allow the inclusion of pro forma F3 Two EBITDA for such period (as determined by the Borrower reasonably and in good faith)
+ Not applicable during the Moratorium Period
++ Only applicable during the Moratorium Period
+++ Applicable during and after the Moratorium Period

 

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Schedule 7

Apollo-Related Transactions

 

1 Subscription Agreement

 

  1.1 At the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Subscription Agreement (the “ Closing ”), the Investors shall pay to the Borrower USD1,000,000,000 as payment for newly-issued ordinary shares (“ Ordinary Shares ”) in the capital of the Borrower, par value USD1.00 per share (the “ Subscribed Ordinary Shares ”). The Subscribed Ordinary Shares shall represent fifty per cent (50%) of the issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares of the Borrower as of the Closing.

 

  1.2 On the Jade Transfer Date (i) NCL America Holdings will transfer the Jade Assets to the Shareholder (or one of the Shareholder’s existing or newly-formed subsidiaries), and the Jade Vessel shall be re-flagged in connection with such transfer from the US flag to the Bahamas flag PROVIDED THAT in the event that the transfer of the Jade Assets can be effected in a manner that the parties to the Subscription Agreement agree is more advantageous from a tax perspective than the manner set forth above, such transfer shall be effected in an alternative manner and (ii) the Shareholder (or one of its existing or newly-formed subsidiaries) will assume the Jade Liabilities (such transactions together the “ Jade Transfer ”).

 

  1.3 Effective as of the Closing, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained therein, the Borrower has released, waived and forever discharged Star, its Subsidiaries and their respective predecessors, successors, assigns, officers, directors, shareholders, employees and agents and their respective counsel (for the benefit of Star and its Subsidiaries) from any and all actions, causes of actions, demands, suits, contracts, agreements, Encumbrances, Liabilities, or Losses of any type, based on any fact or circumstance arising prior to the Closing based on Star’s relationship with the Borrower and its Subsidiaries prior to the Closing (including any claims relating to actual or alleged breaches of fiduciary or other duties by Star’s directors, officers or shareholders), whether based on contract or any applicable law (including tort, statute, local ordinance, regulation or any comparable law) in any jurisdiction.

 

  1.4 Star, the Borrower and the Investors have stated their mutual intention that, following the Closing, Star and the Borrower continue their current policies and practices of close collaboration in support of their mutual efforts to develop their respective cruise line businesses, including providing assistance to each other in mutually-beneficial strategic initiatives, consultation, co-ordination, collaboration in shipbuilding and sharing of ship design and providing or assisting in obtaining any necessary consents and approvals relating to such initiatives, shipbuilding or ship design PROVIDED THAT in no event shall Star or the Borrower be obligated to engage in any such efforts if such efforts could reasonably be expected to have an adverse effect on the operation or prospects of such party’s respective cruise line business.

 

  1.5 Star has indemnification obligations running in favour of the Investors. In the event that the Investors suffer any indemnifiable Losses in cash, Star may elect in its sole discretion to have all or a portion of the indemnity obligation of Star deemed satisfied by having the Borrower issue to the Investors additional Ordinary Shares.

 

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  1.6 If the transactions contemplated by the Subscription Agreement upon the Closing are consummated, at the Closing (as described in clause 1.1 of this Schedule), the Borrower shall pay, by wire transfer of immediately available funds, to each Person who is the payee of any outstanding Borrower Transaction Expenses as of the Closing Date, the amount owed to such Person. For the avoidance of doubt, in the event that the Closing Date transaction fee payable to either (i) an Affiliate of the Investors or (ii) Star or an Affiliate thereof exceeds, in either case, an amount which is equal to half of the amount paid to Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof for its mergers and acquisitions advisory fee, such excess amount shall be paid, with respect to (i), by Star, or with respect to (ii), by the Investors. If the transactions contemplated by the Subscription Agreement upon the Closing (as described in clause 1.1 of this Schedule) are not consummated, all costs and expenses incurred in connection with the Subscription Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby shall be paid by the party incurring such costs and expenses.

 

2 Shareholders’ Agreement

For so long as the ratio of the number of the Equity Securities owned by the Star Group on a fully diluted basis divided by the number of the Equity Securities owned by the Investor Group on a fully diluted basis is at least 0.6, the Borrower may not take any of the actions set forth in schedule II of the Shareholders’ Agreement without the prior written approval of Star. For the purpose of this clause “ on a fully diluted basis ” means taking into account any shares issued or issuable under warrants, options and convertible instruments (or other equity equivalents).

 

3 Reimbursement Agreement

 

  3.1 NCL America Holdings Undertakings

Star and Investor I have agreed (the “ NCLA Undertakings ”) to cause the Borrower to conduct the NCLA Business in the usual and ordinary course of business after the Closing Date. In connection therewith, Star shall periodically reimburse the Borrower for any NCLA Cash Losses up to the amount of the Cash Losses Cap.

 

  3.2 Star Termination Election

At any time after the Closing Date, Star may give notice (the “ Star Termination Election ”) to the Borrower and Investor I that it is terminating the NCLA Undertakings. Following receipt by the Borrower of the Star Termination Election, the parties to the Reimbursement Agreement shall then within thirty (30) days thereafter either (i) enter into the NCLA Continuation Agreement (as defined in clause 3.4 of this Schedule) or (ii) make the NCLA Wind-up Determination (as defined in clause 3.5 of this Schedule).

 

  3.3 Borrower Termination Election

In the event the Star Termination Election has not been delivered prior to 1 December 2008, then on the earlier of (i) such date and (ii) the date on which

 

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the aggregate amount of NCLA Cash Losses actually accrued equals or exceeds USD37,500,000, the Borrower may give notice to Star (the “ Borrower Termination Election ”) that it is terminating the NCLA Undertakings. Following receipt by Star of the Borrower Termination Election (a) the parties to the Reimbursement Agreement shall undertake the Shut Down Procedure (b) the America Assets shall be transferred by NCL America Holdings to the Shareholder (or one of its existing or newly-formed subsidiaries), which transfer shall be accomplished through liquidations to the extent necessary and the Shareholder (or one of its existing or newly-formed subsidiaries) shall assume any liabilities associated with the America Assets, and the Pride of America Vessel shall be re-flagged in connection with such transfer from the US flag to the Bahamas flag (such transactions together the “ America Transfer ”) (c) the Borrower shall pay to Star an amount equal to USD460,000,000 less any America Accumulated Book Depreciation and less any Allocable America Indebtedness (d) the Borrower shall prepay and/or cancel the relevant percentage of the term loan and revolving credit facilities outstanding under the credit facilities related to the Aloha Assets (and the lenders under such facilities shall release all of their liens on the Aloha Assets) and cause the transfer to Star (or one of its subsidiaries) of all of NCL America Holdings’ right, title and interest in the Aloha Assets free and clear of any Encumbrances through liquidations that qualify as complete liquidations under section 331 of the Code of NCL America Holdings, Pride of Aloha, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and each of NCL America Holdings’ other subsidiaries, to the extent necessary and (e) Star shall reimburse the Borrower for any and all Shut Down Costs up to USD35,000,000 (each such payment, distribution or transaction, the “ Wind Up Transactions ”). Following any decision to shut down the NCLA Business, any decision to sell or otherwise dispose of any of the assets of the NCLA Business (other than the Pride of America Vessel, the Pride of Aloha Vessel and their respective related assets) as part of the Shut Down Procedure shall be determined solely by Star. The net proceeds of any such sale or disposition(s) shall be deducted from and shall reduce the Shut Down Costs by such amount of net proceeds.

 

  3.4 NCL America Holdings Continuation Agreement

In the event that Star has provided the Borrower and Investor I with the Star Termination Election, then within thirty (30) days thereafter, the Borrower and Star will mutually agree in writing that the Borrower shall continue to operate and manage the NCLA Business (the “ NCLA Continuation Agreement ”), in which case (i) Star’s obligations to reimburse the Borrower for the NCLA Cash Losses shall terminate, and Star shall not be obligated to pay for any Shut Down Costs and (ii) the Borrower shall pay to Star an amount equal to USD800,000,000, less the Aloha Accumulated Book Depreciation, less the America Accumulated Book Depreciation, less the Allocable Aloha Indebtedness and less the Allocable America Indebtedness (such amounts together the “ Payment ”) PROVIDED THAT the Payment shall be funded in part by an incremental equity contribution to the Borrower by each of Star and Investor I in the amount of USD170,000,000, less one-half of the Aloha Accumulated Book Depreciation and less one-half of the Allocable Aloha Indebtedness.

Subject to the proviso in the immediately preceding paragraph, the Borrower shall use reasonable best efforts to fund any payments to Star pursuant to the NCLA Continuation Agreement, NCLA Wind Up Transactions or the Borrower Termination Election by either the use of funds generated internally by the

 

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Borrower or generated from the incurrence of additional Indebtedness from existing or new debt facilities. In the event that the Borrower is unable to fund payments in such a manner, Star and Investor I acknowledge and agree that such funds shall be generated by the net proceeds of a primary offering of additional Ordinary Shares to the existing shareholders of the Borrower at the Subscription Price.

 

  3.5 NCL America Holdings Wind-up Determination

In the event that the Borrower and Star have not entered into the NCLA Continuation Agreement by the end of such thirty (30) day period or the Borrower provides to Star notice prior to the expiration of such thirty (30) day period that the Borrower has elected to shut down the NCLA Business (either such circumstance, the “ NCLA Wind-up Determination ”) the parties shall consummate the Wind Up Transactions.

If none of the Borrower Termination Election, the NCLA Continuation Agreement or the NCLA Wind-up Determination has been made by 31 December 2008, the provisions of the Reimbursement Agreement shall apply as if the Borrower and Star have entered into the NCLA Continuation Agreement.

 

4 Indenture

As a result of the transactions contemplated by the Subscription Agreement (as described in clause 1.1 of this Schedule), a change of control is triggered under the Indenture, dated 15 July 2004, between the Borrower and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as indenture trustee, with respect to USD250,000,000 10 5/8% Senior Notes due 2014. At Closing, pursuant to and as required by the terms of the Indenture, the Borrower will proceed with a repurchase offer for the outstanding bonds at a purchase price in cash equal to one hundred and one per cent (101%) of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest. Apollo holds USD29,000,000 in principal amount of the said 10 5/8% Senior Notes due 2014.

Defined Terms

Capitalized terms defined in this Agreement and not otherwise defined in this Schedule shall have the meanings specified for such terms in this Agreement. As used in this Schedule, the following terms shall have the meanings specified below:

additional Ordinary Shares ” means Ordinary Shares issued by the Borrower following the issuance of the Subscribed Ordinary Shares;

Affiliate ” means, with respect to any Person (i) who is an individual, a spouse, parent, sibling or lineal descendant of such Person (ii) that is an entity, an officer, manager, director, shareholder, member, general partner, limited partner or an Affiliate of such Person and (iii) any other Person that, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, another Person. For purposes of this definition, the terms “control”, “controlling”, “controlled by” and “under common control with”, as used with respect to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise;

Allocable Aloha Indebtedness ” means USD0;

 

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Allocable America Indebtedness ” means USD251,000,000;

Allocable Jade Indebtedness ” means EUR383,000,000;

Allocable NCLA Indebtedness ” means USD251,000,000;

Aloha Accumulated Book Depreciation ” means any accumulated book depreciation calculated in accordance with GAAP with respect to the Pride of Aloha Vessel from 1 April 2007 to the NCLA Valuation Date, as set forth in annex 1 to this Schedule;

Aloha Assets ” means the following assets relating wholly and directly to the Pride of Aloha Vessel, in each case to the extent transferable or assignable: (i) the Pride of Aloha Vessel (ii) all permits issued by any governmental authority to NCL America Holdings and related to the Pride of Aloha Vessel and (iii) all of the Pride of Aloha Vessel’s appliances, equipment, engines, machinery, boats, tackle, outfit, bunkers, oils and fuels, spare parts, consumable provisions and stores, appurtenances and belongings, whether on board or ashore;

Amended and Restated Incorporation Documents ” means the memorandum of increase of authorised share capital and the amended and restated bye-laws of the Borrower and the Borrower’s existing memorandum of association;

America Accumulated Book Depreciation ” means any accumulated book depreciation calculated in accordance with GAAP with respect to the Pride of America Vessel from 1 April 2007 to the NCLA Valuation Date, as set forth in annex 1 to this Schedule;

America Assets ” means: (i) the Pride of America Vessel (ii) all permits issued by any governmental authority to NCL America Holdings or any of its subsidiaries and related to the Pride of America Vessel, in each case to the extent transferable or assignable (iii) all monies received with respect to payments for cruises on the Pride of America Vessel which will take place after the closing date of the America Transfer (iv) all supplies and inventory on the Pride of America Vessel for cruises on the Pride of America Vessel which will take place after the closing date of the America Transfer (v) all accounts and notes receivable of NCL America Holdings or any of its subsidiaries related to cruises on the Pride of America Vessel which will take place after the closing date of the America Transfer (vi) all insurance and indemnity claims relating to the Pride of America Vessel or America Liabilities made by or on behalf of Star, the Borrower or NCL America Holdings (or any of their respective subsidiaries) and received after the closing date of the America Transfer and (vii) all other assets, properties, rights and claims used, held for use or intended to be used in connection with the operation or conduct of the Pride of America Vessel after the closing date of the America Transfer;

America Liabilities ” means the Allocable America Indebtedness and any other liability relating to the America Assets;

Applicable Law ” means with respect to any Person, all provisions of common or statutory laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations or Orders applicable to such Person. For the avoidance of doubt, Applicable Law shall include the Listing Rules;

Borrower Transaction Expenses ” means (i) the third person fees and expenses, reasonably incurred by the Investors, Star, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in connection with the drafting, negotiation, execution, and delivery of the Subscription Agreement, the Shareholders’ Agreement and the Reimbursement Agreement, the amended and restated incorporation documents of the Borrower, the Voting Agreement and all other documents, agreements and instruments executed and delivered in connection therewith, in each case, as amended, modified or supplemented from

 

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time to time, and other documents relating to the investment process, including (a) all of the fees and expenses of the Borrower’s and Star’s accountants, lawyers, and other advisors, including Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, Cox Hallett Wilkinson, Clifford Chance and Access Capital Limited (b) all of the fees and expenses (including due diligence fees and expenses) of the Investors’ accountants, lawyers, and other advisors, including Aon Corporation, O’Melveny & Myers LLP, Conyers Dill & Pearman and Burke & Parsons (c) the amount of all filing fees required to be paid pursuant to any competition and antitrust laws and any other regulatory filings required and (d) the mergers and acquisitions advisory fee payable to Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof and (ii) the Closing Date transaction fees payable to (a) an Affiliate of the Investors and (b) Star or an Affiliate thereof PROVIDED THAT the Closing Date transaction fee payable to each such Person in paragraph (ii) of this definition shall not exceed an amount which is equal to half of the amount paid to Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof for its mergers and acquisitions advisory fee;

Cash Losses Cap ” means USD50,000,000;

Closing Date ” shall mean the date on which the closing of the investment in the Borrower by the Investors occurs and which is expected to be on or about fourteen (14) days after the date of the Second Supplemental Deed;

Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 of the United States of America, as amended;

Encumbrances ” means any lien, encumbrance, hypothecation, charge, mortgage, equity, trust, equitable interest, claim, preference, right of possession, right of seizure, lease, tenancy, license, covenant, interference, proxy, right of first refusal, option or right of first option, preemptive right, community property interest, legend, defect, impediment, exception, limitation, impairment, imperfection of title or restriction of any nature (including any restrictions on the voting of any Security, any restriction on the Transfer of any Security or other asset, any restriction on the receipt of any income derived from any asset, any restriction on the use of any asset and any restriction on the possession, exercise or transfer of any other attribute of ownership of any asset);

Equity Securities ” means (i) the Ordinary Shares and any other equity securities of the Borrower and (ii) any securities issued or issuable directly or indirectly with respect to the securities referred to in clause (i) above by way of conversion, exercise or exchange, bonus share issue, share dividend, share sub-division, or share split or in connection with a combination of shares, recapitalization, reclassification, amalgamation, merger, consolidation, reorganization or other similar event;

Existing Star Controlling Shareholders ” means Golden Hope Limited, as trustee of the Golden Hope Unit Trust, Resorts World Bhd, Genting Overseas Holdings Limited, Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay, Puan Sri Lee Kim Hua, Joondalup Limited, Goldsfine Investments Ltd., and each other controlled Affiliate of Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay;

Governmental Authority ” means any national, European Union, federal, provincial, state, county, city, local, foreign or international governmental, administrative or regulatory authority, commission, committee, agency or body (including any court, tribunal or arbitral body) and specifically including The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited;

Indebtedness ” means, with respect to any Person, without duplication (i) all obligations for borrowed money, including all obligations evidenced by notices or similar instruments (ii) all obligations issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than

 

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current trade liabilities incurred in the ordinary course and payable in accordance with customary practice) (iii) all capital lease obligations under US GAAP (iv) all obligations secured by an Encumbrance (v) all obligations to pay a specified purchase price for goods and services, whether or not delivered or accepted (vi) all obligations in respect of swap or hedge agreements or similar agreements (vii) all negative cash balances and refunds payable (viii) the principal component of all obligations, contingent or otherwise, in respect of letters of credit and bankers’ acceptances (ix) all guarantees of Indebtedness described in clauses (i) to (viii) above and (x) all change in control payments payable in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents;

Investor Group ” means the Investors together with their Permitted Transferees who hold Equity Securities;

Jade Assets ” means: (i) the Jade Vessel (ii) all permits issued by any governmental authority to NCL America Holdings or any of its subsidiaries and related to the Jade Vessel, in each case to the extent transferable or assignable (iii) all monies received with respect to payments for cruises on the Jade Vessel which will take place after the closing date of the Jade Transfer (iv) all supplies and inventory on the Jade Vessel for cruises on the Jade Vessel which will take place after the closing date of the Jade Transfer (v) all accounts and notes receivable of NCL America Holdings or any of its subsidiaries related to cruises on the Jade Vessel which will take place after the closing date of the Jade Transfer (vi) all insurance and indemnity claims relating to the Jade Vessel or Jade Liabilities made by or on behalf of Star, the Borrower or NCL America Holdings (or any of their respective subsidiaries) and received after the closing date of the Jade Transfer and (vii) all other assets, properties, rights and claims used, held for use or intended to be used in connection with the operation or conduct of the Jade Vessel after the closing date of the Jade Transfer;

Jade Liabilities ” means the Allocable Jade Indebtedness and any other liability relating to the Jade Assets;

Jade Transfer Date ” means 9 February 2008, or such other date mutually agreed in writing by the parties to the Subscription Agreement;

Jade Vessel ” means the 2006 built United States documented passenger vessel “PRIDE OF HAWAII”, official number 1160677, IMO number 9304057, and all appurtenances thereto whether on board or ashore;

Liabilities ” means any and all direct or indirect Indebtedness, Losses, claims or responsibilities, whether known or unknown, accrued or fixed, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, secured or unsecured or determined or determinable, whether or not of a kind required by US GAAP to be set forth on a financial statement, including (but not limited to) those arising under any Applicable Law and those arising under any contract or otherwise;

Listing Rules ” means The Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited;

Losses ” means any and all direct or indirect payments, obligations, recoveries, deficiencies, fines, penalties, interest, assessments, losses, damages (including damages resulting in diminution in value, lost income and profits and interruptions in the business of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries), liabilities, costs, expenses, to the extent actually incurred, including (i) attorneys’ fees and expenses relating to such Loss and/or necessary to enforce rights to indemnification in connection with the Subscription Agreement and (ii) consultants’ and experts’ fees and other costs of defence or investigation, and interest on any amount payable to a third party as a result of the

 

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foregoing (whether accrued, absolute, contingent, known, or otherwise, but excluding punitive, exemplary, special and consequential damages (other than as expressly included in this definition));

NCLA Business ” means the operations and business conducted by NCL America Holdings and its subsidiaries, which include the operation of the Pride of America Vessel and the Pride of Aloha Vessel and, until the Jade Transfer has been completed, the Jade Vessel;

NCLA Capital Expenditures ” means, for any period, the aggregate amount of any capital expenditures made by NCL America Holdings and any of its subsidiaries in such period with respect to the NCLA Business (including any capital expenditures made in relation to the Jade Vessel until the Jade Transfer has been completed);

NCLA Cash Losses ” means the amount, if negative, of the sum of (i) NCLA EBITDA less (ii) NCLA Capital Expenditures less (iii) interest paid or accrued on the Allocable NCLA Indebtedness at a blended rate, in each case in respect of the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending on the NCLA Valuation Date and in each case as reflected on the financial statements of NCL America Holdings or the accounting books and records of NCL America Holdings;

NCLA EBITDA ” means, for any period, the sum of (i) net revenues less (ii) ship operating expenses and selling, general and administrative expenses as allocated in a manner consistent with past practice as included in management reports, in each case as determined in accordance with US GAAP and as reflected in the financial statements of NCL America Holdings or the accounting books and records of NCL America Holdings. For the avoidance of doubt (a) any Shared Overhead Expenses which are incurred by the Borrower and its subsidiaries in any such period shall be included (without duplication) in the calculation of NCLA EBITDA for such period and (b) any Shut Down Costs, Post-Termination Expenses or expenses in connection with the early redeployment of the Pride of America Vessel in the Borrower’s fleet which are incurred in any such period shall not be included in the calculation of NCLA EBITDA for such period;

NCLA Valuation Date ” means the date that is ninety (90) days after the date on which notice of the Star Termination Election or the Borrower Termination Election is delivered;

Order ” means all judgments, injunctions, orders and decrees of all Governmental Authorities in any legal, administrative or arbitration action, suit, complaint, charge, hearing, mediation, inquiry, investigation or proceeding in which the Person in question is a party or by which any of its properties or assets are bound;

Permitted Transfer ” means:

 

(i) with respect to the Investors, any Transfer by an Investor to an Affiliate of the Investor (including (a) the partners, members and stockholders of the Investor, and, if such Affiliate is an entity, the partners, members and stockholders of such Affiliate (b) any limited partner which has directly or indirectly invested, or otherwise has ownership interests, in Apollo Investment Fund VI, LP or one of its Affiliated investment funds or (c) prior to the first anniversary of the Closing Date, of up to forty per cent (40%) of the Equity Securities held by the Investor as at the Closing Date in the aggregate to any funds, financial institutions or individuals acting as a co-investor in the Borrower with the Investor; and

 

(ii) with respect to Star, any Transfer by Star to (a) any wholly-owned Subsidiary of Star or (b) any Existing Star Controlling Shareholder;

 

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Permitted Transferees ” means any Person to whom a Permitted Transfer is made or is to be made;

Person ” means any legal person, including any individual, corporation, investment fund, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, joint stock company, association, trust, unincorporated entity or Governmental Authority or other entity;

Post-Termination Expenses ” means all of the (i) costs and expenses with respect to the operations of the NCLA Business that are incurred, consistent with past practice by the Borrower and its subsidiaries, after the NCLA Valuation Date through 31 December 2008 and (ii) costs and expenses that would have been allocated and attributable to the Pride of Aloha Vessel had the vessel remained in service as part of the NCL America Holdings fleet until 31 December 2008, in each case based upon an allocation of corporate costs on a capacity day basis in a manner consistent with past practice and the Borrower’s then-currently published sailing schedule;

Pride of Aloha Vessel ” means United States documented passenger cruise vessel “PRIDE OF ALOHA”, official number 1153219, IMO number 9128532;

Pride of America Vessel ” means the United States documented passenger cruise vessel “PRIDE OF AMERICA”, official number 1146542, IMO number 9209221, and all appurtenances thereto whether on board or ashore;

Security ” means, with respect to any Person, all equity securities or equity interests of such Person, all securities convertible into or exchangeable for equity securities or equity interests of such Person, and all options, warrants, and other rights to purchase or otherwise acquire from such Person equity interests, including any stock appreciation or similar rights, contractual or otherwise;

Shared Overhead Expenses ” means those overhead expenses incurred by the Borrower and any of its subsidiaries which are attributable to the operation and management of the NCLA Business based upon an allocation of corporate costs on a capacity day basis in a manner consistent with past practice and the Borrower’s then-currently published sailing schedule, and shall include any capital expenditures made by the Borrower and any of its subsidiaries (other than NCL America Holdings and its subsidiaries) with respect to the NCLA Business;

Shut Down Costs ” shall mean (i) any and all costs and expenses incurred by the Borrower and any of its subsidiaries in connection with the shut down of the operation and management of the NCLA Business, whether accrued or paid and (ii) all documentary, gross receipts, sales, transfer and use taxes and similar liabilities, if any, resulting directly or indirectly from the transactions contemplated by clause 3.3 and clause 3.4 of this Schedule;

Shut Down Procedure ” means all actions necessary in connection with the shut down of the operation and management of the NCLA Business, including taking all steps reasonably necessary to wind-up and liquidate, in liquidations qualifying as complete liquidations under section 331 of the Code, NCL America Holdings and each of the Subsidiaries of NCL America Holdings (except as otherwise agreed by Investor I and NCL America Holdings);

Star Group ” means Star together with its Permitted Transferees who hold Equity Securities;

Subscription Price ” means USD1,000,000,000;

Subsidiaries ” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, association, partnership, limited liability company or other business entity of which fifty per cent (50%) or more of the

 

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total voting power of equity securities or equity interests (including partnership interests) entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of managers, directors, representatives or trustees thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by (i) such Person (ii) such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person or (iii) one or more Subsidiaries of such Person. For the purposes of this definition, the term “controlled” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, WorldCard International Limited shall be deemed not to be a “Subsidiary” of Star for the purposes of the Subscription Agreement;

Transaction Documents ” means the Apollo Transaction Documents, the Amended and Restated Incorporation Documents, the Voting Agreement and all other documents, agreements and instruments executed and delivered in connection therewith, in each case, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time;

Transfer ” means, as to any Security or asset, to sell, transfer, assign, gift, pledge, grant a security interest in, distribute, encumber or otherwise dispose of (including the foreclosure or other acquisition by any lender with respect to such Security or asset pledged to such lender by the holder of such Security or asset), whether directly or indirectly, such Security or asset, either voluntarily or involuntarily and with or without consideration; and

Voting Agreement ” means the voting agreement dated as of 17 August 2007, by and among Investor I and certain of the Existing Star Controlling Shareholders.

 

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Annex 1

Accumulated Book Depreciation

[*]

 

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Schedule 8

Reduction Schedules calculated using the Application of Proceeds Formulation

Tranche A:

[*]

 

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Tranche B:

[*]

 

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Schedule 9

Reduction Schedules for the purpose of calculating the amount of the Applicable Margin payable

Tranche A:

[*]

 

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Tranche B:

[*]

 

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Schedule 10

Budgeted Consolidated EBITDA

 

Fiscal Quarter Ended

   Budgeted  Consolidated
EBITDA
(USD,000)
 

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Schedule 11

Report on Bookings

NCL Corporation Ltd.

Passenger Booking Data

As of Week X

 

     Q1  1     Q2  1     Q3  1     Q4  1  

Load Factor Data

        

Booked to Date

        

2009

     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0

2008

     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0

Final (Full Year)

        

2008

     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0

NPD Data

        

Booked to Date

        

2009

     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0

2008

     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0

Final (Full Year)

        

2008

     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0

 

1

Represents next four quarters following reporting date

 

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Exhibit 10.5

[*]: THE CONFIDENTIAL PORTION HAS BEEN OMITTED PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT AND THE OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE COMMISSION.

DATED 1 JUNE 2012

NORWEGIAN EPIC, LTD.

(as borrower)

NCL CORPORATION LTD.

(as guarantor)

THE SEVERAL BANKS

(particulars of which are set out in Schedule 1)

(as lenders)

BNP PARIBAS

Paris

(as agent)

 

 

SIXTH SUPPLEMENTAL DEED TO (AMONG OTHER THINGS)

LOAN AGREEMENT

dated 22 September 2006 (as previously amended and/or restated)

for the amount of up to EUR662,905,320

post delivery finance for

a passenger cruise vessel now known as “NORWEGIAN EPIC”

 

 

 

LOGO


CONTENTS

 

          Page  

1

  

Definitions and Construction

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2

  

Amendment and/or Restatement of Original Loan Agreement, Original Guarantee and Other Security Documents

     2   

3

  

Conditions Precedent

     3   

4

  

Representations and Warranties

     6   

5

  

Fee and Expenses

     6   

6

  

Further Assurance

     7   

7

  

Counterparts

     7   

8

  

Notices

     7   

9

  

Governing Law

     8   

10

  

Jurisdiction

     8   

Schedule 1

  

The Agent and the Lenders

     12   

Schedule 2

  

Loan Agreement

     13   

Schedule 3

  

Guarantee

     14   


SIXTH SUPPLEMENTAL DEED

DATED 1 JUNE 2012

BETWEEN:

 

(1) NORWEGIAN EPIC, LTD. a company incorporated in and existing under the laws of Bermuda with registration number EC38768 and with its registered office at Cumberland House, 9th Floor, 1 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda as borrower (the “ Borrower ”);

 

(2) NCL CORPORATION LTD. , a company incorporated under the laws of Bermuda and having its registered office at Cumberland House, 9th Floor, 1 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda as guarantor (the “ Guarantor ”);

 

(3) THE SEVERAL BANKS particulars of which are set out in Schedule 1 as lenders (collectively the “ Lenders ” and each individually a “ Lender ”); and

 

(4) BNP PARIBAS , Paris as agent for the lenders (the “ Agent ”).

WHEREAS:

 

(A) By a loan agreement dated 22 September 2006 as amended and restated by a first supplemental deed thereto dated 21 December 2007 and as further amended and restated by a third supplemental deed thereto dated 2 April 2009 and a fourth supplemental deed thereto dated 9 June 2010 and as further amended by a fifth supplemental deed thereto dated 22 July 2010 entered into between (among others) the Borrower as borrower, the Lenders as lenders and the Agent as agent for (among others) the Lenders (together the “ Original Loan Agreement ”), the Lenders granted to the Borrower a secured loan in the maximum amount of six hundred and sixty two million nine hundred and five thousand three hundred and twenty euro (EUR662,905,320) (the “ Loan ”) for the purpose of enabling the Borrower to finance (among other things) the construction of the Vessel on the terms and conditions therein contained. The repayment of the Loan by the Borrower has been secured by a guarantee and indemnity dated 6 October 2006 as amended and restated by a first supplemental deed thereto dated 21 December 2007 and as further amended and restated by a third supplemental deed thereto dated 2 April 2009 granted by the Guarantor (together the “ Original Guarantee ”).

 

(B) Each of the Borrower and the Guarantor has requested the consent of the Lenders and the Agent to (i) the purchase of the vessel [*] (the “ Sky Vessel ”) from [*] (the “ Sky Vessel Seller ”) for an amount of up to [*] (the “ Sky Vessel Purchase Price ”) and the amendment of each of the Original Facility Agreement and the Original Guarantee to permit the purchase of [*] other vessels in addition to the Sky Vessel and, after the cancellation, prepayment and/or repayment of the Total Delayed Principal Amount, to remove the restriction on purchasing vessels (ii) amend the restrictions in each of the Original Facility Agreement and the Original Guarantee on incurring Permitted Indebtedness to allow for the acquisition of the Sky Vessel and such [*] other vessels and utilisation of an amount of up to [*] for general corporate purposes and, after the cancellation, prepayment and/or repayment of the Total Delayed Principal Amount, to remove such restriction (iii) amend each of the Original Facility Agreement and the Original Guarantee to exempt the indebtedness incurred for financing the Sky Vessel from the subordination arrangements in respect of Indebtedness (as defined in the Original Guarantee) and (iv) amend clause 14 ( Hedging ) of the Original Guarantee to remove the restriction on hedging counterparties.

 

(C) The consent of the Lenders and the Agent is given in respect of the above matter on the terms of this sixth supplement to the Original Loan Agreement (this “ Deed ”) which shall be executed as a deed.


NOW THIS DEED WITNESSES as follows:

 

1 Definitions and Construction

 

  1.1 In this Deed including the preamble and recitals hereto (unless the context otherwise requires) any term or expression defined in the preamble or the recitals shall have the meaning ascribed to it therein and terms and expressions not defined herein but whose meanings are defined in the Original Loan Agreement shall have the meanings set out therein. In addition, the following terms and expressions shall have the meanings set out below:

Fourth Restatement Date ” means the date on which the conditions precedent set out in Clause 3.1 are fulfilled to the satisfaction of the Agent or waived by the Agent pursuant to Clause 3.2;

Guarantee ” means the Original Guarantee as amended and restated by this Deed and as set out in Schedule 3;

Loan Agreement ” means the Original Loan Agreement as amended and restated by this Deed and as set out in Schedule 2;

New Process Agent ” means EC3 Services Limited whose registered office is presently at The St Botolph Building, 138 Houndsditch, London EC3A 7AR; and

Sky Vessel Purchase Price Terms ” means the terms on which the Sky Vessel Purchase Price (and interest thereon and other fees, costs and expenses) will be payable by [*] to the Sky Vessel Seller for the Sky Vessel as reflected by the agreement referred to in Clause 3.1.3.

 

  1.2 The provisions of clause 1.2 of the Loan Agreement shall apply hereto (mutatis mutandis).

 

2 Amendment and/or Restatement of Original Loan Agreement, Original Guarantee and Other Security Documents

 

  2.1 Subject to Clause 3.1, the parties hereto agree that immediately upon and with effect from the Fourth Restatement Date the Original Loan Agreement shall be amended and restated to read in accordance with the amended and restated facility agreement as set out in Schedule 2 and (as so amended and restated) will continue to be binding upon each of the parties thereto in accordance with its terms as so amended and restated.

 

  2.2 Subject to Clause 3.1, the parties hereto agree that immediately upon and with effect from the Fourth Restatement Date the Original Guarantee shall be amended and restated to read in accordance with the amended and restated guarantee as set out in Schedule 3 and (as so amended and restated) will continue to be binding upon each of the parties thereto in accordance with its terms as so amended and restated.

 

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  2.3 Each of the Borrower and the Guarantor hereby confirms to the Lenders and the Agent that with effect from the Fourth Restatement Date:

 

  2.3.1 all references to the Original Loan Agreement or the Original Guarantee in the other Security Documents shall be construed as references to the Loan Agreement or the Guarantee (as the case may be) and all terms used in such Security Documents whose meanings are defined by reference to the Original Loan Agreement shall be defined by reference to the Loan Agreement;

 

  2.3.2 the Security Documents shall apply to, and extend to secure, the whole of the Outstanding Indebtedness as defined in clause 1.1 of the Loan Agreement, until it has been repaid or paid in full to the Lenders (or to the Agent on their behalf) and the Agent;

 

  2.3.3 its obligations under the Security Documents to which it is a party shall not be discharged, impaired or otherwise affected by reason of the execution of this Deed or of any of the documents or transactions contemplated hereby and in particular but without limitation by the granting of time to the Borrower under the Original Loan Agreement; and

 

  2.3.4 its obligations under the Security Documents to which it is a party shall remain in full force and effect as security for the obligations of the Borrower under the Loan Agreement and the other Security Documents as amended by this Deed.

 

  2.4 Except as expressly amended hereby or pursuant hereto the Original Loan Agreement, the Original Guarantee and the other Security Documents shall remain in full force and effect and nothing herein contained shall relieve the Borrower, the Guarantor or any other Obligor from any of its respective obligations under any such documents.

 

3 Conditions Precedent

 

  3.1 The amendment and restatement of each of the Original Loan Agreement and the Original Guarantee provided for in Clause 2 is conditional upon and shall not be effective unless and until the Agent has received the following in form and substance satisfactory to it:

 

  3.1.1 prior to the date of this Deed, an updated integrated financial model for the Group for the period until 31 December 2017 reflecting the Sky Vessel Purchase Price Terms and the anticipated cost of acquisition of Breakaway 3 and Breakaway 4 (as each such term will be defined in the Loan Agreement) which is hereby agreed to have been satisfied by the financial model for the Group first delivered at the bankers’ meeting in London on 4 April 2012 and subsequently distributed by the Guarantor by email;

 

  3.1.2 on the date of this Deed:

 

  (a) one (1) counterpart of this Deed duly executed by the parties hereto;

 

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  (b) a written confirmation from the New Process Agent that it will act for each of the Borrower and the Guarantor (together the “ Relevant Parties ”) as agent for service of process in England in respect of this Deed;

 

  (c) evidence that each of the Lenders has received payment of the handling/work fee to which it is entitled as more particularly described in Clause 5.1;

 

  (d) the following corporate documents in respect of each of the Relevant Parties:

 

  (i) Certified Copies of any consents required from any ministry, governmental, financial or other authority for the execution of and performance by the respective Relevant Party of its obligations under this Deed or any document to be executed pursuant hereto or if no such consents are required a certificate from a duly appointed officer of the Relevant Party to this effect confirming that no such consents are required;

 

  (ii) a notarially attested secretary’s certificate of each of the Relevant Parties:

 

  (1) attaching a copy of its Certificate of Incorporation and Memorandum of Association and Bye-Laws (or equivalent constitutional documents) which do not prohibit the entering into of the transactions contemplated in this Deed;

 

  (2) giving the names of its present officers and directors;

 

  (3) setting out specimen signatures of such persons as are authorised by the Relevant Party to sign documents or otherwise undertake the performance of that Relevant Party’s obligations under this Deed;

 

  (4) giving the legal owner of its shares and the number of such shares held;

 

  (5) attaching copies of resolutions passed at duly convened meetings of the directors and, if required by the Agent, the shareholders of each of the Relevant Parties authorising (as applicable) the execution of this Deed and the issue of any power of attorney to execute the same; and

 

  (6) containing a declaration of solvency as at the date of the certificate of the duly appointed officer of the Relevant Party;

or (if applicable) certifying that there has been no change to the statements made in his or her secretary’s certificate last

 

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provided to the Agent with respect to paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4) and (6) of this Clause 3.1.2(d)(ii) and attaching copies of resolutions passed at duly convened meetings of the directors and, if required by the Agent, the shareholders of each of the Relevant Parties authorising (as applicable) the execution of this Deed and any document to be executed pursuant hereto and the issue of any power of attorney to execute the same; and

 

  (iii) the original powers of attorney, if any, issued pursuant to the resolutions referred to above and notarially attested;

 

  3.1.3 a Certified Copy of any sale and purchase agreement or memorandum of agreement evidencing the terms for the sale of the Sky Vessel by the Sky Vessel Seller to Norwegian Sky, Ltd. or another member of the Group for the Sky Vessel Purchase Price on the Sky Vessel Purchase Price Terms which agreement shall be in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent if it is in the form provided to the Agent on 24 May 2012;

 

  3.1.4 receipt by the Agent of a confirmation from Coface that the Coface Insurance Policy remains in full force and effect or evidence satisfactory to the Agent that Coface has no objection to the amendments to be made to the Security Documents pursuant to this Deed;

 

  3.1.5 evidence that all the conditions precedent to the amendment and restatement of each facility agreement and, if applicable, guarantee in respect of each Group Credit Facility have been satisfied; and

 

  3.1.6 agreement to the issue of such favourable written legal opinions including by Conyers Dill & Pearman in respect of Bermuda and Stephenson Harwood in respect of England in such form as the Agent may require relating to all aspects of the transactions contemplated hereby governed by any applicable law,

PROVIDED THAT no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on the Fourth Restatement Date (subject to Clause 3.2).

 

  3.2 If the Agent in accordance with clause 20 of the Original Loan Agreement decides to permit the amendment and restatement of the Original Loan Agreement and the Original Guarantee hereby without having received all of the documents or evidence referred to in Clause 3.1, the Borrower will nevertheless deliver the remaining documents or evidence to the Agent within fourteen (14) days of the Fourth Restatement Date (or such other period as the Agent may stipulate) and the amendment and restatement of the Original Loan Agreement and the Original Guarantee as aforesaid shall not be construed as a waiver of the Agent’s right to receive the documents or evidence as aforesaid nor shall this provision impose on the Agent or the Lenders any obligation to permit the amendment and restatement in the absence of such documents or evidence.

 

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4 Representations and Warranties

 

  4.1 Each of the Borrower and the Guarantor represents and warrants to the Lenders and the Agent that:

 

  4.1.1 it has the power to enter into and perform this Deed and the transactions and documents contemplated hereby and has taken all necessary action to authorise the entry into and performance of this Deed and such transactions and documents;

 

  4.1.2 this Deed constitutes and each other document contemplated hereby to which it is a party will, when executed, constitute its legal, valid and binding obligations enforceable in accordance with its terms;

 

  4.1.3 its entry into and performance of this Deed and the transactions and documents contemplated hereby do not and will not conflict with:

 

  (a) any law or regulation or any official or judicial order; or

 

  (b) its constitutional documents; or

 

  (c) any agreement or document to which it is a party or which is binding upon it or any of its assets,

nor result in the creation or imposition of any Encumbrance on it or its assets pursuant to the provisions of any such agreement or document and in particular but without prejudice to the foregoing the entry into and performance of this Deed and the transactions and documents contemplated hereby and thereby will not render invalid, void or voidable any security granted by it to the Lenders and/or the Agent;

 

  4.1.4 all authorisations, approvals, consents, licences, exemptions, filings, registrations, notarisations and other matters, official or otherwise, required in connection with the entry into, performance, validity and enforceability of this Deed and each of the other documents contemplated hereby and thereby and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been obtained or effected and are in full force and effect;

 

  4.1.5 all information furnished by it to the Agent or its agents relating to the business and affairs of an Obligor in connection with this Deed and the other documents contemplated hereby and thereby was and remains true and correct in all material respects and there are no other material facts or considerations the omission of which would render any such information misleading; and

 

  4.1.6 it has fully disclosed in writing to the Agent all facts relating to its business which it knows or should reasonably know and which might reasonably be expected to influence the Lenders and/or the Agent in deciding whether or not to enter into this Deed.

 

5 Fee and Expenses

 

  5.1 The Borrower shall pay to each of the Lenders on the date of this Deed a non-refundable handling/work fee of [*] provided that a Lender which is the provider of any other loan or other facility to the Borrower or any other member of the Group shall only be entitled to receive one (1) such fee of [*]. Notwithstanding any provision of this Deed, the Original Loan Agreement or the Loan Agreement to the contrary, no Lender shall be required to share with the other Lenders and/or the Agent, any such handling/work fee received.

 

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  5.2 The Borrower and the Guarantor jointly and severally undertake to reimburse the Agent on demand on a full indemnity basis for all charges and expenses (together with value added tax or any similar tax thereon and including without limitation the fees and expenses of legal and other advisers) incurred by the Agent in respect of, or in connection with, the negotiation, preparation, printing, execution, registration and enforcement of this Deed and any other documents required in connection with the implementation of this Deed.

 

  5.3 The Borrower and the Guarantor jointly and severally undertake to reimburse the Agent and the Lenders on demand of the Agent on a full indemnity basis for all charges and expenses (together with value added tax or any similar tax thereon and including without limitation the fees and expenses of legal and other advisers) incurred by the Agent and/or the Lenders in respect of this Deed or in connection with the enforcement of, or the preservation of any rights under, this Deed or any of the Security Documents.

 

6 Further Assurance

Each of the Borrower and the Guarantor will, from time to time on being required to do so by the Agent, do or procure the doing of all such acts and/or execute or procure the execution of all such documents in a form satisfactory to the Agent as the Agent may reasonably consider necessary for giving full effect to this Deed or any of the documents contemplated hereby or securing to the Lenders and/or the Agent the full benefit of the rights, powers and remedies conferred upon the Lenders and/or the Agent in any such document.

 

7 Counterparts

This Deed may be executed in any number of counterparts and all such counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same agreement.

 

8 Notices

 

  8.1

Any notice, demand or other communication (unless made by telefax) to be made or delivered to the Borrower and/or the Guarantor pursuant to this Deed shall (unless the Borrower or the Guarantor has by fifteen (15) days’ written notice to the Agent specified another address) be made or delivered to the Borrower and/or the Guarantor c/o 7665 Corporate Center Drive, Miami, Florida 33126, United States of America (marked for the attention of the Chief Financial Officer and the Legal Department) (but one (1) copy shall suffice) with a copy to the Investors c/o Apollo Management, LP, 9 West 57 th Street, 43 rd Floor, New York, NY 10019, United States of America (marked for the attention of Mr Steve Martinez). Any notice, demand or other communication to be made or delivered by the Borrower or the Guarantor pursuant to this Deed shall (unless the Agent has by fifteen (15) days’ written notice to the Borrower and the Guarantor specified another address) be made or delivered to the Agent at Structured Finance/Export Finance, ACI:CHA01A1, 21 Place du Marché Saint-Honoré, 75031 Paris Cedex 01, France (marked for the attention of Mrs Dominique Laplasse (Team Head)/Mr Jean Philippe Poirier).

 

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  8.2 Any notice, demand or other communication to be made or delivered pursuant to this Deed may be sent by telefax to the relevant telephone numbers (which at the date hereof in respect of the Borrower and the Guarantor is +1 305 436 4140 (marked for the attention of the Chief Financial Officer) and +1 305 436 4117 (marked for the attention of the Legal Department) with a copy to the Investors c/o Apollo Management, LP, fax number +1 212 515 3288 (marked for the attention of Mr Steve Martinez) and in respect of the Agent is +33 01 4316 8184/+33 01 4298 0029 (marked for the attention of Mrs Dominique Laplasse (Team Head)/Mr Jean Philippe Poirier)) specified by it from time to time for the purpose and shall be deemed to have been received when transmission of such telefax communication has been completed. Each such telefax communication, if made to the Agent by the Borrower or the Guarantor, shall be signed by the person or persons authorised in writing by the Borrower or the Guarantor (as the case may be) and whose signature appears on the list of specimen signatures contained in the secretary’s certificate required to be delivered by Clause 3 and shall be expressed to be for the attention of the department or officer whose name has been notified for the time being for that purpose by the Agent to the Borrower and the Guarantor.

 

  8.3 Subject to Clause 8.2, the provisions of clause 27 of the Original Loan Agreement shall apply to this Deed.

 

9 Governing Law

This Deed and any non-contractual obligations arising from or in connection with it shall be governed by English law.

 

10 Jurisdiction

 

  10.1 The courts of England have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute:

 

  10.1.1 arising out of or in connection with this Deed (including a dispute regarding the existence, validity or termination of this Deed); or

 

  10.1.2 relating to any non-contractual obligations arising from or in connection with this Deed,

(a “ Dispute ”). Each party to this Deed agrees that the courts of England are the most appropriate and convenient courts to settle Disputes and accordingly no party will argue to the contrary.

This Clause 10.1 is for the benefit of the Agent and the Lenders only. As a result, no such party shall be prevented from taking proceedings relating to a Dispute in any other courts with jurisdiction. To the extent allowed by law, any such party may take concurrent proceedings in any number of jurisdictions.

 

  10.2 Each of the Borrower and the Guarantor appoints in the case of the courts of England the New Process Agent to receive, for and on its behalf service of process in England of any legal proceedings with respect to this Deed.

 

  10.3

Neither of the Borrower or the Guarantor may, without the Agent’s prior written consent, terminate the appointment of the New Process Agent; if the New Process Agent resigns or its appointment ceases to be effective, the Borrower and/or the Guarantor (as the case may be) shall within fourteen (14) days appoint a company

 

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  which has premises in London and has been approved by the Agent to act as the Borrower’s and/or the Guarantor’s (as the case may be) process agent with unconditional authority to receive and acknowledge service on behalf of the Borrower and/or the Guarantor of all process or other documents connected with proceedings in the English courts which relate to this Deed.

 

  10.4 For the purpose of securing its obligations under Clause 10.3, each of the Borrower and the Guarantor irrevocably agrees that, if it for any reason fails to appoint a process agent within the period specified in Clause 10.3, the Agent may appoint any person (including a company controlled by or associated with the Agent or any Lender) to act as the Borrower’s or the Guarantor’s (as the case may be) process agent in England with the unconditional authority described in Clause 10.3.

 

  10.5 No neglect or default by a process agent appointed or designated under this Clause (including a failure by it to notify the Borrower or the Guarantor (as the case may be) of the service of any process or to forward any process to the Borrower or the Guarantor (as the case may be)) shall invalidate any proceedings or judgment.

 

  10.6 A judgment relating to this Deed which is given or would be enforced by an English court shall be conclusive and binding on the Borrower and/or the Guarantor (as the case may be) and may be enforced without review in any other jurisdiction.

 

  10.7 Nothing in this Clause shall exclude or limit any right which the Agent or the Lenders may have (whether under the laws of any country, an international convention or otherwise) with regard to the bringing of proceedings, the service of process, the recognition or enforcement of a judgment or any similar or related matter in any jurisdiction.

 

  10.8 In this Clause “ judgment ” includes order, injunction, declaration and any other decision or relief made or granted by a court.

IN WITNESS whereof the parties hereto have caused this Deed to be duly executed as a deed on the day and year first before written.

 

SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED    )
by Micha Withoft    )
Attorney-in-Fact    ) /s/ Micha Withoft
for and on behalf of    )
NORWEGIAN EPIC, LTD.    )
in the presence of: /s/ Anthony Pitt    )
Anthony Pitt   
Trainee Solicitor   
Stephenson Harwood LLP   
1 Finsbury Circus   
London EC2M 7SH   

 

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SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED    )
by Micha Withoft    )
Attorney-in-Fact    ) /s/ Micha Withoft
a Director, for and on behalf of    )
NCL CORPORATION LTD.    )
in the presence of: /s/ Anthony Pitt    )
Anthony Pitt   
Trainee Solicitor   
Stephenson Harwood LLP   
1 Finsbury Circus   
London EC2M 7SH   
SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED    )
by Jennifer Ashford    )
Attorney-in-Fact    ) /s/ Jennifer Ashford
for and on behalf of    )
BNP PARIBAS    )
as a Lender and the Agent    )
in the presence of: /s/ Anthony Pitt    )
Anthony Pitt   
Trainee Solicitor   
Stephenson Harwood LLP   
1 Finsbury Circus   
London EC2M 7SH   
SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED    )
by Jennifer Ashford    )
Attorney-in-Fact    ) /s/ Jennifer Ashford
for and on behalf of    )
CREDIT AGRICOLE CORPORATE    )
AND INVESTMENT BANK    )
in the presence of: /s/ Anthony Pitt    )
Anthony Pitt   
Trainee Solicitor   
Stephenson Harwood LLP   
1 Finsbury Circus   
London EC2M 7SH   

 

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SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED    )
by Jennifer Ashford    )
Attorney-in-Fact    ) /s/ Jennifer Ashford
for and on behalf of    )
HSBC FRANCE    )
in the presence of: /s/ Anthony Pitt    )
Anthony Pitt   
Trainee Solicitor   
Stephenson Harwood LLP   
1 Finsbury Circus   
London EC2M 7SH   
SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED    )
by Jennifer Ashford    )
Attorney-in-Fact    ) /s/ Jennifer Ashford
for and on behalf of    )
SOCIETE GENERALE    )
in the presence of: /s/ Anthony Pitt    )
Anthony Pitt   
Trainee Solicitor   
Stephenson Harwood LLP   
1 Finsbury Circus   
London EC2M 7SH   

 

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Schedule 1

The Agent and the Lenders

 

Name    Registered Address   

Registered Number with

the Registry of Trade and

Companies

BNP PARIBAS

(as a Lender and the Agent)

   16 boulevard des Italiens, 75009 Paris, France    662 042 449 (RCS Paris)
CREDIT AGRICOLE CORPORATE AND INVESTMENT BANK    9 quai du Président Paul Doumer, 92920 Paris La Défense Cedex, France    304 187 701 (RCS Nanterre)
HSBC FRANCE    103 avenue des Champs Elysées, 75419 Paris, Cedex 08, France    775 670 284 (RCS Paris)
SOCIETE GENERALE    29 boulevard Haussmann, 75009 Paris, France    552 120 222 (RCS Paris)
each a French société anonyme      

 

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Schedule 2

Loan Agreement

 

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DATED 22 SEPTEMBER 2006

NORWEGIAN EPIC, LTD.

(formerly known as F3 Two, Ltd.)

as Borrower

BNP PARIBAS

as Agent

BNP PARIBAS, CREDIT AGRICOLE CORPORATE AND INVESTMENT BANK

(formerly known as Calyon) , HSBC FRANCE AND SOCIETE GENERALE

as Mandated Lead Arrangers and Lenders

 

 

LOAN AGREEMENT

Hull No. D33

Equivalent Amount in United States Dollars of

EUR662,905,320

AS AMENDED AND RESTATED

PURSUANT TO A SUPPLEMENTAL DEED

DATED              2012

 

 


CONTENTS

 

Clause         Page  

1.

  

Definitions and Construction

     2   

2.

  

Availability of the Loan

     16   

3.

  

Drawing

     17   

4.

  

Repayment of Loan and Payment of Interest

     24   

5.

  

Claims or Defences may not be opposed to the Lenders

     25   

6.

  

Coface Premium

     26   

7.

  

Fees

     26   

8.

  

Taxes, Increased Costs, Costs and Related Charges

     27   

9.

  

Representations and Warranties

     29   

10.

  

Undertakings

     35   

11.

  

Prepayment

     49   

12.

  

Interest on Late Payments

     50   

13.

  

Acceleration – Events of Default

     50   

14.

  

Mandatory Prepayment

     55   

15.

  

Currency of Payment

     56   

16.

  

Security

     56   

17.

  

Application of Sums Received

     56   

18.

  

Changes to the Lenders

     57   

19.

  

Changes to the Obligors

     60   

20.

  

Role of the Agent and the Mandated Lead Arrangers

     60   

21.

  

Conduct of Business by the Finance Parties

     65   

22.

  

Sharing among the Finance Parties

     65   

23.

  

Payment Mechanics

     67   

24.

  

Governing Law

     68   

25.

  

Enforcement

     69   

26.

  

Appendices

     69   

27.

  

Notices

     69   

28.

  

Miscellaneous

     70   

29.

  

Coming into Force

     70   

30.

  

Steering Committee

     71   

APPENDIX I

  

DOCUMENTS TO BE PRODUCED BY THE BUILDER TO BNP PARIBAS AS AGENT

     75   


APPENDIX II    THE ORIGINAL LENDERS AND THE MANDATED LEAD ARRANGERS    76
APPENDIX III    FORM OF TRANSFER CERTIFICATE    77
APPENDIX IV    FORM OF DRAWDOWN NOTICE    78
APPENDIX V    APOLLO-RELATED TRANSACTIONS    79
   Schedule 1 Accumulated Book Depreciation    89
APPENDIX VI    CALCULATION OF MANDATORY COST    90
APPENDIX VII    SPECIMEN REPAYMENT SCHEDULE (for illustrative purposes only)    92


THIS LOAN AGREEMENT (the “Agreement” ) is entered into this 22 day of September 2006 (as amended and restated pursuant to a supplemental deed dated              2012)

BETWEEN :

 

(1) NORWEGIAN EPIC, LTD. (formerly known as F3 Two, Ltd.), a company incorporated in and existing under the laws of Bermuda with registration number EC38768 and with its registered office at Cumberland House, 9th Floor, 1 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda (the “Borrower” );

 

(2) THE SEVERAL BANKS , particulars of which are set out in Appendix II as lenders (the  “Original Lenders” );

 

(3) THE SEVERAL BANKS , particulars of which are set out in Appendix II as mandated lead arrangers (the “Mandated Lead Arrangers” ); and

 

(4) BNP PARIBAS as agent for the lenders (the “Agent” ).

WHEREAS :

 

(A) A shipbuilding contract was signed as of 7 September 2006 and amended by an agreement dated 16 December 2008, a letter of agreement dated 30 January 2009 and letters of election dated 27 August 2009 and 24 May 2010 (the “Building Contract” ) between (among others) the Borrower and Aker Yards S.A. (now known as STX France S.A.) (the “Builder” ) for the design, construction and delivery of a [*] passenger cabin cruise vessel having hull no. D33, specification hull no. [*] dated 7 September 2006, to be ready for delivery on 17 June 2010 (as at the date of the Fourth Supplemental Deed) (the “Vessel” ).

 

(B) The contract price of the Vessel is seven hundred and thirty five million euro (EUR735,000,000) (subject to adjustment in accordance with the terms of the Building Contract) (the “Contract Price” ), payable at the times and in the manner specified in the Building Contract. The terms of payment of the Contract Price are as follows:

 

  (i) [*] payable within three (3) Working Days (as defined in the Building Contract) after the Effective Date (as defined in the Building Contract);

 

  (ii) [*] payable on first steel cutting but not before [*];

 

  (iii) [*] payable on completion of keel laying but not before [*];

 

  (iv) [*] payable on the date the Vessel is launched into the water at the yard of the Builder but not before [*]; and

 

  (v) the remainder payable upon delivery and acceptance of the Vessel.

 

(C) The Contract Price may be increased or decreased from time to time with respect to certain modifications to the Building Contract, the plans or the specification (the “Change Orders” ).

 

(D) The Lenders agree to make available to the Borrower a loan facility on the terms and conditions set out herein for the purpose of assisting the Borrower to finance part of the Contract Price (including the amount of the Change Orders) and the related Coface Premium.


NOW THEREFORE , it is agreed as follows:

 

1. DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION

 

1.1 Definitions

In this Agreement (including the Recitals) and the Appendices (all of which form an integral part of this Agreement) the following expressions shall have the meanings set out opposite them below.

“Affiliate” means, with respect to any person, any other person controlling, controlled by or under common control with, such person and for purposes of this definition, “control” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “controlling” , “controlled by” and “under common control with” ), as applied to any person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to vote ten per cent. (10%) or more of the securities having voting power for the election of directors of such person, or otherwise to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of that person, whether through the ownership of voting securities or by contract of otherwise.

“Amendment Document” means, in respect of a Group Credit Facility other than the Loan, the supplemental deed to the facility agreement and, if applicable, the guarantee of the Guarantor of even date with the Third Supplemental Deed.

“Amendment Fee Letter” means the fee letter dated 1 April 2009 between the Agent, the Borrower and the Guarantor applicable to any request by the Borrower for an amendment to or waiver of a provision of a Security Document made prior to ninety (90) days before the Intended Delivery Date.

“Annex VI” means Annex VI (Regulations for the Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships) to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships 1973 (as modified in 1978 and 1997).

“Apollo” means the Fund and any Fund Affiliate.

“Apollo-Related Transactions” means the transactions described in Appendix V.

“Apollo Transaction Documents” means the Subscription Agreement, the Shareholders’ Agreement and the Reimbursement Agreement.

“Assignment of Earnings” means an assignment to be entered into between the Borrower and the Finance Parties and to be in the agreed form.

“Assignment of Insurances” means an assignment to be entered into between the Borrower, the Manager, if applicable, and the Finance Parties and to be in the agreed form.

“Assignment of Management Agreement” means an assignment to be entered into between the Borrower and the Finance Parties and to be in the agreed form.

“Assignment of Warranty Rights” means an assignment to be entered into between the Borrower and the Finance Parties with respect to the Borrower’s rights under the post-delivery warranty given by the Builder under the Building Contract.

“Availability Termination Date” means the date falling [*] days (being the period stipulated in article 9, clause 2.1(i)(b) of the Building Contract) after [*].

 

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“Breakaway 3” means the newbuild cruise vessel to be constructed pursuant to the relevant Breakaway Building Contract and having not more than [*] berths than a New Vessel.

“Breakaway 4” means the newbuild cruise vessel to be constructed pursuant to the relevant Breakaway Building Contract and having not more than [*] berths than a New Vessel.

“Breakaway 4 Option” means the option to be given by a builder to the Guarantor (or the relevant member of the Group) to enter into the Breakaway Building Contract in respect of Breakaway 4.

“Breakaway Builder” means Meyer Werft GmbH of Industriegebiet Süd, 26871 Papenburg, Federal Republic of Germany;

“Breakaway Building Contracts” means, in respect of Breakaway 3, the shipbuilding contract to be made on or after the Fourth Restatement Date between a builder and a member of the Group for the construction and delivery of Breakaway 3 and, in respect of Breakaway 4, the shipbuilding contract to be made pursuant to the Breakaway 4 Option, conditional upon the making of the Total Breakaway 4 Prepayment Amount, on or after the Fourth Restatement Date between a builder and a member of the Group for the construction and delivery of Breakaway 4.

“Building Contract” means that certain contract entered into between the Borrower and the Builder dated as of 7 September 2006, as from time to time amended, in respect of the design, construction and delivery of the Vessel.

“Builder” means STX France S.A. (formerly known as Aker Yards S.A. and STX France Cruise S.A.), a company incorporated in France and having its principal office at Avenue Bourdelle - B.P. 90180, 44613 Saint-Nazaire Cedex, France, Republic of France.

“Business Day” means a full day on which commercial banks are open for business and dealing in deposits in New York, Paris and London.

“Certified Copy” means, in relation to any document delivered or issued by or on behalf of any company, a copy of such document certified as a true, complete and up-to-date copy of the original by any of the directors or the secretary or assistant secretary or any attorney-in-fact for the time being of that company.

“Change Order Amount” means the cost of the Change Orders.

“Change Orders” means those certain change orders to the specifications of the Vessel as may be agreed to from time to time by the Borrower and the Builder, the net cost of which is payable at delivery.

“Coface” means Compagnie Française d’Assurance pour le Commerce Extérieur a French société anonyme with its registered office at 12 Cours Michelet, La Défense, 92800 Puteaux, France, registered with the Registry of Commerce and Companies of Nanterre under number 552 069 791.

“Coface Insurance Policy” means the insurance policy in respect of this Agreement to be issued by Coface for the benefit of the Lenders, in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent and the Lenders.

 

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“Coface Premium” means the amount payable by the Borrower to Coface through the Agent on the Delivery Date in respect of the Coface Insurance Policy which shall be [*] of the Total Financed Contract Price.

“Commitment” means:

in relation to an Original Lender, [*] of the Maximum Loan Amount and the amount of any other Commitment transferred to it under this Agreement; and

 

  (a) in relation to any other Lender, the amount of any Commitment transferred to it under this Agreement,

to the extent not increased, cancelled, reduced or transferred by it under this Agreement.

“Compulsory Acquisition” means requisition for title or other compulsory acquisition of the Vessel including her capture, seizure, detention or confiscation or expropriation but excluding any requisition for hire by or on behalf of any government or governmental authority or agency or by any persons acting or purporting to act on behalf of any such government or governmental authority or agency.

“Contract Price” means the total price payable by the Borrower to the Builder for the Vessel in accordance with the Building Contract being, as at the date of the Building Contract, seven hundred and thirty five million euro (EUR735,000,000).

“Credit Card Processor Security Documents” means:

 

  (a) any ship mortgage and, if applicable, deed of covenants collateral thereto to be granted over a vessel in the Group Fleet (other than the Hermes Vessels and the Vessel) and the assignment(s) of the earnings and insurances of such vessel ranking junior in priority to any ship mortgage and, if applicable, deed of covenants collateral thereto, assignment and other applicable security document granted as security for the repayment of one or more of the Group Credit Facilities; and

 

  (b) any guarantee by the applicable shipowner (fully subordinated to any guarantees supporting the Group Credit Facilities),

in each case in favour of one or more providers of credit card processing services to the Group.

“Delivery Date” means the date and time stated in the Protocol of Delivery and Acceptance.

“Document of Compliance” means a document issued to the Vessel’s operator as evidence of its compliance with the requirements of the ISM Code.

“Dollar” and “USD” mean the lawful currency of the United States of America.

“Drawdown Date” means the date on which the Loan is drawn down and applied in accordance with Clause 2.

“Drawdown Notice” means the drawdown notice and certificate duly executed by the Borrower substantially in the form of Appendix IV.

“Earnings” means, in respect of the Vessel, (whether earned or to be earned) any and all freights, hire, fares and passage monies, proceeds of requisition (other than proceeds of

 

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Compulsory Acquisition), rebates and commissions, all earnings deriving from contracts of employment, demurrage, charterparties, contracts of affreightment, pooling agreements and joint ventures, compensation, remuneration for salvage and towage services, damages howsoever arising and detention monies, damages for breach of any charterparty or other contract for the employment of the Vessel, any amounts payable in consideration of the termination or variation of any charterparty or other such contract and any other earnings whatsoever due or to become due to the Borrower.

“Encumbrance” means any mortgage, charge, pledge, lien, assignment, hypothecation, title retention, preferential right or trust arrangement or any other security agreement or arrangement.

“Equivalent Amount” means the Dollar equivalent of the total of the euro amounts referred to in Clause 2.1 or such lesser amounts as are referred to in the Drawdown Notice, determined at the Exchange Rate.

“euro” and “EUR” means the single currency of the Participating Member States.

“Euro Reference Banks” means BNP Paribas, Deutsche Bank AG and KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH.

“Event of Default” means any one of the events specified in Clause 13.2.

“Exchange Rate” means the exchange rate determined by the Swap Agent and notified to the Agent as being the Reuters Page ECB37 rate at or about 2.30 p.m. Central European Time two (2) Business Days before the Drawdown Date plus nought point nought five per cent. (0.05%).

“Facility Office” means the office or offices notified by a Lender to the Agent in writing on or before the date it becomes a Lender (or, following that date, by not less than five (5) Business Days’ written notice) as the office or offices through which it will perform its obligations under this Agreement.

“Fifth Supplemental Deed” means the fifth supplemental deed dated 22 July 2010 to this Agreement and the Guarantee.

“Financed Contract Price” means the lesser of five hundred and eighty eight million euro (EUR588,000,000) and eighty per cent. (80%) of the Contract Price less the Change Order Amount.

“Financed Change Order Amount” means the lesser of fifty eight million eight hundred thousand euro (EUR58,800,000) and eighty per cent. (80%) of the Change Order Amount.

“Finance Party” means the Agent, a Mandated Lead Arranger or a Lender and its successors in title, permitted assignees and permitted transferees.

“Financial Indebtedness” means any obligation for the payment or repayment of money, whether as principal or as surety and whether present or future, actual or contingent.

“First Supplemental Deed” means the first supplemental deed dated 21 December 2007 to this Agreement.

“Fourth Restatement Date” has the meaning set out in the Sixth Supplemental Deed.

 

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“Fourth Supplemental Deed” means the fourth supplemental deed dated 9 June 2010 to this Agreement.

“French Authorities” means the Direction Générale du Trésor et de la Politique Economique of the French Ministry of Economy and Finance, any successors thereto, or any other authority in or of the French Republic having jurisdiction over and responsibility for the provision, management or regulation of the terms, conditions and issuance of export credits in or for the French Republic including (inter alia) such entities to whom authority in respect of extension or administration of export financing matters have been delegated, such as Coface.

“Fund” means Apollo Management VI, LP a Delaware limited partnership with its principal place of business at 9 West 57 th Street, 43 rd Floor, New York, NY 10019, United States of America and other affiliated co-investment partnerships.

“Fund Affiliate” means the Investors and (a) each other Affiliate (as defined in Appendix V) of the Fund that is neither a “portfolio company” (which means a company actively engaged in providing goods to unaffiliated customers), whether or not controlled, nor a company controlled by a portfolio company and (b) any individual who is a partner or employee of Apollo Management, LP, Apollo Management IV, LP or Apollo Management V, LP.

“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America consistently applied (or, if not consistently applied, accompanied by details of the inconsistencies) including, without limitation, those set forth in the opinion and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board.

“Group” means the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries.

“Group Credit Facilities” means at the Fourth Restatement Date the EUR624,000,000 facility made to the Guarantor pursuant to a facility agreement dated 7 October 2005 (as amended and/or restated from time to time), the EUR308,130,000 facility made to Pride of Hawaii, LLC pursuant to a facility agreement dated 20 April 2004 (as amended and/or restated from time to time), the USD334,050,000 facility made to Norwegian Jewel Limited pursuant to a facility agreement dated 20 April 2004 (as amended and/or restated from time to time), the EUR258,000,000 facility made to Pride of America Ship Holding, LLC pursuant to a facility agreement dated 4 April 2003 (as amended and/or restated from time to time), the EUR40,000,000 facility made to Pride of America Ship Holding, LLC pursuant to a facility agreement dated 4 April 2003 (as amended and/or restated from time to time) and the Loan.

“Group Fleet” means the vessels owned by the companies in the Group and being at the Fourth Restatement Date:

“NORWEGIAN SPIRIT” owned by Norwegian Spirit, Ltd.

“NORWEGIAN STAR” owned by Norwegian Star Limited

“NORWEGIAN PEARL” owned by Norwegian Pearl, Ltd.

“NORWEGIAN GEM” owned by Norwegian Gem, Ltd.

“NORWEGIAN SUN” owned by Norwegian Sun Limited

“NORWEGIAN DAWN” owned by Norwegian Dawn Limited

“NORWEGIAN JEWEL” owned by Norwegian Jewel Limited

“NORWEGIAN JADE” (ex “PRIDE OF HAWAII”) owned by Pride of Hawaii, LLC

“PRIDE OF AMERICA” owned by Pride of America Ship Holding, LLC

“NORWEGIAN EPIC” owned by the Borrower

 

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“Group-Wide Lenders” means the lenders of the Group Credit Facilities.

“Guarantee” means the guarantee of the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement to be signed by the Guarantor and to be in the agreed form.

“Guaranteed Loan Lenders” means the lenders of the EUR308,130,000 facility made to Pride of Hawaii, LLC pursuant to a facility agreement dated 20 April 2004 (as amended and/or restated from time to time), the USD334,050,000 facility made to Norwegian Jewel Limited pursuant to a facility agreement dated 20 April 2004 (as amended and/or restated from time to time), the EUR258,000,000 facility made to Pride of America Ship Holding, LLC pursuant to a facility agreement dated 4 April 2003 (as amended and/or restated from time to time) and the EUR40,000,000 facility made to Pride of America Ship Holding, LLC pursuant to a facility agreement dated 4 April 2003 (as amended and/or restated from time to time).

“Guarantor” means NCL Corporation Ltd., a company incorporated in and existing under the laws of Bermuda with registration number EC34678 and with its registered office at Cumberland House, 9th Floor, 1 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda.

“Hermes Vessel Owner Second Guarantees” means the three (3) joint and several guarantees one (1) to be executed by each of the owners of the Hermes Vessels in favour of the Restructuring Trustee as trustee for the Guaranteed Loan Lenders.

“Hermes Vessel Owner Third Guarantees” means the three (3) joint and several guarantees one (1) to be executed by each of the owners of the Hermes Vessels in favour of the Restructuring Trustee as trustee for the Non-Guaranteed Loan Lenders.

“Hermes Vessels” means “NORWEGIAN JEWEL” owned by Norwegian Jewel Limited, “NORWEGIAN JADE” owned by Pride of Hawaii, LLC and “PRIDE OF AMERICA” owned by Pride of America Ship Holding, LLC.

“Hull No [*]” means hull no [*] at the yard of the Breakaway Builder which, upon construction as a cruise vessel with approximately [*], is to be delivered to Breakaway One, Ltd. and named “NORWEGIAN BREAKAWAY”.

“Hull No [*]” means hull no [*] at the yard of the Breakaway Builder which, upon construction as a cruise vessel with approximately [*] berths, is to be delivered to Breakaway Two, Ltd. and named “NORWEGIAN GETAWAY”.

“IAPPC” means a valid international air pollution prevention certificate for the Vessel issued under Annex VI.

“Insurances” means all policies and contracts of insurance and entries of the Vessel in a protection and indemnity or war risks association which are effected in respect of the Vessel, her freights, disbursements, profits or otherwise and all benefits, including all claims and returns of premiums thereunder and shall also include all compensation payable by virtue of Compulsory Acquisition.

“Intended Delivery Date” means 17 June 2010 (the date on which the Vessel will be ready for delivery pursuant to the Building Contract as at the date of the Fourth Supplemental Deed) or any other date notified by the Borrower to the Agent in accordance with Clause 27 as being the date on which the Vessel will be ready for delivery pursuant to the Building Contract.

 

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“Interest Period” means any of the periods of six (6) months the first of which shall start on the Drawdown Date or, if the Loan is already made, on the last day of the preceding six (6) month period and end on the date which numerically corresponds to the Drawdown Date, or the last day of the preceding six (6) month period, in the relevant calendar month except that, if there is no numerically corresponding date in that calendar month, the six (6) month period shall end on the last Business Day in that month.

“Investor I” means NCL Investment Ltd. a company organised and existing under the laws of Bermuda with its registered office at Clarendon House, 2 Church Street, Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda.

“Investor II” means NCL Investment II Ltd. a company organised and existing under the laws of the Cayman Islands with its registered office at c/o Walkers SPV Limited, Walker House, 87 Mary Street, George Town, Grand Cayman KY1-9002, Cayman Islands, British West Indies.

“Investors” means Investor I and Investor II.

“ISM Code” means the International Management Code for the Safe Operation of Ships and for Pollution Prevention adopted by the International Maritime Organisation.

“ISPS Code” means the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code adopted by the International Maritime Organisation.

“Lender” means:

 

  (a) any Original Lender; and

 

  (b) any bank or financial institution which has become a Party in accordance with Clause 18,

which in each case has not ceased to be a Party in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

“Letter of Credit Facilities” means letter of credit facilities entered into from time to time in the amount of in aggregate up to [*] to be obtained by the Guarantor which facilities will be used to provide credit support in respect of the Guarantor’s credit card processing arrangements.

“Letter of Credit Facilities Security Documents” means:

 

  (a) any ship mortgage and, if applicable, deed of covenants collateral thereto to be granted over a vessel in the Group Fleet [*] and the assignment(s) of the earnings and insurances of such vessel ranking junior in priority to any ship mortgage and, if applicable, deed of covenants collateral thereto, assignment and other applicable security document granted as security for the repayment of one or more of the Group Credit Facilities; and

 

  (b) any guarantee by the applicable shipowner (fully subordinated to any guarantees supporting the Group Credit Facilities),

 

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in each case in favour of the provider of a Letter of Credit Facility.

“LIBOR” means with respect to any Interest Period the rate of interest (expressed as an annual rate) determined by the Agent to be:

 

  (a) the offered rate for deposits in Dollars for a period equivalent to such Interest Period which appears on the Reuters BBA Page LIBOR 01 at or about 11.00 a.m. London time on the Quotation Date; or

 

  (b) if no rate is provided for the respective Interest Period on the Reuters BBA Page LIBOR 01, the interpolated rate per annum for deposits in Dollars in an amount approximately equal to the Loan as calculated by the Agent, such interpolated rate to be based on the Reuters BBA Page LIBOR 01 provided that LIBOR for periods of less than one (1) week will be ascertained under sub-section (c) below;

or (if Reuters BBA Page LIBOR 01 is discontinued or if the Agent is unable to make the said determination due to technical breakdown in the relevant system or the Interest Period is less than one (1) week)

 

  (c) the arithmetic mean (rounded upwards, if necessary, to five (5) decimal places) of the rates per annum notified to the Agent by each of the Reference Banks as the rate at which deposits in Dollars in an amount approximately equal to the Loan are offered to such Reference Bank by leading banks in the London Interbank market at such Reference Bank’s request at or about 11.00 a.m. London time on the Quotation Date for a period equal to the Interest Period and for delivery on the first Business Day thereof.

“Loan” means the Equivalent Amount of the aggregate of the amount of (a) the Total Financed Contract Price paid to the Builder pursuant to Clause 2.1.1 and (b) the amount in euro of the Coface Premium reimbursed to the Agent pursuant to Clause 2.1.2, as such amount may be increased or decreased pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or (as the context may require) the amount thereof for the time being drawn down and outstanding hereunder.

“Majority Group-Wide Lenders” means Group-Wide Lenders the aggregate of whose contributions and commitments to the Group Credit Facilities exceed [*] of the aggregate total of the contributions and commitments of all the Group-Wide Lenders.

“Mandatory Cost” means the percentage rate per annum calculated by the Agent in accordance with Appendix VI.

“Management Agreement” means the management agreement entered or to be entered into between the Borrower and the Manager with respect to the Vessel.

“Manager” means NCL (Bahamas) Ltd., a company incorporated in and existing under the laws of Bermuda with registration number EC34680 and with its registered office at Cumberland House, 9th Floor, 1 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda.

“Margin” means at all times during the twelve (12) month period commencing on the Drawdown Date [*] and [*] at all times thereafter.

“Maritime Registry” means the Bahamas maritime registry or such other registry as the Lenders may in their discretion agree.

 

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“Maximum Loan Amount” means the Equivalent Amount of the amount of six hundred and sixty two million nine hundred and five thousand three hundred and twenty euro (EUR662,905,320).

“Mortgage” means the first priority mortgage and deed of covenants collateral thereto over the Vessel in favour of the Finance Parties, to be granted as provided for in Clause 16 and to be in the agreed form.

“NCL America Holdings” means NCL America Holdings, LLC of Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801, United States of America.

“NCL International” means NCL International, Ltd. of Cumberland House, 9th Floor, 1 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda.

“New Vessels” means Hull No. [*] and Hull No. [*].

“Non-Guaranteed Loan Lenders” means the lenders of the EUR624,000,000 facility made to the Guarantor pursuant to a facility agreement dated 7 October 2005 (as amended and/or restated from time to time).

“Obligors” means the Borrower, the Guarantor and the Manager.

“Overnight LIBOR” means, on any date, the London Interbank offered rate, being the day to day rate at which Dollars are offered to prime banks in the London Interbank market and published by the British Bankers’ Association at or about 11.00 a.m. London time on Reuters BBA Page LIBOR 01.

“Participating Member State” means any member state of the European Union that adopts or has adopted the euro as its lawful currency in accordance with legislation of the European Union relating to Economic and Monetary Union.

“Party” means a party to this Agreement.

“Permitted Indebtedness” means until the Total Delayed Principal Amount has been cancelled and/or prepaid and/or repaid:

 

  (a) any monies borrowed or raised other than from any direct or indirect shareholder of the Guarantor prior to the date on which the last of the Third Supplemental Deed and the Amendment Documents have been signed by all the parties thereto and notified by the Guarantor to the Agent prior to such date;

 

  (b) the Letter of Credit Facilities;

 

  (c) Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness;

 

  (d) the financing arrangements entered into on 18 November 2010 in relation to the acquisition of the New Vessels;

 

  (e) one or more financing arrangements entered into in relation to the acquisition of Breakaway 3 and Breakaway 4 (or either of them);

 

  (f) the Sky Vessel Indebtedness; and

 

  (g) any other Indebtedness (as defined in the Guarantee) up to an aggregate amount of [*].

 

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“Permitted Liens” means:

 

  (a) any Encumbrance created by or pursuant to the Security Documents; and

 

  (b) liens on the Vessel up to an aggregate amount at any time not exceeding ten million Dollars (USD10,000,000) for current crew’s wages and salvage and liens incurred in the ordinary course of trading the Vessel; and

in the case of the Manager in respect of paragraph (d) only and in the case of the Guarantor:

 

  (c) any deposits or pledges to secure the performance of bids, tenders, bonds or contracts;

 

  (d) (x) any other Encumbrance notified by any of the Obligors to the Agent prior to the date on which the Third Supplemental Deed and the Amendment Documents have been signed by all the parties thereto (y) any Encumbrance created by or pursuant to (i) the Letter of Credit Facilities Security Documents (ii) the Credit Card Processor Security Documents (iii) the Hermes Vessel Owner Second Guarantees (iv) the Second Mortgages (v) the Second Assignments (vi) the Hermes Vessel Owner Third Guarantees (vii) the Third Mortgages and (viii) the Third Assignments and (z) any other Encumbrance created over a vessel in the Group Fleet (other than a Hermes Vessel or the Vessel) or its related assets in favour of any party approved by the Agent (acting on the instructions of the Lenders).

 

  (e) subject to clause 10.6 of the Guarantee, any Encumbrances in respect of existing Financial Indebtedness of a person which becomes a Subsidiary of the Guarantor or is merged with or into the Guarantor or any of its Subsidiaries;

 

  (f) liens on assets leased, acquired or upgraded after the date hereof or assets newly constructed or converted after the date hereof provided that (i) such liens secure Financial Indebtedness otherwise permitted under this Agreement (ii) such liens are incurred within one (1) year following such lease, acquisition, upgrade, construction or conversion and (iii) the Financial Indebtedness secured by such liens does not exceed the cost of such upgrade or the cost of such assets acquired or leased;

 

  (g) statutory and other similar liens arising in the ordinary course of business unrelated to Financial Indebtedness and securing obligations not yet delinquent or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been established;

 

  (h) subject to Clause 13.2.9, liens arising out of the existence of judgments or awards in respect of the Guarantor or any of its Subsidiaries; and

 

  (i) any deposits, liens or other Encumbrances placed or incurred in connection with any bond or other surety from time to time provided to the US Federal Maritime Commission in order to comply with laws, regulations and rules applicable to the operators of passenger vessels operating to or from ports in the United States of America,

 

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provided that the aggregate amount of all cash and the fair market value of all other property subject to such liens as are described in paragraphs (f) to (h) above does not exceed [*] and provided further that any such lien as is described in paragraphs (f) to (h) above does not imperil the security created by any of the Security Documents and/or affect the ability of any Obligor duly to perform any of its obligations under any Security Document to which it is or may be a party at any time, in each case in the opinion of the Agent.

“Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness” means any monies borrowed or raised at arm’s length on usual terms and other than from any direct or indirect shareholder of the Guarantor which are used to refinance the whole or part of any Permitted Indebtedness including any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness. Any such monies borrowed or raised in excess of the amount required to refinance any Permitted Indebtedness including any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness shall constitute Special Liquidity Sources and be applied in accordance with clause 12 of the Guarantee.

“Process Agent” means, in respect of any Security Documents executed prior to the date of the second supplemental deed to this Agreement dated 24 April 2008, Clifford Chance Secretaries Limited whose registered office is presently at 10 Upper Bank Street, London E14 5JJ and, thereafter, EC3 Services Limited whose registered office is presently at The St Botolph Building, 138 Houndsditch, London EC3A 7AR or any other person in England nominated by the Borrower or any other Obligor and approved by the Agent as agent to accept service of legal proceedings on their behalf under any of the Security Documents.

“Protocol of Delivery and Acceptance” means the protocol of delivery and acceptance of the Vessel to be signed by the Borrower and the Builder in accordance with article 7, clause 1.3(i) of the Building Contract.

“Quotation Date” means, the day falling two (2) Business Days before the first day of any Interest Period.

“Reference Banks” means Banco Santander, S.A., BNP Paribas and Deutsche Bank AG.

“Reimbursement Agreement” means the reimbursement and distribution agreement dated 17 August 2007, by and among Investor I, Star and the Guarantor.

“Restructuring Trustee” means DNB Bank ASA of Stranden 21, NO-0021 Oslo, Norway as trustee for (directly or indirectly) (among others) the Guaranteed Loan Lenders and the Non-Guaranteed Loan Lenders.

“Reuters BBA Page LIBOR 01” means the display currently designated as Reuters BBA Page LIBOR 01, which includes London Interbank Offered Rates of four (4) major banks, which are members of the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. or such other service as may be nominated by the British Bankers’ Association as the information vendor for displaying the London Interbank Offered Rates of major banks in the London Interbank market.

 

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“Reuters Page ECB37” means:

 

  (a) the display currently designated as Reuters Page ECB37 which includes the official interbank exchange rate for euro in Dollars as determined by the European Central Bank, expressed in Dollars; or

 

  (b) if no rate is provided on the Reuters Page ECB37 but is published on another screen page, then the exchange rate shall be the official interbank exchange rate for euro in Dollars as published on such other page (the “Successor Page” );

or (if Reuters Page ECB37 and the Successor Page are discontinued or if the Swap Agent is unable to make the said determination due to technical breakdown in the relevant system)

 

  (c) the arithmetic mean (rounded upwards, if necessary, to five (5) decimal places) of the rates notified to the Swap Agent by each of the Euro Reference Banks as the euro/Dollar spot offered exchange rate quotations as of 2.45 p.m. Central European Time on the relevant Business Day.

“Safety Management Certificate” means a document issued to the Vessel as evidence that the Vessel’s operator and its shipboard management operate in accordance with an approved Safety Management System.

“Safety Management System” means a structured and documented system enabling the personnel of the Vessel’s operator to implement effectively the safety and environmental protection policy of that Vessel operator.

“Second Assignments” means the three (3) valid and effective second legal assignments of the earnings and insurances of the Hermes Vessels (together with the notices thereof) one (1) to be executed by each of the owners of the Hermes Vessels in respect of its Hermes Vessel and the one (1) valid and effective second priority subordination and assignment to be executed by the Manager (as bareboat charterer) in respect of m.v. “NORWEGIAN JADE” in each case in favour of the Restructuring Trustee as trustee for the Guaranteed Loan Lenders.

“Second Mortgages” means the two (2) second priority statutory Bahamian ship mortgages and deeds of covenants collateral thereto and the one (1) second preferred US ship mortgage one (1) to be granted by respectively each of the owners of the Hermes Vessels over its Hermes Vessel in favour of the Restructuring Trustee as trustee for the Guaranteed Loan Lenders.

“Second Restatement Date” has the meaning set out in the Third Supplemental Deed.

“Security Documents” means this Agreement which includes any supplemental agreement or deed hereto, the Guarantee, the Mortgage, the Assignment of Warranty Rights, the Assignment of Insurances, the Assignment of Earnings, the Assignment of Management Agreement and all such other documents as may be executed at any time in favour of the Finance Parties or any of them as security for the obligations of the Borrower and the other Obligors whether executed pursuant to the express provisions of this Agreement or otherwise howsoever.

“Security Period” means the period beginning on the Drawdown Date and ending on the date on which the amounts outstanding under this Agreement and under each of the other Security Documents are finally paid or repaid in full.

 

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“Shareholders’ Agreement” means the shareholders’ agreement dated 17 August 2007 made or to be made between Star, the Investors (directly in the case of Investor I and by way of joinder in the case of Investor II) and the Guarantor.

“Sixth Supplemental Deed” means the sixth supplemental deed dated 2012 to this Agreement and the Guarantee.

“Sky Vessel” means [*] presently owned by the Sky Vessel Seller and registered in the Sky Vessel Seller’s name under the laws and flag of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas.

“Sky Vessel Indebtedness” means the financing arrangements in relation to the acquisition of the Sky Vessel on the Sky Vessel Purchase Price Terms.

“Sky Vessel MOA” means the sale and purchase agreement or memorandum of agreement made or to be made between the Sky Vessel Seller and Norwegian Sky, Ltd. or another member of the Group pursuant to which the Sky Vessel will be sold by the Sky Vessel Seller to Norwegian Sky, Ltd. or another member of the Group for the Sky Vessel Purchase Price on the Sky Vessel Purchase Price Terms.

“Sky Vessel Purchase Price” means an amount of up to [*].

“Sky Vessel Purchase Price Terms” means the terms on which the Sky Vessel Purchase Price (and interest thereon and other fees, costs and expenses) will be payable by Norwegian Sky, Ltd. or another member of the Group to the Sky Vessel Seller for the Sky Vessel as reflected by the agreement referred to in clause 3.1.3 of the Sixth Supplemental Deed.

“Sky Vessel Seller” means [*].

“Star” means Genting Hong Kong Limited (formerly known as Star Cruises Limited) a company organised and existing under the laws of Bermuda with its registered office at Canon’s Court, 22 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM 12, Bermuda.

“Steering Committee” means a committee established by, and formed from, the Group-Wide Lenders with the purpose of co-ordinating the relationship between the Guarantor and the Group-Wide Lenders and monitoring the performance of the Group Credit Facilities. The initial members of the Steering Committee [*].

“Subscription Agreement” means the subscription agreement dated 17 August 2007 made or to be made between Star, the Investors (directly in the case of Investor I and by way of assignment in the case of Investor II) and the Guarantor.

“Subsidiary” means, with respect to the Guarantor, any company or corporation of which more than fifty per cent. (50%) of the outstanding share capital having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors of such company or corporation (irrespective of whether at the time share capital of any other class or classes of such company or corporation shall or might have voting power upon the occurrence of any contingency) is at the time directly or indirectly owned by the Guarantor, by the Guarantor and one or more other Subsidiaries of the Guarantor, or by one or more other Subsidiaries of the Guarantor.

“Substitute Basis” means an alternative basis agreed for maintaining the Loan pursuant to Clause 4.2.

 

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“Swap Agent” means BNP Paribas.

“Taxes” means all present and future income and other taxes, levies, imposts, deductions, compulsory liens and withholdings whatsoever together with interest thereon and penalties with respect thereto, if any, and any payments made on or in respect thereof and “Taxation” shall be construed accordingly.

“Termination Date” means the date falling twelve (12) years after the Delivery Date.

“Third Assignments” means the three (3) valid and effective third legal assignments of the earnings and insurances of the Hermes Vessels (together with the notices thereof) one (1) to be executed by each of the owners of the Hermes Vessels in respect of its Hermes Vessel and the one (1) valid and effective third priority subordination and assignment to be executed by the Manager (as bareboat charterer) in respect of m.v. “NORWEGIAN JADE” in each case in favour of the Restructuring Trustee as trustee for the Non-Guaranteed Loan Lenders.

“Third Mortgages” means the two (2) third priority statutory Bahamian ship mortgages and deeds of covenants collateral thereto and the one (1) third preferred US ship mortgage one (1) to be granted by respectively each of the owners of the Hermes Vessels over its Hermes Vessel in favour of the Restructuring Trustee as trustee for the Non-Guaranteed Loan Lenders.

“Third Supplemental Deed” means the third supplemental deed dated 2 April 2009 to this Agreement.

“Total Commitments” means the aggregate of the Commitments, being the Equivalent Amount of six hundred and sixty two million nine hundred and five thousand three hundred and twenty euro (EUR662,905,320).

“Total Delayed Principal Amount” means, as at the date of the Fifth Supplemental Deed, [*], being the aggregate of the Maximum Amount of the Delayed Principal Amount (as defined in the facility agreement for each Cash Sweep Credit Facility) for each Cash Sweep Credit Facility (as defined in the Guarantee) (or, if applicable, tranche thereof).

“Total Financed Contract Price” means the aggregate of:

 

  (a) the Financed Contract Price; and

 

  (b) the Financed Change Order Amount.

“Total Loss” means the actual or constructive or compromised or agreed or arranged total loss or the Compulsory Acquisition of the Vessel, including any such total loss as may arise during a requisition for hire.

“Total Loss Date” means:

 

  (a) in the case of an actual total loss of the Vessel, the actual date on which the Vessel was lost or, if such date is not known, the date on which the Vessel was last reported; or

 

  (b) in the case of a constructive total loss of the Vessel, or in the case of a compromised or arranged total loss of the Vessel, the date of the event giving rise to the claim for such constructive total loss or to the claim for a compromised or arranged total loss; or

 

  (c) in the case of a Compulsory Acquisition on the date of the Compulsory Acquisition.

 

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“Transaction Documents” means the Security Documents, the Building Contract, the Drawdown Notice, the Management Agreement and any other material document now or hereafter issued in connection with the documents or the transaction referred to in this Agreement.

“Transfer Certificate” means a certificate substantially in the form set out in Appendix III or any other form agreed between the Agent and the Borrower.

“Transfer Date” means, in relation to a transfer, the later of:

 

  (a) the proposed Transfer Date specified in the Transfer Certificate; and

 

  (b) the date on which the Agent executes the Transfer Certificate.

“Vessel” means the passenger cruise vessel referred to in Recital (A) of this Agreement and more specially described in the Building Contract, and, to the extent the context permits, includes all manuals, logs and technical records relating to the said vessel.

 

1.2 Construction

References in this Agreement to a document “in the agreed form” are to the form of the relevant document which is attached to the security letter of the same date as this Agreement or to such other form as the parties hereto may from time to time agree, subject to modification in accordance with the provisions of the security letter.

Other than the Builder in respect of Clauses 3.3 and 10.23 and the Swap Agent in respect of Clauses 3.2, 8.5 and 10.23, a person who is not a Party has no right under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 to enforce or to enjoy the benefit of any term of this Agreement.

A provision of law including but without limitation a regulation is a reference to that provision or regulation as amended or re-enacted from time to time and a regulation includes any regulation, rule, official directive, request or guideline (whether or not having the force of law) of any governmental, intergovernmental or supranational body, agency, department or regulatory, self-regulatory or other authority or organisation.

 

2. AVAILABILITY OF THE LOAN

 

2.1 Commitment

Each of the Lenders shall (in proportion to its share of the Total Commitments) make available to the Borrower a loan in a maximum amount of the Equivalent Amount of six hundred and two million six hundred and forty one thousand two hundred euro (EUR602,641,200) intended to:

 

  2.1.1 be paid to the Builder in euro up to a maximum amount of five hundred and eighty eight million euro (EUR588,000,000) corresponding to eighty per cent. (80%) of the Contract Price of the Vessel prior to any Change Order; and

 

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  2.1.2 reimburse the Agent in Dollars up to an amount of the Equivalent Amount of fourteen million six hundred and forty one thousand two hundred euro (EUR14,641,200) corresponding to one hundred per cent. (100%) of the related Coface Premium payable to Coface.

In the event that the Contract Price for the Vessel prior to any Change Order increases pursuant to the terms of the Building Contract, the Lenders agree, if the Borrower so requests in the Drawdown Notice, to increase the maximum amount of the Loan by:

 

  2.1.3 up to an amount of the Equivalent Amount of fifty eight million eight hundred thousand euro (EUR58,800,000) (being ten per cent. (10%) of the Financed Contract Price) to pay to the Builder in euro up to eighty per cent. (80%) of the Change Order Amount; and

 

  2.1.4 up to an amount of the Equivalent Amount of one million four hundred and sixty four thousand one hundred and twenty euro (EUR1,464,120) to reimburse the Agent in Dollars one hundred per cent. (100%) of the related Coface Premium payable to Coface.

 

2.2 Purpose

The Loan may only be used to pay for goods and services of French origin. However, within the limits and under the conditions fixed by the French Authorities, this may be extended to cover goods and services incorporated in deliveries made by the Builder and originating from countries other than the Borrower’s country and France, which have been sub-contracted by the Builder and therefore remain under the Builder’s responsibility.

 

3. DRAWING

 

3.1 Conditions precedent

The Borrower may only draw under the Loan when the following conditions have been fulfilled to the satisfaction of the Lenders and provided no Event of Default shall have occurred and is continuing or be likely to occur:

 

  3.1.1 No later than the date of this Agreement:

 

  (a) Receipt by the Agent of an opinion of legal counsel to the Lenders as to Bermudan law, together with the corporate documentation of the Borrower supporting the opinion, including but without limitation the Memorandum of Association and Bye-laws as filed with the competent authorities and a certificate of a competent officer of the Borrower containing specimen signatures of the persons authorised to sign the documents on behalf of the Borrower, to the effect that:

 

  (i) the Borrower has been duly organized and is validly existing as a company under the laws of Bermuda;

 

  (ii) this Agreement falls within the scope of the Borrower’s corporate purpose as defined by its Memorandum of Association and Bye-laws;

 

  (iii) the Borrower’s representatives were at the date of this Agreement fully empowered to sign this Agreement;

 

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  (iv) either all administrative requirements applicable to the Borrower (whether in Bermuda or elsewhere) concerning the transfer of funds abroad and acquisitions of euro to meet its obligations hereunder have been complied with, or that there are no such requirements; and

 

  (v) this Agreement is the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Borrower enforceable in accordance with their terms (containing such exceptions as are standard for opinions of this type).

 

  (b) Receipt by the Agent of an opinion of legal counsel to the Agent as to English law confirming that the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement are legally valid and binding obligations enforceable by the relevant Finance Parties in the English courts.

 

  (c) Receipt by the Agent of a Certified Copy of the executed Building Contract.

 

  (d) Receipt by the Agent of a confirmation from Clifford Chance Secretaries Limited that it will act for the Borrower as agent for service of process in England in respect of this Agreement.

 

  3.1.2 No later than ten (10) Business Days after the date of this Agreement :

 

  (a) Receipt by the Agent of an opinion of legal counsel to the Lenders as to Bermudan law, together with the corporate documentation of the Guarantor supporting the opinion, including but without limitation the Memorandum of Association and Bye-laws as filed with the competent authorities and a certificate of a competent officer of the Guarantor containing specimen signatures of the persons authorised to sign the documents on behalf of the Guarantor, to the effect that:

 

  (i) the Guarantor has been duly organized and is validly existing as a company under the laws of Bermuda;

 

  (ii) the Guarantee falls within the scope of the Guarantor’s corporate purpose as defined by its Memorandum of Association and Bye-laws;

 

  (iii) the Guarantor’s representative was at the date of the Guarantee fully empowered to sign the Guarantee;

 

  (iv) either all administrative requirements applicable to the Guarantor (whether in Bermuda or elsewhere) concerning the transfer of funds abroad and acquisitions of euro to meet its obligations under the Guarantee have been complied with, or that there are no such requirements; and

 

  (v) the Guarantee is the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Guarantor enforceable in accordance with their terms (containing such exceptions as are standard for opinions of this type).

 

  (b)

Receipt by the Agent of the executed Guarantee and a statement confirming that the Guarantor is in compliance with its obligations under clauses 11.1 and 11.3 of the Guarantee. The statement shall be signed by the chief

 

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  financial officer of the Group (as such term is defined in clause 11.4 of the Guarantee), be in the form of schedule 1 to the Guarantee and be for the financial quarter ending 30 June 2006.

 

  (c) Receipt by the Agent of an opinion of legal counsel to the Agent as to English law confirming that the obligations of the Guarantor under the Guarantee are legally valid and binding obligations enforceable by the relevant Finance Parties in the English courts.

 

  (d) Receipt by the Agent of a confirmation from Clifford Chance Secretaries Limited that it will act for the Guarantor as agent for service of process in England in respect of the Guarantee.

 

  3.1.3 No later than three (3) months before the Intended Delivery Date , receipt by the Agent of notification from the Borrower:

 

  (a) of its preferred Maritime Registry; and

 

  (b) that each of the Apollo-Related Transactions has been completed or that the parties to any Apollo-Related Transaction that has not been completed by the date referred to above have agreed not to implement that Apollo-Related Transaction.

 

  3.1.4 On the date falling ninety (90) days before the Intended Delivery Date and on each subsequent date prior to the Drawdown Date on which a statement in the form of schedule 1 to the Guarantee is to be received by the Agent pursuant to clause 9.2.5 of the Guarantee , receipt by the Agent of a statement confirming that the Guarantor is in compliance with its obligations under clauses 11.1 and 11.3 of the Guarantee. The statement shall be signed by the chief financial officer of the Group (as such term is defined in clause 11.4 of the Guarantee), be in the form of schedule 1 to the Guarantee and be for the last financial quarter in respect of which the Guarantor is obliged to provide such a statement pursuant to clause 9.2.5 of the Guarantee.

 

  3.1.5 No later than the date falling ninety (90) days before the Intended Delivery Date , receipt by the Agent of the amendment fee referred to in Clause 7.1.4.

 

  3.1.6 No later than sixty (60) days before the Intended Delivery Date , receipt by the Agent of notification from the Borrower of the Intended Delivery Date.

 

  3.1.7 No later than ten (10) Business Days before the Intended Delivery Date , receipt by the Agent of insurance documents in form and substance satisfactory to the Lenders confirming that the Insurances have been effected and will be in full force and effect on the Delivery Date.

 

  3.1.8 No later than five (5) Business Days before the Intended Delivery Date , receipt by the Agent of:

 

  (a) the Drawdown Notice from the Borrower, signed by a duly authorised signatory of the Borrower, specifying the amount of the Loan to be drawn down;

 

  (b) a Certified Copy of each of the Change Orders and of the power of attorney pursuant to which the authorised signatory of the Borrower signed the Drawdown Notice and a specimen of his signature; and

 

  (c) a copy of the notice of delivery given by the Builder to the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with article 7, clause 1.1 of the Building Contract.

 

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  3.1.9 No later than the Delivery Date :

 

  (a) Receipt by the Agent of a legal opinion of counsel to the Lenders as to Bermudan law together with the corporate documentation of the Borrower and the Manager supporting such opinions, including but without limitation, in the case of the Manager, the Memorandum of Association and Bye-laws as filed with the competent authorities and a certificate of a competent officer of the Borrower and the Manager containing specimen signatures of the persons authorised to sign the documents on behalf of the Borrower and the Manager, confirming that:

 

  (i) the Lenders may continue to rely on the Bermudan legal opinion given pursuant to the Fourth Supplemental Deed;

 

  (ii) the Mortgage, the Assignment of Warranty Rights, the Assignment of Insurances, the Assignment of Earnings and the Assignment of Management Agreement fall within the scope of the Borrower’s corporate purpose as defined by its Memorandum of Association and Bye-laws and are binding on it;

 

  (iii) the Assignment of Insurances (if applicable) and the acknowledgement of the notice of assignment of the Management Agreement fall within the scope of the Manager’s corporate purpose as defined by its Memorandum of Association and Bye-laws and are binding on it; and

 

  (iv) the Borrower’s representatives are fully empowered to sign the Protocol of Delivery and Acceptance, the Mortgage, the Assignment of Warranty Rights, the Assignment of Insurances, the Assignment of Earnings and the Assignment of Management Agreement and the Manager’s representatives are fully empowered to sign the Assignment of Insurances (if applicable) and the acknowledgement of the notice of assignment of the Management Agreement.

 

  (b) Receipt by the Agent of evidence of payment to the Builder of:

 

  (i) the four (4) pre-delivery instalments of the Contract Price; and

 

  (ii) any other part of the Contract Price as at the Delivery Date not being financed hereunder.

 

  (c) Evidence that:

 

  (i) the Vessel is at least provisionally registered in the name of the Borrower in the Maritime Registry;

 

  (ii) title to the Vessel is held by the Borrower free of all Encumbrances other than any maritime lien in respect of crew’s wages and trade debts arising out of equipment, consumable and other stores placed on board the Vessel prior to or concurrently with delivery, none of which is overdue;

 

  (iii) the Mortgage has been duly registered in the Maritime Registry and constitutes a first priority security interest over the Vessel and that all taxes and fees payable to the Maritime Registry in respect of the Vessel have been paid in full.

 

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  (d) Receipt by the Agent of a Certified Copy of a classification certificate (or interim classification certificate) showing the Vessel to be classed in accordance with Clause 9.4.3.

 

  (e) Receipt by the Agent of duly executed originals of the Mortgage, the Assignment of Warranty Rights, the Assignment of Insurances, the Assignment of Earnings and the Assignment of Management Agreement together with relevant notices of assignment and the acknowledgement of the notice of assignment of the Management Agreement.

 

  (f) Receipt by the Agent of all amounts which are due and payable hereunder or under the Amendment Fee Letter by the Borrower on or prior to the Delivery Date.

 

  (g) Receipt by the Agent of a legal opinion of counsel to the Lenders as to the law of the Maritime Registry confirming:

 

  (i) the valid registration of the Vessel in the Maritime Registry; and

 

  (ii) the Mortgage over the Vessel has been validly registered in the Maritime Registry.

 

  (h) Receipt by the Agent of an opinion of legal counsel to the Agent as to English law confirming that the obligations of the Borrower under the deed of covenants constituting part of the Mortgage (if applicable), the Assignment of Warranty Rights, the Assignment of Insurances, the Assignment of Earnings and the Assignment of Management Agreement are legally valid and binding obligations enforceable by the relevant Finance Parties in the English courts.

 

  (i) Receipt by the Agent of a certificate from the Borrower, signed by an authorised representative of the Borrower, attesting that the representations and warranties contained in Clause 9 are true and correct as of the Delivery Date in consideration of the facts and circumstances existing as of the Delivery Date.

 

  (j) Receipt by the Agent of the documents mentioned in Appendix I.

 

  (k) Receipt by the Agent of a Certified Copy of the executed Management Agreement.

 

  (l)

Receipt by the Agent of a Certified Copy of the carrier initiative agreement executed pursuant to Clause 10.16 or evidence of any voluntary arrangements made under the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism of the United States of America pursuant to Clause 10.16, any current certificate of financial responsibility in respect of the Vessel issued

 

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  under OPA, a valid Safety Management Certificate (or interim Safety Management Certificate) issued to the Vessel in respect of its management by the Manager pursuant to the ISM Code, a valid Document of Compliance (or interim Document of Compliance) issued to the Manager in respect of ships of the same type as the Vessel pursuant to the ISM Code, a valid International Ship Security Certificate issued to the Vessel in accordance with the ISPS Code and a valid IAPPC issued to the Vessel in accordance with Annex VI.

 

  (m) Receipt by the Agent of a Certified Copy of the power of attorney pursuant to which the authorised signatory(ies) of the Borrower signed the documents referred to in this Clause 3.1.6 and to which the Borrower is a party and a specimen of his or their signature(s).

 

  (n) Receipt by the Agent of a confirmation from the Process Agent that it will act for each of the relevant Obligors as agent for service of process in England in respect of the deed of covenants constituting part of the Mortgage (if applicable), the Assignment of Warranty Rights, the Assignment of Insurances, the Assignment of Earnings and the Assignment of Management Agreement.

 

  (o) The Coface Insurance Policy documentation relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement has been received by the Agent and remains in full force and effect, the Agent having notified the Borrower of the issue of the Coface Insurance Policy in form and substance satisfactory to the Lenders as soon as practicable after its issue.

 

3.2 Irrevocable funding instructions

The Borrower hereby instructs the Agent to procure that the Swap Agent in accordance with this Clause 3.2:

 

  3.2.1 is notified no later than 4.00 p.m. Central European Time three (3) Business Days before the Drawdown Date of the sum of the euro amounts referred to in paragraph (a) and, if applicable, paragraph (b) of the Drawdown Notice; and

 

  3.2.2 promptly and in any event no later than 3.00 p.m. Central European Time two (2) Business Days before the Drawdown Date, notifies the Agent of the Equivalent Amount of the euro amount so notified to it in accordance with Clause 3.2.1.

On being so notified by the Swap Agent, the Agent shall promptly and in any event no later than 3.30 p.m. Central European Time two (2) Business Days before the Drawdown Date notify each of the Lenders of its share of the Total Commitments and the Borrower of the Equivalent Amount of the total euro amount referred to in the Drawdown Notice.

Each of the Lenders and the Borrower hereby further instructs:

 

  3.2.3 the Agent to pay to the Swap Agent the Equivalent Amount of the sum of the euro amounts so notified to it in accordance with Clause 3.2.1 from the amounts received by the Agent from the Lenders on the Drawdown Date pursuant to their obligation to make the Loan available in accordance with Clause 2.1; and

 

  3.2.4 the Agent to procure that the Swap Agent pays to the Agent the sum of the euro amounts referred to in Clause 3.2.1 on the Drawdown Date in exchange for the sum referred to in Clause 3.2.3.

 

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Each of the instructions contained in this Clause 3.2 is irrevocable.

Each of the Lenders, the Agent and the Borrower expressly acknowledges that the funding terms set out in this Clause may only be modified with the agreement of the Swap Agent, the Agent, the Lenders and the Borrower.

 

3.3 Borrower’s irrevocable payment instructions

The Lenders shall not be obliged to fulfil their obligation to make the Loan available other than by paying the Builder the Total Financed Contract Price (or (as the context may require) the amount thereof requested to be paid) on behalf of and in the name of the Borrower and by reimbursing the Agent for the related Coface Premium.

Each of the Lenders and the Borrower hereby instructs the Agent in accordance with this Clause 3.3:

 

  3.3.1 to pay to the Builder:

 

  (a) the amount in euro remaining due under the Building Contract up to an amount equal to the lesser of five hundred and eighty eight million euro (EUR588,000,000) and eighty per cent. (80%) of the Contract Price of the Vessel prior to any Change Order; and

 

  (b) subject to Clause 2.2, the amount in euro up to the lesser of fifty eight million eight hundred thousand euro (EUR58,800,000) and eighty per cent. (80%) of the Change Order Amount capped at ten per cent. (10%) of the Financed Contract Price,

in each case from the sum referred to in Clause 3.2.4; and

 

  3.3.2 to reimburse the Agent in Dollars, by drawing under the Loan, the related Coface Premium.

The payment instruction contained in this Clause 3.3 is irrevocable.

Subject to Clause 3.1, payment will be made to the Builder by a single advance in euro on the Delivery Date of the Vessel during usual banking hours in the French Republic to the Builder’s account as specified by the Builder in accordance with the Building Contract after receipt and verification by the Agent of the documents provided under Appendix I.

Verification of the documents provided under Appendix I shall be limited to checking their apparent compliance as defined in the Uniform Customs and Practices for Documentary Credits - ICC Publication 600 (UCP 600 latest revision).

The Borrower expressly acknowledges that the payment terms set out in this Clause may only be modified with the agreement of the Builder, the Agent, the Lenders and the Borrower in the case of Clause 3.3.1 and with the agreement of the Agent, the Lenders and the Borrower in the case of Clause 3.3.2.

 

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Drawing may not be made under this Agreement (and the Loan shall not be available) after the earlier of the Delivery Date and the Availability Termination Date.

However, the Lenders will use their best efforts to agree to a postponement of the Availability Termination Date upon application by the Borrower accompanied by an explanation in reasonable detail of the reason for the delay in the Intended Delivery Date beyond the Availability Termination Date. The Borrower acknowledges that any such postponement is subject to the prior written approval of Coface.

 

4. REPAYMENT OF LOAN AND PAYMENT OF INTEREST

 

4.1 Repayment of Loan and payment of interest

The Borrower shall repay and pay to the Lenders in Dollars by twenty four (24) consecutive half yearly instalments and payments respectively:

 

  4.1.1 the relevant principal amount of the Loan drawn down under this Agreement calculated by the Agent following the Drawdown Date on the following assumptions:

 

  (a) interest on the Loan is payable at the LIBOR applicable for the first Interest Period plus [*] per annum throughout the Security Period;

 

  (b) the Loan plus interest at the rate referred to in Clause 4.1.1(a) is to be repaid to the Lenders in twenty four (24) equal half yearly instalments; and

 

  (c) there are no Mandatory Costs; plus

 

  4.1.2 interest on the Loan for the relevant Interest Period at LIBOR plus the applicable Margin plus Mandatory Costs.

For illustrative purposes only, a specimen repayment schedule is set out in Appendix VII.

The first instalment of principal and payment of interest shall be due six (6) months after the Delivery Date and the final instalment and payment shall be due on the Termination Date together with all other sums due under this Agreement. Interest shall be payable on the Loan from the Drawdown Date and calculated on the actual number of days elapsed in the relevant Interest Period divided by three hundred and sixty (360).

The Agent shall deliver to the Borrower and the Lenders as soon as practicable following such calculation, and in any event no later than ten (10) Business Days after the Drawdown Date, a repayment schedule setting out the dates and the amounts of the instalments up to and including the Termination Date.

The repayment schedule shall be sent by fax and, in the case of the Borrower, by international express courier.

In the absence of manifest error, the repayment schedule will constitute an unconditional and irrevocable undertaking by the Borrower to pay the Lenders the amounts of principal set out therein.

The Borrower reserves the right to inform the Agent within ten (10) Business Days of receipt of the repayment schedule by courier if it contains a material error and to request its correction.

 

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4.2 Substitute basis of funding

 

  4.2.1 Subject to Clause 4.2.2, if LIBOR is to be determined by reference to the Reference Banks but a Reference Bank does not supply a quotation by 11.00 a.m. London time, the applicable LIBOR shall be determined on the basis of the quotations of the remaining Reference Banks.

 

  4.2.2 If a Market Disruption Event occurs for any Interest Period, then the rate of interest on each Lender’s relevant Commitment for that Interest Period shall be the percentage rate per annum which is the sum of:

 

  (a) the applicable Margin;

 

  (b) the rate notified to the Agent by that Lender as soon as practicable, and in any event before interest is due to be paid in respect of that Interest Period, to be that which expresses as a percentage rate per annum the cost to that Lender of funding its relevant Commitment from whatever source it may reasonably select; and

 

  (c) the Mandatory Cost, if any, applicable to that Lender’s Commitment.

In this Agreement “Market Disruption Event ” means:

 

  (i) at or about noon on the Quotation Date for the relevant Interest Period Reuters BBA Page LIBOR 01 is not available and none or only one of the Reference Banks supplies a rate to the Agent to determine LIBOR for the relevant Interest Period; or

 

  (ii) before close of business in London on the Quotation Date for the relevant Interest Period, the Agent receives notifications from Lenders (in number exceeding thirty four per cent. (34%) of the Lenders and whose Commitments are not less than thirty four per cent. (34%) of the Loan) that the cost to them of obtaining matching deposits in the London Interbank eurocurrency market would be in excess of LIBOR.

 

  4.2.3 If a Market Disruption Event occurs and the Agent or the Borrower so requires, the Agent and the Borrower shall enter into negotiations (for a period of not more than thirty (30) days) with a view to agreeing a substitute basis for determining the rate of interest.

 

  4.2.4 Any alternative basis agreed pursuant to Clause 4.2.3 shall, with the prior consent of all the Lenders and the Borrower, be binding on all parties to this Agreement.

 

  4.2.5 So long as any Substitute Basis is in force, the Agent, in consultation with the Borrower and the Lenders, shall from time to time, but not less often than monthly, review whether or not the circumstances referred to in Clause 4.2.1 or Clause 4.2.2 still prevail with a view to returning to the normal provisions of this Agreement.

 

5. CLAIMS OR DEFENCES MAY NOT BE OPPOSED TO THE LENDERS

The Borrower may not escape liability under the terms of this Agreement by opposing to the Lenders claims or defences of any kind whatsoever arising under the Building Contract, and in particular from its performance, or from any other relationship between the Borrower and the Builder.

 

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6. COFACE PREMIUM

The Coface Premium is due and payable on or prior to the Drawdown Date and proportionally to the amount of the Loan drawn down under this Agreement. A minimum non-refundable premium, being the Equivalent Amount of one thousand five hundred and fifteen euro (EUR1,515), shall be paid to Coface upon signature of the Coface Insurance Policy. Otherwise, no Coface Premium is due if the Loan is not drawn down. Except as otherwise stated below in the case of a prepayment, the Coface Premium is not refundable for any reason whatsoever.

The Borrower has requested and the Lenders have agreed to finance [*] of the Coface Premium payable under this Agreement in accordance with Clauses 2.1.2 and 2.1.4 up to the Equivalent Amount of the amount being [*].

Consequently, the Borrower hereby irrevocably instructs the Agent to pay the Coface Premium in Dollars to Coface on the Borrower’s behalf and the financing of such payment shall be made by drawing under the Loan in accordance with Clauses 2.1.2 and 2.1.4 of this Agreement. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Borrower acknowledges that the obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the Lenders in Dollars for the full amount of the Coface Premium referred to in this Agreement as and when it arises is absolute and unconditional.

The Coface Premium financed by the Loan will be repayable in any event by the Borrower to the Lenders in the manner specified in Clause 4 and under any and all circumstances including but without limitation in the event of prepayment or acceleration of the Loan.

If the Loan is prepaid in whole or in part by the Borrower and if no amounts are then due and unpaid by the Borrower to the Finance Parties, the Agent will, on receipt from Coface, refund to the Borrower in Dollars the portion of the Coface Premium reimbursed by Coface. If there is an amount due and unpaid by the Borrower to the Finance Parties, the Agent shall apply any amount received from Coface in accordance with Clause 17.

Any refund of the Coface Premium will not exceed eighty per cent. (80%) of the amount of the Coface Premium for the period from the prepayment date to the Termination Date.

 

7. FEES

The following fees shall be paid to the Agent by the Borrower as required hereunder:

7.1.1 For the Mandated Lead Arrangers, an arrangement fee in euro equal to [*] payable:

 

  (a) as to [*] of such fee amount within ten (10) Business Days after the date of this Agreement; and

 

  (b) unless this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Clause 29, as to [*] of such fee amount on the first anniversary of the date of this Agreement.

 

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  7.1.2 For the Lenders, a commitment fee in euro for the period from the date of this Agreement to the Delivery Date of the Vessel, or the date of receipt by the Agent of the written termination notice sent by the Borrower as described in Clause 29, whichever is the earliest, computed at the rate of:

 

  (a) [*] per annum for the first two (2) years after the date of this Agreement; and

 

  (b) [*] per annum thereafter.

This commitment fee shall be calculated on the undrawn amount of the Maximum Loan Amount and paid in euro in arrears on the date falling six (6) months after the date of this Agreement and on each date falling at the end of each following consecutive six (6) month period, with the exception of the commitment fee due in respect of the last period, which shall be paid on the Drawdown Date, or the date of receipt by the Agent of the written termination notice sent by the Borrower as described in Clause 29, whichever is the earliest. The commitment fee shall be calculated on the actual number of days elapsed divided by three hundred and sixty (360).

7.1.3 For the Agent, an annual agency fee of [*] shall be paid within ten (10) Business Days of the date of this Agreement and, unless this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Clause 29, on or before each anniversary date thereof until total repayment of the Loan.

7.1.4 For the Lenders, an amendment fee of [*] of the Maximum Loan Amount. This amendment fee shall be deemed to have been earned on the date on which the Third Supplemental Deed and the Amendment Documents have been signed by all the parties thereto but shall be payable on the date falling ninety (90) days prior to the Intended Delivery Date provided that if this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Clause 29 prior to that date then the amendment fee shall be paid in full on the termination date.

7.1.5 In relation to the Fourth Supplemental Deed, for each of the Lenders, an amendment fee of [*] in accordance with the Amendment Fee Letter.

 

8. TAXES, INCREASED COSTS, COSTS AND RELATED CHARGES

 

8.1 All Taxes legally payable in France as a consequence of the signature or performance of this Agreement shall be paid by the Lenders.

 

8.2 All Taxes legally payable outside France (other than taxes payable by each of the Lenders on its overall net income) as a consequence of the signature or performance of this Agreement shall be paid by the Borrower. In consequence, all payments of principal and interest, interest on late payments, compensation, costs, fees and related charges, due in connection with this Agreement shall be made without any deduction or withholding in respect of Taxes. The Borrower therefore hereby agrees expressly that if for any reason full payment of the above amounts is not made, it will immediately pay the Lenders the sums necessary to compensate exactly the effect of the deductions or withholdings made in respect of Taxes. If the Borrower fails to perform this obligation, the Lenders shall be entitled, in accordance with Clause 13, either not to make available the Loan or, as the case may require, to require immediate repayment of the Loan.

If an additional payment is made under this Clause and any Lender or the Agent on its behalf determines that it has received or been granted a credit against or relief of or calculated with reference to the deduction or withholding giving rise to such additional payment, such Lender or the Agent (as the case may be) shall, to the extent that it can do so without prejudice to the retention of the amount of such credit, relief, remission or repayment and provided that it has received the cash benefit of such credit, relief or

 

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remission, pay to the Borrower such amount as such Lender or the Agent shall in its reasonable opinion have concluded to be attributable to the relevant deduction or withholding. Any such payment shall be conclusive evidence of the amount due to the Borrower hereunder and shall be accepted by the Borrower in full and final settlement of its rights of reimbursement hereunder in respect of such deduction or withholding. Nothing herein contained shall interfere with the right of any Lender and the Agent to arrange their respective tax affairs in whatever manner they think fit.

 

8.3 If after the date of this Agreement by reason of:

 

  8.3.1 any change in law or in its interpretation or administration; and/or

 

  8.3.2 compliance with any request from or requirement of any central bank or other fiscal, monetary or other authority including but without limitation the Basle Committee on Banking Regulations and Supervisory Practices whether or not having the force of law:

 

  (a) any of the Lenders incurs a cost as a result of its performing its obligations under this Agreement and/or its advancing its Commitment hereunder; or

 

  (b) there is any increase in the cost to any of the Lenders of funding or maintaining all or any of the advances comprised in a class of advances formed by or including its Commitment advanced or to be advanced by it hereunder; or

 

  (c) any of the Lenders incurs a cost as a result of its having entered into and/or its assuming or maintaining its commitment under this Agreement; or

 

  (d) any of the Lenders becomes liable to make any payment on account of Tax or otherwise (other than Tax on its overall net income) on or calculated by reference to the amount of its Commitment advanced or to be advanced hereunder and/or any sum received or receivable by it hereunder; or

 

  (e) any of the Lenders suffers any decrease in its rate of return as a result of any changes in the requirements relating to capital ratios, monetary control ratios, the payment of special deposits, liquidity costs or other similar requirements affecting that Lender,

then the Borrower shall from time to time on demand pay to the Agent for the account of the relevant Lender or Lenders amounts sufficient to indemnify the relevant Lender or Lenders against, as the case may be, such cost, such increased cost (or such proportion of such increased cost as is in the reasonable opinion of the relevant Lender or Lenders attributable to the funding or maintaining of its or their Commitment(s) hereunder) or such liability.

A Lender affected by any provision of this Clause 8.3 shall promptly inform the Agent after becoming aware of the relevant change and its possible results (which notice shall be conclusive evidence of the relevant change and its possible results) and the Agent shall, as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter, notify the Borrower of the change and its possible results. Without affecting the Borrower’s obligations under this Clause 8.3 and in consultation with the Agent, the affected Lender will then take all such reasonable steps as may be open to it to mitigate the effect of the change (for example (if then possible) by changing its Facility Office or transferring some or all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement to another financial institution reasonably acceptable to the Borrower and the Agent). The reasonable costs of mitigating the effect of any such change shall be borne by the Borrower save where such costs are of an internal administrative nature and are not incurred in dealings by any Lender with third parties.

 

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8.4 The Borrower undertakes to pay to the Agent, upon demand, all reasonable costs and expenses, duties and fees, including but without limitation agreed legal costs, out of pocket expenses and travel costs, incurred by the Mandated Lead Arrangers and the Original Lenders in connection with the negotiation, preparation and execution of all agreements, guarantees, security agreements and related documents entered into, or to be entered into, for the purpose of the transaction contemplated hereby as well as all costs and expenses, duties and fees incurred by the Lenders in connection with the registration, filing, enforcement or discharge of the said guarantees or security agreements, including without limitation the fees and expenses of legal advisers and insurance experts, the cost of registration and discharge of security interests and the related travel and out of pocket expenses; the Borrower further undertakes to pay to the Agent all costs, expenses, duties and fees incurred by the Lenders in connection with any variation of this Agreement and the related documents, guarantees and security agreements, any supplements thereto and waiver given in relation thereto, in connection with the enforcement or preservation of any rights under this Agreement and/or the related guarantees and security agreements, including in each case the fees and expenses of legal advisers, and in connection with the consultations or proceedings made necessary by the acts of, or failure to act on the part of, the Borrower.

 

8.5 The Borrower undertakes to pay to the Agent, upon demand, any reasonable costs (including but without limitation any losses or costs incurred as a result of the termination or liquidation of any foreign exchange hedge transaction entered into (externally or internally) for the purpose of providing the Exchange Rate) necessarily incurred by the Lenders, the Agent or the Swap Agent in funding the Loan in accordance with Clause 3.2 or any other relevant provision of this Agreement in the event that the Delivery Date or any Drawdown Date proposed in the Drawdown Notice is later than the Intended Delivery Date or such Drawdown Date (unless the Borrower has given the Agent at least three (3) Business Days’ notification of such delay in the Delivery Date or such Drawdown Date) or for any other reason whatsoever. Any such funding costs incurred by the Swap Agent shall be deemed to have been incurred by the Agent.

 

8.6 The Borrower shall reimburse any Lender that is a member of the Steering Committee on demand on a full indemnity basis for all documented charges and expenses reasonably incurred (including value added tax or any similar tax thereon and including the fees and expenses of legal and other advisers) by that Lender in carrying out its duties as a member of the Steering Committee on or before 31 December 2010.

 

9. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

9.1 Duration

 

  9.1.1 The representations and warranties in Clause 9.2 are made on the date of this Agreement and shall be deemed to be repeated, with reference mutatis mutandis to the facts and circumstances subsisting, as if made on each day until the Borrower has no remaining obligations, actual or contingent, under or pursuant to this Agreement or any of the other Security Documents.

 

  9.1.2 The representations and warranties in Clause 9.3 are made on the date of this Agreement and shall be deemed to be repeated, with reference mutatis mutandis to the facts and circumstances subsisting, as if made on the date falling sixty (60) days before the Intended Delivery Date and thereafter on each day until the Borrower has no remaining obligations, actual or contingent, under or pursuant to this Agreement or any of the other Security Documents.

 

  9.1.3 The representations and warranties in Clause 9.4 are made on the Delivery Date and shall be deemed to be repeated, with reference mutatis mutandis to the facts and circumstances subsisting, as if made thereafter on each day until the Borrower has no remaining obligations, actual or contingent, under or pursuant to this Agreement or any of the other Security Documents.

 

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9.2 Continuing representations and warranties

The Borrower represents and warrants to each of the Lenders that:

 

  9.2.1 Status

Each Obligor is a company duly organised, constituted and validly existing under the laws of the country of its incorporation, possessing perpetual corporate existence, the capacity to sue and be sued in its own name and the power to own and charge its assets and carry on its business as it is now being conducted.

 

  9.2.2 Powers and authority

Each of the Obligors has the power to enter into and perform this Agreement and those of the other Security Documents to which it is a party and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and has taken all necessary action to authorise the entry into and performance of this Agreement and such other Security Documents and such transactions.

 

  9.2.3 Legal validity

This Agreement, each other Transaction Document and each of the Apollo Transaction Documents constitutes (or will constitute when executed) legal, valid and binding obligations of each Obligor expressed to be a party thereto enforceable in accordance with its respective terms and in entering into this Agreement and borrowing the Loan, the Borrower is acting on its own account.

 

  9.2.4 Non-conflict with laws

The entry into and performance of this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents, the Apollo Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not and will not conflict with:

 

  (a) any law or regulation or any official or judicial order; or

 

  (b) the constitutional documents of any Obligor; or

 

  (c) any agreement or document to which any Obligor is a party or which is binding upon such Obligor or any of its assets,

nor result in the creation or imposition of any Encumbrance on an Obligor or its assets pursuant to the provisions of any such agreement or document, except for Permitted Liens.

 

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  9.2.5 Consents

Except for:

 

  (a) the filing of those Security Documents to be filed with the Registrar of Companies in Bermuda; and

 

  (b) the registration of the Mortgage through the relevant authority of the Maritime Registry,

all authorisations, approvals, consents, licences, exemptions, filings, registrations, notarisations and other matters, official or otherwise, required in connection with the entry into, performance, validity and enforceability of this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents to which any Obligor is a party and the transactions contemplated thereby have been obtained or effected and are in full force and effect except authorisations, approvals, consents, licences, exemptions, filings and registrations required in the normal day to day course of the operation of the Vessel and not already obtained by the Borrower.

 

  9.2.6 Accuracy of information

All information furnished by any Obligor relating to the business and affairs of any Obligor in connection with this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents was and remains true and correct in all material respects and there are no other material facts or considerations the omission of which would render any such information misleading.

 

  9.2.7 Full disclosure

Each Obligor has fully disclosed to the Agent all facts relating to each Obligor which it knows or should reasonably know and which might reasonably be expected to influence the Lenders in deciding whether or not to enter into this Agreement.

 

  9.2.8 Pari passu or priority status

The claims of the Finance Parties against the Borrower under this Agreement will rank at least pari passu with the claims of all unsecured creditors of the Borrower (other than claims of such creditors to the extent that they are statutorily preferred) and in priority to the claims of any creditor of the Borrower who is also an Obligor.

 

  9.2.9 Solvency

The Borrower is and shall remain, after the advance to it of the Loan, solvent in accordance with the laws of Bermuda and the United Kingdom and in particular with the provisions of the Insolvency Act 1986 (as from time to time amended) and the requirements thereof.

 

  9.2.10 Winding-up, etc.

Subject to clause 10.6 of the Guarantee, neither the Borrower nor any other Obligor has taken any corporate action nor have any other steps been taken or legal proceedings been started or (to the best of its knowledge and belief) threatened against any of them for the reorganisation, winding-up, dissolution or for the appointment of a liquidator, administrator, receiver, administrative receiver, trustee or similar officer of any of them or any or all of their assets or revenues nor has it sought any other relief under any applicable insolvency or bankruptcy law.

 

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  9.2.11 Accounts

The consolidated audited accounts of the Guarantor for the period ending on 31 December 2005 (which accounts have been prepared in accordance with GAAP) fairly represent the financial condition of the Guarantor as shown in such audited accounts.

 

  9.2.12 No immunity

None of the Obligors nor any of their respective assets enjoys any right of immunity (sovereign or otherwise) from set-off, suit or execution in respect of their obligations under this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents or by any relevant or applicable law.

 

  9.2.13 Ownership of shares

All the authorised and issued shares in each of the Borrower and the Manager shall be legally and beneficially owned directly or indirectly by the Guarantor and such structure shall remain so throughout the Security Period unless the prior consent of the Lenders has been obtained. Further, no Event of Default has occurred under clause 11.2 of the Guarantee in respect of the ownership and/or control of the shares in the Guarantor.

 

  9.2.14 Completeness of documents

The copies of the Building Contract, the Management Agreement, the Apollo Transaction Documents and any other relevant third party agreements including but without limitation the copies of any documents in respect of the Insurances delivered to the Agent are true and complete copies of each such document constituting valid and binding obligations of the parties thereto enforceable in accordance with their respective terms and, subject to Clauses 10.14 and 10.25, no amendments thereto or variations thereof have been agreed nor has any action been taken by the parties thereto which would in any way render such document inoperative or unenforceable. The copy of the Sky Vessel MOA delivered to the Agent is a true and complete copy of such document constituting valid and binding obligations of the parties thereto enforceable in accordance with its terms and no amendments thereto or variations thereof have been agreed other than (if applicable) amendments or variations to the Sky Vessel MOA to:

 

  (a) correct errors in such document related to the Sky Vessel Indebtedness provided that such errors relate to administrative matters only;

 

  (b) allow for the date for payment of any amount of the Sky Vessel Purchase Price or interest thereon (or other fees, costs and expenses under the Sky Vessel Indebtedness) to be varied by up to five (5) Business Days provided that the amendment or variation is only for reason of ease of administration of the parties to the Sky Vessel MOA;

 

  (c) amend or vary provisions of the Sky Vessel MOA not related to the Sky Vessel Indebtedness and not of a material nature; or

 

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  (d) amend or vary provisions of the Sky Vessel MOA to the extent such amendments or variations are not, in the reasonable opinion of the Agent, adverse to the Guarantor or the Lenders

nor has any action been taken by the parties thereto which would in any way render such document inoperative or unenforceable.

 

  9.2.15 Money laundering

Any borrowing by the Borrower under this Agreement, and the performance of its obligations under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, will be for its own account and will not involve any breach by it of any law or regulatory measure relating to “money laundering” as defined in Article 1 of the Directive (91/308/EEC) of the Council of the European Communities.

 

9.3 Semi-continuing representations and warranties

The Borrower represents and warrants to each of the Lenders that:

 

  9.3.1 No default

No event has occurred which constitutes a default under or in respect of any Transaction Document to which any Obligor or the Builder is a party or by which any Obligor or the Builder may be bound (including (inter alia) this Agreement) and no event has occurred which constitutes a default under or in respect of any agreement or document to which any Obligor is a party or by which any Obligor may be bound to an extent or in a manner which might have a material adverse effect, in the opinion of the Agent, on the ability of that Obligor to perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents to which it is a party.

 

  9.3.2 No encumbrances

None of the assets or rights of any Obligor is subject to any Encumbrance except Permitted Liens.

 

  9.3.3 Litigation

No litigation, arbitration or administrative proceedings are current or pending or, to its knowledge, threatened, which might, if adversely determined, have a material adverse effect on the ability of an Obligor to perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents to which it is a party, save as disclosed by the Guarantor in its most recent US Securities Exchange Commission filing.

 

  9.3.4 Tax liabilities

To the best of its knowledge, each of the Obligors has complied with all taxation laws in all jurisdictions in which it is subject to Taxation and has paid all Taxes due and payable by it including but without limitation any disputed Taxes unless a sufficient reserve has been made pending resolution of the dispute and no material claims are being asserted against any of the Obligors with respect to Taxes, which might, if such claims were successful, have a material adverse effect on the ability of that Obligor to perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents to which it is a party.

 

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  9.3.5 Ownership of assets

Each member of the Group has good and marketable title to all its assets which are reflected in the audited accounts referred to in Clause 9.2.11.

 

  9.3.6 Place of business

None of the Obligors has a place of business in any jurisdiction (except as already disclosed) which requires any of the Security Documents to be filed or registered in that jurisdiction to ensure the validity of the Security Documents to which it is a party.

 

  9.3.7 Environment

Each of the Obligors:

 

  (a) is in compliance with all applicable federal, state, local, foreign and international laws, regulations, conventions and agreements relating to pollution prevention or protection of human health or the environment (including, without limitation, ambient air, surface water, ground water, navigable waters, water of the contiguous zone, ocean waters and international waters), including without limitation, laws, regulations, conventions and agreements relating to:

 

  (i) emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of chemicals, pollutants, contaminants, wastes, toxic substances, hazardous materials, oil, hazard substances, petroleum and petroleum products and by-products ( “Materials of Environmental Concern” ); or

 

  (ii) the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Materials of Environmental Concern (such laws, regulations, conventions and agreements the “Environmental Laws” );

 

  (b) has all permits, licences, approvals, rulings, variances, exemptions, clearances, consents or other authorisations required under applicable Environmental Laws ( “Environmental Approvals” ) and is in compliance with all Environmental Approvals required to operate its business as presently conducted or as reasonably anticipated to be conducted;

 

  (c) has not received any notice, claim, action, cause of action, investigation or demand by any other person, alleging potential liability for, or a requirement to incur, investigatory costs, clean-up costs, response and/or remedial costs (whether incurred by a governmental entity or otherwise), natural resources damages, property damages, personal injuries, attorney’s fees and expenses or fines or penalties, in each case arising out of, based on or resulting from:

 

  (i) the presence or release or threat of release into the environment of any Material of Environmental Concern at any location, whether or not owned by such person; or

 

  (ii) circumstances forming the basis of any violation, or alleged violation, of any Environmental Law or Environmental Approval ( “Environmental Claim” ); and

 

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there are no circumstances that may prevent or interfere with such full compliance in the future.

There is no material Environmental Claim pending or threatened against any of the Obligors.

There are no past or present actions, activities, circumstances, conditions, events or incidents, including, without limitation, the release, emission, discharge or disposal of any Material of Environmental Concern, that could form the basis of any Environmental Claim against any of the Obligors.

 

9.4 Representations on the Delivery Date

The Borrower further represents and warrants to each of the Lenders that on the Delivery Date the Vessel will be:

 

  9.4.1 in its absolute and unencumbered ownership save as contemplated by the Security Documents;

 

  9.4.2 at least provisionally registered in its name under the laws and flag of the Maritime Registry;

 

  9.4.3 classed with the highest classification available for a vessel of its type free of all recommendations and qualifications with Det Norske Veritas;

 

  9.4.4 operationally seaworthy and in compliance with all relevant provisions, regulations and requirements (statutory or otherwise) applicable to ships registered under the laws and flag of the Maritime Registry;

 

  9.4.5 in compliance with the ISM Code, the ISPS Code and Annex VI;

 

  9.4.6 insured in accordance with the provisions of Clause 10.20 and in compliance with the requirements therein in respect of such insurances; and

 

  9.4.7 managed by the Manager on and subject to the terms set out in the Management Agreement.

 

10. UNDERTAKINGS

 

10.1 Duration

 

  10.1.1 The undertakings in Clauses 10.2, 10.3, 10.4, 10.5, 10.6, 10.7, 10.8, 10.9, 10.10, 10.11, 10.13, 10.15, 10.17, 10.23, 10.24 and 10.25 shall remain in full force and effect until the Borrower has no remaining obligations, actual or contingent, under or pursuant to this Agreement or any of the other Security Documents.

 

  10.1.2 The undertakings in Clauses 10.12, 10.14, 10.16, 10.18, 10.19, 10.20, 10.21 and 10.22 shall apply with effect from, and shall remain in full force and effect after, the date falling sixty (60) days before the Intended Delivery Date until the Borrower has no remaining obligations, actual or contingent, under or pursuant to this Agreement or any of the other Security Documents.

 

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10.2 Information

The Borrower will provide to the Agent for the benefit of the Lenders (or will procure the provision of):

 

  10.2.1 as soon as practicable (and in any event within one hundred and twenty (120) days after the close of each of its financial years) a Certified Copy of its unaudited accounts for that year and a Certified Copy of the audited accounts of the Guarantor and its consolidated Subsidiaries for that year (commencing with accounts made up to 31 December in the year in which the Drawdown Date occurs in the case of the Borrower and with accounts made up to 31 December 2005 in the case of the consolidated accounts of the Guarantor);

 

  10.2.2 as soon as practicable (and in any event within sixty (60) days of the end of each quarter of each financial year) a copy of the unaudited consolidated accounts of the Guarantor for that quarter (commencing with unaudited accounts made up to 30 June 2006);

 

  10.2.3 promptly, such further information in its possession or control regarding its financial condition and operations and those of any company in the Group as the Agent may request for the benefit of the Finance Parties; and

10.2.4 details of any material litigation, arbitration or administrative proceedings which affect any Obligor as soon as the same are instituted and served, or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened (and for this purpose proceedings shall be deemed to be material if they involve a claim in an amount exceeding [*] or the equivalent in another currency).

All accounts required under this Clause 10.2 shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP and shall fairly represent the financial condition of the relevant company. In this Clause 10.2 and in Clause 9.3.5 “Group” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in clause 11.4 of the Guarantee.

 

10.3 Notification of default

The Borrower will notify the Agent of any Event of Default forthwith upon becoming aware of the occurrence thereof. Upon the Agent’s request from time to time the Borrower will issue a certificate stating whether any Obligor is aware of the occurrence of any Event of Default.

 

10.4 Consents and registrations

The Borrower will procure that (and will promptly furnish Certified Copies to the Agent on the request of the Agent of) all such authorisations, approvals, consents, licences and exemptions as may be required under any applicable law or regulation to enable it or any Obligor to perform its obligations under, and ensure the validity or enforceability of, each of the Transaction Documents are obtained and promptly renewed from time to time and will procure that the terms of the same are complied with at all times. Insofar as such filings or registrations have not been completed on or before the Drawdown Date the Borrower will procure the filing or registration within applicable time limits of each Security Document which requires filing or registration together with all ancillary documents required to preserve the priority and enforceability of the Security Documents.

 

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10.5 Negative pledge

The Borrower will not create or permit to subsist any Encumbrance on the whole or any part of its present or future assets, except for the following:

 

  10.5.1 Encumbrances created with the prior written consent of the Lenders; or

 

  10.5.2 Permitted Liens,

[*].

 

10.6 Disposals

Except with the prior consent of all the Lenders, the Borrower shall not, either in a single transaction or in a series of transactions whether related or not and whether voluntarily or involuntarily, sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of any of its assets except in the case of items being replaced or renewed provided that the net impact is not a reduction in the value of the Vessel [*].

 

10.7 Change of business

Except with the prior consent of the Agent, the Borrower shall not make or threaten to make any substantial change in its business as presently conducted, namely that of a single ship owning company for the Vessel, or carry on any other business which is substantial in relation to its business as presently conducted so as to affect, in the opinion of the Agent, the Borrower’s ability to perform its obligations hereunder and the Borrower will procure that the other Obligors continue, throughout the Security Period, to perform their current business activities provided that any change or discontinuation in the business activities of any Obligor (other than the Borrower) in accordance with the Apollo-Related Transactions shall be permitted.

 

10.8 Mergers

Except with the prior consent of the Lenders, the Borrower will not enter into any amalgamation, restructure, substantial reorganisation, merger, de-merger or consolidation or anything analogous to the foregoing nor will it acquire any equity, share capital or obligations of any corporation or other entity.

 

10.9 Maintenance of status and franchises

The Borrower will do all such things as are necessary to maintain its corporate existence in good standing and will ensure that it has the right and is duly qualified to conduct its business as it is conducted in all applicable jurisdictions and will obtain and maintain all franchises and rights necessary for the conduct of its business.

 

10.10 Financial records

The Borrower will keep proper books of record and account, in which proper and correct entries shall be made of all financial transactions and the assets, liabilities and business of the Borrower in accordance with GAAP.

 

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10.11 Financial indebtedness and subordination of indebtedness

 

  10.11.1 Otherwise than in the ordinary course of business as owner of the Vessel, except as contemplated by this Agreement and except any loan, advance or credit extended by the Guarantor or any member of the Group which is a wholly owned Subsidiary of the Guarantor, the Borrower will not create, incur, assume or allow to exist any financial indebtedness, enter into any finance lease or undertake any material capital commitment (including but not limited to the purchase of any capital asset).

 

  10.11.2 The Borrower shall procure that any and all indebtedness (and in particular with any other Obligor and/or any shareholder of the Guarantor) is at all times fully subordinated to the Security Documents and the obligations of the Borrower hereunder. The Borrower shall not make any repayments of principal, payments of interest or of any other costs, fees, expenses or liabilities arising from or representing indebtedness with any shareholder of the Guarantor. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default the Borrower shall not make any repayments of principal, payments of interest or of any other costs, fees, expenses or liabilities arising from or representing indebtedness with any other Obligor. In this Clause “fully subordinated” shall mean that any claim of the lender against the Borrower in relation to such indebtedness shall rank after and be in all respects subordinate to all of the rights and claims of the Finance Parties under this Agreement and the other Security Documents and that the lender shall not take any steps to enforce its rights to recover any monies owing to it by the Borrower and in particular but without limitation the lender will not institute any legal or quasi-legal proceedings under any jurisdiction at any time against the Vessel, her Earnings or Insurances or the Borrower and it will not compete with the Finance Parties or any of them in a liquidation or other winding-up or bankruptcy of the Borrower or in any proceedings in connection with the Vessel, her Earnings or Insurances.

 

10.12 Pooling of earnings and charters

The Borrower will not enter into in respect of the Vessel, nor permit to exist:

 

  10.12.1 any pooling agreement or other arrangement for the sharing of any of the Earnings or the expenses of the Vessel except with a member of the Group and provided that it does not adversely affect the rights of the Finance Parties under the Assignment of Earnings in the reasonable opinion of the Agent; or

 

  10.12.2 any demise or bareboat charter; or

 

  10.12.3 any charter whereunder two (2) months’ charterhire (or the equivalent thereof) is payable in advance in respect of the Vessel; or

 

  10.12.4 any charter of the Vessel or contract of affreightment or employment which, with the exercise of options for extension, could be for a period longer than thirteen (13) months; or

 

  10.12.5 any charter of the Vessel or contract of affreightment or employment whereunder the hire payable is below approximately the market rate prevailing when the Vessel’s letting or employment is fixed,

but if, with the prior written consent of the Agent, the Borrower enters into in respect of the Vessel a charter with a company outside the Group, the Borrower hereby undertakes to execute in favour of the Finance Parties an assignment of such charter and the Earnings

 

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therefrom such assignment to be in substantially the form of the Assignment of Earnings and as required by the Agent provided however that the Borrower may in respect of the Vessel enter into a bareboat charter in form approved by the Agent with any company which is a member of the Group provided that if so requested by the Agent and without limitation:

 

  10.12.6 any such bareboat charterer shall enter into such deeds (including but not limited to a subordination and assignment deed), agreements and indemnities as the Agent shall in its sole discretion require prior to entering into the bareboat charter with the Borrower; and

 

  10.12.7 the Borrower shall assign the benefit of any such bareboat charter and its interest in the Insurances to the Finance Parties by way of further security for the Borrower’s obligations under the Security Documents.

 

10.13 Loans and guarantees by the Borrower

Otherwise than in the ordinary course of business as owner of the Vessel, the Borrower will not make any loan or advance or extend credit to any person, firm or corporation or issue or enter into any guarantee or indemnity or otherwise become directly or contingently liable for the obligations of any other person, firm or corporation.

 

10.14 Management and employment

Except with the prior consent of the Agent, the Borrower will not:

 

  10.14.1 permit any person other than the Manager to be the manager of, including providing crewing services to, the Vessel;

 

  10.14.2 permit any amendment to be made to the terms of the Management Agreement unless the amendment is advised by the Borrower’s tax counsel or is deemed necessary by the parties thereto to reflect the prevailing circumstances but provided that the amendment does not imperil the security to be provided pursuant to the Security Documents or adversely affect the ability of any Obligor to perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents; or

 

  10.14.3 permit the Vessel to be employed other than within the NCL brand.

 

10.15 Acquisition of shares

The Borrower will not acquire any equity, share capital, assets or obligations of any corporation or other entity or permit its shares to be held other than directly or indirectly by the Guarantor.

 

10.16 Trading with the United States of America

The Borrower shall in respect of the Vessel take all reasonable precautions to prevent any infringements of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986 of the United States of America (as the same may be amended and/or re-enacted from time to time hereafter) or any similar legislation applicable to the Vessel in any other jurisdiction in which the Vessel shall trade (a “Relevant Jurisdiction” ) where the Vessel trades in the territorial waters of the United States of America or a Relevant Jurisdiction and, for this purpose, the Borrower shall, inter alia, enter into a “Carrier Initiative Agreement” with the United States’ Customs Service (if such is possible) or into voluntary arrangements made under the Customs-Trade Partnership

 

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Against Terrorism of the United States of America (if such is possible and appropriate to cruise vessels) and procure that the same (or a similar agreement or arrangement in a Relevant Jurisdiction) is maintained in full force and effect and its obligations thereunder performed by it in respect of the Vessel throughout any period of United States of America (including coastal waters over which it claims jurisdiction) or Relevant Jurisdiction related trading.

 

10.17 Further assurance

The Borrower will, from time to time on being required to do so by the Agent, do or procure the doing of all such acts and/or execute or procure the execution of all such documents in a form satisfactory to the Agent as the Agent may reasonably consider necessary for giving full effect to any of the Transaction Documents or the Coface Insurance Policy or securing to the Finance Parties the full benefit of the rights, powers and remedies conferred upon the Finance Parties or any of them in any such Transaction Document.

 

10.18 Valuation of the Vessel

 

  10.18.1 The Borrower will from time to time (but at intervals no more frequently than annually at the Borrower’s expense unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing) within thirty (30) days of receiving any request to that effect from the Agent, procure that the Vessel is valued by an independent reputable shipbroker or shipvaluer experienced in valuing cruise ships appointed by the Borrower and approved by the Agent (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed and such valuation to be made with or without taking into account the benefit or otherwise of any fixed employment relating to the Vessel as the Agent may require).

 

  10.18.2 If the Borrower does not accept the valuation obtained pursuant to Clause 10.18.1 (the “First Valuation” ) it may (at its own expense) within five (5) Business Days of receipt of the First Valuation obtain a second valuation (the “Second Valuation” ) from another independent reputable shipbroker or shipvaluer experienced in valuing cruise ships appointed by the Borrower and approved by the Agent which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.

 

  10.18.3 If the Second Valuation exceeds the First Valuation by a margin of no less than ten per cent. (10%) of the First Valuation the Borrower may at its expense forthwith upon receipt of the Second Valuation request the shipbrokers and/or shipvaluers appointed pursuant to Clauses 10.18.1 and 10.18.2 to obtain a third valuation (the “Third Valuation” ) from a further independent reputable shipbroker or shipvaluer experienced in valuing cruise ships approved by the Agent such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Subject to the Third Valuation being made available within five (5) Business Days of the date of the Second Valuation, the valuation of the Vessel will be determined on the basis of the average of the three valuations so obtained. If the Third Valuation is not made available within the aforementioned time limit, the Vessel shall be valued on the basis of the average of the First Valuation and the Second Valuation.

 

  10.18.4 The Borrower shall procure that forthwith upon the issuance of any valuation obtained pursuant to this Clause 10.2 a copy thereof is sent directly to the Agent for review.

 

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10.19 Earnings

The Borrower will procure that the Earnings (if any) are paid in full without set off and free and clear of and without deduction for any taxes levies duties imposts charges fees restrictions or conditions of any nature whatsoever.

 

10.20 Insurances

The Borrower covenants with the Finance Parties and undertakes:

 

  10.20.1 from the Delivery Date until the end of the Security Period to insure the Vessel in its name and keep the Vessel insured on an agreed value basis for an amount in the currency in which the Loan is denominated approved by the Agent but not being less than the greater of:

 

  (a) one hundred and twenty five per cent. (125%) of the amount of the Loan; and

 

  (b) the full market and commercial value of the Vessel determined in accordance with Clause 10.2 from time to time

through internationally recognised independent first class insurance companies, underwriters, war risks and protection and indemnity associations acceptable to the Agent in each instance on terms and conditions approved by the Agent including as to deductibles but at least in respect of:

 

  (i) fire and marine risks including but without limitation hull and machinery and all other risks customarily and usually covered by first-class and prudent shipowners in the London insurance markets under English marine policies or Agent-approved policies containing the ordinary conditions applicable to similar vessels;

 

  (ii) war risks and war risks (protection and indemnity) up to the insured amount;

 

  (iii) excess risks that is to say the proportion of claims for general average and salvage charges and under the running down clause not recoverable in consequence of the value at which the Vessel is assessed for the purpose of such claims exceeding the insured value;

 

  (iv) protection and indemnity risks with full standard coverage as offered by first-class protection and indemnity associations and up to the highest limit of liability available (for oil pollution risk the highest limit currently available is one billion Dollars (USD1,000,000,000) and this to be increased if reasonably requested by the Agent and the increase is possible in accordance with the standard protection and indemnity cover for vessels of its type and is compatible with prudent insurance practice for first class cruise shipowners or operators in waters where the Vessel trades from time to time from the Delivery Date until the end of the Security Period);

 

  (v) when and while the Vessel is laid-up, in lieu of hull insurance, normal port risks; and

 

  (vi) such other risks as the Agent may from time to time reasonably require;

 

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and in any event in respect of those risks and at those levels covered by first class and prudent owners and/or financiers in the international market in respect of similar tonnage provided that if any of such insurances are also effected in the name of any other person (other than the Borrower and/or a Finance Party) such person shall if so required by the Agent execute a first priority assignment of its interest in such insurances in favour of the Finance Parties in similar terms mutatis mutandis to the Assignment of Insurances;

 

  10.20.2 to agree that the Agent shall take out mortgagee interest insurance on such conditions as the Agent may reasonably require and mortgagee interest insurance for pollution risks as from time to time agreed each for an amount in the currency in which the Loan is denominated of one hundred and ten per cent. (110%) of the amount of the Loan, the Borrower having no interest or entitlement in respect of such policies; the Borrower shall upon demand of the Agent reimburse the Agent for the costs of effecting and/or maintaining any such insurance(s) and the Agent hereby undertakes to use its reasonable endeavours to match the premium level that the Borrower would have paid if the Borrower itself had arranged such cover on such conditions (as demonstrated to the reasonable satisfaction of the Agent);

 

  10.20.3 if the Vessel shall trade in the United States of America and/or the Exclusive Economic Zone of the United States of America (the “EEZ” ) as such term is defined in the US Oil Pollution Act 1990 ( “OPA” ), to comply strictly with the requirements of OPA and any similar legislation which may from time to time be enacted in any jurisdiction in which the Vessel presently trades or may or will trade at any time during the existence of this Agreement and in particular before such trade is commenced and during the entire period during which such trade is carried on:

 

  (a) to pay any additional premiums required to maintain protection and indemnity cover for oil pollution up to the limit available to it for the Vessel in the market;

 

  (b) to make all such quarterly or other voyage declarations as may from time to time be required by the Vessel’s protection and indemnity association and to comply with all obligations in order to maintain such cover, and promptly to deliver to the Agent copies of such declarations;

 

  (c) to submit the Vessel to such additional periodic, classification, structural or other surveys which may be required by the Vessel’s protection and indemnity insurers to maintain cover for such trade and promptly to deliver to the Agent copies of reports made in respect of such surveys;

 

  (d) to implement any recommendations contained in the reports issued following the surveys referred to in Clause 10.20.3(c) within the time limit specified therein and to provide evidence satisfactory to the Agent that the protection and indemnity insurers are satisfied that this has been done;

 

  (e)

in particular strictly to comply with the requirements of any applicable law, convention, regulation, proclamation or order with regard to financial responsibility for liabilities imposed on the Borrower or the Vessel with respect to pollution by any state or nation or political

 

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  subdivision thereof, including but not limited to OPA, and to provide the Agent on demand with such information or evidence as it may reasonably require of such compliance;

 

  (f) to procure that the protection and indemnity insurances do not contain a clause excluding the Vessel from trading in waters of the United States of America and the EEZ or any other provision analogous thereto and to provide the Agent with evidence that this is so; and

 

  (g) strictly to comply with any operational or structural regulations issued from time to time by any relevant authorities under OPA so that at all times the Vessel falls within the provisions which limit strict liability under OPA for oil pollution;

 

  10.20.4 to give notice forthwith of any assignment of its interest in the Insurances to the relevant brokers, insurance companies, underwriters and/or associations in the form approved by the Agent;

 

  10.20.5 to execute and deliver all such documents and do all such things as may be necessary to confer upon the Finance Parties legal title to the Insurances in respect of the Vessel and to procure that the interest of the Finance Parties is at all times filed with all slips, cover notes, policies and certificates of entry and to procure (a) that a loss payable clause in the form approved by the Agent shall be filed with all the hull, machinery and equipment and war risks policies in respect of the Vessel and (b) that a loss payable clause in the form approved by the Agent shall be endorsed upon the protection and indemnity certificates of entry in respect of the Vessel;

 

  10.20.6 to procure that each of the relevant brokers and associations furnishes the Agent with a letter of undertaking in such form as may be required by the Agent and waives any lien for premiums or calls except in relation to premiums or calls solely attributable to the Vessel;

 

  10.20.7 punctually to pay all premiums, calls, contributions or other sums payable in respect of the Insurances on the Vessel and to produce all relevant receipts when so required by the Agent;

 

  10.20.8 to renew each of the Insurances on the Vessel at least five (5) days before the expiry thereof and to give immediate notice to the Agent of such renewal and to procure that the relevant brokers or associations shall promptly confirm in writing to the Agent that such renewal is effected it being understood by the Borrower that any failure to renew the Insurances on the Vessel at least five (5) days before the expiry thereof or to give or procure the relevant notices of such renewal shall constitute an Event of Default;

 

  10.20.9 to arrange for the execution of such guarantees as may from time to time be required by any protection and indemnity and/or war risks association;

 

  10.20.10 to furnish the Agent from time to time on request with full information about all Insurances maintained on the Vessel and the names of the offices, companies, underwriters, associations or clubs with which such Insurances are placed;

 

  10.20.11

not to agree to any variation in the terms of any of the Insurances on the Vessel without the prior approval of the Agent nor to do any act or voluntarily suffer or

 

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  permit any act to be done whereby any Insurances shall or may be rendered invalid, void, voidable, suspended, defeated or unenforceable and not to suffer or permit the Vessel to engage in any voyage nor to carry any cargo not permitted under any of the Insurances without first obtaining the consent of the insurers or reinsurers concerned and complying with such requirements as to payment of extra premiums or otherwise as the insurers or reinsurers may impose;

 

  10.20.12 not without the prior written consent of the Agent to settle, compromise or abandon any claim in respect of any of the Insurances on the Vessel other than a claim of less than ten million Dollars (USD10,000,000) or the equivalent in any other currency and not being a claim arising out of a Total Loss;

10.20.13 promptly to furnish the Agent with full information regarding any casualties or other accidents or damage to the Vessel involving an amount in excess of [*];

 

  10.20.14 to apply or ensure the appliance of all such sums receivable in respect of the Insurances on the Vessel for the purpose of making good the loss and fully repairing all damage in respect whereof the insurance monies shall have been received;

 

  10.20.15 that in the event of it making default in insuring and keeping insured the Vessel as hereinbefore provided then the Agent may (but shall not be bound to) insure the Vessel or enter the Vessel in such manner and to such extent as the Agent in its discretion thinks fit and in such case all the cost of effecting and maintaining such insurance together with interest thereon at the Interest Rate shall be paid on demand by the Borrower to the Agent; and

 

  10.20.16 to agree that the Agent shall be entitled from time to time (but at intervals no more frequently than annually at the Borrower’s expense up to an amount of ten thousand euro (EUR10,000) annually, except in the case that the Delivery Date and any renewal or amendment of the Insurances to be assigned to the Finance Parties pursuant to the Assignment of Insurances fall within one (1) year of each other or such Insurances are amended within one (1) year of the Delivery Date or their renewal (as the case may be)) to instruct independent reputable insurance advisers for the purpose of obtaining any advice or information regarding any matter concerning the Insurances which the Agent shall at its sole discretion deem necessary, it being hereby specifically agreed that it shall reimburse the Agent on demand for all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Agent in connection with the instruction of such advisers as aforesaid.

 

10.21 Operation and maintenance of the Vessel

From the Delivery Date until the end of the Security Period at its own expense the Borrower will:

 

  10.21.1

keep the Vessel in a good and efficient state of repair so as to maintain it to the highest classification notation available for the Vessel of its age and type free of all recommendations and qualifications with Det Norske Veritas. On the Delivery Date and annually thereafter, it will furnish to the Agent a statement by such classification society that such classification notation is maintained. It will comply with all recommendations, regulations and requirements (statutory or otherwise) from time to time applicable to the Vessel and shall have on board as and when required thereby valid certificates showing compliance therewith and shall procure

 

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  that all repairs to or replacements of any damaged, worn or lost parts or equipment are carried out (both as regards workmanship and quality of materials) so as not to diminish the value or class of the Vessel. It will not make any substantial modifications or alterations to the Vessel or any part thereof which would reduce the market and commercial value of the Vessel determined in accordance with Clause 10.18 without the prior consent of the Agent;

 

  10.21.2 submit the Vessel to continuous survey in respect of its machinery and hull and such other surveys as may be required for classification purposes and, if so required by the Agent, supply to the Agent copies in English of the survey reports;

 

  10.21.3 permit surveyors or agents appointed by the Agent to board the Vessel at all reasonable times to inspect its condition or satisfy themselves as to repairs proposed or already carried out and afford all proper facilities for such inspections;

 

  10.21.4 comply, or procure that the Manager will comply, with the ISM Code (as the same may be amended from time to time) or any replacement of the ISM Code (as the same may be amended from time to time) and in particular, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, as and when required to do so by the ISM Code and at all times thereafter:

 

  (a) hold, or procure that the Manager holds, a valid Document of Compliance duly issued to the Borrower or the Manager (as the case may be) pursuant to the ISM Code and a valid Safety Management Certificate duly issued to the Vessel pursuant to the ISM Code;

 

  (b) provide the Agent with copies of any such Document of Compliance and Safety Management Certificate as soon as the same are issued; and

 

  (c) keep, or procure that there is kept, on board the Vessel a copy of any such Document of Compliance and the original of any such Safety Management Certificate;

 

  10.21.5 comply, or procure that the Manager will comply, with the ISPS Code (as the same may be amended from time to time) or any replacement of the ISPS Code (as the same may be amended from time to time) and in particular, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, as and when required to do so by the ISPS Code and at all times thereafter:

 

  (a) keep, or procure that there is kept, on board the Vessel the original of the International Ship Security Certificate; and

 

  (b) keep, or procure that there is kept, on board the Vessel a copy of the ship security plan prepared pursuant to the ISPS Code;

 

  10.21.6 comply with Annex VI (as the same may be amended from time to time) or any replacement of Annex VI (as the same may be amended from time to time) and in particular, without limitation, to:

 

  (a) procure that the Vessel’s master and crew are familiar with, and that the Vessel complies with, Annex VI; and

 

  (b) maintain for the Vessel throughout the Security Period a valid and current IAPPC and provide a copy to the Agent; and

 

  (c) notify the Agent immediately in writing of any actual or threatened withdrawal, suspension, cancellation or modification of the IAPPC;

 

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  10.21.7 not employ the Vessel or permit its employment in any trade or business which is forbidden by any applicable law or is otherwise illicit or in carrying illicit or prohibited goods or in any manner whatsoever which may render it liable to condemnation in a prize court or to destruction, seizure or confiscation or that may expose the Vessel to penalties. In the event of hostilities in any part of the world (whether war be declared or not) it will not employ the Vessel or permit its employment in carrying any contraband goods;

 

  10.21.8 promptly provide the Agent with (a) all information which the Agent may reasonably require regarding the Vessel, its employment, earnings, position and engagements (b) particulars of all towages and salvages and (c) copies of all charters and other contracts for its employment and otherwise concerning it;

 

  10.21.9 give notice to the Agent promptly and in reasonable detail upon the Borrower or any other Obligor becoming aware of:

 

  (a) accidents to the Vessel involving repairs the cost of which will or is likely to exceed [*];

 

  (b) the Vessel becoming or being likely to become a Total Loss;

 

  (c) any recommendation or requirement made by any insurer or classification society or by any competent authority which is not complied with, or cannot be complied with, within any time limit relating thereto and that might reasonably affect the maintenance of either the Insurances or the classification of the Vessel;

 

  (d) any writ or claim served against or any arrest of the Vessel or the exercise of any lien or purported lien on the Vessel, her Earnings or Insurances;

 

  (e) the Vessel ceasing to be registered under the flag of the Maritime Registry or anything which is done or not done whereby such registration may be imperilled;

 

  (f) it becoming impossible or unlawful for it to fulfil any of its obligations under the Security Documents; and

 

  (g) anything done or permitted or not done in respect of the Vessel by any person which is likely to imperil the security created by the Security Documents;

10.21.10 promptly pay and discharge all debts, damages and liabilities, taxes, assessments, charges, fines, penalties, tolls, dues and other outgoings in respect of the Vessel and keep proper books of account in respect thereof provided always that the Borrower shall not be obliged to compromise any debts, damages and liabilities as aforesaid which are being contested in good faith subject always that full details of any such contested debt, damage or liability which, either individually or in aggregate exceeds [*] shall forthwith be provided to the Agent. As and when the Agent may so require the Borrower will make such books available for inspection on behalf of the Agent and provide evidence satisfactory to the Agent that the wages and allotments and the insurance and pension contributions of the master and crew

 

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are being regularly paid, that all deductions of crew’s wages in respect of any tax liability are being properly accounted for and that the master has no claim for disbursements other than those incurred in the ordinary course of trading on the voyage then in progress or completed prior to such inspection;

10.21.11 maintain the type of the Vessel as at the Delivery Date and not put the Vessel into the possession of any person without the prior consent of the Agent for the purpose of work being done on it in an amount exceeding or likely to exceed [*] unless such person shall first have given to the Agent a written undertaking addressed to the Agent in terms satisfactory to the Agent agreeing not to exercise a lien on the Vessel or her Earnings for the cost of such work or for any other reason;

 

  10.21.12 promptly pay and discharge all liabilities which have given rise, or may give rise, to liens or claims enforceable against the Vessel under the laws of all countries to whose jurisdiction the Vessel may from time to time be subject and in particular the Borrower hereby agrees to indemnify and hold the Finance Parties, their successors, assigns, directors, officers, shareholders, employees and agents harmless from and against any and all claims, losses, liabilities, damages, expenses (including attorneys, fees and expenses and consultant fees) and injuries of any kind whatsoever asserted against the Finance Parties, with respect to or as a result of the presence, escape, seepage, spillage, release, leaking, discharge or migration from the Vessel or other properties owned or operated by the Borrower of any hazardous substance, including without limitation, any claims asserted or arising under any applicable environmental, health and safety laws, codes and ordinances, and all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder of all governmental agencies, regardless of whether or not caused by or within the control of the Borrower subject to the following:

 

  (a) it is the parties’ understanding that the Finance Parties do not now, have never and do not intend in the future to exercise any operational control or maintenance over the Vessel or any other properties and operations owned or operated by the Borrower, nor in the past, presently, or intend in the future to, maintain an ownership interest in the Vessel or any other properties owned or operated by the Borrower except as may arise upon enforcement of the Lenders’ rights under the Mortgage;

 

  (b) the indemnity and hold harmless contained in this Clause 10.21.12 shall not extend to the Finance Parties in their capacity as equity investors in the Borrower or as an owner of any property or interest as to which the Borrower is also owner but only to their capacity as lenders, holders of security interests or beneficiaries of security interests; and

 

  (c) unless and until an Event of Default shall have occurred and without prejudice to the right of each Lender to be indemnified pursuant to this Clause 10.21.12:

 

  (i) each Lender will, if it is reasonably practicable to do so, notify the Borrower upon receiving a claim in respect of which the relevant Lender is or may become entitled to an indemnity under this Clause 10.21.12;

 

  (ii)

subject to the prior written approval of the relevant Lender which the Lender shall have the right to withhold, the Borrower will be entitled to take, in the name of the relevant Lender, such action as

 

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  the Borrower may see fit to avoid, dispute, resist, appeal, compromise or defend any such claims, losses, liabilities, damages, expenses and injuries as are referred to above in this Clause 10.21.12 or to recover the same from any third party, subject to the Borrower first ensuring that the relevant Lender is secured to its reasonable satisfaction against all expenses thereby incurred or to be incurred; and

 

  (iii) the relevant Lender will, to the extent that it is reasonably practicable to do so, seek the approval of the Borrower (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) before making any admission of liability, agreement or compromise with a third party, or any payment to a third party, in respect of such claims, losses, liabilities, damages, expenses and injuries as are referred to above in this Clause 10.21.12 and, to the extent that the Borrower is entitled to take action in accordance with sub-clause (ii) above and subject to the Borrower first ensuring that the relevant Lender is secured to its reasonable satisfaction against all expenses thereby incurred or to be incurred, the relevant Lender will provide such information, assistance and other co-operation as the Borrower may reasonably request in connection with such action,

provided always that the Borrower shall not be obliged to compromise any liabilities as aforesaid which are being contested in good faith subject always that full details of any such contested liabilities which, either individually or in aggregate, exceed [*] shall be forthwith provided to the Agent. If the Vessel is arrested or detained for any reason it will procure its immediate release by providing bail or taking such other steps as the circumstances may require;

 

  10.21.13 give to the Agent at such times as it may from time to time reasonably require a certificate, duly signed on its behalf, as to the total amount of any debts, damages and liabilities relating to the Vessel and details of such of those debts, damages and liabilities as are over a certain amount to be specified by the Agent at the relevant time and, if so required by the Agent, forthwith discharge such of those debts, damages and liabilities as the Agent shall require other than those being contested in good faith; and

 

  10.21.14 maintain the registration of the Vessel under and fly the flag of the Maritime Registry and not do or permit anything to be done whereby such registration may be forfeited or imperilled.

 

10.22 Dividends

The Borrower will procure that any dividends or other distributions and interest paid or payable in connection with such dividends or other distributions will be received promptly by the Guarantor directly or indirectly from the Borrower’s shareholder (if such shareholder is not the Guarantor) by way of dividend.

 

10.23 Irrevocable funding and payment instructions

None of the Agent, the Lenders or the Borrower shall modify, revoke or withhold the instructions set out in Clauses 3.2 and 3.3 without the agreement of the Builder (in the case of Clause 3.3.1 only), the Agent, the Lenders or the other Lenders (as the case may be) and the Swap Agent (in the case of Clause 3.2 only).

 

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10.24 “Know your customer” checks

If:

 

  10.24.1 the introduction of or any change in (or in the interpretation, administration or application of) any law or regulation made after the date of this Agreement;

 

  10.24.2 any change in the status of a Borrower after the date of this Agreement; or

 

  10.24.3 a proposed assignment or transfer by a Lender of any of its rights and obligations under this Agreement to a party that is not a Lender prior to such assignment or transfer,

obliges the Agent or any Lender (or, in the case of Clause 10.24.3, any prospective New Lender) to comply with “know your customer” or similar identification procedures in circumstances where the necessary information is not already available to it, the Borrower shall promptly upon the request of the Agent or any Lender supply, or procure the supply of, such documentation and other evidence as is reasonably requested by the Agent (for itself or on behalf of any Lender) or any Lender (for itself or, in the case of the event described in Clause 10.24.3, on behalf of any prospective New Lender) in order for the Agent, such Lender or, in the case of the event described in Clause 10.24.3, any prospective New Lender to carry out and be satisfied it has complied with all necessary “know your customer” or other similar checks under all applicable laws and regulations pursuant to the transactions contemplated in the Finance Documents.

 

10.25 Building Contract

The Borrower shall not substantially modify the Building Contract, directly or indirectly, if, by reason of regulations which apply to a Lender, such modification would make such Lender’s Commitment impossible to fulfil or would change the substance or form of its Commitment. The Borrower may, therefore, submit to the Lenders any proposals for modification which, in its opinion, might have such a consequence, and the Lenders will indicate in a timely manner whether the modification proposed will allow the Loan to be maintained.

On or about the last day of each successive period of three (3) months commencing on the date of this Agreement and on the date of the Drawdown Notice, the Borrower undertakes to provide the Agent with a copy of any Change Order entered into during that three (3) month or other period. The Borrower also undertakes to notify the Agent of any change in the Intended Delivery Date as soon as practicable after the change has occurred.

 

11. PREPAYMENT

 

11.1 The Borrower may prepay all or part of the Loan (but if in part being an amount that reduces the Loan by a minimum amount of one (1) repayment instalment of principal of the Loan) without penalty provided the prepayment is made on the relevant interest payment date and one (1) month’s prior written notice indicating the intended date of prepayment is given to the Agent, but compensation shall be payable to the Lenders in the sum of the difference (if positive), calculated by the Lenders, between the actual cost for the Lenders of the funding for the Loan and the rate of interest for the monies to be invested by the Lenders, applied to the amounts so prepaid for the period from said prepayment until the next interest prepayment date (if prepayment does not occur on an interest payment date). Details of any such calculation shall be supplied to the Borrower by the Lenders.

 

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11.2 Any prepayment of the Loan shall be made together with all other sums due under this Agreement.

 

11.3 Amounts prepaid shall be applied in accordance with Clause 17.

 

11.4 Amounts prepaid may not be reborrowed.

 

12. INTEREST ON LATE PAYMENTS

Without prejudice to the provisions of Clause 13 and without this Clause in any way constituting a waiver of terms of payment, all sums due by the Borrower under this Agreement will automatically bear interest on a day to day basis from the date when they are payable until the date of actual payment at the higher of:

 

  12.1.1 Overnight LIBOR plus [*]; and

 

  12.1.2 the applicable interest rate fixed for the latest Interest Period plus [*].

To the extent that such amounts as set out in this Clause remain unpaid for a twelve (12) month period (after first becoming due), the unpaid interest will itself accrue interest at the rate set out in this Clause until actual payment occurs.

 

13. ACCELERATION – EVENTS OF DEFAULT

 

13.1 If any one of the Events of Default set out in Clause 13.2 occurs and is continuing:

 

  13.1.1 if the Loan has not been drawn down, no drawing under the Loan may be requested from the Lenders; or

 

  13.1.2 if the Loan has already been drawn down, the Lenders may require immediate payment of the outstanding principal amount of the Loan (including but without limitation the amount representing the financed Coface Premium) together with all other sums due under this Agreement:

 

13.2 The following are the Events of Default referred to in Clause 13.1:

 

  13.2.1 Non-payment

The Borrower or any other Obligor does not pay on the due date any amount of principal or interest of the Loan (provided however that if any such amount is not paid when due solely by reason of some error or omission on the part of the bank or banks through whom the relevant funds are being transmitted no Event of Default shall occur for the purposes of this Clause 13.2.1 until the expiry of three (3) Business Days following the date on which such payment is due), or within three (3) Business Days of the due date any other amount payable by it under any Security Document to which it may at any time be a party including but without limitation any amount payable by the Guarantor under the Guarantee, at the place and in the currency in which it is expressed to be payable.

 

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  13.2.2 Breach of other obligations

 

  (a) Any Obligor fails to comply with any provision of any Security Document and in particular but without limitation any failure by the Guarantor to comply with the provisions of Clauses 9 (General Undertakings: Positive Covenants), 10 (General Undertakings: Negative Covenants) and/or 11 (Financial Undertakings and Ownership and Control of the Guarantor) of the Guarantee or there is any breach in the sole opinion of the Agent of any of the Transaction Documents.

If the Loan has already been drawn down, an Event of Default shall not have arisen if the failure (if in the opinion of the Agent in its sole discretion it is capable of remedy) has been remedied within a period of thirty (30) days from the date of its occurrence, if the failure was known to that Obligor, or from the date the relevant Obligor is notified by the Agent of the failure, if the failure was not known to that Obligor, unless in any such case as aforesaid the Agent in its sole discretion considers that the failure is or could reasonably be expected to become materially prejudicial to the interests, rights or position of the Lenders; or

 

  (b) If there is a repudiation or termination of any Transaction Document or if any of the parties thereto becomes entitled to terminate or repudiate any of them and evidences an intention so to do.

 

  13.2.3 Misrepresentation

Any representation, warranty or statement made or repeated in, or in connection with, any Transaction Document or the Coface Insurance Policy or in any accounts, certificate, statement or opinion delivered by or on behalf of any Obligor thereunder or in connection therewith is materially incorrect when made or would, if repeated at any time hereafter by reference to the facts subsisting at such time, no longer be materially correct.

 

  13.2.4 Cross default

 

  (a) Any event of default occurs under any financial contract or financial document relating to any Financial Indebtedness of any member of the Group;

 

  (b) Any such Financial Indebtedness or any sum payable in respect thereof is not paid when due (after the expiry of any applicable grace period(s)) whether by acceleration or otherwise;

 

  (c) Any Encumbrance over any assets of any member of the Group becomes enforceable;

 

  (d) Any other Financial Indebtedness of any member of the Group is not paid when due or is or becomes capable of being declared due prematurely by reason of default or any security for the same becomes enforceable by reason of default;

 

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provided that:

 

  (i) No Event of Default will arise if the relevant Financial Indebtedness is not accelerated or, if it is accelerated but, in aggregate, the Financial Indebtedness is less than fifteen million Dollars (USD15,000,000); and

 

  (ii) Financial Indebtedness being contested by the Borrower in good faith will be disregarded for a period of one hundred and fifty (150) days from its occurrence if full details of the dispute are submitted to the Agent forthwith upon its occurrence. If the dispute remains unresolved for a period of more than one hundred and fifty (150) days from its occurrence, this Clause 13.2.4 shall not apply to that Financial Indebtedness.

 

  13.2.5 Winding-up

Subject to clause 10.6 of the Guarantee, any order is made or an effective resolution passed or other action taken for the suspension of payments or reorganisation, dissolution, termination of existence, liquidation, winding-up or bankruptcy of any member of the Group.

 

  13.2.6 Moratorium or arrangement with creditors

A moratorium in respect of all or any debts of any member of the Group or a composition or an arrangement with creditors of any member of the Group or any similar proceeding or arrangement by which the assets of any member of the Group are submitted to the control of its creditors is applied for, ordered or declared or, save as contemplated by the Third Supplemental Deed and the Amendment Documents, any member of the Group commences negotiations with any one or more of its creditors with a view to the general readjustment or rescheduling of all or a significant part of its Financial Indebtedness.

 

  13.2.7 Appointment of liquidators etc.

A liquidator, trustee, administrator, receiver, administrative receiver, manager or similar officer is appointed in respect of any member of the Group or in respect of all or any substantial part of the assets of any member of the Group and in any such case such appointment is not withdrawn within thirty (30) days (the “Grace Period” ) unless the Agent considers in its sole discretion that the interest of the Lenders might reasonably be expected to be adversely affected in which event the Grace Period shall not apply.

 

  13.2.8 Insolvency

Any member of the Group becomes or is declared insolvent or is unable, or admits in writing its inability, to pay its debts as they fall due or becomes insolvent within the terms of any applicable law.

 

  13.2.9 Legal process

Any distress, execution, attachment or other process affects the whole or any substantial part of the assets of any member of the Group and remains undischarged for a period of twenty one (21) days or any uninsured judgment in [*] following final appeal remains unsatisfied for a period of thirty (30) days in the case of a judgment made in the United States of America and otherwise for a period of sixty (60) days provided that no Event of Default shall be deemed to have occurred unless the distress, execution, attachment or other process adversely affects any Obligor’s

 

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ability to meet any of its material obligations under this Agreement or the other Security Documents or cause to occur any of the events specified in Clauses 13.2.5 to 13.2.8 (the determination of which shall be in the Agent’s sole discretion).

 

  13.2.10 Analogous events

Anything analogous to or having a substantially similar effect to any of the events specified in Clauses 13.2.5 to 13.2.9 shall occur under the laws of any applicable jurisdiction.

 

  13.2.11 Cessation of business

Subject to clause 10.6 of the Guarantee, any member of the Group ceases to carry on all or a substantial part of its business.

 

  13.2.12 Revocation of consents

Any authorisation, approval, consent, licence, exemption, filing, registration or notarisation or other requirement necessary to enable any Obligor to comply with any of its obligations under any of the Transaction Documents is materially adversely modified, revoked or withheld or does not remain in full force and effect and within ninety (90) days of the date of its occurrence such event is not remedied to the satisfaction of the Agent and the Agent considers in its sole discretion that such failure is or might be expected to become materially prejudicial to the interests, rights or position of the Lenders provided that the Borrower shall not be entitled to the aforesaid ninety (90) day period if the modification, revocation or withholding of the authorisation, approval or consent is due to an act or omission of any Obligor and the Agent is satisfied in its sole discretion that the Lenders’ interests might reasonably be expected to be materially adversely affected.

 

  13.2.13 Unlawfulness

At any time it is unlawful or impossible for any Obligor to perform any of its material (to the Finance Parties or any of them) obligations under any Transaction Document to which it is a party or it is unlawful or impossible for the Finance Parties or any Lender to exercise any of their or its rights under any of the Transaction Documents, provided that no Event of Default shall be deemed to have occurred where:

 

  (a) the unlawfulness or impossibility preventing any Obligor from performing its obligations (other than its payment obligations under this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents) is cured within a period of twenty one (21) days of the occurrence of the event giving rise to the unlawfulness or impossibility and the relevant Obligor within the aforesaid period, performs its obligation(s) (except where the unlawfulness or impossibility adversely affects any Obligor’s payment obligations under this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents (the determination of which shall be in the Agent’s sole discretion) in which case the following provisions of this Clause 13.2.13 shall not apply); and/or

 

  (b) where a Finance Party was aware of the default and could, in its sole discretion, mitigate the consequences of the unlawfulness or impossibility. The reasonable costs of mitigating the consequences of the unlawfulness or impossibility shall be borne by the Borrower save where such costs are of an internal administrative nature and are not incurred in dealings by the Finance Party with third parties.

 

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  13.2.14 Insurances

The Borrower fails to insure the Vessel in the manner specified in Clause 10.20 or fails to renew the Insurances at least five (5) days prior to the date of expiry thereof and produce prompt confirmation of such renewal to the Agent.

 

  13.2.15 Disposals

If the Borrower or any other member of the Group shall have concealed, removed, or permitted to be concealed or removed, any part of its property, with intent to hinder, delay or defraud its creditors or any of them, or made or suffered a transfer of any of its property which may be fraudulent under any bankruptcy, fraudulent conveyance or similar law; or shall have made any transfer of its property to or for the benefit of a creditor with the intention of preferring such creditor over any other creditor.

 

  13.2.16 Prejudice to security

Anything is done or suffered or omitted to be done by any Obligor which in the reasonable opinion of the Agent would or might be expected to imperil the security created by any of the Security Documents.

 

  13.2.17 Material adverse change

Any material adverse change in the business, assets or financial condition of any Obligor occurs which in the reasonable opinion of the Agent would or might reasonably be expected to affect the ability of that Obligor duly to perform any of its material obligations under any Security Document to which it is or may at any time be a party. For the purposes of this Clause 13.2.17 and without prejudice to the generality of the expression “material obligations ” any payment obligations of any Obligor shall be deemed material.

 

  13.2.18 Governmental intervention

The authority of any member of the Group in the conduct of its business is wholly or substantially curtailed by any seizure or intervention by or on behalf of any authority and within ninety (90) days of the date of its occurrence any such seizure or intervention is not relinquished or withdrawn and the Agent reasonably considers that the relevant occurrence is or might be expected to become materially prejudicial to the interests, rights or position of the Lenders provided that the Borrower shall not be entitled to the aforesaid ninety (90) day period if the seizure or intervention executed by any authority is due to an act or omission of any member of the Group and the Agent is satisfied, in its sole discretion, that the Lenders’ interest might reasonably be expected to be materially adversely affected.

 

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13.3 If at any time during the period commencing on the day after the date of this Agreement and ending on the date falling sixty (60) days before the Intended Delivery Date (the “Limited Period” ) any event should occur that would constitute an Event of Default, the Agent shall not be entitled to serve a notice under Clause 13.4 unless during the Limited Period:

 

  13.3.1 there is a failure by an Obligor to perform any material obligation under the Transaction Documents on the relevant due date or within any applicable grace period, including but without limitation if the Guarantor fails to provide to the Agent the statement referred to in Clause 3.1.4 in the manner described in that Clause; or

 

  13.3.2 the relevant event would imperil the security created by the Guarantee.

In no event shall the provisions of this Clause 13.3 be interpreted as a waiver of the Agent’s right to serve a notice under Clause 13.4 in respect of any Event of Default which has occurred and is continuing on the date falling sixty (60) days before the Intended Delivery Date.

 

13.4 Notice of any Event of Default and/or of the acceleration of the payment of the principal of the Loan, interest thereon and all other sums due under this Agreement shall be given by the Agent in accordance with Clause 27.

 

13.5 In no event shall any delay in exercising the Lenders’ right to require advance repayment be interpreted as a waiver of this right.

 

13.6 Furthermore, in case of such accelerated repayment following an Event of Default, the Borrower shall be liable to pay to the Agent, in addition to the Coface Premium pursuant to Clause 6, compensation calculated as provided for in Clause 11.

 

13.7 Following an Event of Default and for so long as the same is continuing, the Borrower irrevocably authorises the Agent and the Lenders to apply any credit balance to which the Borrower is entitled upon any account of the Borrower with any branch of any of the Agent and the Lenders in or towards satisfaction of any sum due to the Agent or any Lender hereunder but unpaid, and to combine any accounts of the Borrower for this purpose. If such set-off requires a credit balance in a currency other than the required currency to be transferred to an account maintained in connection herewith the transfer shall be effected by crediting to the account in question the amount of the required currency which the Agent or the Lender (as the case may be) could obtain by exchanging such currency for the required currency at the rate of exchange at which its Facility Office would, at the opening of business on the date on which the combination is effected, have sold the currency of that credit balance for the required currency for immediate delivery.

 

13.8 In the event that the accelerated amount is received by the Agent before the date of normal maturity of the accelerated interest payments, the Borrower shall, subject to no sums remaining due to the Lenders from the Borrower, be entitled to refund of interest for the actual number of days between the date on which the Lenders received the amount and the normal date for payment of such amount.

 

14. MANDATORY PREPAYMENT

 

14.1 Subject to Clause 14.2, the Borrower shall forthwith prepay the outstanding principal amount of the Loan (including but without limitation the amount representing the financed Coface Premium) together with all other sums due under this Agreement if:

 

  14.1.1 the Vessel shall become a Total Loss; or

 

  14.1.2 if the Coface Insurance Policy is modified, suspended, terminated or rescinded unless caused by the wilful misconduct or gross negligence of a Finance Party.

 

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14.2 However, if the Vessel shall become a Total Loss (but without prejudice to the Lenders’ rights to receive the proceeds of the Insurances or Compulsory Acquisition forthwith upon collection as may be provided for in the Mortgage and/or the Assignment of Insurances), the Borrower shall not be required to pay its indebtedness under this Agreement earlier than the date which is one hundred and fifty (150) days after the Total Loss Date.

 

14.3 The provisions of Clause 11 shall apply mutatis mutandis to any prepayment pursuant to this Clause 14.

 

15. CURRENCY OF PAYMENT

The funds for payment of all sums due by the Borrower under this Agreement, shall be paid in Dollars or euro (in the case that the payment is due in euro) to the credit of:

 

  15.1.1 the account of BNP Paribas, Paris, Swift code: BNPAFRPPXXX, account number 200 194 093 001 36 with BNP Paribas S.A., The Equitable Building, 787 Seventh Avenue, New York, New York NY 10019, Swift code: BNPAUS3N XXX, under the following reference: “BFI/LSI/BOCI Crédits Acheteurs - Commercial Loan Hull No D 33 dated 22 September 2006” in the case of Dollars; and

 

  15.1.2 BNP Paribas, Paris, Swift code: BNPAFRPPACHXXX, IBAN: FR30 3000 4056 5800 0008 4120 L02, under the following reference: “BFI/LSI/BOCI Crédits Acheteurs - Commercial Loan Hull No D 33 dated 22 September 2006” in the case of euro.

These sums must be credited before 11.00 a.m. New York time or 11.00 a.m. Paris time (in the case that the payment is in euro) in freely transferable and convertible currency. For each payment to be made, the Borrower shall notify the Agent on the third Business Day prior to the due payment date that it will issue instructions to its bank (which shall be named in such notification) to make the relevant payment.

 

16. SECURITY

All the Borrower’s payment obligations under this Agreement shall be secured by:

 

  16.1.1 the Guarantee to be signed within ten (10) Business Days of the date of this Agreement in favour of the Finance Parties;

 

  16.1.2 the Mortgage to be executed and registered in favour of the Finance Parties forthwith upon delivery of the Vessel; and

 

  16.1.3 the Assignment of Warranty Rights, the Assignment of Insurances, the Assignment of Earnings and the Assignment of Management Agreement to be executed in favour of the Finance Parties forthwith upon delivery of the Vessel.

 

17. APPLICATION OF SUMS RECEIVED

All sums received under this Agreement by the Agent, on behalf of the Lenders, or by any of the Lenders for any reason whatsoever will, without prejudice to complementary provisions of the Mortgage, be applied:

 

  17.1.1 in priority, to payments of any kind due or in arrears in the order of their due payment dates and first, to fees, charges and expenses, second, to interest payable pursuant to Clause 12, third, to interest payable pursuant to Clause 4, fourth, to the principal of the Loan payable pursuant to Clause 4 and, fifth, to any other sums due under this Agreement and, if relevant, pro rata to each of the Lenders; or

 

  17.1.2 if no payments are in arrears or if these payments have been discharged as set out above, then and to sums remaining due under this Agreement and, if relevant, pro rata to each of the Lenders and in each case in inverse order of maturity, the interest being recalculated accordingly.

 

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18. CHANGES TO THE LENDERS

 

18.1 Assignments and transfers by the Lenders

Subject to this Clause 18, a Lender (the “Existing Lender ) may:

 

  18.1.1 assign its rights; or

 

  18.1.2 transfer by novation its rights and obligations,

to another bank or financial institution which is authorised by the French Authorities to enter into French export credits (the New Lender ).

 

18.2 Conditions of assignment or transfer

 

  18.2.1 The consent of the Borrower is required for an assignment or transfer by an Existing Lender, unless the assignment or transfer is to another Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender.

 

  18.2.2 The consent of the Borrower to an assignment or transfer must not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.

 

  18.2.3 The assignment or transfer must be with respect to a minimum Commitment of one hundred million Dollars (USD100,000,000) or, if less, the Existing Lender’s full Commitment.

 

  18.2.4 An assignment will only be effective on:

 

  (a) receipt by the Agent of written confirmation from the New Lender (in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent) that the New Lender will assume the same obligations to the other Finance Parties as it would have been under if it was an Original Lender; and

 

  (b) performance by the Agent of all necessary “know your customer” or other similar checks under all applicable laws and regulations in relation to such assignment to a New Lender, the completion of which the Agent shall promptly notify to the Existing Lender and the New Lender.

 

  18.2.5 A transfer will only be effective if the procedure set out in Clause 18.5 is complied with.

 

  18.2.6 If:

 

  (a) a Lender assigns or transfers its rights or obligations under the Security Documents or changes its Facility Office; and

 

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  (b) as a result of circumstances existing at the date the assignment, transfer or change occurs, an Obligor would be obliged to make a payment to the New Lender or Lender acting through its new Facility Office under Clause 8,

then the New Lender or Lender acting through its new Facility Office is only entitled to receive payment under that Clause to the same extent as the Existing Lender or Lender acting through its previous Facility Office would have been if the assignment, transfer or change had not occurred.

 

18.3 Assignment or transfer fee

The New Lender shall, on the date upon which an assignment or transfer takes effect, pay to the Agent (for its own account) a fee of fifteen thousand Dollars (USD15,000). The New Lender shall also pay to the Agent, upon demand, all reasonable costs and expenses, duties and fees, including but without limitation legal costs and out of pocket expenses, incurred by the Agent or the Lenders in connection with any necessary amendment to or supplementing of the Transaction Documents or any of them or the Coface Insurance Policy as a consequence of the assignment or transfer.

 

18.4 Limitation of responsibility of Existing Lenders

 

  18.4.1 Unless expressly agreed to the contrary, an Existing Lender makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility to a New Lender for:

 

  (a) the legality, validity, effectiveness, adequacy or enforceability of the Security Documents or any other documents;

 

  (b) the financial condition of any Obligor;

 

  (c) the performance and observance by any Obligor of its obligations under the Security Documents or any other documents; or

 

  (d) the accuracy of any statements (whether written or oral) made in or in connection with any Security Document or any other document,

and any representations or warranties implied by law are excluded.

 

  18.4.2 Each New Lender confirms to the Existing Lender and the other Finance Parties that it:

 

  (a) has made (and shall continue to make) its own independent investigation and assessment of the financial condition and affairs of each Obligor and its related entities in connection with its participation in this Agreement and has not relied exclusively on any information provided to it by the Existing Lender in connection with any Security Document; and

 

  (b) will continue to make its own independent appraisal of the creditworthiness of each Obligor and its related entities whilst any amount is or may be outstanding under the Security Documents or any Commitment is in force.

 

  18.4.3 Nothing in any Security Document obliges an Existing Lender to:

 

  (a) accept a re-transfer from a New Lender of any of the rights and obligations assigned or transferred under this Clause 18; or

 

  (b) support any losses directly or indirectly incurred by the New Lender by reason of the non-performance by any Obligor of its obligations under the Security Documents or otherwise.

 

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18.5 Procedure for transfer

 

  18.5.1 Subject to the conditions set out in Clause 18.2 a transfer is effected in accordance with Clause 18.5.3 when the Agent executes an otherwise duly completed Transfer Certificate delivered to it by the Existing Lender and the New Lender. The Agent shall, subject to Clause 18.5.2, as soon as reasonably practicable after receipt by it of a duly completed Transfer Certificate appearing on its face to comply with the terms of this Agreement and delivered in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, execute that Transfer Certificate.

 

  18.5.2 The Agent shall only be obliged to execute a Transfer Certificate delivered to it by the Existing Lender and the New Lender once it is satisfied it has complied with all necessary “know your customer” or other similar checks under all applicable laws and regulations in relation to the transfer to such New Lender.

 

  18.5.3 On the Transfer Date:

 

  (a) to the extent that in the Transfer Certificate the Existing Lender seeks to transfer by novation its rights and obligations under the Security Documents each of the Obligors and the Existing Lender shall be released from further obligations towards one another under the Security Documents and their respective rights against one another under the Security Documents shall be cancelled (being the Discharged Rights and Obligations );

 

  (b) each of the Obligors and the New Lender shall assume obligations towards one another and/or acquire rights against one another which differ from the Discharged Rights and Obligations only insofar as that Obligor and the New Lender have assumed and/or acquired the same in place of that Obligor and the Existing Lender;

 

  (c) the Agent, the Mandated Lead Arrangers, the New Lender and the other Lenders shall acquire the same rights and assume the same obligations between themselves as they would have acquired and assumed had the New Lender been an Original Lender with the rights and/or obligations acquired or assumed by it as a result of the transfer and to that extent the Agent, the Mandated Lead Arrangers and the Existing Lender shall each be released from further obligations to each other under the Security Documents; and

 

  (d) the New Lender shall become a Party as a Lender .

 

18.6 Copy of Transfer Certificate to Borrower

The Agent shall, as soon as reasonably practicable after it has executed a Transfer Certificate, send to the Borrower a copy of that Transfer Certificate.

 

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18.7 Permitted disclosure

Any Finance Party may disclose to any of its Affiliates and to the following other persons:

 

  18.7.1 any person to (or through) whom that Lender assigns or transfers (or may potentially assign or transfer) all or any of its rights and obligations under this Agreement;

 

  18.7.2 any person with (or through) whom that Lender enters into (or may potentially enter into) any sub-participation in relation to, or any other transaction under which payments are to be made by reference to, this Agreement or any Obligor;

 

  18.7.3 any person to whom, and to the extent that, information is required to be disclosed by any applicable law or regulation;

 

  18.7.4 any other Finance Party, or any employee, officer, director or representative of such entity which needs to know such information or receive such document in the course of such person’s employ or duties;

 

  18.7.5 Coface, or any employee, officer, director or representative of such entity which needs to know such information or receive such document in the course of such person’s employ or duties;

 

  18.7.6 the Guarantor or any other member of the Group, or any employee, officer, director or representative of such entity which needs to know such information or receive such document in the course of such person’s employ or duties; or

 

  18.7.7 auditors, insurance and reinsurance brokers, insurers and reinsurers and professional advisers, including legal advisers, which need to know such information,

any information about any Obligor, this Agreement and the other Security Documents as that Finance Party shall consider appropriate. Each of the Finance Parties may also disclose to the Builder, or any employee, officer, director or representative of the Builder which needs to know such information or receive such document in the course of such person’s employ or duties, such information about any Obligor, this Agreement and the other Security Documents as that Finance Party reasonably considers normal practice for a French export credit.

Each of the Finance Parties acknowledges that all information received now or in the future from or on behalf of the Obligors under or pursuant to or in connection with the Transaction Documents or the Coface Insurance Policy (other than any information which is in the public domain other than as a result of a breach of this Clause) is confidential information and undertakes to advise this fact to any recipient of any such information under this Clause.

 

19. CHANGES TO THE OBLIGORS

No Obligor may assign any of its rights or transfer any of its rights or obligations under the Security Documents without the unanimous consent of the Lenders.

 

20. ROLE OF THE AGENT AND THE MANDATED LEAD ARRANGERS

 

20.1 Appointment of the Agent

 

  20.1.1 Each other Finance Party appoints the Agent to act as its agent under and in connection with this Agreement and the other Security Documents and the Coface Insurance Policy.

 

  20.1.2 Each other Finance Party authorises the Agent to exercise the rights, powers, authorities and discretions specifically given to the Agent under or in connection with the Security Documents together with any other incidental rights, powers, authorities and discretions.

 

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20.2 Duties of the Agent

 

  20.2.1 The Agent shall promptly forward to a Party the original or a copy of any document which is delivered to the Agent for that Party by any other Party.

 

  20.2.2 Except where a Security Document specifically provides otherwise, the Agent is not obliged to review or check the adequacy, accuracy or completeness of any document it forwards to another Party.

 

  20.2.3 If the Agent receives notice from a Party referring to this Agreement, describing an Event of Default and stating that the circumstance described is an Event of Default, it shall promptly notify the other Finance Parties.

 

  20.2.4 If the Agent is aware of the non-payment of any principal, interest, commitment fee or other fee payable to a Finance Party (other than the Agent or a Mandated Lead Arranger) under this Agreement it shall promptly notify the other Finance Parties.

 

  20.2.5 The Agent’s duties under the Security Documents are solely administrative in nature.

 

20.3 Role of the Mandated Lead Arrangers

None of the Mandated Lead Arrangers has any obligations of any kind to any other Party under or in connection with any Transaction Document or the Coface Insurance Policy.

 

20.4 No fiduciary duties

 

  20.4.1 Nothing in this Agreement constitutes the Agent or any of the Mandated Lead Arrangers as a trustee or fiduciary of any other person.

 

  20.4.2 Neither the Agent nor any of the Mandated Lead Arrangers shall be bound to account to any Lender for any sum or the profit element of any sum received by it for its own account.

 

20.5 Business with the Guarantor

The Agent and each of the Mandated Lead Arrangers may accept deposits from, lend money to and generally engage in any kind of banking or other business with any Affiliate or Subsidiary of the Guarantor.

 

20.6 Rights and discretions of the Agent

 

  20.6.1 The Agent may rely on:

 

  (a) any representation, notice or document believed by it to be genuine, correct and appropriately authorised; and

 

  (b) any statement made by a director, authorised signatory or employee of any person regarding any matters which may reasonably be assumed to be within his knowledge or within his power to verify.

 

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  20.6.2 The Agent may assume (unless it has received notice to the contrary in its capacity as agent for the Lenders) that:

 

  (a) no Event of Default has occurred (unless it has actual knowledge of an Event of Default arising under Clause 13.2); and

 

  (b) any right, power, authority or discretion vested in any Party or the Lenders has not been exercised.

 

  20.6.3 The Agent may engage, pay for and rely on the advice or services of any lawyers, accountants, surveyors or other experts.

 

  20.6.4 The Agent may act in relation to the Security Documents through its personnel and agents.

 

  20.6.5 The Agent may disclose to any other Party any information it reasonably believes it has received as the Agent under this Agreement.

 

  20.6.6 Notwithstanding any other provision of any Security Document to the contrary, neither the Agent nor any of the Mandated Lead Arrangers is obliged to do or omit to do anything if it would or might in its reasonable opinion constitute a breach of any law or regulation or a breach of a fiduciary duty or duty of confidentiality.

 

20.7 Lenders’ instructions

 

  20.7.1 Unless a contrary indication appears in a Security Document, the Agent shall:

 

  (a) exercise any right, power, authority or discretion vested in it as Agent in accordance with any instructions given to it by the Lenders (or, if so instructed by the Lenders, refrain from exercising any right, power, authority or discretion vested in it as the Agent); and

 

  (b) not be liable for any act (or omission) if it acts (or refrains from taking any action) in accordance with an instruction of the Lenders.

 

  20.7.2 Unless a contrary indication appears in a Security Document, any instructions given by the Lenders will be binding on all the Finance Parties.

 

  20.7.3 The Agent may refrain from acting in accordance with the instructions of the Lenders until it has received such security as it may require for any cost, loss or liability (together with any associated value added tax) which it may incur in complying with the instructions.

 

  20.7.4 In the absence of instructions from the Lenders the Agent may act (or refrain from taking action) as it considers to be in the best interest of the Lenders.

 

  20.7.5 The Agent is not authorised to act on behalf of a Lender (without first obtaining that Lender’s consent) in any legal or arbitration proceedings relating to any Security Document.

 

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20.8 Responsibility for documentation

The Agent is not responsible for:

 

  20.8.1 the adequacy, accuracy and/or completeness of any information (whether oral or written) supplied by the Agent, a Mandated Lead Arranger, an Obligor or any other person given in or in connection with any Transaction Document or the Coface Insurance Policy; or

 

  20.8.2 the legality, validity, effectiveness, adequacy or enforceability of any Transaction Document or the Coface Insurance Policy or any other agreement, arrangement or document entered into, made or executed in anticipation of or in connection with any Transaction Document or the Coface Insurance Policy.

 

20.9 Exclusion of liability

 

  20.9.1 Without limiting Clause 20.9.2, the Agent will not be liable for any action taken by it under or in connection with any Security Document, unless directly caused by its gross negligence or wilful misconduct.

 

  20.9.2 No Party (other than the Agent) may take any proceedings against any officer, employee or agent of the Agent in respect of any claim it might have against the Agent or in respect of any act or omission of any kind by that officer, employee or agent in relation to any Security Document and any officer, employee or agent of the Agent may rely on this Clause.

 

  20.9.3 The Agent will not be liable for any delay (or any related consequences) in crediting an account with an amount required under the Security Documents to be paid by the Agent if the Agent has taken all necessary steps as soon as reasonably practicable to comply with the regulations or operating procedures of any recognised clearing or settlement system used by the Agent for that purpose.

 

  20.9.4 Nothing in this Agreement shall oblige the Agent or a Mandated Lead Arranger to carry out any “know your customer” or other checks in relation to any person on behalf of any Lender and each Lender confirms to the Agent and the Mandated Lead Arrangers that it is solely responsible for any such checks it is required to carry out and that it may not rely on any statement in relation to such checks made by the Agent or a Mandated Lead Arranger.

 

20.10 Lenders’ indemnity to the Agent

Each Lender shall (in proportion to its share of the Total Commitments or, if the Total Commitments are then zero, to its share of the Total Commitments immediately prior to their reduction to zero) indemnify the Agent, within three (3) Business Days of demand, against any cost, loss or liability incurred by the Agent (otherwise than by reason of the Agent’s gross negligence or wilful misconduct) in acting as Agent under the Security Documents (unless the Agent has been reimbursed by an Obligor pursuant to a Security Document).

 

20.11 Resignation of the Agent

 

  20.11.1 The Agent may resign and appoint one of its Affiliates as successor by giving notice to the other Finance Parties and the Borrower.

 

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  20.11.2 Alternatively the Agent may resign by giving notice to the other Finance Parties and the Borrower, in which case the Lenders (after consultation with the Borrower) may appoint a successor Agent.

 

  20.11.3 If the Lenders have not appointed a successor Agent in accordance with Clause 20.11.2 within thirty (30) days after notice of resignation was given, the Agent (after consultation with the Borrower) may appoint a successor Agent.

 

  20.11.4 The retiring Agent shall, at its own cost, make available to the successor Agent such documents and records and provide such assistance as the successor Agent may reasonably request for the purposes of performing its functions as Agent under the Security Documents.

 

  20.11.5 The Agent’s resignation notice shall only take effect upon the appointment of a successor.

 

  20.11.6 Upon the appointment of a successor, the retiring Agent shall be discharged from any further obligation in respect of the Security Documents but shall remain entitled to the benefit of this Clause 20. Its successor and each of the other Parties shall have the same rights and obligations amongst themselves as they would have had if such successor had been an original Party.

 

  20.11.7 After consultation with Coface, the Lenders may, by notice to the Agent, require it to resign in accordance with Clause 20.11.2. In this event, the Agent shall resign in accordance with Clause 20.11.2.

 

20.12 Confidentiality

 

  20.12.1 In acting as agent for the Finance Parties, the Agent shall be regarded as acting through its agency division which shall be treated as a separate entity from any other of its divisions or departments.

 

  20.12.2 If information is received by another division or department of the Agent, it may be treated as confidential to that division or department and the Agent shall not be deemed to have notice of it.

 

20.13 Relationship with the Lenders

The Agent may treat each Lender as a Lender, entitled to payments under this Agreement and acting through its Facility Office unless it has received not less than five (5) Business Days’ prior notice from that Lender to the contrary in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

20.14 Credit appraisal by the Lenders

Without affecting the responsibility of any Obligor for information supplied by it or on its behalf in connection with any Security Document, each Lender confirms to the Agent and each of the Mandated Lead Arrangers that it has been, and will continue to be, solely responsible for making its own independent appraisal and investigation of all risks arising under or in connection with any Security Document including but not limited to:

 

  20.14.1 the financial condition, status and nature of the Guarantor and each Subsidiary of the Guarantor;

 

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  20.14.2 the legality, validity, effectiveness, adequacy or enforceability of any Security Document and any other agreement, arrangement or document entered into, made or executed in anticipation of, under or in connection with any Security Document;

 

  20.14.3 whether that Lender has recourse, and the nature and extent of that recourse, against any Party or any of its respective assets under or in connection with any Security Document, the transactions contemplated by the Security Documents or any other agreement, arrangement or document entered into, made or executed in anticipation of, under or in connection with any Security Document; and

 

  20.14.4 the adequacy, accuracy and/or completeness of any information provided by the Agent, any Party or by any other person under or in connection with any Security Document, the transactions contemplated by the Security Documents or any other agreement, arrangement or document entered into, made or executed in anticipation of, under or in connection with any Security Document.

 

20.15 Deduction from amounts payable by the Agent

If any Party owes an amount to the Agent under the Security Documents the Agent may, after giving notice to that Party, deduct an amount not exceeding that amount from any payment to that Party which the Agent would otherwise be obliged to make under the Security Documents and apply the amount deducted in or towards satisfaction of the amount owed. For the purposes of the Security Documents that Party shall be regarded as having received any amount so deducted.

 

21. CONDUCT OF BUSINESS BY THE FINANCE PARTIES

No provision of this Agreement will:

 

  21.1.1 interfere with the right of any Finance Party to arrange its affairs (tax or otherwise) in whatever manner it thinks fit;

 

  21.1.2 oblige any Finance Party to investigate or claim any credit, relief, remission or repayment available to it or the extent, order and manner of any claim; or

 

  21.1.3 oblige any Finance Party to disclose any information relating to its affairs (tax or otherwise) or any computations in respect of tax.

 

22. SHARING AMONG THE FINANCE PARTIES

 

22.1 Payments to Finance Parties

If a Finance Party (a “Recovering Finance Party ) receives or recovers any amount from an Obligor other than in accordance with Clause 23 and applies that amount to a payment due under the Security Documents then:

 

  22.1.1 the Recovering Finance Party shall, within three (3) Business Days, notify details of the receipt or recovery to the Agent;

 

  22.1.2 the Agent shall determine whether the receipt or recovery is in excess of the amount the Recovering Finance Party would have been paid had the receipt or recovery been received or made by the Agent and distributed in accordance with Clause 17 and Clause 23), without taking account of any tax which would be imposed on the Agent in relation to the receipt, recovery or distribution; and

 

  22.1.3 the Recovering Finance Party shall, within three (3) Business Days of demand by the Agent, pay to the Agent an amount (the “Sharing Payment ) equal to such receipt or recovery less any amount which the Agent determines may be retained by the Recovering Finance Party as its share of any payment to be made, in accordance with Clause 17 and Clause 23.

 

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22.2 Redistribution of payments

The Agent shall treat the Sharing Payment as if it had been paid by the relevant Obligor and distribute it between the Finance Parties (other than the Recovering Finance Party) in accordance with Clause 17 and Clause 23.

 

22.3 Recovering Finance Party’s rights

 

  22.3.1 On a distribution by the Agent under Clause 22.2, the Recovering Finance Party will, if possible under the relevant applicable laws, be subrogated to the rights of the Finance Parties which have shared in the redistribution.

 

  22.3.2 If and to the extent that the Recovering Finance Party is not able to rely on its rights under Clause 22.3.1, the relevant Obligor shall be liable to the Recovering Finance Party for a debt equal to the Sharing Payment which is immediately due and payable.

 

22.4 Reversal of redistribution

If any part of the Sharing Payment received or recovered by a Recovering Finance Party becomes repayable and is repaid by that Recovering Finance Party, then:

 

  22.4.1 each Lender which has received a share of the relevant Sharing Payment pursuant to Clause 22.4 shall, upon request of the Agent, pay to the Agent for account of that Recovering Finance Party an amount equal to the appropriate part of its share of the Sharing Payment (together with an amount as is necessary to reimburse that Recovering Finance Party for its proportion of any interest on the Sharing Payment which that Recovering Finance Party is required to pay); and

 

  22.4.2 that Recovering Finance Party’s rights of subrogation in respect of any reimbursement shall be cancelled and the relevant Obligor will be liable to the reimbursing Finance Party for the amount so reimbursed.

 

22.5 Exceptions

 

  22.5.1 This Clause 22 shall not apply to the extent that the Recovering Finance Party would not, after making any payment pursuant to this Clause, have a valid and enforceable claim against the relevant Obligor.

 

  22.5.2 A Recovering Finance Party is not obliged to share with any other Finance Party any amount which the Recovering Finance Party has received or recovered as a result of taking legal or arbitration proceedings, if:

 

  (a) it notified that other Finance Party of the legal or arbitration proceedings; and

 

  (b) that other Finance Party had an opportunity to participate in those legal or arbitration proceedings but did not do so as soon as reasonably practicable having received notice and did not take separate legal or arbitration proceedings.

 

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23. PAYMENT MECHANICS

 

23.1 Payments to the Agent

 

  23.1.1 On each date on which an Obligor or a Lender is required to make a payment under a Security Document, that Obligor or Lender shall make the same available to the Agent (unless a contrary indication appears in a Security Document) for value on the due date at the time and in such funds specified by the Agent as being customary at the time for settlement of transactions in the relevant currency in the place of payment.

 

  23.1.2 Payment shall be made to such account in a principal financial centre in a Participating Member State or London (or, in the case of any other currency, in the principal financial centre of the country of that currency) with such bank as the Agent specifies.

 

23.2 Distributions by the Agent

Each payment received by the Agent under the Security Documents for another Party shall, subject to Clause 23.3, Clause 23.4 and Clause 20.15 be made available by the Agent as soon as practicable after receipt to the Party entitled to receive payment in accordance with this Agreement (in the case of a Lender, for the account of its Facility Office), to such account as that Party may notify to the Agent by not less than five (5) Business Days’ notice with a bank in a principal financial centre in a Participating Member State or London (or, in the case of any other currency, in the principal financial centre of the country of that currency).

 

23.3 Distributions to an Obligor

The Agent may (with the consent of the Obligor or in accordance with Clause 13.7 apply any amount received by it for that Obligor in or towards payment (on the date and in the currency and funds of receipt) of any amount due from that Obligor under the Security Documents or in or towards purchase of any amount of any currency to be so applied.

 

23.4 Clawback

 

  23.4.1 Where a sum is to be paid to the Agent under the Security Documents for another Party, the Agent is not obliged to pay that sum to that other Party (or to enter into or perform any related exchange contract) until it has been able to establish to its satisfaction that it has actually received that sum.

 

  23.4.2 If the Agent pays an amount to another Party and it proves to be the case that the Agent had not actually received that amount, then the Party to whom that amount (or the proceeds of any related exchange contract) was paid by the Agent shall on demand refund the same to the Agent together with interest on that amount from the date of payment to the date of receipt by the Agent, calculated by the Agent to reflect its cost of funds.

 

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23.5 No set-off by Obligors

All payments to be made by an Obligor under the Security Documents shall be calculated and be made without (and free and clear of any deduction for) set-off or counterclaim.

 

23.6 Business Days

 

  23.6.1 Any payment which is due to be made on a day that is not a Business Day shall be made on the next Business Day in the same calendar month (if there is one) or the preceding Business Day (if there is not).

 

  23.6.2 During any extension of the due date for payment of any principal or unpaid sum under this Agreement interest is payable on the principal or unpaid sum at the rate payable on the original due date.

 

23.7 Currency of account

 

  23.7.1 Subject to Clauses 23.7.2 and 23.7.3 Dollars is the currency of account and payment for any sum from an Obligor under any Security Document.

 

  23.7.2 Each payment in respect of costs, expenses or taxes shall be made in the currency in which the costs, expenses or taxes are incurred.

 

  23.7.3 Any amount expressed to be payable in a currency other than Dollars shall be paid in that other currency.

 

23.8 Change of currency

 

  23.8.1 Unless otherwise prohibited by law, if more than one currency or currency unit are at the same time recognised by the central bank of any country as the lawful currency of that country, then:

 

  (a) any reference in the Security Documents to, and any obligations arising under the Security Documents in, the currency of that country shall be translated into, or paid in, the currency or currency unit of that country designated by the Agent (after consultation with the Lenders and the Borrower); and

 

  (b) any translation from one currency or currency unit to another shall be at the official rate of exchange recognised by the central bank for the conversion of that currency or currency unit into the other, rounded up or down by the Agent (acting reasonably).

 

  23.8.2 If a change in any currency of a country occurs, this Agreement will, to the extent the Agent (acting reasonably and after consultation with the Lenders and the Borrower) specifies to be necessary, be amended to comply with any generally accepted conventions and market practice in the relevant interbank market and otherwise to reflect the change in currency.

 

24. GOVERNING LAW

This Agreement and any non-contractual obligations arising from or in connection with it shall be governed by English law.

 

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25. ENFORCEMENT

 

25.1 Jurisdiction of English courts

The courts of England have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute:

 

  25.1.1 arising out of or in connection with this Agreement (including a dispute regarding the existence, validity or termination of this Agreement); or

 

  25.1.2 relating to any non-contractual obligations arising from or in connection with this Agreement,

(a “Dispute ). Each Party to this Agreement agrees that the courts of England are the most appropriate and convenient courts to settle Disputes and accordingly no Party will argue to the contrary.

This Clause 25.1 is for the benefit of the Finance Parties only. As a result, no Finance Party shall be prevented from taking proceedings relating to a Dispute in any other courts with jurisdiction. To the extent allowed by law, any Finance Party may take concurrent proceedings in any number of jurisdictions.

 

25.2 Service of process

Without prejudice to any other mode of service allowed under any relevant law, the Borrower:

 

  25.2.1 irrevocably appoints Clifford Chance Secretaries Limited as its agent for service of process in relation to any proceedings before the English courts in connection with any Finance Document; and

 

  25.2.2 agrees that failure by a process agent to notify the Borrower of the process will not invalidate the proceedings concerned.

 

26. APPENDICES

The appendices form an integral part of this Agreement.

 

27. NOTICES

Any notices and demands and, subject to Clause 25.2.1, service of process relating to this Agreement or its performance, shall be in writing and shall be validly addressed, delivered or served at the respective addresses below:

 

For the Borrower:   

c/o 7665 Corporate Center Drive

Miami

Florida 33126

United States of America

  

Facsimile: +1 305 436 4140 (the Chief Financial Officer) and

+1 305 436 4117 (Legal Department)

Attention: the Chief Financial Officer and the Legal Department

 

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with a copy to:

 

the Investors

c/o Apollo Management, LP

9 West 57 th Street, 43 rd Floor

New York, NY 10019

United States of America

marked for the attention of Mr Steve Martinez

Facsimile: +1 212 515 3288

For the Agent:   

BNP Paribas

Structured Finance/Export Finance

ACI:CHA01A1

21 Place du Marché Saint-Honoré

75031 Paris Cedex 01

France

  

Facsimile: +33 01 4316 8184/+33 01 4298 0029

Attention: Mrs Dominique Laplasse (Team Head)/

Mr Jean Philippe Poirier

For the Lenders:    c/o the Agent

or to such other address or numbers as each party may notify to the other. Notices shall be effective upon receipt as set forth above provided that if the copy of any notice is not received by the Investors it shall not affect the effectiveness of the notice. Any communications by facsimile shall be confirmed by registered mail or recognized international courier service, but the communication shall be deemed received on the date of the facsimile transmission (or if the day is not a business day in the place where the facsimile is received, on the next business day in that place).

Provided that for so long as no notice of acceleration has been issued pursuant to Clause 13.4, notices addressed to the Agent shall be deemed to have been addressed to the Lenders.

 

28. MISCELLANEOUS

 

28.1 If any term of this Agreement becomes invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired.

 

28.2 No failure or delay on the part of the Lenders in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof by the Lenders or the exercise by the Lenders of any other right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies of the Lenders herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law.

 

28.3 This Agreement shall not be capable of being modified otherwise than by an express modification in writing signed by the Borrower and the Lenders.

 

29. COMING INTO FORCE

This Agreement shall come into force on the date of its signature but the rights and obligations of the Borrower hereunder may be terminated by written notice from the Borrower to the Agent, such notice to be received not later than sixty (60) days prior to the

 

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Intended Delivery Date. Following service of such notice (which shall be irrevocable), the Borrower shall have no further right to draw down the Loan and the Borrower shall have no further obligations under this Agreement save in respect of fees, costs and expenses incurred under or in respect of this Agreement on or before the date on which the notice becomes effective or as a result of the service of the notice.

Service by the Borrower of the written notice in accordance with the preceding paragraph shall constitute a condition subsequent to this Agreement.

 

30. STEERING COMMITTEE

 

30.1 Establishment

The Group-Wide Lenders shall establish the Steering Committee.

 

30.2 No obligation

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary expressed or implied herein, no member of the Steering Committee shall:

 

  30.2.1 be bound to enquire as to the occurrence or otherwise of any Event of Default or as to the performance by the Borrower of its obligations under this Agreement;

 

  30.2.2 be bound to disclose to any other person any information relating to the Borrower if such disclosure would or might in its opinion constitute a breach of any law or regulation or be otherwise actionable at the suit of any person;

 

  30.2.3 have any responsibility to the Lenders or each other for:

 

  (a) the financial position, creditworthiness, affairs or prospects of the Borrower and the other Obligors;

 

  (b) the performance or non-performance howsoever by the Borrower of any of its obligations hereunder;

 

  (c) the due execution, effectiveness, genuineness, validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any document relating hereto or any filing or recording thereof or the taking of any other action whatsoever and howsoever in connection therewith or the collectability of any sum due hereunder;

 

  (d) be under any liability whatsoever for any consequence of relying on:

 

  (i) any written communication or document believed by it to be genuine or correct and to have been communicated or signed by the person by whom it is purported to have been communicated or signed; or

 

  (ii) the advice or opinions of any professional advisers selected by it or the Steering Committee;

 

  (e) be under any duty to account to any Lender for any sum received by it for its own account or the profit element of any such sum; or

 

  (f) be under any obligation other than those for which express provision is made herein.

 

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30.3 Authority

Each member of the Steering Committee may:

 

  30.3.1 carry out its duties through such officers, directors, employees, consultants or independent agents as it may in its unfettered discretion think fit;

 

  30.3.2 assume that no Event of Default has occurred and that the Borrower is not in breach of its obligations under this Agreement unless the member has actual knowledge or actual notice to the contrary;

 

  30.3.3 with the agreement of the Steering Committee, engage any internal or external lawyers, accountants, surveyors or other experts whose advice or services may to it seem necessary, expedient or desirable and rely upon any advice so obtained provided that the law firm appointed as principal advisers to the Steering Committee shall be approved by the Majority Group-Wide Lenders;

 

  30.3.4 rely as to any matters of fact which might reasonably be expected to be within the knowledge of the Guarantor upon a certificate signed by or on behalf of the Guarantor; and

 

  30.3.5 rely upon any communication or document believed by it to be genuine.

 

30.4 No reliance

Notwithstanding the establishment of the Steering Committee, it is understood that each of the Lenders has itself been, and will continue to be, solely responsible for making its own independent appraisal of and investigations into the financial condition, creditworthiness, condition, affairs, status and nature of the Borrower and the other Obligors and, accordingly, each of the Lenders warrants to the members of the Steering Committee that it has not relied and will not rely on the Steering Committee:

 

  30.4.1 to check or enquire on its behalf into the adequacy, accuracy or completeness of any information provided by the Borrower or any other Obligor in connection with this Agreement; or

 

  30.4.2 to assess or keep under review on its behalf the financial condition, creditworthiness, condition, affairs, status or nature of the Borrower or any other Obligor.

 

30.5 Standard of care

Subject to the terms of this Agreement, each member of the Steering Committee shall exercise the same care as it normally exercises in making and administering loans for its own account in performing its duties as a member of the Steering Committee but assumes no further responsibility in respect of such performance.

 

30.6 No liability

No member of the Steering Committee shall be under any liability as a result of taking or omitting to take any action in relation to the Group Credit Facilities and the Lenders will

 

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not assert or seek to assert against any director, officer or employee of that member any claim they might have against any of them in respect of the matters referred to in this Clause 30.6.

 

30.7 No fiduciary relationship

The relationship between a member of the Steering Committee on the one part and each Lender on the other is that of agent and principal only and no member of the Steering Committee shall have a fiduciary relationship with or be, or be deemed to be, a trustee of or for any such party.

 

30.8 Not Agent

Notwithstanding the provisions of Clause 30.7, no member of the Steering Committee shall be regarded as the Agent or exercise any right, power or discretion expressly delegated to the Agent under this Agreement or the Security Documents.

 

30.9 Non-binding

Unless expressly authorised in writing by the Group-Wide Lenders and then on such terms and conditions as the Group-Wide Lenders may require, the Steering Committee shall not negotiate the terms of or enter into any agreement on behalf of the Group-Wide Lenders or any of them.

This Clause 30 may be relied upon by any member of the Steering Committee notwithstanding the second paragraph of Clause 1.2.

 

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Made in five (5) originals on the date before written.

 

F3 TWO, LTD.     BNP PARIBAS
    (as Lender and as Agent)
by:     by:

 

   

 

its:     its:
CALYON     HSBC FRANCE
by:     by:

 

   

 

its:     its:
SOCIETE GENERALE    
by:    

 

   
its:    

 

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APPENDIX I

DOCUMENTS TO BE PRODUCED BY THE BUILDER TO BNP PARIBAS AS AGENT

Certified Copy of the commercial invoice, duly executed by the Builder in favour of the Borrower and countersigned by the Borrower.

Certified Copy of the Protocol of Delivery and Acceptance, duly executed by the Builder and the Borrower.

Certified Copy of the declaration of warranty, duly executed by the Builder confirming that the Vessel is delivered to the Borrower free and clear of all encumbrances whatsoever.

Certified Copy of the commercial invoice(s) corresponding to the Change Orders or any other similar document issued by the Builder stating the Change Order Amount, duly executed by the Builder in favour of the Borrower and countersigned by the Borrower.

Acknowledgement of the notice of assignment of the Borrower’s rights under the post-delivery warranty given by the Builder under the Building Contract pursuant to the Assignment of Warranty Rights.

Certified Copy of the power of attorney pursuant to which the authorised signatory of the Builder signed the documents referred to in this Appendix I and a specimen of his signature.

 

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APPENDIX II

THE ORIGINAL LENDERS AND THE MANDATED LEAD ARRANGERS

 

Name   Registered Address   Registered Number with the Registry of Trade and
Companies
BNP PARIBAS  

16 boulevard des Italiens,

75009 Paris, France

  662 042 449 (RCS Paris)

CREDIT AGRICOLE CORPORATE AND INVESTMENT BANK

(formerly known as Calyon)

 

9 quai du Président Paul

Doumer, 92920 Paris La

Défense Cedex, France

  304 187 701 (RCS Nanterre)
HSBC FRANCE  

103 avenue des Champs

Elysées, 75419 Paris, Cedex

08, France

  775 670 284 (RCS Paris)
SOCIETE GENERALE  

29 boulevard Haussmann,

75009 Paris, France

  552 120 222 (RCS Paris)
each a French société anonyme    

 

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APPENDIX III

FORM OF TRANSFER CERTIFICATE

 

To:

   [            ] as Agent

From:

   [ The Existing Lender ] (the “Existing Lender” ) and [ The New Lender ] (the “New Lender )
Dated:   

Norwegian Epic, Ltd. ( formerly known as F3 Two, Ltd. ) - Equivalent Amount in Dollars of EUR662,905,320 Loan Agreement

dated 22 September 2006 (as amended and/or restated) (the “Agreement”)

 

1. We refer to the Agreement. This is a Transfer Certificate. Terms defined in the Agreement have the same meaning in this Transfer Certificate unless given a different meaning in this Transfer Certificate.

 

2. We refer to Clause 18.5:

 

  (a) The Existing Lender and the New Lender agree to the Existing Lender transferring to the New Lender by novation all or part of the Existing Lender’s Commitment, rights and obligations referred to in the Schedule in accordance with Clause 18.5.

 

  (b) The proposed Transfer Date is [            ].

 

  (c) The Facility Office and address, fax number and attention details for notices of the New Lender for the purposes of Clause 27 are set out in the Schedule.

 

3. The New Lender expressly acknowledges the limitations on the Existing Lender’s obligations set out in Clause 18.4.3.

 

4. This Transfer Certificate may be executed in any number of counterparts and this has the same effect as if the signatures on the counterparts were on a single copy of this Transfer Certificate.

 

5. This Transfer Certificate is governed by English law.

THE SCHEDULE

Commitment/rights and obligations to be transferred

[ insert relevant details ]

[ Facility Office address, fax number and attention details for notices and account details for payments ]

 

[Existing Lender]      [New Lender]
By:      By:

This Transfer Certificate is accepted by the Agent and the Transfer Date is confirmed as [            ].

[Agent]

 

By:  

 

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APPENDIX IV

FORM OF DRAWDOWN NOTICE

BNP Paribas

ECEP/Export Finance

ACI:CHDESA1

37 Place du Marché Saint-Honoré

75031 Paris Cedex 01

France

Date              2010

Dear Sirs

Hull No. D33 Drawdown Notice

We refer to the loan agreement for hull no. D33 dated 22 September 2006 as amended and/or restated made between ourselves as borrower, yourselves, Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank (formerly known as Calyon), HSBC France and Société Générale as lenders and yourselves as agent (the “Agreement ). Terms defined in the Agreement shall have the same meaning in this Notice.

We hereby give you notice that pursuant to the Agreement and on [date of proposed drawdown] 2010, we wish to draw down the Loan (in the Equivalent Amount of the sum of [            ] euro (EUR[            ]) 1 ) upon the terms and subject to the conditions contained therein.

In accordance with the provisions of Clause 3.3, we hereby request you to advance the Loan by crediting the proceeds as follows:

To the Builder:

 

(a) the sum of [            ] euro (EUR[            ]) being the amount of the Contract Price of the Vessel prior to any Change Order remaining due under the Building Contract; and

 

(b) the sum of [            ] euro (EUR[            ]) in respect of the Change Order Amount; and

To the Agent, in reimbursement of the related Coface Premium.

We confirm that at the date hereof the representations and warranties set out in Clause 9 of the Agreement are true and no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

Yours faithfully

for and on behalf of

NORWEGIAN EPIC, LTD.

(formerly known as F3 TWO, LTD. )

 

 

1  

The total of the amounts in paragraphs (a) and (b) and the amount of the Coface Premium in euro.

 

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APPENDIX V

APOLLO-RELATED TRANSACTIONS

 

1 Subscription Agreement

 

  1.1 At the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Subscription Agreement (the “Closing” ), the Investors shall pay to the Guarantor USD1,000,000,000 as payment for newly-issued ordinary shares ( “Ordinary Shares ) in the capital of the Guarantor, par value USD1.00 per share (the “Subscribed Ordinary Shares ). The Subscribed Ordinary Shares shall represent fifty per cent. (50%) of the issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares of the Guarantor as of the Closing.

 

  1.2 On the Jade Transfer Date (i) NCL America Holdings will transfer the Jade Assets to NCL International (or one of NCL International’s existing or newly-formed subsidiaries), and the Jade Vessel shall be re-flagged in connection with such transfer from the US flag to the Bahamas flag provided that in the event that the transfer of the Jade Assets can be effected in a manner that the parties to the Subscription Agreement agree is more advantageous from a tax perspective than the manner set forth above, such transfer shall be effected in an alternative manner and (ii) NCL International (or one of its existing or newly-formed subsidiaries) will assume the Jade Liabilities (such transactions together the “Jade Transfer ).

 

  1.3 Effective as of the Closing, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained therein, the Guarantor has released, waived and forever discharged Star, its Subsidiaries and their respective predecessors, successors, assigns, officers, directors, shareholders, employees and agents and their respective counsel (for the benefit of Star and its Subsidiaries) from any and all actions, causes of actions, demands, suits, contracts, agreements, Encumbrances, Liabilities, or Losses of any type, based on any fact or circumstance arising prior to the Closing based on Star’s relationship with the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries prior to the Closing (including any claims relating to actual or alleged breaches of fiduciary or other duties by Star’s directors, officers or shareholders), whether based on contract or any applicable law (including tort, statute, local ordinance, regulation or any comparable law) in any jurisdiction.

 

  1.4 Star, the Guarantor and the Investors have stated their mutual intention that, following the Closing, Star and the Guarantor continue their current policies and practices of close collaboration in support of their mutual efforts to develop their respective cruise line businesses, including providing assistance to each other in mutually-beneficial strategic initiatives, consultation, co-ordination, collaboration in shipbuilding and sharing of ship design and providing or assisting in obtaining any necessary consents and approvals relating to such initiatives, shipbuilding or ship design provided that in no event shall Star or the Guarantor be obligated to engage in any such efforts if such efforts could reasonably be expected to have an adverse effect on the operation or prospects of such party’s respective cruise line business.

 

  1.5 Star has indemnification obligations running in favour of the Investors. In the event that the Investors suffer any indemnifiable Losses in cash, Star may elect in its sole discretion to have all or a portion of the indemnity obligation of Star deemed satisfied by having the Guarantor issue to the Investors additional Ordinary Shares.

 

  1.6

If the transactions contemplated by the Subscription Agreement upon the Closing (as described in clause 1.1 of this Appendix) are consummated, at the Closing, the

 

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  Guarantor shall pay, by wire transfer of immediately available funds, to each Person who is the payee of any outstanding Guarantor Transaction Expenses as of the Closing Date, the amount owed to such Person. For the avoidance of doubt, in the event that the Closing Date transaction fee payable to either (i) an Affiliate of the Investors or (ii) Star or an Affiliate thereof exceeds, in either case, an amount which is equal to half of the amount paid to Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof for its mergers and acquisitions advisory fee, such excess amount shall be paid, with respect to (i), by Star, or with respect to (ii), by the Investors. If the transactions contemplated by the Subscription Agreement upon the Closing (as described in clause 1.1 of this Appendix) are not consummated, all costs and expenses incurred in connection with the Subscription Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby shall be paid by the party incurring such costs and expenses.

 

2 Shareholders’ Agreement

For so long as the ratio of the number of the Equity Securities owned by the Star Group on a fully diluted basis divided by the number of the Equity Securities owned by the Investor Group on a fully diluted basis is at least 0.6, the Guarantor may not take any of the actions set forth in schedule II of the Shareholders’ Agreement without the prior written approval of Star. For the purpose of this clause “on a fully diluted basis means taking into account any shares issued or issuable under warrants, options and convertible instruments (or other equity equivalents).

 

3 Reimbursement Agreement

 

  3.1 NCL America Holdings Undertakings

Star and Investor I have agreed (the “NCLA Undertakings ) to cause the Guarantor to conduct the NCLA Business in the usual and ordinary course of business after the Closing Date. In connection therewith, Star shall periodically reimburse the Guarantor for any NCLA Cash Losses up to the amount of the Cash Losses Cap.

 

  3.2 Star Termination Election

At any time after the Closing Date, Star may give notice (the “Star Termination Election ) to the Guarantor and Investor I that it is terminating the NCLA Undertakings. Following receipt by the Guarantor of the Star Termination Election, the parties to the Reimbursement Agreement shall then within thirty (30) days thereafter either (i) enter into the NCLA Continuation Agreement (as defined in clause 3.4 of this Appendix) or (ii) make the NCLA Wind-up Determination (as defined in clause 3.5 of this Appendix).

 

  3.3 Guarantor Termination Election

In the event the Star Termination Election has not been delivered prior to 1 December 2008, then on the earlier of (i) such date and (ii) the date on which the aggregate amount of NCLA Cash Losses actually accrued equals or exceeds USD37,500,000, the Guarantor may give notice to Star (the “Guarantor Termination Election ) that it is terminating the NCLA Undertakings. Following receipt by Star of the Guarantor Termination Election (a) the parties to the Reimbursement Agreement shall undertake the Shut Down Procedure (b) the America Assets shall be transferred by NCL America Holdings to NCL International (or one of its existing or newly-formed subsidiaries), which transfer

 

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shall be accomplished through liquidations to the extent necessary and NCL International (or one of its existing or newly-formed subsidiaries) shall assume any liabilities associated with the America Assets, and the Pride of America Vessel shall be re-flagged in connection with such transfer from the US flag to the Bahamas flag (such transactions together the “America Transfer” ) (c) the Guarantor shall pay to Star an amount equal to USD460,000,000 less any America Accumulated Book Depreciation and less any Allocable America Indebtedness (d) the Guarantor shall prepay and/or cancel the relevant percentage of the term loan and revolving credit facilities outstanding under the credit facilities related to the Aloha Assets (and the lenders under such facilities shall release all of their liens on the Aloha Assets) and cause the transfer to Star (or one of its subsidiaries) of all of NCL America Holdings’ right, title and interest in the Aloha Assets free and clear of any Encumbrances through liquidations that qualify as complete liquidations under section 331 of the Code of NCL America Holdings, Pride of Aloha, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and each of NCL America Holdings’ other subsidiaries, to the extent necessary and (e) Star shall reimburse the Guarantor for any and all Shut Down Costs up to USD35,000,000 (each such payment, distribution or transaction, the “Wind Up Transactions ). Following any decision to shut down the NCLA Business, any decision to sell or otherwise dispose of any of the assets of the NCLA Business (other than the Pride of America Vessel, the Pride of Aloha Vessel and their respective related assets) as part of the Shut Down Procedure shall be determined solely by Star. The net proceeds of any such sale or disposition(s) shall be deducted from and shall reduce the Shut Down Costs by such amount of net proceeds.

 

  3.4 NCL America Holdings Continuation Agreement

In the event that Star has provided the Guarantor and Investor I with the Star Termination Election, then within thirty (30) days thereafter, the Guarantor and Star will mutually agree in writing that the Guarantor shall continue to operate and manage the NCLA Business (the “NCLA Continuation Agreement ), in which case (i) Star’s obligations to reimburse the Guarantor for the NCLA Cash Losses shall terminate, and Star shall not be obligated to pay for any Shut Down Costs and (ii) the Guarantor shall pay to Star an amount equal to USD800,000,000, less the Aloha Accumulated Book Depreciation, less the America Accumulated Book Depreciation, less the Allocable Aloha Indebtedness and less the Allocable America Indebtedness (such amounts together the “Payment ) provided that the Payment shall be funded in part by an incremental equity contribution to the Guarantor by each of Star and Investor I in the amount of USD170,000,000, less one-half of the Aloha Accumulated Book Depreciation and less one-half of the Allocable Aloha Indebtedness.

Subject to the proviso in the immediately preceding paragraph, the Guarantor shall use reasonable best efforts to fund any payments to Star pursuant to the NCLA Continuation Agreement, NCLA Wind Up Transactions or the Guarantor Termination Election by either the use of funds generated internally by the Guarantor or generated from the incurrence of additional Indebtedness from existing or new debt facilities. In the event that the Guarantor is unable to fund payments in such a manner, Star and Investor I acknowledge and agree that such funds shall be generated by the net proceeds of a primary offering of additional Ordinary Shares to the existing shareholders of the Guarantor at the Subscription Price.

 

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  3.5 NCL America Holdings Wind-up Determination

In the event that the Guarantor and Star have not entered into the NCLA Continuation Agreement by the end of such thirty (30) day period or the Guarantor provides to Star notice prior to the expiration of such thirty (30) day period that the Guarantor has elected to shut down the NCLA Business (either such circumstance, the “NCLA Wind-up Determination ) the parties shall consummate the Wind Up Transactions.

If none of the Guarantor Termination Election, the NCLA Continuation Agreement or the NCLA Wind-up Determination has been made by 31 December 2008, the provisions of the Reimbursement Agreement shall apply as if the Guarantor and Star have entered into the NCLA Continuation Agreement.

 

4 Indenture

As a result of the transactions contemplated by the Subscription Agreement (as described in clause 1.1 of this Appendix), a change of control is triggered under the Indenture, dated 15 July 2004, between the Guarantor and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as indenture trustee, with respect to USD250,000,000 10 5/8% Senior Notes due 2014. At Closing, pursuant to and as required by the terms of the Indenture, the Guarantor will proceed with a repurchase offer for the outstanding bonds at a purchase price in cash equal to one hundred and one per cent. (101%) of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest. Apollo holds USD29,000,000 in principal amount of the said 10 5/8% Senior Notes due 2014.

Defined Terms

Capitalized terms defined in this Agreement and not otherwise defined in this Appendix shall have the meanings specified for such terms in this Agreement. As used in this Appendix, the following terms shall have the meanings specified below:

“additional Ordinary Shares means Ordinary Shares issued by the Guarantor following the issuance of the Subscribed Ordinary Shares;

“Affiliate means, with respect to any Person (i) who is an individual, a spouse, parent, sibling or lineal descendant of such Person (ii) that is an entity, an officer, manager, director, shareholder, member, general partner, limited partner or an Affiliate of such Person and (iii) any other Person that, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, another Person. For purposes of this definition, the terms “control”, “controlling”, “controlled by” and “under common control with”, as used with respect to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise;

“Allocable Aloha Indebtedness means USD0;

“Allocable America Indebtedness means USD251,000,000;

“Allocable Jade Indebtedness means EUR383,000,000;

Allocable NCLA Indebtedness means USD251,000,000;

 

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“Aloha Accumulated Book Depreciation means any accumulated book depreciation calculated in accordance with GAAP with respect to the Pride of Aloha Vessel from 1 April 2007 to the NCLA Valuation Date, as set forth in schedule 1 to this Appendix;

Aloha Assets means the following assets relating wholly and directly to the Pride of Aloha Vessel, in each case to the extent transferable or assignable: (i) the Pride of Aloha Vessel (ii) all permits issued by any governmental authority to NCL America Holdings and related to the Pride of Aloha Vessel and (iii) all of the Pride of Aloha Vessel’s appliances, equipment, engines, machinery, boats, tackle, outfit, bunkers, oils and fuels, spare parts, consumable provisions and stores, appurtenances and belongings, whether on board or ashore;

“Amended and Restated Incorporation Documents” means the memorandum of increase of authorised share capital and the amended and restated bye-laws of the Guarantor and the Guarantor’s existing memorandum of association;

“America Accumulated Book Depreciation” means any accumulated book depreciation calculated in accordance with GAAP with respect to the Pride of America Vessel from 1 April 2007 to the NCLA Valuation Date, as set forth in schedule 1 to this Appendix;

“America Assets” means: (i) the Pride of America Vessel (ii) all permits issued by any governmental authority to NCL America Holdings or any of its subsidiaries and related to the Pride of America Vessel, in each case to the extent transferable or assignable (iii) all monies received with respect to payments for cruises on the Pride of America Vessel which will take place after the closing date of the America Transfer (iv) all supplies and inventory on the Pride of America Vessel for cruises on the Pride of America Vessel which will take place after the closing date of the America Transfer (v) all accounts and notes receivable of NCL America Holdings or any of its subsidiaries related to cruises on the Pride of America Vessel which will take place after the closing date of the America Transfer (vi) all insurance and indemnity claims relating to the Pride of America Vessel or America Liabilities made by or on behalf of Star, the Guarantor or NCL America Holdings (or any of their respective subsidiaries) and received after the closing date of the America Transfer and (vii) all other assets, properties, rights and claims used, held for use or intended to be used in connection with the operation or conduct of the Pride of America Vessel after the closing date of the America Transfer;

“America Liabilities” means the Allocable America Indebtedness and any other liability relating to the America Assets;

“Applicable Law” means with respect to any Person, all provisions of common or statutory laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations or Orders applicable to such Person. For the avoidance of doubt, Applicable Law shall include the Listing Rules;

“Cash Losses Cap means USD50,000,000;

“Closing Date” shall mean the date on which the closing of the investment in the Guarantor by the Investors occurs and which is expected to be on or about fourteen (14) days after the date of the First Supplemental Deed;

“Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 of the United States of America, as amended;

Encumbrances” means any lien, encumbrance, hypothecation, charge, mortgage, equity, trust, equitable interest, claim, preference, right of possession, right of seizure, lease, tenancy, license, covenant, interference, proxy, right of first refusal, option or right of first option, preemptive right, community property interest, legend, defect, impediment, exception, limitation, impairment, imperfection of title or restriction of any nature (including any restrictions on the voting of any

 

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Security, any restriction on the Transfer of any Security or other asset, any restriction on the receipt of any income derived from any asset, any restriction on the use of any asset and any restriction on the possession, exercise or transfer of any other attribute of ownership of any asset);

“Equity Securities” means (i) the Ordinary Shares and any other equity securities of the Guarantor and (ii) any securities issued or issuable directly or indirectly with respect to the securities referred to in clause (i) above by way of conversion, exercise or exchange, bonus share issue, share dividend, share sub-division, or share split or in connection with a combination of shares, recapitalization, reclassification, amalgamation, merger, consolidation, reorganization or other similar event;

“Existing Star Controlling Shareholders” means Golden Hope Limited, as trustee of the Golden Hope Unit Trust, Resorts World Bhd, Genting Overseas Holdings Limited, Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay, Puan Sri Lee Kim Hua, Joondalup Limited, Goldsfine Investments Ltd., and each other controlled Affiliate of Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay;

“Governmental Authority” means any national, European Union, federal, provincial, state, county, city, local, foreign or international governmental, administrative or regulatory authority, commission, committee, agency or body (including any court, tribunal or arbitral body) and specifically including The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited;

“Guarantor Transaction Expenses” means (i) the third person fees and expenses, reasonably incurred by the Investors, Star, the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries in connection with the drafting, negotiation, execution, and delivery of the Subscription Agreement, the Shareholders’ Agreement and the Reimbursement Agreement, the amended and restated incorporation documents of the Guarantor, the Voting Agreement and all other documents, agreements and instruments executed and delivered in connection therewith, in each case, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, and other documents relating to the investment process, including (a) all of the fees and expenses of the Guarantor’s and Star’s accountants, lawyers, and other advisors, including Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, Cox Hallett Wilkinson, Clifford Chance and Access Capital Limited (b) all of the fees and expenses (including due diligence fees and expenses) of the Investors’ accountants, lawyers, and other advisors, including Aon Corporation, O’Melveny & Myers LLP, Conyers Dill & Pearman and Burke & Parsons (c) the amount of all filing fees required to be paid pursuant to any competition and antitrust laws and any other regulatory filings required and (d) the mergers and acquisitions advisory fee payable to Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof and (ii) the Closing Date transaction fees payable to (a) an Affiliate of the Investors and (b) Star or an Affiliate thereof provided that the Closing Date transaction fee payable to each such Person in paragraph (ii) of this definition shall not exceed an amount which is equal to half of the amount paid to Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof for its mergers and acquisitions advisory fee;

“Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person, without duplication (i) all obligations for borrowed money, including all obligations evidenced by notices or similar instruments (ii) all obligations issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than current trade liabilities incurred in the ordinary course and payable in accordance with customary practice) (iii) all capital lease obligations under GAAP (iv) all obligations secured by an Encumbrance (v) all obligations to pay a specified purchase price for goods and services, whether or not delivered or accepted (vi) all obligations in respect of swap or hedge agreements or similar agreements (vii) all negative cash balances and refunds payable (viii) the principal component of all obligations, contingent or otherwise, in respect of letters of credit and bankers’ acceptances (ix) all guarantees of Indebtedness described in clauses (i) to (viii) above and (x) all change in control payments payable in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents;

 

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Investor Group” means the Investors together with their Permitted Transferees who hold Equity Securities;

“Jade Assets” means: (i) the Jade Vessel (ii) all permits issued by any governmental authority to NCL America Holdings or any of its subsidiaries and related to the Jade Vessel, in each case to the extent transferable or assignable (iii) all monies received with respect to payments for cruises on the Jade Vessel which will take place after the closing date of the Jade Transfer (iv) all supplies and inventory on the Jade Vessel for cruises on the Jade Vessel which will take place after the closing date of the Jade Transfer (v) all accounts and notes receivable of NCL America Holdings or any of its subsidiaries related to cruises on the Jade Vessel which will take place after the closing date of the Jade Transfer (vi) all insurance and indemnity claims relating to the Jade Vessel or Jade Liabilities made by or on behalf of Star, the Guarantor or NCL America Holdings (or any of their respective subsidiaries) and received after the closing date of the Jade Transfer and (vii) all other assets, properties, rights and claims used, held for use or intended to be used in connection with the operation or conduct of the Jade Vessel after the closing date of the Jade Transfer;

“Jade Liabilities” means the Allocable Jade Indebtedness and any other liability relating to the Jade Assets;

“Jade Transfer Date” means 9 February 2008, or such other date mutually agreed in writing by the parties to the Subscription Agreement;

“Jade Vessel” means the 2006 built United States documented passenger vessel “PRIDE OF HAWAII”, official number 1160677, IMO number 9304057, and all appurtenances thereto whether on board or ashore;

“Liabilities” means any and all direct or indirect Indebtedness, Losses, claims or responsibilities, whether known or unknown, accrued or fixed, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, secured or unsecured or determined or determinable, whether or not of a kind required by GAAP to be set forth on a financial statement, including (but not limited to) those arising under any Applicable Law and those arising under any contract or otherwise;

“Listing Rules” means The Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited;

“Losses” means any and all direct or indirect payments, obligations, recoveries, deficiencies, fines, penalties, interest, assessments, losses, damages (including damages resulting in diminution in value, lost income and profits and interruptions in the business of the Guarantor or any of its Subsidiaries), liabilities, costs, expenses, to the extent actually incurred, including (i) attorneys’ fees and expenses relating to such Loss and/or necessary to enforce rights to indemnification in connection with the Subscription Agreement and (ii) consultants’ and experts’ fees and other costs of defence or investigation, and interest on any amount payable to a third party as a result of the foregoing (whether accrued, absolute, contingent, known, or otherwise, but excluding punitive, exemplary, special and consequential damages (other than as expressly included in this definition));

“NCLA Business means the operations and business conducted by NCL America Holdings and its subsidiaries, which include the operation of the Pride of America Vessel and the Pride of Aloha Vessel and, until the Jade Transfer has been completed, the Jade Vessel;

“NCLA Capital Expenditures means, for any period, the aggregate amount of any capital expenditures made by NCL America Holdings and any of its subsidiaries in such period with respect to the NCLA Business (including any capital expenditures made in relation to the Jade Vessel until the Jade Transfer has been completed);

 

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“NCLA Cash Losses” means the amount, if negative, of the sum of (i) NCLA EBITDA less (ii) NCLA Capital Expenditures less (iii) interest paid or accrued on the Allocable NCLA Indebtedness at a blended rate, in each case in respect of the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending on the NCLA Valuation Date and in each case as reflected on the financial statements of NCL America Holdings or the accounting books and records of NCL America Holdings;

“NCLA EBITDA” means, for any period, the sum of (i) net revenues less (ii) ship operating expenses and selling, general and administrative expenses as allocated in a manner consistent with past practice as included in management reports, in each case as determined in accordance with GAAP and as reflected in the financial statements of NCL America Holdings or the accounting books and records of NCL America Holdings. For the avoidance of doubt (a) any Shared Overhead Expenses which are incurred by the Guarantor and its subsidiaries in any such period shall be included (without duplication) in the calculation of NCLA EBITDA for such period and (b) any Shut Down Costs, Post-Termination Expenses or expenses in connection with the early redeployment of the Pride of America Vessel in the Guarantor’s fleet which are incurred in any such period shall not be included in the calculation of NCLA EBITDA for such period;

“NCLA Valuation Date” means the date that is ninety (90) days after the date on which notice of the Star Termination Election or the Guarantor Termination Election is delivered;

“Order means all judgments, injunctions, orders and decrees of all Governmental Authorities in any legal, administrative or arbitration action, suit, complaint, charge, hearing, mediation, inquiry, investigation or proceeding in which the Person in question is a party or by which any of its properties or assets are bound;

“Permitted Transfer means:

 

(i) with respect to the Investors, any Transfer by an Investor to an Affiliate of the Investor (including (a) the partners, members and stockholders of the Investor, and, if such Affiliate is an entity, the partners, members and stockholders of such Affiliate (b) any limited partner which has directly or indirectly invested, or otherwise has ownership interests, in Apollo Investment Fund VI, LP or one of its Affiliated investment funds or (c) prior to the first anniversary of the Closing Date, of up to forty per cent. (40%) of the Equity Securities held by the Investor as at the Closing Date in the aggregate to any funds, financial institutions or individuals acting as a co-investor in the Guarantor with the Investor; and

 

(ii) with respect to Star, any Transfer by Star to (a) any wholly-owned Subsidiary of Star or (b) any Existing Star Controlling Shareholder;

“Permitted Transferees” means any Person to whom a Permitted Transfer is made or is to be made;

“Person” means any legal person, including any individual, corporation, investment fund, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, joint stock company, association, trust, unincorporated entity or Governmental Authority or other entity;

“Post-Termination Expenses” means all of the (i) costs and expenses with respect to the operations of the NCLA Business that are incurred, consistent with past practice by the Guarantor and its subsidiaries, after the NCLA Valuation Date through 31 December 2008 and (ii) costs and expenses that would have been allocated and attributable to the Pride of Aloha Vessel had the vessel remained in service as part of the NCL America Holdings fleet until 31 December 2008, in each case based upon an allocation of corporate costs on a capacity day basis in a manner consistent with past practice and the Guarantor’s then-currently published sailing schedule;

 

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“Pride of Aloha Vessel” means United States documented passenger cruise vessel “PRIDE OF ALOHA”, official number 1153219, IMO number 9128532;

“Pride of America Vessel” means the United States documented passenger cruise vessel “PRIDE OF AMERICA”, official number 1146542, IMO number 9209221, and all appurtenances thereto whether on board or ashore;

“Security” means, with respect to any Person, all equity securities or equity interests of such Person, all securities convertible into or exchangeable for equity securities or equity interests of such Person, and all options, warrants, and other rights to purchase or otherwise acquire from such Person equity interests, including any stock appreciation or similar rights, contractual or otherwise;

“Shared Overhead Expenses” means those overhead expenses incurred by the Guarantor and any of its subsidiaries which are attributable to the operation and management of the NCLA Business based upon an allocation of corporate costs on a capacity day basis in a manner consistent with past practice and the Guarantor’s then-currently published sailing schedule, and shall include any capital expenditures made by the Guarantor and any of its subsidiaries (other than NCL America Holdings and its subsidiaries) with respect to the NCLA Business;

“Shut Down Costs” shall mean (i) any and all costs and expenses incurred by the Guarantor and any of its subsidiaries in connection with the shut down of the operation and management of the NCLA Business, whether accrued or paid and (ii) all documentary, gross receipts, sales, transfer and use taxes and similar liabilities, if any, resulting directly or indirectly from the transactions contemplated by clause 3.3 and clause 3.4 of this Appendix;

“Shut Down Procedure” means all actions necessary in connection with the shut down of the operation and management of the NCLA Business, including taking all steps reasonably necessary to wind-up and liquidate, in liquidations qualifying as complete liquidations under section 331 of the Code, NCL America Holdings and each of the Subsidiaries of NCL America Holdings (except as otherwise agreed by Investor I and NCL America Holdings);

“Star Group” means Star together with its Permitted Transferees who hold Equity Securities;

“Subscription Price” means USD1,000,000,000;

“Subsidiaries” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, association, partnership, limited liability company or other business entity of which fifty per cent. (50%) or more of the total voting power of equity securities or equity interests (including partnership interests) entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of managers, directors, representatives or trustees thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by (i) such Person (ii) such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person or (iii) one or more Subsidiaries of such Person. For the purposes of this definition, the term “controlled” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, WorldCard International Limited shall be deemed not to be a “Subsidiary” of Star for the purposes of the Subscription Agreement;

“Transaction Documents” means the Apollo Transaction Documents, the Amended and Restated Incorporation Documents, the Voting Agreement and all other documents, agreements and instruments executed and delivered in connection therewith, in each case, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time;

“Transfer means, as to any Security or asset, to sell, transfer, assign, gift, pledge, grant a security interest in, distribute, encumber or otherwise dispose of (including the foreclosure or other

 

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acquisition by any lender with respect to such Security or asset pledged to such lender by the holder of such Security or asset), whether directly or indirectly, such Security or asset, either voluntarily or involuntarily and with or without consideration; and

“Voting Agreement” means the voting agreement dated as of 17 August 2007, by and among Investor I and certain of the Existing Star Controlling Shareholders.

 

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Schedule 1

Accumulated Book Depreciation

[*]

 

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APPENDIX VI

CALCULATION OF MANDATORY COST

 

1 The Mandatory Cost is an addition to the interest rate to compensate the Lenders for the cost of compliance with (a) the requirements of the Bank of England and/or the Financial Services Authority (or, in either case, any other authority which replaces all or any of its functions) or (b) the requirements of the European Central Bank.

 

2 On the first day of each Interest Period (or as soon as possible thereafter) the Agent shall calculate, as a percentage rate, a rate (the “Additional Cost Rate” ) for each Lender in accordance with the paragraphs set out below. The Mandatory Cost will be calculated by the Agent as a weighted average of the Lenders’ Additional Cost Rates (weighted in proportion to the percentage participation of each Lender in the Loan) and will be expressed as a percentage rate per annum.

 

3 The Additional Cost Rate for any Lender lending from an office in the euro-zone will be the percentage notified by that Lender to the Agent to be its reasonable determination of the cost (expressed as a percentage of that Lender’s participation in the Loan) of complying with the minimum reserve requirements of the European Central Bank as a result of participating in the Loan from that office.

 

4 The Additional Cost Rate for any Lender lending from an office in the United Kingdom will be calculated by the Agent as follows:

 

  (a) where the Loan is denominated in sterling:

BY + S(Y - Z) + F × 0.01 per cent per annum

          100 - (B + S)

 

  (b) where the Loan is denominated in any currency other than sterling:

F × 0.01 per cent per annum

    300

where:

 

  B is the percentage of eligible liabilities (assuming these to be in excess of any stated minimum) which that Lender is from time to time required to maintain as an interest free cash ratio deposit with the Bank of England to comply with cash ratio requirements;

 

  Y is the percentage rate of interest (excluding the Margin and the Mandatory Cost and, if the Loan is an overdue amount, the additional rate of interest specified in Clause 12) payable for the relevant Interest Period on the Loan;

 

  S is the percentage (if any) of eligible liabilities which that Lender is required from time to time to maintain as interest bearing special deposits with the Bank of England;

 

  Z is the interest rate per annum payable by the Bank of England to that Lender on special deposits; and

 

  F is the charge payable by that Lender to the Financial Services Authority under paragraph 2.02 or 2.03 (as appropriate) of the Fees Regulations or the equivalent provisions in any replacement regulations (with, for this purpose, the figure for the minimum amount in paragraph 2.02b or such equivalent provision deemed to be zero), expressed in pounds per GBP1 million of the fee base of that Lender.

 

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5 For the purpose of this Schedule:

 

  (a) “eligible liabilities” and “special deposits” have the meanings given to them at the time of application of the formula by the Bank of England;

 

  (b) “fee base” has the meaning given to it in the Fees Regulations;

 

  (c) “Fees Regulations” means the regulations governing periodic fees contained in the Financial Services Authority Fees Manual or such other law or regulation as may be in force from time to time in respect of the payment of fees for the acceptance of deposits.

 

6 In the application of the formula B, Y, S and Z are included in the formula as figures and not as percentages, e.g. if B = 0.5% and Y = 15%, BY is calculated as 0.5. × 15. Each rate calculated in accordance with the formula is, if necessary, rounded upward to four decimal places.

 

7 If a Lender does not supply the information required by the Agent to determine its Additional Cost Rate when requested to do so, the applicable Mandatory Cost shall be determined on the basis of the information supplied by the remaining Lenders.

 

8 If a change in circumstances has rendered, or will render, the formula inappropriate, the Agent shall notify the Borrower of the manner in which the Mandatory Cost will subsequently be calculated. The manner of calculation so notified by the Agent shall, in the absence of manifest error, be binding on the Borrower.

 

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APPENDIX VII

SPECIMEN REPAYMENT SCHEDULE (for illustrative purposes only)

 

1. Methodology

As the interest rate is a floating rate (implying the future prevailing interest rates are unknown) and as we aim to approximate a mortgage style 2 , the methodology agreed is as follows:

 

   

Step 1: We define the principal repayment profile by using as the interest rate LIBOR prevailing at the drawdown date (including the margin)

 

   

Step 2: We calculate the interest payments by taking the prevailing LIBOR every six (6) months and apply it to the principal repayment amounts determined at step 1.

 

2. Example

 

2.1 Assumptions

 

   

Amount: USD100,000,000

 

   

Tenor: 3 years, with semi-annual instalments

 

   

LIBOR at the drawdown date: 2%

 

   

Margin: 1%

 

2.2 Step 1: Definition of the principal repayment profile

Based on the above assumptions and methodology, we have obtained the following repayment profile for the principal:

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2.3 Step 2: Repayment profile during the life of the facility

 

2  

“Mortgage style” means that all instalments are equal (principal repayment + interest payment = constant, during the entire repayment period)

 

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Assuming that LIBOR will be 4% for H2, 3% for H3, 5% for H4, 1% for H5 and 2% for H6, we have calculated interest payments and obtained the following repayment profile during the life of the facility.

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Schedule 3

Guarantee


[*]: THE CONFIDENTIAL PORTION HAS BEEN OMITTED PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT AND THE OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE COMMISSION.

DATED 6 OCTOBER 2006

NCL CORPORATION LTD.

(as guarantor)

- in favour of -

BNP PARIBAS

CREDIT AGRICOLE CORPORATE AND INVESTMENT BANK

(formerly known as Calyon)

HSBC FRANCE

and

SOCIETE GENERALE

(as lenders)

- and -

BNP PARIBAS

(as agent)

 

 

GUARANTEE

IN RESPECT OF THE OBLIGATIONS OF

NORWEGIAN EPIC, LTD.

(formerly known as F3 Two, Ltd.)

AS AMENDED AND RESTATED

PURSUANT TO A SUPPLEMENTAL DEED

DATED 1 JUNE 2012

 

 

 

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CONTENTS

 

          Page  

1

   Definitions and Construction      1   

2

   Guarantee and Indemnity      4   

3

   Survival of Guarantor’s Liability      4   

4

   Continuing Guarantee      6   

5

   Exclusion of the Guarantor’s Rights      6   

6

   Payments      7   

7

   Enforcement      8   

8

   Representations and Warranties      8   

9

   General Undertakings: Positive Covenants      11   

10

   General Undertakings: Negative Covenants      13   

11

   Financial Undertakings and Ownership and Control of the Guarantor      16   

12

   Special Liquidity      21   

13

   Chartering      22   

14

   Hedging      22   

15

   Exceptional Prepayments      23   

16

   Equity Contribution      23   

17

   Indebtedness      23   

18

   Discharge      23   

19

   Assignment and Transfer      23   

20

   Miscellaneous Provisions      24   

21

   Waiver of Immunity      25   

22

   Notices      25   

23

   Governing Law      26   

24

   Jurisdiction      26   

Schedule 1

   Quarterly Statement of Financial Covenants      29   

Schedule 2

   Particulars of Agent and Lenders      31   


Schedule 3

   Budgeted Consolidated EBITDA      32   

Schedule 4

   Report on Bookings      33   


DEED OF GUARANTEE AND INDEMNITY

DATED the 6 day of October 2006 (as amended and restated pursuant to a supplemental deed dated 1 JUNE 2012)

BY:

 

(1) NCL CORPORATION LTD. being a company validly existing under the laws of Bermuda with registration number EC34678 and with its registered office at Cumberland House, 9th Floor, 1 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda as guarantor (the “Guarantor” );

IN FAVOUR OF:

 

(2) BNP PARIBAS, CREDIT AGRICOLE CORPORATE AND INVESTMENT BANK (formerly known as Calyon), HSBC FRANCE AND SOCIETE GENERALE , whose details are more particularly set out in Schedule 2 as lenders (the “Lenders” ); and

 

(3) BNP PARIBAS , whose details are more particularly set out in Schedule 2 as agent (the “Agent” and collectively with the Lenders the “Beneficiaries” ).

WHEREAS:

 

(A) By a loan agreement dated 22 September 2006 (the “Loan Agreement” ) made between (among others) (1) Norwegian Epic, Ltd. (formerly known as F3 Two, Ltd.) as borrower (the “Borrower” ) (2) the Lenders and (3) the Agent, the Lenders have agreed, on the terms and conditions therein set out, to make available to the Borrower their participations in a loan facility of up to six hundred and sixty two million nine hundred and five thousand three hundred and twenty euro (EUR662,905,320) (the “Loan” ) in order to assist the Borrower in financing part of the purchase price of the Vessel.

 

(B) It is a condition precedent to the Beneficiaries performing their obligations under the Loan Agreement that the Guarantor enters into this Deed.

NOW THIS DEED WITNESSES:

 

1 Definitions and Construction

 

  1.1 In this Deed the following terms and expressions shall have the meanings set out below; in addition, terms and expressions not defined in this Clause 1.1 but whose meanings are defined in the Loan Agreement shall have the meanings set out therein.

“Accounts” means the audited consolidated profit and loss account and balance sheet (including all additional information and notes thereto) of the Guarantor and its consolidated Subsidiaries together with the relative directors’ and auditors’ reports;

“Cash Sweep Bank Account” means [*];

“Cash Sweep Credit Facilities” means the Group Credit Facilities other than [*];

“Cash Sweep Determination Date” means [*];


“Cash Sweep Lenders” means the lenders of the Cash Sweep Credit Facilities;

“Cash Sweep Payment Date” means the date of [*];

“Event of Default” means any of the events specified in clause 13.2 of the Loan Agreement or specified as such in Clause 11;

“Liquidity” means the Cash Balance plus undrawn and freely available amounts under the Group Credit Facilities less increased liquidity generated by new equity for the Guarantor (other than the New Cash Equity);

“New Cash Equity” means the [*] to be contributed by the Investors and Star in the aggregate in cash as new equity for the Guarantor after 27 January 2009 and on or before the Second Restatement Date;

“Obligors” means the Borrower, the Guarantor and the Manager;

“Office” means in respect of the Agent and each Lender its office at the address set out beneath its name in Schedule 2 or such other office as it shall from time to time select and notify through the Agent to the Borrower;

“Outstanding Indebtedness” means all sums of any kind payable actually or contingently to the Finance Parties under or pursuant to the Loan Agreement or any Transaction Document (whether by way of repayment of principal, payment of interest or default interest, payment of any indemnity or counter-indemnity, reimbursement for fees, costs or expenses or otherwise howsoever);

“Special Liquidity Sources” means increased liquidity of the Group arising from the permitted sale of assets PROVIDED THAT only the net proceeds of any such sale, after the deduction of brokers’ fees and other costs justifiable in relation to the sale and the principal of, interest on and any break costs in connection with any Indebtedness prepaid upon such sale, shall be counted as increased liquidity;

“Special Liquidity Sources Determination Date” means the date on which Special Liquidity Sources arise;

“Special Liquidity Sources Payment Date” means the date falling not later than fourteen (14) Business Days after a Special Liquidity Sources Determination Date;

“Total Breakaway 4 Prepayment Amount” means the lower of [*] and the Total Delayed Principal Amount that has not been cancelled and/or prepaid and/or repaid on the relevant Total Exceptional Prepayment Amount Payment Date;

“Total Cash Sweep Amount” means Liquidity of the Group in excess of [*] on a Cash Sweep Determination Date;

“Total Exceptional Prepayment Amount” means any of:

 

  (i) the Total Sky Vessel and Breakaway 3 Prepayment Amount;

 

  (ii) the Total Breakaway 4 Prepayment Amount; and

 

  (iii) the Total IPO Prepayment Amount;

 

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“Total Exceptional Prepayment Amount Payment Date” means:

 

  (i) on or before the Fourth Restatement Date in the case of the Total Sky Vessel and Breakaway 3 Prepayment Amount;

 

  (ii) on or before the date of the exercise of the Breakaway 4 Option in the case of the Total Breakaway 4 Prepayment Amount; and

 

  (iii) the date falling not later than fourteen (14) Business Days after the listing of the ordinary capital stock of the Guarantor on an Approved Stock Exchange in the case of the Total IPO Prepayment Amount;

“Total IPO Prepayment Amount” means the lower of [*] and the Total Delayed Principal Amount that has not been cancelled and/or prepaid and/or repaid on the relevant Total Exceptional Prepayment Amount Payment Date;

“Total Sky Vessel and Breakaway 3 Prepayment Amount” means [*]; and

“Total Special Liquidity Sources Amount” means Special Liquidity Sources of the Group on a Special Liquidity Sources Determination Date.

 

  1.2 In this Deed unless the context otherwise requires:

 

  1.2.1 clause headings are inserted for convenience of reference only and shall be ignored in the construction of this Deed;

 

  1.2.2 references to Clauses and to Schedules are to be construed as references to clauses of and schedules to this Deed unless otherwise stated and references to this Deed are to be construed as references to this Deed including its Schedules;

 

  1.2.3 references to (or to any specified provision of) this Deed or any other document shall be construed as references to this Deed, that provision or that document as from time to time amended, restated, supplemented or novated;

 

  1.2.4 references to any Act or any statutory instrument shall be construed as references to that Act or that statutory instrument as from time to time re-enacted, amended or supplemented;

 

  1.2.5 references to any party to this Deed or any other document shall include reference to such party’s successors and permitted assigns and transferees;

 

  1.2.6 words importing the plural shall include the singular and vice versa;

 

  1.2.7 references to a person shall be construed as references to an individual, firm, company, corporation, unincorporated body of persons or any state or any agency thereof; and

 

  1.2.8

where any matter requires the approval or consent of the Lenders or the Agent such approval or consent shall not be deemed to have been given unless given in writing; where any matter is required to be acceptable to

 

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  the Lenders or the Agent, the Lenders or the Agent (as the case may be) shall not be deemed to have accepted such matter unless its acceptance is communicated in writing; each of the Lenders and the Agent may give or withhold its consent, approval or acceptance at its unfettered discretion.

 

2 Guarantee and Indemnity

 

  2.1 In consideration of the Lenders agreeing at the request of the Guarantor to make the Loan available to the Borrower in accordance with the terms of the Loan Agreement, the payment by the Beneficiaries to the Guarantor of ten Dollars (USD10) and other good and valuable consideration (the receipt and adequacy of which the Guarantor hereby acknowledges) the Guarantor:

 

  2.1.1 as primary obligor as and for its own debt and not merely as surety hereby undertakes to the Lenders to be responsible for and hereby guarantees to the Lenders:

 

  (a) the due and punctual payment by the Borrower to the Lenders or the Agent (for itself and on behalf of the Lenders) (as the case may be) (as and when due by acceleration, demand or otherwise howsoever) of the Outstanding Indebtedness and every part thereof; and

 

  (b) the due and punctual performance of all the obligations to be performed by each of the Obligors under or pursuant to the Loan Agreement and the other Security Documents; and

 

  2.1.2 unconditionally undertakes immediately on demand by the Agent from time to time to pay and/or perform its obligations under Clause 2.1.1.

 

  2.2 For the same consideration as referred to in Clause 2.1 the Guarantor (as a separate and independent obligation) unconditionally undertakes immediately on demand by the Agent from time to time to indemnify the Beneficiaries and hold each of them harmless in respect of:

 

  2.2.1 any loss incurred by the Beneficiaries as a result of the Loan Agreement and each other Security Document to which any of the Obligors is a party or any provision thereof becoming invalid, void, voidable or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever after execution hereof; and

 

  2.2.2 any loss or damage of any kind arising directly or indirectly from any failure on the part of any of the Obligors to perform any obligation to be performed by any of the Obligors under and pursuant to the Loan Agreement and each other Security Document to which any of the Obligors is a party.

 

3 Survival of Guarantor’s Liability

 

  3.1 The Guarantor’s liability to the Beneficiaries under this Deed shall not be discharged, impaired or otherwise affected by reason of any of the following events or circumstances (regardless of whether any such events or circumstances occur with or without the Guarantor’s knowledge or consent):

 

  3.1.1 any time, forbearance or other indulgence given or agreed by any of the Finance Parties to or with any of the Obligors or any other person in respect of any of their obligations under the Loan Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which any of the Obligors or that other person is a party; or

 

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  3.1.2 any legal limitation, disability or incapacity relating to any of the Obligors; or

 

  3.1.3 any invalidity, irregularity, unenforceability, imperfection or avoidance of or any defect in any security granted by, or the obligations of any of the Obligors or any other person under, the Loan Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which any of the Obligors or that other person is a party or any amendment to or variation thereof or of any other document or security comprised therein; or

 

  3.1.4 any change in the name, constitution, memorandum of association or otherwise of any of the Obligors or the amalgamation or merger of any of the Obligors with any other corporate entity; or

 

  3.1.5 the liquidation, bankruptcy or dissolution (or proceedings analogous thereto) of any of the Obligors or any other person or the appointment of a receiver or administrative receiver or administrator or trustee or similar officer of any of the assets of any of the Obligors or any other person or the occurrence of any circumstances whatsoever affecting any Obligor’s or that other person’s liability to discharge its obligations under the Loan Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party; or

 

  3.1.6 any challenge, dispute or avoidance by any liquidator of any of the Obligors or any other person in respect of any claim by the Guarantor by right of subrogation in any such liquidation; or

 

  3.1.7 any release of any other Obligor or any other person or any renewal, exchange or realisation of any security or obligation provided under or by virtue of any of the Transaction Documents or the provision to any of the Finance Parties at any time of any further security for the obligations of the Borrower under any of the Transaction Documents; or

 

  3.1.8 the release of any co-guarantor and/or indemnitor who is now or may hereafter become under a joint and several liability with the Guarantor under this Deed or the release of any other guarantor, indemnitor or other third party obligor in respect of the obligations of any Obligor under any of the Transaction Documents; or

 

  3.1.9 any failure on the part of any of the Finance Parties (whether intentional or not) to take or perfect any security agreed to be taken under or in relation to any of the Transaction Documents or to enforce any of the Transaction Documents; or

 

  3.1.10 any other act, matter or thing (save for repayment in full of the Outstanding Indebtedness) which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge of any of the Guarantor’s obligations under this Deed.

 

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  3.2 The Guarantor’s liability to the Beneficiaries under this Deed shall not be discharged by reason of any of the events or circumstances referred to in Clause 3.1 in so far as they relate to Coface.

 

4 Continuing Guarantee

 

  4.1 This Deed shall be:

 

  4.1.1 a continuing guarantee remaining in full force and effect until irrevocable payment in full has been received by the Beneficiaries of each and every part and the ultimate balance of the Outstanding Indebtedness in accordance with the Loan Agreement and each other Security Document to which any of the Obligors is a party; and

 

  4.1.2 in addition to and not in substitution for or in derogation of any other security held by any of the Finance Parties from time to time in respect of the Outstanding Indebtedness or any part thereof.

 

  4.2 Any satisfaction of obligations by the Guarantor to the Beneficiaries or any discharge given by the Beneficiaries to the Guarantor or any other agreement reached between the Beneficiaries and the Guarantor in relation to this Deed shall be, and be deemed always to have been, void ab initio if any act satisfying any of the said obligations or on the faith of which any such discharge was given or any such agreement was entered into is subsequently avoided in whole or in part by or pursuant to any provision of any applicable law whatsoever.

 

  4.3 This Deed shall remain the property of the Beneficiaries and, notwithstanding that all monies and liabilities due or incurred by any of the Obligors to the Beneficiaries which are guaranteed hereunder shall have been paid or discharged, the Beneficiaries shall be entitled not to discharge this Deed or any security held by the Beneficiaries for the obligations of the Guarantor hereunder for such period as may in the reasonable opinion of the Beneficiaries be necessary or appropriate under any applicable insolvency law after the last of such monies and liabilities have been paid or discharged and in the event of bankruptcy, winding-up or any similar proceedings being commenced in respect of any of the Obligors or any other person, the Beneficiaries shall be at liberty not to discharge this Deed or any security held by the Beneficiaries for the obligations of the Guarantor hereunder for and during such further period as the Beneficiaries may determine at their sole discretion.

 

5 Exclusion of the Guarantor’s Rights

 

  5.1 Until the obligations of the Obligors under the Loan Agreement and each other Security Document to which they are a party have been fully performed, the Guarantor shall not:

 

  5.1.1 be entitled to share in or succeed to or benefit from (by subrogation or otherwise) any rights which the Beneficiaries may have in respect of the Outstanding Indebtedness or any security therefor or all or any of the proceeds of such rights or security; or

 

  5.1.2 without the prior written consent of the Beneficiaries:

 

  (a) exercise in respect of any amount paid by the Guarantor hereunder any right of indemnity, subrogation, contribution or any other right or remedy which it may have in respect thereof; or

 

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  (b) claim payment of any other monies for the time being due to the Guarantor or to which it may become entitled or exercise or enforce or benefit from any other right, remedy or security in respect thereof; or

 

  (c) prove in a liquidation of any Obligor in competition with the Beneficiaries for any monies owing to the Guarantor by any other Obligor on any account whatsoever,

PROVIDED ALWAYS that if the Guarantor, in breach of this Clause, receives or recovers any monies pursuant to any such exercise, claim or proof, such monies shall be held by the Guarantor as trustee upon trust for the Beneficiaries to apply the same as if they were monies received or recovered by the Beneficiaries under this Deed.

 

6 Payments

 

  6.1 Each payment to be made by the Guarantor hereunder shall be made in immediately available funds in the currency in which such payment is due without set-off, counterclaim, deduction or retention of any kind by payment to such bank account or accounts as the Agent may from time to time notify to the Guarantor in writing.

If the Guarantor is required by law to make such a payment subject to the deduction or withholding of Taxes, in which case the sum payable by the Guarantor in respect of which such deduction or withholding is required to be made shall be increased to the extent necessary to ensure that, after the making of such deduction or withholding, the Lenders receive and retain (free from any liability in respect of any such deduction or withholding) a net sum equal to the sum which they would have received and so retained had no such deduction or withholding been made or required to be made.

 

  6.2 Without prejudice to the provisions of Clause 6.1, if any Lender or the Agent on the Lenders’ behalf is required to make any payment on account of Tax (not being a tax imposed on the net income of its Office by the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated or in which its Office is located or any other tax existing and applicable on the date of this Deed under the laws of any jurisdiction) on or in relation to any sum received or receivable hereunder by such Lender or the Agent on the Lenders’ behalf (including, without limitation, any sum received or receivable under this Clause 6) or any liability in respect of any such payment is asserted, imposed, levied or assessed against such Lender or the Agent on the Lenders’ behalf, the Guarantor shall, upon demand of the Agent, indemnify such Lender or the Agent against such payment or liability, together with any interest, penalties and expenses payable or incurred in connection therewith, other than interest, penalties, and expenses that are otherwise imposed or asserted on account of the bad faith or wilful neglect of such Lender or the Agent.

If any Lender proposes to make a claim under the provisions of this Clause 6.2 it shall certify to the Guarantor in reasonable detail within thirty (30) days (or such

 

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longer period as any Lender may reasonably require) after becoming aware of the event by reason of which it is entitled to make its claim or claims the basis of its claim or claims, such certificate to be conclusive, save for manifest error.

 

  6.3 The certificate of the Agent from time to time as to sums owed by any Obligor under the Security Documents and sums owed by the Guarantor hereunder shall, save for manifest error, be conclusive and binding for all purposes and prima facie evidence of the existence and extent of such debts in any legal action or proceedings arising in connection herewith.

 

  6.4 If the Guarantor makes any payment hereunder in respect of which it is required by law to make any deduction or withholding for Taxes, it shall pay the full amount to be deducted or withheld to the relevant taxation or other authority within the time allowed for such payment under applicable law and shall deliver to the Agent within thirty (30) days after it has made such payment to the applicable authority any original receipt issued by such authority evidencing the payment to such authority of all amounts so required to be deducted or withheld from such payment.

If an additional payment is made under Clause 6.1 and any Lender or the Agent on its behalf determines that it has received or been granted a credit against or relief of or calculated with reference to the deduction or withholding giving rise to such additional payment, such Lender or the Agent (as the case may be) shall, to the extent that it can do so without prejudice to the retention of the amount of such credit, relief, remission or repayment and provided that it has received the cash benefit of such credit, relief or remission, pay to the Guarantor such amount as such Lender or the Agent shall in its reasonable opinion have concluded to be attributable to the relevant deduction or withholding. Any such payment shall be conclusive evidence of the amount due to the Guarantor hereunder and shall be accepted by the Guarantor in full and final settlement of its rights of reimbursement hereunder in respect of such deduction or withholding. Nothing herein contained shall interfere with the right of any Lender and the Agent to arrange their respective tax affairs in whatever manner they think fit.

 

7 Enforcement

 

  7.1 The Beneficiaries shall not be obliged before taking steps to enforce this Deed to take any action whatsoever against any of the Obligors or any other person and the Guarantor hereby waives all such formalities or rights to which it would otherwise be entitled or which the Beneficiaries would otherwise first be required to satisfy or fulfil before proceeding or making demand against the Guarantor hereunder PROVIDED THAT the Beneficiaries shall not be entitled to enforce their rights under this Deed otherwise than in circumstances which would constitute an Event of Default.

 

8 Representations and Warranties

 

  8.1 Duration

 

  8.1.1 The representations and warranties in Clause 8.2 shall survive the execution of this Deed and shall be deemed to be repeated, with reference mutatis mutandis to the facts and circumstances subsisting, as if made on each day until each Obligor has no remaining obligations, actual or contingent, under or pursuant to the Loan Agreement or any of the other Security Documents.

 

  8.1.2 The representations and warranties in Clause 8.3 shall survive the execution of this Deed and shall be deemed to be repeated, with reference mutatis mutandis to the facts and circumstances subsisting, as if made on the date falling sixty (60) days before the Intended Delivery Date and thereafter on each day until each Obligor has no remaining obligations, actual or contingent, under or pursuant to the Loan Agreement or any of the other Security Documents.

 

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  8.2 Continuing representations and warranties The Guarantor represents and warrants to the Beneficiaries that:

 

  8.2.1 it is a limited liability exempt company, duly incorporated and validly existing under the laws of Bermuda, possessing perpetual corporate existence, the capacity to sue and be sued in its own name and the power to own its assets and carry on its business as it is now being conducted;

 

  8.2.2 The Guarantor is and shall remain, after the giving of this Deed, solvent in accordance with the laws of Bermuda and the United Kingdom and in particular with the provisions of the Insolvency Act 1986 (as from time to time amended) and the requirements thereof;

 

  8.2.3 it has the power to enter into and perform this Deed and all necessary corporate or other action has been taken to authorise the entry into and performance of this Deed;

 

  8.2.4 this Deed constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligations enforceable in accordance with its terms;

 

  8.2.5 the entry into and performance of this Deed and the transactions contemplated hereby do not and will not be a breach of or conflict with:

 

  (a) any law or regulation or any official or judicial order; or

 

  (b) its constitutional documents; or

 

  (c) any agreement or document to which it is a party or which is binding upon it or any of its assets,

nor result in the creation or imposition of any Encumbrance on any of its assets pursuant to the provisions of any such agreement or document;

 

  8.2.6 all authorisations, approvals, consents, licences, exemptions, filings, registrations, notarisations and other matters, official or otherwise, required in connection with the entry into, performance, validity and enforceability of this Deed and the transactions contemplated hereby have been obtained or effected and are in full force and effect;

 

  8.2.7 all information furnished by or on behalf of the Guarantor relating to the business and affairs of any member of the Group in connection with this Deed was and remains true and correct in all material respects and there are no other material facts or considerations the omission of which would render any such information misleading;

 

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  8.2.8 the Guarantor has fully disclosed to the Lenders through the Agent all facts relating to the Group which it knows or should reasonably know and which might reasonably be expected to influence the Lenders in deciding whether or not to enter into the Loan Agreement;

 

  8.2.9 the Accounts for the financial year ended 31 December 2005 (which accounts have been prepared in accordance with GAAP) fairly represent the consolidated financial condition of the Guarantor as at 31 December 2005;

 

  8.2.10 the claims of the Beneficiaries against the Guarantor under this Deed will rank at least pari passu with the claims of all other unsecured creditors of the Guarantor other than claims of such creditors to the extent that the same are statutorily preferred;

 

  8.2.11 subject to Clause 10.6, no member of the Group has taken any corporate action nor have any other steps been taken or legal proceedings been started or (to the best of the Guarantor’s knowledge and belief) threatened against any member of the Group for its winding-up and/or dissolution or for the appointment of a liquidator, administrator, receiver, administrative receiver, trustee or similar officer of it or any or all of its assets or revenues nor has any member of the Group sought any other relief under any applicable insolvency or bankruptcy law;

 

  8.2.12 neither the Guarantor nor any of its assets enjoys any right of immunity from set-off, suit or execution in respect of its obligations under this Deed;

 

  8.2.13 all the authorised and issued shares in each of the Borrower and the Manager shall be legally and beneficially owned directly or indirectly by the Guarantor and such structure shall remain so throughout the Security Period unless the prior consent of the Lenders has been obtained. Further, no Event of Default has occurred under Clause 11.2 in respect of the ownership and/or control of the shares in the Guarantor; and

 

  8.2.14 it has reviewed and agrees to all the terms and conditions of the Loan Agreement and each other Security Document to which any Obligor is or is to be a party.

 

  8.3 Semi-continuing representations and warranties The Guarantor represents and warrants to the Beneficiaries that:

 

  8.3.1 no event has occurred and is continuing which constitutes a default under or in respect of any agreement or document to which the Guarantor is a party or by which it may be bound (including, inter alia, this Deed);

 

  8.3.2 no litigation, arbitration or administrative proceedings are current or pending or to its knowledge threatened, which might, if adversely determined, have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Guarantor to perform its obligations under this Deed, save as disclosed by the Guarantor in its most recent US Securities Exchange Commission filing;

 

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  8.3.3 to the best of its knowledge, each of the Obligors has complied with all taxation laws in all jurisdictions in which it is subject to Taxation and has paid all Taxes due and payable by it including but without limitation any disputed Taxes unless a sufficient reserve has been made pending resolution of the dispute and no material claims are being asserted against any of the Obligors with respect to Taxes, which might, if such claims were successful, have a material adverse effect on the ability of that Obligor to perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents to which it is a party; and

 

  8.3.4 the Guarantor does not have a place of business in any jurisdiction which would require this Deed to be filed or registered (if it had a place of business in that jurisdiction) to ensure the validity of this Deed.

 

9 General Undertakings: Positive Covenants

 

  9.1 The undertakings contained in this Clause 9 shall remain in full force and effect from the date of this Deed until the end of the Security Period.

 

  9.2 The Guarantor will provide to the Agent:

 

  9.2.1 as soon as practicable (and in any event within one hundred and twenty (120) days after the close of each of its financial years) a Certified Copy of its Accounts (commencing with the audited accounts made up to 31 December 2005);

 

  9.2.2 as soon as practicable (and in any event within sixty (60) days after the close of each quarter of each financial year) a copy of the unaudited consolidated accounts of the Guarantor for that quarter (commencing with the unaudited accounts made up to 30 June 2006);

 

  9.2.3 as soon as practicable (and in any event within one hundred and twenty (120) days after the close of each financial year), beginning with the year ending 31 December 2006, annual cash flow projections on a consolidated basis of the Guarantor showing on a monthly basis advance ticket sales (for at least twelve (12) months following the date of such statement) for the Group; and

 

  9.2.4 as soon as practicable (and in any event not later than 31 January of each financial year):

 

  (a) a budget for the Group for such new financial year including a twelve (12) month liquidity budget for such new financial year; and

 

  (b) updated financial projections of the Group for at least the next five (5) years (including an income statement and quarterly break downs for the first of these five (5) years),

 

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and an outline of the assumptions supporting such budget and financial projections including but without limitation any scheduled drydockings;

 

  9.2.5 on the date of this Deed, in the case of the first, on the date falling ninety (90) days before the Intended Delivery Date, in the case of the second, and otherwise as soon as practicable (and in any event within sixty (60) days after the close of each of the first three (3) quarters of its financial year and within one hundred and twenty (120) days after the close of each financial year) a statement signed by the Group’s chief financial officer in the form of Schedule 1 (commencing with the second quarter of the financial year ending 31 December 2006);

 

  9.2.6 promptly, such further information in its possession or control regarding its financial condition and operations and those of any company in the Group, including but without limitation a corporate structure chart for the Group including details of the percentage of the shareholdings held, as the Agent may request for the benefit of the Finance Parties; and

 

  9.2.7 details of any material litigation, arbitration or administrative proceedings which affect any Obligor as soon as the same are instituted and served, or, to the knowledge of the Guarantor, threatened (and for this purpose proceedings shall be deemed to be material if they involve a claim in an amount exceeding [*] or the equivalent in another currency).

 

  9.2.8 as soon as practicable (and in any event no later than the twenty fifth (25th) day of each month), a monthly bank reporting package for the Group for the previous month comprised of a profit and loss statement, a balance sheet, a cash flow statement and a statement of the Free Liquidity (as defined in Clause 11.4) (commencing with the month to 31 March 2009);

 

  9.2.9 a quarterly earnings conference telephone call (commencing with the financial quarter to 31 March 2009) to take place as soon as practicable and in any event no later than forty (40) days after the end of any relevant financial quarter except the fourth financial quarter and no later than seventy five (75) days after the end of the fourth financial quarter;

 

  9.2.10 as soon as practicable (and in any event within thirty (30) days after the close of each quarter of each financial year) a report on bookings for the following year and a comparison with the previous year in the form of Schedule 4 (commencing with the financial quarter ending 30 June 2009); and

 

  9.2.11 on or immediately after the date falling ten (10) Business Days prior to 31 March 2010 and to each Cash Sweep Payment Date a statement showing the calculation of Liquidity at the relevant Cash Sweep Determination Date (whether or not there is a Total Cash Sweep Amount) and, if applicable, the amounts of the Total Cash Sweep Amount to be paid to the Cash Sweep Lenders on the relevant Cash Sweep Payment Date, subject to any agreement with the Cash Sweep Lenders to the contrary.

 

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All accounts required under this Clause 9.2 shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP and shall fairly represent the financial condition of the relevant company. In this Clause 9.2 “Group” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Clause 11.4.

 

  9.3 The Guarantor will keep proper books of record and account in which proper and correct entries shall be made of all financial transactions and the assets, liabilities and business of the Guarantor in accordance with GAAP.

 

  9.4 The Guarantor will notify the Agent of any Event of Default forthwith upon the Guarantor becoming aware of the occurrence thereof.

 

  9.5 The Guarantor will procure that all such authorisations, approvals, consents, licences and exemptions as may be required under any applicable law or regulation to enable it to perform its obligations under, and ensure the validity or enforceability of, this Deed are obtained and promptly renewed from time to time and will promptly furnish certified copies thereof to the Agent upon request and will procure that the terms of the same are complied with at all times.

 

  9.6 The Guarantor will do all such things as are necessary to maintain its corporate existence in good standing and will ensure that it has the right and is duly qualified to conduct its business as it is conducted in all applicable jurisdictions and will obtain and maintain all franchises and rights necessary for the conduct of its business.

 

  9.7 The Guarantor will procure that each of the Apollo-Related Transactions has been completed no later than three (3) months before the Intended Delivery Date.

 

  9.8 Other than the Sky Vessel Indebtedness:

 

  9.8.1 the Guarantor shall procure that any and all of its indebtedness with any other Obligor and/or any shareholder of the Guarantor is at all times fully subordinated to the Security Documents and the obligations of the Guarantor hereunder; and

 

  9.8.2 the Guarantor shall not make or permit to be made any repayments of principal, payments of interest or of any other costs, fees, expenses or liabilities arising from or representing indebtedness with any shareholder of the Guarantor.

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Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default the Guarantor shall not make any repayments of principal, payments of interest or of any other costs, fees, expenses or liabilities arising from or representing indebtedness with any other Obligor.

 

10 General Undertakings: Negative Covenants

 

  10.1 The undertakings contained in this Clause 10 shall remain in full force from the date of this Deed until the end of the Security Period.

 

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  10.2 Except with the prior written consent of the Agent (acting on the instructions of the Lenders in the case of a sale of the Vessel pursuant to Clause 10.2.1), the Guarantor will not, and will procure that no other member of the Group will, either in a single transaction or in a series of transactions whether related or not and whether voluntarily or involuntarily, agree to or actually sell, assign, abandon or otherwise transfer or dispose of all or any of its assets or any share or interest therein except that:

 

  10.2.1 the Borrower may agree to sell the Vessel on the condition that contemporaneously with the completion of the sale the Loan is prepaid in accordance with the provisions of clause 11 of the Loan Agreement;

 

  10.2.2 the Borrower may let the Vessel on charter in accordance with the provisions of clause 10 of the Loan Agreement;

 

  10.2.3 disposals may be made in the ordinary course of trading of the disposing entity (excluding disposal of ships) including without limitation, the payment of cash as consideration for the purchase or acquisition of any asset or service or in the discharge of any obligation incurred for value in the ordinary course of trading;

 

  10.2.4 disposals may be made (other than by the Borrower) to another member of the Group;

 

  10.2.5 disposals of cash raised or borrowed may be made for the purposes for which such cash was raised or borrowed;

 

  10.2.6 disposals of assets in exchange for other assets comparable or superior as to type and value may be made;

 

  10.2.7 a vessel owned by any member of the Group (other than the Borrower) may be sold provided such sale is on a willing seller willing buyer basis at or about market rate and at arm’s length subject always to the provisions of any loan documentation for the financing of such vessel;

 

  10.2.8 disposals of assets constituting Apollo-Related Transactions may be made,

PROVIDED THAT the number of vessels in the Group Fleet existing on the Second Restatement Date shall not at any time be decreased by more than half.

 

  10.3 Except with the prior written consent of the Agent, the Guarantor will not, and will procure that no other member of the Group will, make any loan or advance or extend credit to any person, firm or corporation except in the ordinary course of business (in this Clause, “Group” shall exclude the Borrower).

 

  10.4 The Guarantor will not, and will procure that no other member of the Group will, issue or enter into any one (1) or more guarantee or indemnity or otherwise become directly or contingently liable for the obligations of any other person, firm or corporation without notifying the Agent promptly thereafter with full details of the amount(s) and the period(s) of the guarantee(s) or indemnity(ies), unless:

 

  10.4.1 such is or are less than (in aggregate (if applicable)) the amount of [*]; or

 

  10.4.2 such is or are in favour of one or more providers of credit card processing services to the Group and/or any provider of a Letter of Credit Facility (such guarantees to be fully subordinated to any guarantees supporting the Group Credit Facilities).

 

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  10.5 Except with the prior written consent of the Agent, the Guarantor will not, and will procure that no other member of the Group will, make or threaten to make any substantial change in its business as presently conducted, or carry on any other business which is substantial in relation to its business as presently conducted so as to affect, in the reasonable opinion of the Agent, the ability of the Guarantor or the Borrower to perform its obligations under the Security Documents to which it is a party PROVIDED THAT any new leisure or hospitality venture embarked upon by any member of the Group shall not constitute a substantial change in its business (in this Clause, “Group” shall exclude the Borrower) and PROVIDED FURTHER THAT any change of or discontinuation in the business activities of any Obligor (other than the Borrower) in accordance with the Apollo-Related Transactions shall be permitted.

 

  10.6 The Guarantor and any other member of the Group may enter into any amalgamation, restructure, substantial reorganisation, merger, de-merger, consolidation, winding-up, dissolution or anything analogous to the foregoing which, for the avoidance of doubt, may include the creation of new Subsidiaries, or acquire any equity, share capital or obligations of any corporation or other entity if it constitutes an Apollo-Related Transaction or if such entry, creation or acquisition would not:

 

  10.6.1 imperil the security created by any of the Security Documents or the Coface Insurance Policy;

 

  10.6.2 affect the ability of any Obligor duly to perform any of its obligations under any Security Document to which it may be a party at any time; or

 

  10.6.3 affect the ability of the Guarantor to comply with the financial undertakings contained in Clause 11,

after any such amalgamation, restructure, substantial reorganisation, merger, de-merger, consolidation, winding-up, dissolution or anything analogous to the foregoing has been entered into, any such new Subsidiary has been created or any such equity, share capital or obligations of any corporation or other entity has been acquired (in this Clause 10.6, “Group” shall exclude the Borrower).

 

  10.7 Except with the prior written consent of the Agent, the Guarantor will not alter its financial year end.

 

  10.8 The Guarantor has not taken and shall not take from any other Obligor any security or counter-security in respect of any of its obligations under this Deed PROVIDED ALWAYS that if the Guarantor, in breach of this Clause, takes any security or counter-security as aforesaid, such security shall be held by the Guarantor as trustee upon trust for the Beneficiaries.

 

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  10.9 The Guarantor shall not (and will procure that no other company in the Group shall), either in a single transaction or in a series of transactions whether related or not purchase any asset or make any investment, without the prior consent of all the Lenders:

 

  10.9.1 other than on arm’s length terms;

 

  10.9.2 which is not for its use in its ordinary course of business;

 

  10.9.3 the cost of which is more than its fair market value at the date of acquisition; or

 

  10.9.4 other than an asset constituting an Apollo-Related Transaction,

PROVIDED THAT the Guarantor is (and any other company in the Group is) permitted to:

 

  (a) purchase the New Vessels;

 

  (b) purchase Breakaway 3, Breakaway 4 and the Sky Vessel, subject to any other provision in the Security Documents, subject to Clauses 10.9.1 to 10.9.3; and

 

  (c) purchase other vessels after the Total Delayed Principal Amount has been cancelled and/or prepaid and/or repaid, subject to Clauses 10.9.1 to 10.9.3.

 

  10.10 The Guarantor shall not (and will procure that no other company in the Group shall) [*] unless the relevant Permitted Indebtedness is available to the buyer unconditionally subject only to the satisfaction of conditions precedent usual for such financing arrangements.

 

11 Financial Undertakings and Ownership and Control of the Guarantor

 

  11.1 The Guarantor will ensure that for the financial quarter ending as at 30 June 2006, for the financial quarter ending immediately prior to or on the date falling ninety (90) days before the Intended Delivery Date and for each subsequent financial quarter:

 

  11.1.1 at all times the minimum Free Liquidity will be not less than fifty million Dollars (USD50,000,000);

 

  11.1.2 either:

 

  (a) as at the end of each financial quarter the ratio of Consolidated EBITDA to Consolidated Debt Service for the Group, computed for the period of the four (4) consecutive financial quarters ending at the end of the relevant financial quarter, shall not be less than one point two five (1.25) to one (1.0); or

 

  (b) at all times during the period of twelve (12) months ending as at the end of the relevant financial quarter the Group has maintained a minimum Free Liquidity in an amount which is not less than one hundred million Dollars (USD100,000,000); and

 

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  11.1.3 as at the end of each financial quarter the ratio of Total Net Funded Debt to Total Capitalisation of the Group shall not exceed [*].

Amounts available for drawing under any revolving or other credit facilities of the Group which remain undrawn at the time of the relevant calculation shall not be counted as cash or indebtedness for the purposes of this ratio.

 

  11.2 It will be an Event of Default if:

 

  11.2.1 at any time when the ordinary share capital of the Guarantor or parent company of the Guarantor is not publicly listed on an Approved Stock Exchange or at any time when a dividend is paid to the existing shareholders of the Guarantor or parent company of the Guarantor by way of a share issue pursuant to a public offering on an Approved Stock Exchange, the Lim Family (together or individually) and Apollo in the aggregate do not or will not, directly or indirectly, control the Guarantor and beneficially own, directly or indirectly, at least fifty one per cent (51%) of the issued share capital of, and equity interest in, the Guarantor; or

 

  11.2.2 at any time following the listing of the ordinary share capital of the Guarantor or parent company of the Guarantor on an Approved Stock Exchange:

 

  (a) any individual or any Third Party:

 

  (i) owns legally and/or beneficially and either directly or indirectly at least thirty three per cent (33%) of the ordinary share capital of the Guarantor; or

 

  (ii) has the right or the ability to control either directly or indirectly the affairs of or the composition of the majority of the board of directors (or equivalent) of the Guarantor;

and, at the same time as any of the events described in paragraphs (i) or (ii) of this Clause has occurred and is continuing, the Lim Family (together or individually) and Apollo in the aggregate do not, directly or indirectly, beneficially own at least fifty one per cent (51%) of the issued share capital of, and equity interest in, the Guarantor; or

 

  (b) the Guarantor (or such parent company) ceases to be a listed company on an Approved Stock Exchange without the prior written consent of the Agent (acting on the instructions of the Lenders),

(and, for the purpose of this Clause 11.2 “control” of any company, limited partnership or other legal entity (a “body corporate” ) by a member of the Lim Family and Apollo, means that one (1) or more members of the Lim Family or Apollo has, directly or indirectly, the power to direct the management and policies of such a body corporate, whether through the ownership of more than fifty per cent (50%) of the issued voting capital of that body corporate or by contract, trust or other arrangement).

 

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  11.3 The Guarantor shall not and shall procure that no other member of the Group shall, pay any dividends or make any other distributions in respect of its share capital to any person, provided that (i) subsidiaries of the Guarantor may pay dividends to another member of the Group; [*].

The Guarantor will procure that any dividends or other distributions and interest paid or payable in connection with such dividends or other distributions will be received promptly by the Guarantor directly or indirectly from the Borrower’s shareholder(s) (if such shareholder is not the Guarantor) by way of dividend.

 

  11.4 In Clause 11.1, Clause 11.2, Clause 11.3, Clause 11.6 Schedule 1:

 

  11.4.1 “Affiliate” means, with respect to any person, any other person controlling, controlled by or under common control with, such person and for purposes of this definition, “control” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “controlling” , “controlled by” and “under common control with” ), as applied to any person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to vote ten per cent (10%) or more of the securities having voting power for the election of directors of such person, or otherwise to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of that person, whether through the ownership of voting securities or by contract or otherwise;

 

  11.4.2 “Approved Stock Exchange” means the New York Stock Exchange, NASDAQ or such other stock exchange in the United States of America as is approved in writing by the Agent;

 

  11.4.3 “Budgeted Consolidated EBITDA” means the relevant amount set out in Schedule 3;

 

  11.4.4 “Cash Balance” means, at any date of determination, the unencumbered and otherwise unrestricted cash and cash equivalents of the Group;

 

  11.4.5 “Consolidated Debt Service” means, for any relevant period, the sum (without double counting), determined in accordance with GAAP, of:

 

  (a) the aggregate principal payable or paid during such period on any Indebtedness of any member of the Group, other than:

 

  (i) principal of any such Indebtedness prepaid at the option of the relevant member of the Group or by way of the cash sweep provisions of the loan documentation in respect of the Cash Sweep Credit Facilities;

 

  (ii) principal of any such Indebtedness prepaid upon the sale or Total Loss of any vessel owned or leased under a capital lease by any member of the Group or under an Apollo-Related Transaction; and

 

  (iii) balloon payments of any such Indebtedness payable during such period (and for the purpose of this paragraph (iii) a “balloon payment” shall not include any scheduled repayment instalment of such Indebtedness which forms part of the balloon or under an Apollo-Related Transaction;

 

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  (b) Consolidated Interest Expense for such period;

 

  (c) the aggregate amount of any dividend or distribution of present or future assets, undertakings, rights or revenues to any shareholder of any member of the Group (other than the Guarantor or one of its wholly owned Subsidiaries) or any distribution in respect of share capital during such period ( “Distributions” ) other than the tax distributions described in Clause 11.3; and

 

  (d) all rent under any capital lease obligations by which the Guarantor or any consolidated Subsidiary is bound which are payable or paid during such period and the portion of any debt discount that must be amortised in such period,

as calculated in accordance with GAAP and derived from the then latest unaudited consolidated accounts of the Guarantor delivered to the Agent in the case of any period ending at the end of any of the first three (3) financial quarters of each financial year of the Guarantor and the then latest Accounts delivered to the Agent in the case of the final quarter of each such financial year;

 

  11.4.6 “Consolidated EBITDA” means, for any relevant period, the aggregate of:

 

  (a) Consolidated Net Income from the Guarantor’s operations for such period; and

 

  (b) the aggregate amounts deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period in respect of gains and losses from the sale of assets or reserves relating thereto, Consolidated Interest Expense, depreciation and amortisation, impairment charges and any other non-cash charges and deferred income tax expense for such period;

 

  11.4.7 “Consolidated Interest Expense” means, for any relevant period, the consolidated interest expense (excluding capitalised interest) of the Group for such period;

 

  11.4.8 “Consolidated Net Income” means, for any relevant period, the consolidated net income (or loss) of the Group for such period as determined in accordance with GAAP;

 

  11.4.9 “Free Liquidity” means, at any date of determination, the aggregate of the Cash Balance and any amounts freely available for drawing under any revolving or other credit facilities of the Group, which remains undrawn, could be drawn for general working capital purposes or other general corporate purposes and would not, if drawn, be repayable within six (6) months;

 

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  11.4.10 “Group” means, for the purposes of this Clause 11, the Guarantor, its Subsidiaries and any other entity which is required to be consolidated in the Guarantor’s accounts in accordance with GAAP;

 

  11.4.11 “Indebtedness” means Financial Indebtedness (whether present or future, actual or contingent, long-term or short-term, secured or unsecured) in respect of:

 

  (a) moneys borrowed or raised including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Sky Vessel Indebtedness;

 

  (b) the advance or extension of credit (including interest and other charges on or in respect of any of the foregoing);

 

  (c) the amount of any liability in respect of leases which, in accordance with GAAP, are capital leases;

 

  (d) the amount of any liability in respect of the purchase price for assets or services payment of which is deferred for a period in excess of one hundred and eighty (180) days;

 

  (e) all reimbursement obligations whether contingent or not in respect of amounts paid under a letter of credit or similar instrument; and

 

  (f) (without double counting) any guarantee of Financial Indebtedness falling within paragraphs (a) to (e) above;

PROVIDED THAT the following shall not constitute Indebtedness:

 

  (i) loans and advances made by other members of the Group which are subordinated to the rights of the Finance Parties;

 

  (ii) loans and advances made by any shareholder of the Guarantor which are subordinated to the rights of the Finance Parties excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, the Sky Vessel Indebtedness; and

 

  (iii) any liabilities of the Guarantor or any other member of the Group to a counterparty under any master agreement relating to the interest or currency exchange transactions of a non-speculative nature;

 

  11.4.12 “Lim Family” means:

 

  (a) the late Tan Sri Lim Goh Tong;

 

  (b) his spouse;

 

  (c) his direct lineal descendants;

 

  (d) the personal estate of any of the above persons; and

 

  (e) any trust created for the benefit of one or more of the above persons and their estates;

 

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  11.4.13 “Third Party” means any person or group of persons acting in concert (as the expression “acting in concert” is defined in the City Code on Take-overs and Mergers) who or which is not a member of the Lim Family or Apollo;

 

  11.4.14 “Total Capitalisation” means, at any date of determination, Total Net Funded Debt plus the consolidated stockholders’ equity of the Group at such date determined in accordance with GAAP and derived from the then latest unaudited and consolidated accounts of the Guarantor delivered to the Agent in the case of the first three (3) quarters of each financial year and the then latest Accounts delivered to the Agent in the case of the final quarter of each financial year PROVIDED THAT for any such accounts delivered after the Second Restatement Date, the effect of any impairment of intangible assets shall be added back to stockholders’ equity;

 

  11.4.15 “Total Net Funded Debt” means, as at any relevant date:

 

  (a) Indebtedness of the Group; and

 

  (b) the amount of any Indebtedness of any person which is not a member of the Group but which is guaranteed by a member of the Group as at such date;

less an amount equal to any Cash Balance and all amounts from time to time standing to the credit of the Cash Sweep Bank Account as at such date.

 

  11.5 Save as specified in Clause 11.1.2, the ratios referred to in Clause 11.1 and Clause 11.6 will be measured on a quarterly basis by reference to the consolidated accounts of the Guarantor.

 

  11.6 If Consolidated EBITDA at the end of any financial quarter (computed for the period of the four (4) consecutive financial quarters ending at the end of such financial quarter) for the period between the Second Restatement Date up to and including 31 December 2010 is more than twenty per cent (20%) [*] for such period, then the Majority Group-Wide Lenders shall have the right to request the Guarantor promptly to appoint, at its cost, an independent restructuring firm acceptable to the Majority Group-Wide Lenders to provide a due diligence report on the management restructuring plan and its present state to the Group-Wide Lenders as soon as practicable. The Guarantor shall use commercially reasonable efforts to assist such restructuring firm in preparing such due diligence report within sixty (60) days of the request.

 

12 Special Liquidity

 

  12.1 Provided that no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, any Total Special Liquidity Sources Amount shall be applied on the relevant Special Liquidity Sources Payment Date in prepayment, reduction and/or cancellation of the Cash Sweep Credit Facilities.

 

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  12.2 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, payment under this Clause 12 shall only be required to the extent such payment does not reduce Liquidity to a level below [*].

 

  12.3 No vessel in the Group Fleet may be sold unless any Special Liquidity Sources arising from the sale are applied in accordance with this Clause 12.

 

13 Chartering

Notwithstanding the provisions of clause 10.12 and clause 10.14 of the Loan Agreement, the Guarantor shall not (and will procure that no company in the Group shall), charter (in or out) any vessel, except that the following shall be permitted:

 

  13.1 the chartering out of m.v. “NORWEGIAN JADE” by Pride of Hawaii, LLC (formerly known as Pride of Hawaii, Inc.) to the Manager and any other intra-Group chartering of any vessel, which complies with clause 10.12 and clause 10.14.3 of the Loan Agreement;

 

  13.2 any extra-Group chartering out of a vessel that would be permissible under clause 10.12 and clause 10.14 of the Loan Agreement, except that no such extra-Group charter may be made:

 

  13.2.1 other than in the usual course of business of the vessel’s owner or other Group operator;

 

  13.2.2 directly or indirectly to another cruise line;

 

  13.2.3 for a period longer than two (2) months; and/or

 

  13.2.4 other than at or about market rate at the time the charter is fixed;

 

  13.3 the sale and initial lease-back of any vessel in the Group Fleet subject to compliance with Clause 12 and Clause 10.2 and in accordance with clauses 10.12.1, 10.12.3 and 10.12.5 of the Loan Agreement; and

 

  13.4 any charter of a vessel in existence at the date of the Third Supplemental Deed to or from a person that is not a company in the Group at the Second Restatement Date PROVIDED THAT any extension or renewal of such a charter shall only be permitted if either it is not materially adverse to the Group or the Group-Wide Lenders, in the opinion of the Majority Group-Wide Lenders, or the extension or renewal is solely at the option of that person which is not a company in the Group.

 

14 Hedging

Notwithstanding any other provision of the Loan Agreement or this Deed to the contrary, the Guarantor shall not (and will procure that no company in the Group shall) enter into any ISDA Master Agreement (or any other form of master agreement) or any transaction under any such master agreement relating to a fuel, interest or currency exchange transaction unless the entry into that master agreement or transaction is for non-speculative reasons.

 

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15 Exceptional Prepayments

[*]

 

16 Equity Contribution

If the Guarantor fails to comply with the financial covenants under the loan documentation in respect of the Cash Sweep Credit Facilities during the period from the Second Restatement Date up to and including 31 December 2010, the Guarantor shall, with the support and co-operation of its shareholders, use commercially reasonable endeavours and take all practicable steps to procure the contribution by the Investors, Star and/or any other capital provider of new equity in cash for the Guarantor. To the extent such endeavour is successful, such contribution shall be made within thirty (30) days from the date of such breach and be in an amount (in addition to the New Cash Equity) not exceeding the lesser of the amount required by the Majority Group-Wide Lenders and [*], in aggregate.

 

17 Indebtedness

Until the Total Delayed Principal Amount has been cancelled and/or prepaid and/or repaid, notwithstanding any other provision of the Loan Agreement or this Deed to the contrary, the Guarantor shall not (and will procure that no company in the Group shall) incur any Indebtedness (as defined in Clause 11.4) other than Permitted Indebtedness.

 

18 Discharge

Subject to Clause 4.3, following the irrevocable repayment or payment to the Lenders or the Agent (for itself and on behalf of the Lenders) of all the Outstanding Indebtedness the Beneficiaries will at the Guarantor’s request return this Deed to the Guarantor and shall, at the request and cost of the Guarantor, transfer to the Guarantor such rights as the Beneficiaries may at such time have in the security for the Outstanding Indebtedness and to the proceeds of any such rights or security.

 

19 Assignment and Transfer

 

  19.1 This Deed shall be binding upon and enure to the benefit of the Beneficiaries and their successors and permitted assigns and transferees.

 

  19.2 The Guarantor shall not be entitled to assign or transfer all or any part of its rights, benefits or obligations under this Deed.

 

  19.3 The Lenders and/or the Agent may transfer their respective rights hereunder to any person to whom their respective rights and obligations under the Loan Agreement are transferred in accordance with the Loan Agreement.

 

  19.4 Any Finance Party may disclose to any of its Affiliates and to the following other persons:

 

  (a) any person to (or through) whom that Lender assigns or transfers (or may potentially assign or transfer) all or any of its rights and obligations under this Deed;

 

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  (b) any person with (or through) whom that Lender enters into (or may potentially enter into) any sub-participation in relation to, or any other transaction under which payments are to be made by reference to, this Deed or any Obligor;

 

  (c) any person to whom, and to the extent that, information is required to be disclosed by any applicable law or regulation;

 

  (d) any other Finance Party, or any employee, officer, director or representative of such entity which needs to know such information or receive such document in the course of such person’s employ or duties;

 

  (e) Coface, or any employee, officer, director or representative of such entity which needs to know such information or receive such document in the course of such person’s employ or duties;

 

  (f) the Guarantor or any other member of the Group, or any employee, officer, director or representative of such entity which needs to know such information or receive such document in the course of such person’s employ or duties; or

 

  (g) auditors, insurance and reinsurance brokers, insurers and reinsurers and professional advisers, including legal advisers, which need to know such information,

any information about any Obligor, this Deed and the other Security Documents as that Finance Party shall consider appropriate. Each of the Finance Parties may also disclose to the Builder, or any employee, officer, director or representative of the Builder which needs to know such information or receive such document in the course of such person’s employ or duties, such information about any Obligor, this Deed and the other Security Documents as that Finance Party reasonably considers normal practice for a French export credit.

Each of the Finance Parties acknowledges that all information received now or in the future from or on behalf of the Obligors under or pursuant to or in connection with the Transaction Documents or the Coface Insurance Policy (other than any information which is in the public domain other than as a result of a breach of this Clause) is confidential information and undertakes to advise this fact to any recipient of any such information under this Clause.

 

  19.5 A person (including any body of persons) who is not a party to this Deed has no right under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 to enforce any term of this Deed but this does not affect any right or remedy of a third party which exists or is available apart from that Act.

 

20 Miscellaneous Provisions

 

  20.1 No failure to exercise and no delay in exercising on the part of the Beneficiaries or any of the other Finance Parties any right or remedy under this Deed or under any other of the Security Documents shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right or remedy preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or remedy. No waiver by the Beneficiaries or any of the other Finance Parties shall be effective unless it is in writing.

 

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  20.2 The rights and remedies of the Finance Parties provided herein and in the other Security Documents are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law.

 

  20.3 If any provision of this Deed or the Loan Agreement or any other Security Document to which any Obligor is a party is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such prohibition or unenforceability shall not invalidate the remaining provisions hereof or thereof or affect the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

  20.4 Time is of the essence in respect of all of the obligations of the Guarantor under this Deed.

 

21 Waiver of Immunity

 

  21.1 The Guarantor irrevocably and unconditionally:

 

  21.1.1 waives any right of immunity which it or its assets now has or may hereafter acquire in relation to any legal proceedings (including, but without limitation, actions in rem and/or in personam) brought against it or its assets by the Beneficiaries in relation to this Deed; and

 

  21.1.2 consents generally in respect of any such proceedings to the giving of any relief including, without limitation, the issue of any process in connection with such proceedings and the making, enforcement or execution against any property whatsoever (irrespective of its use or intended use) of any order or judgment which may be made or given in such proceedings.

 

22 Notices

 

  22.1 Each notice, demand or other communication to be made under this Deed shall be made in writing which, unless otherwise stated, includes telefax.

 

  22.2

Any notice, demand or other communication to be made or delivered by the Agent to the Guarantor pursuant to this Deed shall (unless the Guarantor has by fifteen (15) days’ written notice to the Agent specified another address) be made or delivered to the Guarantor at 7665 Corporation Center Drive, Miami, Florida 33126, United States of America marked for the attention of the Chief Financial Officer (telefax no. +1 305 436 4140) and the Legal Department (telefax no. +1 305 436 4117) with a copy to the Investors c/o Apollo Management, LP, 9 West 57 th Street, 43 rd Floor, New York, NY 10019, United States of America marked for the attention of Mr Steve Martinez (telefax no. +1 212 515 3288) and shall be deemed to have been made or delivered (in the case of any telefax) when transmission of such telefax communication has been completed or (in the case of any letter) when delivered to the aforesaid address or (as the case may be) five (5) days after being deposited in the post first class postage prepaid in an envelope addressed to it at that address PROVIDED THAT if the copy of any notice, demand or other communication is not received by the Investors it shall not affect the effectiveness of the notice. Any notice, demand or other communication to be made or delivered by the Guarantor to the Agent pursuant to this Deed shall

 

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  (unless the Agent has by fifteen (15) days’ written notice to the Guarantor specified another address) be made or delivered to the Agent (for itself and on behalf of the Lenders) at its office for the time being which is at present at BNP Paribas, Structured Finance/Export Finance, ACI:CHA01A1, 21 Place du Marché Saint-Honoré, 75031 Paris Cedex 01, France marked for the attention of Mrs Dominique Laplasse (telefax no. +33 1 43 16 81 84) and shall be deemed to have been made or delivered (in the case of telefax) when transmission of such telefax communication has been completed or (in the case of any letter) when delivered to the aforesaid address or (as the case may be) five (5) days after being deposited in the post first class postage prepaid in an envelope addressed to it at that address.

 

  22.3 Each notice, demand or other communication made or delivered by one (1) party to the other pursuant to this Deed shall be in the English language or accompanied by a certified English translation.

 

23 Governing Law

This Deed and any non-contractual obligations arising from or in connection with it shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England.

 

24 Jurisdiction

 

  24.1 The courts of England have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute arising out of or in connection with this Deed or relating to any non-contractual obligations arising from or in connection with this Deed (including a dispute regarding the existence, validity or termination of this Deed) (a “Dispute” ). Each party to this Deed agrees that the courts of England are the most appropriate and convenient courts to settle Disputes and accordingly no party will argue to the contrary.

This Clause 24.1 is for the benefit of the Beneficiaries only. As a result, such party shall not be prevented from taking proceedings relating to a Dispute in any other courts with jurisdiction. To the extent allowed by law, such party may take concurrent proceedings in any number of jurisdictions.

 

  24.2 The Guarantor may not, without the Agent’s prior written consent, terminate the appointment of the Process Agent; if the Process Agent resigns or its appointment ceases to be effective, the Guarantor shall within fourteen (14) days appoint a company which has premises in London and has been approved by the Agent to act as the Guarantor’s process agent with unconditional authority to receive and acknowledge service on behalf of the Guarantor of all process or other documents connected with proceedings in the English courts which relate to this Deed.

 

  24.3 For the purpose of securing its obligations under Clause 24.2, the Guarantor irrevocably agrees that, if it for any reason fails to appoint a process agent within the period specified in Clause 24.2, the Agent may appoint any person (including a company controlled by or associated with the Agent or any Lender) to act as the Guarantor’s process agent in England with the unconditional authority described in Clause 24.2.

 

  24.4 No neglect or default by a process agent appointed or designated under this Clause (including a failure by it to notify the Guarantor of the service of any process or to forward any process to the Guarantor) shall invalidate any proceedings or judgment.

 

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  24.5 The Guarantor appoints in the case of the courts of England the Process Agent to receive, for and on its behalf service of process in England of any legal proceedings with respect to this Deed.

 

  24.6 A judgment relating to this Deed which is given or would be enforced by an English court shall be conclusive and binding on the Guarantor and may be enforced without review in any other jurisdiction.

 

  24.7 Nothing in this Clause shall exclude or limit any right which the Beneficiaries may have (whether under the laws of any country, an international convention or otherwise) with regard to the bringing of proceedings, the service of process, the recognition or enforcement of a judgment or any similar or related matter in any jurisdiction.

 

  24.8 In this Clause “judgment” includes order, injunction, declaration and any other decision or relief made or granted by a court.

IN WITNESS whereof this Deed of Guarantee and Indemnity has been executed by the parties hereto on the day first written above.

 

SIGNED SEALED  and  DELIVERED  as a  DEED    )
for and on behalf of    )
NCL CORPORATION LTD.    )
acting by    )
its duly appointed attorney-in-fact    )
in the presence of:    )
SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED    )
for and on behalf of    )
BNP PARIBAS    )
as a Lender    )
acting by    )
its duly appointed attorney-in-fact    )
in the presence of:    )

 

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SIGNED SEALED  and  DELIVERED  as a  DEED    )
for and on behalf of    )
CALYON    )
acting by    )
its duly appointed attorney-in-fact    )
in the presence of:    )
SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED    )
for and on behalf of    )
HSBC FRANCE    )
acting by    )
its duly appointed attorney-in-fact    )
in the presence of:    )
SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED    )
for and on behalf of    )
SOCIETE GENERALE    )
acting by    )
its duly appointed attorney-in-fact    )
in the presence of:    )
SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED as a DEED    )
for and on behalf of    )
BNP PARIBAS    )
as the Agent    )
acting by    )
its duly appointed attorney-in-fact    )
in the presence of:    )

 

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Schedule 1

Quarterly Statement of Financial Covenants

 

TO: BNP PARIBAS

Structured Finance/Export Finance

ACI:CHA01A1

21 Place du Marché Saint-Honoré

75031 Paris Cedex 01

France

Attn: Mrs Dominique Laplasse/Mr Jean Philippe Poirier

(as the Agent (as such term is defined in the Guarantee (as hereinafter defined))

We refer to clause 11 of the guarantee dated 6 October 2006 (as amended, varied and/or supplemented from time to time the “Guarantee” ) issued by us in favour of the Beneficiaries. Terms defined in the Guarantee, whether by reference to the Loan Agreement (as therein defined) or otherwise, shall have the same meanings herein.

We hereby certify the amounts set out in the attached schedule as at the last day of the financial quarter ending                    20[    ] for NCL Corporation Ltd. (the “Guarantor” ) and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis. We also hereby certify that the Guarantor is in compliance with all the financial covenants set out in clauses 11.1 and 11.3 of the Guarantee and that no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

NCL CORPORATION LTD.

 

 

By: [                    ]
Chief Financial Officer

Dated :                    20[     ]

 

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Schedule

[*]

For and on behalf of NCL CORPORATION LTD.

 

 

[                    ]

I, [            ], the officer primarily responsible for the financial management of the Group, hereby declare that, to the best of knowledge and belief, the above Statement of Financial Covenants as of [            ] 20[    ], in my opinion, is true and correct.

 

 

[                    ]
Chief Financial Officer
NCL CORPORATION LTD.

Dated:                    20[     ]

[*]

 

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Schedule 2

Particulars of Agent and Lenders

 

Name    Registered Address   

Registered Number with

the Registry of Trade and

Companies

BNP PARIBAS

(as Agent and Lender)

  

16 boulevard des Italiens,

75009 Paris, France

   662 042 449 (RCS Paris)

CREDIT AGRICOLE CORPORATE AND INVESTMENT BANK

(formerly known as Calyon)

(as Lender)

   9 quai du Président Paul Doumer, 92920 Paris La Défense Cedex, France    304 187 701 (RCS Nanterre)

HSBC FRANCE

(as Lender)

   103 avenue des Champs Elysées, 75419 Paris, Cedex 08, France    775 670 284 (RCS Paris)

SOCIETE GENERALE

(as Lender)

   29 boulevard Haussmann, 75009 Paris, France    552 120 222 (RCS Paris)
each a French société anonyme      

 

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Schedule 3

Budgeted Consolidated EBITDA

 

Fiscal Quarter Ended

   Budgeted  Consolidated
EBITDA

(USD,000)
 

30 June 2008

     [*]   

30 September 2008

     [*]   

31 December 2008

     [*]   
     [*]   

31 March 2009

     [*]   

30 June 2009

     [*]   

30 September 2009

     [*]   

31 December 2009

     [*]   
     [*]   

31 March 2010

     [*]   

30 June 2010

     [*]   

30 September 2010

     [*]   

31 December 2010

     [*]   

 

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Schedule 4

Report on Bookings

NCL Corporation Ltd.

Passenger Booking Data

As of Week X

 

     Q1  1     Q2  1     Q3  1     Q4  1  

Load Factor Data

        

Booked to Date

        

2009

     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0

2008

     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0

Final (Full Year)

        

2008

     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0

NPD Data

        

Booked to Date

        

2009

     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0

2008

     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0

Final (Full Year)

        

2008

     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0

 

1  

Represents next four quarters following reporting date

 

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Exhibit 10.6

[*]: THE CONFIDENTIAL PORTION HAS BEEN OMITTED PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT AND THE OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE COMMISSION.

SIXTH AMENDMENT

TO AIRPORT CORPORATE CENTER OFFICE LEASE

THIS SIXTH AMENDMENT TO AIRPORT CORPORATE CENTER OFFICE LEASE AGREEMENT (this “ Amendment ”) is made as of this 1 st day of April 2012 (the “ Effective Date ”), by and between HINES REIT AIRPORT CORPORATE CENTER LLC , a Delaware limited liability company (“ Landlord ”), and NCL (BAHAMAS) LTD ., a Bermuda company D/B/A NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE (“ Tenant ”).

RECITALS

A. Landlord and Tenant entered into that certain Airport Corporate Center Office Lease Agreement dated December 1, 2006 (the “ Original Lease ”), as amended by that certain First Amendment dated December 1, 2006, that certain Second Amendment dated March 20, 2007, that certain Third Amendment dated July 31, 2007 (as modified by that letter agreement dated August 1, 2007), that Fourth Amendment dated as of December 10, 2007, and that Fifth Amendment dated as of February 2, 2010 (collectively, the “ Lease ”) under which Tenant leases 222,747 Rentable Square Feet consisting of:

 

  (1)

125,806 Rentable Square Feet in the building known as 7665 Corporate Center Drive (N.W. 19 th Street), Miami, Florida (the “ 7665 Premises ”);

 

  (2)

95,043 Rentable Square Feet in the building known as 7650 Corporate Center Drive (N.W. 19 th Street), Miami, Florida (the “ 7650 Premises ”); and

 

  (3)

9,476 Rentable Square Feet designated as Bay B in the building located at 7245 Corporate Center Drive (N.W. 19 th Street), Miami, Florida (the “ Warehouse Premises ”).

The 7665 Premises and the 7650 Premises are referred to herein collectively as the “ Existing Premises ”). For the avoidance of doubt, the Warehouse Premises is not included within the definition of “Existing Premises” for the purposes of this Amendment.

B. Landlord and Tenant desire to enter into this Amendment for the purposes of, among other things, terminating the Lease with respect to a portion of the Existing Premises and extending the Lease Term, all as more specifically described herein.


TERMS

NOW THEREFORE, for Ten Dollars ($10.00) and for the covenants and conditions of this Amendment, the receipt and sufficiency of which are acknowledged, Landlord and Tenant agree as follows:

1. Recitals . The foregoing recitals are correct and are incorporated herein by this reference.

2. Terms . All capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Lease.

3. Extension of Lease Term . The “ Lease Term ” for the Existing Premises is hereby extended so as to expire at 11:59 p.m. on January 31, 2023.

4. Termination of a Portion of Existing Premises .

A. Upon the Effective Date (the “ Termination Date ”), the Lease is hereby deemed terminated as to that portion of the Leased Premises comprising 22,118 Rentable Square Feet and as shown on Exhibit A (the “ Terminated Premises ”); provided, however, that the “Holding Over” provisions set forth in Paragraph 4.C. of this Amendment shall survive termination of the Lease with respect to the Terminated Premises. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in the Lease to the contrary, Tenant’s termination of the Terminated Premises shall be absolute and irrevocable. The portion of the Existing Premises that is not Terminated Premises is referred to herein as the “ Retained Premises ”.

B. Not later than the tenth (10 th ) calendar day following the Termination Date, Tenant shall quit and surrender possession of the Terminated Premises to Landlord in broom clean condition. Tenant shall have no further right to occupy and/or use the Terminated Premises. Before surrendering possession of the Terminated Premises, Tenant shall, without expense to Landlord, remove all signs, furnishings, equipment, trade fixtures, merchandise and other personal property installed or placed in the Terminated Premises and all debris and rubbish, and Tenant shall repair all damage to the Terminated Premises resulting from such removal; provided if Tenant is then in default under the Lease (as modified by this Amendment) beyond any applicable cure period, Tenant shall not remove any such item unless Tenant receives written directions from Landlord authorizing or directing the removal thereof. If Tenant fails to remove any of the signs, furnishings, equipment, trade fixtures, merchandise and other personal property installed or placed in the Terminated Premises on or before the Termination Date, then Landlord may, at its sole option, (i) deem any or all of such items abandoned and the sole property of Landlord, or (ii) remove any and all such items and dispose of same in any manner. Tenant shall pay to Landlord on demand any and all reasonable and documented expenses incurred by Landlord in the removal of such items, including, without limitation, the cost of repairing any damage to the Terminated Premises or the Building caused by such removal and storage charges (if Landlord elects to store such property).

C. In the event Tenant holds over in the Terminated Premises for more than ten (10) calendar days following the Termination Date without the written consent of Landlord, Tenant shall pay holdover Rental as to the Terminated Premises calculated according to the holdover provisions set forth in Section 7.7. of the Original Lease.

 

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D. Tenant, on behalf of itself and its partners, officers, directors, agents, employees, successors in interest and assigns, hereby releases and discharges Landlord, its affiliates, subsidiaries and designated property management construction and marketing firms, and their respective partners, members, officers, directors, agents, employees, contractors, successors in interest and assigns, from and against any and all claims, demands, causes of action, liabilities and obligations, known and unknown, foreseen and unforeseen, direct and indirect, in any way arising out of or relating to the Tenant’s use and occupancy of the Terminated Premises.

E. From and after the Termination Date, the Rentable Square Feet of the Retained Premises shall be 198,731. The Retained Premises shall be subject to all of the terms, covenants, conditions and provisions of the Lease, as modified by the terms set forth in this Amendment.

5. Right of First Offer . Effective as of the date of this Amendment, the provisions of Section 10.1 of the Original Lease are hereby deleted in their entirety and the Right of First Offer is hereby deemed void.

6. Rental; Supplemental Rental .

A. Tenant’s obligations to pay the Base Rental and the Additional Rental for the Retained Premises are modified as set forth on Exhibit B to this Amendment.

B. In addition to the amounts set forth on Exhibit B , from the Effective Date and continuing for a period of three hundred sixty-five (365) days thereafter (the “ Supplemental Rental Period ”), Tenant shall, on a monthly basis together with Tenant’s payment of Rental when due, pay supplemental rent to Landlord in the amounts as shown on Exhibit C attached hereto, together with Additional Rental, including, without limitation, Tenant’s pro rata share of Operating Expenses, calculated for 22,118 RSF (collectively, the “ Supplemental Rental ”), together with applicable sales tax. For the avoidance of doubt, Tenant shall be responsible for the payment of Supplemental Rental referenced in the preceding sentence notwithstanding the fact Tenant has surrendered the Terminated Premises.

C. Tenant shall be eligible to receive a credit against Supplemental Rental, as more particularly described in Section 9.B. of this Amendment.

7. Abatement . The first sentence of Section 2.1(d)(ii) of the Original Lease is hereby modified so as to provide as follows:

“Base Rental (but not Tenant’s Forecast Additional Rental nor Tenant’s Additional Rental Adjustment) shall be abated for [*].

8. Parking . Effective as of the Termination Date, the number of Parking Permits available to Tenant shall be reduced by such number as calculated pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.4(a) of the Original Lease based on the RSF of the Retained Premises and not 220,849 RSF.

 

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9. Landlord’s Marketing of Terminated Premises; Credit .

A. From and after the Date of this Amendment, for a period of not less than twelve (12) months, Landlord shall use commercially reasonable efforts to relet the Terminated Premises, on such terms and conditions as Landlord determines in its reasonable discretion. In connection with any attempt by Landlord to relet the Terminated Premises pursuant to the provisions of this paragraph, Landlord shall not be required to give preference to the Terminated Premises over other comparable rentable space in the Project.

B. [*]

10. Brokers . Landlord and Tenant each represent and warrant to the other that it did not deal with any broker in connection with this Amendment other than Hines Interest Limited Partnership, Inc., representing Landlord, and Flagler Real Estate Services, representing Tenant and Travers Realty, Inc. (as subagent of Flagler Real Estate Services) (each, a “ Broker ”). Each party shall indemnify, defend and hold the other party, its beneficiaries, the managing agent of the Project, the leasing agent of the Project and their respective agents, partners and employees and the Project harmless of, from and against any and all losses, damages, liabilities, claims, liens, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, court costs, reasonable attorneys’ fees and litigation expenses) arising from any claims or demands of any other broker or brokers or finders for any commission alleged to be due such other broker or brokers or finders claiming to have dealt with the indemnifying party in connection with this Amendment or with whom the indemnifying party hereafter deals or whom the indemnifying party employs. The provisions of this subsection shall survive the expiration or earlier termination of the Lease. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, Tenant hereby specifically agrees to indemnify and hold Landlord harmless against any liability or claim (and all expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred in defending any such claim or enforcing this indemnity) for a real estate brokerage commission, finder’s fee or similar fee or compensation arising out of or in any way connected with any claim of agency or cooperative relationship and relating to this Amendment made by Travers Realty, Inc. and/or its agents.

11. Entire Agreement . The Lease, as amended by this Amendment, constitutes the entire agreement and understanding among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. The terms and conditions of this Amendment may not be changed, altered or modified except by an instrument in writing signed by the party against whom enforcement of such change would be sought. The Lease, as amended by this Amendment, shall be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

12. Miscellaneous .

A. This Amendment shall be construed and governed in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida. All of the parties to this Amendment have participated fully in the negotiation and preparation hereof and, accordingly; this Amendment shall not be more strictly construed against any one of the parties hereto.

B. In the event any term or provision of this Amendment be determined by appropriate judicial authority to be illegal or otherwise invalid, such provision shall be given its nearest legal meaning or be construed as deleted as such authority determines, and the remainder of this Amendment shall be construed to be in full force and effect.

 

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C. In construing this Amendment, the singular shall be held to include the plural, the plural shall include the singular, and the use of any gender shall include every other and all genders.

D. Descriptive headings contained herein are for convenience only and shall not control or affect the meaning or construction of any provision of this Amendment.

E. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the separate parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument.

F. Tenant hereby represents and warrants to Landlord that: (i) Tenant has the full right and authority to enter into this Amendment; (ii) this Amendment is a binding and valid document enforceable in accordance with its terms; (iii) Tenant has not assigned, transferred or subleased its interest in the Expansion Premises; and (iv) Tenant has not taken any action that would result in a lien being filed against the interest of either Landlord or Tenant in the Expansion Premises.

G. This Amendment shall be deemed a part of the Lease, but shall take precedence over and supersede any provisions to the contrary contained in the Lease. Except as modified hereby, all of the provisions of the Lease, which are not in a conflict with the terms of this Amendment shall remain in full force and effect, including without limitation Section 8.4 of the Lease (which shall also apply with respect to all provisions of this Amendment). As modified hereby, the Lease is hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects.

H. By executing this Lease, Landlord hereby represents and warrants to Tenant that: (i) Landlord has the full right and authority to enter into this Amendment; (ii) this Amendment is a binding and valid document enforceable in accordance with its terms; (iii) Landlord has not assigned, transferred or subleased its interest in the Expansion Premises; and (iv) except as set forth in the Lease and in connection with activities performed in connection with Landlord’s Work, Landlord has not taken any action that would result in a lien being filed against the interest of either Tenant or Landlord in the Expansion Premises.

13. Effect of Delivery . This Amendment shall not be effective, and shall not be relied upon by either party, until such time as it has been executed by a duly authorized officer of both Tenant and Landlord and a copy of this Amendment, which has been fully executed by both Landlord and Tenant, is delivered to Tenant.

14. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE PARTIES HERETO SHALL AND THEY HEREBY DO WAIVE TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM BROUGHT BY EITHER OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGAINST THE OTHER ON ANY MATTERS WHATSOEVER ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THIS LEASE, THE RELATIONSHIP OF LANDLORD AND TENANT, TENANT’S USE OR OCCUPANCY OF THE LEASED PREMISES AND/OR ANY CLAIM OF INJURY OR DAMAGE. IN THE EVENT LANDLORD COMMENCES ANY PROCEEDINGS FOR NONPAYMENT OF RENT OR ANY OTHER AMOUNTS PAYABLE HEREUNDER, TENANT SHALL NOT

 

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INTERPOSE ANY COUNTERCLAIM OF WHATEVER NATURE OR DESCRIPTION IN ANY SUCH PROCEEDING, UNLESS THE FAILURE TO RAISE THE SAME WOULD CONSTITUTE A WAIVER THEREOF. THIS SHALL NOT, HOWEVER, BE CONSTRUED AS A WAIVER OF TENANT’S RIGHT TO ASSERT SUCH CLAIMS IN ANY SEPARATE ACTION BROUGHT BY TENANT.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment as of the day and year first written above.

 

      TENANT:
     

NCL (BAHAMAS) LTD., a Bermuda company

D/B/A NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE

Witnesses:      
          By:   /s/ George Chesney
Print Name         Name:   George Chesney
      Title:   SR. VP Human Resources
         
Print Name        
     
     

[ signatures continued on following page ]

 

Approved as to Form
 

/s/ Suzanne Perez

 

NCL Legal Department

Approved as to Content

 

By:         /s/ signature illegible

Approved by Finance

   
By:                        N/A

 

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[ signatures continued from previous page ]

 

      LANDLORD:
      HINES REIT AIRPORT CORPORATE CENTER LLC,
      a Delaware limited liability company or its affiliate
      By:   

HINES REIT PROPERTIES, L.P.,

a Delaware limited partnership

Its Sole Member

         By:   

HINES REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST, INC.,

a Maryland corporation

Its General Partner

Witnesses:               

/s/ Melanie Greely

         By: /s/ Edmund A. Donaldson

Print Name

   Melanie Greely          Name: Edmund A. Donaldson
            Its: Manager
            /s/ signature illegible
/s/ Anna M. Alvarado            

Print Name

   Anna M. Alvarado             /s/ signature illegible

 

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EXHIBIT A

TERMINATED PREMISES

 

LOGO

Exhibit A

 

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EXHIBIT B

RENTAL

The rent table contained on Exhibit I of the Original Lease, as modified, is hereby further modified as follows, commencing with Lease Year ‘6’:

 

  Base Rental   Rentable  

Lease Year

  (Per Annum Rate per RSF)   Square Feet

[*]

 

Notes:

 

(a)

   Each “Lease Year” is a calendar year of 365/6 days.
 

(b)

   In addition to the Base Rental, Tenant shall also be obligated to pay Additional Rental, including, without limitation, Tenant’s pro rata share of Operating Expenses and parking rental pursuant to the terms of the Lease.
 

**

   This lease year is only a two - month period.

Exhibit B

 

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EXHIBIT C

SUPPLEMENTAL RENTAL

 

Norwegian Cruise Line

7650 Corporate Center Drive

Miami, FL 33126

Net Rentable Area            22,118

[*]

Exhibit C

 

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[*]: THE CONFIDENTIAL PORTION HAS BEEN OMITTED PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT AND THE OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE COMMISSION.

SEVENTH AMENDMENT

TO AIRPORT CORPORATE CENTER OFFICE LEASE

THIS SEVENTH AMENDMENT TO AIRPORT CORPORATE CENTER OFFICE LEASE AGREEMENT (this “ Amendment ”) is made as of this 29 th  day of June 2012, by and between HINES REIT AIRPORT CORPORATE CENTER LLC , a Delaware limited liability company (“ Landlord ”), and NCL (BAHAMAS) LTD ., a Bermuda company D/B/A NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE (“ Tenant ”).

RECITALS

A. Landlord and Tenant entered into that certain Airport Corporate Center Office Lease Agreement dated December 1, 2006 (the “ Original Lease ”), as amended by that certain First Amendment dated December 1, 2006, that certain Second Amendment dated March 20, 2007, that certain Third Amendment dated July 31, 2007 as modified by that letter agreement dated August 1, 2007, that Fourth Amendment dated as of December 10, 2007, that Fifth Amendment dated as of February 2, 2010, and that Sixth Amendment dated April 1, 2012 (collectively, the “ Lease ”) under which Tenant leases 222,747 Rentable Square Feet consisting of:

 

  (1)

125,806 Rentable Square Feet in the building known as 7665 Corporate Center Drive (N.W. 19 th  Street), Miami, Florida;

 

  (2)

72,925 Rentable Square Feet in the building known as 7650 Corporate Center Drive (N.W. 19 th  Street), Miami, Florida; and

 

  (3)

9,476 Rentable Square Feet designated as Bay B in the building located at 7245 Corporate Center Drive (N.W. 19 th  Street), Miami, Florida (the “ Original Warehouse Premises ”)

B. Tenant does not desire to renew the Lease Term as to the Original Warehouse Premises when such term expires on June 30, 2012.

C. Landlord and Tenant desire to enter into this Amendment to add new warehouse premises to the Lease under such terms and conditions as set forth herein.

TERMS

NOW THEREFORE, for Ten Dollars ($10.00) and for the covenants and conditions of this Amendment, the receipt and sufficiency of which are acknowledged, Landlord and Tenant agree as follows:


1. Recitals . The foregoing recitals are correct and are incorporated herein by this reference.

2. Terms . All capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Lease.

3. New Warehouse Premises . The Lease is hereby amended to provide as follows:

A. Addition of Premises . In consideration of the premises, and the mutual covenants set forth herein, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Landlord does hereby lease and demise to Tenant and Tenant does hereby lease and take from Landlord (subject to all matters of record in Miami-Dade County, Florida, that affect the Project) those certain premises located in the building known as 7245 Corporate Center Drive, Miami, Florida (the “ 7245 Building ”), and more particularly described as follows:

7,067 Rentable Square Feet (as defined hereinafter) known as Bay “C” in the 7245 Building and as generally described or depicted on Exhibit A , attached hereto and incorporated herein (the “ New Warehouse Premises ”).

With respect to the New Warehouse Premises, the term “Building” as used in the Lease shall also mean and refer to the 7245 Building, when the context requires.

B. Lease Term . The Lease Term for the New Warehouse Premises shall be for a period commencing on July 1, 2012, through 11:59 p.m. on the last day of the Lease Term (as defined in the Lease). Such period is hereinafter referred to as the “ New Warehouse Premises Term ”. For the avoidance of doubt, the New Warehouse Premises Term shall expire on the same date as Lease Term for the Leased Premises located at 7665 Corporate Center Drive (N.W. 19 th  Street) and 7665 Corporate Center Drive (N.W. 19 th  Street), Miami, Florida.

C. Base Rental . From and after July 1, 2012, and throughout the New Warehouse Premises Term, Tenant shall pay Base Rental for the New Warehouse Premises in accordance with the following schedule (plus applicable sales and other such taxes as are now or later enacted payable in connection with Base Rental), payable without demand, setoff or deduction, in advance, on or before the first day of each month:

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[*]

For purposes of the foregoing Base Rental chart, each ‘Year’ shall consist of 365 days (or 366 days during a period in which a February of a leap year occurs).

C. Operating Expenses . In addition to Base Rental, Tenant shall also be obligated to pay Tenant’s Percentage Share of Operating Expenses for the New Warehouse Premises and any other Additional Rental as may be applicable under the Lease during the New Warehouse Premises Term.

4. Tenant’s Moving Expenses . Landlord shall pay Tenant’s actual and reasonable moving expenses to relocate from the Original Warehouse Premises to the New Warehouse Premises, in an amount of up to, and not greater than, [*].

5. Landlord’s Work . Prior to July 1, 2012, Landlord shall cause a passageway to be opened between the Original Warehouse Premises and the New Warehouse Premises of approximately 8’ x 6’ to facilitate Tenant’s move into the New Warehouse Premises. Landlord shall close and patch the passageway following Tenant’s relocation into the New Warehouse Premises. Tenant agrees to provide Landlord and its contractor access to the Original Warehouse Premises and the New Warehouse Premises on an as-needed basis, as determined by Landlord, for the purposes of accomplishing the same.

6. Entire Agreement . The Lease, as amended by this Amendment, constitutes the entire agreement and understanding among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. The terms and conditions of this Amendment may not be changed, altered or modified except by an instrument in writing signed by the party against whom enforcement of such change would be sought. The Lease, as amended by this Amendment, shall be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

7. Miscellaneous .

A. This Amendment shall be construed and governed in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida. All of the parties to this Amendment have participated fully in the negotiation and preparation hereof and, accordingly; this Amendment shall not be more strictly construed against any one of the parties hereto.

B. In the event any term or provision of this Amendment be determined by appropriate judicial authority to be illegal or otherwise invalid, such provision shall be given its nearest legal meaning or be construed as deleted as such authority determines, and the remainder of this Amendment shall be construed to be in full force and effect.

C. In construing this Amendment, the singular shall be held to include the plural, the plural shall include the singular, and the use of any gender shall include every other and all genders.

 

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D. Descriptive headings contained herein are for convenience only and shall not control or affect the meaning or construction of any provision of this Amendment.

E. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the separate parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument.

F. Tenant hereby represents and warrants to Landlord that: (i) Tenant has the full right and authority to enter into this Amendment; and (ii) this Amendment is a binding and valid document enforceable in accordance with its terms.

G. This Amendment shall be deemed a part of the Lease, but shall take precedence over and supersede any provisions to the contrary contained in the Lease. Except as modified hereby, all of the provisions of the Lease, which are not in a conflict with the terms of this Amendment shall remain in full force and effect, including without limitation Section 8.4 of the Lease (which shall also apply with respect to all provisions of this Amendment). As modified hereby, the Lease is hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects.

8. Effect of Delivery . This Amendment shall not be effective, and shall not be relied upon by either party, until such time as it has been executed by a duly authorized officer of both Tenant and Landlord and a copy of this Amendment, which has been fully executed by both Landlord and Tenant, is delivered to Tenant.

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9. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EACH OF THE PARTIES WAIVE THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AMENDMENT OR THE LEASE IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR OTHER LITIGATION OF ANY TYPE BROUGHT BY ANY OF THE PARTIES AGAINST THE OTHER PARTY.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment as of the day and year first written above.

 

        TENANT:   
       

NCL (BAHAMAS) LTD.,  a Bermuda company

D/B/A NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE

Witnesses:

           

/s/ Mary O’Malley

      By:    /s/ George Chesney

Print Name Mary O’Malley

      Name:    George Chesney
        Title:    SVP, Human Resources

/s/ Lourdes Vargas

           

Print Name Lourdes Vargas

           
        LANDLORD:
 

Approved as to Form

     

HINES REIT AIRPORT CORPORATE CENTER LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company or its affiliate

 

/s/ Suzanne Perez

        
            By:    HINES REIT PROPERTIES, L.P.,

NCL Legal Department

         a Delaware limited partnership

Approved as to Content

         Its Sole Member
 

By: /s/ George Chesney

        

Approved by Finance

           
   
By:              By:    HINES REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST, INC.,
                 

a Maryland corporation

Its General Partner

  Witnesses:            
  /s/ Anna M. Alvarado             By: /s/ Kevin L. McMeans
  Print Name Anna M. Alvarado             Name: Kevin L. McMeans
              Its: Asset Management Officer
  /s/ Lisa Q. Metts             /s/ signature illegible
  Print Name Lisa Q. Metts            
 

Attorney

           

 

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Exhibit X.XX

[*]: THE CONFIDENTIAL PORTION HAS BEEN OMITTED PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT AND THE OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE COMMISSION.

EXHIBIT A

[New Warehouse Premises]

Exhibit 10.7

[*]: THE CONFIDENTIAL PORTION HAS BEEN OMITTED PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT AND THE OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE COMMISSION.

FIRST AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

FIRST AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “ First Amendment ”), dated as of May 31, 2012, by and among NCL CORPORATION LTD., a Bermuda company with its registered office as of the date hereof at Milner House, 18 Parliament Street, Hamilton HM12, Bermuda (the “ Borrower ”) and certain Lenders from time to time party to the Credit Agreement referred to below. Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used herein and defined in the Credit Agreement are used herein as therein defined.

W   I   T   N   E   S   S   E   T   H :

WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Lenders from time to time party thereto and the Administrative Agent are parties to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of October 28, 2009 (as amended, modified and/or supplemented to, but not including, the date hereof, the “ Credit Agreement ”);

WHEREAS, the Borrower, through one of its Subsidiaries, desires to purchase the vessel m.v. [*], and has requested the consent of the Lenders to amend Section 9.11 of the Credit Agreement to exempt the indebtedness incurred for financing the vessel m.v. [*] from the subordination arrangements contained in such Section 9.11; and

WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions of this First Amendment, the parties hereto wish to amend certain provisions of the Credit Agreement as herein provided.

NOW, THEREFORE, it is agreed:

 

I. Amendments to Credit Agreement.

1. Section 9.03(iii) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the text “(or parent company of the Borrower)” immediately following the text “capital stock of the Borrower” appearing in said Section.

2. Section 9.11 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

“9.11 Subordination of Indebtedness.

Other than the Sky Vessel Indebtedness, (i) the Borrower shall procure that any and all of its Indebtedness with any other Credit Party and/or any shareholder of the Borrower is at all times fully subordinated to the Obligations and (ii) the Borrower shall not make or permit to be made any repayments of principal, payments of interest or of any other costs, fees, expenses or liabilities arising from or representing Indebtedness with any shareholder of the Borrower. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Borrower shall not make any repayments of principal, payments of interest or of any other costs, fees, expenses or liabilities arising from or representing Indebtedness with any other Credit Party.”.


3. The definition of “Change of Control” appearing in Section 11.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

Change of Control ” shall mean (x) at any time when the ordinary capital stock of the Borrower (or a parent company of the Borrower in a Qualified IPO) is not a listed company on an Approved Stock Exchange, the Permitted Holders in the aggregate do not, directly or indirectly, control the Borrower and beneficially own, directly or indirectly, at least 51% of the issued capital stock of, and equity interest in, the Borrower; or (y) at any time following the listing of the ordinary capital stock of the Borrower (or a parent company of the Borrower in a Qualified IPO) on an Approved Stock Exchange or any successor thereto:

 

  (i) any Third Party:

 

  (A) owns legally and/or beneficially and either directly or indirectly at least thirty three per cent (33%) of the ordinary share capital of the Borrower; or

 

  (B) has the right or the ability to control either directly or indirectly the affairs of or the composition of the majority of the board of directors (or equivalent) of the Borrower; and

at the same time as any of the events described in paragraphs (A) or (B) of this definition have occurred and are continuing, the Permitted Holders in the aggregate do not, directly or indirectly, beneficially own at least 51% of the issued capital stock of, and equity interest in, the Borrower;

 

  (ii) the Borrower (or such parent company of the Borrower) ceases to be a listed company on an Approved Stock Exchange or any successor thereto without the prior written consent of the Required Lenders; or

 

  (iii) a “Change of Control” under and as defined in the Senior Secured Note Indenture,

(and, for the purpose of Section 10.16 “control” of any company, limited partnership or other legal entity (a “body corporate”) controlled by a Permitted Holder means that one or more members of a Permitted Holder in the aggregate has, directly or indirectly, the power to direct the management and policies of such a body corporate, whether through the ownership of more than 50% of the issued voting capital of that body corporate or by contract, trust or other arrangement).”.

4. Section 11.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby further amended by adding the following new definition in correct alphabetical order:

Qualified IPO ” means an initial public offering of the Borrower or a parent company of the Borrower in either case on an Approved Stock Exchange resulting in at least [*] of equity (x) in the case of an initial public offering by a parent company of the Borrower, being contributed to the Borrower or (y) in the case of an initial public offering by the Borrower, sold by the Borrower.


Sky Vessel ” shall mean [*] presently owned by the Sky Vessel Seller, and registered in the Sky Vessel Seller’s name under the laws and flag of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas.

Sky Vessel Indebtedness ” shall mean the financing arrangements in relation to the acquisition of the Sky Vessel in an amount of up to [*].

Sky Vessel Seller ” shall mean [*].

 

II. Miscellaneous Provisions .

1. In order to induce the Lenders to enter into this First Amendment, the Borrower hereby represents and warrants that (i) no Default or Event of Default exists as of the Amendment Effective Date (as defined below) before and after giving effect to this First Amendment and (ii) all of the representations and warranties contained in the Credit Agreement or the other Credit Documents are true and correct in all material respects on the Amendment Effective Date both before and after giving effect to this First Amendment, with the same effect as though such representations and warranties had been made on and as of the Amendment Effective Date (it being understood that any representation or warranty made as of a specific date shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such specific date).

2. This First Amendment is limited precisely as written and shall not be deemed to (i) be a waiver of or a consent to the modification of or deviation from any other term or condition of the Credit Agreement or the other Credit Documents or any of the other instruments or agreements referred to therein, or (ii) prejudice any right or rights which any of the Lenders or the Administrative Agent now have or may have in the future under or in connection with the Credit Agreement, the Credit Documents or any of the other instruments or agreements referred to therein.

3. This First Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which counterparts when executed and delivered shall be an original, but all of which shall together constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of any executed counterpart of this First Amendment by telecopy or electronic mail by any party hereto shall be effective as such party’s original executed counterpart.

4. THIS FIRST AMENDMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THAT WOULD REQUIRE THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION.


5. This First Amendment shall become effective on the date (the “ Amendment Effective Date ”) when the following conditions shall have been satisfied:

 

  (i) the Borrower and the Required Lenders shall have signed a counterpart hereof (whether the same or different counterparts) and shall have delivered (including by way of pdf, facsimile or other electronic transmission) the same to White & Case LLP, 1155 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10036 Attention: May Yip-Daniels (facsimile number: 212-354-8113 / e-mail address: myip@whitecase.com);

 

  (ii) the Borrower shall have paid to each of the Lenders party to this Amendment a non-refundable work fee of [*]; provided that (I) a Lender which is the provider of any other loan or other facility to the Borrower or any other member of the NCLC Group shall only be entitled to receive one (1) such fee of [*] in connection with this Amendment and any similar amendment to such other loans or other facilities and (II) notwithstanding any provision of this Amendment or the Credit Agreement to the contrary, no Lender shall be required to share with the other Lenders, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Documentation Agent and/or the Hermes Agent any such work fee received;

 

  (iii) the Borrower shall have paid to the Administrative Agent and each Lender all costs, fees and expenses and other compensation payable to the Administrative Agent or such Lender in connection with this Amendment and/or the Credit Agreement to the extent then due and invoiced at least one Business Day prior to the Amendment Effective Date (including, without limitation, the fees and expenses of White & Case LLP); and

 

  (iv) the Administrative Agent shall have received a copy of the fully executed loan agreement or other document between the Sky Vessel Seller and [*], Ltd. or another member of the NCLC Group evidencing the Sky Vessel Indebtedness.

6. From and after the Amendment Effective Date, all references in the Credit Agreement and each of the other Credit Documents to the Credit Agreement shall be deemed to be references to the Credit Agreement, as modified hereby on the Amendment Effective Date.

*        *        *


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused their duly authorized officers to execute and deliver this First Amendment as of the date first above written.

 

NCL CORPORATION LTD.

By:

 

    /s/ Howard Flanders

  Name: Howard Flanders
  Title: Senior Vice President, Finance


SIGNATURE PAGE TO THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF THE DATE WRITTEN ABOVE, AMONG NCL CORPORATION LTD., VARIOUS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND NORDEA BANK NORGE ASA, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND COLLATERAL AGENT

NAME OF INSTITUTION:

Bayerische Hypo und Vereinsbank AG

By:

 

    /s/ Mark Young

  Name: Mark Young
  Title:

By:

 

    /s/ Scott Obeck

  Name: Scott Obeck
  Title: Director

Exhibit 10.8

[*] THE CONFIDENTIAL PORTION HAS BEEN OMITTED PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT AND THE OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE COMMISSION.

SHIPBUILDING CONTRACT

 

BETWEEN

MEYER WERFT GMBH

AND

BREAKAWAY THREE, LTD.

AND

 

NCL CORPORATION LTD.

 

 

 

IN RELATION TO

HULL NO. [*]

 

 

 

 


CONTENTS

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Clause

   Page  
    

 

 

 

Article 1: Subject Matter of Contract

     1   
1        .   Agreement To Build, Sell And Purchase      2   
2.   Description Of The Ship      4   
3.   Specification And Plans      5   
4.   Classification      7   
5.   Builder’s Right To Subcontract      8   
6.   Buyer’s Supplies      9   
7.   Builder’s Tally Of Buyer’s Supplies   

Article 2: Supervision

  
1.   Supervisor      11   
2.   Plan Approval      12   
3.   Work Approval      13   
4.   Planned Programme      14   
5.   Minor Alterations      15   
6.   Technical Disputes      15   

Article 3: Modifications

  
1.   Modifications      16   
2.   Classification And Regulatory Changes      18   
3.   Substitution Of Parts      18   

Article 4: Title And Insurances

  
1.   Title, Risk And Encumbrances      19   
2.   Insurances      20   
3.   Loss Or Damage      21   

Article 5: Permissible Delays

  
1.   Extension Of Time For Building Work      23   
2.   Delay Notices      25   

Article 6: Tests, Liquidated Damages And Certain Termination Rights

  
1.   Tests      26   
2.   Liquidated Damages      27   

Article 7: Delivery And Guarantee

  
1.   Delivery And Acceptance      31   
2.   Guarantee      34   

Article 8: Contract Price And Payment Terms

  
1.   Contract Price      39   


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2.           Payments      39   

Article 9: Termination

  
1.   Termination By Builder      43   
2.   Termination By Buyer      44   
3.   Termination By Either Party      47   

Article 10: Builder’s Representations, Covenants And Indemnities

  
1.   Representations, Warranties And Covenants      48   
2.   Indemnities      48   

Article 11: Intellectual Property Rights

  
1.   Patents, Trade Marks And Copyrights      50   
2.   Rights To Engineering And Design Data      51   

Article 12: Taxes And Contract Expenses

  
1.   Taxes      52   
2.   Contract Expenses      52   

Article 13: Disputes, Jurisdiction, Governing Law And Notices

  
1.   Technical Disputes      53   
2.   Jurisdiction      54   
3.   Governing Law      54   
4.   Notices      54   

Article 14: General Matters

  
1.   Computation Of Time      57   
2.   Assignments      57   
3.   Partial Illegality      57   
4.   Confidentiality      57   
5.   Amendments      58   
6.   No Waiver      58   
7.   Consents      58   
8.   Language      58   
9.   Models      59   
10.   Counterparts      59   
11.   Effective Date      59   
12.   Protected Parties      59   
13.   Guarantee      60   
14.   Fair Dealing And Business Standards      60   
15.   Reference Ship   

Schedules

  

SCHEDULE 1

     62   


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1.           Definition Of Certain Terms      62   
2.   Interpretation Of Certain References      62   
3.   Priority Of Contract, Plans And Specification      65   

SCHEDULE 2

     66   
(A)       Form Of Refund Guarantee For Instalment Minus Relevant Buyer’s Allowance      68   
(B)   Form Of Refund Guarantee For Relevant Buyer’s Allowance      68   

SCHEDULE 3 - A OM F ORM

     74   

AUTHORISED SIGNATURES

     75   

 

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THIS SHIPBUILDING CONTRACT is dated September 14, 2012 and made between:

 

(1) MEYER WERFT GMBH , a company organised and existing under the laws of Germany, and having its principal office at Industriegebiet Süd, D-26871 Papenburg, Germany (the “ Builder ”); and

 

(2)

BREAKAWAY THREE, LTD., a company incorporated in Bermuda and having its registered office at Cumberland House, 9 th Floor, 1 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM11, Bermuda (the “ Buyer ”); and

 

(3)

NCL CORPORATION LTD. , a company incorporated in Bermuda having its registered office at Cumberland House, 9 th Floor, 1 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM11, Bermuda (“ NCLC ”).

NOW IT IS HEREBY AGREED as follows:

ARTICLE 1: SUBJECT MATTER OF CONTRACT

 

1 AGREEMENT TO BUILD, SELL AND PURCHASE

 

1.1 On and subject to the provisions of this Contract, the Plans and the Specification:

 

  (i) the Builder shall:

 

  (a) design, engineer, build, launch, equip and outfit the passenger cruise ship more particularly described in this Contract, the Plans and the Specification (the “ Ship ”) at the Shipyard, and

 

  (b) provide all components, equipment, gear, fittings, machinery, materials, parts, plant, outfit, spares and supplies which are necessary to achieve the objects and purposes described in Clause 1.1(i) (a) (the “ Parts ”) other than the specified supplies to be provided by the Buyer (the “ Buyer’s Supplies ”),

 

  (c) supply all operating and maintenance manuals, drawings, lists, maker’s instructions, plans, records, training materials and other construction documents;

 

  (d) provide or procure the provision of all specified training of the Buyer, its employees and other representatives; and

 

  (e) complete, finish, sell and deliver the Ship to the Buyer at Bremerhaven, but if this is not reasonably possible the Ship may be delivered at Eemshaven or if this is not reasonably possible at any other North European sea port (the “ Delivery Port ”) selected by the Builder and approved by the Buyer (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), after successful performance and completion of the tests relating to the Ship; and

 

  (ii) the Buyer shall purchase and accept delivery of the duly completed Ship at the Delivery Port.

 

1.2

The Builder, as a first class shipbuilder with a reputation for excellence and with knowledge of the Buyer’s performance and quality requirements and standards shall ensure that all building work shall be carried out in a good and workmanlike manner and in accordance with the highest shipbuilding and marine engineering practices and

 

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  standards for new passenger cruise ships, and so that (unless specified to the contrary in the Specification) the design, quality, workmanship, Parts, function and performance of systems, and the aesthetic design of the passenger cabins and public areas and other specified areas of the Ship, shall not be lower than the highest of the corresponding standards on the reference ship, as built by the relevant builder and as accepted by the relevant buyer.

 

2 DESCRIPTION OF THE SHIP

 

2.1 The Ship shall be a luxury passenger cruise ship suitable for continuous year-round worldwide cruising, with the following main dimensions and characteristics:

 

  (i) Dimensions

 

       Length overall about 324.60 metres
       Length between perpendiculars about 300.18 meters
       Breadth moulded about 41.40 metres
       Depth bulkhead deck about 11.60 metres
       Design draft about 8.33 metres

 

  (ii) Deadweight

 

       The guaranteed deadweight at a design draft of 8.33 metres will be 11,700 metric tons in seawater of 1.025 t/m3 density (and under the conditions further described in section G.2.3 of the Specification). The deadweight is the difference between the loaded displacement and the contractual lightweight. The contractual lightweight is the weight of the Ship clean, empty, equipped ready for sea in accordance with section G.8.3 of the Specification and adjusted by any weight (and related ballast) added or subtracted by reason of any agreements on modification made at any time under Article 3 of this Contract.

 

  (iii) Passenger cabins

 

       Penthouse suites: 8

 

       Courtyard suites 1: 20

 

       Courtyard suites 2: 25

 

       Courtyard suite 2 ADA: 2

 

       Spa suites: 14

 

       Corner suites: 7

 

       Corner suite ADA: 1

 

       Junior suites: 14

 

       Mini suites: 284

 

       Mini suites spa: 20

 

       Mini suites ADA: 4

 

       Balcony cabins: 1,063

 

       Balcony cabins spa: 58

 

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       Balcony cabin concierge: 31

 

       Balcony cabins ADA: 16

 

       Ocean view cabins: 58

 

       Ocean view cabins ADA: 6

 

       Family deluxe suites: 4

 

       Family cabin: 38

 

       Family cabin ADA: 4

 

       Inside cabins: 367

 

       Inside cabins ADA: 15

 

       Inside deluxe cabins: 24

 

       Inside studio cabins: 82

 

  (iv) Crew cabins

 

       Captain class cabins: 4

 

       Senior Officer cabins: 5

 

       Officer outside cabins: 113

 

       Officer inside cabins: 2

 

       Senior Crew, single cabins: 71

 

       Senior Crew, double cabins: 10

 

       Crew single cabins: 42

 

       Crew single shared cabins: 716

 

       Crew, double cabins: 259

 

       Crew, double, shared cabins: 110

 

       Crew entertainer cabins: 10

 

  (v) Life saving equipment

 

       Total number of persons on board for the purposes of long international voyages: 6,936.

 

  (vi) Machinery

 

Diesel engines    3 x 12V 48/60 CR TIER2, each capable of a maximum continuous rating of 14,400 kW at 514 rpm (or equivalent)
   2 x 14V 48/60 CR TIER2, each capable of a maximum continuous rating of 16,800 kW at 514 rpm (or equivalent)
 

 

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Pod units    2 pod units each developing 19,500 kW at approximately 139 rpm

 

  (vii) Speed

 

       The trial speed of the Ship at a mean moulded draft of 8.33 metres shall be at least 22.4 knots under the conditions specified in Section G.2.5 of the Specification.

 

2.2 The details of the dimensions and characteristics referred to in Clause 2.1 above, as well as the definitions and method of measurements and calculations, are as indicated in the Specification and no changes shall be made to such dimensions and characteristics without the Buyer’s prior written approval.

 

2.3 The hull number of the Ship will be [*] and that number shall in accordance with Clause 1.1 and 1.2 in Article 4 be placed upon the Ship and the Parts during construction.

 

3 SPECIFICATION AND PLANS

 

3.1 The Specification and the Plans describe in detail building work standards, the features of the building work and the general scope of the building work but, although the contents of the Specification and the Plans are believed by the Builder and the Buyer to be accurate, all dimensions and other details shall be independently verified and checked by the Builder and, if there are any errors or omissions in the Specification or Plans which may adversely affect the safety, seaworthiness or technical performance of the Ship, the Builder shall correct the same, after first notifying the Buyer in writing and obtaining the Buyer’s written approval (which is not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), without any increase in the Contract Price.

 

3.2 The Builder shall be solely and directly responsible for all aspects of the design, performance and quality of the building work, and the fact that any calculations, measurements, drawings, plans, test results or any other documents and data relating to the building work shall have been made, prepared or supplied by the Buyer or shown to the Buyer or approved by the Buyer and/or any Regulatory Authority and/or the Classification Society and/or any other specified person(s) or that modifications or alterations shall have been carried out in accordance with the Buyer’s requirements shall not in any manner or to any extent relieve the Builder from (or otherwise reduce) any of the Builder’s obligations and/or liabilities under this Contract.

 

3.3 All Parts shall be new or (with the Supervisor’s prior written approval which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) unused, of high quality, and in strict and full accordance and compliance with this Contract, the Plans and the Specification and shall otherwise be in strict and full accordance and compliance with the Builder’s usual high standards and practices of construction for similar passenger ships.

 

3.4 The Builder shall pay for all Parts promptly on or before delivery of the Ship or in accordance with usual commercial credit terms.

 

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3.5 The Builder shall furnish: spare parts in accordance with the Specification; and maintenance tools of the kind and in at least the quantities required by the Specification, the Classification Society, and the makers’ standards, for items furnished by the Builder. The cost of such spares and tools are included in the Contract Price. The Builder at its own cost and risk shall be responsible for the handling, storing and bringing on board the Ship of all spares and tools. Spares and tools furnished by the Builder shall be properly protected against physical decay, corrosion and mechanical damage and shall be properly listed so that replacements may be readily ordered by the Buyer.

 

3.6 The Builder shall provide space and design for the supply and installation of a scrubber system on the Ship (the “ Scrubber System ”). The Scrubber System shall be supplied, installed, tested and commissioned by the Builder upon agreement being reached by the Buyer and the Builder (each acting reasonably and in good faith) in respect of the price and the technical specification for the scrubber System. The Contract Price includes a lump sum of €10,000,000 (ten million euros) for the Scrubber System. Issues concerning technical consequences (including weight, centre of gravity, capacities and power consumption) shall be addressed through the AOM process without any further impact on the Contract Price. The Buyer may cancel the Scrubber System without liability on its part provided that the Buyer gives the Builder written notice of cancellation by no later than January 1, 2013. In the event of such cancellation, the Contract Price shall be reduced by the amount of €10,000,000 (ten million euros) and such reduction shall be effected through proportionate reductions in the amount of each subsequent instalment of the Contract Price.

 

3.7 The Builder shall at its cost perform a feasibility study with regard to the supply and installation of an LNG fuel supply system. On or before December 1, 2012, the Builder shall provide the Buyer with the results of the feasibility study. If the Builder determines that such an LNG fuel supply system is feasible, the Buyer may elect to exchange one 12V 48/60 CR engine capable of a maximum continuous rating of 14,400 kW at 514 rpm into one 14V 51/60 DF (duel fuel) engine capable of a maximum continuous rating of 14,000kW at 514 rpm at an additional fixed cost to the Buyer of €700,000 (seven hundred thousand euros) provided that the Buyer gives the Builder written notice of such election by no later than January 1, 2013. Issues concerning technical consequences (including fuel consumption, weight and capacities) as a result of the installation of the 14V 51/60 DF engine shall be addressed through the AOM process without any impact on the Contract Price.

 

4 CLASSIFICATION

 

4.1 The Builder shall design and build the Ship under the supervision and special survey of Det Norske Veritas (the “ Classification Society ”), in accordance with the regulations, requirements, resolutions and rules of the Classification Society (the “ Class Rules ”) that are (i) in force as of the Effective Date and (ii) announced as of the Effective Date as intended at any time thereafter to come into force or to be implemented. On delivery the Ship shall achieve the class notations specified in Section G.3.2 of the Specification free of all conditions, notations, qualifications, recommendations, reservations and restrictions.

 

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  otherwise reduce) any of the Builder’s obligations to comply with this Contract, the Plans and the Specification in respect of requirements that exceed the Class Rules.

 

4.3 The Builder shall also design and build the Ship under the supervision and in accordance with the regulations, requirements, resolutions and rules of the Regulatory Authorities (the “ Regulatory Rules ”) as well as all other specified regulations, requirements, resolutions and rules that, are (i) in force as of the Effective Date and (ii) announced as of the Effective Date as intended at any time thereafter to come into force or to be implemented.

 

4.4 The decision of any Regulatory Authority which is to issue specified certificates shall be final and binding on the parties as to compliance or non-compliance of the building work with the relevant Regulatory Rules but this provision shall not in any manner or to any extent relieve the Builder from (or otherwise reduce) any of the Builder’s obligations to comply with this Contract, the Plans or the Specification in respect of requirements which exceed the Regulatory Rules.

 

4.5 All classification, certification, testing, survey and other fees and charges payable to the Classification Society and other third parties in relation to the building work shall be for the account of the Builder.

 

4.6 Although the Classification Society will be appointed and paid for by the Builder, and although the Builder will be exclusively responsible for the correct interpretation and application of the Class Rules:

 

  (i) the parties intend that, in performing its role in relation to the building work, the Classification Society shall be acting for, and shall owe identical duties to, both of the parties to this Contract; and

 

  (ii) the Builder will ensure that the provisions of this Clause 4.6 are communicated to, and accepted by, the Classification Society prior to its appointment under this Contract.

 

4.7 All fees and charges incidental to the registration of the Ship under the flag and laws of the Flag State shall be for the account of the Buyer.

 

4.8 In relation to the building work, the Buyer has the right:

 

  (i) to inspect all correspondence, minutes of meetings and other documents passing between the Builder and the Classification Society or the Regulatory Authorities and to have copies thereof upon request of the Supervisor or the Buyer; and

 

  (ii) to attend all scheduled meetings between the Builder and the Classification Society or the Regulatory Authorities,

 

     and the Builder shall provide (or procure that the Classification Society or Regulatory Authorities provide) copies of all documents requested under paragraph (i) above and shall keep the Buyer well informed (in advance) of all of the meetings referred to in paragraph (ii) above. The Builder will promptly inform the Supervisor of any unscheduled meetings between the Builder and the Classification Society or the Regulatory Authorities and, if the Supervisor does not attend any of such meetings, the Builder will give the Supervisor a reasonably detailed account of the matters discussed and decisions taken at the meeting.

 

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4.9 The Builder and its subcontractors shall comply with all laws, rules and regulations applicable to the building work, and the Builder shall obtain all licenses, permits, certificates and permissions required for the execution and completion of the building work, including those required by the Classification Society and the Regulatory Authorities.

 

4.10 The Builder shall be responsible for obtaining the approval of all drawings, calculations and other necessary matters by the Classification Society and the Regulatory Authorities, and shall arrange for all applicable certificates and approvals to be issued.
5 BUILDER’S RIGHT TO SUBCONTRACT
5.1 The Builder shall not subcontract the whole of the building work but it may subcontract the performance of certain parts of the building work to reputable and suitably qualified and experienced subcontractors provided that for any major subcontracting the Builder shall obtain the prior written consent of the Buyer (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), it being agreed that “ major subcontracting ” shall mean any construction or assembly of the Ship’s volume sections or installation of the Ship’s machinery and other main Parts, or any other major building work, to be done outside the Shipyard unless customarily done outside the builders’ yards in connection with the construction of luxury passenger ships within the North/Northwest European shipbuilding industry.
5.2 The Builder’s appointment, contracting, employment or use of any workmen, subcontractors, agents and other representatives (including, without limitation, any such persons appointed or employed or contracted by the Builder with the Buyer’s approval) shall not in any manner or to any extent relieve the Builder from (or otherwise reduce) any of the Builder’s obligations and/or liabilities under or in connection with this Contract nor diminish the Builder’s responsibility adequately to manage and supervise such persons and to ensure that they conduct themselves in an efficient and workmanlike manner and in accordance with the practices and standards referred to in Clause 1.2.
5.3 The Builder covenants with the Buyer that:

 

  (i) it shall ensure that there is not and will not be created by the Builder any direct or indirect contractual or other legal relationship between the Buyer and any subcontractors appointed or otherwise used by the Builder (save for such relationships as may be created by reason of (a) the warranty and guarantee assignments to be made by the Builder under Clause 2.10 of Article 7 and (b) under Clause 4.6 of Article 1);

 

  (ii) it shall take reasonable care in the selection, employment, appointment and supervision of all subcontractors, and shall use its best endeavours to procure their employment or appointment on the best possible terms consistent with the Buyer’s rights, and the Builder’s obligations and liabilities, under this Contract including, without limitation, such matters as (a) the best possible guarantees and warranties reasonably achievable and liberty for the Builder to assign all or any part(s) of such guarantees and warranties to the Buyer, (b) the safety of passengers and crew, (c) good service, (d) reliability of subcontractors, and (e) availability of spares and post-delivery service support;

 

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  (iii) it shall prevent its subcontractors from exercising any rights (including without limitation, any German Law Encumbrance Rights) to arrest, attach, detain or encumber the Ship, the Parts or any of the Buyer’s Supplies;

 

  (iv) it shall promptly provide the Buyer with such information and access as it may require from time to time in order to verify the performance of the supply and building work carried out by the Builder’s subcontractors;
 
  (v) it shall promptly (a) deal with the Buyer’s reasonable complaints regarding the terms of engagement or contract of any of its subcontractors, and/or (b) take necessary steps to ensure the proper performance of any such subcontractors, and/or (c) comply with any reasonable requests by the Buyer to terminate any such engagement or contract and appoint a substitute subcontractor; and
 
  (vi) it shall be fully, directly and solely responsible (as between the Builder, the Buyer and the other protected parties) for the acts, omissions and defaults of the Builder’s subcontractors (including, without limitation, any persons appointed, employed or contracted by the Builder with the approval of the Buyer) and for the acts, omissions and defaults of the respective officers, employees, workmen, agents and other representatives of the Builder and its subcontractors.

 

5.4 The Buyer shall have the right to approve the identity of all main subcontractors other than those specified in the List of Suppliers, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
5.5 All labour costs (including overtime costs) of the Builder and of the workmen, subcontractors, and others used by the Builder shall be for the account of the Builder.
6 BUYER’S SUPPLIES
6.1 The Buyer, at its own risk and expense, shall contract for, supply and deliver the Buyer’s Supplies to the Shipyard and, in the case of certain materials, to the Builder’s facility at the base port for trials in proper condition for installation or incorporation in, or stowage on board, the Ship in precise accordance with a delivery schedule to be agreed between the Buyer and the Builder within one hundred and eighty (180) days after the Effective Date.
6.2 The Builder shall, at its own risk and expense, receive, check as to agreement with transport documents, insure (in accordance with Clause 2 of Article 4), safely store and keep well protected, and properly inspect, put on board and thereafter install or incorporate in or stow on the Ship, all of the Buyer’s Supplies from time to time delivered to the Shipyard, and (whenever so requested by the Supervisor) the Builder shall also assist the Buyer to clear any Buyer’s Supplies through German customs and (in relation to the materials which are to be delivered at the base port for trials) through the relevant customs. Upon request by the Builder and subject always to the availability of appropriate representatives of the Buyer at the Shipyard, the Buyer’s representatives at the Shipyard will assist the Builder at the Shipyard in the transport, storage and installation of the Buyer’s Supplies.
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In order to facilitate the inspection, installation and incorporation of the Buyer’s Supplies by the Builder, the Buyer shall furnish the Builder with all storage instructions, plans, instruction books, test reports and certificates provided to the Buyer by its suppliers and, if so requested by the Builder, the Buyer shall without charge to the Builder cause the relevant suppliers to assist the Builder

 

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  in the installation and incorporation of such Buyer’s Supplies at the Shipyard. If any Buyer’s Supplies (including any Buyer’s Supplies to be replaced by the Buyer pursuant to this Clause 6) have not been delivered within five (5) working days after the Supervisor’s receipt of a notice from the Builder under Clause 6.4(ii), the Builder shall be entitled to proceed with the construction of the Ship without installing or incorporating such Supplies in or on the Ship and the lack of any such installation or incorporation shall not be treated as a Defect in the Ship provided that if, having regard to the nature and/or expected delivery date(s) of the relevant Buyer’s Supplies and/or the Builder’s programme for the building work, it is reasonable for the Buyer to request the Builder to arrange the building work so that the relevant Supplies can be installed or incorporated in or on the Ship at a later date then, in each such case, the Builder will use its best efforts to accommodate any such reasonable request.

 

6.4 The Builder:

 

  (i) shall be liable to the Buyer for any damage to or loss of any Buyer’s Supplies occurring or arising after their delivery by (or on behalf of) the Buyer under Clause 6.1 unless such damage or loss is caused by the inadequate packing or inherent vice of such Buyer’s Supplies; and

 

  (ii) shall notify the Supervisor as soon as practicable of any loss of, damage to, or deficiency in the supply or performance of, any of the Buyer’s Supplies or any late delivery thereof in accordance with Clause 6.3.

 

6.5 Where the Builder is liable to the Buyer (under Clause 6.4) for any damage to or loss of any Buyer’s Supplies, the Builder will promptly replace the relevant Supplies with identical items at its risk and expense. If, notwithstanding all reasonable efforts by the Builder, it is not possible to obtain identical items then the Builder will at its risk and expense provide comparable items which are reasonably acceptable to the Buyer. In all other cases where the Builder gives notice to the Buyer under Clause 6.4(ii), the Buyer will promptly replace the relevant Supplies at its risk and expense.
6.6 Within thirty (30) days after the Ship has been delivered by the Builder and accepted by the Buyer in accordance with the provisions of this Contract, the Buyer will remove from the Shipyard any of the Buyer’s Supplies which have not been used in the construction of, or otherwise delivered with, the Ship.
7 BUILDER’S TALLY OF BUYER’S SUPPLIES
7.1 The Builder shall make and keep up-to-date records of all Buyer’s Supplies from time to time delivered to the Shipyard and/or other premises of the Builder (and/or its subcontractors) and, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, the Builder shall ensure that such records are made and kept in the form usually used by the Builder and/or its subcontractors therefore and show:

 

  (i) the date of delivery to the Builder (or its subcontractors) of each batch or consignment of Buyer’s Supplies;

 

  (ii) where and how such Buyer’s Supplies are stored;

 

  (iii) when such Buyer’s Supplies are incorporated or installed in, or stowed on, the Ship; and

 

  (iv) the balance of any unused Buyer’s Supplies.

 

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7.2 The Builder shall provide the Supervisor, on a monthly basis, with a complete set of the records described in Clause 7.1 and all amendments of, or supplements to, such records.

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ARTICLE 2: SUPERVISION

 

1. SUPERVISOR

 

1.1 The Buyer may retain a supervisor (the “ Supervisor ”) and a supervision team at the Shipyard to maintain close contact with the Builder and, on behalf of the Buyer, to supervise the building work, and the Builder will assist the Buyer to obtain any necessary German permissions and authorisations for the Supervisor and his team to carry out their duties.

 

1.2 The Supervisor and his team shall at all times be deemed to be the employees of the Buyer and the Builder shall be under no liability whatsoever for personal injuries or other harm to, or death of, the Supervisor or any of his team, or for damage to, or loss or destruction of, their property, unless such injury, harm, death, damage, loss or destruction is caused by the negligence and/or wilful default of the Builder and/or any of the Builder’s subcontractors.

 

1.3 The Supervisor and his team shall carry out their inspections and supervision in an efficient manner and in such a way as to avoid any increase in the building costs or delays to the building work.

 

1.4 All salaries and, subject to Clause 1.5, costs and expenses of the Supervisor and his team shall be for the Buyer’s account.

 

1.5 The Builder shall provide, free of charge to the Buyer, the Supervisor and the Supervisor’s team:

 

  (i) adequately equipped, maintained and serviced changing rooms and offices in reasonable numbers (including, without limitation, tables, chairs, filing cabinets, direct call national and international telephones and faxes, word processing workstations with laser printers in each office all in reasonable numbers, and one (1) full time secretary) conveniently located in the Shipyard and in close proximity to the Ship, and

 

  (ii) lodgings in Papenburg (or vicinity) and meals at the Shipyard (as far as available),

 

     provided that the Builder may charge the Buyer at cost for such lodgings and meals, for the secretary and for the use by the Supervisor and his team of the national and international postage, telephone and fax services provided by the Builder under this Clause 1.5.

 

1.6 A written statement confirming the Supervisor’s appointment and the scope of his actual authority shall be given by the Buyer to the Builder within thirty (30) days after the Effective Date. Written notice of revocation of appointment of the Supervisor and/or any change in the scope of his actual authority shall be given by the Buyer to the Builder immediately after any such revocation and/or change has been decided upon by the Buyer.

 

1.7 The Supervisor and his team shall be deemed to have notice of and shall observe the safety, security and other rules and precautions in force from time to time at the Shipyard and at the premises of the Builder’s sub-contractors.

 

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2. PLAN APPROVAL

 

2.1 Each of the Builder and the Buyer acknowledges and agrees that the construction of the Ship requires co-operation and flexibility on the part of both parties, especially during the design phase. The plan approval arrangements referred to in this Clause 2 shall be limited to such plans, drawings and other documents as are described in section G.4.3 of the Specification. For the avoidance of doubt and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Clause 2, it is agreed that for areas, features and spaces of the Ship that are the same as the corresponding areas, features and spaces of the Builder’s Hull No. [*], the Builder is not obliged to prepare new drawings for Buyer’s review and approval and the Builder may use the drawings approved by the buyer of Builder’s Hull No. [*] in respect of such areas, features and spaces.

 

2.2 Notwithstanding the generality of Clause 2.1, the building work shall be carried out in strict accordance with the provisions of this Contract, the Specification and the Plans, and prior to commencement of the building work (and from time to time thereafter as and when the Buyer may request) the Builder will provide the Supervisor with a work schedule containing a critical path treatment of the major and significant elements of the building work, in their proper sequence, which must be completed to ensure delivery of the Ship by the Delivery Date.

 

2.3 All plans, drawings and other documents required to be developed and supplied by the Builder to the Buyer for approval shall be delivered by the Builder in their proposed final form in three (3) copies which shall be delivered to the Supervisor (or, if the Supervisor is not at the Shipyard at the relevant time, to the most senior member of the Supervisor’s team at the Shipyard unless a specified member of the team has been nominated by the Supervisor for this purpose by notice to the Builder and is available at the Shipyard), and the Builder agrees to use its best endeavours to submit all such plans, drawings and documents in such a manner that the Buyer may reasonably review and approve or comment on the same within the periods provided for in Clauses 2.4 and 2.5.

 

2.4 Within five (5) working days after the Supervisor’s receipt of the plans, drawings and other documents referred to in Clause 2.3, the Supervisor will notify the Builder in writing whether or not such plans, drawings and other documents are sufficient to enable the Buyer to review them pursuant to this Clause 2; and if any of the plans, drawings or other documents are deficient in any way, the Supervisor must specify the deficiency and give his reasons in such notice.

 

2.5 If a plan, drawing or other document is not accepted by the Supervisor as being sufficient for the Buyer’s review in accordance with Clause 2.4, the Builder shall promptly alter the relevant plan, drawing or document without charge to the Buyer and resubmit it as altered for approval by the Buyer in accordance with Clauses 2.3 to 2.6. Such approval shall refer only to the alterations.

 

2.6 Any plans, drawings and other documents submitted to the Supervisor and accepted by him as being sufficient for the Buyer’s review must be returned to the Builder as soon as practicable and, at the latest, within fifteen (15) working days after the Supervisor’s receipt of those plans, drawings and other documents which the Supervisor has authority to approve on behalf of the Buyer. If the Buyer needs additional time to review any plans, drawings and other documents, it will request an extension by written notice to the Builder as soon as reasonably practicable after the Supervisor’s receipt of the relevant plans, drawings or other documents and the Builder will not unreasonably withhold or delay its request to such an extension.

 

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2.7 When returning to the Builder plans, drawings and other documents accepted by the Supervisor as being sufficient for the Buyer’s review, the Supervisor shall mark them as approved or as rejected by the Buyer provided that all rejections shall specify with reasons all aspects of the rejected plans, drawings or documents which do not, or which provide for building work which does not, conform to the requirements of this Contract, the Plans or the Specification.
2.8 If a plan, drawing or other document is approved by or on behalf of the Buyer, the Builder shall proceed with the building work shown therein.
2.9 If a plan, drawing or other document is rejected (in whole or part) by or on behalf of the Buyer, the Builder shall promptly alter the relevant plan, drawing or document without charge to the Buyer and resubmit it as altered for approval by the Buyer in accordance with Clauses 2.3 to 2.6. Such approval shall refer only to the alterations.
2.10 If the Builder does not accept (in whole or part) any rejections made by or on behalf of the Buyer, the Builder shall promptly notify the Supervisor in writing and give his reasons in the notice for such non-acceptance. In addition, if the Buyer reasonably requests any clarification or further information from the Builder in connection with the Buyer’s review and approval of plans, drawings or other documents, the Builder shall promptly provide the requested clarification or information to the Supervisor.
2.11 All building work performed by the Builder prior to approval by the Buyer of all plans, drawings or documents relating to such work shall be at the sole risk and expense of the Builder.
2.12 If the Buyer (or the Supervisor on the Buyer’s behalf) fails to return to the Builder, in accordance with Clause 2.6, any plan or drawing or other document and this failure is not remedied within two (2) working days after the Supervisor’s receipt of a written notice from the Builder specifying such failure, such plan or drawing or other document shall be deemed to have been automatically approved by the Buyer without any comments.
2.13 If the Builder discovers any feature in the Plans or the Specification which appears to be inconsistent with the general scheme of the building work or which might (in the reasonable opinion of the Builder) expose the Builder or the Buyer to any product liabilities, the Builder shall promptly notify the Supervisor and submit a proposal to the Supervisor for the Buyer’s approval (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) for the removal of the inconsistency or risk of product liability at the Builder’s cost and in the Builder’s time. If the Buyer becomes aware of any feature in the Plans or the Specification which might (in the reasonable opinion of the Buyer) expose the Builder or the Buyer to any product liabilities, the Buyer shall promptly notify the Builder after which the Builder shall promptly submit a proposal to the Supervisor for the Buyer’s approval (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) for the removal of the inconsistency or risk of product liability at the Builder’s cost and in the Builder’s time
3. WORK APPROVAL
3.1 Throughout the period during which the Ship is being built the Builder will conduct its usual quality control programme of inspections, testing and supervision by a team of the Builder’s staff specially designated for this purpose but the building work and all Parts, as the same may at any time and at any place be completed or be in progress, shall also be subject to inspection by and the approval of the Buyer (acting through the Supervisor and his team) and the Classification Society.

 

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3.2 The Builder shall at all times during normal working hours give the Supervisor and the Supervisor’s team free and ready access to (and a free right to inspect) the Ship and Parts at any place where building work is being done or tests are being carried out or Parts are being processed or stored in connection with the building of the Ship including, without limitation, the Shipyard and other yards, workshops and stores of the Builder, and the premises of the Builder’s subcontractors who are doing work in connection with the building of the Ship or processing or storing Parts, and the Builder shall ensure that the provisions of this Clause 3.2 are inserted into all subcontracts from time to time made by it in connection with the building work.

 

3.3 The Buyer shall be entitled (but not obliged) to reject all building work and Parts which do not comply with the requirements of this Contract, the Plans and the Specification unless and to the extent that such non-compliance is the direct result of the Builder seeking to avoid (in a manner approved by the Buyer, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) the product liabilities described in Clause 2.13 provided that all rejections shall be made in writing, and shall specify with reasons those aspects of the building work or Parts inspected which do not comply with the requirements of this Contract, the Plans or the Specification.

 

3.4 If any building work or Parts shall be duly rejected by the Buyer as not complying with the Contract, the Plans or the Specification, the Builder shall promptly correct or replace such work or Parts at the Builder’s cost and in the Builder’s time.

 

4. PLANNED PROGRAMME

 

4.1 The Ship shall be constructed in accordance with the planned milestones programme attached to the Specification as Appendix 8 defining certain stages of the construction process (“ Milestones ”) which must be completed by the dates therein specified.

 

4.2 The Builder shall submit to the Buyer each month, commencing on the date falling three (3) months after the Effective Date, until delivery, the following documentation (the accuracy of which the Builder hereby warrants):

 

  (i) a status report on the building work as compared with the planned programme, including the critical path;

 

  (ii) a report setting out the actual progress of the building work during the previous month as compared with the planned programme;

 

  (iii) a list of modifications (if any) agreed during the previous month, including Contract adjustments, if any, agreed during that month;

 

  (iv) a report on the delivery of subcontracted materials during the previous month (the precise nature and form of which report shall be agreed, from time to time, between the Buyer and the Builder).

 

4.3 Without prejudice to the Builder’s obligations under this Contract, if the construction of the Ship should, for any reason whatsoever, be delayed beyond the time-frame indicated in the planned programme, the Builder shall immediately notify the Buyer. If the delay which has occurred is not a permissible delay, the Builder shall within fourteen (14) working days after provision of such notification provide to the Buyer a written schedule describing the steps (including any appropriate increase in manpower and material resources) the Builder intends to take to recover the time lost. The Builder and the Buyer shall meet at the earliest opportunity to discuss the proposal and the Builder’s detailed plans for implementation of the same.

 

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5. MINOR ALTERATIONS

 

5.1 Subject to Clause 3.2 in Article 1 and to Article 3, approvals and other decisions of the Buyer in relation to the design and performance of the building work shall be final and may not be revised or revoked without the prior written approval of the Builder provided that the Builder shall not withhold its approval for any minor alterations or revisions requested by the Buyer which (in the reasonable opinion of the Builder) would not:

 

  (i) delay or increase the cost of the building work or have a material adverse affect on the Builder’s planning or programme for the building work; or

 

  (ii) otherwise constitute a material modification of this Contract, the Plans or the Specification; or

 

  (iii) require the Builder to jeopardise its contracted building schedule(s) for other ships.

 

6. TECHNICAL DISPUTES

 

6.1 If, at any time during the design phase or any other stage of the building work, there is a difference of opinion between the Builder and the Buyer in relation to any technical matter, then either party may give a notice to the other party and if the parties do not resolve the difference of opinion within five (5) working days after the date of service of such a notice, the Builder or the Buyer may require that the difference of opinion be treated as a Dispute of a technical nature to be resolved in accordance with Clause 1 of Article 13.

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ARTICLE 3: MODIFICATIONS

 

1. MODIFICATIONS
1.1 This Contract, the Plans and the Specification may be modified from time to time by agreement of the parties. The Builder shall act in good faith and on an open book basis to implement modifications requested by the Buyer, and/or any modifications required to be made under Clause 2 which are occasioned by any changes in the Class Rules or in any of the Regulatory Rules after the Effective Date, subject to the Buyer agreeing to necessary modifications to the Contract Price, the Delivery Date and any other relevant provisions of this Contract. The Builder agrees to act in good faith and on an open book basis to implement any such modifications:
  (i) at the lowest cost reasonably possible;

 

  (ii) within the shortest period of time reasonably possible; and

 

  (iii) without any loss in the relative priority of the building work for the Ship compared to other construction work in the Shipyard,

 

     provided that nothing in this Clause 1.1 shall require the Builder to jeopardise its contracted building schedule(s) for other ships.
1.2 Any agreement on a modification (“ AOM ”) of this Contract, the Plans or the Specification shall include:

 

  (i) any increase or decrease in the Contract Price;

 

  (ii) any change in the Delivery Date, and

 

  (iii) any other adjustment to or amendment of any relevant provisions of this Contract, the Plans or the Specification,

 

     which is directly, necessarily and reasonably occasioned by such modification.
     Unless otherwise expressly agreed in writing by the Buyer, for each AOM the increased costs or savings in costs directly, necessarily and reasonably occasioned by the relevant modifications shall be calculated as the sum of:-
     (i) the net positive or negative change in (a) the Builder’s actual design costs (excluding profit and SG&A expenses), (b) the Builder’s actual labour costs (excluding profit and SG&A expenses), and (c) the Builder’s actual material costs (excluding profit and SG&A expenses); and
     (ii) a fixed profit margin for the Builder of [*] which margin (a) covers and includes all compensation, financing, guarantee, insurance, profit, remuneration, risk and other factors whatsoever in connection with the relevant AOM, and (b) shall be applied only in the case of a net increase in the costs directly, necessarily and reasonably occasioned by such AOM.
     For these purposes, the Builder’s “ SG&A ” expenses mean the Builder’s combined operating expenses including expenses for contracting, payroll, design, engineering and production, purchasing and sales, and all other administrative and operational expenses.
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  data used in connection with any of the alterations or changes occasioned by any modification to be made under this Article 3. For all purposes of this Contract, the expression “open book basis” means the provision by or on behalf of the Builder (subject to such provision being reasonably practicable on the part of the Builder, or possible without breach of confidentiality restrictions binding on the Builder) of all such invoices and other supporting information, and of all such calculations, determinations and other data as may be required in order to afford complete transparency to the Buyer in relation to the Builder’s calculations. Each agreement on a modification of this Contract, the Plans or the Specification shall be recorded and evidenced by an AOM based on the form set out in Schedule 3 of this Contract each of which, when signed by the duly authorised representatives of the Builder and the Buyer, shall constitute an amendment to this Contract and/or the Plans and/or the Specification. Following the signature of each AOM the Builder shall implement the modifications referred to therein.

 

1.4 If there is any Dispute between the parties as to any of the matters referred to in Clause 1.2 then, if the Buyer so requires, the Builder will make the requested modification before the Dispute has been resolved provided the Buyer confirms its willingness to pay the amount found due to the Builder in respect of such modification.

 

1.5 Throughout the construction period, the Builder and the Buyer will co-operate and work closely together on an open book basis in order to try to identify and agree on cost savings in the construction of the Ship which shall not diminish the general appearance, safety and operational aspects of the Ship. The agreed cost savings will be recorded as modifications in accordance with the provisions of this Clause 1.

 

1.6 In costing all modifications: (i) the Builder will give due credit to the Buyer where implementation of a modification will relieve the Builder from costs or work that it would otherwise have had to incur or carry out in performing its obligations under this Contract, and (ii) the Buyer will be duly debited where implementation of a modification will burden the Builder with costs or work which are in excess of costs and work that the Builder would otherwise have had to incur or carry out in performing its obligations under this Contract.

 

1.7 Within the Contract Price for the Ship the implicit unit cost of each grade of passenger cabin is listed in a table attached to the Specification as Appendix 9. Until phase 6-7 of the architectural plan, the Buyer may modify the number of passenger cabins on the Ship on the cost basis and within the following scale parameters:

 

  (i) The cost increase referable to each cabin added to the Ship, and the cost saving referable to each cabin removed from the Ship, will be as specified for each grade of cabin in the table referred to above. In addition, (a) due credit will be given to the Buyer where the addition or removal of cabins will relieve the Builder from costs or work that the Builder would otherwise have had to incur or carry out in performing its obligations under this Contract, and (b) the Buyer will be duly debited where the addition or removal of cabins will burden the Builder with costs or work which are in excess of costs and work that the Builder would otherwise have had to incur or carry out in performing its obligations under this Contract.

 

  (ii) The number of passenger cabins on the Ship will not exceed 2,190 cabins with 4,298 lower berths.

 

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  (iii) The increase of the gross tonnage of the Ship as result of cabin modifications will not exceed 300 GT. Apart from this permitted increase in the gross tonnage, the cabin modifications will not change any of the other main dimensions or main technical characteristics of the Ship as defined in the specifications.

 

2. CLASSIFICATION AND REGULATORY CHANGES

 

2.1 If, after the Effective Date, any Class Rules and/or any Regulatory Rules are changed by the Classification Society or any Regulatory Authority, the Builder shall promptly notify the Buyer in writing of the relevant change(s) and of the necessary modifications to be made to this Contract, the Plans and the Specification.

 

2.2 If, following its receipt of a notice under Clause 2.1, the Buyer reasonably considers that the operation of the Ship in its intended service would permit of a dispensation or waiver, the Builder will at the request of the Buyer apply for a dispensation from, or waiver of compliance with, the relevant change(s).

 

2.3 If the Buyer does not require the Builder to apply for a dispensation or waiver (or it has not been possible to obtain a dispensation or waiver) within a period of fifteen (15) days after the Buyer’s receipt of a notice under Clause 2.1 (or such longer period of time as the parties may agree to be reasonable in the light of all the circumstances then prevailing), the parties shall make an agreement to modify this Contract in accordance with Clause 1 and thereafter the Builder shall make the relevant change(s) in the design or building of the Ship.

 

3. SUBSTITUTION OF PARTS

 

3.1 If (notwithstanding all reasonable efforts on the part of the Builder and provided that orders for the same were placed in good time by the Builder) any Parts are not available at the time required for their installation or incorporation in the Ship, the Builder may (with the prior written approval of the Buyer) use suitable substitute Parts which are at least equal to the standard and quality of the Parts which were not available and which are capable of meeting all of the requirements of:

 

  (i) this Contract, the Plans and the Specification; and

 

  (ii) the Classification Society and the Regulatory Authorities.

 

3.2 Where a proposed substitution of Parts is approved by the Buyer, the Builder shall:

 

  (i) bear all additional costs and expenses whatsoever in relation to such substitution; and

 

  (ii) credit the Buyer with any cost savings occasioned by such substitution.

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ARTICLE 4: TITLE AND INSURANCES

 

1. TITLE, RISK AND ENCUMBRANCES
1.1 Title to the Ship and all Parts (but not Buyer’s Supplies, title to which will at all times be and remain with the Buyer) shall pass to the Buyer upon the Ship’s delivery to, and acceptance by, the Buyer in accordance with Clause 1 in Article 7 and until such delivery and acceptance shall have occurred all risks connected with the building work - including, without limitation, all risks in relation to the Ship, all Parts and all Buyer’s Supplies from the time when they are taken into the custody of the Builder or any of its subcontractors - shall lie exclusively with the Builder.
1.2 Immediately upon:

 

  (i) the receipt by the Builder (or any of its subcontractors) of any Buyer’s Supplies; and

 

  (ii) the delivery to, or fabrication by, the Builder (or any of its subcontractors) of all other Parts,

 

     the Builder shall mark (or cause its relevant subcontractors to mark) the same and the Ship (as it is from time to time built) with Hull number [*].
1.3 The Builder shall have no authority to create (and waives all rights to create) any encumbrances whatsoever over any of the Buyer’s Supplies, nor shall it permit any encumbrances of any kind (other than permitted encumbrances) to be imposed on or asserted against any of the Buyer’s Supplies.
1.4 At any time when a payment is due to the Builder under this Contract, and at all other reasonable times, the Buyer may require the Builder to provide a written statement satisfactory to the Buyer showing what, if any, encumbrances of any kind (other than permitted encumbrances) have been or are liable to be imposed on or asserted against any of the Buyer’s Supplies.
1.5 If any encumbrance of any kind (other than any permitted encumbrance) is imposed on or asserted against any of the Buyer’s Supplies, the Builder shall promptly notify the Buyer and shall, not later than ten (10) days thereafter, secure the discharge or release of such encumbrance provided that if the Builder desires to contest any such encumbrance and such discharge or release is not available under law during such contest (including, without limitation, through the filing of a bond or other security), the Builder shall immediately take such steps as in the opinion of the Buyer shall prevent such encumbrance from delaying or otherwise adversely affecting the building work and shall indemnify fully, hold harmless and defend the Buyer and all other protected parties from and against all Losses which any of them may sustain or incur as a result of the imposition of any such encumbrance.
1.6 Notwithstanding the provisions of Clause 1.5, the Buyer may secure the removal of any such encumbrance in which event the Builder shall reimburse the Buyer in full for its costs (including legal fees) of securing such discharge or release by deducting such sum from any payments due or to become due to the Builder under this Contract save that if any such cost is in excess of the amount of any such reimbursement by deductions, the Builder shall pay the amount of such excess to the Buyer promptly upon demand.
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  or to become due to the Builder, unless and until such encumbrance is discharged or released by the Builder, a sum equal to the amount reasonably determined by the Buyer to be required to secure the discharge or release of such encumbrance (which amount shall include the estimated amount of all expenses which might be incurred in connection therewith, including legal fees).

 

1.8 Prior to the installation of any of the Buyer’s Supplies:

 

  (i) the Builder may require the Buyer to state in writing whether any permitted encumbrances have been imposed on or asserted against the relevant Buyer’s Supplies and to discharge any such permitted encumbrances prior to the installation of such Buyer’s Supplies, and if the Buyer fails to discharge any such permitted encumbrances, the Builder may withhold the installation of the relevant Buyer’s Supplies in which case any resulting delays will be the Buyer’s responsibility; and

 

  (ii) the Buyer may require the Builder to confirm in writing that the representations made by it in Article 10, Clause 1.2(ii) remain in all respects true and accurate and to procure that the Builder’s financiers confirm in writing to the Buyer that they have no grounds for making (nor any expectation of acquiring grounds for making) any claims against the Builder or the Ship, and if the Builder or its financiers fails to deliver any such statement, the Buyer may require the Builder to withhold the installation of the relevant Buyer’s Supplies in which case any resulting delays will be the Builder’s responsibility.

 

2. INSURANCES
2.1 During the currency of this Contract and until her delivery to the Buyer the Ship, all Parts, and all Buyers’ Supplies (up to a maximum aggregate value of [*] taken into the custody of the Builder (or any of its subcontractors) and whether or not built into or installed on or in the Ship, shall be at the exclusive risk of the Builder which shall at its own expense keep the same insured on policy terms, and with first class brokers and underwriters approved by the Buyer and its financiers in respect of and against all usual marine and builder’s risks, including protection and indemnity risks, tests risks and war risks. All premiums and deductibles shall be for the sole account of the Builder. Neither the brokers nor the underwriters shall have any rights of recourse against the Ship or any of the protected parties, or any rights to make any deduction, set-off or other withholding from or against any sum payable to the Buyer or its assignees in connection with the Insurances.
2.2 The amount of the insurances (the “ Insurances ”) to be arranged by the Builder under this Article shall be not less than the Contract Price.
2.3 All Insurances shall be taken out by the Builder naming the Builder as the assured party and the Buyer as the co-insured party for their respective interests. The Insurances shall contain loss payable provisions reasonably acceptable to the Buyer and its financiers.
2.4 All Insurances shall provide that there shall be no recourse against the Ship, any of the protected parties or Buyer’s assignees for the payment of any premiums or commissions and that no cancellation of the Insurances, for any reason whatsoever, shall become effective unless and until fourteen (14) days - or seven (7) days, in the case of war cover - prior written notice has been given by the relevant brokers or insurers to the Buyer.

 

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2.5 The Builder shall supply the Buyer prior to the commencement of construction of the Ship with a cover note and all related documents specifying the terms of the Insurances and security (which shall be as usual for the London insurance market) for the Ship.

 

2.6 If at any time there is:

 

  (i) any lapse in the insurance coverage which the Builder is required to arrange under this Clause 2, the Buyer may effect replacement coverage at the Builder’s expense; or

 

  (ii) any failure by the Builder to pay any premiums due in respect of the Insurances, the Buyer may pay the same and recover the relevant payment(s) from the Builder.

 

3. LOSS OR DAMAGE

 

3.1 In the event of any partial loss of the Ship before delivery:

 

  (i) the loss shall be made good by the Builder as soon as reasonably possible, the Delivery Date shall be extended in accordance with Clause 1 in Article 5 ( provided that the cause of the partial loss is excused under that Clause) and the partial loss proceeds referable to the Ship and/or Parts (other than Buyer’s Supplies) subject to the partial loss shall be applied by the Builder in making good the partial loss to the approval of the Buyer, the Classification Society and the Regulatory Authorities; and

 

  (ii) the partial loss proceeds referable to any Buyer’s Supplies subject to the partial loss shall be paid to the Buyer.

 

3.2 In the event of the total loss of the Ship before delivery, either the Builder or the Buyer shall be entitled to terminate this Contract by written notice to the other, such notice to be delivered within thirty (30) days after the date (the “ Determination Date ”) on which it is determined that the Ship has become a total loss pursuant to Clause 3.6 below.

 

3.3 If, following the total loss of the Ship, neither party terminates this Contract pursuant to Clause 3.2, the Builder shall proceed with the building of the Ship in accordance with this Contract and the Delivery Date shall be extended in accordance with Clause 1 in Article 5 provided that the cause of the total loss is excused under that Clause.

 

3.4 If there is a total loss of the Ship before delivery, then:

 

  (i) if either party elects to terminate this Contract pursuant to Clause 3.2, the Builder shall within ninety (90) days from (and including) the Determination Date pay to the Buyer an amount equal to the sum of:

 

  (a) all payments previously made by the Buyer to the Builder under this Contract together with interest thereof at the relevant rate calculated from the date on which the Builder received each such payment to the date on which the reimbursement is received by the Buyer, and

 

  (b)

the Buyer’s Supply Costs in respect of any Buyer’s Supplies which are subject to the total loss or which cannot be removed in sound condition from the Ship, the Shipyard or other place(s) where they are stored and returned to the Buyer,

 

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  and in addition the Builder will return to the Buyer, free from all encumbrances (other than permitted encumbrances) all Buyer’s Supplies which have not been lost or damaged and which can be removed in sound condition from the Ship, the Shipyard and other place(s) where they are stored; or

 

  (ii) if neither party terminates this Contract pursuant to Clause 3.2, the Builder shall within ninety (90) days from (and including) the Determination Date pay to the Buyer the Buyer’s Supply Costs in respect of any Buyer’s Supplies which are subject to the total loss.

 

3.5 To the extent that any amounts are paid by the Builder to the Buyer under Clause 3.4 and the Buyer also receives any proceeds of the Insurances in respect of the same loss, the Buyer will account to the Builder for the relevant excess amount. To the extent that any of the amounts referred to in Clause 3.4 are received by the Buyer out of the proceeds of the Insurances, the Builder’s liability under Clause 3.4 shall be limited to payment of the remainder of the amounts referred to in Clause 3.4.

 

3.6 A total loss shall be deemed to have occurred:

 

  (i) if it consists of an actual loss, at noon Papenburg time on the actual date of loss; or

 

  (ii) if it consists of a constructive or compromised or arranged or agreed total loss, at noon Papenburg time on the date on which notice of abandonment of the Ship is given to her insurers or (if her insurers do not admit the claim for a total loss) at the time on the date at which a total loss is subsequently adjudged to have occurred by a competent court or arbitration tribunal or liability in respect thereof as a total loss is admitted by underwriters.

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ARTICLE 5: PERMISSIBLE DELAYS

 

1. EXTENSION OF TIME FOR BUILDING WORK
1.1 If the Builder gives notice as provided in Clauses 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3 the Builder shall be entitled to an extension of the Delivery Date but only if:

 

  (i) there is a specific cause of delay which the Builder can prove will solely and directly delay delivery of the Ship beyond the Delivery Date and which cause is delaying or will delay building work which is in the critical path of delivery of the Ship for more than one working day;

 

  (ii) such cause of delay is one of the excusable causes set out in Clause 1.3;

 

  (iii) the Builder proves that it has used and is continuing to use all reasonable efforts to avoid, prevent, minimise and overcome the actual delay in delivery of the Ship including, without limitation, by the performance of other or additional building work provided that such other or additional building work does not jeopardise the Builder’s contracted obligations for the construction of other ships; and

 

  (iv) but for such cause of delay the Ship would have been delivered on time,

 

     provided that the length of any such extension shall be the number of days by which the Builder can prove that the Delivery Date for the Ship actually will be delayed solely and directly by each such cause of delay.
1.2 The Builder shall at all times have the burden of proving each of the matters required to be established by this Clause 1 and in the event that it is not possible for it to prove whether, or to what extent, any delay in delivery is directly and solely attributable to a cause which is excused by the provisions of this Clause 1, the Builder shall not be entitled to any extension of the Delivery Date.
1.3 The Builder shall be entitled to an extension of the Delivery Date, as provided in Clause 1.1, for any delay caused:

 

  (i) by the Buyer (other than such delays, if any, as are caused by the Buyer in the proper and timely exercise of any of its rights or obligations under this Contract);

 

  (ii) by legislation or other formal action by or on behalf of the German government (or any agency or other authority of such government) prohibiting or otherwise preventing the Builder from proceeding with the building work;

 

  (iii) by war or warlike events or terrorist attacks or riots or the imposition of embargoes where any of the foregoing involves any of the Builder’s subcontractors outside Germany who supply important parts (such as engines, major castings or major forgings);

 

  (iv) by extraordinary weather conditions not included in normal planning;

 

  (v) by such strikes, lockouts and other labour disturbances of the Builder or those of its subcontractors who supply important parts (such as engines, major castings or major forgings) as are beyond the Builder’s control;

 

  (vi) by such accidents, explosions, fires, disruptions of power supplies and other similar occurrences as are beyond the Builder’s control;

 

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  (vii) by the late delivery or non-delivery to the Builder of any Parts or the late performance or non-performance of the Builder’s subcontractors provided that the late delivery or non-delivery or the late performance or non-performance resulted from causes which would entitle the Builder to an extension of the Delivery Date under this Clause 1 and provided that the Builder proves that it has exercised due diligence (a) in contracting for such Parts and with such subcontractors, (b) in the performance of any acts required of it with respect to such Parts or subcontractors, (c) in monitoring the acts and circumstances of such subcontractors, and (d) in expediting deliveries or performance under the Builder’s purchase or subcontracts or procuring equivalent substitute performance in the event of the late delivery of such Parts or the under-performance in such purchase or subcontracts; or

 

  (viii) by unfavourable weather conditions if commencement of the sea trials tests is postponed or such tests are discontinued pursuant to Clause 1.4 in Article 6 by reason of such conditions and the number of days thereafter during which such tests cannot be undertaken exceed three (3) in total, then any further days during which the weather conditions remain unfavourable may be claimed (subject to the other provisions of this Clause 1) as a permissible delay.

 

1.4 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Clause 1, the Builder shall not be entitled to any extension of the Delivery Date for:

 

  (i) any delay resulting from a cause of delay which has itself been caused or contributed to by any error, neglect, omission or other default of the Builder or any of its subcontractors;

 

  (ii) any delay resulting from a cause of delay in existence as of the Effective Date; or

 

  (iii) any delay resulting from a cause of delay, which was or reasonably should have been foreseen or anticipated by the Builder by reason of facts which were, or after reasonable enquiry should have become, known to the Builder as of the Effective Date; or

 

  (iv) any delay resulting from a cause of delay which reasonably could have been avoided by the Builder;

 

  (v) any delay resulting from the late delivery or non-delivery or the late performance or non-performance or other default of a subcontractor, if such delay results from a cause of delay in effect published and announced as of the date of the award of the relevant purchase contract or subcontract;

 

  (vi) any delay resulting from any Dispute or legal proceeding under this Contract, provided that in the case of any building work under Dispute which would otherwise be commenced prior to the resolution thereof the Builder shall not be required to proceed therewith (and a corresponding extension of the Delivery Date shall be allowed) if, after written request by the Builder, the Buyer fails to confirm forthwith its willingness to pay the amount found due in respect of such work; or

 

  (vii) any delay in moving the Ship from the Shipyard to the open sea due to extraordinary weather conditions not included in normal planning.

 

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2. DELAY NOTICES

 

2.1 The Builder shall give written notice to the Buyer of a cause of delay pursuant to Clause 1.3 as soon as practicable and no later than five (5) days after the date on which the Builder first has knowledge of such cause of delay and in such notice the Builder shall describe the cause of the delay, the date of commencement (or first occurrence) of the cause, its expected duration and its expected effect on the Builder’s ability to carry on with the building work.

 

2.2 The Builder will provide the Buyer with regular written status reports (at such reasonable intervals as the Buyer may request) with respect to any delay in respect of which the Builder has given notice pursuant to Clause 2.1 and as to the steps being taken (and planned) by the Builder to minimise and overcome any actual delay in delivery of the Ship.

 

2.3 Within five (5) days after any cause of delay set forth in Clause 1.3 has ceased to exist, the Builder shall notify the Buyer of such cessation and give the Buyer a written statement of the actual or estimated delay in the completion of the building work resulting from such cause together with such detailed documentation as is then available to it justifying such extension, and any such detailed documentation thereafter becoming available to the Builder shall be promptly be given to the Buyer.

 

2.4 On the basis of the notices, reports, statements and information given to the Buyer by the Builder relating to any actual or estimated delay in delivery (and such further information and documentation as the Buyer may reasonably request), the Buyer and the Builder shall confer and attempt to agree upon the number of days by which the Delivery Date shall be extended provided that if the Buyer and the Builder cannot so agree within thirty (30) days after the completion of any such conference, the extension of the Delivery Date (if any) shall be determined as a Dispute pursuant to the provisions of Article 13.

 

2.5 The extension of the Delivery Date provided for in this Article shall be the only remedy for delay to which the Builder shall be entitled and, by way of illustration but not limitation, the Builder shall not be entitled to damages or any adjustment in the Contract Price.

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ARTICLE 6: TESTS, LIQUIDATED DAMAGES AND CERTAIN TERMINATION RIGHTS

 

1. TESTS

 

1.1 At its sole and direct risk and expense, the Builder shall subject the Ship and specified Parts to the tests in order to ascertain whether the Ship and such Parts have been completed in full accordance with this Contract, the Plans and Specification.

 

1.2 The Buyer shall be entitled to have the Supervisor and his team present at all tests and the Builder shall give the Supervisor:

 

  (i) two (2) days prior written notice of all tests (except sea trials tests) (a) designated for such notice by the Buyer after its receipt from the Builder of an agreed schedule of tests and (b) scheduled to take place on week-ends or other non-working days; and

 

  (ii) twenty four (24) hours prior written notice of all other tests (except sea trials tests).

 

1.3 The Builder shall give the Supervisor fifteen (15) days’ estimated, and seven (7) days’ definite, prior written notice of the time and the place for the sea trials tests provided that only one (1) day’s prior written notice need be given to the Supervisor with respect to retrials at sea conducted within three (3) days after completion of a previous sea trial at or upon which the need for such retrial was determined.

 

1.4 If the weather conditions on the date specified for the sea trials tests are (in the reasonable opinion of the Builder) so unfavourable that they would prevent the Builder from carrying out such tests then the same shall take place on the first available day thereafter that weather conditions permit. If, during the sea trials tests sudden and unexpected changes in the weather occur which, in the reasonable opinion of the Builder, are such as to prevent the continuation of such tests then the Builder shall have the option of continuing such tests or of postponing them until the next following favourable day unless the Buyer shall (in its option) agree to accept the Ship on the basis of the tests made.

 

1.5 The failure of the Supervisor to be present at any test, after due notice, shall (unless such failure is due an event or combination of events outside the Supervisor’s control) be deemed to be a waiver of the Supervisor’s right to be present at the relevant test and the Buyer shall be obliged to accept the results of such test on the basis of acceptance by the Builder and the Classification Society.

 

1.6 All tests conducted without notice to the Supervisor shall be reconducted by the Builder on due notice to the Supervisor at the sole risk and expense of the Builder.

 

1.7 If a Defect is discovered during any test the Builder shall, after correcting such Defect, be required to make such further tests as may be necessary in extent and number to demonstrate and confirm the complete correction thereof provided that additional sea trials tests will not be required if the correction of any such Defect can be verified in shop or dock tests, and the sole and direct risk and expense of all such further or additional tests shall be borne by the Builder.

 

1.8 The term “ Defect ” means:

 

  (i)

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  incomplete or defective materials, workmanship, construction or design or any failure to comply with the relevant recommendations of any subcontractors or other parties,

 

  (ii) any inherent vice, breakdown, incompleteness, omission or other deficiency of the Ship or any Part,

 

  (iii) any failure of the Ship or any Part or any aspect of the building work to comply with any of the requirements of this Contract, the Specification or the Plans, or the requirements of any of the subcontractors used in connection with this Contract, or

 

  (iv) the existence of any condition, notation, qualification, recommendation, reservation or restriction in relation to any certificate issued by the Classification Society or any Regulatory Authority,

 

     provided that the term “ Defect ” shall not include any fault in any of the Buyer’s Supplies which were properly received, handled, installed or incorporated in, stowed on or otherwise delivered with, the Ship by the Builder in accordance with the requirements of this Contract, the Specification and the Plans.
1.9 After all tests have been satisfactorily performed and completed, the Builder shall:

 

  (i) take the Ship to the sea port referred to in Article 1, Clause 1.1(i)(e) and open up such machinery as (a) the Classification Society and/or the Regulatory Authorities may require and/or (b) the Buyer may reasonably require, for post-tests inspection and examination;

 

  (ii) correct any Defects then appearing in such machinery; and

 

  (iii) close, connect, retry and retest the machinery, as appropriate, and then make the Ship ready for service, and

 

       thereafter the Buyer may require a final post-tests examination and inspection at which the Builder shall demonstrate and confirm to the Buyer the complete correction of any and all Defects in such machinery.

 

1.10 Not later than two (2) weeks before the anticipated Delivery Date, the Builder and the Buyer shall prepare and agree a final punch list of items which the Buyer considers defective from the perspective of first class shipping and/or shipbuilding practice and, subject always to Article 7 Clauses 1.5 and 1.6, the Builder shall be obliged to rectify such items before delivery.

 

1.11 No later than twelve (12) months before the anticipated Delivery Date, the Builder and the Buyer shall in good faith discuss and agree upon the parameters (which including timelines and numbers of persons) and bases by reference to which the Buyer may send additional representatives and crew members to the Shipyard and the Builder’s facility at the Delivery Port in order to attend tests and for familiarisation, training and other usual pre-delivery purposes.

 

2. LIQUIDATED DAMAGES

 

2.1 The Builder agrees that certain Defects and certain delays in the delivery of the Ship shall result in the reduction of the Contract Price by way of the liquidated damages provided for in this Clause 2.

 

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2.2 The guaranteed trial speed (“ GTS ”) of the Ship at a mean moulded draft of [*] shall be [*] and shall be demonstrated by the Builder during the sea trials tests under the conditions described in section G.2.5 of the Specification. If at any time the Builder anticipates that, or if the sea trials tests demonstrate that, there will be a deficiency in the GTS the Builder shall promptly develop and provide the Buyer with a proposal to remedy the deficiency at the Builder’s cost.

 

2.3 If the Builder fails to remedy any deficiency in the GTS before delivery, the Builder shall have no liability to the Buyer if the actual speed of the Ship as determined during the final sea trials tests is up to [*] below GTS but commencing with a deficiency of more than [*] in actual speed below the GTS the Contract Price shall be reduced by way of liquidated damages as follows: (i) for [*], a total sum of [*]; (ii) for [*], a total sum of [*], with fractions of a knot being calculated in proportion provided that if the Defect in the actual speed of the Ship is more than [*] below the GTS, then the Buyer may, at its option, either accept the Ship at a reduction in the Contract Price for such Defect of [*] or reject the Ship and terminate this Contract pursuant to Clause 2 in Article 9.

 

2.4 The guaranteed fuel consumption (“ GFC ”) of each of the diesel engines of the Ship at [*] power of MCR without attached pumps shall be [*] plus a [*] margin and a calorific value of fuel oil of [*] in ISO conditions and shall be demonstrated by the Builder in tests conducted at the engine manufacturers’ test bed.

 

2.5 If the Builder fails to remedy any deficiency in the fuel consumption of the Ship’s diesel engines before delivery the Contract Price shall be reduced by way of liquidated damages by the sum of [*] for each [*] increase in fuel consumption above GFC up to a maximum of [*] over the GFC with fractions of every [*] being calculated in proportion provided that if the fuel consumption is more than [*] above the GFC, the Buyer may, at its option, either accept the Ship at a reduction in the Contract Price for such Defect of [*] or reject the relevant engine(s) (without prejudice to its other rights with respect to the Ship).

 

2.6 The guaranteed deadweight capacity of the Ship shall be [*] under the conditions defined in sections G.2.3 and G.2.4 of the Specification and shall be demonstrated by the Builder in the specified deadweight capacity test.

 

2.7 If the Builder fails to remedy any deficiency in the Ship’s deadweight capacity before delivery, the Builder shall have no liability to the Buyer if the actual deadweight capacity of the Ship as determined in accordance with the Specification is less than [*] below the guaranteed deadweight capacity but the Contract Price for the Ship shall be reduced by way of liquidated damages by the sum of [*] for each full metric ton of such deficiency being more than [*] up to a maximum deficiency of [*] at a draft of not more than [*] even keel with fractions of each metric ton being calculated in proportion provided that if the actual deadweight deficiency at a mean moulded draft of not more than [*] even keel is more than [*], the Buyer may, at its option, either accept the Ship at a reduction in the Contract Price of [*] for such Defect or reject the Ship and terminate this Contract pursuant to Clause 2 in Article 9.

 

2.8

The guaranteed cabin capacity of the Ship shall be as defined in sections G.2.2.1 and G.2.2.2 of the Specification and no change shall be made to such cabin capacity without the Buyer’s prior written consent. If the number of completed and fully habitable cabins of any of the passenger or crew grades referred to in Clause 2.1 (iii) and (iv) of Article 1 is lower than the number of cabins specified for any such grade, subject to the following provisos the Buyer will accept the Ship with a to be agreed reduction in the Contract Price for the Ship calculated on a fair and reasonable basis so as to compensate the

 

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  Buyer for its estimated loss directly and naturally resulting, in the ordinary course of events, from the relevant cabin deficiency provided that (i) if the shortfall in the number of completed and fully habitable cabins (irrespective of the grades of cabins involved) exceeds 10 cabins, or (ii) if the parties are unable to agree upon a reduction in the Contract Price the Buyer may reject the Ship and terminate this Contract pursuant to Clause 2 in Article 9. For the purposes of this Clause 2.8 sound and vibration effects shall be excluded when evaluating whether or not a cabin is fully habitable, such effects being regulated by Clauses 2.9 to 2.12 of this Article.

 

2.9 The Builder will carry out its works so that at the time of delivery of the Ship under this Contract, and after taking into account the maximum allowed deviations and tolerances referred to in section G.5.2 of the Specification, the Ship shall fulfil the same requirements in relation to noise levels, sound insulation, impact sound insulation and vibration levels (the “S&V Requirements”) as are defined by the Classification Society for its notations CRN (1) and CRN (2), as far as applicable pursuant to the Specification.

 

2.10 If the S&V Requirements are not fulfilled in any of the passenger or crew cabins or in any other of the spaces referred to in section G.5.2 of the Specification then, before delivery of the Ship, the Builder shall take all such remedial steps and carry out all such further tests and measurements as shall be reasonably required to demonstrate the complete and permanent correction of the relevant deficiencies.

 

2.11 If, after the steps taken by the Builder pursuant to Clause 2.10, the S&V Requirements are not fulfilled in any of the passenger or crew cabins or in any other of the spaces referred to in section G.5.2 of the Specification then, subject always to the Buyer’s rights under Clause 2.12, at delivery of the Ship the Builder shall be liable to compensate the Buyer for such deficiencies through an agreed reduction in the Contract Price.

 

2.12 If, after the steps taken by the Builder pursuant to Clause 2.10, the S&V Requirements are not fulfilled in: (a) any of the top grades of passenger cabins (meaning penthouse suites, courtyard suites and corner suites); or (b) in [*] of the other passenger cabins, irrespective of the grade(s); or (c) in [*] of spaces referred to in section G.5.2 of the Specification, then the Buyer may, at its option, either accept the Ship at an agreed reduction in the Contract Price or the Buyer may reject the Ship and terminate this Contract pursuant to Clause 2 in Article 9.

 

2.13 All reductions in the Contract Price provided for under any of Clauses 2.3, 2.5, 2.7, 2.8, 2.11 and/or 2.12 shall be determined on delivery of the Ship and made by means of set-off and deduction from the payments to be made by the Buyer on delivery of the Ship.

 

2.14 The Builder: (i) acknowledges that the Buyer intends to arrange for the Ship’s maiden cruise with fare paying passengers to be held on the Ship’s relocation voyage from the Delivery Port; (ii) acknowledges that it is imperative for the Ship to be ready at the time, and in the condition, provided for in this Contract so as to enable the Buyer to fulfil its commitments in relation to the Ship’s maiden cruise; (iii) agrees to do all it can to assist the Buyer to fulfil its commitments in relation to the Ship’s maiden cruise; and (iv) acknowledges that if delivery of the Ship is not made on the Delivery Date, the Buyer will suffer loss and damage (including reputational damage) in amounts which are extremely difficult to quantify in advance and agrees that the per day sums set out in Clause 2.15 represent a genuine and reasonable pre-estimate of the Buyer’s loss and damage for each day of delay in delivery of the Ship beyond the Delivery Date.

 

2.15

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  damages for each calendar day (or pro-rata for each part of a calendar day) of delay in delivery, calculated as follows: for the first [*] of delay, counting from midnight Papenburg on the [*], the liquidated damages for delay shall be calculated at the rate of [*], and thereafter, until delivery of the Ship is actually made or this Contract is terminated, the liquidated damages for delay shall be calculated at the rate of [*].

 

2.16 If the delay in delivery of the Ship continues for [*] after the Delivery Date then, in such event, the Buyer may at any time thereafter terminate this Contract pursuant to Clause 2 in Article 9.
2.17 If the delay in delivery of the Ship continues for [*], and provided the Buyer has not by then elected to terminate this Contract, the Builder may (by written notice) require the Buyer to make an election in which case the Buyer shall—within [*] after its receipt of the Builder’s notice—notify the Builder in writing of its intention either to terminate this Contract or to consent to the acceptance of the Ship at an agreed future date on the basis that the Buyer shall remain entitled to all liquidated damages which would otherwise have been payable or allowable by the Builder; it being further understood that, if the Ship is not delivered by such agreed future date, the Buyer shall have the same right of termination upon the same terms and conditions as set out above. If the Buyer fails to make an election as specified above within the relevant [*] period, the Buyer shall be deemed to have consented to the Ship being delivered at the future date proposed by the Builder.
2.18 Payment of the liquidated damages referred to in Clause 2.15 shall be made by the Builder to the Buyer as follows:
  (i) the Builder’s first payment shall be made on the earlier of (a) the [*] after delivery of the Ship has been delayed beyond the Delivery Date and (b) the date on which actual delivery of the Ship is made; and

 

  (ii) thereafter the payments shall be made every ten (10) days commencing on the [*] after the end of the [*] period mentioned in Clause 2.18 (i),

 

     and continuing on the last day of each succeeding [*] period thereafter until the day on which delivery of the Ship is actually made or this Contract is terminated at which time the Builder shall pay the entire remaining amount due under Clause 2.15.

 

2.19 The parties acknowledge and agree that:

 

  (i) the Contract Price reductions and payments provided for in this Clause 2 are cumulative; and

 

  (ii) subject always to the guarantee provisions in Article 7 Clause 2 and to the termination provisions in Article 9 Clause 2, the Contract Price reductions and payments provided for in this Clause 2 shall be the only compensation recoverable by the Buyer in respect of the Defects and the delay in delivery to which they relate and, in particular, the Builder shall not be liable for any consequential losses resulting from such Defects or such delay in delivery.

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ARTICLE 7: DELIVERY AND GUARANTEE

 

1. DELIVERY AND ACCEPTANCE

 

1.1 The date on which the Ship shall be ready for delivery is October 22, 2015 (the “ Delivery Date ”). The Ship shall not be delivered before the Delivery Date without the express written approval of the Buyer. When:

 

  (i) the Builder has completed the building work in conformity with this Contract, the Plans and the Specification;

 

  (ii) all tests have been performed and completed in a manner satisfactory to the Buyer;

 

  (iii) the Ship has been freed from all Defects (apart from Defects which qualify as minor and insignificant Defects, as defined in Clause 1.6, and Defects for which there will be a reduction in the Contract Price in accordance with Article 6 Clause 2); and

 

  (iv) the Ship (a) has been cleaned and prepared (in accordance with the Builder’s usual practices and to their usual standards for ships of this type) to take on a full complement of passengers, officers, crew and staff, and (b) is in all other respects ready to commence operations as a luxury cruise ship,

 

     the Builder shall tender the Ship for delivery to the Buyer safely afloat alongside a safe and accessible quay at the Delivery Port where there must be sufficient water for the Ship always to remain afloat and from where there must be direct, free, unimpeded, safe and lawful access to international waters provided that the Builder shall have given to the Buyer not less than (a) 365 (three hundred and sixty five) days, 180 (one hundred and eighty) days, ninety (90) days prior written notice of the date on which the Builder in its good faith assessment expects to tender the Ship for delivery to the Buyer in accordance with this Contract, and (b) 15 (fifteen) days definite prior written notice of the date on which the Builder will tender the Ship for delivery to the Buyer in accordance with this Contract.

 

1.2 The Builder shall deliver the Ship to the Buyer free and clear of all encumbrances whatsoever.

 

1.3 On delivery of the Ship the Builder shall also deliver the following documents (together, the “ Delivery Documents ”):

 

  (i) a protocol of delivery and acceptance in a mutually agreed form confirming delivery of the Ship to, and acceptance and taking possession of the Ship by, the Buyer pursuant to this Contract, executed in duplicate by the Builder and stating the date and (local) time of such delivery and acceptance;

 

  (ii)

a declaration of warranty by the Builder in a mutually agreed form confirming that the Ship is delivered to the Buyer free and clear of all encumbrances whatsoever (including, without limitation, all liabilities of the Builder to the Refund Guarantors, the Builder’s financiers and its subcontractors, and all liabilities arising from the construction of the Ship or the operation of the Ship for the purposes of the tests or otherwise before delivery) and that the Ship is absolutely free of all burdens in the nature of imposts, taxes or other charges imposed by the national, provincial, local or port authorities of the country where the Ship was built and (if different) the country in which the Ship is delivered to

 

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  the Buyer, executed in triplicate and notarised and legalised in accordance with the Buyer’s instructions;

 

  (iii) a detailed inventory showing the machinery and equipment installed on the Ship and the spares, stores and other consumable items delivered with the Ship;

 

  (iv) the makers’ certificates, subcontractors’ instruction books, and all of the Classification Society, trading and other certificates (each free of conditions, qualifications, recommendations, reservations and restrictions) required to be supplied upon delivery of the Ship pursuant to this Contract and the Specification;
 
  (v) a protocol showing the results of the tests;
 
  (vi) a non-registration or deletion certificate issued by the District Court of Emden, Germany;
 
  (vii) a commercial invoice for the Ship and all other amounts payable by the Buyer on delivery;
 
  (viii) a builder’s certificate and a bill of sale, each in a form acceptable to the Buyer, each executed in quadruplicate and notarised and legalised in accordance with the Buyer’s instructions, and such other written instruments (each notarised and legalised in accordance with the Buyer’s instructions) as may be necessary or desirable, in the reasonable opinion of the Buyer, to confirm that full and clean title in the Ship has been vested in the Buyer;
 
  (ix) a full set of the specified construction documents (each in three (3) white prints, one of each of which will be on board the Ship at delivery);
 
  (x) one CD-ROM of the principal delivery drawings and plans relating to the Ship approved by the Classification Society;
 
  (xi) such further certificates and/or other documents as may be necessary or desirable, in the reasonable opinion of the Buyer, in connection with the Buyer’s ownership, registration and/or financing of the Ship;
 
 
  (xii) such documents as may be necessary or desirable, in the reasonable opinion of the Buyer, to prove the authority of the Builder’s representatives below senior management to sign the documents to be executed on behalf of the Builder in connection with delivery of the Ship.

 

1.4

If, at the time when the Builder tenders delivery of the Ship to the Buyer, the Ship is complete (meaning that she has been designed, engineered, built, launched, equipped, outfitted, finished and tested in accordance with this Contract and the Specification), and if such tender is accompanied by a tender of delivery of a complete and proper set of the Delivery Documents, the Ship and the Delivery Documents (including any interim documents if the requirements of minor and insignificant defects are met and provided that the Builder has used its best efforts to obtain final documents before delivery) shall thereupon be accepted by the Buyer but if, at such time, the Ship and/or the Delivery Documents are not complete, the Buyer shall be entitled to refuse acceptance of the same by delivering to the Builder, within two (2) working days from (and including) the date of such tender, a written notice describing those aspects of the Ship and/or the Delivery Documents which are not complete. Any final documents not delivered to the

 

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  Buyer at delivery of the Ship shall be delivered as soon as practicable thereafter and in any event within a period that is reasonably acceptable to the Buyer.

 

1.5 Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this Clause 1, if the Ship is complete but for minor and insignificant Defects, the Buyer shall accept delivery subject to:

 

  (i) an agreed reduction in the Contract Price; or

 

  (ii) in the Buyer’s option, the Builder undertaking to correct—at the Builder’s entire risk and expense, without any interruption to the Ship’s service to its passengers, and in accordance with a remedial plan and timetable acceptable to the Buyer (acting reasonably) – the minor and insignificant Defects described in a list which shall be prepared by the Buyer and agreed with the Builder at or before delivery.

 

1.6 The expression “ minor and insignificant Defects ” means those Defects which in and of themselves until they have been remedied, and which in the course and process of being remedied:

 

  (i) do not and will not adversely affect the seaworthiness of the Ship; or

 

  (ii) do not and will not prevent the unrestricted use of the Ship in its intended service and purpose; or

 

  (iii) do not and will not (a) prevent the use of any of the Ship’s cabins and public areas, or (b) in any other way adversely affect the comfort and safety of the Ship’s passengers; or

 

  (iv) do not and will not affect the safety of the Ship’s crew members or their ability to carry out their duties in a safe working environment and with appropriate accommodation; or

 

  (v) do not and will not adversely affect the operational efficiency of the Ship; or

 

  (vi) do not and will not involve any condition, qualification, recommendation, reservation or restriction in relation to any certificate issued (or to be issued) by the Classification Society or any Regulatory Authority or any other specified person which in the opinion of the Buyer (acting in good faith) is or could be material in a commercial or technical sense.

 

1.7 Acceptance of the Ship by the Buyer shall be accomplished by:

 

  (i) the delivery to the Builder of a counterpart of the protocol of delivery and acceptance duly executed by the Buyer; and

 

  (ii) payment by the Buyer to the Builder of that part of the Contract Price which the Buyer is required to pay upon delivery of the Ship pursuant to Clause 2.1(v) in Article 8.

 

1.8 The Buyer may (but shall not be obliged to) identify in the list described in Clause 1.5(ii) any Defects which are known by the Buyer to exist in the Ship at the time that the Ship is accepted, and all such Defects (whether or not identified or otherwise noted), shall thereafter be deemed to be, and shall be treated as, Defects arising and reported during the Guarantee Period.

 

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1.9 The Buyer shall be afforded five (5) days free of any wharfage or any other charge, and up to three (3) further days at the usual wharfage fee charged by the relevant port authority, within which to remove the Ship from her point of delivery.

 

1.10 Lubricating oil left in storage tanks, and diesel and fuel oil remaining on board, at delivery of the Ship shall be inventoried by the Builder and the Buyer shall pay for them at the Builder’s actual cost price provided that the Builder shall remove all waste-oil and sludge from the Ship at the Builder’s risk and expense prior to delivery.
1.11 In every instance in which a right or obligation or the computation of any period of time under this Contract is in any manner or to any extent dependent upon delivery of the Ship, delivery shall not be deemed to have occurred unless and until the Ship and the related Delivery Documents have been accepted by the Buyer under this Clause 1.
1.12 Acceptance of the Ship and the related Delivery Documents by the Buyer under this Clause 1:

 

  (i) shall signify that the Buyer has taken possession and the risk of loss of the Ship and the related Delivery Documents as of the time and date set out in the protocol of delivery and acceptance and that the Builder may terminate the Insurances; and

 

  (ii) shall not be deemed to constitute a waiver of or otherwise prejudice any of the Buyer’s rights under Clause 2 with respect to any Defect, whether known or unknown, and whether or not noted in any document delivered in connection with delivery and acceptance of the Ship, which may exist in the Ship at the time it is accepted by the Buyer, and any such Defect may be reported to, and shall be corrected at the sole and direct risk and expense of, the Builder as provided in Clause 2.

 

2. GUARANTEE
2.1 Subject to the provisions of this Clause 2, the Builder guarantees:

 

  (i) the Ship’s main engines and certain components of the azipod system (namely: the pod, the converter, trafo and main switchboard parts) against all Defects for the period of seven hundred and thirty (730) days; and
 
  (ii) the Ship and all other Parts against all Defects for the period of three hundred and sixty five (365) days,

 

     (subject to any extension thereof as provided for in this Clause 2) from the date of the Ship’s actual delivery to the Buyer under Article 7 (the “ Guarantee Period ”).

 

2.2 In calculating the length of the Guarantee Period there shall be excluded any day(s) during which the Ship is prevented from entering or is taken out of service solely on account of any Defect in the Ship or in any Part for which the Builder is responsible under this Clause 2.

 

2.3

Where any Defect in the Ship or any Part (including the main engines or azipod system as defined in subclause 2.1(i) above) is corrected during or after the Guarantee Period, the Builder’s guarantee under this Clause 2 shall apply to such correction for the longer of three hundred and sixty five (365) days from the date on which the correction was completed and the end of the relevant period specified in subclause 2.1(i) and 2.1(ii) above so that the Guarantee Period for the items referred to in subclause 2.1(i) shall not exceed one thousand and ninety five (1095) days and the Guaranteed Period for the

 

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  items referred to in subclause 2.1(ii) shall not exceed seven hundred and thirty (730) days.

 

2.4 If any corrective works made or agreed to be made during or after the Guarantee Period (or any extension thereof under Clause 2.3) indicate any recurring Defect, the Builder shall:

 

  (i) investigate the same on the basis of a potential design Defect; and

 

  (ii) ascertain the source of such recurring Defect and notify the Buyer thereof; and

 

  (iii) correct such recurring Defect, and the source thereof, in order to avoid a continuation or repetition of such recurring Defect.

 

2.5 The Builder shall not be responsible for the correction of any Defect if it is due to:

 

  (i) perils of the sea, accident (but excluding any accident caused by any Defect), negligence (but excluding negligence on the part of the Builder), or improper maintenance or handling (including, without limitation, overloading) of the Ship or any Parts; or

 

  (ii) use of fuels or lubricants not recommended by the relevant manufacturer; or

 

  (iii) ordinary wear and tear; or

 

  (iv) any fault in (or caused by) any Buyer’s Supplies which were properly (a) received, (b) handled, (c) installed or incorporated in, (d) stowed on, or (e) otherwise delivered with the Ship by the Builder in accordance with all of the requirements of this Contract, the Plans and the Specification.
2.6 The Buyer shall give written notice to the Builder as soon as possible and in any event within fourteen (14) days after the discovery of any Defect for which a claim is made under this Clause 2 and, a copy of each such notice shall also be given to the guarantee engineer, who shall acknowledge receipt by his signature thereof. The Buyer’s notice shall give full details (so far as possible) as to the nature of the Defect and the extent of any damage caused thereby.
2.7 Within thirty (30) days after the end of the Guarantee Period, the Buyer (in consultation with the guarantee engineer) will draw up, and send to the Builder, a list identifying every Defect for which a claim is to be made under this Clause 2 provided that this Clause 2.7 will not preclude the Buyer from giving notice to the Builder of, and making claims in respect of, any Defect which is covered by the Builder’s guarantee under Clause 2.3.
2.8 Each Defect will be corrected by the Builder as soon as reasonably practicable (and shall be scheduled so as to minimise disruption to the Ship’s service and the availability of cabins, public rooms and areas, and other passenger facilities) or, at the Buyer’s option, under the instruction or supervision of the Builder at a suitably qualified shipyard or workshop selected by the Buyer and approved by the Builder (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), and in each case the Builder shall bear and pay:

 

  (i) the cost of all equipment, parts and materials required to correct the Defect (including, without limitation, the cost of delivering the same to the selected shipyard or workshop by airfreight if the Buyer reasonably so requires, and the cost of returning any defective equipment, parts and materials);

 

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  (ii) the cost of all labour required to correct the Defect including, without limitation, the expenses of independent contractors in travelling to the Ship;

 

  (iii) the cost of any necessary underwater inspection of the Ship by divers; and

 

  (iv) where the Ship is drydocked solely on account of the need to investigate or correct any Defect in the Ship’s external underwater parts at any time before the Ship’s first scheduled drydocking after delivery, the fuel costs of taking the Ship from her berth to the nearest available dry-dock and vice versa, the drydocking costs and the costs of correcting any such Defect.

 

     For the avoidance of doubt, in view of the intended area of the Ship’s operation during the Guarantee Period, the Builder will not be entitled to require the Ship to be returned to any of the Builder’s facilities for the correction of any Defects.

 

2.9 Where the Buyer discovers any Defect which (in the reasonable opinion of the Buyer) requires correction on an urgent basis, the Buyer will (acting in good faith) give such notice to the Builder as is practicable in the circumstances then prevailing (the intention being that the Builder shall have a reasonable opportunity to obtain necessary remedial instructions from the relevant sub-contractor(s) and to relay such instructions to the Buyer) and thereafter the necessary corrective works may be carried out by the Ship’s crew or, if practicable having regard to the degree of urgency, by the nearest suitably qualified shipyard or workshop selected by the Buyer, and in each such case the Builder shall reimburse the Buyer for the costs described in Clause 2.8(i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) above.

 

2.10 At the Buyer’s request from time to time within the period commencing on delivery of the Ship and ending with final completion of all corrective works to be made by the Builder under this Clause 2, the Builder will:

 

  (i) assign to the Buyer, to the fullest extent possible and without any charge to the Buyer, that part of every warranty or guarantee made or given by any sub-contractor with respect to any design, workmanship or Part which extends beyond the Guarantee Period or which is otherwise more favourable to the Buyer than the guarantee of the Builder under this Clause 2; or

 

  (ii) if it is not possible fully and effectively to assign the relevant part of any such warranty or guarantee, hold and enforce the relevant warranty and guarantee as trustee and agent for the Buyer and promptly account to the Buyer for all monies received in or pursuant to the holding or enforcement of any such warranty or guarantee.

 

2.11 The Builder shall, at its sole risk and expense (except for the cost of suitable accommodation and food on board the Ship which shall be supplied free of charge by the Buyer), employ and place a suitably qualified and experienced English-speaking guarantee engineer acceptable to the Buyer on board the Ship for the first three hundred and sixty (365 days) from delivery and thereafter as necessary until the Builder has corrected every Defect to which this Clause 2 applies. If the Builder should so request at delivery, the Buyer will also make one double cabin available for a second guarantee engineer and/or fitters for up to three (3) months after delivery. In addition, if during the Guarantee Period referred to in Clause 2.1(i), there are any Defects relating to the engines or the azipod system the Builder shall arrange (on the same basis as is set out above) for a guarantee engineer to attend on board the Ship as and when required by the Buyer.

 

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2.12 If:

 

  (i) any Defect in the Ship’s external underwater parts is discovered during the Guarantee Period or the period of thirty (30) days referred to in Clause 2.7; or

 

  (ii) any Defect in the Ship’s external underwater parts is discovered during the Ship’s first scheduled drydocking after delivery (which is to commence not later than thirty six (36) months after delivery provided that if the Ship is not drydocked within twenty four (24) months after delivery, the Buyer and the Builder will jointly make an in-water inspection of the Ship’s underwater parts within twenty four (24) months after delivery) and either the Builder accepts that the Defect arose during the Guarantee Period or the Builder is unable to prove that the Defect arose after the end of the Guarantee Period,

 

     the Builder shall be responsible for such Defect and the correction thereof in accordance with this Clause 2 provided that the Buyer shall bear and pay for the haul day and any drydocking costs incurred in the ordinary course of the Ship’s normal drydocking maintenance and the Builder, in addition to the costs of all necessary corrective works, shall bear and pay for such additional drydocking day(s) as may be required to correct such Defect.

 

2.13 Without prejudice to the Builder’s obligations and liabilities under the other provisions of this Clause 2, the Builder shall not be responsible for any loss or damage caused by any Defect except:

 

  (i) that, in addition to the other guarantee obligations specified in this Clause 2, the Builder shall be obliged to correct (or, as provided for in the preceding paragraphs of this Clause 2, pay for the correction of) any equipment or part of the Ship that is damaged as a direct result of any Defect covered by the Builder’s guarantee under this Clause 2;

 

  (ii) for any loss or damage directly caused by the Builder’s correction of any Defect;

 

  (iii) for any loss or damage directly caused by the wrongful refusal or failure of the Builder or its subcontractors to correct (or authorise the correction) of any Defect, and

 

  (iv) for any increase in premium or any loss of rebate incurred by the Buyer as a result of any claims being made on the Buyer’s insurance policies for the Ship in respect of any loss or damage referred to in this Clause 2.13

 

     provided always that the Builder’s maximum liability in respect of any claim made against it by the Buyer under this Clause 2.13 shall not exceed the sum of €1,032,777 (one million thirty two thousand seven hundred seventy seven euros) per Defect.

 

2.14 The Builder further guarantees the Ship against any latent Defects which the Buyer can demonstrate existed at the time of the Ship’s delivery to the Buyer but which were not apparent during the Guarantee Period. If the Buyer discovers any latent Defects after the expiry of the Guarantee Period, the Guarantee Period shall be deemed to be extended in respect of such Defects and the Builder shall be obliged to correct (or pay for the correction of) such Defects in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this Clause 2 provided always that:

 

  (i)

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  which a claim is made under this Clause 2.14, and such notice shall give full details (so far as possible) of the nature of the latent Defect and the extent of any damage cause thereby;

 

  (ii) the Buyer shall have the burden of establishing that the Defect is a latent Defect within the meaning set out above, failing which the Builder shall have no liability in respect thereof;

 

  (iii) the Builder shall be under no obligation in respect of any latent Defect unless written notice thereof has been received by the Builder by midday (Papenburg time) on the day falling thirty six (36) months from the date of the Ship’s actual delivery to the Buyer; and

 

  (iv) the provisions of this sub Clause relating to latent Defects do not apply to paintings or coatings.

 

2.15 Subject to the other express provisions of this Contract, the Builder shall not be responsible for any loss of profit or other consequential losses suffered by the Buyer.

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ARTICLE 8: CONTRACT PRICE AND PAYMENT TERMS

 

1. CONTRACT PRICE

 

1.1 The Contract Price for the Ship:

 

  (i) shall be [*];

 

  (ii) is a fixed price and may be adjusted only in strict accordance with, and subject to, the express provisions of this Contract;

 

  (iii) includes a lump sum allowance (the “ Buyer’s Allowance ”) in the amount of [*] in respect of (a) Buyer’s Supplies from time to time purchased by or at the direction of the Buyer and (b) other costs from time to time expended by or at the direction of the Buyer in connection with construction of the Ship, which amount shall be paid by the Builder to the Buyer in accordance with Clause 2.8 below; and

 

  (iv) the Contract Price includes a provision for cost savings in the amount of [*] (the “ Target Saving ”) to be agreed upon between the Builder and the Buyer by November 1, 2012. Any such agreed cost savings are to be handled as an AOM. If and to the extent that the Builder and a Buyer are not able to agree on cost savings in the amount of the Target Saving by such date, the Contract Price shall be increased (but without application of any contractual or other profit margin for the Builder) by the difference between the amount of the cost savings agreed between the parties and the amount of the Target Saving.

 

1.2 For the avoidance of doubt, the Contract Price includes:

 

  (i) the cost of the Ship, completed in accordance with the requirements of this Contract;

 

  (ii) the cost of all building work and the cost of all tests and trials of the Ship to be performed by, or on behalf of, the Builder;

 

  (iii) the cost of procuring the classification notation for the Ship, and of obtaining all certificates and other documents which are required to be delivered pursuant to this Contract; and

 

  (iv) all other costs and expenses of the Builder as provided for herein or otherwise incurred by the Builder unless expressly provided for in this Contract as being for the Buyer’s account.

 

1.3 No commission of any kind whatsoever is or will be payable (whether directly or indirectly) by or to any person in relation to or in connection with this Contract or any of the business transactions described in or contemplated by this Contract.

 

2. PAYMENTS

 

2.1 Payment of the Contract Price shall be made to the Builder as follows:

 

  (i) [*], within [*] after the Effective Date;

 

  (ii) [*], on the date falling [*] before the Delivery Date;

 

  (iii) [*], on the date falling [*] before the Delivery Date;

 

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  (iv) [*], on the date falling [*] before the Delivery Date or (if later) the date expressly agreed in writing by the parties, or determined by an Expert appointed under Article 13 Clause 1.2, to be the date on which the Ship is expected to be ready for delivery in accordance with this Contract; and

 

  (v) the balance of the Contract Price, on delivery of the Ship and the Delivery Documents to, and their acceptance by, the Buyer in accordance with the provisions of this Contract.

 

2.2 The Builder shall by not less than fourteen (14) days advance written notice advise the Buyer of the date upon which each of the payments referred to sub-clauses 2.1(ii) to (iv) shall become due and payable and, in addition, the notice given in relation to sub-clause 2.1(v) will show (in reasonable detail and on an open-book basis) the Builder’s calculation of the balance of the Contract Price payable on delivery of the Ship and, in particular, the amounts of any reductions in or additions to the Contract Price occasioned by the terms and conditions of this Contract.

 

2.3 The Buyer’s obligations to make the payments referred to in sub-clauses 2.1(i) to (iv) shall, in the case of each such payment, be subject to and conditional upon the Buyer’s receipt of:

 

  (i) the Builder’s invoice for the relevant payment;

 

  (ii) an irrevocable guarantee for the relevant payment in the form of two refund guarantees, the first to be in respect of the amount of the relevant instalment minus the relevant amount of the Buyer’s Allowance under Clause 2.8 (the “ Refund Guarantee ”), and the second to be in respect of the relevant amount of the Buyer’s Allowance (the “ Buyer’s Allowance Refund Guarantee ), each to be issued in favour of the Buyer by a refund guarantor (“Refund Guarantor”) which qualifies as an Acceptable Issuer securing the refund to the Buyer of the relevant payment together with interest thereon at the relevant rate calculated from the date of the Builder’s receipt of such payment to the date of the Buyer’s receipt of the refund, and each such guarantee to be in the terms of the draft set out in Schedule 2 (A) or (as applicable) Schedule 2 (B) or in such other terms as the Buyer, acting reasonably, may approve; and

 

  (iii) a list of authorized signatures or equivalent evidence of the authority of the person(s) signing the guarantee on behalf of the Relevant Refund Guarantor.

 

     The Buyer’s obligation to make the payment referred to in sub-clause 2.1 (v) shall be subject to and conditional upon the Buyer’s receipt of the Builder’s invoice for the relevant payment and the Builder’s performance of the other delivery-related obligations provided for in this Contract.

 

2.4 The other payments from time to time due under this Contract shall be made as follows:

 

  (i) payment or credits for any modification(s) pursuant to Article 3 and/or any other amount(s) accruing prior to delivery (but for which no specific date is stipulated in this Contract) shall be made simultaneously with delivery of the Ship, and the amount(s) thereof shall be shown in the invoice to be issued and delivered by the Builder in respect of the Contract Price payment referred to in Clause 2.1(v);

 

  (ii) any amount for which a specific payment date is stipulated in this Contract shall be paid on such date; and

 

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  (iii) for any amount accruing after delivery in respect of a defect, payment shall be made as follows:

 

  (a) if the parties agree that the defect in question is a Defect, not later than fifteen (15) days after the Builder’s receipt of an invoice for the Defect remedied pursuant to Clause 2 in Article 7; or

 

  (c) if there is a Dispute as to whether the defect is a Defect on the date on which it is finally determined or adjudged to be a Defect under Article 13, together with interest thereon at the relevant rate calculated from the date of the Builder’s receipt of an invoice for the Defect remedied pursuant to Clause 2 in Article 7 up to and including the date of the Buyer’s receipt of the relevant amount.

 

2.5 Every amount from time to time due under this Contract but unpaid for longer than seven (7) days from (and excluding) the due date shall bear interest at the relevant rate from the due date up to and including the date of receipt by the party to which the amount is owed.

 

2.6 All amounts payable to the Builder under this Contract shall be paid directly to the Builder’s Account, and payment shall be fulfilled upon irrevocable credit to such account. The Builder and the Buyer shall consult with each other about the mode of payment with a view to reducing the amount of any applicable bank transfer charges.

 

2.7 All payments made by the Buyer to the Builder before delivery and acceptance of the Ship shall be in the nature of advances to the Builder. Payments made by the Buyer shall not be construed as a waiver of the Buyer’s rights subsequently to object to any of such payments or the underlying invoices issued by the Builder.

 

2.8 The Buyer’s Allowance shall be accounted for and paid by the Builder as follows:

 

  (i) Upon its receipt of the first instalment of the Contract Price the Builder shall immediately pay to the Buyer the sum of [*]. Upon the Buyer’s receipt of this payment, the Buyer shall return the Buyer’s Allowance Refund Guarantee to the Builder.

 

  (ii) Upon its receipt of the second instalment of the Contract Price the Builder shall immediately pay to the Buyer the sum of [*]. Upon the Buyer’s receipt of this payment, the Buyer shall return the Buyer’s Allowance Refund Guarantee to the Builder.

 

  (iii) Upon its receipt of the third instalment of the Contract Price the Builder shall immediately pay to the Buyer the sum of [*]. Upon the Buyer’s receipt of this payment, the Buyer shall return the Buyer’s Allowance Refund Guarantee to the Builder.

 

  (iv) Upon its receipt of the fourth instalment of the Contract Price the Builder shall immediately pay to the buyer the sum of [*]. Upon the Buyer’s receipt of this payment, the Buyer shall return the Buyer’s Allowance Refund Guarantee to the Builder.

 

  (v) For each of the payments referred to in paragraphs (i) to (iv) above, the Buyer shall provide the Builder with a corresponding invoice. In each case, the invoice shall not require any specific explanation of paid or planned expenditures.

 

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  (vi) At delivery of the Ship the Builder shall apply the balance of the Buyer’s Allowance, in the amount of [*], in or towards payment of any sums due to the Builder at delivery in respect of agreed modification costs.

 

  (vii) At delivery of the Ship the Buyer shall provide the Builder with a written statement (in such form as the Builder may reasonably request) signed by two directors or other authorized officers of the Buyer and describing the categories of items ordered by or on behalf of the Buyer, and the other expenditures made or to be made in respect of orders placed by or on behalf of the Buyer, the total value of each such category and the aggregate total value of such orders in respect of which the Buyer’s Allowance has been applied during the construction period or is to be applied using the amounts referred to in paragraphs (i) to (iv) above and any remainder amount referred to in paragraph (viii) below.

 

  (viii) If any part of the Buyer’s Allowance remains after the application referred to in paragraph (vi) above, at delivery of the Ship the relevant remainder amount shall, upon the Builder’s receipt of the instalment of the Contract Price due at delivery, be paid by the Builder to the Buyer by way of a refund of the unutilized portion of the Buyer’s Allowance, and the Buyer shall provide the Builder with a corresponding invoice for such payment.

 

2.9 All fees, costs and other charges whatsoever arising in connection with:

 

  (i) each guarantee issued under Clause 2.3 (including, without limitation, fees and other costs or charges payable to the relevant bank(s) and/or insurance company(ies) in respect of the issuance and maintenance thereof) shall be borne and paid by the Builder; and

 

  (ii) any payment made under this Contract shall be borne and paid by the paying party provided that any fees, costs or other charges levied by the receiving party’s bank(s) (including correspondent banks, whether in Germany or elsewhere) shall be borne and paid by that party.

 

2.10 The euro is the currency of account and payment for each and every sum at any time due from either party to the other under or in connection with this Contract.

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ARTICLE 9: TERMINATION

 

1. TERMINATION BY BUILDER

 

1.1 Each of the following events shall be a “ Builder Termination Event ” for the purposes of this Contract:

 

  (i) if, without due cause, the Buyer fails to pay any part of the Contract Price under any of Clauses 2.1 (i), (ii), (iii), or (iv) in Article 8 on the due date for such payment and such failure is not remedied within fifteen (15) working days after the receipt by the Buyer of a written notice from the Builder notifying the Buyer of such failure and requesting remedial action; or

 

  (ii) if, without due cause, the Buyer fails to accept delivery of (and pay the balance of the Contract Price for) the Ship within three (3) working days after the Ship and the related Delivery Documents have been duly tendered for delivery by the Builder in conformity with this Contract; or

 

  (iii) if any of the following events or circumstances shall occur before the Buyer has accepted delivery of the Ship and paid the balance of the Contract Price (a) a final order shall be made or an effective resolution shall be passed for the winding up of either the Buyer or NCLC (otherwise than by a members’ voluntary winding up for the purpose of an amalgamation or reconstruction on terms previously approved by the Builder, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), or (b) a receiver shall be appointed in respect of the whole or a substantial part of the undertaking of either the Buyer or NCLC, or (c) either the Buyer or NCLC shall suspend the payment of its debts, or (d) either the Buyer or NCLC shall make an arrangement or composition with its creditors generally or (e) either the Buyer or NCLC shall apply to any court for protection from its creditors generally or (f) either the Buyer or NCLC shall be unable, or shall admit its inability, to pay its debts as they fall due or shall become or shall be declared insolvent under any applicable law or (g) any distress, execution, attachment or other process shall affect the whole or any substantial part of the Buyer’s business and assets and shall remain undischarged for a period exceeding 21 (twenty one) days or (h) the whole or a substantial part of the assets and business of either the Buyer or NCLC shall be subject to Compulsory Acquisition by the Bermudian government or any agency thereof for a period exceeding 30 (thirty) days or (i) anything analogous to or having a substantially similar effect to any of the events specified in (a) to (h) shall occur under the laws of any applicable jurisdiction.

 

1.2 At any time after a Builder Termination Event shall have occurred and be continuing, the Builder may, by notice to the Buyer, terminate this Contract whereupon:

 

  (i) title in the Buyer’s Supplies owned by the Buyer which have been installed or incorporated in the Ship before termination, shall pass to the Builder; and

 

  (ii) the Builder shall retain and apply (in the manner provided for in Clause 1.3) all payments previously made by the Buyer to the Builder under this Contract.

 

1.3

If the Builder terminates this Contract under Clause 1.2, the Builder shall endeavour to obtain the best market price reasonably obtainable for the Ship, the Parts and the Buyer’s Supplies referred to in Clause 1.2 (i) by sale at public auction or tender or private sale, and shall apply the proceeds of sale (after deducting the necessary expenses of sale including the reasonable costs of completing the Ship for sale) and all amounts

 

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  retained by the Builder under Clause 1.2 (ii) plus a credit for the value of Buyer’s Supplies previously delivered by the Buyer and either retained by the Builder or its subcontractors or sold by any of them, as follows:

 

  (i) firstly, in satisfaction of the balance due to the Builder under this Contract being (a) where the Ship is completed in accordance with this Contract and then sold, the unpaid parts of the Contract Price, or (b) where the Ship is sold in an uncompleted state, that proportion of the unpaid parts of the Contract Price which is required to reimburse the Builder’s costs of the building work up to the cessation of such work, and (c) all other amounts payable by the Buyer to the Builder under the provisions of this Contract as at the date of termination; and

 

  (ii) secondly, in payment of the Builder’s proved loss directly resulting from the Buyer’s default; and

 

  (iii) thirdly, in payment of any remaining balance to the Buyer,

 

     provided that if the total of such proceeds of sale, such retained amounts and such credit shall be less than the balance due to the Builder under paragraphs (i) and (ii) of this Clause 1.3, the difference shall be paid by the Buyer to the Builder.

 

2. TERMINATION BY BUYER

 

2.1 Each of the following events shall be a “ Buyer Termination Event ” for the purposes of this Contract:

 

  (i) if (a) at any time the construction of the Ship is suspended for a period of more than thirty (30) days in circumstances where the Builder would not be entitled to claim an extension of the Delivery Date under Clause 1 of Article 5 and the Buyer reasonably believes that the Builder will not be able to recover the lost time or (b) delivery has not been made, or it can with reasonable certainty be anticipated that delivery will not be made, for whatever reason or combination of reasons (excepting only one or more independent defaults by the Buyer), by the date falling 240 (two hundred and forty) days from October 22, 2015;

 

  (ii) if the Buyer becomes entitled to terminate this Contract under any of Clauses 2.3, 2.7, 2.8, 2.12, 2.16, or 2.17 in Article 6;

 

  (iii) if the Builder commits a material breach of any of its obligations under this Contract (including, without limitation, its obligations with respect to the achievement of Milestones) and fails to remedy any such breach within 30 (thirty) days after receipt of written notice from the Buyer requesting remedial action;

 

  (iv) if the Builder removes the Ship from the Shipyard, or if it assigns or transfers any of its rights or obligations under this Contract, or if it subcontracts the whole or any major part of the building work, except as expressly permitted by this Contract;

 

  (v)

if (a) any guarantee issued in favour of the Buyer under this Contract, or the security thereby given, is or becomes wholly or partially invalid, ineffective or unenforceable or (b) any of the circumstances or events referred to in Clause 2.1 (vii) (a) to (f) affect any Refund Guarantor, unless the Builder replaces any such guarantee with a new guarantee which complies with Clause 2.3(ii) of Article 8 issued by a new Refund Guarantor that is an Acceptable Issuer within

 

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  28 (twenty eight) days after receipt of written notice from the Buyer requiring such replacement; or

 

  (vi) if either (a) the Builder shall fail at any time to effect or maintain the Insurances, or any insurer shall avoid or cancel the Insurances or the Builder shall commit any breach of or make any misrepresentation in respect of the Insurances the result of which is to entitle the insurers to avoid the cover or otherwise to be excused or released from any or all of their liabilities thereunder, or (b) any of the Insurances shall cease for any reason whatsoever to be in full force and effect, unless the Insurances are re-instated or reconstituted in a manner meeting the requirements of this Contract within seven (7) days; or

 

  (vii) if (a) a final order shall be made or an effective resolution shall be passed for the winding up of the Builder (otherwise than by a members’ voluntary winding up for the purposes of amalgamation or reconstruction on terms previously approved by the Buyer, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), or (b) a receiver shall be appointed in respect of the whole or a substantial part of the undertaking of the Builder, or (c) the Builder shall suspend the payment of its debts, or (d) the Builder shall make an arrangement or composition with its creditors generally, or (e) the Builder shall apply to any court for protection from its creditors generally, or (f) the Builder any Refund Guarantor shall be unable, or shall admit its inability, to pay its debts as they fall due or it shall become or shall be declared insolvent under any applicable law, or (g) any distress, execution, attachment or other process shall affect the whole or any substantial part of the Builder’s business or assets and shall remain undischarged for a period exceeding 21 (twenty one) days, or (h) the Ship or the whole or any substantial part of the Builder’s business or assets shall be subject to Compulsory Acquisition by the German government or any agency thereof for a period exceeding 30 (thirty) days or (i) anything analogous to or having a substantially similar effect to any of the events specified in (a) to (h) above shall occur under the laws of any applicable jurisdiction.

 

2.2 At any time after a Buyer Termination Event shall have occurred and be continuing the Buyer may, by notice to the Builder, terminate this Contract and thereafter:

 

  (i) the Buyer may retain and/or claim from the Builder (which shall immediately pay to the Buyer) all liquidated damages paid or payable by the Builder to the Buyer under Clauses 2.14 to 2.18 in Article 6; and

 

  (ii) the Buyer may also claim from the Builder (which shall immediately refund to the Buyer) the aggregate of (a) all payments previously made by the Buyer to the Builder under this Contract together with interest thereon at the relevant rate calculated from the date upon which the Builder received each such payment to the date on which the refund is received by the Buyer, (b) the return of any Buyer’s Supplies which have not been built into or installed on or in the Ship or which may be removed from the Ship, the Shipyard or other place(s) where they are stored and the Buyer’s Supply Costs for all other Buyer’s Supplies, and (c) all other amounts payable by the Builder to the Buyer under the provisions of this Contract at the date of termination; and

 

  (iii)

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  payments referred to in sub-clauses 2.2(i) and (ii), be entitled to the proved loss directly resulting from the Builder’s default.

 

2.3 If the Buyer elects to terminate this Contract under Clause 2.2 the Buyer may (at any time thereafter) elect to take title and possession of the Ship in its then state together with the Buyer’s Supplies and all plans, machinery, equipment and other Parts appropriated or allocated to the Ship, and to complete the Ship at the Shipyard (without being liable to the Builder for rent or other claims) or, in the Buyer’s option, at another shipyard.

 

2.4 If the Buyer elects to take title and possession of the Ship under Clause 2.3 it may enter into one or more contracts with other parties to complete the Ship at the Shipyard or elsewhere and for such purposes the Buyer may remove the Ship together with the Buyer’s Supplies and all equipment and other Parts appropriated or allocated to, or ordered for the Ship or, alternatively, it may use (to the extent it sees fit) any of the Shipyard facilities, plant, machinery, tools and all equipment and other Parts appropriated or allocated to, or ordered for, the Ship and in either case the Builder shall release (and, as necessary, procure the release of) the same to the Buyer free from all claims (including claims for rent) and encumbrances whatsoever against payment to the Builder of the unpaid balance of the Contract Price less the aggregate of:

 

  (i) the payments, refunds and other amounts referred to in Clause 2.2 (i), (ii) and (iii); and

 

  (ii) the Buyer’s good faith estimate of the costs that it will incur in (a) moving the Ship (and the Buyer’s Supplies and all related equipment and other Parts) to another shipyard and in having the Ship completed at such other shipyard or (b) in completing the Ship at the Shipyard.

 

2.5 If the Buyer elects to take title and possession in the Ship under Clauses 2.3 and 2.4 the Builder will, at the Buyer’s direction from time to time, arrange for the following steps to be taken as soon as may be practicable:

 

  (i) the execution of all works and other steps required to permit the Ship, the Parts and the Buyer’s supplies to be removed by the Buyer in an orderly and safe manner;

 

  (ii) the removal from the Ship of all employees and other representatives of the Builder and its subcontractors;

 

  (iii) the delivery to the Buyer of the Ship, the Parts, the Buyer’s Supplies, all completed and partially completed portions of the building work, and all documents and other data required by the Buyer in connection with the building work previously done or the work to be done in order to complete the construction of the Ship;

 

  (iv) the vesting in the Buyer of all rights of the Builder under and in connection with the subcontracts and supply contracts made by the Builder in relation to the construction of the Ship; and

 

  (v) the provision to the Buyer and its contractors of all such other assistance as may be required to enable the Buyer to remove the Ship, the Parts and the Buyer’s Supplies.

 

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3. TERMINATION BY EITHER PARTY

 

3.1 Any event entitling a party to terminate this Contract in accordance with its express provisions shall constitute (as the case may be) either a repudiatory breach of, or breach of condition by the other party under, this Contract or an agreed terminating event the occurrence of which will (in any such case) entitle the relevant party to terminate this Contract and recover the amounts provided for in this Contract either as liquidated damages or as agreed sums deductible or payable on the occurrence of such event.

 

3.2 The Builder’s receipt of all payments to be made by the Buyer under Clause 1.3 or, as the case may be, the Buyer’s receipt of all payments to be made by the Builder and the Builder’s performance of all other obligations to be performed by it under Clauses 2.2 to 2.5 shall discharge all obligations and liabilities of each of the parties to the other under this Contract save for any obligations and liabilities of either party arising under any of the provisions of: Article 4, Clause 3; Article 10, Clause 2; Article 11; Article 12; or Article 14, Clause 4.

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ARTICLE 10: BUILDER’S REPRESENTATIONS, COVENANTS AND INDEMNITIES

 

1. REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS

 

1.1 The Builder acknowledges that the Buyer has entered into this Contract in full reliance on the representations set out in Clauses 1.2 and 1.3 and the Builder warrants that the statements contained in those Clauses are in all respects true and accurate.

 

1.2 Each party (in either case, the “ warrantor ”) represents and warrants to the other party that:

 

  (i) all acts, conditions and things required to be done, fulfilled and performed in order (a) to enable it lawfully to enter into, exercise its rights under and perform and comply with the obligations expressed to be assumed by it in this Contract and (b) to ensure that the obligations expressed to be assumed by it in this Contract are legal, valid and binding have been done, fulfilled and performed; and

 

  (ii) no legal proceedings have been started or (to the best of the warrantor’s knowledge and belief) threatened which might have a material adverse effect on the warrantor’s ability to perform its obligations under this Contract.

 

1.3 The Builder further represents and warrants to the Buyer:

 

  (i) that neither the execution of this Contract nor the exercise by the Builder of its rights and performance of its obligations under this Contract will result in any breach of any German or European Community law, regulation, rule, directive or treaty;

 

  (ii) neither the Builder nor (to the best of the Builder’s knowledge, information or belief) any other person has (whether directly or indirectly) offered or paid or agreed to pay or give commission of any kind whatsoever in relation to or in connection with this Contract or any of the business transactions described in or contemplated by this Contract; and

 

  (iii) that it shall obtain, comply with the terms of and do all that is necessary to maintain in full force and effect all authorisations, approvals, licences and consents required in or by the laws, regulations, rules, directives and treaties of Germany and the European Community to enable it lawfully to enter into and perform its obligations under this Contract.

 

2. INDEMNITIES

 

2.1 The Builder shall indemnify fully, hold harmless and defend the Buyer and the other protected parties from and against all Losses which any of them may sustain or incur in respect of any personal injuries or other harm to or death of any person(s) or any damage to, or loss or destruction of, any property of any person(s), and which arise out of:

 

  (i)

any acts, omissions or defaults on the part of (a) the Builder and/or (b) any of the Builder’s subcontractors and/or (c) any of the respective officers, employees, workmen, agents or other representatives of the Builder or its subcontractors provided that this indemnity shall not (aa) extend to any Losses to the extent they are caused by the negligence or wilful misconduct of the Buyer or any other of the protected parties or (bb) apply to any claim arising out of injury, harm, death, damage, loss or destruction sustained after delivery of

 

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  the Ship unless any such claim arises out of injury, harm, death, damage, loss or destruction sustained before delivery for which the Builder is responsible; and

 

  (ii) any representation made by the Builder in Clause 1.3 proving (at any time before or after the date hereof) to be untrue, inaccurate or misleading in any material respect.

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ARTICLE 11: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

 

1. PATENTS, TRADE MARKS AND COPYRIGHTS

 

1.1 The Builder shall procure all such approvals and licenses, and pay all such royalties, licence fees or other similar charges, on or in connection with:

 

  (i) the Ship;

 

  (ii) any Parts (other than Buyer’s Supplies) installed or incorporated in, stowed on or otherwise delivered with the Ship;

 

  (iii) any part of the building work,

 

     as may be necessary to ensure that the same are delivered to the Buyer and may be owned and operated by the Buyer (and its successors, assignees and counterparties) without infringement of any patent, patent right, copyright, trademark, trade secret or other intellectual property right.

 

1.2 The Builder shall indemnify fully, hold harmless and defend the Buyer and the other protected parties from and against all Losses which any of them may suffer or incur as a result of any actual or alleged infringement of any patents, patent rights, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets or other intellectual property rights of any kind or nature on or in connection with the Ship, the Parts (other than Buyer’s Supplies) or any part of the building work or the ownership or the proper use thereof by the Buyer provided that this indemnity shall not apply to any such infringement if the management of the Buyer or the management of any other protected party knew of the relevant infringement (at any time between the Effective Date and the date of actual delivery of the Ship) but failed to notify the Builder.

 

1.3 If by reason of any claim for which the Builder is responsible under this Clause 1:

 

  (i) the Ship or any Part (other than Buyer’s Supplies) shall be held to constitute an infringement of any patent, patent right, copyright, trademark, trade secret or other intellectual property right; or

 

  (ii) the Buyer’s free use and possession or quiet enjoyment of the Ship or any such Part shall be in any manner or to any extent disturbed, interfered with, limited, restricted or restrained (whether by reason of an actual or threatened arrest, detention or claim or as a result of any other encumbrance or for any other reasons whatsoever),

 

     the Builder shall, at its own expense, either promptly take all such steps as may be necessary fully to restore to the Buyer the free use and possession and quiet enjoyment of the Ship or such Part or, if the same can be done without material adverse affect on or delay to the Ship’s schedule, replace any infringing Part with a non-infringing Part which is satisfactory to the Buyer and/or the Classification Society and/or the Regulatory Authorities.

 

1.4

The Buyer shall indemnify fully, hold harmless and defend the Builder from and against all Losses which it may suffer or incur as a result of any actual or alleged infringement of any patents, patent rights, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets or other intellectual property rights of any kind or nature on or in connection with any Buyer’s Supplies, plans, designs and engineering and design data supplied by the Buyer to the Builder under or in connection with this Contract provided that this indemnity shall not apply to any such infringement if the management of the Builder knew of the relevant infringement (at any

 

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time between the Effective Date and the date of actual delivery of the Ship) but failed to notify the Buyer.

 

2. RIGHTS TO ENGINEERING AND DESIGN DATA

 

2.1 All plans, designs and engineering and design data supplied by the Buyer to the Builder which are the property of the Buyer shall remain the property of the Buyer and such plans, designs and engineering and design data may be used by the Builder only in such manner as is permitted by this Clause 2.

 

2.2 All plans, designs and engineering and design data supplied by the Builder to the Buyer which are the property of the Builder shall remain the property of the Builder and such plans, designs and engineering and design data may be used by the Buyer only in such manner as is permitted by this Clause 2.

 

2.3 The Builder hereby grants to the Buyer and each other member from time to time of the NCL Group an irrevocable, non exclusive, perpetual, royalty free, worldwide license to use the plans, designs, and engineering and design data referred to in Clause 2.2 in connection with the operation, maintenance, modification, redesign, refurbishment, repair, sale or other use of the Ship after delivery and such licence may be transferred to any charterer or other operator, to any manager or to any buyer of the Ship without the need to seek or obtain any consent from the Builder, its successors or assigns.

 

2.4 Each party shall take all reasonable precautions to maintain in confidence, and will not use or permit the use of (except as may be necessary for the purposes of the building work or as may be required during any legal proceedings or as otherwise may be required by law), any of the designs, plans and engineering and design data owned by the other party.

 

2.5 Nothing contained in this Contract shall be construed as transferring any patent, patent right, copyright, trademark, trade secret or other intellectual property right created or used in the performance of this Contract, all of which are hereby expressly reserved to the true and lawful owners thereof.

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ARTICLE 12: TAXES AND CONTRACT EXPENSES

 

1. TAXES

 

1.1 All taxes of any kind whatsoever and levied by whatsoever taxing authority arising out of or in connection with the making and execution of this Contract, the building of the Ship, the importation of any Parts (other than Buyer’s Supplies) into Germany or (if different) the country of any subcontractor or of the Delivery Port, the classification and delivery of the Ship, the sale and delivery of the Ship, payment of the Contract Price in Germany and the export of the Ship or any Parts from Germany or (if different) the country of any subcontractor or of the Delivery Port which is payable in Germany or (if different) in the country of any subcontractor or of the Delivery Port shall be borne and paid by the Builder and the Builder shall indemnify fully, hold harmless and defend the Buyer and all other protected parties from and against any Losses which any of them may suffer or incur in relation to any such tax.

 

1.2 All taxes of any kind whatsoever and levied by whatsoever taxing authority arising out of or in connection with the importation of any Buyer’s Supplies into Germany or (if different) the country of any subcontractor or of the Port of Delivery or the importation of the Ship or any Parts into the country of the Buyer shall be borne by the Buyer and the Buyer shall indemnify fully, hold harmless and defend the Builder from and against any Losses which the Builder may suffer or incur in relation to any such tax.

 

2. CONTRACT EXPENSES

 

2.1 Each party shall bear and pay all costs and expenses incurred by it in connection with the negotiation, preparation and execution of this Contract.

 

2.2 Each party shall from time to time reimburse the other on demand for all costs and expenses (including fees of legal and other professional advisors) reasonably incurred by such other party in connection with the lawful enforcement of any of the rights of that party under this Agreement.

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ARTICLE 13: DISPUTES, JURISDICTION, GOVERNING LAW AND NOTICES

 

1. TECHNICAL DISPUTES

 

1.1 Except where a Dispute of a technical nature is determined by the Classification Society under Clause 4.2 in Article 1 or, as appropriate, by a Regulatory Authority under Clause 4.4 in Article 1, any Dispute of a technical nature arising before delivery of the Ship and which gives rise to issues purely of fact (including, without limitation, any dispute or difference of opinion relating to questions as to the existence, degree or extent of any alleged non-conformity of the Ship or any Part to the Contract, the Plans, the Specification, or the Rules) shall be referred to the Head Office of the Classification Society for its final decision provided that if the Head Office of the Classification Society declines to accept any such referral, or if either party reasonably considers that it is not appropriate to refer the Dispute in question to the Head Office of the Classification Society, the Dispute shall be referred to a mutually acceptable technical expert for his final decision.

 

1.2 The procedure applicable to the resolution of any Dispute of a technical nature (whether by the Classification Society or by a mutually agreed technical expert) shall be as follows:

 

  (i) the person or body to whom the Dispute is referred (the “ Expert ”, which term shall also apply to any substitute appointed by mutual agreement of the parties) shall be requested to make a final decision within 21 (twenty one) working days after it has accepted the appointment;

 

  (ii) within 10 (ten) working days after the Expert has confirmed to both parties that it has accepted the appointment, each party will send to the Expert (and simultaneously to the other party), by fax or registered courier, its submissions and supporting evidence in relation to the Dispute ;

 

  (iii) if a party fails to submit its submissions and supporting evidence within the time limit laid down in paragraph (ii), it shall be deemed to have admitted the correctness of the other party’s submissions;

 

  (iv) the Expert shall act as an expert and not as an arbitrator;

 

  (v) the decision of the Expert shall be final and binding on both parties; and

 

  (vi) the parties shall bear the Expert’s costs equally.

 

1.3 If within 10 (ten) working days after receipt by a party of a notice of a Dispute from the other party:

 

  (i) the Head Office of the Classification Society has failed to accept a referral pursuant to Clause 1.1; or

 

  (ii) a party reasonably considers that it is not appropriate to refer any Dispute of a technical nature to the Head Office of the Classification Society; or

 

  (iii) the parties have failed to agree upon the identity of a mutually acceptable technical expert and obtain written acceptance of its appointment,

 

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2. JURISDICTION

 

2.1 Except where a Dispute is determined under Clause 1.1 and subject to the Buyer’s rights under Clause 3.4, the English courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle and determine all Disputes.

 

2.2 Each party agrees that the English courts are the most appropriate and convenient courts to settle and determine Disputes and that accordingly no party will argue to the contrary; and each party hereby irrevocably submits itself to the jurisdiction of the English courts for the purposes of this Contract.

 

2.3 A judgment relating to this Contract that is given or enforceable by the English courts may be enforced without review in any other jurisdiction and each party waives all of its rights to apply for or require any such review.

 

2.4 Subject to Clause 1.4(vi) in Article 5, no Dispute shall entitle the Builder to cease or suspend any part of the building work or to withhold delivery of the Ship, nor shall any Dispute entitle the Buyer to withhold the payment of any part of the Contract Price due under any of Clauses 2.1(i), (ii), (iii), (iv) or (v) in Article 8 beyond the relevant due date for payment provided that nothing in this provision shall prejudice any right which:

 

  (i) the Builder may have to retain possession of the Ship on account of non-payment of the Contract Price; or

 

  (ii) the Buyer may have to dispute the due date for payment of any part of the Contract Price under Clause 2.1(v) in Article 8.

 

2.5 For the avoidance of doubt, if any Dispute arises before delivery of the Ship and is referred for determination under any of the provisions of Clauses 1 or 2 hereof, the Builder shall not be entitled to dispose of the Ship pending the final determination of such Dispute.

 

3. GOVERNING LAW

 

3.1 This Contract is governed by and shall be construed in accordance with English law without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of laws.

 

3.2 Each party irrevocably agrees to appoint, and to maintain, an agent for service of process in London in relation to any proceedings before the English courts in connection with this Contract. In addition, each party agrees that no neglect or default by its agent, including any failure by it to notify the relevant party of any proceedings or process, will invalidate the proceedings or process concerned or any judgment.

 

3.3 Without prejudice to any other mode of service allowed under any relevant law, service of any proceedings or process or judgment issued out of, or made or granted by, the English courts may be served by being delivered to the last known address in London of the agent for service of process of the relevant party or to the relevant party itself at the address for such party set out in Clause 4.

 

3.4 The Buyer reserves the right to proceed under this Contract against the Builder in the German state courts for interlocutory relief ( einstweiliger Rechtsschutz ).

 

4. NOTICES

 

4.1

Any notice or other communication made under or in connection with this Contract shall be in writing in the English language and shall be given to the addressee at the relevant address set out below or sent by email or fax to the relevant email address or fax

 

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  number given below, marked for the attention of the relevant individual listed in the “Attention” lines set out below provided that all notices and communications relating to technical matters (including, without limitation, those concerning the approval of Plans and tests) shall be given to the Supervisor at the address set out in paragraph (ii) below or sent by email or fax to the email address or fax number specified in paragraph (ii) below.

 

  (i) if to the Buyer or NCLC, to Breakaway Three, Ltd. or NCLC c/o 7665 Corporate Centre Drive, Miami, Florida 33126
       Attention: Mr Kevin Sheehan, President & CEO
       Email: ksheehan@ncl.com
       Fax: +1 305 436 4113 with a copy to: Mr Daniel S. Farkas, Sr. Vice President & General Counsel
       Email: dfarkas@ncl.com
       Fax: +1 305 436 4117

 

  (ii) if to the Supervisor, to the Supervisor c/o the Supervisor’s designated office at the Shipyard

 

       Attention: Mr Christer Karlsson
       Email: ckarlsson@ncl.com
       Fax: +49 49 61 81 69 10

 

  (iii) if to the Builder, to: Meyer Werft GmbH Postfach 1555, D26855, Papenburg, Germany

 

       Attention: Mr B. Meyer
       Fax: +49 4961 814300
       Email: bernard.meyer@meyerwerft.de
       Attention: Mr T. Weigend
       Fax: +49 4961 814279
       Email: thomas.weigend@meyerwerft.de

 

     or to such other person, address, email or fax as any party may (by not less than five (5) working days’ notice in writing) specify to the other.

 

4.2 In the absence of evidence of earlier receipt, any notice or other communication shall be deemed to have been duly given:

 

  (i) if correctly addressed and marked for the attention of the appropriate individual and delivered personally, when left at the appropriate address of the addressee;

 

  (ii) if correctly addressed and marked for the attention of the appropriate individual and sent by pre-paid registered mail (or registered airmail if international) or courier, upon acknowledgement of receipt by return email; and

 

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  (iii) if correctly addressed and marked for the attention of the appropriate individual and sent by email or fax to the correct address or number, upon acknowledgement of receipt by return email or fax.

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ARTICLE 14: GENERAL MATTERS

 

1. COMPUTATION OF TIME

 

1.1 Except as otherwise provided in this Contract, all periods of time shall be computed by including Saturdays, Sundays and holidays except that if any period terminates on:

 

  (i) any day which is not a working day in Miami or Papenburg (in the case of periods applicable to action by the Buyer); or
 
  (ii) any day which is not a working day in Papenburg (in the case of periods applicable to action by the Builder),

 

     such period shall be deemed to be extended to the next following working day in such place.

 

2. ASSIGNMENTS

 

2.1 The Buyer may:

 

  (i) grant to its financiers of the Ship, or the other financiers of the NCL Group, assignments of (or other security interests in) this Contract, the Buyer’s rights in respect of the Insurances, and the guarantees issued by the Refund Guarantors;

 

  (ii) assign, novate or transfer this Contract to any member of the NCL Group or (with the prior approval of the Builder, which is not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) to any other person whatsoever; and

 

  (iii) assign its rights under this Contract to any purchaser, bareboat charterer, lessee or other operator of the Ship.

 

     Subject to Clause 13.3, the guarantee provided for in Clause 13.1 shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding any such assignment, novation or transfer.

 

2.2 As and when so requested by the Buyer, the Builder will provide the Buyer’s financiers and permitted assignees with all such information and documentation as they may reasonably request without depriving the Builder of its rights and interest under this Contract.

 

2.3 The Builder shall not assign or novate or transfer, or purport to assign or novate or transfer, any of its rights or obligations under this Contract save that the Builder may assign its rights hereunder to its financiers for the Builder’s pre-delivery construction financing of the Ship.

 

3. PARTIAL ILLEGALITY

 

3.1 If any provision of this Contract or the application thereof to any person or in any circumstances shall to any extent be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, such illegality, invalidity or unenforceability shall not prejudice the effectiveness of the remainder of this Contract or the application of such provision to other persons or in other circumstances and each other provision of this Contract shall be legal, valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.

 

4. CONFIDENTIALITY

 

4.1 After the date of this Contract, the parties will agree the terms and publication date(s) of press announcements in relation to the construction of the Ship.

 

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4.2 Save as provided in Clause 4.1, the parties shall treat as confidential and use all reasonable efforts to ensure that their respective agents, officers, employees, workmen, subcontractors, and other representatives treat as confidential, the provisions of this Contract provided that :

 

  (i) each party may, with the prior written consent of the other, disclose to any third party information relating to the matters referred to in this Clause 4.2; and

 

  (ii) each party shall be entitled to disclose any such information to their shareholders or prospective shareholders, financiers, auditors, legal advisors, other professional advisors or rating agencies (providing that such agencies are informed of the confidentiality restrictions relating to the information so disclosed), or to such extent as may from time to time be required by law or the rules or regulations of any applicable stock exchange or similar body provided that disclosure of sensitive commercial or technical data shall be made only when strictly necessary and then on a “need to know” basis.

 

5. AMENDMENTS

 

5.1 No amendment, modification, supplement or other variation of this Contract, the Plans or the Specification shall be of any effect unless made in writing and signed by the Builder and the Buyer or their respective duly authorised representatives.

 

6. NO WAIVER

 

6.1 No failure or delay on the part of either party in exercising any right, power or remedy under this Contract shall operate as a waiver thereof or a waiver of any other rights, powers or remedies nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right power or remedy preclude any other or further exercise of any such right, power or remedy or the exercise any other right, power or remedy.

 

6.2 The respective rights, powers and remedies conferred on the parties by this Contract are cumulative and (save where the contrary is expressly stated) are in addition to (and not exclusive of) any rights, powers and remedies provided by law.

 

7. CONSENTS

 

7.1 Subject to Clause 1.6 in Article 2, where any matter:

 

  (i) requires an instruction from the Buyer, a waiver by the Buyer or the approval, authority or consent of the Buyer any such instruction, waiver, approval, authority or consent shall not be deemed to have been given or to any extent effective unless it is given in writing by a duly authorised representative of the Buyer; and

 

  (ii) is required to be acceptable or satisfactory to the Buyer, the Buyer shall not be deemed to have accepted, or to be satisfied with such matter, unless its acceptance or satisfaction is communicated in writing to the Builder by a duly authorised representative of the Buyer.

 

8. LANGUAGE

 

8.1 The official text of this Contract (and all plans, drawings, test and work schedules, reports, protocols, certificates, instruction booklets, notices, communications and other materials or documents to be drawn up, developed or supplied under this Contract) shall be in the English language.

 

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9. MODELS

 

9.1 The Builder shall build and supply free of charge to the Buyer (and place on board the Ship at or before delivery) the models of the Ship described in section G6.5 of the Specification.

 

10. COUNTERPARTS

 

10.1 This Contract may be executed in up to three (3) counterparts each of which when dated and signed by (or on behalf of) all three parties shall be an original, but all counterparts together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

11. EFFECTIVE DATE

 

11.1 This Contract shall not have any legal effect whatsoever until the time on the date (the “ Effective Date ”) when all of the following conditions have been satisfied:

 

  (i) each party shall have received an original counterpart of this Contract, duly signed by the other party;

 

  (ii) the Buyer shall have confirmed in writing to the Builder that it has in its discretion approved: (a) the final version of the Specification, the Plans and the List of Suppliers; (b) certain warranty and other post-delivery support arrangements with certain key suppliers; (c) the form and terms of the Insurances; (d) the identity of the brokers and insurers; and (e) the identity of the intended first Refund Guarantor;

 

  (iii) NCLC shall have confirmed by written notice to the Builder that it has received the approval of (a) its existing lenders, and (b) its board of directors and its shareholders, for the transactions contemplated by this Contract;

 

  (iv) the Buyer and NCLC shall have confirmed by written notice to the Builder that they have arranged (on terms acceptable to each of them) pre and post delivery financings of the payments referred to in Clause 2 of Article 8; and

 

  (v) each party shall have (a) irrevocably appointed a process agent in London and (b) notified the other party in writing of the name and address of such agent.

 

11.2 [*].

 

11.3 [*].

 

11.4 [*].

 

12. PROTECTED PARTIES

 

12.1 Any of the protected parties may enforce the terms of any provision of this Contract which purports to confer any rights on them, subject to and in accordance with the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999.

 

12.2 The Builder and the Buyer may at any time, by agreement between them, rescind this Contract or vary it without the consent of the protected parties.

 

12.3 If any protected party becomes entitled to bring a claim against the Builder under or in respect of this Contract, the Buyer shall bring such claim against the Builder on behalf of the relevant protected party.

 

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12.4 If any claim is made against the Builder by the Buyer on behalf of a protected party under Clause 12.3, the Builder shall only have available to it by way of defence any matter that would have been available to it by way of defence if the relevant protected party had been a party to this Contract.

 

12.5 Save as provided above the operation of the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 is hereby excluded.

 

13. GUARANTEE

 

13.1 NCLC hereby guarantees to the Builder the due and punctual performance of all the terms, conditions and covenants to be performed by the Buyer and agrees to pay to the Builder each sum of money which the Buyer is at any time liable to pay to the Builder under or pursuant to this Contract and which has become due and payable but has not been paid.

 

13.2 Neither the obligations of NCLC under the guarantee provided for in Clause 13.1 nor the rights, powers and remedies conferred on the Builder in respect of such guarantee shall be discharged or impaired by any act, circumstance, event or omission which (but for this Clause 13.2) might operate to discharge or impair any of the obligations, rights or remedies referred to above.

 

13.3 With the prior written approval of the Builder (which is not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) NCLC may at any time be replaced as guarantor under this Contract by any person(s) inside or outside the NCL Group of at least equal financial standing.

 

14. FAIR DEALING AND BUSINESS STANDARDS

 

14.1 Each party agrees: to use all reasonable efforts to make timely decisions in a speedy and effective way; to deal fairly with each other; and at all times to act in good faith. In this context, “good faith” includes, without limiting the duty of each party to cooperate with the other, a duty of honesty to the other party and a duty not to intentionally mislead the other party.

 

14.2 Each party, in performing its obligations under this Contract, shall maintain appropriate business standards, procedures, precautions and controls, including those necessary to avoid any real or apparent impropriety or adverse impact on the interests of the other party.

 

14.3 Each party shall implement (and shall ensure that its employees and other representatives comply with) a policy which prohibits the giving or receiving of any inappropriate favours, gifts, entertainment, payments, loans or other consideration of any kind directly or indirectly connected with this Contract or the work hereunder or any other activities that might influence individuals to act contrary to the best interests of their principal or applicable law.

 

14.4 Each party warrants and represents that all financial settlements, reports and billings rendered to the other party under or in connection with this Contract shall properly reflect the facts of all activities and transactions handled for the other party’s account and may be relied upon as being complete and accurate in any further recording or reporting made by such party or any other member of the corporate group to which such party belongs.

 

14.5

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  the business transactions described in or contemplated by this Contract. Any breach of this Clause by the Builder may be treated by the Buyer as a material breach of the Builder’s obligations for the purposes of Article 9, Clause 2.1 (iii).

 

15. REFERENCE SHIP

 

     If any technical design defects or any other recurring defects should arise or become apparent during the construction period or the contractual guarantee period for the reference ship, the Builder shall (without cost to the Buyer or NCLC) ascertain the cause or source of such defects and take all steps as may be required to avoid the occurrence of any such defects in the Ship.

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SCHEDULE 1

 

1. DEFINITION OF CERTAIN TERMS

 

1.1 In this Contract:

Acceptable Issuer ” means a bank or financial institution which, at the time of issue by it of a guarantee under Article 8 Clause 2.3(ii), has a rating for its long term unsecured and non-credit enhanced debt obligations of A- or higher by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services and any successor thereto or A3 or higher by Moody’s Investor Services Limited and any successor thereto or a comparable rating from another internationally recognised rating agency acceptable to the Buyer.

AOM ” has the meaning given in Article 3, Clause 1.2;

Builder’s Account ” means the euro account numbered [*] and held by the Builder’s Bank at its office at Friedrichswall 10, 30159 Hanover, Germany;

“Builder’s Bank” means Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale;

building work ” means all of the Parts to be provided and all of the work to be done by the Builder under and in connection with this Contract, as more particularly described in the Specification and the Plans, and includes all Parts to be provided and all work to be done by the Builder’s subcontractors;

Buyer’s Allowance ” has the meaning given in Article 8, Clause 1.1 (iii);

Buyer’s Supplies ” has the meaning given in Article 1, Clause 1.1(i)(b);

Buyer’s Supply Costs ” means at any given time the aggregate of (i) the costs incurred by the Buyer in relation to the carriage, pre-delivery insurance and delivery of all Buyer’s Supplies and (ii) the cost to the Buyer of obtaining replacements for such Supplies at such time;

Class Rules ” has the meaning given in Article 1, Clause 4.1;

Classification Society ” has the meaning given in Article 1, Clause 4.1;

commission ” means any advantage or benefit (whether monetary or not), brokerage, commission, consideration, gift, gratuity, inducement, introduction fee, payment, promise, reward or success fee of any kind whatsoever payable to any broker, agent, intermediary or other person in relation to or in connection with the placing and/or performance of any activities connected with this Contract;

Compulsory Acquisition ” means a requisition or other compulsory acquisition (including seizure, detention, confiscation or appropriation) by or on behalf of any government or governmental agency or by any persons acting or purporting to act on behalf of any government or governmental agency;

Contract ” means this shipbuilding contract and includes the Plans, the Specification and the schedules, each of which forms an integral part of this Contract;

Contract Price ” means the fixed price for the Ship specified in Clause 1.1 of Article 8;

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2 shall be to take all necessary corrective action by (as may be appropriate) correcting or rectifying or remedying or repairing or replacing, or paying for the correction or rectification or remedy or repair or replacement of, every Defect and any other physical damage for which the Builder is liable under Article 7, Clause 2;

Defect ” has the meaning given in Article 6, Clause 1.8;

Delivery Date ” means the fixed delivery date for the Ship specified in Clause 1.1 of Article 7, it being acknowledged and agreed by the parties that such date may be reset only in strict accordance with, and subject to, the express provisions of this Contract;

Delivery Port ” has the meaning given in Article 1, Clause 1.1(i)(e);

Dispute ” means any dispute or difference whatsoever, including (without limitation) any in relation to non-contractual obligations, arising at any time out of or in connection with this Contract including a dispute regarding the existence, validity or termination of this Contract, and “Disputes” shall be construed accordingly;

Effective Date ” has the meaning given in Article 14, Clause 11.1;

encumbrance ” means (i) any claim or demand (whether in personam or in rem and including any arrest or other detention in connection with any claim) and any debt, and/or (ii) any mortgage, charge, pledge, maritime or possessory or other lien, assignment, hypothecation, trust arrangement, encumbrance, or other security interest securing any obligation of any person or any other type of preferential arrangement (including, without limitation, title transfer and retention arrangements) having a similar effect and or (iii) any of the German Law Encumbrance Rights, but does not include any permitted encumbrance;

Flag State ” means the Bahamas;

“EURIBOR” means the percentage rate per annum determined by the Banking Federation for Europe for the relevant period displayed on the appropriate page of the Telerate or the Reuters screen from time to time or, if such display is not available at any time, as certified by the head office of the Builder’s Bank;

German Law Encumbrance Rights ” means any retention of title ( Eigentumsvorbehalt, auch erweitert, verlängert, weitergeleitet, nachgeschaltet, nachträglich, als Kontokorrentvorbehalt, als Konzernvorbehalt u.s.w .), right of retention ( Zurückbehaltungsgrecht ), pledge, lien ( Pfandrecht ) and any other encumbrance ( sonstige Belastung ) or other similar rights under German law;

Insurances ” has the meaning given in Article 4, Clause 2.2;

List of Suppliers ” means the agreed list of approved subcontractors dated as of 14.09. 2012 and initialled by the parties for the purposes of identification;

Losses ” means any and all causes of action, charges (including interest charges), costs, claims (in contract, tort or otherwise), controls, liquidated or unliquidated damages, demands, expenses, fees (including legal fees) fines, liabilities (civil, criminal or otherwise), losses (other than consequential losses), payments, penalties, proceedings, restrictions, suits and any and all other sanctions of a monetary nature other than taxes;

 

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Milestones ” has the meaning given in Article 2, Clause 4.1;” NCL Group ” means NCLC, and its subsidiaries and affiliates from time to time;

Parts ” has the meaning given in Article 1, Clause 1.1(i)(b);

partial loss ” means any loss of or damage to the Ship (including Buyer’s Supplies and other Parts) which does not constitute a total loss and “partial loss proceeds” means any insurance proceeds paid and/or payable in respect of any partial loss;

permitted encumbrance ” means any encumbrance (i) created by the Buyer or (ii) arising by operation of law in connection with claims against the Buyer for which the Buyer would not be entitled to compensation or indemnification from the Builder under this Contract;

Plans ” means the General Arrangement Plan No. P 9206 EA15 dated 14.09.2012 and initialled by the parties for the purposes of identification, and the technical system and other plans and drawings described or referred to in the Specification;

protected parties ” means (i) every member of the NCL Group from time to time, and each and all of their respective affiliates, (ii) each and all of (a) the respective directors, officers, managers, employees, members, parents, shareholders, subsidiaries predecessors and successors, and (b) agents, associates, attorneys, suppliers, workers and other representatives of the Buyer and each other protected party;

“Refund Guarantor” has the meaning given in Article 8, Clause 2.3;

reference ship ” means the Builder’s Hull No. [*];

Regulatory Authorities ” means those authorities, bodies and entities having regulatory responsibility and authority in respect of the Ship or specific areas or parts of the Ship, whether before or after delivery under this Contract, including (i) the International Maritime Organisation, (ii) the World Health Organisation, (iii) the United States’ Coast Guard and Public Health Services authorities, (iv) the maritime authorities of the Flag State, and (v) all other specified national or international regulatory authorities;

Regulatory Rules ” has the meaning given in Article 1, Clause 4.3;

relevant rate ” means the aggregate of (i) [*] and (ii) EURIBOR for the relevant period;

S&V Requirements ” has the meaning given in Article 6, Clause 2.9;

Ship ” means the ship which is the subject of this Contract and all Parts (including all delivered Buyer’s Supplies);

Shipyard ” means the Builder’s shipyard at Papenburg, Germany;

Specification ” means Specification No. P 9206 EA15 dated 14.09.2012 and the Appendices thereto (each, an “ Appendix ” and severally, the “ Appendices ”) and, unless the context otherwise requires, “ specified ” means stipulated in the Specification or in the Appendices;

subcontractor(s) ” shall include each of the Builder’s makers and suppliers, and any other person, company or other entity under contract to the Builder or used by the Builder in connection with the design, construction, manufacture or supply of any materials, machinery, equipment, other parts or services for the Ship;

 

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tests ” means (i) the shop, dock, sea and other tests, trials and inspections described in the Specification and the Plans and (ii) such other tests, trials and inspections (or retests, retrials and re-inspections) as the Buyer and/or the Classification Society and/or the Regulatory Authorities may reasonably require in order to demonstrate and confirm the complete correction of any Defects;

total loss ” means any actual, constructive, compromised or arranged or agreed total loss of the Ship (including Buyer’s Supplies or other Parts);

working day ” means any day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, on which banks are generally open for business in each of Miami and Papenburg; and

” and “ euro ” mean the lawful currency of the Federal Republic of Germany, and “euros” shall be construed accordingly.

 

2. INTERPRETATION OF CERTAIN REFERENCES

 

2.1 Save where the contrary is expressly stated, any reference in this Contract to:

 

  (i) this Contract, the Specification, the Appendices, the Plans or any other agreements or documents shall be construed as a reference to this Contract, the Specification, the Appendices, the Plans or, as the case may be, such other agreements or documents as the same may have been, or may from time to time be, amended, modified, varied, novated or supplemented;

 

  (ii) an Article or the schedule shall be construed as a reference to an Article or the schedule of this Contract;
 
  (iii) an award shall be construed as a reference to any award, decision, declaration, injunction, judgement, order or other relief;
 
  (iv) a claim shall be construed as a reference to any action, claim, demand, proceeding, process or suit, whether in arbitration or court or otherwise;
 
  (v) a clause shall be construed as a reference to a clause of the Article in which the reference appears;
 
  (vi) a person shall be construed as a reference to any individual, firm, company, corporation, unincorporated body of persons, or any state or state agency,
 
  (vii) a party to this Contract shall include a reference to such party’s successors and permitted assigns;
 
  (viii) a tax shall be construed as a reference to any tax, assessment, levy, impost, duty or other charge of a similar nature (including, without limitation, any penalty or interest payable in connection with any failure to pay or any delay in paying any of the same), whether national, provincial or local;
 
  (ix) a judgment shall be construed so as to include any court order, injunction, declaration, decision and any other form of judicial relief;
 
  (x) a receiver shall be construed so as to include any liquidator, trustee, administrator, receiver, administrative receiver, manager or similar officer; and
 
  (xi)

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  proceedings under the law of the jurisdiction in which such party is incorporated or any other jurisdiction in which such party carries on business.

 

2.2 The Index, Article, Clause and schedule headings and sub-headings are inserted for convenience only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Contract.

 

3. PRIORITY OF CONTRACT, PLANS AND SPECIFICATION

 

3.1 This Contract, the Plans, the Specification and the Appendices are intended to complement and supplement one another. All general language or requirements embodied in the Specification are intended to amplify, explain and implement the requirements of this Contract. The Specification and the Plans are also intended to explain each other, and anything shown in the Plans but not stipulated in the Specification or stipulated in the Specification and not shown in the Plans shall be deemed and considered as if embodied in both. The Appendices are intended to clarify, amplify and supplement the Specification.

 

3.2 If any conflict is found to exist between:

 

  (i) the provisions of this Contract, on the one hand, and the Specification and/or the Plans on the other hand, then to the extent of such conflict only, the Specification and the Plans shall be ineffectual, and the provisions of this Contract shall prevail, and in all other respects the Specification and the Plans shall be and remain in full force and effect provided that to the extent such conflict arises solely because this Contract, on the one hand, and the Specification and/or the Plans, on the other hand, contain requirements that are in addition to the requirements of the other, then all of such additional requirements shall be fully complied with by the Builder; or

 

  (ii) the provisions of the Specification, on the one hand, and the Plans, on the other hand, then to the extent of such conflict only, the Plans shall be ineffectual, and the provisions of the Specification shall prevail, and in all other respects the Plans shall be and remain in full force and effect provided that to the extent such conflict arises solely because the Specification, on the one hand, and the Plans, on the other hand, contain requirements that are in addition to the requirements of the other, then all of such additional requirements shall be fully complied with by the Builder; or

 

  (iii) the provisions of the Appendices, on the one hand, and the Specification and/or Plans on the other hand, then to the extent of such conflict only, the Specification and the Plans shall be ineffectual, and the relevant provisions of the Appendices shall prevail, and in all other respects the Specification and the Plans shall be and remain in full force and effect provided that to the extent such conflict arises solely because the Appendices, on the one hand, and the Specification and/or Plans on the other hand contain requirements that are in addition to the requirements of the other, then all of such additional requirements shall be fully complied with by the Builder; or

 

  (iv)

a Plan, on the one hand, and another Plan on the other hand, then to the extent of such conflict only, the Plan with the earlier date shall be ineffectual, and the other Plan shall prevail, and in all other respects the Plans shall be and remain in full force and effect provided that to the extent such conflict arises solely because a Plan, on the one hand, and another Plan on the other hand, contain

 

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requirements that are in addition to the requirements of the other, then all of such additional requirements shall be fully complied with by the Builder.

(End of Schedule 1)

 

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SCHEDULE 2 (A)

 

1.   FORM OF REFUND GUARANTEE FOR INSTALMENT MINUS RELEVANT BUYER’S ALLOWANCE

Letterhead of Refund Guarantor

To: Breakaway Three, Ltd., c/o NCL Corporation Ltd., 7665 Corporate Centre Drive, Miami, Florida 33126

For Attention of the General Counsel

Date: [ insert date ]

Refund Guarantee No. [ insert number/reference ] (the “Guarantee”)

 

1. We refer to the shipbuilding contract dated as of [ insert date ] (as amended or supplemented at any time, the “ Contract ”) and made between Breakaway Three, Ltd. (the “ Buyer ”), NCL Corporation Ltd. as the Buyer’s guarantor, and Meyer Werft GmbH (the “ Builder ”) in relation to the construction of the Builder’s Hull [*] (the “ Ship ”).

 

2. In consideration of the Buyer entering into the Contract and agreeing to accept this Guarantee under Article 8, Clause 2.3 of the Contract as a security for the partial refund of the contract price instalment of € [ insert amount of instalment in numbers / words ](the “ Instalment ”) payable under Article 8, Clause 2.1 [ specify relevant Contract section (i)] / [(ii)] / [(iii)] / [(iv)] of the Contract, at the request of the Builder we, [ insert name of Refund Guarantor ], hereby unconditionally and irrevocably: (i) undertake to pay to the Buyer the amount of € [ insert amount in numbers / words ], which is the Instalment less the amount of the Buyer’s Allowance payable by the Builder to the Buyer under Article 8, Clause 2.8 [ specify relevant Contract section (i)] / [(ii)] / [(iii)] / [(iv)] of the Contract (the “Reduced Instalment” ) and interest thereon at the relevant rate (as defined in the Contract) from the date of the Builder’s receipt of the Instalment to the date of the Buyer’s receipt of the refund of the Reduced Instalment against the Buyer’s first written demand (a) specifying the amount claimed by the Buyer in respect of the Reduced Instalment together with interest thereon at the relevant rate (as defined in the Contract), and (b) specifying the account to which the amount demanded should be paid; and (ii) undertake to the Buyer that (a) payment will be made by us forthwith upon our receipt of such simple written demand, without any counterclaim, deductions, set-off, withholdings or any objection whatsoever, and (b) if we are required by law to make any deduction or withholding from any payment to the Buyer under this Guarantee, our payment to the Buyer will be increased by such amount as may be necessary to ensure that, after all of the required deductions and withholdings have been made, the Buyer receives a payment equal to the amount it would have received had no such deductions or withholdings been made.

 

3.

Notwithstanding paragraph 2 above, if, within fifteen (15) running days following our receipt of a written demand from the Buyer, the Builder has (i) confirmed to us by written notice copied to the Buyer (a) that the Builder is disputing the Buyer’s entitlement to make a claim under this Guarantee, (b) that such dispute does not relate to or arise out of or in connection with the occurrence of any of the circumstances, events or matters affecting the Builder referred to in Article 9, Clause 2.1 (vii) of the Contract, and (c) that the dispute will be resolved in accordance with the Contract, and (ii) delivered to us a copy of a written notice served on the Buyer stating in reasonable detail the grounds upon which the Builder is disputing the Buyer’s entitlement to make a claim under this Guarantee, we shall be entitled to withhold payment under this Guarantee pending settlement of the dispute between the parties or determination of the dispute in

 

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  accordance with the Contract. If the Builder subsequently accepts all or any part of the Buyer’s claim, or if the Buyer obtains a final order from the English courts adjudging that all or any part of the claim is payable to the Buyer, we will pay the relevant amount to the Buyer (together with interest thereon as provided in Clause 2(i) above) upon our receipt of a certified true copy of a settlement agreement signed on behalf of the Builder and the Buyer or (as the case may be) upon our receipt of a certified true copy of the relevant court order.

 

4. This Guarantee shall become effective upon the Builder’s receipt of the Instalment and shall expire upon the first to occur of (i) the Buyer’s acceptance of delivery of the Ship in accordance with the Contract, as evidenced by a true and complete copy of a written protocol of delivery and acceptance signed by the Buyer, and (ii) the date when we have received a written notice from the Buyer stating that it has received, from another guarantor acceptable to the Buyer, a substitute guarantee securing the refund of the Reduced Instalment which is in form and substance satisfactory to the Buyer provided always that that if any written demand for payment is made by the Buyer or its assignees under this Guarantee prior to the termination of this Guarantee (but payment in satisfaction of such demand has not been made by us prior to termination hereof) this Guarantee shall remain in full force until payment of the amount demanded has been received by the Buyer or its assignees.

 

5. Our obligations under this Guarantee are those of a sole primary obligor (as and for our own debt and independent from any obligations of the Builder) and not merely as surety, and we agree that the Buyer is not obliged to make any prior demand of the Builder under the Contract or to seek to enforce any remedies against the Builder before making a claim under this Guarantee.

 

6. Our obligations under this Guarantee shall not be in any respect discharged, impaired or otherwise affected by reason of any events or circumstances whatsoever including without limitation (i) any invalidity, irregularity or unenforceability of any of the Builder’s obligations under or in connection with the Contract, (ii) the granting to the Builder of any time, waiver, consent, indulgence or other forbearance in relation to the Contract, (iii) any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceedings related to any party to the Contract, (iv) any amendment or supplement to, or any novation or replacement of, the Contract, or (v) any other events or circumstances that might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge of or defence to a surety or guarantor under applicable law, and we hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waive any and all defences at law or in equity that may be available to us by reason of any such events or circumstances.

 

7. This Guarantee shall be in addition to any other security granted by the Builder in favour of the Buyer under the Contract, and shall not be affected by any action taken by the Buyer under any such other security.

 

8. This Guarantee may be assigned by the Buyer to any of the banks and financial institutions from time to time providing the Buyer with financial support for its payment obligations under the Contract and to any other permitted assignees or transferees (including, without limitation, by way of novation) of the Buyer’s rights under the Contract, provided that written notice of any such assignment or transfer will be given to us promptly thereafter.

 

9.

We unconditionally and irrevocably (i) agree that this Guarantee (and any non-contractual obligations arising out of or in connection with this Guarantee) shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English law, (ii) agree that the English courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction to hear and determine any suit, action or proceeding, and to settle any disputes, that may arise out of or in connection with this

 

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Guarantee, and (iii) submit to the jurisdiction of the English courts for the purposes of any proceedings under or in connection with this Guarantee.

 

10. All correspondence, claims and demands under or in connection with this Guarantee shall be marked for the attention of [ insert name ] and delivered to us at [ insert address ]. Any legal process issued out of the English courts may be served on us by being delivered to our agent for service of process in London, [ insert name ] at [ insert London address ].

Yours faithfully

For and on behalf of

[ insert name of Refund Guarantor ]

 

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SCHEDULE 2 (B)

 

1. FORM OF REFUND GUARANTE FOR RELEVANT BUYER’S Allowance

Letterhead of Refund Guarantor

To: To: Breakaway Three, Ltd., c/o NCL Corporation Ltd., 7665 Corporate Centre Drive, Miami, Florida 33126

For Attention of the General Counsel

Date: [ insert date ]

Refund Guarantee No. [ insert number/reference ] (the “Guarantee”)

 

  1. We refer to the shipbuilding contract dated as of [ insert date ] (as amended or supplemented at any time, the “ Contract ”) and made between Breakaway Three, Ltd.,(the “ Buyer ”), NCL Corporation Ltd as the Buyer’s guarantor, and Meyer Werft GmbH (the “ Builder ”) in relation to the construction of the Builder’s Hull [*] (the “ Ship ”).

 

  2. In consideration of the Buyer entering into the Contract and agreeing to accept this Guarantee under Article 8, Clause 2.3 of the Contract as a security for the partial refund of the contract price instalment of € [ insert amount of instalment in numbers / words ] (the “ Instalment ”) payable under Article 8, Clause 2.1 [ specify relevant Contract section (i)] / [(ii)] / [(iii)] / [(iv)] of the Contract, at the request of the Builder we, [ insert name of Refund Guarantor ], hereby unconditionally and irrevocably: (i) undertake to pay to the Buyer the relevant amount of the Buyer’s Allowance in the amount of € [ insert amount in numbers / words ] payable by the Builder to the Buyer under Article 8, Clause 2.8 [ specify relevant Contract section (i)] / [(ii)] / [(iii)] / [(iv)] of the Contract (the “relevant Buyer’s Allowance” ) and interest thereon at the relevant rate (as defined in the Contract) from the date of the Builder’s receipt of the Instalment to the date of the Buyer’s receipt of the refund of the relevant Buyer’s Allowance against the Buyer’s first written demand (a) specifying the amount claimed by the Buyer in respect of the relevant Buyer’s Allowance together with interest thereon at the relevant rate (as defined in the Contract), and (b) specifying the account to which the amount demanded should be paid; and (ii) undertake to the Buyer that (a) payment will be made by us forthwith upon our receipt of such simple written demand, without any counterclaim, deductions, set-off, withholdings or any objection whatsoever, and (b) if we are required by law to make any deduction or withholding from any payment to the Buyer under this Guarantee, our payment to the Buyer will be increased by such amount as may be necessary to ensure that, after all of the required deductions and withholdings have been made, the Buyer receives a payment equal to the amount it would have received had no such deductions or withholdings been made.

 

  3.

Notwithstanding paragraph 2 above, if, within fifteen (15) running days following our receipt of a written demand from the Buyer, the Builder has (i) confirmed to us by written notice copied to the Buyer (a) that the Builder is disputing the Buyer’s entitlement to make a claim under this Guarantee, (b) that such dispute does not relate to or arise out of or in connection with the occurrence of any of the circumstances, events or matters affecting the Builder referred to in Article 9, Clause 2.1 (vii) of the Contract, and (c) that the dispute will be resolved in accordance with the Contract, and (ii) delivered to us a copy of a written notice served on the Buyer stating in reasonable detail the grounds upon which the Builder is disputing the Buyer’s entitlement to make a claim under this

 

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  Guarantee, we shall be entitled to withhold payment under this Guarantee pending settlement of the dispute between the parties or determination of the dispute in accordance with the Contract. If the Builder subsequently accepts all or any part of the Buyer’s claim, or if the Buyer obtains a final order from the English courts adjudging that all or any part of the claim is payable to the Buyer, we will pay the relevant amount to the Buyer (together with interest thereon as provided in Clause 2(i) above) upon our receipt of a certified true copy of a settlement agreement signed on behalf of the Builder and the Buyer or (as the case may be) upon our receipt of a certified true copy of the relevant court order.

 

  4. This Guarantee shall become effective upon the Builder’s receipt of the Instalment and shall expire upon the first to occur of (i) the Buyer’s acceptance of delivery of the Ship in accordance with the Contract, as evidenced by a true and complete copy of a written protocol of delivery and acceptance signed by the Buyer, (ii) the date when we have received a written notice from the Buyer stating that it has received, from another guarantor acceptable to the Buyer, a substitute guarantee securing the refund of the relevant Buyer’s Allowance which is in form and substance satisfactory to the Buyer, (iii) the date on which the Buyer has received the relevant Buyer’s Allowance covered by this Guarantee from the Builder and (iv) the date on which the Buyer has returned the original of this Guarantee to us provided always that that if any written demand for payment is made by the Buyer or its assignees under this Guarantee prior to the termination of this Guarantee (but payment in satisfaction of such demand has not been made by us prior to termination hereof) this Guarantee shall remain in full force until payment of the amount demanded has been received by the Buyer or its assignees.

 

  5. Our obligations under this Guarantee are those of a sole primary obligor (as and for our own debt and independent from any obligations of the Builder) and not merely as surety, and we agree that the Buyer is not obliged to make any prior demand of the Builder under the Contract or to seek to enforce any remedies against the Builder before making a claim under this Guarantee.

 

  6. Our obligations under this Guarantee shall not be in any respect discharged, impaired or otherwise affected by reason of any events or circumstances whatsoever including without limitation (i) any invalidity, irregularity or unenforceability of any of the Builder’s obligations under or in connection with the Contract, (ii) the granting to the Builder of any time, waiver, consent, indulgence or other forbearance in relation to the Contract, (iii) any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceedings related to any party to the Contract, (iv) any amendment or supplement to, or any novation or replacement of, the Contract, or (v) any other events or circumstances that might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge of or defence to a surety or guarantor under applicable law, and we hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waive any and all defences at law or in equity that may be available to us by reason of any such events or circumstances.

 

  7. This Guarantee shall be in addition to any other security granted by the Builder in favour of the Buyer under the Contract, and shall not be affected by any action taken by the Buyer under any such other security.

 

  8. This Guarantee may be assigned by the Buyer to any of the banks and financial institutions from time to time providing the Buyer with financial support for its payment obligations under the Contract and to any other permitted assignees or transferees (including, without limitation, by way of novation) of the Buyer’s rights under the Contract, provided that written notice of any such assignment or transfer will be given to us promptly thereafter.

 

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  9. We unconditionally and irrevocably (i) agree that this Guarantee (and any non-contractual obligations arising out of or in connection with this Guarantee) shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English law, (ii) agree that the English courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction to hear and determine any suit, action or proceeding, and to settle any disputes, that may arise out of or in connection with this Guarantee, and (iii) submit to the jurisdiction of the English courts for the purposes of any proceedings under or in connection with this Guarantee.

 

  10. All correspondence, claims and demands under or in connection with this Guarantee shall be marked for the attention of [ insert name ] and delivered to us at [ insert address ]. Any legal process issued out of the English courts may be served on us by being delivered to our agent for service of process in London, [ insert name ] at [ insert London address ].

Yours faithfully

For and on behalf of

[ insert name of Refund Guarantor ]

(End of Schedule 2)

 

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SCHEDULE 3 -

[*]

 

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AUTHORISED SIGNATURES

/s/ Kevin M. Sheehan

SIGNED by

for and on behalf of

BREAKAWAY THREE, LTD.

Kevin M. Sheehan

President

/s/ Kevin M. Sheehan

SIGNED by

for and on behalf of

NCL CORPORATION LTD.

Kevin M. Sheehan

President

/s/ Bernard Meyer

SIGNED by

for and on behalf of

MEYER WERFT GMBH

Bernard Meyer

Managing Partner

(End of Contract)

/s/ signature illegible

/s/ signature illegible

 

Approved as to Form  
 
/s/ Daniel S. Farkas    

NCL Legal Department

 

Approved as to Content

 
   

  /s/ signature illegible

 

By: /s/ signature illegible

 

Approved by Finance

 
 

By: /s/ Wendy Beck

 

 

 

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Exhibit 10.9

[*]: THE CONFIDENTIAL PORTION HAS BEEN OMITTED PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT AND THE OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE COMMISSION.

ADDENDUM NO. 1

TO THE SHIPBUILDING CONTRACT

HULL NO. [*]

DATED 14 SEPTEMBER 2012

between

MEYER WERFT GMBH, a company organised and existing under the laws of Germany, and having its principal office at Industriegebiet Süd, D-26871 Papenburg, Germany (the “Builder”); and

BREAKAWAY THREE, LTD., a company incorporated in Bermuda and having its registered office at Cumberland House, 9th Floor, I Victoria Street, Hamilton HM11, Bermuda (the “Buyer”); and

NCL CORPORATION LTD., a company incorporated in Bermuda having its registered office at Cumberland House, 9th Floor, 1 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM11, Bermuda (“NCLC”).

Whereas, the Contract provides that payment of the first installment of the Contract Price shall be made to the Builder within [*] days after the Effective Date.

Whereas, the parties desire to amend the due date for payment of the first installment of the Contract Price.

Now, therefore, in consideration of the premises, and for other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency and receipt of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:

 

1. Article 8, Clause 2.1(i) of the Contract is herewith amended as follows:

[*] after the Buyer has received written evidence acceptable to it (acting reasonably) that the Hermes Cover is in full force and effect on terms that enable it to borrow the first tranche of the loans relating to the Buyer’s acquisition of the Ship

 

2. The following new definitions are herewith inserted into Schedule 1 of the Contract:

“Hermes” shall mean the Federal Republic of Germany represented by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Technologie) represented by Euler Hermes Kreditversicherungs-AG and PriceWaterhouseCoopers Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft AG.


Exhibit 10.9

[*]: THE CONFIDENTIAL PORTION HAS BEEN OMITTED PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT AND THE OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE COMMISSION.

 

“Hermes Cover” shall mean the export credit guarantee (Exportkreditgarantie) on the terms of Hermes’ Declaration of Guarantee (Gewährleistungs-Erklärung) for [*] of the principal amount of the loans relating to the Buyer’s acquisition of the Ship, and any interests and secondary financing costs of the Federal Republic of Germany acting through Euler Hermes Kreditversicherungs-AG for the period of such loans.

 

3. Words and expressions defined in the Contract shall have the same meanings when used herein.

 

4. Except as set forth in this Addendum No. 1, the Contract shall remain unchanged and this Addendum No. 1 shall be treated as an integral part of the Contract.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Builder, the Buyer and NCLC have duly executed this Addendum No. 1.

/s/ signature illegible

For and on behalf of Meyer Werft GmbH

October 10, 2012

/s/ Wendy A. Beck

For and on behalf of Breakaway Three, Ltd.

October 12, 2012

/s/ Wendy A. Beck

For and on behalf of NCL Corporation Ltd.

October 12, 2012

 

2

Exhibit 10.10

[*]: THE CONFIDENTIAL PORTION HAS BEEN OMITTED PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT AND THE OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE COMMISSION.

ADDENDUM NO. 2

TO THE SHIPBUILDING CONTRACT

HULL NO. [*]

DATED 14 SEPTEMBER 2012

between

MEYER WERFT GMBH, a company organized and existing under the laws of Germany, and having its principal office at Industriegebiet Süd, D-26871 Papenburg, Germany (the “Builder”); and

BREAKAWAY THREE, LTD., a company incorporated in Bermuda and having its registered office at Cumberland House, 9 th Floor, 1 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM11, Bermuda (the “Buyer”); and

NCL CORPORATION LTD., a company incorporated in Bermuda having its registered office at Cumberland House, 9 th Floor, 1 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM11, Bermuda (“NCLC”).

Whereas, Article 14, Clause 11.2 states: [*]

Whereas the parties desire to amend a date within Article 14, Clause 11.2.

Now, therefore, in consideration of the premises, and for other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency and receipt of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:

 

  1. Article 14, Clause 11.2 of the Contract is herewith amended as follows:

[*]

 

  2. Words and expressions defined in the Contract shall have the same meanings when used herein.


  3. Except as set forth in this Addendum No. 2, the Contract shall remain unchanged and this Addendum No. 2 shall be treated as an integral part of the Contract.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Builder, the Buyer and NCLC have duly executed this Addendum No. 2

 

/s/ signature illegible

   
For and on behalf of MEYER WERFT GmbH    
October 15, 2012     /s/ signature illegible

/s/ Wendy Beck

   
For and on behalf of Breakaway Three, Ltd.    
October 15, 2012    

/s/ Wendy Beck

   
For and on behalf of NCL Corporation Ltd.    
October 15, 2012    

Exhibit 10.11

[*]: THE CONFIDENTIAL PORTION HAS BEEN OMITTED PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT AND THE OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE COMMISSION.

SHIPBUILDING CONTRACT

BETWEEN

MEYER WERFT GMBH

AND

BREAKAWAY FOUR, LTD.

AND

NCL CORPORATION LTD.

 

 

IN RELATION TO

HULL NO. [*]

 

 

 


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CONTENTS

Clause

 

         Page  

Article 1: Subject Matter of Contract

  

1.

  Agreement To Build, Sell And Purchase      1   

2.

  Description Of The Ship      2   

3.

  Specification And Plans      4   

4.

  Classification      5   

5.

  Builder’s Right To Subcontract      7   

6.

  Buyer’s Supplies      8   

7.

  Builder’s Tally Of Buyer’s Supplies      10   

Article 2: Supervision

  

1.

  Supervisor      11   

2.

  Plan Approval      11   

3.

  Work Approval      13   

4.

  Planned Programme      14   

5.

  Minor Alterations      15   

6.

  Technical Disputes      15   

Article 3: Modifications

  

1.

  Modifications      16   

2.

  Classification And Regulatory Changes      18   

3.

  Substitution Of Parts      18   

Article 4: Title And Insurances

  

1.

  Title, Risk And Encumbrances      19   

2.

  Insurances      20   

3.

  Loss Or Damage      21   

Article 5: Permissible Delays

  

1.

  Extension Of Time For Building Work      23   

2.

  Delay Notices      25   

Article 6: Tests, Liquidated Damages And Certain Termination Rights

  

1.

  Tests      26   

2.

  Liquidated Damages      28   

Article 7: Delivery And Guarantee

  

1.

  Delivery And Acceptance      32   


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2.

   Guarantee      35   

Article 8: Contract Price And Payment Terms

  

1.

   Contract Price      40   

2.

   Payments      40   

Article 9: Termination

  

1.

   Termination By Builder      45   

2.

   Termination By Buyer      46   

3.

   Termination By Either Party      49   

Article 10: Builder’s Representations, Covenants And Indemnities

  

1.

   Representations, Warranties And Covenants      50   

2.

   Indemnities      50   

Article 11: Intellectual Property Rights

  

1.

   Patents, Trade Marks And Copyrights      52   

2.

   Rights To Engineering And Design Data      53   

Article 12: Taxes And Contract Expenses

  

1.

   Taxes      54   

2.

   Contract Expenses      54   

Article 13: Disputes, Jurisdiction, Governing Law And Notices

  

1.

   Technical Disputes      55   

2.

   Jurisdiction      56   

3.

   Governing Law      56   

4.

   Notices      57   

Article 14: General Matters

  

1.

   Computation Of Time      59   

2.

   Assignments      59   

3.

   Partial Illegality      59   

4.

   Confidentiality      59   

5.

   Amendments      60   

6.

   No Waiver      60   

7.

   Consents      60   

8.

   Language      60   

9.

   Models      61   

10.

   Counterparts      61   

11.

   Effective Date      61   

12.

   Protected Parties      61   


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13.

   Guarantee      62   

14.

   Fair Dealing And Business Standards      62   

15.

   Permitted Changes      63   

16.

   Buyer’s Rights To Cancel This Contract      63   

17.

   Reference Ship      64   

Schedules

  

S CHEDULE 1

     65   

1.

   Definition Of Certain Terms      65   

2.

   Interpretation Of Certain References      68   

3.

   Priority Of Contract, Plans And Specification      69   

S CHEDULE 2

     71   

(A)

   Form Of Refund Guarantee For Instalment Minus Relevant Buyer’s Allowance      71   

(B)

   Form Of Refund Guarantee For Relevant Buyer’s Allowance      74   

S CHEDULE 3 - A OM F ORM

     77   

A UTHORISED S IGNATURES

     78   


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THIS SHIPBUILDING CONTRACT is dated September 14, 2012 and made between:

 

(1) MEYER WERFT GMBH , a company organised and existing under the laws of Germany, and having its principal office at Industriegebiet Süd, D-26871 Papenburg, Germany (the “ Builder ”); and

 

(2)

BREAKAWAY FOUR, LTD., a company incorporated in Bermuda and having its registered office at Cumberland House, 9 th Floor, 1 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM11, Bermuda (the “ Buyer ”); and

 

(3)

NCL CORPORATION LTD. , a company incorporated in Bermuda having its registered office at Cumberland House, 9 th Floor, 1 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM11, Bermuda (“ NCLC ”).

NOW IT IS HEREBY AGREED as follows:

ARTICLE 1: SUBJECT MATTER OF CONTRACT

 

1 AGREEMENT TO BUILD, SELL AND PURCHASE

 

1.1 On and subject to the provisions of this Contract, the Plans and the Specification:

 

  (i) the Builder shall:

 

  (a) design, engineer, build, launch, equip and outfit the passenger cruise ship more particularly described in this Contract, the Plans and the Specification (the “ Ship ”) at the Shipyard, and

 

  (b) provide all components, equipment, gear, fittings, machinery, materials, parts, plant, outfit, spares and supplies which are necessary to achieve the objects and purposes described in Clause 1.1(i) (a) (the “ Parts ”) other than the specified supplies to be provided by the Buyer (the “ Buyer’s Supplies ”),

 

  (c) supply all operating and maintenance manuals, drawings, lists, maker’s instructions, plans, records, training materials and other construction documents;

 

  (d) provide or procure the provision of all specified training of the Buyer, its employees and other representatives; and

 

  (e) complete, finish, sell and deliver the Ship to the Buyer at Bremerhaven, but if this is not reasonably possible the Ship may be delivered at Eemshaven or if this is not reasonably possible at any other North European sea port (the “ Delivery Port ”) selected by the Builder and approved by the Buyer (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), after successful performance and completion of the tests relating to the Ship; and

 

  (ii) the Buyer shall purchase and accept delivery of the duly completed Ship at the Delivery Port.

 

1.2

The Builder, as a first class shipbuilder with a reputation for excellence and with knowledge of the Buyer’s performance and quality requirements and standards shall ensure that all building work shall be carried out in a good and workmanlike manner and in accordance with the highest shipbuilding and marine engineering practices and

 

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  standards for new passenger cruise ships, and so that (unless specified to the contrary in the Specification) the design, quality, workmanship, Parts, function and performance of systems, and the aesthetic design of the passenger cabins and public areas and other specified areas of the Ship, shall not be lower than the highest of the corresponding standards on the reference ship, as built by the relevant builder and as accepted by the relevant buyer.

 

2 DESCRIPTIO N OF THE SHIP

 

2.1 The Ship shall be a luxury passenger cruise ship suitable for continuous year-round worldwide cruising, with the following main dimensions and characteristics:

 

  (i) Dimensions

Length overall about 324.60 metres

Length between perpendiculars about 300.18 meters

Breadth moulded about 41.40 metres

Depth bulkhead deck about 11.60 metres

Design draft about 8.33 metres

 

  (ii) Deadweight

The guaranteed deadweight at a design draft of 8.33 metres will be 11,700 metric tons in seawater of 1.025 t/m3 density (and under the conditions further described in section G.2.3 of the Specification). The deadweight is the difference between the loaded displacement and the contractual lightweight. The contractual lightweight is the weight of the Ship clean, empty, equipped ready for sea in accordance with section G.8.3 of the Specification and adjusted by any weight (and related ballast) added or subtracted by reason of any agreements on modification made at any time under Article 3 of this Contract.

 

  (iii) Passenger cabins

Penthouse suites: 8

Courtyard suites 1: 20

Courtyard suites 2: 25

Courtyard suite 2 ADA: 2

Spa suites: 14

Corner suites: 7

Corner suite ADA: 1

Junior suites: 14

Mini suites: 284

Mini suites spa: 20

Mini suites ADA: 4

 

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Balcony cabins: 1,063

Balcony cabins spa: 58

Balcony cabin concierge: 31

Balcony cabins ADA: 16

Ocean view cabins: 58

Ocean view cabins ADA: 6

Family deluxe suites: 4

Family cabin: 38

Family cabin ADA: 4

Inside cabins: 367

Inside cabins ADA: 15

Inside deluxe cabins: 24

Inside studio cabins: 82

 

  (iv) Crew cabins

Captain class cabins: 4

Senior Officer cabins: 5

Officer outside cabins: 113

Officer inside cabins: 2

Senior Crew, single cabins: 71

Senior Crew, double cabins: 10

Crew single cabins: 42

Crew single shared cabins: 716

Crew, double cabins: 259

Crew, double, shared cabins: 110

Crew entertainer cabins: 10

 

  (v) Life saving equipment

Total number of persons on board for the purposes of long international voyages: 6,936.

 

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  (vi) Machinery

 

        Diesel engines

   3 x 12V 48/60 CR TIER2, each capable of a maximum continuous rating of 14,400 kW at 514 rpm (or equivalent)
   2 x 14V 48/60 CR TIER2, each capable of a maximum continuous rating of 16,800 kW at 514 rpm (or equivalent)

        Pod units

   2 pod units each developing 19,500 kW at approximately 139 rpm

 

  (vii) Speed

The trial speed of the Ship at a mean moulded draft of 8.33 metres shall be at least 22.4 knots under the conditions specified in Section G.2.5 of the Specification.

 

2.2 The details of the dimensions and characteristics referred to in Clause 2.1 above, as well as the definitions and method of measurements and calculations, are as indicated in the Specification and no changes shall be made to such dimensions and characteristics without the Buyer’s prior written approval.

 

2.3 The hull number of the Ship will be [*] and that number shall in accordance with Clause 1.1 and 1.2 in Article 4 be placed upon the Ship and the Parts during construction.

 

3 SPECIFICATION AND PLANS

 

3.1 The Specification and the Plans describe in detail building work standards, the features of the building work and the general scope of the building work but, although the contents of the Specification and the Plans are believed by the Builder and the Buyer to be accurate, all dimensions and other details shall be independently verified and checked by the Builder and, if there are any errors or omissions in the Specification or Plans which may adversely affect the safety, seaworthiness or technical performance of the Ship, the Builder shall correct the same, after first notifying the Buyer in writing and obtaining the Buyer’s written approval (which is not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), without any increase in the Contract Price.

 

3.2 The Builder shall be solely and directly responsible for all aspects of the design, performance and quality of the building work, and the fact that any calculations, measurements, drawings, plans, test results or any other documents and data relating to the building work shall have been made, prepared or supplied by the Buyer or shown to the Buyer or approved by the Buyer and/or any Regulatory Authority and/or the Classification Society and/or any other specified person(s) or that modifications or alterations shall have been carried out in accordance with the Buyer’s requirements shall not in any manner or to any extent relieve the Builder from (or otherwise reduce) any of the Builder’s obligations and/or liabilities under this Contract.

 

3.3

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  accordance and compliance with this Contract, the Plans and the Specification and shall otherwise be in strict and full accordance and compliance with the Builder’s usual high standards and practices of construction for similar passenger ships.

 

3.4 The Builder shall pay for all Parts promptly on or before delivery of the Ship or in accordance with usual commercial credit terms.

 

3.5 The Builder shall furnish: spare parts in accordance with the Specification; and maintenance tools of the kind and in at least the quantities required by the Specification, the Classification Society, and the makers’ standards, for items furnished by the Builder. The cost of such spares and tools are included in the Contract Price. The Builder at its own cost and risk shall be responsible for the handling, storing and bringing on board the Ship of all spares and tools. Spares and tools furnished by the Builder shall be properly protected against physical decay, corrosion and mechanical damage and shall be properly listed so that replacements may be readily ordered by the Buyer.

 

3.6 The Builder shall provide space and design for the supply and installation of a scrubber system on the Ship (the “ Scrubber System ”). The Scrubber System shall be supplied, installed, tested and commissioned by the Builder upon agreement being reached by the Buyer and the Builder (each acting reasonably and in good faith) in respect of the price and the technical specification for the scrubber System. The Contract Price includes a lump sum of €10,000,000 (ten million euros) for the Scrubber System. Issues concerning technical consequences (including weight, centre of gravity, capacities and power consumption) shall be addressed through the AOM process without any further impact on the Contract Price. The Buyer may cancel the Scrubber System without liability on its part provided that the Buyer gives the Builder written notice of cancellation by no later than July 15, 2013. In the event of such cancellation, the Contract Price shall be reduced by the amount of €10,000,000 (ten million euros) and such reduction shall be effected through proportionate reductions in the amount of each subsequent instalment of the Contract Price.

 

3.7 The Builder shall at its cost perform a feasibility study with regard to the supply and installation of an LNG fuel supply system. On or before December 1, 2012, the Builder shall provide the Buyer with the results of the feasibility study. If the Builder determines that such an LNG fuel supply system is feasible, the Buyer may elect to exchange one 12V 48/60 CR engine capable of a maximum continuous rating of 14,400 kW at 514 rpm into one 14V 51/60 DF (duel fuel) engine capable of a maximum continuous rating of 14,000kW at 514 rpm at an additional fixed cost to the Buyer of €700,000 (seven hundred thousand euros) provided that the Buyer gives the Builder written notice of such election by no later than July 15, 2013. Issues concerning technical consequences (including fuel consumption, weight and capacities) as a result of the installation of the 14V 51/60 DF engine shall be addressed through the AOM process without any impact on the Contract Price.

 

4 CLASSIFICATION

 

4.1

The Builder shall design and build the Ship under the supervision and special survey of Det Norske Veritas (the “ Classification Society ”), in accordance with the regulations, requirements, resolutions and rules of the Classification Society (the “ Class Rules ”) that are (i) in force as of the Effective Date and (ii) announced as of the Effective Date as

 

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  intended at any time thereafter to come into force or to be implemented. On delivery the Ship shall achieve the class notations specified in Section G.3.2 of the Specification free of all conditions, notations, qualifications, recommendations, reservations and restrictions.

 

4.2 The Classification Society’s decision as to compliance or non-compliance of the building work with the Class Rules shall be final and binding on the parties but this provision shall not in any manner or to any extent relieve the Builder from (or otherwise reduce) any of the Builder’s obligations to comply with this Contract, the Plans and the Specification in respect of requirements that exceed the Class Rules.

 

4.3 The Builder shall also design and build the Ship under the supervision and in accordance with the regulations, requirements, resolutions and rules of the Regulatory Authorities (the “ Regulatory Rules ”) as well as all other specified regulations, requirements, resolutions and rules that, are (i) in force as of the Effective Date and (ii) announced as of the Effective Date as intended at any time thereafter to come into force or to be implemented.

 

4.4 The decision of any Regulatory Authority which is to issue specified certificates shall be final and binding on the parties as to compliance or non-compliance of the building work with the relevant Regulatory Rules but this provision shall not in any manner or to any extent relieve the Builder from (or otherwise reduce) any of the Builder’s obligations to comply with this Contract, the Plans or the Specification in respect of requirements which exceed the Regulatory Rules.

 

4.5 All classification, certification, testing, survey and other fees and charges payable to the Classification Society and other third parties in relation to the building work shall be for the account of the Builder.

 

4.6 Although the Classification Society will be appointed and paid for by the Builder, and although the Builder will be exclusively responsible for the correct interpretation and application of the Class Rules:

 

  (i) the parties intend that, in performing its role in relation to the building work, the Classification Society shall be acting for, and shall owe identical duties to, both of the parties to this Contract; and

 

  (ii) the Builder will ensure that the provisions of this Clause 4.6 are communicated to, and accepted by, the Classification Society prior to its appointment under this Contract.

 

4.7 All fees and charges incidental to the registration of the Ship under the flag and laws of the Flag State shall be for the account of the Buyer.

 

4.8 In relation to the building work, the Buyer has the right:

 

  (i) to inspect all correspondence, minutes of meetings and other documents passing between the Builder and the Classification Society or the Regulatory Authorities and to have copies thereof upon request of the Supervisor or the Buyer; and

 

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  (ii) to attend all scheduled meetings between the Builder and the Classification Society or the Regulatory Authorities,

and the Builder shall provide (or procure that the Classification Society or Regulatory Authorities provide) copies of all documents requested under paragraph (i) above and shall keep the Buyer well informed (in advance) of all of the meetings referred to in paragraph (ii) above. The Builder will promptly inform the Supervisor of any unscheduled meetings between the Builder and the Classification Society or the Regulatory Authorities and, if the Supervisor does not attend any of such meetings, the Builder will give the Supervisor a reasonably detailed account of the matters discussed and decisions taken at the meeting.

 

4.9 The Builder and its subcontractors shall comply with all laws, rules and regulations applicable to the building work, and the Builder shall obtain all licenses, permits, certificates and permissions required for the execution and completion of the building work, including those required by the Classification Society and the Regulatory Authorities.

 

4.10 The Builder shall be responsible for obtaining the approval of all drawings, calculations and other necessary matters by the Classification Society and the Regulatory Authorities, and shall arrange for all applicable certificates and approvals to be issued.

 

5 BUILDER’S RIGHT TO SUBCONTRACT

 

5.1 The Builder shall not subcontract the whole of the building work but it may subcontract the performance of certain parts of the building work to reputable and suitably qualified and experienced subcontractors provided that for any major subcontracting the Builder shall obtain the prior written consent of the Buyer (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), it being agreed that “ major subcontracting ” shall mean any construction or assembly of the Ship’s volume sections or installation of the Ship’s machinery and other main Parts, or any other major building work, to be done outside the Shipyard unless customarily done outside the builders’ yards in connection with the construction of luxury passenger ships within the North/Northwest European shipbuilding industry.

 

5.2 The Builder’s appointment, contracting, employment or use of any workmen, subcontractors, agents and other representatives (including, without limitation, any such persons appointed or employed or contracted by the Builder with the Buyer’s approval) shall not in any manner or to any extent relieve the Builder from (or otherwise reduce) any of the Builder’s obligations and/or liabilities under or in connection with this Contract nor diminish the Builder’s responsibility adequately to manage and supervise such persons and to ensure that they conduct themselves in an efficient and workmanlike manner and in accordance with the practices and standards referred to in Clause 1.2.

 

5.3 The Builder covenants with the Buyer that:

 

  (i) it shall ensure that there is not and will not be created by the Builder any direct or indirect contractual or other legal relationship between the Buyer and any subcontractors appointed or otherwise used by the Builder (save for such relationships as may be created by reason of (a) the warranty and guarantee assignments to be made by the Builder under Clause 2.10 of Article 7 and (b) under Clause 4.6 of Article 1);

 

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  (ii) it shall take reasonable care in the selection, employment, appointment and supervision of all subcontractors, and shall use its best endeavours to procure their employment or appointment on the best possible terms consistent with the Buyer’s rights, and the Builder’s obligations and liabilities, under this Contract including, without limitation, such matters as (a) the best possible guarantees and warranties reasonably achievable and liberty for the Builder to assign all or any part(s) of such guarantees and warranties to the Buyer, (b) the safety of passengers and crew, (c) good service, (d) reliability of subcontractors, and (e) availability of spares and post-delivery service support;

 

  (iii) it shall prevent its subcontractors from exercising any rights (including without limitation, any German Law Encumbrance Rights) to arrest, attach, detain or encumber the Ship, the Parts or any of the Buyer’s Supplies;

 

  (iv) it shall promptly provide the Buyer with such information and access as it may require from time to time in order to verify the performance of the supply and building work carried out by the Builder’s subcontractors;

 

  (v) it shall promptly (a) deal with the Buyer’s reasonable complaints regarding the terms of engagement or contract of any of its subcontractors, and/or (b) take necessary steps to ensure the proper performance of any such subcontractors, and/or (c) comply with any reasonable requests by the Buyer to terminate any such engagement or contract and appoint a substitute subcontractor; and

 

  (vi) it shall be fully, directly and solely responsible (as between the Builder, the Buyer and the other protected parties) for the acts, omissions and defaults of the Builder’s subcontractors (including, without limitation, any persons appointed, employed or contracted by the Builder with the approval of the Buyer) and for the acts, omissions and defaults of the respective officers, employees, workmen, agents and other representatives of the Builder and its subcontractors.

 

5.4 The Buyer shall have the right to approve the identity of all main subcontractors other than those specified in the List of Suppliers, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed.

 

5.5 All labour costs (including overtime costs) of the Builder and of the workmen, subcontractors, and others used by the Builder shall be for the account of the Builder.

 

6 BUYER’S SUPPLIES

 

6.1 The Buyer, at its own risk and expense, shall contract for, supply and deliver the Buyer’s Supplies to the Shipyard and, in the case of certain materials, to the Builder’s facility at the base port for trials in proper condition for installation or incorporation in, or stowage on board, the Ship in precise accordance with a delivery schedule to be agreed between the Buyer and the Builder within one hundred and eighty (180) days after the Effective Date.

 

6.2

The Builder shall, at its own risk and expense, receive, check as to agreement with transport documents, insure (in accordance with Clause 2 of Article 4), safely store and keep well protected, and properly inspect, put on board and thereafter install or incorporate in or stow on the Ship, all of the Buyer’s Supplies from time to time delivered

 

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  to the Shipyard, and (whenever so requested by the Supervisor) the Builder shall also assist the Buyer to clear any Buyer’s Supplies through German customs and (in relation to the materials which are to be delivered at the base port for trials) through the relevant customs. Upon request by the Builder and subject always to the availability of appropriate representatives of the Buyer at the Shipyard, the Buyer’s representatives at the Shipyard will assist the Builder at the Shipyard in the transport, storage and installation of the Buyer’s Supplies.

 

6.3 In order to facilitate the inspection, installation and incorporation of the Buyer’s Supplies by the Builder, the Buyer shall furnish the Builder with all storage instructions, plans, instruction books, test reports and certificates provided to the Buyer by its suppliers and, if so requested by the Builder, the Buyer shall without charge to the Builder cause the relevant suppliers to assist the Builder in the installation and incorporation of such Buyer’s Supplies at the Shipyard. If any Buyer’s Supplies (including any Buyer’s Supplies to be replaced by the Buyer pursuant to this Clause 6) have not been delivered within five (5) working days after the Supervisor’s receipt of a notice from the Builder under Clause 6.4(ii), the Builder shall be entitled to proceed with the construction of the Ship without installing or incorporating such Supplies in or on the Ship and the lack of any such installation or incorporation shall not be treated as a Defect in the Ship provided that if, having regard to the nature and/or expected delivery date(s) of the relevant Buyer’s Supplies and/or the Builder’s programme for the building work, it is reasonable for the Buyer to request the Builder to arrange the building work so that the relevant Supplies can be installed or incorporated in or on the Ship at a later date then, in each such case, the Builder will use its best efforts to accommodate any such reasonable request.

 

6.4 The Builder:

 

  (i) shall be liable to the Buyer for any damage to or loss of any Buyer’s Supplies occurring or arising after their delivery by (or on behalf of) the Buyer under Clause 6.1 unless such damage or loss is caused by the inadequate packing or inherent vice of such Buyer’s Supplies; and

 

  (ii) shall notify the Supervisor as soon as practicable of any loss of, damage to, or deficiency in the supply or performance of, any of the Buyer’s Supplies or any late delivery thereof in accordance with Clause 6.3.

 

6.5 Where the Builder is liable to the Buyer (under Clause 6.4) for any damage to or loss of any Buyer’s Supplies, the Builder will promptly replace the relevant Supplies with identical items at its risk and expense. If, notwithstanding all reasonable efforts by the Builder, it is not possible to obtain identical items then the Builder will at its risk and expense provide comparable items which are reasonably acceptable to the Buyer. In all other cases where the Builder gives notice to the Buyer under Clause 6.4(ii), the Buyer will promptly replace the relevant Supplies at its risk and expense.

 

6.6 Within thirty (30) days after the Ship has been delivered by the Builder and accepted by the Buyer in accordance with the provisions of this Contract, the Buyer will remove from the Shipyard any of the Buyer’s Supplies which have not been used in the construction of, or otherwise delivered with, the Ship.

 

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7 BUILDER’S TALLY OF BUYER’S SUPPLIES

 

7.1 The Builder shall make and keep up-to-date records of all Buyer’s Supplies from time to time delivered to the Shipyard and/or other premises of the Builder (and/or its subcontractors) and, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, the Builder shall ensure that such records are made and kept in the form usually used by the Builder and/or its subcontractors therefore and show:

 

  (i) the date of delivery to the Builder (or its subcontractors) of each batch or consignment of Buyer’s Supplies;

 

  (ii) where and how such Buyer’s Supplies are stored;

 

  (iii) when such Buyer’s Supplies are incorporated or installed in, or stowed on, the Ship; and

 

  (iv) the balance of any unused Buyer’s Supplies.

 

7.2 The Builder shall provide the Supervisor, on a monthly basis, with a complete set of the records described in Clause 7.1 and all amendments of, or supplements to, such records.

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ARTICLE 2: SUPERVISION

 

1. SUPERVISOR

 

1.1 The Buyer may retain a supervisor (the “ Supervisor ”) and a supervision team at the Shipyard to maintain close contact with the Builder and, on behalf of the Buyer, to supervise the building work, and the Builder will assist the Buyer to obtain any necessary German permissions and authorisations for the Supervisor and his team to carry out their duties.

 

1.2 The Supervisor and his team shall at all times be deemed to be the employees of the Buyer and the Builder shall be under no liability whatsoever for personal injuries or other harm to, or death of, the Supervisor or any of his team, or for damage to, or loss or destruction of, their property, unless such injury, harm, death, damage, loss or destruction is caused by the negligence and/or wilful default of the Builder and/or any of the Builder’s subcontractors.

 

1.3 The Supervisor and his team shall carry out their inspections and supervision in an efficient manner and in such a way as to avoid any increase in the building costs or delays to the building work.

 

1.4 All salaries and, subject to Clause 1.5, costs and expenses of the Supervisor and his team shall be for the Buyer’s account.

 

1.5 The Builder shall provide, free of charge to the Buyer, the Supervisor and the Supervisor’s team:

 

  (i) adequately equipped, maintained and serviced changing rooms and offices in reasonable numbers (including, without limitation, tables, chairs, filing cabinets, direct call national and international telephones and faxes, word processing workstations with laser printers in each office all in reasonable numbers, and one (1) full time secretary) conveniently located in the Shipyard and in close proximity to the Ship, and

 

  (ii) lodgings in Papenburg (or vicinity) and meals at the Shipyard (as far as available),

provided that the Builder may charge the Buyer at cost for such lodgings and meals, for the secretary and for the use by the Supervisor and his team of the national and international postage, telephone and fax services provided by the Builder under this Clause 1.5.

 

1.6 A written statement confirming the Supervisor’s appointment and the scope of his actual authority shall be given by the Buyer to the Builder within thirty (30) days after the Effective Date. Written notice of revocation of appointment of the Supervisor and/or any change in the scope of his actual authority shall be given by the Buyer to the Builder immediately after any such revocation and/or change has been decided upon by the Buyer.

 

1.7 The Supervisor and his team shall be deemed to have notice of and shall observe the safety, security and other rules and precautions in force from time to time at the Shipyard and at the premises of the Builder’s sub-contractors.

 

2. PLAN APPROVAL

 

2.1

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  such plans, drawings and other documents as are described in section G.4.3 of the Specification. For the avoidance of doubt and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Clause 2, it is agreed that for areas, features and spaces of the Ship that are the same as the corresponding areas, features and spaces of the Builder’s Hull No. [*], the Builder is not obliged to prepare new drawings for Buyer’s review and approval and the Builder may use the drawings approved by the buyer of Builder’s Hull No. [*] in respect of such areas, features and spaces.

 

2.2 Notwithstanding the generality of Clause 2.1, the building work shall be carried out in strict accordance with the provisions of this Contract, the Specification and the Plans, and prior to commencement of the building work (and from time to time thereafter as and when the Buyer may request) the Builder will provide the Supervisor with a work schedule containing a critical path treatment of the major and significant elements of the building work, in their proper sequence, which must be completed to ensure delivery of the Ship by the Delivery Date.

 

2.3 All plans, drawings and other documents required to be developed and supplied by the Builder to the Buyer for approval shall be delivered by the Builder in their proposed final form in three (3) copies which shall be delivered to the Supervisor (or, if the Supervisor is not at the Shipyard at the relevant time, to the most senior member of the Supervisor’s team at the Shipyard unless a specified member of the team has been nominated by the Supervisor for this purpose by notice to the Builder and is available at the Shipyard), and the Builder agrees to use its best endeavours to submit all such plans, drawings and documents in such a manner that the Buyer may reasonably review and approve or comment on the same within the periods provided for in Clauses 2.4 and 2.5.

 

2.4 Within five (5) working days after the Supervisor’s receipt of the plans, drawings and other documents referred to in Clause 2.3, the Supervisor will notify the Builder in writing whether or not such plans, drawings and other documents are sufficient to enable the Buyer to review them pursuant to this Clause 2; and if any of the plans, drawings or other documents are deficient in any way, the Supervisor must specify the deficiency and give his reasons in such notice.

 

2.5 If a plan, drawing or other document is not accepted by the Supervisor as being sufficient for the Buyer’s review in accordance with Clause 2.4, the Builder shall promptly alter the relevant plan, drawing or document without charge to the Buyer and resubmit it as altered for approval by the Buyer in accordance with Clauses 2.3 to 2.6. Such approval shall refer only to the alterations.

 

2.6 Any plans, drawings and other documents submitted to the Supervisor and accepted by him as being sufficient for the Buyer’s review must be returned to the Builder as soon as practicable and, at the latest, within fifteen (15) working days after the Supervisor’s receipt of those plans, drawings and other documents which the Supervisor has authority to approve on behalf of the Buyer. If the Buyer needs additional time to review any plans, drawings and other documents, it will request an extension by written notice to the Builder as soon as reasonably practicable after the Supervisor’s receipt of the relevant plans, drawings or other documents and the Builder will not unreasonably withhold or delay its request to such an extension.

 

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2.7 When returning to the Builder plans, drawings and other documents accepted by the Supervisor as being sufficient for the Buyer’s review, the Supervisor shall mark them as approved or as rejected by the Buyer provided that all rejections shall specify with reasons all aspects of the rejected plans, drawings or documents which do not, or which provide for building work which does not, conform to the requirements of this Contract, the Plans or the Specification.

 

2.8 If a plan, drawing or other document is approved by or on behalf of the Buyer, the Builder shall proceed with the building work shown therein.

 

2.9 If a plan, drawing or other document is rejected (in whole or part) by or on behalf of the Buyer, the Builder shall promptly alter the relevant plan, drawing or document without charge to the Buyer and resubmit it as altered for approval by the Buyer in accordance with Clauses 2.3 to 2.6. Such approval shall refer only to the alterations.

 

2.10 If the Builder does not accept (in whole or part) any rejections made by or on behalf of the Buyer, the Builder shall promptly notify the Supervisor in writing and give his reasons in the notice for such non-acceptance. In addition, if the Buyer reasonably requests any clarification or further information from the Builder in connection with the Buyer’s review and approval of plans, drawings or other documents, the Builder shall promptly provide the requested clarification or information to the Supervisor.

 

2.11 All building work performed by the Builder prior to approval by the Buyer of all plans, drawings or documents relating to such work shall be at the sole risk and expense of the Builder.

 

2.12 If the Buyer (or the Supervisor on the Buyer’s behalf) fails to return to the Builder, in accordance with Clause 2.6, any plan or drawing or other document and this failure is not remedied within two (2) working days after the Supervisor’s receipt of a written notice from the Builder specifying such failure, such plan or drawing or other document shall be deemed to have been automatically approved by the Buyer without any comments.

 

2.13 If the Builder discovers any feature in the Plans or the Specification which appears to be inconsistent with the general scheme of the building work or which might (in the reasonable opinion of the Builder) expose the Builder or the Buyer to any product liabilities, the Builder shall promptly notify the Supervisor and submit a proposal to the Supervisor for the Buyer’s approval (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) for the removal of the inconsistency or risk of product liability at the Builder’s cost and in the Builder’s time. If the Buyer becomes aware of any feature in the Plans or the Specification which might (in the reasonable opinion of the Buyer) expose the Builder or the Buyer to any product liabilities, the Buyer shall promptly notify the Builder after which the Builder shall promptly submit a proposal to the Supervisor for the Buyer’s approval (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) for the removal of the inconsistency or risk of product liability at the Builder’s cost and in the Builder’s time

 

3. WORK APPROVAL

 

3.1 Throughout the period during which the Ship is being built the Builder will conduct its usual quality control programme of inspections, testing and supervision by a team of the Builder’s staff specially designated for this purpose but the building work and all Parts, as the same may at any time and at any place be completed or be in progress, shall also be subject to inspection by and the approval of the Buyer (acting through the Supervisor and his team) and the Classification Society.

 

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3.2 The Builder shall at all times during normal working hours give the Supervisor and the Supervisor’s team free and ready access to (and a free right to inspect) the Ship and Parts at any place where building work is being done or tests are being carried out or Parts are being processed or stored in connection with the building of the Ship including, without limitation, the Shipyard and other yards, workshops and stores of the Builder, and the premises of the Builder’s subcontractors who are doing work in connection with the building of the Ship or processing or storing Parts, and the Builder shall ensure that the provisions of this Clause 3.2 are inserted into all subcontracts from time to time made by it in connection with the building work.

 

3.3 The Buyer shall be entitled (but not obliged) to reject all building work and Parts which do not comply with the requirements of this Contract, the Plans and the Specification unless and to the extent that such non-compliance is the direct result of the Builder seeking to avoid (in a manner approved by the Buyer, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) the product liabilities described in Clause 2.13 provided that all rejections shall be made in writing, and shall specify with reasons those aspects of the building work or Parts inspected which do not comply with the requirements of this Contract, the Plans or the Specification.

 

3.4 If any building work or Parts shall be duly rejected by the Buyer as not complying with the Contract, the Plans or the Specification, the Builder shall promptly correct or replace such work or Parts at the Builder’s cost and in the Builder’s time.

 

4. PLANNED PROGRAMME

 

4.1 The Ship shall be constructed in accordance with the planned milestones programme attached to the Specification as Appendix 8 defining certain stages of the construction process (“ Milestones ”) which must be completed by the dates therein specified.

 

4.2 The Builder shall submit to the Buyer each month, commencing on the date falling three (3) months after the Effective Date, until delivery, the following documentation (the accuracy of which the Builder hereby warrants):

 

  (i) a status report on the building work as compared with the planned programme, including the critical path;

 

  (ii) a report setting out the actual progress of the building work during the previous month as compared with the planned programme;

 

  (iii) a list of modifications (if any) agreed during the previous month, including Contract adjustments, if any, agreed during that month;

 

  (iv) a report on the delivery of subcontracted materials during the previous month (the precise nature and form of which report shall be agreed, from time to time, between the Buyer and the Builder).

 

4.3

Without prejudice to the Builder’s obligations under this Contract, if the construction of the Ship should, for any reason whatsoever, be delayed beyond the time-frame indicated in the planned programme, the Builder shall immediately notify the Buyer. If the delay which has occurred is not a permissible delay, the Builder shall within fourteen (14) working days after

 

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  provision of such notification provide to the Buyer a written schedule describing the steps (including any appropriate increase in manpower and material resources) the Builder intends to take to recover the time lost. The Builder and the Buyer shall meet at the earliest opportunity to discuss the proposal and the Builder’s detailed plans for implementation of the same.

 

5. MINOR ALTERATIONS

 

5.1 Subject to Clause 3.2 in Article 1 and to Article 3, approvals and other decisions of the Buyer in relation to the design and performance of the building work shall be final and may not be revised or revoked without the prior written approval of the Builder provided that the Builder shall not withhold its approval for any minor alterations or revisions requested by the Buyer which (in the reasonable opinion of the Builder) would not:

 

  (i) delay or increase the cost of the building work or have a material adverse affect on the Builder’s planning or programme for the building work; or

 

  (ii) otherwise constitute a material modification of this Contract, the Plans or the Specification; or

 

  (iii) require the Builder to jeopardise its contracted building schedule(s) for other ships.

 

6. TECHNICAL DISPUTES

 

6.1 If, at any time during the design phase or any other stage of the building work, there is a difference of opinion between the Builder and the Buyer in relation to any technical matter, then either party may give a notice to the other party and if the parties do not resolve the difference of opinion within five (5) working days after the date of service of such a notice, the Builder or the Buyer may require that the difference of opinion be treated as a Dispute of a technical nature to be resolved in accordance with Clause 1 of Article 13.

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ARTICLE 3: MODIFICATIONS

 

1. MODIFICATIONS

 

1.1 This Contract, the Plans and the Specification may be modified from time to time by agreement of the parties. The Builder shall act in good faith and on an open book basis to implement modifications requested by the Buyer, and/or any modifications required to be made under Clause 2 which are occasioned by any changes in the Class Rules or in any of the Regulatory Rules after the Effective Date, subject to the Buyer agreeing to necessary modifications to the Contract Price, the Delivery Date and any other relevant provisions of this Contract. The Builder agrees to act in good faith and on an open book basis to implement any such modifications:

 

  (i) at the lowest cost reasonably possible;

 

  (ii) within the shortest period of time reasonably possible; and

 

  (iii) without any loss in the relative priority of the building work for the Ship compared to other construction work in the Shipyard,

provided that nothing in this Clause 1.1 shall require the Builder to jeopardise its contracted building schedule(s) for other ships.

 

1.2 Any agreement on a modification (“ AOM ”) of this Contract, the Plans or the Specification shall include:

 

  (i) any increase or decrease in the Contract Price;

 

  (ii) any change in the Delivery Date, and

 

  (iii) any other adjustment to or amendment of any relevant provisions of this Contract, the Plans or the Specification,

which is directly, necessarily and reasonably occasioned by such modification.

Unless otherwise expressly agreed in writing by the Buyer, for each AOM the increased costs or savings in costs directly, necessarily and reasonably occasioned by the relevant modifications shall be calculated as the sum of:-

(i) the net positive or negative change in (a) the Builder’s actual design costs (excluding profit and SG&A expenses), (b) the Builder’s actual labour costs (excluding profit and SG&A expenses), and (c) the Builder’s actual material costs (excluding profit and SG&A expenses); and

(ii) a fixed profit margin for the Builder of [*], which margin (a) covers and includes all compensation, financing, guarantee, insurance, profit, remuneration, risk and other factors whatsoever in connection with the relevant AOM, and (b) shall be applied only in the case of a net increase in the costs directly, necessarily and reasonably occasioned by such AOM.

For these purposes, the Builder’s “ SG&A ” expenses mean the Builder’s combined operating expenses including expenses for contracting, payroll, design, engineering and production, purchasing and sales, and all other administrative and operational expenses.

 

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1.3 Whenever so requested by the Buyer, the Builder will verify its calculation of any modification costs by providing to the Buyer, on an open book basis, a reasonably detailed explanation of the Builder’s calculations and details of the man-hours and other data used in connection with any of the alterations or changes occasioned by any modification to be made under this Article 3. For all purposes of this Contract, the expression “open book basis” means the provision by or on behalf of the Builder (subject to such provision being reasonably practicable on the part of the Builder, or possible without breach of confidentiality restrictions binding on the Builder) of all such invoices and other supporting information, and of all such calculations, determinations and other data as may be required in order to afford complete transparency to the Buyer in relation to the Builder’s calculations. Each agreement on a modification of this Contract, the Plans or the Specification shall be recorded and evidenced by an AOM based on the form set out in Schedule 3 of this Contract each of which, when signed by the duly authorised representatives of the Builder and the Buyer, shall constitute an amendment to this Contract and/or the Plans and/or the Specification. Following the signature of each AOM the Builder shall implement the modifications referred to therein.

 

1.4 If there is any Dispute between the parties as to any of the matters referred to in Clause 1.2 then, if the Buyer so requires, the Builder will make the requested modification before the Dispute has been resolved provided the Buyer confirms its willingness to pay the amount found due to the Builder in respect of such modification.

 

1.5 Throughout the construction period, the Builder and the Buyer will co-operate and work closely together on an open book basis in order to try to identify and agree on cost savings in the construction of the Ship which shall not diminish the general appearance, safety and operational aspects of the Ship. The agreed cost savings will be recorded as modifications in accordance with the provisions of this Clause 1.

 

1.6 In costing all modifications: (i) the Builder will give due credit to the Buyer where implementation of a modification will relieve the Builder from costs or work that it would otherwise have had to incur or carry out in performing its obligations under this Contract, and (ii) the Buyer will be duly debited where implementation of a modification will burden the Builder with costs or work which are in excess of costs and work that the Builder would otherwise have had to incur or carry out in performing its obligations under this Contract.

 

1.7 Within the Contract Price for the Ship the implicit unit cost of each grade of passenger cabin is listed in a table attached to the Specification as Appendix 9. Until phase 6-7 of the architectural plan, the Buyer may modify the number of passenger cabins on the Ship on the cost basis and within the following scale parameters:

 

  (i) The cost increase referable to each cabin added to the Ship, and the cost saving referable to each cabin removed from the Ship, will be as specified for each grade of cabin in the table referred to above. In addition, (a) due credit will be given to the Buyer where the addition or removal of cabins will relieve the Builder from costs or work that the Builder would otherwise have had to incur or carry out in performing its obligations under this Contract, and (b) the Buyer will be duly debited where the addition or removal of cabins will burden the Builder with costs or work which are in excess of costs and work that the Builder would otherwise have had to incur or carry out in performing its obligations under this Contract.

 

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  (ii) The number of passenger cabins on the Ship will not exceed 2,190 cabins with 4,298 lower berths.

 

  (iii) The increase of the gross tonnage of the Ship as result of cabin modifications will not exceed 300 GT. Apart from this permitted increase in the gross tonnage, the cabin modifications will not change any of the other main dimensions or main technical characteristics of the Ship as defined in the specifications.

 

2. CLASSIFICATION AND REGULATORY CHANGES

 

2.1 If, after the Effective Date, any Class Rules and/or any Regulatory Rules are changed by the Classification Society or any Regulatory Authority, the Builder shall promptly notify the Buyer in writing of the relevant change(s) and of the necessary modifications to be made to this Contract, the Plans and the Specification.

 

2.2 If, following its receipt of a notice under Clause 2.1, the Buyer reasonably considers that the operation of the Ship in its intended service would permit of a dispensation or waiver, the Builder will at the request of the Buyer apply for a dispensation from, or waiver of compliance with, the relevant change(s).

 

2.3 If the Buyer does not require the Builder to apply for a dispensation or waiver (or it has not been possible to obtain a dispensation or waiver) within a period of fifteen (15) days after the Buyer’s receipt of a notice under Clause 2.1 (or such longer period of time as the parties may agree to be reasonable in the light of all the circumstances then prevailing), the parties shall make an agreement to modify this Contract in accordance with Clause 1 and thereafter the Builder shall make the relevant change(s) in the design or building of the Ship.

 

3. SUBSTITUTION OF PARTS

 

3.1 If (notwithstanding all reasonable efforts on the part of the Builder and provided that orders for the same were placed in good time by the Builder) any Parts are not available at the time required for their installation or incorporation in the Ship, the Builder may (with the prior written approval of the Buyer) use suitable substitute Parts which are at least equal to the standard and quality of the Parts which were not available and which are capable of meeting all of the requirements of:

 

  (i) this Contract, the Plans and the Specification; and

 

  (ii) the Classification Society and the Regulatory Authorities.

 

3.2 Where a proposed substitution of Parts is approved by the Buyer, the Builder shall:

 

  (i) bear all additional costs and expenses whatsoever in relation to such substitution; and

 

  (ii) credit the Buyer with any cost savings occasioned by such substitution.

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ARTICLE 4: TITLE AND INSURANCES

 

1. TITLE, RISK AND ENCUMBRANCES

 

1.1 Title to the Ship and all Parts (but not Buyer’s Supplies, title to which will at all times be and remain with the Buyer) shall pass to the Buyer upon the Ship’s delivery to, and acceptance by, the Buyer in accordance with Clause 1 in Article 7 and until such delivery and acceptance shall have occurred all risks connected with the building work—including, without limitation, all risks in relation to the Ship, all Parts and all Buyer’s Supplies from the time when they are taken into the custody of the Builder or any of its subcontractors—shall lie exclusively with the Builder.

 

1.2 Immediately upon:

 

  (i) the receipt by the Builder (or any of its subcontractors) of any Buyer’s Supplies; and

 

  (ii) the delivery to, or fabrication by, the Builder (or any of its subcontractors) of all other Parts,

the Builder shall mark (or cause its relevant subcontractors to mark) the same and the Ship (as it is from time to time built) with Hull number [*].

 

1.3 The Builder shall have no authority to create (and waives all rights to create) any encumbrances whatsoever over any of the Buyer’s Supplies, nor shall it permit any encumbrances of any kind (other than permitted encumbrances) to be imposed on or asserted against any of the Buyer’s Supplies.

 

1.4 At any time when a payment is due to the Builder under this Contract, and at all other reasonable times, the Buyer may require the Builder to provide a written statement satisfactory to the Buyer showing what, if any, encumbrances of any kind (other than permitted encumbrances) have been or are liable to be imposed on or asserted against any of the Buyer’s Supplies.

 

1.5 If any encumbrance of any kind (other than any permitted encumbrance) is imposed on or asserted against any of the Buyer’s Supplies, the Builder shall promptly notify the Buyer and shall, not later than ten (10) days thereafter, secure the discharge or release of such encumbrance provided that if the Builder desires to contest any such encumbrance and such discharge or release is not available under law during such contest (including, without limitation, through the filing of a bond or other security), the Builder shall immediately take such steps as in the opinion of the Buyer shall prevent such encumbrance from delaying or otherwise adversely affecting the building work and shall indemnify fully, hold harmless and defend the Buyer and all other protected parties from and against all Losses which any of them may sustain or incur as a result of the imposition of any such encumbrance.

 

1.6 Notwithstanding the provisions of Clause 1.5, the Buyer may secure the removal of any such encumbrance in which event the Builder shall reimburse the Buyer in full for its costs (including legal fees) of securing such discharge or release by deducting such sum from any payments due or to become due to the Builder under this Contract save that if any such cost is in excess of the amount of any such reimbursement by deductions, the Builder shall pay the amount of such excess to the Buyer promptly upon demand.

 

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1.7 Notwithstanding the provisions of Clause 1.5, the Buyer, without securing the discharge or release of any such encumbrance, may nevertheless withhold from any payments due or to become due to the Builder, unless and until such encumbrance is discharged or released by the Builder, a sum equal to the amount reasonably determined by the Buyer to be required to secure the discharge or release of such encumbrance (which amount shall include the estimated amount of all expenses which might be incurred in connection therewith, including legal fees).

 

1.8 Prior to the installation of any of the Buyer’s Supplies:

 

  (i) the Builder may require the Buyer to state in writing whether any permitted encumbrances have been imposed on or asserted against the relevant Buyer’s Supplies and to discharge any such permitted encumbrances prior to the installation of such Buyer’s Supplies, and if the Buyer fails to discharge any such permitted encumbrances, the Builder may withhold the installation of the relevant Buyer’s Supplies in which case any resulting delays will be the Buyer’s responsibility; and

 

  (ii) the Buyer may require the Builder to confirm in writing that the representations made by it in Article 10, Clause 1.2(ii) remain in all respects true and accurate and to procure that the Builder’s financiers confirm in writing to the Buyer that they have no grounds for making (nor any expectation of acquiring grounds for making) any claims against the Builder or the Ship, and if the Builder or its financiers fails to deliver any such statement, the Buyer may require the Builder to withhold the installation of the relevant Buyer’s Supplies in which case any resulting delays will be the Builder’s responsibility.

 

2. INSURANCES

 

2.1 During the currency of this Contract and until her delivery to the Buyer the Ship, all Parts, and all Buyers’ Supplies (up to a maximum aggregate value of [*] taken into the custody of the Builder (or any of its subcontractors) and whether or not built into or installed on or in the Ship, shall be at the exclusive risk of the Builder which shall at its own expense keep the same insured on policy terms, and with first class brokers and underwriters approved by the Buyer and its financiers in respect of and against all usual marine and builder’s risks, including protection and indemnity risks, tests risks and war risks. All premiums and deductibles shall be for the sole account of the Builder. Neither the brokers nor the underwriters shall have any rights of recourse against the Ship or any of the protected parties, or any rights to make any deduction, set-off or other withholding from or against any sum payable to the Buyer or its assignees in connection with the Insurances.

 

2.2 The amount of the insurances (the “ Insurances ”) to be arranged by the Builder under this Article shall be not less than the Contract Price.

 

2.3 All Insurances shall be taken out by the Builder naming the Builder as the assured party and the Buyer as the co-insured party for their respective interests. The Insurances shall contain loss payable provisions reasonably acceptable to the Buyer and its financiers.

 

2.4 All Insurances shall provide that there shall be no recourse against the Ship, any of the protected parties or Buyer’s assignees for the payment of any premiums or commissions and that no cancellation of the Insurances, for any reason whatsoever, shall become effective unless and until fourteen (14) days—or seven (7) days, in the case of war cover—prior written notice has been given by the relevant brokers or insurers to the Buyer.

 

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2.5 The Builder shall supply the Buyer prior to the commencement of construction of the Ship with a cover note and all related documents specifying the terms of the Insurances and security (which shall be as usual for the London insurance market) for the Ship.

 

2.6 If at any time there is:

 

  (i) any lapse in the insurance coverage which the Builder is required to arrange under this Clause 2, the Buyer may effect replacement coverage at the Builder’s expense; or

 

  (ii) any failure by the Builder to pay any premiums due in respect of the Insurances, the Buyer may pay the same and recover the relevant payment(s) from the Builder.

 

3. LOSS OR DAMAGE

 

3.1 In the event of any partial loss of the Ship before delivery:

 

  (i) the loss shall be made good by the Builder as soon as reasonably possible, the Delivery Date shall be extended in accordance with Clause 1 in Article 5 ( provided that the cause of the partial loss is excused under that Clause) and the partial loss proceeds referable to the Ship and/or Parts (other than Buyer’s Supplies) subject to the partial loss shall be applied by the Builder in making good the partial loss to the approval of the Buyer, the Classification Society and the Regulatory Authorities; and

 

  (ii) the partial loss proceeds referable to any Buyer’s Supplies subject to the partial loss shall be paid to the Buyer.

 

3.2 In the event of the total loss of the Ship before delivery, either the Builder or the Buyer shall be entitled to terminate this Contract by written notice to the other, such notice to be delivered within thirty (30) days after the date (the “ Determination Date ”) on which it is determined that the Ship has become a total loss pursuant to Clause 3.6 below.

 

3.3 If, following the total loss of the Ship, neither party terminates this Contract pursuant to Clause 3.2, the Builder shall proceed with the building of the Ship in accordance with this Contract and the Delivery Date shall be extended in accordance with Clause 1 in Article 5 provided that the cause of the total loss is excused under that Clause.

 

3.4 If there is a total loss of the Ship before delivery, then:

 

  (i) if either party elects to terminate this Contract pursuant to Clause 3.2, the Builder shall within ninety (90) days from (and including) the Determination Date pay to the Buyer an amount equal to the sum of:

 

  (a) all payments previously made by the Buyer to the Builder under this Contract together with interest thereof at the relevant rate calculated from the date on which the Builder received each such payment to the date on which the reimbursement is received by the Buyer, and

 

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  (b) the Buyer’s Supply Costs in respect of any Buyer’s Supplies which are subject to the total loss or which cannot be removed in sound condition from the Ship, the Shipyard or other place(s) where they are stored and returned to the Buyer,

and in addition the Builder will return to the Buyer, free from all encumbrances (other than permitted encumbrances) all Buyer’s Supplies which have not been lost or damaged and which can be removed in sound condition from the Ship, the Shipyard and other place(s) where they are stored; or

 

  (ii) if neither party terminates this Contract pursuant to Clause 3.2, the Builder shall within ninety (90) days from (and including) the Determination Date pay to the Buyer the Buyer’s Supply Costs in respect of any Buyer’s Supplies which are subject to the total loss.

 

3.5 To the extent that any amounts are paid by the Builder to the Buyer under Clause 3.4 and the Buyer also receives any proceeds of the Insurances in respect of the same loss, the Buyer will account to the Builder for the relevant excess amount. To the extent that any of the amounts referred to in Clause 3.4 are received by the Buyer out of the proceeds of the Insurances, the Builder’s liability under Clause 3.4 shall be limited to payment of the remainder of the amounts referred to in Clause 3.4.

 

3.6 A total loss shall be deemed to have occurred:

 

  (i) if it consists of an actual loss, at noon Papenburg time on the actual date of loss; or

 

  (ii) if it consists of a constructive or compromised or arranged or agreed total loss, at noon Papenburg time on the date on which notice of abandonment of the Ship is given to her insurers or (if her insurers do not admit the claim for a total loss) at the time on the date at which a total loss is subsequently adjudged to have occurred by a competent court or arbitration tribunal or liability in respect thereof as a total loss is admitted by underwriters.

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ARTICLE 5: PERMISSIBLE DELAYS

 

1. EXTENSION OF TIME FOR BUILDING WORK

 

1.1 If the Builder gives notice as provided in Clauses 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3 the Builder shall be entitled to an extension of the Delivery Date but only if:

 

  (i) there is a specific cause of delay which the Builder can prove will solely and directly delay delivery of the Ship beyond the Delivery Date and which cause is delaying or will delay building work which is in the critical path of delivery of the Ship for more than one working day;

 

  (ii) such cause of delay is one of the excusable causes set out in Clause 1.3;

 

  (iii) the Builder proves that it has used and is continuing to use all reasonable efforts to avoid, prevent, minimise and overcome the actual delay in delivery of the Ship including, without limitation, by the performance of other or additional building work provided that such other or additional building work does not jeopardise the Builder’s contracted obligations for the construction of other ships; and

 

  (iv) but for such cause of delay the Ship would have been delivered on time,

provided that the length of any such extension shall be the number of days by which the Builder can prove that the Delivery Date for the Ship actually will be delayed solely and directly by each such cause of delay.

 

1.2 The Builder shall at all times have the burden of proving each of the matters required to be established by this Clause 1 and in the event that it is not possible for it to prove whether, or to what extent, any delay in delivery is directly and solely attributable to a cause which is excused by the provisions of this Clause 1, the Builder shall not be entitled to any extension of the Delivery Date.

 

1.3 The Builder shall be entitled to an extension of the Delivery Date, as provided in Clause 1.1, for any delay caused:

 

  (i) by the Buyer (other than such delays, if any, as are caused by the Buyer in the proper and timely exercise of any of its rights or obligations under this Contract);

 

  (ii) by legislation or other formal action by or on behalf of the German government (or any agency or other authority of such government) prohibiting or otherwise preventing the Builder from proceeding with the building work;

 

  (iii) by war or warlike events or terrorist attacks or riots or the imposition of embargoes where any of the foregoing involves any of the Builder’s subcontractors outside Germany who supply important parts (such as engines, major castings or major forgings);

 

  (iv) by extraordinary weather conditions not included in normal planning;

 

  (v) by such strikes, lockouts and other labour disturbances of the Builder or those of its subcontractors who supply important parts (such as engines, major castings or major forgings) as are beyond the Builder’s control;

 

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  (vi) by such accidents, explosions, fires, disruptions of power supplies and other similar occurrences as are beyond the Builder’s control;

 

  (vii) by the late delivery or non-delivery to the Builder of any Parts or the late performance or non-performance of the Builder’s subcontractors provided that the late delivery or non-delivery or the late performance or non-performance resulted from causes which would entitle the Builder to an extension of the Delivery Date under this Clause 1 and provided that the Builder proves that it has exercised due diligence (a) in contracting for such Parts and with such subcontractors, (b) in the performance of any acts required of it with respect to such Parts or subcontractors, (c) in monitoring the acts and circumstances of such subcontractors, and (d) in expediting deliveries or performance under the Builder’s purchase or subcontracts or procuring equivalent substitute performance in the event of the late delivery of such Parts or the under-performance in such purchase or subcontracts; or

 

  (viii) by unfavourable weather conditions if commencement of the sea trials tests is postponed or such tests are discontinued pursuant to Clause 1.4 in Article 6 by reason of such conditions and the number of days thereafter during which such tests cannot be undertaken exceed three (3) in total, then any further days during which the weather conditions remain unfavourable may be claimed (subject to the other provisions of this Clause 1) as a permissible delay.

 

1.4 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Clause 1, the Builder shall not be entitled to any extension of the Delivery Date for:

 

  (i) any delay resulting from a cause of delay which has itself been caused or contributed to by any error, neglect, omission or other default of the Builder or any of its subcontractors;

 

  (ii) any delay resulting from a cause of delay in existence as of the Effective Date; or

 

  (iii) any delay resulting from a cause of delay, which was or reasonably should have been foreseen or anticipated by the Builder by reason of facts which were, or after reasonable enquiry should have become, known to the Builder as of the Effective Date; or

 

  (iv) any delay resulting from a cause of delay which reasonably could have been avoided by the Builder;

 

  (v) any delay resulting from the late delivery or non-delivery or the late performance or non-performance or other default of a subcontractor, if such delay results from a cause of delay in effect published and announced as of the date of the award of the relevant purchase contract or subcontract;

 

  (vi) any delay resulting from any Dispute or legal proceeding under this Contract, provided that in the case of any building work under Dispute which would otherwise be commenced prior to the resolution thereof the Builder shall not be required to proceed therewith (and a corresponding extension of the Delivery Date shall be allowed) if, after written request by the Builder, the Buyer fails to confirm forthwith its willingness to pay the amount found due in respect of such work; or

 

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  (vii) any delay in moving the Ship from the Shipyard to the open sea due to extraordinary weather conditions not included in normal planning.

 

2. DELAY NOTICES

 

2.1 The Builder shall give written notice to the Buyer of a cause of delay pursuant to Clause 1.3 as soon as practicable and no later than five (5) days after the date on which the Builder first has knowledge of such cause of delay and in such notice the Builder shall describe the cause of the delay, the date of commencement (or first occurrence) of the cause, its expected duration and its expected effect on the Builder’s ability to carry on with the building work.

 

2.2 The Builder will provide the Buyer with regular written status reports (at such reasonable intervals as the Buyer may request) with respect to any delay in respect of which the Builder has given notice pursuant to Clause 2.1 and as to the steps being taken (and planned) by the Builder to minimise and overcome any actual delay in delivery of the Ship.

 

2.3 Within five (5) days after any cause of delay set forth in Clause 1.3 has ceased to exist, the Builder shall notify the Buyer of such cessation and give the Buyer a written statement of the actual or estimated delay in the completion of the building work resulting from such cause together with such detailed documentation as is then available to it justifying such extension, and any such detailed documentation thereafter becoming available to the Builder shall be promptly be given to the Buyer.

 

2.4 On the basis of the notices, reports, statements and information given to the Buyer by the Builder relating to any actual or estimated delay in delivery (and such further information and documentation as the Buyer may reasonably request), the Buyer and the Builder shall confer and attempt to agree upon the number of days by which the Delivery Date shall be extended provided that if the Buyer and the Builder cannot so agree within thirty (30) days after the completion of any such conference, the extension of the Delivery Date (if any) shall be determined as a Dispute pursuant to the provisions of Article 13.

 

2.5 The extension of the Delivery Date provided for in this Article shall be the only remedy for delay to which the Builder shall be entitled and, by way of illustration but not limitation, the Builder shall not be entitled to damages or any adjustment in the Contract Price.

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ARTICLE 6: TESTS, LIQUIDATED DAMAGES AND CERTAIN TERMINATION RIGHTS

 

1. TESTS

 

1.1 At its sole and direct risk and expense, the Builder shall subject the Ship and specified Parts to the tests in order to ascertain whether the Ship and such Parts have been completed in full accordance with this Contract, the Plans and Specification.

 

1.2 The Buyer shall be entitled to have the Supervisor and his team present at all tests and the Builder shall give the Supervisor:

 

  (i) two (2) days prior written notice of all tests (except sea trials tests) (a) designated for such notice by the Buyer after its receipt from the Builder of an agreed schedule of tests and (b) scheduled to take place on week-ends or other non-working days; and

 

  (ii) twenty four (24) hours prior written notice of all other tests (except sea trials tests).

 

1.3 The Builder shall give the Supervisor fifteen (15) days’ estimated, and seven (7) days’ definite, prior written notice of the time and the place for the sea trials tests provided that only one (1) day’s prior written notice need be given to the Supervisor with respect to retrials at sea conducted within three (3) days after completion of a previous sea trial at or upon which the need for such retrial was determined.

 

1.4 If the weather conditions on the date specified for the sea trials tests are (in the reasonable opinion of the Builder) so unfavourable that they would prevent the Builder from carrying out such tests then the same shall take place on the first available day thereafter that weather conditions permit. If, during the sea trials tests sudden and unexpected changes in the weather occur which, in the reasonable opinion of the Builder, are such as to prevent the continuation of such tests then the Builder shall have the option of continuing such tests or of postponing them until the next following favourable day unless the Buyer shall (in its option) agree to accept the Ship on the basis of the tests made.

 

1.5 The failure of the Supervisor to be present at any test, after due notice, shall (unless such failure is due an event or combination of events outside the Supervisor’s control) be deemed to be a waiver of the Supervisor’s right to be present at the relevant test and the Buyer shall be obliged to accept the results of such test on the basis of acceptance by the Builder and the Classification Society.

 

1.6 All tests conducted without notice to the Supervisor shall be reconducted by the Builder on due notice to the Supervisor at the sole risk and expense of the Builder.

 

1.7 If a Defect is discovered during any test the Builder shall, after correcting such Defect, be required to make such further tests as may be necessary in extent and number to demonstrate and confirm the complete correction thereof provided that additional sea trials tests will not be required if the correction of any such Defect can be verified in shop or dock tests, and the sole and direct risk and expense of all such further or additional tests shall be borne by the Builder.

 

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1.8 The term “ Defect ” means:

 

  (i) any defect in the Ship or in any Part installed or incorporated in, stowed on or otherwise delivered with the Ship (including work relating to the installation of Buyer’s Supplies installed by the Builder or its subcontractors) which is due to incomplete or defective materials, workmanship, construction or design or any failure to comply with the relevant recommendations of any subcontractors or other parties,

 

  (ii) any inherent vice, breakdown, incompleteness, omission or other deficiency of the Ship or any Part,

 

  (iii) any failure of the Ship or any Part or any aspect of the building work to comply with any of the requirements of this Contract, the Specification or the Plans, or the requirements of any of the subcontractors used in connection with this Contract, or

 

  (iv) the existence of any condition, notation, qualification, recommendation, reservation or restriction in relation to any certificate issued by the Classification Society or any Regulatory Authority,

provided that the term “ Defect ” shall not include any fault in any of the Buyer’s Supplies which were properly received, handled, installed or incorporated in, stowed on or otherwise delivered with, the Ship by the Builder in accordance with the requirements of this Contract, the Specification and the Plans.

 

1.9 After all tests have been satisfactorily performed and completed, the Builder shall:

 

  (i) take the Ship to the sea port referred to in Article 1, Clause 1.1(i)(e) and open up such machinery as (a) the Classification Society and/or the Regulatory Authorities may require and/or (b) the Buyer may reasonably require, for post-tests inspection and examination;

 

  (ii) correct any Defects then appearing in such machinery; and

 

  (iii) close, connect, retry and retest the machinery, as appropriate, and then make the Ship ready for service, and

thereafter the Buyer may require a final post-tests examination and inspection at which the Builder shall demonstrate and confirm to the Buyer the complete correction of any and all Defects in such machinery.

 

1.10 Not later than two (2) weeks before the anticipated Delivery Date, the Builder and the Buyer shall prepare and agree a final punch list of items which the Buyer considers defective from the perspective of first class shipping and/or shipbuilding practice and, subject always to Article 7 Clauses 1.5 and 1.6, the Builder shall be obliged to rectify such items before delivery.

 

1.11 No later than twelve (12) months before the anticipated Delivery Date, the Builder and the Buyer shall in good faith discuss and agree upon the parameters (which including timelines and numbers of persons) and bases by reference to which the Buyer may send additional representatives and crew members to the Shipyard and the Builder’s facility at the Delivery Port in order to attend tests and for familiarisation, training and other usual pre-delivery purposes.

 

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2. LIQUIDATED DAMAGES

 

2.1 The Builder agrees that certain Defects and certain delays in the delivery of the Ship shall result in the reduction of the Contract Price by way of the liquidated damages provided for in this Clause 2.

 

2.2 The guaranteed trial speed (“ GTS ”) of the Ship at a mean moulded draft of [*] shall be [*] knots and shall be demonstrated by the Builder during the sea trials tests under the conditions described in section G.2.5 of the Specification. If at any time the Builder anticipates that, or if the sea trials tests demonstrate that, there will be a deficiency in the GTS the Builder shall promptly develop and provide the Buyer with a proposal to remedy the deficiency at the Builder’s cost.

 

2.3 If the Builder fails to remedy any deficiency in the GTS before delivery, the Builder shall have no liability to the Buyer if the actual speed of the Ship as determined during the final sea trials tests is up to [*] below GTS but commencing with a deficiency of more than [*] in actual speed below the GTS the Contract Price shall be reduced by way of liquidated damages as follows: (i) for [*], a total sum of [*]; (ii) for [*], a total sum of [*], with fractions of a knot being calculated in proportion provided that if the Defect in the actual speed of the Ship is more than [*] below the GTS, then the Buyer may, at its option, either accept the Ship at a reduction in the Contract Price for such Defect of [*] or reject the Ship and terminate this Contract pursuant to Clause 2 in Article 9.

 

2.4 The guaranteed fuel consumption (“ GFC ”) of each of the diesel engines of the Ship at [*] power of MCR without attached pumps shall be [*] plus a [*] margin and a calorific value of fuel oil of [*] in ISO conditions and shall be demonstrated by the Builder in tests conducted at the engine manufacturers’ test bed.

 

2.5 If the Builder fails to remedy any deficiency in the fuel consumption of the Ship’s diesel engines before delivery the Contract Price shall be reduced by way of liquidated damages by the sum of [*] for each [*] increase in fuel consumption above GFC up to a maximum of [*] over the GFC with fractions of every [*] being calculated in proportion provided that if the fuel consumption is more than [*] above the GFC, the Buyer may, at its option, either accept the Ship at a reduction in the Contract Price for such Defect of [*] or reject the relevant engine(s) (without prejudice to its other rights with respect to the Ship).

 

2.6 The guaranteed deadweight capacity of the Ship shall be [*] under the conditions defined in sections G.2.3 and G.2.4 of the Specification and shall be demonstrated by the Builder in the specified deadweight capacity test.

 

2.7 If the Builder fails to remedy any deficiency in the Ship’s deadweight capacity before delivery, the Builder shall have no liability to the Buyer if the actual deadweight capacity of the Ship as determined in accordance with the Specification is less than [*] below the guaranteed deadweight capacity but the Contract Price for the Ship shall be reduced by way of liquidated damages by the sum of [*] for each full metric ton of such deficiency being more than [*] up to a maximum deficiency of [*] at a draft of not more than [*] even keel with fractions of each metric ton being calculated in proportion provided that if the actual deadweight deficiency at a mean moulded draft of not more than [*] even keel is more than [*], the Buyer may, at its option, either accept the Ship at a reduction in the Contract Price of [*] for such Defect or reject the Ship and terminate this Contract pursuant to Clause 2 in Article 9.

 

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2.8 The guaranteed cabin capacity of the Ship shall be as defined in sections G.2.2.1 and G.2.2.2 of the Specification and no change shall be made to such cabin capacity without the Buyer’s prior written consent. If the number of completed and fully habitable cabins of any of the passenger or crew grades referred to in Clause 2.1 (iii) and (iv) of Article 1 is lower than the number of cabins specified for any such grade, subject to the following provisos the Buyer will accept the Ship with a to be agreed reduction in the Contract Price for the Ship calculated on a fair and reasonable basis so as to compensate the Buyer for its estimated loss directly and naturally resulting, in the ordinary course of events, from the relevant cabin deficiency provided that (i) if the shortfall in the number of completed and fully habitable cabins (irrespective of the grades of cabins involved) exceeds 10 cabins, or (ii) if the parties are unable to agree upon a reduction in the Contract Price the Buyer may reject the Ship and terminate this Contract pursuant to Clause 2 in Article 9. For the purposes of this Clause 2.8 sound and vibration effects shall be excluded when evaluating whether or not a cabin is fully habitable, such effects being regulated by Clauses 2.9 to 2.12 of this Article.

 

2.9 The Builder will carry out its works so that at the time of delivery of the Ship under this Contract, and after taking into account the maximum allowed deviations and tolerances referred to in section G.5.2 of the Specification, the Ship shall fulfil the same requirements in relation to noise levels, sound insulation, impact sound insulation and vibration levels (the “ S&V Requirements ”) as are defined by the Classification Society for its notations  CRN (1) and CRN (2) , as far as applicable pursuant to the Specification.

 

2.10 If the S&V Requirements are not fulfilled in any of the passenger or crew cabins or in any other of the spaces referred to in section G.5.2 of the Specification then, before delivery of the Ship, the Builder shall take all such remedial steps and carry out all such further tests and measurements as shall be reasonably required to demonstrate the complete and permanent correction of the relevant deficiencies.

 

2.11 If, after the steps taken by the Builder pursuant to Clause 2.10, the S&V Requirements are not fulfilled in any of the passenger or crew cabins or in any other of the spaces referred to in section G.5.2 of the Specification then, subject always to the Buyer’s rights under Clause 2.12, at delivery of the Ship the Builder shall be liable to compensate the Buyer for such deficiencies through an agreed reduction in the Contract Price.

 

2.12 If, after the steps taken by the Builder pursuant to Clause 2.10, the S&V Requirements are not fulfilled in: (a) any of the top grades of passenger cabins (meaning penthouse suites, courtyard suites and corner suites); or (b) in [*] of the other passenger cabins, irrespective of the grade(s); or (c) in [*] of spaces referred to in section G.5.2 of the Specification, then the Buyer may, at its option, either accept the Ship at an agreed reduction in the Contract Price or the Buyer may reject the Ship and terminate this Contract pursuant to Clause 2 in Article 9.

 

2.13 All reductions in the Contract Price provided for under any of Clauses 2.3, 2.5, 2.7, 2.8, 2.11 and/or 2.12 shall be determined on delivery of the Ship and made by means of set-off and deduction from the payments to be made by the Buyer on delivery of the Ship.

 

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2.14 The Builder: (i) acknowledges that the Buyer intends to arrange for the Ship’s maiden cruise with fare paying passengers to be held on the Ship’s relocation voyage from the Delivery Port; (ii) acknowledges that it is imperative for the Ship to be ready at the time, and in the condition, provided for in this Contract so as to enable the Buyer to fulfil its commitments in relation to the Ship’s maiden cruise; (iii) agrees to do all it can to assist the Buyer to fulfil its commitments in relation to the Ship’s maiden cruise; and (iv) acknowledges that if delivery of the Ship is not made on the Delivery Date, the Buyer will suffer loss and damage (including reputational damage) in amounts which are extremely difficult to quantify in advance and agrees that the per day sums set out in Clause 2.15 represent a genuine and reasonable pre-estimate of the Buyer’s loss and damage for each day of delay in delivery of the Ship beyond the Delivery Date.

 

2.15 If delivery of the Ship is delayed beyond the Delivery Date, then subject to a grace period which will expire at midnight in Papenburg on the [*], the Builder shall pay liquidated damages for each calendar day (or pro-rata for each part of a calendar day) of delay in delivery, calculated as follows: for the first [*] of delay, counting from midnight Papenburg on the [*], the liquidated damages for delay shall be calculated at the rate of [*] per day; and thereafter, until delivery of the Ship is actually made or this Contract is terminated, the liquidated damages for delay shall be calculated at the rate of [*].

 

2.16 If the delay in delivery of the Ship continues for [*] then, in such event, the Buyer may at any time thereafter terminate this Contract pursuant to Clause 2 in Article 9.

 

2.17 If the delay in delivery of the Ship continues for [*], and provided the Buyer has not by then elected to terminate this Contract, the Builder may (by written notice) require the Buyer to make an election in which case the Buyer shall—within [*] after its receipt of the Builder’s notice—notify the Builder in writing of its intention either to terminate this Contract or to consent to the acceptance of the Ship at an agreed future date on the basis that the Buyer shall remain entitled to all liquidated damages which would otherwise have been payable or allowable by the Builder; it being further understood that, if the Ship is not delivered by such agreed future date, the Buyer shall have the same right of termination upon the same terms and conditions as set out above. If the Buyer fails to make an election as specified above within the relevant [*] period, the Buyer shall be deemed to have consented to the Ship being delivered at the future date proposed by the Builder.

 

2.18 Payment of the liquidated damages referred to in Clause 2.15 shall be made by the Builder to the Buyer as follows:

 

  (i) the Builder’s first payment shall be made on the earlier of (a) the [*] after delivery of the Ship has been delayed beyond the Delivery Date and (b) the date on which actual delivery of the Ship is made; and

 

  (ii) thereafter the payments shall be made every [*] commencing on the [*] after the end of the [*] period mentioned in Clause 2.18 (i),

and continuing on the last day of each succeeding [*] period thereafter until the day on which delivery of the Ship is actually made or this Contract is terminated at which time the Builder shall pay the entire remaining amount due under Clause 2.15.

 

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2.19 The parties acknowledge and agree that:

 

  (i) the Contract Price reductions and payments provided for in this Clause 2 are cumulative; and

 

  (ii) subject always to the guarantee provisions in Article 7 Clause 2 and to the termination provisions in Article 9 Clause 2, the Contract Price reductions and payments provided for in this Clause 2 shall be the only compensation recoverable by the Buyer in respect of the Defects and the delay in delivery to which they relate and, in particular, the Builder shall not be liable for any consequential losses resulting from such Defects or such delay in delivery.

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ARTICLE 7: DELIVERY AND GUARANTEE

 

1. DELIVERY AND ACCEPTANCE

 

1.1 The date on which the Ship shall be ready for delivery shall be a calendar date during the period from February 1, 2017 until and including April 28, 2017. Subject to Clause 16 in Article 14, by July 8, 2013 (at latest) the Builder shall propose for the Buyer’s approval (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) a date for delivery of the Ship within the above period. The date approved in writing by the Buyer or otherwise agreed in writing between the Buyer and the Builder shall be the “ Delivery Date ”. The Ship shall not be delivered before the Delivery Date without the express written approval of the Buyer. When:

 

  (i) the Builder has completed the building work in conformity with this Contract, the Plans and the Specification;

 

  (ii) all tests have been performed and completed in a manner satisfactory to the Buyer;

 

  (iii) the Ship has been freed from all Defects (apart from Defects which qualify as minor and insignificant Defects, as defined in Clause 1.6, and Defects for which there will be a reduction in the Contract Price in accordance with Article 6 Clause 2); and

 

  (iv) the Ship (a) has been cleaned and prepared (in accordance with the Builder’s usual practices and to their usual standards for ships of this type) to take on a full complement of passengers, officers, crew and staff, and (b) is in all other respects ready to commence operations as a luxury cruise ship,

the Builder shall tender the Ship for delivery to the Buyer safely afloat alongside a safe and accessible quay at the Delivery Port where there must be sufficient water for the Ship always to remain afloat and from where there must be direct, free, unimpeded, safe and lawful access to international waters provided that the Builder shall have given to the Buyer not less than (a) 365 (three hundred and sixty five) days, 180 (one hundred and eighty) days, ninety (90) days prior written notice of the date on which the Builder in its good faith assessment expects to tender the Ship for delivery to the Buyer in accordance with this Contract, and (b) 15 (fifteen) days definite prior written notice of the date on which the Builder will tender the Ship for delivery to the Buyer in accordance with this Contract.

 

1.2 The Builder shall deliver the Ship to the Buyer free and clear of all encumbrances whatsoever.

 

1.3 On delivery of the Ship the Builder shall also deliver the following documents (together, the “ Delivery Documents ”):

 

  (i) a protocol of delivery and acceptance in a mutually agreed form confirming delivery of the Ship to, and acceptance and taking possession of the Ship by, the Buyer pursuant to this Contract, executed in duplicate by the Builder and stating the date and (local) time of such delivery and acceptance;

 

  (ii)

a declaration of warranty by the Builder in a mutually agreed form confirming that the Ship is delivered to the Buyer free and clear of all encumbrances whatsoever (including, without limitation, all liabilities of the Builder to the Refund Guarantors, the Builder’s financiers and its subcontractors, and all liabilities arising from the construction of the Ship or the operation of the Ship for the purposes of the tests or

 

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  otherwise before delivery) and that the Ship is absolutely free of all burdens in the nature of imposts, taxes or other charges imposed by the national, provincial, local or port authorities of the country where the Ship was built and (if different) the country in which the Ship is delivered to the Buyer, executed in triplicate and notarised and legalised in accordance with the Buyer’s instructions;

 

  (iii) a detailed inventory showing the machinery and equipment installed on the Ship and the spares, stores and other consumable items delivered with the Ship;

 

  (iv) the makers’ certificates, subcontractors’ instruction books, and all of the Classification Society, trading and other certificates (each free of conditions, qualifications, recommendations, reservations and restrictions) required to be supplied upon delivery of the Ship pursuant to this Contract and the Specification;

 

  (v) a protocol showing the results of the tests;

 

  (vi) a non-registration or deletion certificate issued by the District Court of Emden, Germany;

 

  (vii) a commercial invoice for the Ship and all other amounts payable by the Buyer on delivery;

 

  (viii) a builder’s certificate and a bill of sale, each in a form acceptable to the Buyer, each executed in quadruplicate and notarised and legalised in accordance with the Buyer’s instructions, and such other written instruments (each notarised and legalised in accordance with the Buyer’s instructions) as may be necessary or desirable, in the reasonable opinion of the Buyer, to confirm that full and clean title in the Ship has been vested in the Buyer;

 

  (ix) a full set of the specified construction documents (each in three (3) white prints, one of each of which will be on board the Ship at delivery);

 

  (x) one CD-ROM of the principal delivery drawings and plans relating to the Ship approved by the Classification Society;

 

  (xi) such further certificates and/or other documents as may be necessary or desirable, in the reasonable opinion of the Buyer, in connection with the Buyer’s ownership, registration and/or financing of the Ship;

 

  (xii) such documents as may be necessary or desirable, in the reasonable opinion of the Buyer, to prove the authority of the Builder’s representatives below senior management to sign the documents to be executed on behalf of the Builder in connection with delivery of the Ship.

 

1.4

If, at the time when the Builder tenders delivery of the Ship to the Buyer, the Ship is complete (meaning that she has been designed, engineered, built, launched, equipped, outfitted, finished and tested in accordance with this Contract and the Specification), and if such tender is accompanied by a tender of delivery of a complete and proper set of the Delivery Documents, the Ship and the Delivery Documents (including any interim documents if the requirements of minor and insignificant defects are met and provided that the Builder has used its best efforts to obtain final documents before delivery) shall thereupon be

 

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  accepted by the Buyer but if, at such time, the Ship and/or the Delivery Documents are not complete, the Buyer shall be entitled to refuse acceptance of the same by delivering to the Builder, within two (2) working days from (and including) the date of such tender, a written notice describing those aspects of the Ship and/or the Delivery Documents which are not complete. Any final documents not delivered to the Buyer at delivery of the Ship shall be delivered as soon as practicable thereafter and in any event within a period that is reasonably acceptable to the Buyer.

 

1.5 Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this Clause 1, if the Ship is complete but for minor and insignificant Defects, the Buyer shall accept delivery subject to:

 

  (i) an agreed reduction in the Contract Price; or

 

  (ii) in the Buyer’s option, the Builder undertaking to correct—at the Builder’s entire risk and expense, without any interruption to the Ship’s service to its passengers, and in accordance with a remedial plan and timetable acceptable to the Buyer (acting reasonably) – the minor and insignificant Defects described in a list which shall be prepared by the Buyer and agreed with the Builder at or before delivery.

 

1.6 The expression “ minor and insignificant Defects ” means those Defects which in and of themselves until they have been remedied, and which in the course and process of being remedied:

 

  (i) do not and will not adversely affect the seaworthiness of the Ship; or

 

  (ii) do not and will not prevent the unrestricted use of the Ship in its intended service and purpose; or

 

  (iii) do not and will not (a) prevent the use of any of the Ship’s cabins and public areas, or (b) in any other way adversely affect the comfort and safety of the Ship’s passengers; or

 

  (iv) do not and will not affect the safety of the Ship’s crew members or their ability to carry out their duties in a safe working environment and with appropriate accommodation; or

 

  (v) do not and will not adversely affect the operational efficiency of the Ship; or

 

  (vi) do not and will not involve any condition, qualification, recommendation, reservation or restriction in relation to any certificate issued (or to be issued) by the Classification Society or any Regulatory Authority or any other specified person which in the opinion of the Buyer (acting in good faith) is or could be material in a commercial or technical sense.

 

1.7 Acceptance of the Ship by the Buyer shall be accomplished by:

 

  (i) the delivery to the Builder of a counterpart of the protocol of delivery and acceptance duly executed by the Buyer; and

 

  (ii) payment by the Buyer to the Builder of that part of the Contract Price which the Buyer is required to pay upon delivery of the Ship pursuant to Clause 2.1(v) in Article 8.

 

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1.8 The Buyer may (but shall not be obliged to) identify in the list described in Clause 1.5(ii) any Defects which are known by the Buyer to exist in the Ship at the time that the Ship is accepted, and all such Defects (whether or not identified or otherwise noted), shall thereafter be deemed to be, and shall be treated as, Defects arising and reported during the Guarantee Period.

 

1.9 The Buyer shall be afforded five (5) days free of any wharfage or any other charge, and up to three (3) further days at the usual wharfage fee charged by the relevant port authority, within which to remove the Ship from her point of delivery.

 

1.10 Lubricating oil left in storage tanks, and diesel and fuel oil remaining on board, at delivery of the Ship shall be inventoried by the Builder and the Buyer shall pay for them at the Builder’s actual cost price provided that the Builder shall remove all waste-oil and sludge from the Ship at the Builder’s risk and expense prior to delivery.

 

1.11 In every instance in which a right or obligation or the computation of any period of time under this Contract is in any manner or to any extent dependent upon delivery of the Ship, delivery shall not be deemed to have occurred unless and until the Ship and the related Delivery Documents have been accepted by the Buyer under this Clause 1.

 

1.12 Acceptance of the Ship and the related Delivery Documents by the Buyer under this Clause 1:

 

  (i) shall signify that the Buyer has taken possession and the risk of loss of the Ship and the related Delivery Documents as of the time and date set out in the protocol of delivery and acceptance and that the Builder may terminate the Insurances; and

 

  (ii) shall not be deemed to constitute a waiver of or otherwise prejudice any of the Buyer’s rights under Clause 2 with respect to any Defect, whether known or unknown, and whether or not noted in any document delivered in connection with delivery and acceptance of the Ship, which may exist in the Ship at the time it is accepted by the Buyer, and any such Defect may be reported to, and shall be corrected at the sole and direct risk and expense of, the Builder as provided in Clause 2.

 

2. GUARANTEE

 

2.1 Subject to the provisions of this Clause 2, the Builder guarantees:

 

  (i) the Ship’s main engines and certain components of the azipod system (namely: the pod, the converter, trafo and main switchboard parts) against all Defects for the period of seven hundred and thirty (730) days; and

 

  (ii) the Ship and all other Parts against all Defects for the period of three hundred and sixty five (365) days,

(subject to any extension thereof as provided for in this Clause 2) from the date of the Ship’s actual delivery to the Buyer under Article 7 (the “ Guarantee Period ”).

 

2.2 In calculating the length of the Guarantee Period there shall be excluded any day(s) during which the Ship is prevented from entering or is taken out of service solely on account of any Defect in the Ship or in any Part for which the Builder is responsible under this Clause 2.

 

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2.3 Where any Defect in the Ship or any Part (including the main engines or azipod system as defined in subclause 2.1(i) above) is corrected during or after the Guarantee Period, the Builder’s guarantee under this Clause 2 shall apply to such correction for the longer of three hundred and sixty five (365) days from the date on which the correction was completed and the end of the relevant period specified in subclause 2.1(i) and 2.1(ii) above so that the Guarantee Period for the items referred to in subclause 2.1(i) shall not exceed one thousand and ninety five (1095) days and the Guaranteed Period for the items referred to in subclause 2.1(ii) shall not exceed seven hundred and thirty (730) days.

 

2.4 If any corrective works made or agreed to be made during or after the Guarantee Period (or any extension thereof under Clause 2.3) indicate any recurring Defect, the Builder shall:

 

  (i) investigate the same on the basis of a potential design Defect; and

 

  (ii) ascertain the source of such recurring Defect and notify the Buyer thereof; and

 

  (iii) correct such recurring Defect, and the source thereof, in order to avoid a continuation or repetition of such recurring Defect.

 

2.5 The Builder shall not be responsible for the correction of any Defect if it is due to:

 

  (i) perils of the sea, accident (but excluding any accident caused by any Defect), negligence (but excluding negligence on the part of the Builder), or improper maintenance or handling (including, without limitation, overloading) of the Ship or any Parts; or

 

  (ii) use of fuels or lubricants not recommended by the relevant manufacturer; or

 

  (iii) ordinary wear and tear; or

 

  (iv) any fault in (or caused by) any Buyer’s Supplies which were properly (a) received, (b) handled, (c) installed or incorporated in, (d) stowed on, or (e) otherwise delivered with the Ship by the Builder in accordance with all of the requirements of this Contract, the Plans and the Specification.

 

2.6 The Buyer shall give written notice to the Builder as soon as possible and in any event within fourteen (14) days after the discovery of any Defect for which a claim is made under this Clause 2 and, a copy of each such notice shall also be given to the guarantee engineer, who shall acknowledge receipt by his signature thereof. The Buyer’s notice shall give full details (so far as possible) as to the nature of the Defect and the extent of any damage caused thereby.

 

2.7 Within thirty (30) days after the end of the Guarantee Period, the Buyer (in consultation with the guarantee engineer) will draw up, and send to the Builder, a list identifying every Defect for which a claim is to be made under this Clause 2 provided that this Clause 2.7 will not preclude the Buyer from giving notice to the Builder of, and making claims in respect of, any Defect which is covered by the Builder’s guarantee under Clause 2.3.

 

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2.8 Each Defect will be corrected by the Builder as soon as reasonably practicable (and shall be scheduled so as to minimise disruption to the Ship’s service and the availability of cabins, public rooms and areas, and other passenger facilities) or, at the Buyer’s option, under the instruction or supervision of the Builder at a suitably qualified shipyard or workshop selected by the Buyer and approved by the Builder (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), and in each case the Builder shall bear and pay:

 

  (i) the cost of all equipment, parts and materials required to correct the Defect (including, without limitation, the cost of delivering the same to the selected shipyard or workshop by airfreight if the Buyer reasonably so requires, and the cost of returning any defective equipment, parts and materials);

 

  (ii) the cost of all labour required to correct the Defect including, without limitation, the expenses of independent contractors in travelling to the Ship;

 

  (iii) the cost of any necessary underwater inspection of the Ship by divers; and

 

  (iv) where the Ship is drydocked solely on account of the need to investigate or correct any Defect in the Ship’s external underwater parts at any time before the Ship’s first scheduled drydocking after delivery, the fuel costs of taking the Ship from her berth to the nearest available dry-dock and vice versa, the drydocking costs and the costs of correcting any such Defect.

For the avoidance of doubt, in view of the intended area of the Ship’s operation during the Guarantee Period, the Builder will not be entitled to require the Ship to be returned to any of the Builder’s facilities for the correction of any Defects.

 

2.9 Where the Buyer discovers any Defect which (in the reasonable opinion of the Buyer) requires correction on an urgent basis, the Buyer will (acting in good faith) give such notice to the Builder as is practicable in the circumstances then prevailing (the intention being that the Builder shall have a reasonable opportunity to obtain necessary remedial instructions from the relevant sub-contractor(s) and to relay such instructions to the Buyer) and thereafter the necessary corrective works may be carried out by the Ship’s crew or, if practicable having regard to the degree of urgency, by the nearest suitably qualified shipyard or workshop selected by the Buyer, and in each such case the Builder shall reimburse the Buyer for the costs described in Clause 2.8(i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) above.

 

2.10 At the Buyer’s request from time to time within the period commencing on delivery of the Ship and ending with final completion of all corrective works to be made by the Builder under this Clause 2, the Builder will:

 

  (i) assign to the Buyer, to the fullest extent possible and without any charge to the Buyer, that part of every warranty or guarantee made or given by any sub-contractor with respect to any design, workmanship or Part which extends beyond the Guarantee Period or which is otherwise more favourable to the Buyer than the guarantee of the Builder under this Clause 2; or

 

  (ii) if it is not possible fully and effectively to assign the relevant part of any such warranty or guarantee, hold and enforce the relevant warranty and guarantee as trustee and agent for the Buyer and promptly account to the Buyer for all monies received in or pursuant to the holding or enforcement of any such warranty or guarantee.

 

2.11

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  place a suitably qualified and experienced English-speaking guarantee engineer acceptable to the Buyer on board the Ship for the first three hundred and sixty (365 days) from delivery and thereafter as necessary until the Builder has corrected every Defect to which this Clause 2 applies. If the Builder should so request at delivery, the Buyer will also make one double cabin available for a second guarantee engineer and/or fitters for up to three (3) months after delivery. In addition, if during the Guarantee Period referred to in Clause 2.1(i), there are any Defects relating to the engines or the azipod system the Builder shall arrange (on the same basis as is set out above) for a guarantee engineer to attend on board the Ship as and when required by the Buyer.

 

2.12 If:

 

  (i) any Defect in the Ship’s external underwater parts is discovered during the Guarantee Period or the period of thirty (30) days referred to in Clause 2.7; or

 

  (ii) any Defect in the Ship’s external underwater parts is discovered during the Ship’s first scheduled drydocking after delivery (which is to commence not later than thirty six (36) months after delivery provided that if the Ship is not drydocked within twenty four (24) months after delivery, the Buyer and the Builder will jointly make an in-water inspection of the Ship’s underwater parts within twenty four (24) months after delivery) and either the Builder accepts that the Defect arose during the Guarantee Period or the Builder is unable to prove that the Defect arose after the end of the Guarantee Period,

the Builder shall be responsible for such Defect and the correction thereof in accordance with this Clause 2 provided that the Buyer shall bear and pay for the haul day and any drydocking costs incurred in the ordinary course of the Ship’s normal drydocking maintenance and the Builder, in addition to the costs of all necessary corrective works, shall bear and pay for such additional drydocking day(s) as may be required to correct such Defect.

 

2.13 Without prejudice to the Builder’s obligations and liabilities under the other provisions of this Clause 2, the Builder shall not be responsible for any loss or damage caused by any Defect except:

 

  (i) that, in addition to the other guarantee obligations specified in this Clause 2, the Builder shall be obliged to correct (or, as provided for in the preceding paragraphs of this Clause 2, pay for the correction of) any equipment or part of the Ship that is damaged as a direct result of any Defect covered by the Builder’s guarantee under this Clause 2;

 

  (ii) for any loss or damage directly caused by the Builder’s correction of any Defect;

 

  (iii) for any loss or damage directly caused by the wrongful refusal or failure of the Builder or its subcontractors to correct (or authorise the correction) of any Defect, and

 

  (iv)

for any increase in premium or any loss of rebate incurred by the Buyer as a result of any claims being made on the Buyer’s insurance policies for the Ship in respect of any loss or damage referred to in this Clause 2.13

 

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provided always that the Builder’s maximum liability in respect of any claim made against it by the Buyer under this Clause 2.13 shall not exceed the sum of €1,032,777 (one million thirty two thousand seven hundred seventy seven euros) per Defect.

 

2.14 The Builder further guarantees the Ship against any latent Defects which the Buyer can demonstrate existed at the time of the Ship’s delivery to the Buyer but which were not apparent during the Guarantee Period. If the Buyer discovers any latent Defects after the expiry of the Guarantee Period, the Guarantee Period shall be deemed to be extended in respect of such Defects and the Builder shall be obliged to correct (or pay for the correction of) such Defects in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this Clause 2 provided always that:

 

  (i) the Buyer shall give written notice to the Builder as soon as possible (and in any event within fourteen (14) days) after the discovery of any latent Defect for which a claim is made under this Clause 2.14, and such notice shall give full details (so far as possible) of the nature of the latent Defect and the extent of any damage cause thereby;

 

  (ii) the Buyer shall have the burden of establishing that the Defect is a latent Defect within the meaning set out above, failing which the Builder shall have no liability in respect thereof;

 

  (iii) the Builder shall be under no obligation in respect of any latent Defect unless written notice thereof has been received by the Builder by midday (Papenburg time) on the day falling thirty six (36) months from the date of the Ship’s actual delivery to the Buyer; and

 

  (iv) the provisions of this sub Clause relating to latent Defects do not apply to paintings or coatings.

 

2.15 Subject to the other express provisions of this Contract, the Builder shall not be responsible for any loss of profit or other consequential losses suffered by the Buyer.

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ARTICLE 8: CONTRACT PRICE AND PAYMENT TERMS

 

1. CONTRACT PRICE

 

1.1 The Contract Price for the Ship:

 

  (i) shall be [*];

 

  (ii) is a fixed price and may be adjusted only in strict accordance with, and subject to, the express provisions of this Contract;

 

  (iii) includes a lump sum allowance (the “ Buyer’s Allowance ”) in the amount of [*] in respect of (a) Buyer’s Supplies from time to time purchased by or at the direction of the Buyer and (b) other costs from time to time expended by or at the direction of the Buyer in connection with construction of the Ship, which amount shall be paid by the Builder to the Buyer in accordance with Clause 2.8 below; and

 

  (iv) the Contract Price includes a provision for cost savings in the amount of [*] (the “ Target Saving ”) to be agreed upon between the Builder and the Buyer by November 1, 2012. Any such agreed cost savings are to be handled as an AOM. If and to the extent that the Builder and a Buyer are not able to agree on cost savings in the amount of the Target Saving by such date, the Contract Price shall be increased (but without application of any contractual or other profit margin for the Builder) by the difference between the amount of the cost savings agreed between the parties and the amount of the Target Saving.

 

1.2 For the avoidance of doubt, the Contract Price includes:

 

  (i) the cost of the Ship, completed in accordance with the requirements of this Contract;

 

  (ii) the cost of all building work and the cost of all tests and trials of the Ship to be performed by, or on behalf of, the Builder;

 

  (iii) the cost of procuring the classification notation for the Ship, and of obtaining all certificates and other documents which are required to be delivered pursuant to this Contract; and

 

  (iv) all other costs and expenses of the Builder as provided for herein or otherwise incurred by the Builder unless expressly provided for in this Contract as being for the Buyer’s account.

 

1.3 No commission of any kind whatsoever is or will be payable (whether directly or indirectly) by or to any person in relation to or in connection with this Contract or any of the business transactions described in or contemplated by this Contract.

 

2. PAYMENTS

 

2.1 Payment of the Contract Price shall be made to the Builder as follows:

 

  (i)

[*], within [*] after the date on which the Buyer confirms this Contract under Clause 16.5(a) in Article 14 or is deemed to have done so under Clause 16.6 of Article 14, or by [*] if either the Buyer confirms this Contract under Clause 16.5(b) of Article 14

 

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  and subsequently the Buyer does not exercise its right under Clause 16.2 of Article 14 to cancel this Contract or Clauses 16.4 to 16.6 of Article 14 are not applicable and the Buyer does not exercise its right under Clause 16.2 of Article 14 to cancel this Contract;

 

  (ii) [*], on the date falling [*] before the Delivery Date;

 

  (iii) [*], on the date falling [*] before the Delivery Date;

 

  (iv) [*], on the date falling [*] before the Delivery Date or (if later) the date expressly agreed in writing by the parties, or determined by an Expert appointed under Article 13 Clause 1.2, to be the date on which the Ship is expected to be ready for delivery in accordance with this Contract; and

 

  (v) the balance of the Contract Price, on delivery of the Ship and the Delivery Documents to, and their acceptance by, the Buyer in accordance with the provisions of this Contract.

 

2.2 The Builder shall by not less than fourteen (14) days advance written notice advise the Buyer of the date upon which each of the payments referred to sub-clauses 2.1(ii) to (iv) shall become due and payable and, in addition, the notice given in relation to sub-clause 2.1(v) will show (in reasonable detail and on an open-book basis) the Builder’s calculation of the balance of the Contract Price payable on delivery of the Ship and, in particular, the amounts of any reductions in or additions to the Contract Price occasioned by the terms and conditions of this Contract.

 

2.3 The Buyer’s obligations to make the payments referred to in sub-clauses 2.1(i) to (iv) shall, in the case of each such payment, be subject to and conditional upon the Buyer’s receipt of:

 

  (i) the Builder’s invoice for the relevant payment;

 

  (ii) an irrevocable guarantee for the relevant payment in the form of two refund guarantees, the first to be in respect of the amount of the relevant instalment minus the relevant amount of the Buyer’s Allowance under Clause 2.8 (the “ Refund Guarantee ”), and the second to be in respect of the relevant amount of the Buyer’s Allowance (the “ Buyer’s Allowance Refund Guarantee ), each to be issued in favour of the Buyer by a refund guarantor (“Refund Guarantor”) which qualifies as an Acceptable Issuer securing the refund to the Buyer of the relevant payment together with interest thereon at the relevant rate calculated from the date of the Builder’s receipt of such payment to the date of the Buyer’s receipt of the refund, and each such guarantee to be in the terms of the draft set out in Schedule 2 (A) or (as applicable) Schedule 2 (B) or in such other terms as the Buyer, acting reasonably, may approve; and

 

  (iii) a list of authorized signatures or equivalent evidence of the authority of the person(s) signing the guarantee on behalf of the Relevant Refund Guarantor.

The Buyer’s obligation to make the payment referred to in sub-clause 2.1 (v) shall be subject to and conditional upon the Buyer’s receipt of the Builder’s invoice for the relevant payment and the Builder’s performance of the other delivery-related obligations provided for in this Contract.

 

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2.4 The other payments from time to time due under this Contract shall be made as follows:

 

  (i) payment or credits for any modification(s) pursuant to Article 3 and/or any other amount(s) accruing prior to delivery (but for which no specific date is stipulated in this Contract) shall be made simultaneously with delivery of the Ship, and the amount(s) thereof shall be shown in the invoice to be issued and delivered by the Builder in respect of the Contract Price payment referred to in Clause 2.1(v);

 

  (ii) any amount for which a specific payment date is stipulated in this Contract shall be paid on such date; and

 

  (iii) for any amount accruing after delivery in respect of a defect, payment shall be made as follows:

 

  (a) if the parties agree that the defect in question is a Defect, not later than fifteen (15) days after the Builder’s receipt of an invoice for the Defect remedied pursuant to Clause 2 in Article 7; or

 

  (c) if there is a Dispute as to whether the defect is a Defect on the date on which it is finally determined or adjudged to be a Defect under Article 13, together with interest thereon at the relevant rate calculated from the date of the Builder’s receipt of an invoice for the Defect remedied pursuant to Clause 2 in Article 7 up to and including the date of the Buyer’s receipt of the relevant amount.

 

2.5 Every amount from time to time due under this Contract but unpaid for longer than seven (7) days from (and excluding) the due date shall bear interest at the relevant rate from the due date up to and including the date of receipt by the party to which the amount is owed.

 

2.6 All amounts payable to the Builder under this Contract shall be paid directly to the Builder’s Account, and payment shall be fulfilled upon irrevocable credit to such account. The Builder and the Buyer shall consult with each other about the mode of payment with a view to reducing the amount of any applicable bank transfer charges.

 

2.7 All payments made by the Buyer to the Builder before delivery and acceptance of the Ship shall be in the nature of advances to the Builder. Payments made by the Buyer shall not be construed as a waiver of the Buyer’s rights subsequently to object to any of such payments or the underlying invoices issued by the Builder.

 

2.8 The Buyer’s Allowance shall be accounted for and paid by the Builder as follows:

 

  (i) Upon its receipt of the first instalment of the Contract Price the Builder shall immediately pay to the Buyer the sum of [*]. Upon the Buyer’s receipt of this payment, the Buyer shall return the Buyer’s Allowance Refund Guarantee to the Builder.

 

  (ii) Upon its receipt of the second instalment of the Contract Price the Builder shall immediately pay to the Buyer the sum of [*]. Upon the Buyer’s receipt of this payment, the Buyer shall return the Buyer’s Allowance Refund Guarantee to the Builder.

 

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  (iii) Upon its receipt of the third instalment of the Contract Price the Builder shall immediately pay to the Buyer the sum of [*]. Upon the Buyer’s receipt of this payment, the Buyer shall return the Buyer’s Allowance Refund Guarantee to the Builder.

 

  (iv) Upon its receipt of the fourth instalment of the Contract Price the Builder shall immediately pay to the buyer the sum of [*]. Upon the Buyer’s receipt of this payment, the Buyer shall return the Buyer’s Allowance Refund Guarantee to the Builder.

 

  (v) For each of the payments referred to in paragraphs (i) to (iv) above, the Buyer shall provide the Builder with a corresponding invoice. In each case, the invoice shall not require any specific explanation of paid or planned expenditures.

 

  (vi) At delivery of the Ship the Builder shall apply the balance of the Buyer’s Allowance, in the amount of [*], in or towards payment of any sums due to the Builder at delivery in respect of agreed modification costs.

 

  (vii) At delivery of the Ship the Buyer shall provide the Builder with a written statement (in such form as the Builder may reasonably request) signed by two directors or other authorized officers of the Buyer and describing the categories of items ordered by or on behalf of the Buyer, and the other expenditures made or to be made in respect of orders placed by or on behalf of the Buyer, the total value of each such category and the aggregate total value of such orders in respect of which the Buyer’s Allowance has been applied during the construction period or is to be applied using the amounts referred to in paragraphs (i) to (iv) above and any remainder amount referred to in paragraph (viii) below.

 

  (viii) If any part of the Buyer’s Allowance remains after the application referred to in paragraph (vi) above, at delivery of the Ship the relevant remainder amount shall, upon the Builder’s receipt of the instalment of the Contract Price due at delivery, be paid by the Builder to the Buyer by way of a refund of the unutilized portion of the Buyer’s Allowance, and the Buyer shall provide the Builder with a corresponding invoice for such payment.

 

2.9 All fees, costs and other charges whatsoever arising in connection with:

 

  (i) each guarantee issued under Clause 2.3 (including, without limitation, fees and other costs or charges payable to the relevant bank(s) and/or insurance company(ies) in respect of the issuance and maintenance thereof) shall be borne and paid by the Builder; and

 

  (ii) any payment made under this Contract shall be borne and paid by the paying party provided that any fees, costs or other charges levied by the receiving party’s bank(s) (including correspondent banks, whether in Germany or elsewhere) shall be borne and paid by that party.

 

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2.10 The euro is the currency of account and payment for each and every sum at any time due from either party to the other under or in connection with this Contract.

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ARTICLE 9: TERMINATION

 

1. TERMINATION BY BUILDER

 

1.1 Each of the following events shall be a “ Builder Termination Event ” for the purposes of this Contract:

 

  (i) if, without due cause, the Buyer fails to pay any part of the Contract Price under any of Clauses 2.1 (i), (ii), (iii), or (iv) in Article 8 on the due date for such payment and such failure is not remedied within fifteen (15) working days after the receipt by the Buyer of a written notice from the Builder notifying the Buyer of such failure and requesting remedial action; or

 

  (ii) if, without due cause, the Buyer fails to accept delivery of (and pay the balance of the Contract Price for) the Ship within three (3) working days after the Ship and the related Delivery Documents have been duly tendered for delivery by the Builder in conformity with this Contract; or

 

  (iii) if any of the following events or circumstances shall occur before the Buyer has accepted delivery of the Ship and paid the balance of the Contract Price (a) a final order shall be made or an effective resolution shall be passed for the winding up of either the Buyer or NCLC (otherwise than by a members’ voluntary winding up for the purpose of an amalgamation or reconstruction on terms previously approved by the Builder, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), or (b) a receiver shall be appointed in respect of the whole or a substantial part of the undertaking of either the Buyer or NCLC, or (c) either the Buyer or NCLC shall suspend the payment of its debts, or (d) either the Buyer or NCLC shall make an arrangement or composition with its creditors generally or (e) either the Buyer or NCLC shall apply to any court for protection from its creditors generally or (f) either the Buyer or NCLC shall be unable, or shall admit its inability, to pay its debts as they fall due or shall become or shall be declared insolvent under any applicable law or (g) any distress, execution, attachment or other process shall affect the whole or any substantial part of the Buyer’s business and assets and shall remain undischarged for a period exceeding 21 (twenty one) days or (h) the whole or a substantial part of the assets and business of either the Buyer or NCLC shall be subject to Compulsory Acquisition by the Bermudian government or any agency thereof for a period exceeding 30 (thirty) days or (i) anything analogous to or having a substantially similar effect to any of the events specified in (a) to (h) shall occur under the laws of any applicable jurisdiction.

 

1.2 At any time after a Builder Termination Event shall have occurred and be continuing, the Builder may, by notice to the Buyer, terminate this Contract whereupon:

 

  (i) title in the Buyer’s Supplies owned by the Buyer which have been installed or incorporated in the Ship before termination, shall pass to the Builder; and

 

  (ii) the Builder shall retain and apply (in the manner provided for in Clause 1.3) all payments previously made by the Buyer to the Builder under this Contract.

 

1.3

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  Supplies referred to in Clause 1.2 (i) by sale at public auction or tender or private sale, and shall apply the proceeds of sale (after deducting the necessary expenses of sale including the reasonable costs of completing the Ship for sale) and all amounts retained by the Builder under Clause 1.2 (ii) plus a credit for the value of Buyer’s Supplies previously delivered by the Buyer and either retained by the Builder or its subcontractors or sold by any of them, as follows:

 

  (i) firstly, in satisfaction of the balance due to the Builder under this Contract being (a) where the Ship is completed in accordance with this Contract and then sold, the unpaid parts of the Contract Price, or (b) where the Ship is sold in an uncompleted state, that proportion of the unpaid parts of the Contract Price which is required to reimburse the Builder’s costs of the building work up to the cessation of such work, and (c) all other amounts payable by the Buyer to the Builder under the provisions of this Contract as at the date of termination; and

 

  (ii) secondly, in payment of the Builder’s proved loss directly resulting from the Buyer’s default; and

 

  (iii) thirdly, in payment of any remaining balance to the Buyer,

provided that if the total of such proceeds of sale, such retained amounts and such credit shall be less than the balance due to the Builder under paragraphs (i) and (ii) of this Clause 1.3, the difference shall be paid by the Buyer to the Builder.

 

2. TERMINATION BY BUYER

 

2.1 Each of the following events shall be a “ Buyer Termination Event ” for the purposes of this Contract:

 

  (i) if (a) at any time the construction of the Ship is suspended for a period of more than thirty (30) days in circumstances where the Builder would not be entitled to claim an extension of the Delivery Date under Clause 1 of Article 5 and the Buyer reasonably believes that the Builder will not be able to recover the lost time or (b) delivery has not been made, or it can with reasonable certainty be anticipated that delivery will not be made, for whatever reason or combination of reasons (excepting only one or more independent defaults by the Buyer), by the date falling 240 (two hundred and forty) days from the calendar date determined pursuant to Clause 1.1 of Article 7;

 

  (ii) if the Buyer becomes entitled to terminate this Contract under any of Clauses 2.3, 2.7, 2.8, 2.12, 2.16, or 2.17 in Article 6;

 

  (iii) if the Builder commits a material breach of any of its obligations under this Contract (including, without limitation, its obligations with respect to the achievement of Milestones) and fails to remedy any such breach within 30 (thirty) days after receipt of written notice from the Buyer requesting remedial action;

 

  (iv) if the Builder removes the Ship from the Shipyard, or if it assigns or transfers any of its rights or obligations under this Contract, or if it subcontracts the whole or any major part of the building work, except as expressly permitted by this Contract;

 

  (v)

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  unenforceable or (b) any of the circumstances or events referred to in Clause 2.1 (vii) (a) to (f) affect any Refund Guarantor, unless the Builder replaces any such guarantee with a new guarantee which complies with Clause 2.3(ii) of Article 8 issued by a new Refund Guarantor that is an Acceptable Issuer within 28 (twenty eight) days after receipt of written notice from the Buyer requiring such replacement; or

 

  (vi) if either (a) the Builder shall fail at any time to effect or maintain the Insurances, or any insurer shall avoid or cancel the Insurances or the Builder shall commit any breach of or make any misrepresentation in respect of the Insurances the result of which is to entitle the insurers to avoid the cover or otherwise to be excused or released from any or all of their liabilities thereunder, or (b) any of the Insurances shall cease for any reason whatsoever to be in full force and effect, unless the Insurances are re-instated or reconstituted in a manner meeting the requirements of this Contract within seven (7) days; or

 

  (vii) if (a) a final order shall be made or an effective resolution shall be passed for the winding up of the Builder (otherwise than by a members’ voluntary winding up for the purposes of amalgamation or reconstruction on terms previously approved by the Buyer, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), or (b) a receiver shall be appointed in respect of the whole or a substantial part of the undertaking of the Builder, or (c) the Builder shall suspend the payment of its debts, or (d) the Builder shall make an arrangement or composition with its creditors generally, or (e) the Builder shall apply to any court for protection from its creditors generally, or (f) the Builder any Refund Guarantor shall be unable, or shall admit its inability, to pay its debts as they fall due or it shall become or shall be declared insolvent under any applicable law, or (g) any distress, execution, attachment or other process shall affect the whole or any substantial part of the Builder’s business or assets and shall remain undischarged for a period exceeding 21 (twenty one) days, or (h) the Ship or the whole or any substantial part of the Builder’s business or assets shall be subject to Compulsory Acquisition by the German government or any agency thereof for a period exceeding 30 (thirty) days or (i) anything analogous to or having a substantially similar effect to any of the events specified in (a) to (h) above shall occur under the laws of any applicable jurisdiction.

 

2.2 At any time after a Buyer Termination Event shall have occurred and be continuing the Buyer may, by notice to the Builder, terminate this Contract and thereafter:

 

  (i) the Buyer may retain and/or claim from the Builder (which shall immediately pay to the Buyer) all liquidated damages paid or payable by the Builder to the Buyer under Clauses 2.14 to 2.18 in Article 6; and

 

  (ii) the Buyer may also claim from the Builder (which shall immediately refund to the Buyer) the aggregate of (a) all payments previously made by the Buyer to the Builder under this Contract together with interest thereon at the relevant rate calculated from the date upon which the Builder received each such payment to the date on which the refund is received by the Buyer, (b) the return of any Buyer’s Supplies which have not been built into or installed on or in the Ship or which may be removed from the Ship, the Shipyard or other place(s) where they are stored and the Buyer’s Supply Costs for all other Buyer’s Supplies, and (c) all other amounts payable by the Builder to the Buyer under the provisions of this Contract at the date of termination; and

 

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  (iii) if the Buyer’s right to terminate this Contract (whether under Articles 4 and/or 9 or otherwise) becomes exercisable as a result of any negligence or wilful misconduct on the part of the Builder the Buyer shall, in addition to the payments referred to in sub-clauses 2.2(i) and (ii), be entitled to the proved loss directly resulting from the Builder’s default.

 

2.3 If the Buyer elects to terminate this Contract under Clause 2.2 the Buyer may (at any time thereafter) elect to take title and possession of the Ship in its then state together with the Buyer’s Supplies and all plans, machinery, equipment and other Parts appropriated or allocated to the Ship, and to complete the Ship at the Shipyard (without being liable to the Builder for rent or other claims) or, in the Buyer’s option, at another shipyard.

 

2.4 If the Buyer elects to take title and possession of the Ship under Clause 2.3 it may enter into one or more contracts with other parties to complete the Ship at the Shipyard or elsewhere and for such purposes the Buyer may remove the Ship together with the Buyer’s Supplies and all equipment and other Parts appropriated or allocated to, or ordered for the Ship or, alternatively, it may use (to the extent it sees fit) any of the Shipyard facilities, plant, machinery, tools and all equipment and other Parts appropriated or allocated to, or ordered for, the Ship and in either case the Builder shall release (and, as necessary, procure the release of) the same to the Buyer free from all claims (including claims for rent) and encumbrances whatsoever against payment to the Builder of the unpaid balance of the Contract Price less the aggregate of:

 

  (i) the payments, refunds and other amounts referred to in Clause 2.2 (i), (ii) and (iii); and

 

  (ii) the Buyer’s good faith estimate of the costs that it will incur in (a) moving the Ship (and the Buyer’s Supplies and all related equipment and other Parts) to another shipyard and in having the Ship completed at such other shipyard or (b) in completing the Ship at the Shipyard.

 

2.5 If the Buyer elects to take title and possession in the Ship under Clauses 2.3 and 2.4 the Builder will, at the Buyer’s direction from time to time, arrange for the following steps to be taken as soon as may be practicable:

 

  (i) the execution of all works and other steps required to permit the Ship, the Parts and the Buyer’s supplies to be removed by the Buyer in an orderly and safe manner;

 

  (ii) the removal from the Ship of all employees and other representatives of the Builder and its subcontractors;

 

  (iii) the delivery to the Buyer of the Ship, the Parts, the Buyer’s Supplies, all completed and partially completed portions of the building work, and all documents and other data required by the Buyer in connection with the building work previously done or the work to be done in order to complete the construction of the Ship;

 

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  (iv) the vesting in the Buyer of all rights of the Builder under and in connection with the subcontracts and supply contracts made by the Builder in relation to the construction of the Ship; and

 

  (v) the provision to the Buyer and its contractors of all such other assistance as may be required to enable the Buyer to remove the Ship, the Parts and the Buyer’s Supplies.

 

3. TERMINATION BY EITHER PARTY

 

3.1 Any event entitling a party to terminate this Contract in accordance with its express provisions shall constitute (as the case may be) either a repudiatory breach of, or breach of condition by the other party under, this Contract or an agreed terminating event the occurrence of which will (in any such case) entitle the relevant party to terminate this Contract and recover the amounts provided for in this Contract either as liquidated damages or as agreed sums deductible or payable on the occurrence of such event.

 

3.2 The Builder’s receipt of all payments to be made by the Buyer under Clause 1.3 or, as the case may be, the Buyer’s receipt of all payments to be made by the Builder and the Builder’s performance of all other obligations to be performed by it under Clauses 2.2 to 2.5 shall discharge all obligations and liabilities of each of the parties to the other under this Contract save for any obligations and liabilities of either party arising under any of the provisions of: Article 4, Clause 3; Article 10, Clause 2; Article 11; Article 12; or Article 14, Clause 4.

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ARTICLE 10: BUILDER’S REPRESENTATIONS, COVENANTS AND INDEMNITIES

 

1. REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS

 

1.1 The Builder acknowledges that the Buyer has entered into this Contract in full reliance on the representations set out in Clauses 1.2 and 1.3 and the Builder warrants that the statements contained in those Clauses are in all respects true and accurate.

 

1.2 Each party (in either case, the “ warrantor ”) represents and warrants to the other party that:

 

  (i) all acts, conditions and things required to be done, fulfilled and performed in order (a) to enable it lawfully to enter into, exercise its rights under and perform and comply with the obligations expressed to be assumed by it in this Contract and (b) to ensure that the obligations expressed to be assumed by it in this Contract are legal, valid and binding have been done, fulfilled and performed; and

 

  (ii) no legal proceedings have been started or (to the best of the warrantor’s knowledge and belief) threatened which might have a material adverse effect on the warrantor’s ability to perform its obligations under this Contract.

 

1.3 The Builder further represents and warrants to the Buyer:

 

  (i) that neither the execution of this Contract nor the exercise by the Builder of its rights and performance of its obligations under this Contract will result in any breach of any German or European Community law, regulation, rule, directive or treaty;

 

  (ii) neither the Builder nor (to the best of the Builder’s knowledge, information or belief) any other person has (whether directly or indirectly) offered or paid or agreed to pay or give commission of any kind whatsoever in relation to or in connection with this Contract or any of the business transactions described in or contemplated by this Contract; and

 

  (iii) that it shall obtain, comply with the terms of and do all that is necessary to maintain in full force and effect all authorisations, approvals, licences and consents required in or by the laws, regulations, rules, directives and treaties of Germany and the European Community to enable it lawfully to enter into and perform its obligations under this Contract.

 

2. INDEMNITIES

 

2.1 The Builder shall indemnify fully, hold harmless and defend the Buyer and the other protected parties from and against all Losses which any of them may sustain or incur in respect of any personal injuries or other harm to or death of any person(s) or any damage to, or loss or destruction of, any property of any person(s), and which arise out of:

 

  (i)

any acts, omissions or defaults on the part of (a) the Builder and/or (b) any of the Builder’s subcontractors and/or (c) any of the respective officers, employees, workmen, agents or other representatives of the Builder or its subcontractors provided that this indemnity shall not (aa) extend to any Losses to the extent they are caused by the negligence or wilful misconduct of the Buyer or any other of the protected parties or (bb) apply to any claim arising out of injury, harm, death,

 

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  damage, loss or destruction sustained after delivery of the Ship unless any such claim arises out of injury, harm, death, damage, loss or destruction sustained before delivery for which the Builder is responsible; and

 

  (ii) any representation made by the Builder in Clause 1.3 proving (at any time before or after the date hereof) to be untrue, inaccurate or misleading in any material respect.

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ARTICLE 11: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

 

1. PATENTS, TRADE MARKS AND COPYRIGHTS

 

1.1 The Builder shall procure all such approvals and licenses, and pay all such royalties, licence fees or other similar charges, on or in connection with:

 

  (i) the Ship;

 

  (ii) any Parts (other than Buyer’s Supplies) installed or incorporated in, stowed on or otherwise delivered with the Ship;

 

  (iii) any part of the building work,

as may be necessary to ensure that the same are delivered to the Buyer and may be owned and operated by the Buyer (and its successors, assignees and counterparties) without infringement of any patent, patent right, copyright, trademark, trade secret or other intellectual property right.

 

1.2 The Builder shall indemnify fully, hold harmless and defend the Buyer and the other protected parties from and against all Losses which any of them may suffer or incur as a result of any actual or alleged infringement of any patents, patent rights, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets or other intellectual property rights of any kind or nature on or in connection with the Ship, the Parts (other than Buyer’s Supplies) or any part of the building work or the ownership or the proper use thereof by the Buyer provided that this indemnity shall not apply to any such infringement if the management of the Buyer or the management of any other protected party knew of the relevant infringement (at any time between the Effective Date and the date of actual delivery of the Ship) but failed to notify the Builder.

 

1.3 If by reason of any claim for which the Builder is responsible under this Clause 1:

 

  (i) the Ship or any Part (other than Buyer’s Supplies) shall be held to constitute an infringement of any patent, patent right, copyright, trademark, trade secret or other intellectual property right; or

 

  (ii) the Buyer’s free use and possession or quiet enjoyment of the Ship or any such Part shall be in any manner or to any extent disturbed, interfered with, limited, restricted or restrained (whether by reason of an actual or threatened arrest, detention or claim or as a result of any other encumbrance or for any other reasons whatsoever),

the Builder shall, at its own expense, either promptly take all such steps as may be necessary fully to restore to the Buyer the free use and possession and quiet enjoyment of the Ship or such Part or, if the same can be done without material adverse affect on or delay to the Ship’s schedule, replace any infringing Part with a non-infringing Part which is satisfactory to the Buyer and/or the Classification Society and/or the Regulatory Authorities.

 

1.4

The Buyer shall indemnify fully, hold harmless and defend the Builder from and against all Losses which it may suffer or incur as a result of any actual or alleged infringement of any patents, patent rights, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets or other intellectual property rights of any kind or nature on or in connection with any Buyer’s Supplies, plans, designs and engineering and design data supplied by the Buyer to the Builder under or in connection

 

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with this Contract provided that this indemnity shall not apply to any such infringement if the management of the Builder knew of the relevant infringement (at any time between the Effective Date and the date of actual delivery of the Ship) but failed to notify the Buyer.

 

2. RIGHTS TO ENGINEERING AND DESIGN DATA

 

2.1 All plans, designs and engineering and design data supplied by the Buyer to the Builder which are the property of the Buyer shall remain the property of the Buyer and such plans, designs and engineering and design data may be used by the Builder only in such manner as is permitted by this Clause 2.

 

2.2 All plans, designs and engineering and design data supplied by the Builder to the Buyer which are the property of the Builder shall remain the property of the Builder and such plans, designs and engineering and design data may be used by the Buyer only in such manner as is permitted by this Clause 2.

 

2.3 The Builder hereby grants to the Buyer and each other member from time to time of the NCL Group an irrevocable, non exclusive, perpetual, royalty free, worldwide license to use the plans, designs, and engineering and design data referred to in Clause 2.2 in connection with the operation, maintenance, modification, redesign, refurbishment, repair, sale or other use of the Ship after delivery and such licence may be transferred to any charterer or other operator, to any manager or to any buyer of the Ship without the need to seek or obtain any consent from the Builder, its successors or assigns.

 

2.4 Each party shall take all reasonable precautions to maintain in confidence, and will not use or permit the use of (except as may be necessary for the purposes of the building work or as may be required during any legal proceedings or as otherwise may be required by law), any of the designs, plans and engineering and design data owned by the other party.

 

2.5 Nothing contained in this Contract shall be construed as transferring any patent, patent right, copyright, trademark, trade secret or other intellectual property right created or used in the performance of this Contract, all of which are hereby expressly reserved to the true and lawful owners thereof.

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ARTICLE 12: TAXES AND CONTRACT EXPENSES

 

1. TAXES

 

1.1 All taxes of any kind whatsoever and levied by whatsoever taxing authority arising out of or in connection with the making and execution of this Contract, the building of the Ship, the importation of any Parts (other than Buyer’s Supplies) into Germany or (if different) the country of any subcontractor or of the Delivery Port, the classification and delivery of the Ship, the sale and delivery of the Ship, payment of the Contract Price in Germany and the export of the Ship or any Parts from Germany or (if different) the country of any subcontractor or of the Delivery Port which is payable in Germany or (if different) in the country of any subcontractor or of the Delivery Port shall be borne and paid by the Builder and the Builder shall indemnify fully, hold harmless and defend the Buyer and all other protected parties from and against any Losses which any of them may suffer or incur in relation to any such tax.

 

1.2 All taxes of any kind whatsoever and levied by whatsoever taxing authority arising out of or in connection with the importation of any Buyer’s Supplies into Germany or (if different) the country of any subcontractor or of the Port of Delivery or the importation of the Ship or any Parts into the country of the Buyer shall be borne by the Buyer and the Buyer shall indemnify fully, hold harmless and defend the Builder from and against any Losses which the Builder may suffer or incur in relation to any such tax.

 

2. CONTRACT EXPENSES

 

2.1 Each party shall bear and pay all costs and expenses incurred by it in connection with the negotiation, preparation and execution of this Contract.

 

2.2 Each party shall from time to time reimburse the other on demand for all costs and expenses (including fees of legal and other professional advisors) reasonably incurred by such other party in connection with the lawful enforcement of any of the rights of that party under this Agreement.

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ARTICLE 13: DISPUTES, JURISDICTION, GOVERNING LAW AND NOTICES

 

1. TECHNICAL DISPUTES

 

1.1 Except where a Dispute of a technical nature is determined by the Classification Society under Clause 4.2 in Article 1 or, as appropriate, by a Regulatory Authority under Clause 4.4 in Article 1, any Dispute of a technical nature arising before delivery of the Ship and which gives rise to issues purely of fact (including, without limitation, any dispute or difference of opinion relating to questions as to the existence, degree or extent of any alleged non-conformity of the Ship or any Part to the Contract, the Plans, the Specification, or the Rules) shall be referred to the Head Office of the Classification Society for its final decision provided that if the Head Office of the Classification Society declines to accept any such referral, or if either party reasonably considers that it is not appropriate to refer the Dispute in question to the Head Office of the Classification Society, the Dispute shall be referred to a mutually acceptable technical expert for his final decision.

 

1.2 The procedure applicable to the resolution of any Dispute of a technical nature (whether by the Classification Society or by a mutually agreed technical expert) shall be as follows:

 

  (i) the person or body to whom the Dispute is referred (the “ Expert ”, which term shall also apply to any substitute appointed by mutual agreement of the parties) shall be requested to make a final decision within 21 (twenty one) working days after it has accepted the appointment;

 

  (ii) within 10 (ten) working days after the Expert has confirmed to both parties that it has accepted the appointment, each party will send to the Expert (and simultaneously to the other party), by fax or registered courier, its submissions and supporting evidence in relation to the Dispute ;

 

  (iii) if a party fails to submit its submissions and supporting evidence within the time limit laid down in paragraph (ii), it shall be deemed to have admitted the correctness of the other party’s submissions;

 

  (iv) the Expert shall act as an expert and not as an arbitrator;

 

  (v) the decision of the Expert shall be final and binding on both parties; and

 

  (vi) the parties shall bear the Expert’s costs equally.

 

1.3 If within 10 (ten) working days after receipt by a party of a notice of a Dispute from the other party:

 

  (i) the Head Office of the Classification Society has failed to accept a referral pursuant to Clause 1.1; or

 

  (ii) a party reasonably considers that it is not appropriate to refer any Dispute of a technical nature to the Head Office of the Classification Society; or

 

  (iii) the parties have failed to agree upon the identity of a mutually acceptable technical expert and obtain written acceptance of its appointment,

the Dispute shall be determined in accordance with Clause 2.

 

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2. JURISDICTION

 

2.1 Except where a Dispute is determined under Clause 1.1 and subject to the Buyer’s rights under Clause 3.4, the English courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle and determine all Disputes.

 

2.2 Each party agrees that the English courts are the most appropriate and convenient courts to settle and determine Disputes and that accordingly no party will argue to the contrary; and each party hereby irrevocably submits itself to the jurisdiction of the English courts for the purposes of this Contract.

 

2.3 A judgment relating to this Contract that is given or enforceable by the English courts may be enforced without review in any other jurisdiction and each party waives all of its rights to apply for or require any such review.

 

2.4 Subject to Clause 1.4(vi) in Article 5, no Dispute shall entitle the Builder to cease or suspend any part of the building work or to withhold delivery of the Ship, nor shall any Dispute entitle the Buyer to withhold the payment of any part of the Contract Price due under any of Clauses 2.1(i), (ii), (iii), (iv) or (v) in Article 8 beyond the relevant due date for payment provided that nothing in this provision shall prejudice any right which:

 

  (i) the Builder may have to retain possession of the Ship on account of non-payment of the Contract Price; or

 

  (ii) the Buyer may have to dispute the due date for payment of any part of the Contract Price under Clause 2.1(v) in Article 8.

 

2.5 For the avoidance of doubt, if any Dispute arises before delivery of the Ship and is referred for determination under any of the provisions of Clauses 1 or 2 hereof, the Builder shall not be entitled to dispose of the Ship pending the final determination of such Dispute.

 

3. GOVERNING LAW

 

3.1 This Contract is governed by and shall be construed in accordance with English law without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of laws.

 

3.2 Each party irrevocably agrees to appoint, and to maintain, an agent for service of process in London in relation to any proceedings before the English courts in connection with this Contract. In addition, each party agrees that no neglect or default by its agent, including any failure by it to notify the relevant party of any proceedings or process, will invalidate the proceedings or process concerned or any judgment.

 

3.3 Without prejudice to any other mode of service allowed under any relevant law, service of any proceedings or process or judgment issued out of, or made or granted by, the English courts may be served by being delivered to the last known address in London of the agent for service of process of the relevant party or to the relevant party itself at the address for such party set out in Clause 4.

 

3.4 The Buyer reserves the right to proceed under this Contract against the Builder in the German state courts for interlocutory relief ( einstweiliger Rechtsschutz ).

 

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4. NOTICES

 

4.1 Any notice or other communication made under or in connection with this Contract shall be in writing in the English language and shall be given to the addressee at the relevant address set out below or sent by email or fax to the relevant email address or fax number given below, marked for the attention of the relevant individual listed in the “Attention” lines set out below provided that all notices and communications relating to technical matters (including, without limitation, those concerning the approval of Plans and tests) shall be given to the Supervisor at the address set out in paragraph (ii) below or sent by email or fax to the email address or fax number specified in paragraph (ii) below.

 

  (i) if to the Buyer or NCLC, to Breakaway Four, Ltd. or NCLC c/o 7665 Corporate Centre Drive, Miami, Florida 33126

Attention: Mr Kevin Sheehan, President & CEO

Email: ksheehan@ncl.com

Fax: +1 305 436 4113

with a copy to: Mr Daniel S. Farkas, Sr. Vice President & General Counsel

Email: dfarkas@ncl.com

Fax: +1 305 436 4117

 

  (ii) if to the Supervisor, to the Supervisor c/o the Supervisor’s designated office at the Shipyard

Attention: Mr Christer Karlsson

Email: ckarlsson@ncl.com

Fax: +49 49 61 81 69 10

 

  (iii) if to the Builder, to: Meyer Werft GmbH Postfach 1555, D26855, Papenburg, Germany

Attention: Mr B. Meyer

Fax: +49 4961 814300

Email: bernard.meyer@meyerwerft.de

Attention: Mr T. Weigend

Fax: +49 4961 814279

Email: thomas.weigend@meyerwerft.de

or to such other person, address, email or fax as any party may (by not less than five (5) working days’ notice in writing) specify to the other.

 

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4.2 In the absence of evidence of earlier receipt, any notice or other communication shall be deemed to have been duly given:

 

  (i) if correctly addressed and marked for the attention of the appropriate individual and delivered personally, when left at the appropriate address of the addressee;

 

  (ii) if correctly addressed and marked for the attention of the appropriate individual and sent by pre-paid registered mail (or registered airmail if international) or courier, upon acknowledgement of receipt by return email; and

 

  (iii) if correctly addressed and marked for the attention of the appropriate individual and sent by email or fax to the correct address or number, upon acknowledgement of receipt by return email or fax.

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ARTICLE 14: GENERAL MATTERS

 

1. COMPUTATION OF TIME

 

1.1 Except as otherwise provided in this Contract, all periods of time shall be computed by including Saturdays, Sundays and holidays except that if any period terminates on:

 

  (i) any day which is not a working day in Miami or Papenburg (in the case of periods applicable to action by the Buyer); or

 

  (ii) any day which is not a working day in Papenburg (in the case of periods applicable to action by the Builder),

 

  such period shall be deemed to be extended to the next following working day in such place.

 

2. ASSIGNMENTS

 

2.1 The Buyer may:

 

  (i) grant to its financiers of the Ship, or the other financiers of the NCL Group, assignments of (or other security interests in) this Contract, the Buyer’s rights in respect of the Insurances, and the guarantees issued by the Refund Guarantors;

 

  (ii) assign, novate or transfer this Contract to any member of the NCL Group or (with the prior approval of the Builder, which is not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) to any other person whatsoever; and

 

  (iii) assign its rights under this Contract to any purchaser, bareboat charterer, lessee or other operator of the Ship.

Subject to Clause 13.3, the guarantee provided for in Clause 13.1 shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding any such assignment, novation or transfer.

 

2.2 As and when so requested by the Buyer, the Builder will provide the Buyer’s financiers and permitted assignees with all such information and documentation as they may reasonably request without depriving the Builder of its rights and interest under this Contract.

 

2.3 The Builder shall not assign or novate or transfer, or purport to assign or novate or transfer, any of its rights or obligations under this Contract save that the Builder may assign its rights hereunder to its financiers for the Builder’s pre-delivery construction financing of the Ship.

 

3. PARTIAL ILLEGALITY

 

3.1 If any provision of this Contract or the application thereof to any person or in any circumstances shall to any extent be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, such illegality, invalidity or unenforceability shall not prejudice the effectiveness of the remainder of this Contract or the application of such provision to other persons or in other circumstances and each other provision of this Contract shall be legal, valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.

 

4. CONFIDENTIALITY

 

4.1 After the date of this Contract, the parties will agree the terms and publication date(s) of press announcements in relation to the construction of the Ship.

 

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4.2 Save as provided in Clause 4.1, the parties shall treat as confidential and use all reasonable efforts to ensure that their respective agents, officers, employees, workmen, subcontractors, and other representatives treat as confidential, the provisions of this Contract provided that :

 

  (i) each party may, with the prior written consent of the other, disclose to any third party information relating to the matters referred to in this Clause 4.2; and

 

  (ii) each party shall be entitled to disclose any such information to their shareholders or prospective shareholders, financiers, auditors, legal advisors, other professional advisors or rating agencies (providing that such agencies are informed of the confidentiality restrictions relating to the information so disclosed), or to such extent as may from time to time be required by law or the rules or regulations of any applicable stock exchange or similar body provided that disclosure of sensitive commercial or technical data shall be made only when strictly necessary and then on a “need to know” basis.

 

5. AMENDMENTS

 

5.1 No amendment, modification, supplement or other variation of this Contract, the Plans or the Specification shall be of any effect unless made in writing and signed by the Builder and the Buyer or their respective duly authorised representatives.

 

6. NO WAIVER

 

6.1 No failure or delay on the part of either party in exercising any right, power or remedy under this Contract shall operate as a waiver thereof or a waiver of any other rights, powers or remedies nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right power or remedy preclude any other or further exercise of any such right, power or remedy or the exercise any other right, power or remedy.

 

6.2 The respective rights, powers and remedies conferred on the parties by this Contract are cumulative and (save where the contrary is expressly stated) are in addition to (and not exclusive of) any rights, powers and remedies provided by law.

 

7. CONSENTS

 

7.1 Subject to Clause 1.6 in Article 2, where any matter:

 

  (i) requires an instruction from the Buyer, a waiver by the Buyer or the approval, authority or consent of the Buyer any such instruction, waiver, approval, authority or consent shall not be deemed to have been given or to any extent effective unless it is given in writing by a duly authorised representative of the Buyer; and

 

  (ii) is required to be acceptable or satisfactory to the Buyer, the Buyer shall not be deemed to have accepted, or to be satisfied with such matter, unless its acceptance or satisfaction is communicated in writing to the Builder by a duly authorised representative of the Buyer.

 

8. LANGUAGE

 

8.1 The official text of this Contract (and all plans, drawings, test and work schedules, reports, protocols, certificates, instruction booklets, notices, communications and other materials or documents to be drawn up, developed or supplied under this Contract) shall be in the English language.

 

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9. MODELS

 

9.1 The Builder shall build and supply free of charge to the Buyer (and place on board the Ship at or before delivery) the models of the Ship described in section G6.5 of the Specification.

 

10. COUNTERPARTS

 

10.1 This Contract may be executed in up to three (3) counterparts each of which when dated and signed by (or on behalf of) all three parties shall be an original, but all counterparts together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

11. EFFECTIVE DATE

 

11.1 This Contract shall not have any legal effect whatsoever until the time on the date (the “ Effective Date ”) when all of the following conditions have been satisfied:

 

  (i) each party shall have received an original counterpart of this Contract, duly signed by the other party;

 

  (ii) the Buyer shall have confirmed in writing to the Builder that it has in its discretion approved: (a) the final version of the Specification, the Plans and the List of Suppliers; (b) certain warranty and other post-delivery support arrangements with certain key suppliers; (c) the form and terms of the Insurances; (d) the identity of the brokers and insurers; and (e) the identity of the intended first Refund Guarantor;

 

  (iii) NCLC shall have confirmed by written notice to the Builder that it has received the approval of (a) its existing lenders, and (b) its board of directors and its shareholders, for the transactions contemplated by this Contract;

 

  (iv) the Buyer and NCLC shall have confirmed by written notice to the Builder that they have arranged (on terms acceptable to each of them) pre and post delivery financings of the payments referred to in Clause 2 of Article 8; and

 

  (v) each party shall have (a) irrevocably appointed a process agent in London and (b) notified the other party in writing of the name and address of such agent.

 

11.2 [*]

 

11.3 [*]

 

11.4 [*]

 

12. PROTECTED PARTIES

 

12.1 Any of the protected parties may enforce the terms of any provision of this Contract which purports to confer any rights on them, subject to and in accordance with the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999.

 

12.2 The Builder and the Buyer may at any time, by agreement between them, rescind this Contract or vary it without the consent of the protected parties.

 

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12.3 If any protected party becomes entitled to bring a claim against the Builder under or in respect of this Contract, the Buyer shall bring such claim against the Builder on behalf of the relevant protected party.

 

12.4 If any claim is made against the Builder by the Buyer on behalf of a protected party under Clause 12.3, the Builder shall only have available to it by way of defence any matter that would have been available to it by way of defence if the relevant protected party had been a party to this Contract.

 

12.5 Save as provided above the operation of the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 is hereby excluded.

 

13. GUARANTEE

 

13.1 NCLC hereby guarantees to the Builder the due and punctual performance of all the terms, conditions and covenants to be performed by the Buyer and agrees to pay to the Builder each sum of money which the Buyer is at any time liable to pay to the Builder under or pursuant to this Contract and which has become due and payable but has not been paid.

 

13.2 Neither the obligations of NCLC under the guarantee provided for in Clause 13.1 nor the rights, powers and remedies conferred on the Builder in respect of such guarantee shall be discharged or impaired by any act, circumstance, event or omission which (but for this Clause 13.2) might operate to discharge or impair any of the obligations, rights or remedies referred to above.

 

13.3 With the prior written approval of the Builder (which is not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) NCLC may at any time be replaced as guarantor under this Contract by any person(s) inside or outside the NCL Group of at least equal financial standing.

 

14. FAIR DEALING AND BUSINESS STANDARDS

 

14.1 Each party agrees: to use all reasonable efforts to make timely decisions in a speedy and effective way; to deal fairly with each other; and at all times to act in good faith. In this context, “good faith” includes, without limiting the duty of each party to cooperate with the other, a duty of honesty to the other party and a duty not to intentionally mislead the other party.

 

14.2 Each party, in performing its obligations under this Contract, shall maintain appropriate business standards, procedures, precautions and controls, including those necessary to avoid any real or apparent impropriety or adverse impact on the interests of the other party.

 

14.3 Each party shall implement (and shall ensure that its employees and other representatives comply with) a policy which prohibits the giving or receiving of any inappropriate favours, gifts, entertainment, payments, loans or other consideration of any kind directly or indirectly connected with this Contract or the work hereunder or any other activities that might influence individuals to act contrary to the best interests of their principal or applicable law.

 

14.4 Each party warrants and represents that all financial settlements, reports and billings rendered to the other party under or in connection with this Contract shall properly reflect the facts of all activities and transactions handled for the other party’s account and may be relied upon as being complete and accurate in any further recording or reporting made by such party or any other member of the corporate group to which such party belongs.

 

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14.5 No commission of any kind whatsoever is or will be payable (whether directly or indirectly) by or to the Builder in relation to or in connection with this Contract or any of the business transactions described in or contemplated by this Contract. Any breach of this Clause by the Builder may be treated by the Buyer as a material breach of the Builder’s obligations for the purposes of Article 9, Clause 2.1 (iii).

 

15. PERMITTED CHANGES

 

15.1 The Builder agrees that notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this Contract or the Specification or the Plans, without giving rise to any increase in the Contract Price or any other charge to the Buyer, or to any AOMs, the Buyer may make the changes referred to in this Clause 15 in relation to the Ship as compared with the Builder’s Hull number [*] (the “ First S hip ”).

 

15.2 In the passenger public rooms of the Ship, the general arrangement, the layout and the function will be the same as for the First Ship. However, the Buyer may make like for like changes to materials and colours.

 

15.3 The same carpet design will be used. However, the Buyer may make like for like changes to colours.

 

15.4 In passenger cabins the Buyer may make like for like changes to durable materials (such as laminates).

 

15.5 The Buyer may change area names and signage as it relates to each area.

 

15.6 The Buyer may change the artwork concept throughout the Ship.

 

15.7 The Buyer may make changes to Buyer’s Supplies for the Ship so long as the changes do not result in the Builder exceeding its original budget for mounting and installation of the relevant Buyer’s Supplies.

 

15.8 Each of the choices and changes referred to in clauses 15.2 to 15.7 above will be presented to the Builder within 365 (three hundred and sixty five) days after the date agreed for presentation of the corresponding choice under the contract for the First Ship.

 

15.9 In this Clause 15 the expression “like for like” means that the same supplier must be used as for the First Ship provided that if a supplier should become unavailable or unacceptable for business or technical reasons: (i) the preface of the list of suppliers (Appendix 2 to the Specification) shall apply to the choice of the replacement suppliers for the components mentioned in such list; and (ii) for all other components the Builder will propose replacement suppliers for approval by the Buyer under Article 1, Clause 5.4 of this Contract.

 

16. BUYER’S RIGHTS TO CANCEL THIS CONTRACT

 

16.1 The parties agree that the provisions of this Clause 16 shall apply even after the occurrence of the Effective Date and notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this Contract.

 

16.2 By written notice from the Buyer to the Builder at any time before midnight in Miami on July 15, 2013, the Buyer shall be entitled to cancel this Contract without any obligation or liability of any nature whatsoever in relation to such cancellation.

 

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16.3 Until midnight in Miami on December 31, 2012 the Builder shall not enter into any contractual or other arrangements with any entity or person that could require or result in the Builder (a) using the capacity reserved by the Builder for the construction of the Ship, or (b) failing to be ready to deliver the Ship in accordance with this Contract by the calendar date specified as the Delivery Date in Clause 1.1 of Article 7.

 

16.4 If, in the period counting from January 1, 2013 until midnight in Miami on July 15, 2013, the Builder receives from a third party a bona fide definitive offer for the construction of a ship with a delivery date that could require the Builder to use the capacity reserved by the Builder for the construction of the Ship or that could otherwise result in the postponement of the Delivery Date referred to in Clause 16.3, the Builder will promptly give written notice (an “ Election Notice ”) to the Buyer (a) confirming the Builder’s receipt of such an offer, (b) if the Delivery Date has not by then been determined pursuant to Clause 1.1 in Article 7, specifying the Delivery Date, and (c) specifying the new Delivery Date (which date may be postponed by up to a maximum of six (6) months, in the Builder’s sole discretion) that would apply to the Ship if the Buyer does not confirm this Contract with the Delivery Date referred to in Clause 16.3 or cancel this Contract.

 

16.5 Following its receipt of the Election Notice, the Buyer shall have ten (10) days in Miami within which to notify the Builder of its election: (a) to confirm this Contract with the Delivery Date referred to in Clause 16.3; or (b) to confirm this Contract with the new Delivery Date specified in the Election Notice, provided always that such confirmation will be without prejudice and subject to the Buyer’s right to cancel this Contract under Clause 16.2; or (c) to cancel this Contract without any obligation or liability of any nature whatsoever in relation to such cancellation.

 

16.6 If within the ten (10) day period referred to in Clause 16.5 the Buyer does not send written notice to the Builder confirming its election under any of (a) or (b) or (c) of Clause 16.5, the Buyer shall be deemed to have made an election under Clause 16.5 (a) and this Contract shall continue in force with the Delivery Date referred to in Clause 16.3.

 

16.7 For the avoidance of doubt, if the Buyer cancels this Contract under Clause 16.2 or Clause 16.5, this Contract shall be null and void with effect from the time of such cancellation and neither NCLC nor the Buyer or any of their respective affiliates or officers or shareholders shall have any obligation or liability of any nature whatsoever in relation to such cancellation, including (without limitation) any obligation or liability to pay, indemnify or reimburse the Builder or any other person for any cost, damage, expense, penalty or other compensation whatsoever.

 

17. REFERENCE SHIP

If any technical design defects or any other recurring defects should arise or become apparent during the construction period or the contractual guarantee period for the reference ship, the Builder shall (without cost to the Buyer or NCLC) ascertain the cause or source of such defects and take all steps as may be required to avoid the occurrence of any such defects in the Ship.

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SCHEDULE 1

 

1. DEFINITION OF CERTAIN TERMS

 

1.1 In this Contract:

Acceptable Issuer ” means a bank or financial institution which, at the time of issue by it of a guarantee under Article 8 Clause 2.3(ii), has a rating for its long term unsecured and non-credit enhanced debt obligations of A- or higher by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services and any successor thereto or A3 or higher by Moody’s Investor Services Limited and any successor thereto or a comparable rating from another internationally recognised rating agency acceptable to the Buyer.

AOM ” has the meaning given in Article 3, Clause 1.2;

Builder’s Account ” means the euro account numbered [*] and held by the Builder’s Bank at its office at Friedrichswall 10, 30159 Hanover, Germany;

“Builder’s Bank” means Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale;

building work ” means all of the Parts to be provided and all of the work to be done by the Builder under and in connection with this Contract, as more particularly described in the Specification and the Plans, and includes all Parts to be provided and all work to be done by the Builder’s subcontractors;

Buyer’s Allowance ” has the meaning given in Article 8, Clause 1.1 (iii);

Buyer’s Supplies ” has the meaning given in Article 1, Clause 1.1(i)(b);

Buyer’s Supply Costs ” means at any given time the aggregate of (i) the costs incurred by the Buyer in relation to the carriage, pre-delivery insurance and delivery of all Buyer’s Supplies and (ii) the cost to the Buyer of obtaining replacements for such Supplies at such time;

Class Rules ” has the meaning given in Article 1, Clause 4.1;

Classification Society ” has the meaning given in Article 1, Clause 4.1;

commission ” means any advantage or benefit (whether monetary or not), brokerage, commission, consideration, gift, gratuity, inducement, introduction fee, payment, promise, reward or success fee of any kind whatsoever payable to any broker, agent, intermediary or other person in relation to or in connection with the placing and/or performance of any activities connected with this Contract;

Compulsory Acquisition ” means a requisition or other compulsory acquisition (including seizure, detention, confiscation or appropriation) by or on behalf of any government or governmental agency or by any persons acting or purporting to act on behalf of any government or governmental agency;

Contract ” means this shipbuilding contract and includes the Plans, the Specification and the schedules, each of which forms an integral part of this Contract;

 

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Contract Price ” means the fixed price for the Ship specified in Clause 1.1 of Article 8;

correct ” shall be construed (in Article 7, Clause 2) so as to mean and include rectify, remedy, repair and replace with the intent that the Builder’s duty under Article 7, Clause 2 shall be to take all necessary corrective action by (as may be appropriate) correcting or rectifying or remedying or repairing or replacing, or paying for the correction or rectification or remedy or repair or replacement of, every Defect and any other physical damage for which the Builder is liable under Article 7, Clause 2;

Defect ” has the meaning given in Article 6, Clause 1.8;

Delivery Date ” means the fixed delivery date for the Ship specified in Clause 1.1 of Article 7, it being acknowledged and agreed by the parties that such date may be reset only in strict accordance with, and subject to, the express provisions of this Contract;

Delivery Port ” has the meaning given in Article 1, Clause 1.1(i)(e);

Dispute ” means any dispute or difference whatsoever, including (without limitation) any in relation to non-contractual obligations, arising at any time out of or in connection with this Contract including a dispute regarding the existence, validity or termination of this Contract, and “Disputes” shall be construed accordingly;

Effective Date ” has the meaning given in Article 14, Clause 11.1;

encumbrance ” means (i) any claim or demand (whether in personam or in rem and including any arrest or other detention in connection with any claim) and any debt, and/or (ii) any mortgage, charge, pledge, maritime or possessory or other lien, assignment, hypothecation, trust arrangement, encumbrance, or other security interest securing any obligation of any person or any other type of preferential arrangement (including, without limitation, title transfer and retention arrangements) having a similar effect and or (iii) any of the German Law Encumbrance Rights, but does not include any permitted encumbrance;

Flag State ” means the Bahamas;

“EURIBOR” means the percentage rate per annum determined by the Banking Federation for Europe for the relevant period displayed on the appropriate page of the Telerate or the Reuters screen from time to time or, if such display is not available at any time, as certified by the head office of the Builder’s Bank;

German Law Encumbrance Rights ” means any retention of title ( Eigentumsvorbehalt, auch erweitert, verlängert, weitergeleitet, nachgeschaltet, nachträglich, als Kontokorrentvorbehalt, als Konzernvorbehalt u.s.w .), right of retention ( Zurückbehaltungsgrecht ), pledge, lien ( Pfandrecht ) and any other encumbrance ( sonstige Belastung ) or other similar rights under German law;

Insurances ” has the meaning given in Article 4, Clause 2.2;

List of Suppliers ” means the agreed list of approved subcontractors dated as of 14.09. 2012 and initialled by the parties for the purposes of identification;

Losses ” means any and all causes of action, charges (including interest charges), costs, claims (in contract, tort or otherwise), controls, liquidated or unliquidated damages,

 

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demands, expenses, fees (including legal fees) fines, liabilities (civil, criminal or otherwise), losses (other than consequential losses), payments, penalties, proceedings, restrictions, suits and any and all other sanctions of a monetary nature other than taxes;

Milestones ” has the meaning given in Article 2, Clause 4.1; NCL Group means NCLC, and its subsidiaries and affiliates from time to time;

Parts ” has the meaning given in Article 1, Clause 1.1(i)(b);

partial loss ” means any loss of or damage to the Ship (including Buyer’s Supplies and other Parts) which does not constitute a total loss and “partial loss proceeds” means any insurance proceeds paid and/or payable in respect of any partial loss;

permitted encumbrance ” means any encumbrance (i) created by the Buyer or (ii) arising by operation of law in connection with claims against the Buyer for which the Buyer would not be entitled to compensation or indemnification from the Builder under this Contract;

Plans ” means the General Arrangement Plan No. P 9206 EA15 dated 14.09.2012 and initialled by the parties for the purposes of identification, and the technical system and other plans and drawings described or referred to in the Specification;

protected parties ” means (i) every member of the NCL Group from time to time, and each and all of their respective affiliates, (ii) each and all of (a) the respective directors, officers, managers, employees, members, parents, shareholders, subsidiaries predecessors and successors, and (b) agents, associates, attorneys, suppliers, workers and other representatives of the Buyer and each other protected party;

“Refund Guarantor” has the meaning given in Article 8, Clause 2.3;

reference ship” means the Builder’s Hull No. [*];

Regulatory Authorities ” means those authorities, bodies and entities having regulatory responsibility and authority in respect of the Ship or specific areas or parts of the Ship, whether before or after delivery under this Contract, including (i) the International Maritime Organisation, (ii) the World Health Organisation, (iii) the United States’ Coast Guard and Public Health Services authorities, (iv) the maritime authorities of the Flag State, and (v) all other specified national or international regulatory authorities;

Regulatory Rules ” has the meaning given in Article 1, Clause 4.3;

relevant rate ” means the aggregate of (i) [*] and (ii) EURIBOR for the relevant period;

“S&V Requirements” has the meaning given in Article 6, Clause 2.9;

Ship ” means the ship which is the subject of this Contract and all Parts (including all delivered Buyer’s Supplies);

Shipyard ” means the Builder’s shipyard at Papenburg, Germany;

Specification ” means Specification No. P 9206 EA15 dated 14.09.2012 and the Appendices thereto (each, an “ Appendix ” and severally, the “ Appendices ”) and, unless the context otherwise requires, “ specified ” means stipulated in the Specification or in the Appendices;

 

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subcontractor(s) ” shall include each of the Builder’s makers and suppliers, and any other person, company or other entity under contract to the Builder or used by the Builder in connection with the design, construction, manufacture or supply of any materials, machinery, equipment, other parts or services for the Ship;

tests ” means (i) the shop, dock, sea and other tests, trials and inspections described in the Specification and the Plans and (ii) such other tests, trials and inspections (or retests, retrials and re-inspections) as the Buyer and/or the Classification Society and/or the Regulatory Authorities may reasonably require in order to demonstrate and confirm the complete correction of any Defects;

total loss ” means any actual, constructive, compromised or arranged or agreed total loss of the Ship (including Buyer’s Supplies or other Parts);

working day ” means any day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, on which banks are generally open for business in each of Miami and Papenburg; and

” and “e uro” mean the lawful currency of the Federal Republic of Germany, and “euros” shall be construed accordingly.

 

2. INTERPRETATION OF CERTAIN REFERENCES

 

2.1 Save where the contrary is expressly stated, any reference in this Contract to:

 

  (i) this Contract, the Specification, the Appendices, the Plans or any other agreements or documents shall be construed as a reference to this Contract, the Specification, the Appendices, the Plans or, as the case may be, such other agreements or documents as the same may have been, or may from time to time be, amended, modified, varied, novated or supplemented;

 

  (ii) an Article or the schedule shall be construed as a reference to an Article or the schedule of this Contract;

 

  (iii) an award shall be construed as a reference to any award, decision, declaration, injunction, judgement, order or other relief;

 

  (iv) a claim shall be construed as a reference to any action, claim, demand, proceeding, process or suit, whether in arbitration or court or otherwise;

 

  (v) a clause shall be construed as a reference to a clause of the Article in which the reference appears;

 

  (vi) a person shall be construed as a reference to any individual, firm, company, corporation, unincorporated body of persons, or any state or state agency,

 

  (vii) a party to this Contract shall include a reference to such party’s successors and permitted assigns;

 

  (viii) a tax shall be construed as a reference to any tax, assessment, levy, impost, duty or other charge of a similar nature (including, without limitation, any penalty or interest payable in connection with any failure to pay or any delay in paying any of the same), whether national, provincial or local;

 

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  (ix) a judgment shall be construed so as to include any court order, injunction, declaration, decision and any other form of judicial relief;

 

  (x) a receiver shall be construed so as to include any liquidator, trustee, administrator, receiver, administrative receiver, manager or similar officer; and

 

  (xi) the winding up of a party to this Contract shall be construed so as to include the bankruptcy or liquidation of the party or any equivalent or analogous proceedings under the law of the jurisdiction in which such party is incorporated or any other jurisdiction in which such party carries on business.

 

2.2 The Index, Article, Clause and schedule headings and sub-headings are inserted for convenience only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Contract.

 

3. PRIORITY OF CONTRACT, PLANS AND SPECIFICATION

 

3.1 This Contract, the Plans, the Specification and the Appendices are intended to complement and supplement one another. All general language or requirements embodied in the Specification are intended to amplify, explain and implement the requirements of this Contract. The Specification and the Plans are also intended to explain each other, and anything shown in the Plans but not stipulated in the Specification or stipulated in the Specification and not shown in the Plans shall be deemed and considered as if embodied in both. The Appendices are intended to clarify, amplify and supplement the Specification.

 

3.2 If any conflict is found to exist between:

 

  (i) the provisions of this Contract, on the one hand, and the Specification and/or the Plans on the other hand, then to the extent of such conflict only, the Specification and the Plans shall be ineffectual, and the provisions of this Contract shall prevail, and in all other respects the Specification and the Plans shall be and remain in full force and effect provided that to the extent such conflict arises solely because this Contract, on the one hand, and the Specification and/or the Plans, on the other hand, contain requirements that are in addition to the requirements of the other, then all of such additional requirements shall be fully complied with by the Builder; or

 

  (ii) the provisions of the Specification, on the one hand, and the Plans, on the other hand, then to the extent of such conflict only, the Plans shall be ineffectual, and the provisions of the Specification shall prevail, and in all other respects the Plans shall be and remain in full force and effect provided that to the extent such conflict arises solely because the Specification, on the one hand, and the Plans, on the other hand, contain requirements that are in addition to the requirements of the other, then all of such additional requirements shall be fully complied with by the Builder; or

 

  (iii)

the provisions of the Appendices, on the one hand, and the Specification and/or Plans on the other hand, then to the extent of such conflict only, the Specification and the Plans shall be ineffectual, and the relevant provisions of the Appendices

 

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  shall prevail, and in all other respects the Specification and the Plans shall be and remain in full force and effect provided that to the extent such conflict arises solely because the Appendices, on the one hand, and the Specification and/or Plans on the other hand contain requirements that are in addition to the requirements of the other, then all of such additional requirements shall be fully complied with by the Builder; or

 

  (iv) a Plan, on the one hand, and another Plan on the other hand, then to the extent of such conflict only, the Plan with the earlier date shall be ineffectual, and the other Plan shall prevail, and in all other respects the Plans shall be and remain in full force and effect provided that to the extent such conflict arises solely because a Plan, on the one hand, and another Plan on the other hand, contain requirements that are in addition to the requirements of the other, then all of such additional requirements shall be fully complied with by the Builder.

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SCHEDULE 2 (A)

 

1. FORM OF REFUND GUARANTEE FOR INSTALMENT MINUS RELEVANT BUYER’S ALLOWANCE

Letterhead of Refund Guarantor

To: Breakaway Four, Ltd., c/o NCL Corporation Ltd., 7665 Corporate Centre Drive, Miami, Florida 33126

For Attention of the General Counsel

Date: [ insert date ]

Refund Guarantee No. [ insert number/reference ] (the “Guarantee”)

 

1. We refer to the shipbuilding contract dated as of [ insert date ] (as amended or supplemented at any time, the “ Contract ”) and made between Breakaway Four, Ltd. (the “ Buyer ”), NCL Corporation Ltd. as the Buyer’s guarantor, and Meyer Werft GmbH (the “ Builder ”) in relation to the construction of the Builder’s Hull [*] (the “ Ship ”).

 

2. In consideration of the Buyer entering into the Contract and agreeing to accept this Guarantee under Article 8, Clause 2.3 of the Contract as a security for the partial refund of the contract price instalment of € [ insert amount of instalment in numbers / words ](the “ Instalment ”) payable under Article 8, Clause 2.1 [ specify relevant Contract section (i)] / [(ii)] / [(iii)] / [(iv)] of the Contract, at the request of the Builder we, [ insert name of Refund Guarantor ], hereby unconditionally and irrevocably: (i) undertake to pay to the Buyer the amount of € [ insert amount in numbers / words ], which is the Instalment less the amount of the Buyer’s Allowance payable by the Builder to the Buyer under Article 8, Clause 2.8 [ specify relevant Contract section (i)] / [(ii)] / [(iii)] / [(iv)] of the Contract (the “Reduced Instalment” ) and interest thereon at the relevant rate (as defined in the Contract) from the date of the Builder’s receipt of the Instalment to the date of the Buyer’s receipt of the refund of the Reduced Instalment against the Buyer’s first written demand (a) specifying the amount claimed by the Buyer in respect of the Reduced Instalment together with interest thereon at the relevant rate (as defined in the Contract), and (b) specifying the account to which the amount demanded should be paid; and (ii) undertake to the Buyer that (a) payment will be made by us forthwith upon our receipt of such simple written demand, without any counterclaim, deductions, set-off, withholdings or any objection whatsoever, and (b) if we are required by law to make any deduction or withholding from any payment to the Buyer under this Guarantee, our payment to the Buyer will be increased by such amount as may be necessary to ensure that, after all of the required deductions and withholdings have been made, the Buyer receives a payment equal to the amount it would have received had no such deductions or withholdings been made.

 

3.

Notwithstanding paragraph 2 above, if, within fifteen (15) running days following our receipt of a written demand from the Buyer, the Builder has (i) confirmed to us by written notice copied to the Buyer (a) that the Builder is disputing the Buyer’s entitlement to make a claim under this Guarantee, (b) that such dispute does not relate to or arise out of or in connection with the occurrence of any of the circumstances, events or matters affecting the Builder referred to in Article 9, Clause 2.1 (vii) of the Contract, and (c) that the dispute will be resolved in accordance with the Contract, and (ii) delivered to us a copy of a written notice

 

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served on the Buyer stating in reasonable detail the grounds upon which the Builder is disputing the Buyer’s entitlement to make a claim under this Guarantee, we shall be entitled to withhold payment under this Guarantee pending settlement of the dispute between the parties or determination of the dispute in accordance with the Contract. If the Builder subsequently accepts all or any part of the Buyer’s claim, or if the Buyer obtains a final order from the English courts adjudging that all or any part of the claim is payable to the Buyer, we will pay the relevant amount to the Buyer (together with interest thereon as provided in Clause 2(i) above) upon our receipt of a certified true copy of a settlement agreement signed on behalf of the Builder and the Buyer or (as the case may be) upon our receipt of a certified true copy of the relevant court order.

 

4. This Guarantee shall become effective upon the Builder’s receipt of the Instalment and shall expire upon the first to occur of (i) the Buyer’s acceptance of delivery of the Ship in accordance with the Contract, as evidenced by a true and complete copy of a written protocol of delivery and acceptance signed by the Buyer, and (ii) the date when we have received a written notice from the Buyer stating that it has received, from another guarantor acceptable to the Buyer, a substitute guarantee securing the refund of the Reduced Instalment which is in form and substance satisfactory to the Buyer provided always that that if any written demand for payment is made by the Buyer or its assignees under this Guarantee prior to the termination of this Guarantee (but payment in satisfaction of such demand has not been made by us prior to termination hereof) this Guarantee shall remain in full force until payment of the amount demanded has been received by the Buyer or its assignees.

 

5. Our obligations under this Guarantee are those of a sole primary obligor (as and for our own debt and independent from any obligations of the Builder) and not merely as surety, and we agree that the Buyer is not obliged to make any prior demand of the Builder under the Contract or to seek to enforce any remedies against the Builder before making a claim under this Guarantee.

 

6. Our obligations under this Guarantee shall not be in any respect discharged, impaired or otherwise affected by reason of any events or circumstances whatsoever including without limitation (i) any invalidity, irregularity or unenforceability of any of the Builder’s obligations under or in connection with the Contract, (ii) the granting to the Builder of any time, waiver, consent, indulgence or other forbearance in relation to the Contract, (iii) any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceedings related to any party to the Contract, (iv) any amendment or supplement to, or any novation or replacement of, the Contract, or (v) any other events or circumstances that might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge of or defence to a surety or guarantor under applicable law, and we hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waive any and all defences at law or in equity that may be available to us by reason of any such events or circumstances.

 

7. This Guarantee shall be in addition to any other security granted by the Builder in favour of the Buyer under the Contract, and shall not be affected by any action taken by the Buyer under any such other security.

 

8. This Guarantee may be assigned by the Buyer to any of the banks and financial institutions from time to time providing the Buyer with financial support for its payment obligations under the Contract and to any other permitted assignees or transferees (including, without limitation, by way of novation) of the Buyer’s rights under the Contract, provided that written notice of any such assignment or transfer will be given to us promptly thereafter.

 

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9. We unconditionally and irrevocably (i) agree that this Guarantee (and any non-contractual obligations arising out of or in connection with this Guarantee) shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English law, (ii) agree that the English courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction to hear and determine any suit, action or proceeding, and to settle any disputes, that may arise out of or in connection with this Guarantee, and (iii) submit to the jurisdiction of the English courts for the purposes of any proceedings under or in connection with this Guarantee.

 

10. All correspondence, claims and demands under or in connection with this Guarantee shall be marked for the attention of [ insert name ] and delivered to us at [ insert address ]. Any legal process issued out of the English courts may be served on us by being delivered to our agent for service of process in London, [ insert name ] at [ insert London address ].

Yours faithfully

For and on behalf of

[ insert name of Refund Guarantor ]

 

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SCHEDULE 2 (B)

 

1. FORM OF REFUND GUARANTE FOR RELEVANT BUYER’S ALLOWANCE

Letterhead of Refund Guarantor

To: To: Breakaway Four, Ltd., c/o NCL Corporation Ltd., 7665 Corporate Centre Drive, Miami, Florida 33126

For Attention of the General Counsel

Date: [ insert date ]

Refund Guarantee No. [ insert number/reference ] (the “Guarantee”)

 

1. We refer to the shipbuilding contract dated as of [ insert date ] (as amended or supplemented at any time, the “ Contract ”) and made between Breakaway Four, Ltd.,(the “ Buyer ”), NCL Corporation Ltd as the Buyer’s guarantor, and Meyer Werft GmbH (the “ Builder ”) in relation to the construction of the Builder’s Hull [*] (the “ Ship ”).

 

2. In consideration of the Buyer entering into the Contract and agreeing to accept this Guarantee under Article 8, Clause 2.3 of the Contract as a security for the partial refund of the contract price instalment of € [ insert amount of instalment in numbers / words ] (the “ Instalment ”) payable under Article 8, Clause 2.1 [ specify relevant Contract section (i)] / [(ii)] / [(iii)] / [(iv)] of the Contract, at the request of the Builder we, [ insert name of Refund Guarantor ], hereby unconditionally and irrevocably: (i) undertake to pay to the Buyer the relevant amount of the Buyer’s Allowance in the amount of € [ insert amount in numbers / words ] payable by the Builder to the Buyer under Article 8, Clause 2.8 [ specify relevant Contract section (i)] / [(ii)] / [(iii)] / [(iv)] of the Contract (the “relevant Buyer’s Allowance” ) and interest thereon at the relevant rate (as defined in the Contract) from the date of the Builder’s receipt of the Instalment to the date of the Buyer’s receipt of the refund of the relevant Buyer’s Allowance against the Buyer’s first written demand (a) specifying the amount claimed by the Buyer in respect of the relevant Buyer’s Allowance together with interest thereon at the relevant rate (as defined in the Contract), and (b) specifying the account to which the amount demanded should be paid; and (ii) undertake to the Buyer that (a) payment will be made by us forthwith upon our receipt of such simple written demand, without any counterclaim, deductions, set-off, withholdings or any objection whatsoever, and (b) if we are required by law to make any deduction or withholding from any payment to the Buyer under this Guarantee, our payment to the Buyer will be increased by such amount as may be necessary to ensure that, after all of the required deductions and withholdings have been made, the Buyer receives a payment equal to the amount it would have received had no such deductions or withholdings been made.

 

3.

Notwithstanding paragraph 2 above, if, within fifteen (15) running days following our receipt of a written demand from the Buyer, the Builder has (i) confirmed to us by written notice copied to the Buyer (a) that the Builder is disputing the Buyer’s entitlement to make a claim under this Guarantee, (b) that such dispute does not relate to or arise out of or in connection with the occurrence of any of the circumstances, events or matters affecting the Builder referred to in Article 9, Clause 2.1 (vii) of the Contract, and (c) that the dispute will be

 

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  resolved in accordance with the Contract, and (ii) delivered to us a copy of a written notice served on the Buyer stating in reasonable detail the grounds upon which the Builder is disputing the Buyer’s entitlement to make a claim under this Guarantee, we shall be entitled to withhold payment under this Guarantee pending settlement of the dispute between the parties or determination of the dispute in accordance with the Contract. If the Builder subsequently accepts all or any part of the Buyer’s claim, or if the Buyer obtains a final order from the English courts adjudging that all or any part of the claim is payable to the Buyer, we will pay the relevant amount to the Buyer (together with interest thereon as provided in Clause 2(i) above) upon our receipt of a certified true copy of a settlement agreement signed on behalf of the Builder and the Buyer or (as the case may be) upon our receipt of a certified true copy of the relevant court order.

 

4. This Guarantee shall become effective upon the Builder’s receipt of the Instalment and shall expire upon the first to occur of (i) the Buyer’s acceptance of delivery of the Ship in accordance with the Contract, as evidenced by a true and complete copy of a written protocol of delivery and acceptance signed by the Buyer, (ii) the date when we have received a written notice from the Buyer stating that it has received, from another guarantor acceptable to the Buyer, a substitute guarantee securing the refund of the relevant Buyer’s Allowance which is in form and substance satisfactory to the Buyer, (iii) the date on which the Buyer has received the relevant Buyer’s Allowance covered by this Guarantee from the Builder and (iv) the date on which the Buyer has returned the original of this Guarantee to us provided always that that if any written demand for payment is made by the Buyer or its assignees under this Guarantee prior to the termination of this Guarantee (but payment in satisfaction of such demand has not been made by us prior to termination hereof) this Guarantee shall remain in full force until payment of the amount demanded has been received by the Buyer or its assignees.

 

5. Our obligations under this Guarantee are those of a sole primary obligor (as and for our own debt and independent from any obligations of the Builder) and not merely as surety, and we agree that the Buyer is not obliged to make any prior demand of the Builder under the Contract or to seek to enforce any remedies against the Builder before making a claim under this Guarantee.

 

6. Our obligations under this Guarantee shall not be in any respect discharged, impaired or otherwise affected by reason of any events or circumstances whatsoever including without limitation (i) any invalidity, irregularity or unenforceability of any of the Builder’s obligations under or in connection with the Contract, (ii) the granting to the Builder of any time, waiver, consent, indulgence or other forbearance in relation to the Contract, (iii) any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceedings related to any party to the Contract, (iv) any amendment or supplement to, or any novation or replacement of, the Contract, or (v) any other events or circumstances that might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge of or defence to a surety or guarantor under applicable law, and we hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waive any and all defences at law or in equity that may be available to us by reason of any such events or circumstances.

 

7. This Guarantee shall be in addition to any other security granted by the Builder in favour of the Buyer under the Contract, and shall not be affected by any action taken by the Buyer under any such other security.

 

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  the Contract and to any other permitted assignees or transferees (including, without limitation, by way of novation) of the Buyer’s rights under the Contract, provided that written notice of any such assignment or transfer will be given to us promptly thereafter.

 

9. We unconditionally and irrevocably (i) agree that this Guarantee (and any non-contractual obligations arising out of or in connection with this Guarantee) shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English law, (ii) agree that the English courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction to hear and determine any suit, action or proceeding, and to settle any disputes, that may arise out of or in connection with this Guarantee, and (iii) submit to the jurisdiction of the English courts for the purposes of any proceedings under or in connection with this Guarantee.

 

10. All correspondence, claims and demands under or in connection with this Guarantee shall be marked for the attention of [ insert name ] and delivered to us at [ insert address ]. Any legal process issued out of the English courts may be served on us by being delivered to our agent for service of process in London, [ insert name ] at [ insert London address ].

Yours faithfully

For and on behalf of

[ insert name of Refund Guarantor ]

(End of Schedule 2)

 

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SCHEDULE 3 - [*]

 

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First Original

AUTHORISED SIGNATURES

/s/ Kevin M. Sheehan

SIGNED by

for and on behalf of

BREAKAWAY FOUR, LTD.

Kevin M. Sheehan

President

/s/ Kevin M. Sheehan

SIGNED by

for and on behalf of

NCL CORPORATION LTD.

Kevin M. Sheehan

President

/s/ Bernard Meyer

SIGNED by

for and on behalf of

MEYER WERFT GMBH

Bernard Meyer

Managing Partner

( End of Contract )

/s/ signature illegible                

/s/ signature illegible

 

Approved as to Form  
 
/s/ Daniel S. Farkas    

NCL Legal Department

 

Approved as to Content

 
   
 

By: /s/ signature illegible

 

Approved by Finance

 

  /s/ signature illegible

 

By: /s/ Wendy Beck

 

 

 

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Exhibit 10.12

[*]: THE CONFIDENTIAL PORTION HAS BEEN OMITTED PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT AND THE OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE COMMISSION.

ADDENDUM NO. 1

TO THE SHIPBUILDING CONTRACT

HULL NO. [*]

DATED 14 SEPTEMBER 2012

between

MEYER WERFT GMBH, a company organized and existing under the laws of Germany, and having its principal office at Industriegebiet Süd, D-26871 Papenburg, Germany (the “Builder”); and

BREAKAWAY FOUR, LTD., a company incorporated in Bermuda and having its registered office at Cumberland House, 9 th Floor, 1 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM11, Bermuda (the “Buyer”); and

NCL CORPORATION LTD., a company incorporated in Bermuda having its registered office at Cumberland House, 9 th Floor, 1 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM11, Bermuda (“NCLC”).

Whereas, Article 14, Clause 11.2 states: [*]

Whereas the parties desire to amend a date within Article 14, Clause 11.2.

Now, therefore, in consideration of the premises, and for other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency and receipt of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:

 

  1. Article 14, Clause 11.2 of the Contract is herewith amended as follows:

[*]

 

  2. Words and expressions defined in the Contract shall have the same meanings when used herein.


  3. Except as set forth in this Addendum No. 1, the Contract shall remain unchanged and this Addendum No. 1 shall be treated as an integral part of the Contract.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Builder, the Buyer and NCLC have duly executed this Addendum No. 1

 

/s/ signature illegible

   
For and on behalf of MEYER WERFT GmbH    
October 15, 2012     /s/ signature illegible

/s/ Wendy Beck

   
For and on behalf of Breakaway Four, Ltd.    
October 15, 2012    

/s/ Wendy Beck

   
For and on behalf of NCL Corporation Ltd.    
October 15, 2012    

Exhibit 10.13

[*]: THE CONFIDENTIAL PORTION HAS BEEN OMITTED PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT AND THE OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE COMMISSION.

FIRST AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

FIRST AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “ Amendment ”), made by way of deed May 31, 2012, among NCL CORPORATION LTD., a Bermuda company with its registered office as of the date hereof at Cumberland House, 1 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda, as Parent, BREAKAWAY ONE, LTD., a Bermuda company with its registered office as of the date hereof at Cumberland House, 1 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda, as Borrower, certain lenders party to the Credit Agreement referred to below on the date hereof (the “ Lenders ”) constituting the Required Lenders, COMMERZBANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, as Hermes Agent, KFW IPEX-BANK GMBH, as Facility Agent and Collateral Agent, NORDEA BANK NORGE ASA, as Documentation Agent, and DEUTSCHE SCHIFFSBANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, DNB BANK ASA, HSBC BANK PLC, KFW IPEX-BANK GMBH and NORDEA BANK NORGE ASA, as Joint Lead Arrangers.

W   I   T   N   E   S   S   E   T   H :

WHEREAS, the Parent, the Borrower, the Lenders, the Facility Agent and the Hermes Agent, among others, are parties to a credit agreement dated November 18, 2010 (the “ Credit Agreement ”);

WHEREAS, the Borrower, through one of its Subsidiaries, desires to purchase the vessel m.v. [*], and has requested the consent of the Lenders to amend Section 10.11 of the Credit Agreement to exempt the indebtedness incurred for financing the vessel m.v. [*] from the subordination arrangements contained in such Section 10.11; and

WHEREAS, subject to the terms, conditions and agreements herein set forth, the parties hereto have agreed to amend the Credit Agreement as herein provided.

NOW, THEREFORE, it is agreed:

 

I. Interpretation

1. Save as defined in this Amendment, words and expressions defined in the Credit Agreement shall have the same meanings in this Amendment. In this Amendment, “Amendment Effective Date” shall have the meaning given to that term in Clause IV, Section 6.

2. Section 14.16 ( Third Party Rights ) of the Credit Agreement shall be deemed to be incorporated into this Amendment save that references in Section 14.16 ( Third Party Rights ) of the Credit Agreement to “this Agreement” shall be construed as references to this Amendment (and ignoring the reference to the “Other Creditors” and “Section 4.05”).

 

II. Agreement of Parties

1. Pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, each party hereto agrees and consents to the amendments to the Credit Agreement contemplated by this Amendment.


2. Each of the parties hereto agrees and acknowledges that, save as amended by this Amendment, the Credit Agreement and each Credit Document to which it is a party shall continue in full force and effect.

3. Each of the Credit Parties agrees that the guarantee and indemnity contained in section 15.01 ( Guaranty and Indemnity ) of the Credit Agreement shall, on and after the Amendment Effective Date (as defined below), continue in full force and effect and extend to the liabilities and obligations of each Credit Party under the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents (as amended and restated from time to time) including as varied, amended, supplemented or extended by this Amendment.

4. Each of the Credit Parties confirms that:

 

  a. its obligations arising under the Credit Agreement, as amended by this Amendment constitute secured obligations (howsoever defined); and

 

  b. the security interests created under any Security Document:

 

  i. continue in full force and effect; and

 

  ii. extend to the liabilities and obligations of the Credit Parties under any Security Document, subject to the limitations set out in the relevant Security Documents.

5. Each Credit Party shall, at the request of the Facility Agent and at its own expense, do all such acts and things necessary or desirable to give effect to the amendments effected or to be effected pursuant to this Amendment.

 

III. Amendments to the Credit Agreement

1. With effect from the Amendment Effective Date, Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement will be amended by adding the following new definition in correct alphabetical order:

Sky Vessel ” shall mean [*] presently owned by the Sky Vessel Seller, and registered in the Sky Vessel Seller’s name under the laws and flag of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas.

Sky Vessel Indebtedness ” shall mean the financing arrangements in relation to the acquisition of the Sky Vessel in an amount of up to [*] on the terms set forth in the fully executed memorandum of agreement related to the sale of the Sky Vessel, dated on or around May 30, 2012 (as amended from time to time with the consent of the Lenders as required pursuant to Section 10.11).

Sky Vessel Seller ” shall mean [*].

 

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2. With effect from the Amendment Effective Date, Section 6.07 of the Credit Agreement will be amended by deleting the text “is in full force and effect on terms” appearing in said Section and inserting the text “has not changed and is” in lieu thereof.

3. With effect from the Amendment Effective Date, Section 10.03(iii) of the Credit Agreement will be amended by inserting the text “(or parent company of the Parent)” immediately following the text “Capital Stock of the Parent” appearing in said Section.

4. With effect from the Amendment Effective Date, Section 10.11 of the Credit Agreement will be deleted and the following text will be inserted in lieu thereof:

“10.11 Subordination of Indebtedness .

Other than the Sky Vessel Indebtedness, (i) the Parent shall procure that any and all of its Indebtedness with any other Credit Party and/or any shareholder of the Parent is at all times fully subordinated to the Credit Document Obligations and (ii) the Parent shall not make or permit to be made any repayments of principal, payments of interest or of any other costs, fees, expenses or liabilities arising from or representing Indebtedness with any shareholder of the Parent. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Parent shall not make any repayments of principal, payments of interest or of any other costs, fees, expenses or liabilities arising from or representing Indebtedness with any other Credit Party (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Sky Vessel Indebtedness); provided that, notwithstanding anything set forth in this Agreement to the contrary, the consent of the Lenders will be required for any (I) prepayment of the Sky Vessel Indebtedness in advance of the scheduled repayments set forth in the memorandum of agreement referred to in the definition of Sky Vessel Indebtedness and (II) amendment to the memorandum of agreement referred to in the definition of Sky Vessel Indebtedness to the extent that such amendment involves a material change to terms of the financing arrangements set forth therein that is adverse to the interests of either the Parent or the Lenders (including, without limitation, any change that is adverse to the interests of either the Parent or the Lenders (i) in the timing and/or schedule of repayment applicable to such financing arrangements by more than five Business Days or (ii) in the interest rate applicable to such financing arrangements).”.

 

IV. Miscellaneous Provisions .

1. In order to induce the Lenders to enter into this Amendment:

 

  a. the Borrower hereby represents and warrants that no Default or Event of Default exists as of the Amendment Effective Date or will exist immediately after giving effect to this Amendment on such date; and

 

  b. each of the Credit Parties jointly and severally:

 

  i. makes the representations and warranties to the Lenders on the terms set out in Section 8 ( Representations and Warranties ) of the Credit Agreement as if such Section was set out in full in this Amendment and as if references to “this Agreement” in and as of the Amendment Effective Date that Section were references to this Amendment; and

 

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  ii. represents and warrants that it has not amended or varied any of its constitutional documents since the date such documents were delivered to the Facility Agent pursuant to Section 5.03 ( Corporate Documents; Proceedings; etc. ) of the Credit Agreement and that such documents remain true and accurate and in full force and effect.

The representations and warranties in this Clause IV are made on the Amendment Effective Date.

2. This Amendment is limited as specified and shall not constitute a modification, acceptance or waiver of any other provision of the Credit Agreement or any other Credit Document. Any provision of this Amendment held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof; and the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction.

3. Except as expressly modified hereby, all terms, conditions, covenants, representations and warranties contained in the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents, and all rights of the Lenders and the Agents and all of the Obligations under each of the Credit Documents, shall remain in full force and effect.

4. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which counterpart when executed and delivered shall be an original, but all of which shall together constitute one and the same instrument.

5. THIS AMENDMENT AND ANY NON-CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH IT ARE GOVERNED BY ENGLISH LAW. THE COURTS OF ENGLAND HAVE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION TO SETTLE ANY DISPUTE ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AMENDMENT (INCLUDING A DISPUTE RELATING TO THE EXISTENCE, VALIDITY OR TERMINATION OF THIS AMENDMENT OR ANY NON-CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AMENDMENT) (A “ DISPUTE ”). THE PARTIES HERETO AGREE THAT THE COURTS OF ENGLAND ARE THE MOST APPROPRIATE AND CONVENIENT COURTS TO SETTLE DISPUTES AND ACCORDINGLY NO PARTY HERETO WILL ARGUE TO THE CONTRARY. THIS SECTION 5 IS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE LENDERS, AGENTS AND SECURED CREDITORS. AS A RESULT, NO SUCH PARTY SHALL BE PREVENTED FROM TAKING PROCEEDINGS RELATING TO A DISPUTE IN ANY OTHER COURTS WITH JURISDICTION. TO THE EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW, THE LENDERS, AGENTS AND SECURED CREDITORS MAY TAKE CONCURRENT PROCEEDINGS IN ANY NUMBER OF JURISDICTIONS.

 

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WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO ANY OTHER MODE OF SERVICE ALLOWED UNDER ANY RELEVANT LAW, EACH CREDIT PARTY (OTHER THAN A CREDIT PARTY INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND AND WALES): (I) IRREVOCABLY APPOINTS EC3 SERVICES LIMITED, HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT 51 EASTCHEAP, LONDON, EC3M 1JP, AS ITS AGENT FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS IN RELATION TO ANY PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE ENGLISH COURTS IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AMENDMENT AND (II) AGREES THAT FAILURE BY AN AGENT FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS TO NOTIFY THE RELEVANT CREDIT PARTY OF THE PROCESS WILL NOT INVALIDATE THE PROCEEDINGS CONCERNED. IF ANY PERSON APPOINTED AS AN AGENT FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS IS UNABLE FOR ANY REASON TO ACT AS AGENT FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS, THE PARENT (ON BEHALF OF ALL THE CREDIT PARTIES) MUST IMMEDIATELY (AND IN ANY EVENT WITHIN FIVE DAYS OF SUCH EVENT TAKING PLACE) APPOINT ANOTHER AGENT ON TERMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE FACILITY AGENT. FAILING THIS, THE FACILITY AGENT MAY APPOINT ANOTHER AGENT FOR THIS PURPOSE.

EACH PARTY TO THIS AMENDMENT EXPRESSLY AGREES AND CONSENTS TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION 5.

6. In this Amendment, the “ Amendment Effective Date ” means the date on which the Facility Agent confirms in writing to the Borrower and the Lenders that the following conditions have been satisfied:

(i) the Parent, the Borrower, the Hermes Agent and the Required Lenders shall have signed a counterpart hereof (whether the same or different counterparts) and shall have delivered (including by way of facsimile or other electronic transmission) the same to White & Case LLP, 1155 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10036 Attention: May Yip (facsimile number: 212-354-8113 / e-mail address: myip@whitecase.com );

(ii) the Facility Agent shall have received from Cox Hallett Wilkinson and Cains (or, in each case, another counsel reasonably acceptable to the Facility Agent), special Bermudian counsel and special Isle of Man counsel, respectively, to the Credit Parties, an opinion addressed to the Facility Agent and each of the Lenders and dated the Amendment Effective Date, in each case in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Facility Agent;

(iii) the Facility Agent shall have received from White & Case LLP (or another counsel reasonably acceptable to the Facility Agent), special English counsel to the Documentation Agent for the benefit of the Joint Lead Arrangers, an opinion addressed to the Facility Agent (for itself and on behalf of the Lenders) and the Collateral Agent (for itself and on behalf of the Secured Creditors) dated the Amendment Effective Date in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Facility Agent;

(iv) the Borrower shall have paid to each of the Lenders party to this Amendment a non-refundable work fee of [*]; provided that (I) a Lender which is the

 

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provider of any other loan or other facility to the Borrower or any other member of the NCLC Group shall only be entitled to receive one (1) such fee of [*] in connection with this Amendment and any similar amendment to such other loans or other facilities and (II) notwithstanding any provision of this Amendment or the Credit Agreement to the contrary, no Lender shall be required to share with the other Lenders, the Facility Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Documentation Agent and/or the Hermes Agent any such work fee received;

(v) the Borrower shall have paid to the Facility Agent and each Lender all costs, fees and expenses and other compensation payable to the Facility Agent or such Lender in connection with this Amendment and/or the Credit Agreement to the extent then due and invoiced at least one Business Day prior to the Amendment Effective Date (including, without limitation, the fees and expenses of White & Case LLP); and

(vi) the Facility Agent shall have received a copy of the fully executed memorandum of agreement related to the sale of the vessel m.v. [*], which memorandum of agreement will be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Facility Agent (it being understood that the draft memorandum of agreement distributed to the Lenders on May 24, 2012 is satisfactory, without regard to any modification thereto).

7. From and after the Amendment Effective Date, all references in the Credit Agreement to the Credit Agreement shall be deemed to be references to the Credit Agreement as modified hereby.

*        *        *

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused their duly authorized officers to execute and deliver this Amendment as a deed on the date first above written. Signed as a deed for and on behalf of NCL CORPORATION LTD., a

 

Bermuda company, as Parent and Guarantor, by

  

Howard Flanders

  and   

Daniel S. Farkas

  ,
   full name of person signing      full name of person signing  

being persons who, in accordance with the laws of that territory, are acting under the authority of the company.

 

/s/ Howard Flanders

 
Authorized signatory  

/s/ Daniel S. Farkas

 
Authorized signatory  


Signed as a deed on behalf of BREAKAWAY ONE, LTD., a Bermuda company, as Borrower,

by

  

Howard Flanders

  and   

Daniel S. Farkas

  , being persons who, in
   full name of person signing      full name of person signing  

accordance with the laws of that territory, are acting under the authority of the company.

 

/s/ Howard Flanders

 
Authorized signatory  

/s/ Daniel S. Farkas

 
Authorized signatory  


Signed as a deed on behalf of KFW IPEX-BANK GMBH, a bank organized under the laws of Germany, individually and as Facility
Agent, Collateral Agent and a Joint Lead Arranger, by  

Claudia Schlipsing

  and   

Claudia Wenzel

  , being persons
  full name of person signing      full name of person signing  

who, in accordance with the laws of that territory, are acting under the authority of the bank.

 

/s/ Claudia Schlipsing

 
Authorized signatory  

/s/ Claudia Wenzel

 
Authorized signatory  


Signed as a deed on behalf of NORDEA BANK NORGE ASA, a bank organized under the laws of Norway, individually and as
Documentation Agent and a Joint Lead Arranger, by  

Arne Berglund

  and   

René Kjølsrud

  , being persons
  full name of person signing      full name of person signing  

who, in accordance with the laws of that territory, are acting under the authority of the bank.

 

/s/ Arne Berglund

 
Authorized signatory  

/s/ René Kjølsrud

 
Authorized signatory  


Signed as a deed on behalf of DNB BANK ASA, a bank organized under the laws of Norway, individually and as a Joint Lead

Arranger, by

  

Kjerstin R. Braathen

  and   

 

  , being
   full name of person signing      full name of person signing  

a person who, in accordance with the laws of that territory, is acting under the authority of the bank.

 

/s/ Kjerstin R. Braathen

 
Authorized signatory  

 

 
Authorized signatory  


Signed as a deed on behalf of DEUTSCHE SCHIFFSBANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, a bank organized under the laws of
Germany, individually and as a Joint Lead Arranger, by  

Claas Ringleben

  and   

Stefan Ochs

  , being
  full name of person signing      full name of person signing  
persons who, in accordance with the laws of that territory, are acting under the authority of the bank.

 

/s/ Claas Ringleben

 
Authorized signatory  

/s/ Stefan Ochs

 
Authorized signatory  


Executed as a deed by HSBC BANK PLC, individually and as a Joint Lead Arranger, acting by Mark Looi         , an authorized signatory, in the presence of:   

/s/ Mark Looi

 

   Signature of Authorized Signatory
   Authorized Signatory
   Bagyasree Nambron
   Signature of Witness
   Name of Witness
   /s/ Bagyasree Nambron
   Address of Witness:
   HSBC Bank PLC
   8 Canada Square
   London El4 5HQ
   Occupation of Witness:
   Employee of HSBC Bank PLC

[First Amendment to Breakaway One Credit Agreement]


Signed as a deed on behalf of COMMERZBANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, a bank organized under the laws of Germany, as

Hermes Agent, by

  

Claas Ringleben

  and   

Stefan Ochs

  , being persons
           full name of person signing      full name of person signing  
who, in accordance with the laws of that territory, are acting under the authority of the bank.

 

/s/ Claas Ringleben

 
Authorized signatory  

/s/ Stefan Ochs

 
Authorized signatory  

[First Amendment to Breakaway One Credit Agreement]

Exhibit 10.14

[*]: THE CONFIDENTIAL PORTION HAS BEEN OMITTED PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT AND THE OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE COMMISSION.

SECOND AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

SECOND AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “ Amendment ”), made by way of deed May 31, 2012, among NCL CORPORATION LTD., a Bermuda company with its registered office as of the date hereof at Cumberland House, 1 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda, as Parent, BREAKAWAY TWO, LTD., a Bermuda company with its registered office as of the date hereof at Cumberland House, 1 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda, as Borrower, certain lenders party to the Credit Agreement referred to below on the date hereof (the “ Lenders ”) constituting the Required Lenders, COMMERZBANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, as Hermes Agent, KFW IPEX-BANK GMBH, as Facility Agent and Collateral Agent, NORDEA BANK NORGE ASA, as Documentation Agent, and DEUTSCHE SCHIFFSBANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, DNB BANK ASA, HSBC BANK PLC, KFW IPEX-BANK GMBH and NORDEA BANK NORGE ASA, as Joint Lead Arrangers.

W   I   T   N   E   S   S   E   T   H :

WHEREAS, the Parent, the Borrower, the Lenders, the Facility Agent and the Hermes Agent, among others, are parties to a credit agreement dated November 18, 2010 and amended December 21, 2010 (the “ Credit Agreement ”);

WHEREAS, the Borrower, through one of its Subsidiaries, desires to purchase the vessel m.v. [*], and has requested the consent of the Lenders to amend Section 10.11 of the Credit Agreement to exempt the indebtedness incurred for financing the vessel m.v. [*] from the subordination arrangements contained in such Section 10.11; and

WHEREAS, subject to the terms, conditions and agreements herein set forth, the parties hereto have agreed to amend the Credit Agreement as herein provided.

NOW, THEREFORE, it is agreed:

 

I. Interpretation

1. Save as defined in this Amendment, words and expressions defined in the Credit Agreement shall have the same meanings in this Amendment. In this Amendment, “Amendment Effective Date” shall have the meaning given to that term in Clause IV, Section 6.

2. Section 14.16 ( Third Party Rights ) of the Credit Agreement shall be deemed to be incorporated into this Amendment save that references in Section 14.16 ( Third Party Rights ) of the Credit Agreement to “this Agreement” shall be construed as references to this Amendment (and ignoring the reference to the “Other Creditors” and “Section 4.05”).

 

II. Agreement of Parties

1. Pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, each party hereto agrees and consents to the amendments to the Credit Agreement contemplated by this Amendment.


2. Each of the parties hereto agrees and acknowledges that, save as amended by this Amendment, the Credit Agreement and each Credit Document to which it is a party shall continue in full force and effect.

3. Each of the Credit Parties agrees that the guarantee and indemnity contained in section 15.01 ( Guaranty and Indemnity ) of the Credit Agreement shall, on and after the Amendment Effective Date (as defined below), continue in full force and effect and extend to the liabilities and obligations of each Credit Party under the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents (as amended and restated from time to time) including as varied, amended, supplemented or extended by this Amendment.

4. Each of the Credit Parties confirms that:

 

  a. its obligations arising under the Credit Agreement, as amended by this Amendment constitute secured obligations (howsoever defined); and

 

  b. the security interests created under any Security Document:

 

  i. continue in full force and effect; and

 

  ii. extend to the liabilities and obligations of the Credit Parties under any Security Document, subject to the limitations set out in the relevant Security Documents.

5. Each Credit Party shall, at the request of the Facility Agent and at its own expense, do all such acts and things necessary or desirable to give effect to the amendments effected or to be effected pursuant to this Amendment.

 

III. Amendments to the Credit Agreement

1. With effect from the Amendment Effective Date, Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement will be amended by adding the following new definition in correct alphabetical order:

Sky Vessel ” shall mean [*] presently owned by the Sky Vessel Seller, and registered in the Sky Vessel Seller’s name under the laws and flag of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas.

Sky Vessel Indebtedness ” shall mean the financing arrangements in relation to the acquisition of the Sky Vessel in an amount of up to [*] on the terms set forth in the fully executed memorandum of agreement related to the sale of the Sky Vessel, dated on or around May 30, 2012 (as amended from time to time with the consent of the Lenders as required pursuant to Section 10.11).

Sky Vessel Seller ” shall mean [*].

 

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2. With effect from the Amendment Effective Date, Section 6.07 of the Credit Agreement will be amended by deleting the text “is in full force and effect on terms” appearing in said Section and inserting the text “has not changed and is” in lieu thereof.

3. With effect from the Amendment Effective Date, Section 10.03(iii) of the Credit Agreement will be amended by inserting the text “(or parent company of the Parent)” immediately following the text “Capital Stock of the Parent” appearing in said Section.

4. With effect from the Amendment Effective Date, Section 10.11 of the Credit Agreement will be deleted and the following text will be inserted in lieu thereof:

“10.11 Subordination of Indebtedness .

Other than the Sky Vessel Indebtedness, (i) the Parent shall procure that any and all of its Indebtedness with any other Credit Party and/or any shareholder of the Parent is at all times fully subordinated to the Credit Document Obligations and (ii) the Parent shall not make or permit to be made any repayments of principal, payments of interest or of any other costs, fees, expenses or liabilities arising from or representing Indebtedness with any shareholder of the Parent. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Parent shall not make any repayments of principal, payments of interest or of any other costs, fees, expenses or liabilities arising from or representing Indebtedness with any other Credit Party (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Sky Vessel Indebtedness); provided that, notwithstanding anything set forth in this Agreement to the contrary, the consent of the Lenders will be required for any (I) prepayment of the Sky Vessel Indebtedness in advance of the scheduled repayments set forth in the memorandum of agreement referred to in the definition of Sky Vessel Indebtedness and (II) amendment to the memorandum of agreement referred to in the definition of Sky Vessel Indebtedness to the extent that such amendment involves a material change to terms of the financing arrangements set forth therein that is adverse to the interests of either the Parent or the Lenders (including, without limitation, any change that is adverse to the interests of either the Parent or the Lenders (i) in the timing and/or schedule of repayment applicable to such financing arrangements by more than five Business Days or (ii) in the interest rate applicable to such financing arrangements).”.

 

IV. Miscellaneous Provisions .

1. In order to induce the Lenders to enter into this Amendment:

 

  a. the Borrower hereby represents and warrants that no Default or Event of Default exists as of the Amendment Effective Date or will exist immediately after giving effect to this Amendment on such date; and

 

  b. each of the Credit Parties jointly and severally:

 

  i. makes the representations and warranties to the Lenders on the terms set out in Section 8 ( Representations and Warranties ) of the Credit Agreement as if such Section was set out in full in this Amendment and as if references to “this Agreement” in and as of the Amendment Effective Date that Section were references to this Amendment; and

 

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  ii. represents and warrants that it has not amended or varied any of its constitutional documents since the date such documents were delivered to the Facility Agent pursuant to Section 5.03 ( Corporate Documents; Proceedings; etc. ) of the Credit Agreement and that such documents remain true and accurate and in full force and effect.

The representations and warranties in this Clause IV are made on the Amendment Effective Date.

2. This Amendment is limited as specified and shall not constitute a modification, acceptance or waiver of any other provision of the Credit Agreement or any other Credit Document. Any provision of this Amendment held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof; and the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction.

3. Except as expressly modified hereby, all terms, conditions, covenants, representations and warranties contained in the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents, and all rights of the Lenders and the Agents and all of the Obligations under each of the Credit Documents, shall remain in full force and effect.

4. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which counterpart when executed and delivered shall be an original, but all of which shall together constitute one and the same instrument.

5. THIS AMENDMENT AND ANY NON-CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH IT ARE GOVERNED BY ENGLISH LAW. THE COURTS OF ENGLAND HAVE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION TO SETTLE ANY DISPUTE ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AMENDMENT (INCLUDING A DISPUTE RELATING TO THE EXISTENCE, VALIDITY OR TERMINATION OF THIS AMENDMENT OR ANY NON-CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AMENDMENT) (A “ DISPUTE ”) . THE PARTIES HERETO AGREE THAT THE COURTS OF ENGLAND ARE THE MOST APPROPRIATE AND CONVENIENT COURTS TO SETTLE DISPUTES AND ACCORDINGLY NO PARTY HERETO WILL ARGUE TO THE CONTRARY. THIS SECTION 5 IS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE LENDERS, AGENTS AND SECURED CREDITORS. AS A RESULT, NO SUCH PARTY SHALL BE PREVENTED FROM TAKING PROCEEDINGS RELATING TO A DISPUTE IN ANY OTHER COURTS WITH JURISDICTION. TO THE EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW, THE LENDERS, AGENTS AND SECURED CREDITORS MAY TAKE CONCURRENT PROCEEDINGS IN ANY NUMBER OF JURISDICTIONS.

 

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WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO ANY OTHER MODE OF SERVICE ALLOWED UNDER ANY RELEVANT LAW, EACH CREDIT PARTY (OTHER THAN A CREDIT PARTY INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND AND WALES): (I) IRREVOCABLY APPOINTS EC3 SERVICES LIMITED, HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT 51 EASTCHEAP, LONDON, EC3M 1JP, AS ITS AGENT FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS IN RELATION TO ANY PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE ENGLISH COURTS IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AMENDMENT AND (II) AGREES THAT FAILURE BY AN AGENT FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS TO NOTIFY THE RELEVANT CREDIT PARTY OF THE PROCESS WILL NOT INVALIDATE THE PROCEEDINGS CONCERNED. IF ANY PERSON APPOINTED AS AN AGENT FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS IS UNABLE FOR ANY REASON TO ACT AS AGENT FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS, THE PARENT (ON BEHALF OF ALL THE CREDIT PARTIES) MUST IMMEDIATELY (AND IN ANY EVENT WITHIN FIVE DAYS OF SUCH EVENT TAKING PLACE) APPOINT ANOTHER AGENT ON TERMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE FACILITY AGENT. FAILING THIS, THE FACILITY AGENT MAY APPOINT ANOTHER AGENT FOR THIS PURPOSE.

EACH PARTY TO THIS AMENDMENT EXPRESSLY AGREES AND CONSENTS TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION 5.

6. In this Amendment, the “ Amendment Effective Date ” means the date on which the Facility Agent confirms in writing to the Borrower and the Lenders that the following conditions have been satisfied:

(i) the Parent, the Borrower, the Hermes Agent and the Required Lenders shall have signed a counterpart hereof (whether the same or different counterparts) and shall have delivered (including by way of facsimile or other electronic transmission) the same to White & Case LLP, 1155 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10036 Attention: May Yip (facsimile number: 212-354-8113 / e-mail address: myip@whitecase.com );

(ii) the Facility Agent shall have received from Cox Hallett Wilkinson and Cains (or, in each case, another counsel reasonably acceptable to the Facility Agent), special Bermudian counsel and special Isle of Man counsel, respectively, to the Credit Parties, an opinion addressed to the Facility Agent and each of the Lenders and dated the Amendment Effective Date, in each case in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Facility Agent;

(iii) the Facility Agent shall have received from White & Case LLP (or another counsel reasonably acceptable to the Facility Agent), special English counsel to the Documentation Agent for the benefit of the Joint Lead Arrangers, an opinion addressed to the Facility Agent (for itself and on behalf of the Lenders) and the Collateral Agent (for itself and on behalf of the Secured Creditors) dated the Amendment Effective Date in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Facility Agent;

(iv) the Borrower shall have paid to each of the Lenders party to this Amendment a non-refundable work fee of [*]; provided that (I) a Lender which is the

 

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provider of any other loan or other facility to the Borrower or any other member of the NCLC Group shall only be entitled to receive one (1) such fee of [*] in connection with this Amendment and any similar amendment to such other loans or other facilities and (II) notwithstanding any provision of this Amendment or the Credit Agreement to the contrary, no Lender shall be required to share with the other Lenders, the Facility Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Documentation Agent and/or the Hermes Agent any such work fee received;

(v) the Borrower shall have paid to the Facility Agent and each Lender all costs, fees and expenses and other compensation payable to the Facility Agent or such Lender in connection with this Amendment and/or the Credit Agreement to the extent then due and invoiced at least one Business Day prior to the Amendment Effective Date (including, without limitation, the fees and expenses of White & Case LLP); and

(vi) the Facility Agent shall have received a copy of the fully executed memorandum of agreement related to the sale of the vessel m.v. [*], which memorandum of agreement will be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Facility Agent (it being understood that the draft memorandum of agreement distributed to the Lenders on May 24, 2012 is satisfactory, without regard to any modification thereto).

7. From and after the Amendment Effective Date, all references in the Credit Agreement to the Credit Agreement shall be deemed to be references to the Credit Agreement as modified hereby.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused their duly authorized officers to execute and deliver this Amendment as a deed on the date first above written. Signed as a deed for and on behalf of NCL CORPORATION LTD., a Bermuda company, as Parent and Guarantor, by         Howard Flanders         and         Daniel S. Farkas         , being persons who, in accordance with the laws

                                                              full name of person signing                         full name of person signing

of that territory, are acting under the authority of the company.

 

  /s/ Howard Flanders

 
Authorized signatory  

 

    /s/ Daniel S. Farkas

 
Authorized signatory  


Signed as a deed on behalf of BREAKAWAY TWO, LTD., a Bermuda company, as Borrower,

by         Howard Flanders         and         Daniel S. Farkas         , being persons who, in accordance with the laws of that territory, are

                    full name of person signing                                 full name of person signing

acting under the authority of the company.

 

  /s/ Howard Flanders

 
Authorized signatory  

 

  /s/ Daniel S. Farkas

 
Authorized signatory  


Signed as a deed on behalf of KFW IPEX-BANK GMBH, a bank organized under the laws of Germany, individually and as Facility

Agent, Collateral Agent, Collateral Agent and a Joint Lead Arranger, by

 

Claudia Schlipsing

  and  

Claudia Wenzel

  ,
  full name of person signing     full name of person signing  
being persons who, in accordance with the laws of that territory, are acting under the authority of the bank.

 

    /s/ Claudia Schlipsing        
Authorized signatory
    /s/ Claudia Wenzel            
Authorized signatory


Signed as a deed on behalf of NORDEA BANK NORGE ASA, a bank organized under the laws of Norway, individually and as

Documentation Agent and a Joint Lead Arranger, by

 

Arne Berglund

 

and

 

    René Kjolsrud

  , being persons
  full name of person signing     full name of person signing  
who, in accordance with the laws of that territory, are acting under the authority of the bank.

 

    /s/ Arne Berglund          

Authorized signatory

  /s/ René Kjolsrud                

Authorized signatory


Signed as a deed on behalf of DNB BANK ASA, a bank organized under the laws of Norway, individually and as a Joint Lead Arranger, by             Kjerstin R. Braathen     and                          , being a person who, in accordance with the laws of that territory, is

                                full name of person signing                full name of person signing

acting under the authority of the bank.

 

  /s/ Kjerstin Braathen

Authorized signatory

 

 

Authorized signatory


Signed as a deed on behalf of DEUTSCHE SCHIFFSBANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, a bank organized under the laws of
Germany, individually and as a Joint Lead Arranger, by                Claas Ringleben                

and

               Stefan Ochs                       ,   being
  full name of person signing     full name of person signing  
persons who, in accordance with the laws of that territory, are acting under the authority of the bank.

 

   /s/ Claas Ringleben             
Authorized signatory
  /s/ Stefan Ochs                  
Authorized signatory


Executed as a deed by HSBC BANK PLC, individually and as a Joint Lead Arranger, acting by     Mark Looi         , an authorized signatory, in the presence of:        /s/ Mark Looi
   Signature of Authorized Signatory
   Authorized Signatory
   /s/ Bagyasree Nambron
   Signature of Witness
   Name of Witness
   Bagyasree Nambron
   Address of Witness:
   HSBC Bank PLC
   8 Canada Square
   London E14 SHQ
   Occupation of Witness:
   Employee of HSBC Bank PLC


Signed as a deed on behalf of COMMERZBANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, a bank organized under the laws of Germany, as
Hermes Agent, by       Claas Ringleben               and            Stefan Ochs                       ,   being persons who, in accordance with the laws of
  full name of person signing     full name of person signing  
that territory, are acting under the authority of the bank.

 

   /s/ Claas Ringleben             

Authorized signatory

   /s/ Stefan Ochs                    

Authorized signatory

Exhibit 10.15

[*]: THE CONFIDENTIAL PORTION HAS BEEN OMITTED PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT AND THE OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE COMMISSION.

SECOND AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

SECOND AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “ Amendment ”), made by way of deed May 31, 2012, among NCL CORPORATION LTD., a Bermuda company with its registered office as of the date hereof at Cumberland House, 1 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda, as Parent, PRIDE OF HAWAII, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company with its registered office as of the date hereof at Corporate Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801, United States of America, as Borrower, certain lenders party to the Credit Agreement referred to below on the date hereof (the “ Lenders ”) constituting the Required Lenders, COMMERZBANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, as Hermes Agent, KFW IPEX-BANK GMBH, as Facility Agent and Collateral Agent, NORDEA BANK NORGE ASA, as Documentation Agent, and DEUTSCHE SCHIFFSBANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, DNB BANK ASA, HSBC BANK PLC, KFW IPEX-BANK GMBH and NORDEA BANK NORGE ASA, as Joint Lead Arrangers.

W   I   T   N   E   S   S   E   T   H :

WHEREAS, the Parent, the Borrower, the Lenders, the Facility Agent and the Hermes Agent, among others, are parties to a credit agreement dated November 18, 2010 and amended November 29, 2011 (the “ Credit Agreement ”);

WHEREAS, the Borrower, through one of its Subsidiaries, desires to purchase the vessel m.v. [*], and has requested the consent of the Lenders to amend Section 10.11 of the Credit Agreement to exempt the indebtedness incurred for financing the vessel m.v. [*] from the subordination arrangements contained in such Section 10.11; and

WHEREAS, subject to the terms, conditions and agreements herein set forth, the parties hereto have agreed to amend the Credit Agreement as herein provided.

NOW, THEREFORE, it is agreed:

 

I. Interpretation

1. Save as defined in this Amendment, words and expressions defined in the Credit Agreement shall have the same meanings in this Amendment. In this Amendment, “Amendment Effective Date” shall have the meaning given to that term in Clause IV, Section 6.

2. Section 14.16 ( Third Party Rights ) of the Credit Agreement shall be deemed to be incorporated into this Amendment save that references in Section 14.16 ( Third Party Rights ) of the Credit Agreement to “this Agreement” shall be construed as references to this Amendment (and ignoring the reference to the “Other Creditors” and “Section 4.05”).

 

II. Agreement of Parties

1. Pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, each party hereto agrees and consents to the amendments to the Credit Agreement contemplated by this Amendment.


2. Each of the parties hereto agrees and acknowledges that, save as amended by this Amendment, the Credit Agreement and each Credit Document to which it is a party shall continue in full force and effect.

3. Each of the Credit Parties agrees that the guarantee and indemnity contained in section 15.01 ( Guaranty and Indemnity ) of the Credit Agreement shall, on and after the Amendment Effective Date (as defined below), continue in full force and effect and extend to the liabilities and obligations of each Credit Party under the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents (as amended and restated from time to time) including as varied, amended, supplemented or extended by this Amendment.

4. Each of the Credit Parties confirms that:

 

  a. its obligations arising under the Credit Agreement, as amended by this Amendment constitute secured obligations (howsoever defined); and

 

  b. the security interests created under any Security Document:

 

  i. continue in full force and effect; and

 

  ii. extend to the liabilities and obligations of the Credit Parties under any Security Document, subject to the limitations set out in the relevant Security Documents.

5. Each Credit Party shall, at the request of the Facility Agent and at its own expense, do all such acts and things necessary or desirable to give effect to the amendments effected or to be effected pursuant to this Amendment.

 

III. Amendments to the Credit Agreement

1. With effect from the Amendment Effective Date, Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement will be amended by adding the following new definition in correct alphabetical order:

Sky Vessel ” shall mean [*] presently owned by the Sky Vessel Seller, and registered in the Sky Vessel Seller’s name under the laws and flag of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas.

Sky Vessel Indebtedness ” shall mean the financing arrangements in relation to the acquisition of the Sky Vessel in an amount of up to [*] on the terms set forth in the fully executed memorandum of agreement related to the sale of the Sky Vessel, dated on or around May 30, 2012 (as amended from time to time with the consent of the Lenders as required pursuant to Section 10.11).

Sky Vessel Seller ” shall mean [*].

 

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2. With effect from the Amendment Effective Date, Section 6.07 of the Credit Agreement will be amended by deleting the text “is in full force and effect on terms” appearing in said Section and inserting the text “has not changed and is” in lieu thereof.

3. With effect from the Amendment Effective Date, Section 10.03(iii) of the Credit Agreement will be amended by inserting the text “(or parent company of the Parent)” immediately following the text “Capital Stock of the Parent” appearing in said Section.

4. With effect from the Amendment Effective Date, Section 10.11 of the Credit Agreement will be deleted and the following text will be inserted in lieu thereof:

“10.11 Subordination of Indebtedness .

Other than the Sky Vessel Indebtedness, (i) the Parent shall procure that any and all of its Indebtedness with any other Credit Party and/or any shareholder of the Parent is at all times fully subordinated to the Credit Document Obligations and (ii) the Parent shall not make or permit to be made any repayments of principal, payments of interest or of any other costs, fees, expenses or liabilities arising from or representing Indebtedness with any shareholder of the Parent. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Parent shall not make any repayments of principal, payments of interest or of any other costs, fees, expenses or liabilities arising from or representing Indebtedness with any other Credit Party (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Sky Vessel Indebtedness); provided that, notwithstanding anything set forth in this Agreement to the contrary, the consent of the Lenders will be required for any (I) prepayment of the Sky Vessel Indebtedness in advance of the scheduled repayments set forth in the memorandum of agreement referred to in the definition of Sky Vessel Indebtedness and (II) amendment to the memorandum of agreement referred to in the definition of Sky Vessel Indebtedness to the extent that such amendment involves a material change to terms of the financing arrangements set forth therein that is adverse to the interests of either the Parent or the Lenders (including, without limitation, any change that is adverse to the interests of either the Parent or the Lenders (i) in the timing and/or schedule of repayment applicable to such financing arrangements by more than five Business Days or (ii) in the interest rate applicable to such financing arrangements).”.

 

IV. Miscellaneous Provisions .

1. In order to induce the Lenders to enter into this Amendment:

 

  a. the Borrower hereby represents and warrants that no Default or Event of Default exists as of the Amendment Effective Date or will exist immediately after giving effect to this Amendment on such date; and

 

  b. each of the Credit Parties jointly and severally:

 

  i. makes the representations and warranties to the Lenders on the terms set out in Section 8 ( Representations and Warranties ) of the Credit Agreement as if such Section was set out in full in this Amendment and as if references to “this Agreement” in and as of the Amendment Effective Date that Section were references to this Amendment; and

 

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  ii. represents and warrants that it has not amended or varied any of its constitutional documents since the date such documents were delivered to the Facility Agent pursuant to Section 5.03 ( Corporate Documents; Proceedings; etc. ) of the Credit Agreement and that such documents remain true and accurate and in full force and effect.

The representations and warranties in this Clause IV are made on the Amendment Effective Date.

2. This Amendment is limited as specified and shall not constitute a modification, acceptance or waiver of any other provision of the Credit Agreement or any other Credit Document. Any provision of this Amendment held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof; and the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction.

3. Except as expressly modified hereby, all terms, conditions, covenants, representations and warranties contained in the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents, and all rights of the Lenders and the Agents and all of the Obligations under each of the Credit Documents, shall remain in full force and effect.

4. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which counterpart when executed and delivered shall be an original, but all of which shall together constitute one and the same instrument.

5. THIS AMENDMENT AND ANY NON-CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH IT ARE GOVERNED BY ENGLISH LAW. THE COURTS OF ENGLAND HAVE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION TO SETTLE ANY DISPUTE ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AMENDMENT (INCLUDING A DISPUTE RELATING TO THE EXISTENCE, VALIDITY OR TERMINATION OF THIS AMENDMENT OR ANY NON-CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AMENDMENT) (A “ DISPUTE ”). THE PARTIES HERETO AGREE THAT THE COURTS OF ENGLAND ARE THE MOST APPROPRIATE AND CONVENIENT COURTS TO SETTLE DISPUTES AND ACCORDINGLY NO PARTY HERETO WILL ARGUE TO THE CONTRARY. THIS SECTION 5 IS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE LENDERS, AGENTS AND SECURED CREDITORS. AS A RESULT, NO SUCH PARTY SHALL BE PREVENTED FROM TAKING PROCEEDINGS RELATING TO A DISPUTE IN ANY OTHER COURTS WITH JURISDICTION. TO THE EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW, THE LENDERS, AGENTS AND SECURED CREDITORS MAY TAKE CONCURRENT PROCEEDINGS IN ANY NUMBER OF JURISDICTIONS.

 

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WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO ANY OTHER MODE OF SERVICE ALLOWED UNDER ANY RELEVANT LAW, EACH CREDIT PARTY (OTHER THAN A CREDIT PARTY INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND AND WALES): (I) IRREVOCABLY APPOINTS EC3 SERVICES LIMITED, HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT 51 EASTCHEAP, LONDON, EC3M 1JP, AS ITS AGENT FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS IN RELATION TO ANY PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE ENGLISH COURTS IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AMENDMENT AND (II) AGREES THAT FAILURE BY AN AGENT FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS TO NOTIFY THE RELEVANT CREDIT PARTY OF THE PROCESS WILL NOT INVALIDATE THE PROCEEDINGS CONCERNED. IF ANY PERSON APPOINTED AS AN AGENT FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS IS UNABLE FOR ANY REASON TO ACT AS AGENT FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS, THE PARENT (ON BEHALF OF ALL THE CREDIT PARTIES) MUST IMMEDIATELY (AND IN ANY EVENT WITHIN FIVE DAYS OF SUCH EVENT TAKING PLACE) APPOINT ANOTHER AGENT ON TERMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE FACILITY AGENT. FAILING THIS, THE FACILITY AGENT MAY APPOINT ANOTHER AGENT FOR THIS PURPOSE.

EACH PARTY TO THIS AMENDMENT EXPRESSLY AGREES AND CONSENTS TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION 5.

6. In this Amendment, the “ Amendment Effective Date ” means the date on which the Facility Agent confirms in writing to the Borrower and the Lenders that the following conditions have been satisfied:

(i) the Parent, the Borrower, the Hermes Agent and the Required Lenders shall have signed a counterpart hereof (whether the same or different counterparts) and shall have delivered (including by way of facsimile or other electronic transmission) the same to White & Case LLP, 1155 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10036 Attention: May Yip (facsimile number: 212-354-8113 / e-mail address: myip@whitecase.com );

(ii) the Facility Agent shall have received from Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, Cox Hallett Wilkinson and Cains (or, in each case, another counsel reasonably acceptable to the Facility Agent), special New York counsel, special Bermudian counsel and special Isle of Man counsel, respectively, to the Credit Parties, an opinion addressed to the Facility Agent and each of the Lenders and dated the Amendment Effective Date, in each case in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Facility Agent;

(iii) the Facility Agent shall have received from White & Case LLP (or another counsel reasonably acceptable to the Facility Agent), special English counsel to the Documentation Agent for the benefit of the Joint Lead Arrangers, an opinion addressed to the Facility Agent (for itself and on behalf of the Lenders) and the Collateral Agent (for itself and on behalf of the Secured Creditors) dated the Amendment Effective Date in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Facility Agent;

 

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(iv) the Borrower shall have paid to each of the Lenders party to this Amendment a non-refundable work fee of [*]; provided that (I) a Lender which is the provider of any other loan or other facility to the Borrower or any other member of the NCLC Group shall only be entitled to receive one (1) such fee of [*] in connection with this Amendment and any similar amendment to such other loans or other facilities and (II) notwithstanding any provision of this Amendment or the Credit Agreement to the contrary, no Lender shall be required to share with the other Lenders, the Facility Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Documentation Agent and/or the Hermes Agent any such work fee received;

(v) the Borrower shall have paid to the Facility Agent and each Lender all costs, fees and expenses and other compensation payable to the Facility Agent or such Lender in connection with this Amendment and/or the Credit Agreement to the extent then due and invoiced at least one Business Day prior to the Amendment Effective Date (including, without limitation, the fees and expenses of White & Case LLP); and

(vi) the Facility Agent shall have received a copy of the fully executed memorandum of agreement related to the sale of the vessel m.v. [*], which memorandum of agreement will be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Facility Agent (it being understood that the draft memorandum of agreement distributed to the Lenders on May 24, 2012 is satisfactory, without regard to any modification thereto).

7. From and after the Amendment Effective Date, all references in the Credit Agreement to the Credit Agreement shall be deemed to be references to the Credit Agreement as modified hereby.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused their duly authorized officers to execute and deliver this Amendment as a deed on the date first above written. Signed as a deed for and on behalf of NCL CORPORATION LTD., a Bermuda company, as

Parent and Guarantor, by         Howard Flanders         and         Daniel S. Farkas         , being persons who, in accordance with the laws

                                                              full name of person signing                         full name of person signing

of that territory, are acting under the authority of the company.

 

/s/ Howard Flanders

Authorized signatory

 

/s/ Daniel S. Farkas

Authorized signatory

[Second Amendment to Jade Credit Agreement]


Signed as a deed on behalf of PRIDE OF HAWAII, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as Borrower, by

Kevin M. Sheehan

  and   

Daniel S. Farkas

 

, being persons who, in accordance with the laws of that territory,

                full name of person signing                      full name of person signing  
are acting under the authority of the company.

 

/s/ Kevin M. Sheehan

Authorized signatory

 

/s/ Daniel S. Farkas

Authorized signatory

[Second Amendment to Jade Credit Agreement]


Signed as a deed on behalf of KFW IPEX-BANK GMBH, a bank organized under the laws of Germany, individually and as Facility Agent, Collateral Agent and a Joint Lead Arranger, by         Claudia Schlipsing         and Claudia Wenzel         , being persons

                                                                                                                                full name of person signing                   full name of person signing

who, in accordance with the laws of that territory, are acting under the authority of the bank.

 

/s/ Claudia Schlipsing

Authorized signatory

 

/s/ Claudia Wenzel

Authorized signatory

[Second Amendment to Jade Credit Agreement]


Signed as a deed on behalf of NORDEA BANK NORGE ASA, a bank organized under the laws of Norway, individually and as Documentation Agent and a Joint Lead Arranger, by         Arne Berglund         and         René Kjølsrud         , being persons who, in

                                                                                                                       full name of person signing                       full name of person signing

accordance with the laws of that territory, are acting under the authority of the bank.

 

/s/ Arne Berglund

Authorized signatory

 

/s/ René Kjølsrud

Authorized signatory

[Second Amendment to Jade Credit Agreement]


Signed as a deed on behalf of DNB BANK ASA, a bank organized under the laws of Norway, individually and as a Joint Lead Arranger, by     Kjerstin R. Braathen     and                                      , being a person who, in accordance with the laws of that territory,

                                full name of person signing                    full name of person signing

is acting under the authority of the bank.

 

/s/ Kjerstin R. Braathen

Authorized signatory

 

 

Authorized signatory

[Second Amendment to Jade Credit Agreement]


Signed as a deed on behalf of DEUTSCHE SCHIFFSBANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, a bank organized under the laws of Germany, individually and as a Joint Lead Arranger, by Claas Ringleben                     and Stefan Ochs                     , being persons

                                                                                                                                  full name of person signing                          full name of person signing

who, in accordance with the laws of that territory, are acting under the authority of the bank.

 

/s/ Claas Ringleben

Authorized signatory

 

/s/ Stefan Ochs

Authorized signatory

[Second Amendment to Jade Credit Agreement]


Executed as a deed by HSBC BANK PLC, individually and as a Joint Lead Arranger, acting by Mark Looi         , an authorized signatory, in the presence of:    /s/ Mark Looi
  

 

Signature of Authorized Signatory

   Authorized Signatory
  

 

Bagyasree Nambron

  

 

Signature of Witness

  

 

Name of Witness

  

 

/s/ Bagyasree Nambron

  

 

Address of Witness:

  

 

HSBC Bank PLC

  

 

8 Canada Square

  

 

London El4 5HQ

  

 

Occupation of Witness:

  

 

Employee of HSBC Bank PLC

[Second Amendment to Jade Credit Agreement]


Signed as a deed on behalf of COMMERZBANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, a bank organized under the laws of Germany, as Hermes Agent, by Claas Ringleben                     and Stefan Ochs                     , being persons who, in accordance with the laws of that

                                            full name of person signing                          full name of person signing

territory, are acting under the authority of the bank.

 

/s/ Claas Ringleben

Authorized signatory

 

/s/ Stefan Ochs

Authorized signatory

[Second Amendment to Jade Credit Agreement]

Exhibit 10.16

[*]: THE CONFIDENTIAL PORTION HAS BEEN OMITTED PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT AND THE OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE COMMISSION.

SECOND AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

SECOND AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “ Amendment ”), made by way of deed May 31, 2012, among NCL CORPORATION LTD., a Bermuda company with its registered office as of the date hereof at Cumberland House, 1 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda, as Parent, NORWEGIAN JEWEL LIMITED, an Isle of Man company with its registered office as of the date hereof at International House, Castle Hill, Victoria Road, Douglas, Isle of Man IM2 4RB, as Borrower, certain lenders party to the Credit Agreement referred to below on the date hereof (the “ Lenders ”) constituting the Required Lenders, COMMERZBANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, as Hermes Agent, KFW IPEX-BANK GMBH, as Facility Agent and Collateral Agent, NORDEA BANK NORGE ASA, as Documentation Agent, and DEUTSCHE SCHIFFSBANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, DNB BANK ASA, HSBC BANK PLC, KFW IPEX-BANK GMBH and NORDEA BANK NORGE ASA, as Joint Lead Arrangers.

W   I   T   N   E   S   S   E   T   H :

WHEREAS, the Parent, the Borrower, the Lenders, the Facility Agent and the Hermes Agent, among others, are parties to a credit agreement dated November 18, 2010 and amended November 29, 2011 (the “ Credit Agreement ”);

WHEREAS, the Borrower, through one of its Subsidiaries, desires to purchase the vessel m.v. [*], and has requested the consent of the Lenders to amend Section 10.11 of the Credit Agreement to exempt the indebtedness incurred for financing the vessel m.v. [*] from the subordination arrangements contained in such Section 10.11; and

WHEREAS, subject to the terms, conditions and agreements herein set forth, the parties hereto have agreed to amend the Credit Agreement as herein provided.

NOW, THEREFORE, it is agreed:

 

I. Interpretation

1. Save as defined in this Amendment, words and expressions defined in the Credit Agreement shall have the same meanings in this Amendment. In this Amendment, “Amendment Effective Date” shall have the meaning given to that term in Clause IV, Section 6.

2. Section 14.16 ( Third Party Rights ) of the Credit Agreement shall be deemed to be incorporated into this Amendment save that references in Section 14.16 ( Third Party Rights ) of the Credit Agreement to “this Agreement” shall be construed as references to this Amendment (and ignoring the reference to the “Other Creditors” and “Section 4.05”).

 

II. Agreement of Parties

1. Pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, each party hereto agrees and consents to the amendments to the Credit Agreement contemplated by this Amendment.


2. Each of the parties hereto agrees and acknowledges that, save as amended by this Amendment, the Credit Agreement and each Credit Document to which it is a party shall continue in full force and effect.

3. Each of the Credit Parties agrees that the guarantee and indemnity contained in section 15.01 ( Guaranty and Indemnity ) of the Credit Agreement shall, on and after the Amendment Effective Date (as defined below), continue in full force and effect and extend to the liabilities and obligations of each Credit Party under the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents (as amended and restated from time to time) including as varied, amended, supplemented or extended by this Amendment.

4. Each of the Credit Parties confirms that:

 

  a. its obligations arising under the Credit Agreement, as amended by this Amendment constitute secured obligations (howsoever defined); and

 

  b. the security interests created under any Security Document:

 

  i. continue in full force and effect; and

 

  ii. extend to the liabilities and obligations of the Credit Parties under any Security Document, subject to the limitations set out in the relevant Security Documents.

5. Each Credit Party shall, at the request of the Facility Agent and at its own expense, do all such acts and things necessary or desirable to give effect to the amendments effected or to be effected pursuant to this Amendment.

 

III. Amendments to the Credit Agreement

1. With effect from the Amendment Effective Date, Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement will be amended by adding the following new definition in correct alphabetical order:

Sky Vessel ” shall mean [*] presently owned by the Sky Vessel Seller, and registered in the Sky Vessel Seller’s name under the laws and flag of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas.

Sky Vessel Indebtedness ” shall mean the financing arrangements in relation to the acquisition of the Sky Vessel in an amount of up to [*] on the terms set forth in the fully executed memorandum of agreement related to the sale of the Sky Vessel, dated on or around May 30, 2012 (as amended from time to time with the consent of the Lenders as required pursuant to Section 10.11).

Sky Vessel Seller ” shall mean [*].

 

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2. With effect from the Amendment Effective Date, Section 6.07 of the Credit Agreement will be amended by deleting the text “is in full force and effect on terms” appearing in said Section and inserting the text “has not changed and is” in lieu thereof.

3. With effect from the Amendment Effective Date, Section 10.03(iii) of the Credit Agreement will be amended by inserting the text “(or parent company of the Parent)” immediately following the text “Capital Stock of the Parent” appearing in said Section.

4. With effect from the Amendment Effective Date, Section 10.11 of the Credit Agreement will be deleted and the following text will be inserted in lieu thereof:

“10.11 Subordination of Indebtedness .

Other than the Sky Vessel Indebtedness, (i) the Parent shall procure that any and all of its Indebtedness with any other Credit Party and/or any shareholder of the Parent is at all times fully subordinated to the Credit Document Obligations and (ii) the Parent shall not make or permit to be made any repayments of principal, payments of interest or of any other costs, fees, expenses or liabilities arising from or representing Indebtedness with any shareholder of the Parent. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Parent shall not make any repayments of principal, payments of interest or of any other costs, fees, expenses or liabilities arising from or representing Indebtedness with any other Credit Party (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Sky Vessel Indebtedness); provided that, notwithstanding anything set forth in this Agreement to the contrary, the consent of the Lenders will be required for any (I) prepayment of the Sky Vessel Indebtedness in advance of the scheduled repayments set forth in the memorandum of agreement referred to in the definition of Sky Vessel Indebtedness and (II) amendment to the memorandum of agreement referred to in the definition of Sky Vessel Indebtedness to the extent that such amendment involves a material change to terms of the financing arrangements set forth therein that is adverse to the interests of either the Parent or the Lenders (including, without limitation, any change that is adverse to the interests of either the Parent or the Lenders (i) in the timing and/or schedule of repayment applicable to such financing arrangements by more than five Business Days or (ii) in the interest rate applicable to such financing arrangements).”.

 

IV. Miscellaneous Provisions .

1. In order to induce the Lenders to enter into this Amendment:

 

  a. the Borrower hereby represents and warrants that no Default or Event of Default exists as of the Amendment Effective Date or will exist immediately after giving effect to this Amendment on such date; and

 

  b. each of the Credit Parties jointly and severally:

 

  i. makes the representations and warranties to the Lenders on the terms set out in Section 8 ( Representations and Warranties ) of the Credit Agreement as if such Section was set out in full in this Amendment and as if references to “this Agreement” in and as of the Amendment Effective Date that Section were references to this Amendment; and

 

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  ii. represents and warrants that it has not amended or varied any of its constitutional documents since the date such documents were delivered to the Facility Agent pursuant to Section 5.03 ( Corporate Documents; Proceedings; etc. ) of the Credit Agreement and that such documents remain true and accurate and in full force and effect.

The representations and warranties in this Clause IV are made on the Amendment Effective Date.

2. This Amendment is limited as specified and shall not constitute a modification, acceptance or waiver of any other provision of the Credit Agreement or any other Credit Document. Any provision of this Amendment held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof; and the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction.

3. Except as expressly modified hereby, all terms, conditions, covenants, representations and warranties contained in the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents, and all rights of the Lenders and the Agents and all of the Obligations under each of the Credit Documents, shall remain in full force and effect.

4. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which counterpart when executed and delivered shall be an original, but all of which shall together constitute one and the same instrument.

5. THIS AMENDMENT AND ANY NON-CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH IT ARE GOVERNED BY ENGLISH LAW. THE COURTS OF ENGLAND HAVE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION TO SETTLE ANY DISPUTE ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AMENDMENT (INCLUDING A DISPUTE RELATING TO THE EXISTENCE, VALIDITY OR TERMINATION OF THIS AMENDMENT OR ANY NON-CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AMENDMENT) (A “ DISPUTE ”) . THE PARTIES HERETO AGREE THAT THE COURTS OF ENGLAND ARE THE MOST APPROPRIATE AND CONVENIENT COURTS TO SETTLE DISPUTES AND ACCORDINGLY NO PARTY HERETO WILL ARGUE TO THE CONTRARY. THIS SECTION 5 IS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE LENDERS, AGENTS AND SECURED CREDITORS. AS A RESULT, NO SUCH PARTY SHALL BE PREVENTED FROM TAKING PROCEEDINGS RELATING TO A DISPUTE IN ANY OTHER COURTS WITH JURISDICTION. TO THE EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW, THE LENDERS, AGENTS AND SECURED CREDITORS MAY TAKE CONCURRENT PROCEEDINGS IN ANY NUMBER OF JURISDICTIONS.

 

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WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO ANY OTHER MODE OF SERVICE ALLOWED UNDER ANY RELEVANT LAW, EACH CREDIT PARTY (OTHER THAN A CREDIT PARTY INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND AND WALES): (I) IRREVOCABLY APPOINTS EC3 SERVICES LIMITED, HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT 51 EASTCHEAP, LONDON, EC3M 1JP, AS ITS AGENT FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS IN RELATION TO ANY PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE ENGLISH COURTS IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AMENDMENT AND (II) AGREES THAT FAILURE BY AN AGENT FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS TO NOTIFY THE RELEVANT CREDIT PARTY OF THE PROCESS WILL NOT INVALIDATE THE PROCEEDINGS CONCERNED. IF ANY PERSON APPOINTED AS AN AGENT FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS IS UNABLE FOR ANY REASON TO ACT AS AGENT FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS, THE PARENT (ON BEHALF OF ALL THE CREDIT PARTIES) MUST IMMEDIATELY (AND IN ANY EVENT WITHIN FIVE DAYS OF SUCH EVENT TAKING PLACE) APPOINT ANOTHER AGENT ON TERMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE FACILITY AGENT. FAILING THIS, THE FACILITY AGENT MAY APPOINT ANOTHER AGENT FOR THIS PURPOSE.

EACH PARTY TO THIS AMENDMENT EXPRESSLY AGREES AND CONSENTS TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION 5.

6. In this Amendment, the “ Amendment Effective Date ” means the date on which the Facility Agent confirms in writing to the Borrower and the Lenders that the following conditions have been satisfied:

(i) the Parent, the Borrower, the Hermes Agent and the Required Lenders shall have signed a counterpart hereof (whether the same or different counterparts) and shall have delivered (including by way of facsimile or other electronic transmission) the same to White & Case LLP, 1155 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10036 Attention: May Yip (facsimile number: 212-354-8113 / e-mail address: myip@whitecase.com );

(ii) the Facility Agent shall have received from Cox Hallett Wilkinson and Cains (or, in each case, another counsel reasonably acceptable to the Facility Agent), special Bermudian counsel and special Isle of Man counsel, respectively, to the Credit Parties, an opinion addressed to the Facility Agent and each of the Lenders and dated the Amendment Effective Date, in each case in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Facility Agent;

(iii) the Facility Agent shall have received from White & Case LLP (or another counsel reasonably acceptable to the Facility Agent), special English counsel to the Documentation Agent for the benefit of the Joint Lead Arrangers, an opinion addressed to the Facility Agent (for itself and on behalf of the Lenders) and the Collateral Agent (for itself and on behalf of the Secured Creditors) dated the Amendment Effective Date in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Facility Agent;

(iv) the Borrower shall have paid to each of the Lenders party to this Amendment a non-refundable work fee of [*]; provided that (I) a Lender which is the

 

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provider of any other loan or other facility to the Borrower or any other member of the NCLC Group shall only be entitled to receive one (1) such fee of [*] in connection with this Amendment and any similar amendment to such other loans or other facilities and (II) notwithstanding any provision of this Amendment or the Credit Agreement to the contrary, no Lender shall be required to share with the other Lenders, the Facility Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Documentation Agent and/or the Hermes Agent any such work fee received;

(v) the Borrower shall have paid to the Facility Agent and each Lender all costs, fees and expenses and other compensation payable to the Facility Agent or such Lender in connection with this Amendment and/or the Credit Agreement to the extent then due and invoiced at least one Business Day prior to the Amendment Effective Date (including, without limitation, the fees and expenses of White & Case LLP); and

(vi) the Facility Agent shall have received a copy of the fully executed memorandum of agreement related to the sale of the vessel m.v [*], which memorandum of agreement will be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Facility Agent (it being understood that the draft memorandum of agreement distributed to the Lenders on May 24, 2012 is satisfactory, without regard to any modification thereto).

7. From and after the Amendment Effective Date, all references in the Credit Agreement to the Credit Agreement shall be deemed to be references to the Credit Agreement as modified hereby.

*        *        *

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused their duly authorized officers to execute and deliver this Amendment as a deed on the date first above written. Signed as a deed for and on behalf of NCL CORPORATION LTD., a Bermuda company, as

Parent and Guarantor, by         Howard Flanders         and         Daniel S. Farkas         , being persons who, in accordance with the laws

                                                             full name of person signing                            full name of person signing

of that territory, are acting under the authority of the company.

 

/s/ Howard Flanders

Authorized signatory

 

/s/ Daniel S. Farkas

Authorized signatory

[Second Amendment to Jewel Credit Agreement]


Signed as a deed on behalf of NORWEGIAN JEWEL LIMITED, an Isle of Man company, as Borrower,

by         Kevin M. Sheehan         and         Daniel S. Farkas         , being persons who, in accordance with the laws of that territory, are

              full name of person signing                          full name of person signing

acting under the authority of the company.

 

/s/ Kevin M. Sheehan   

Authorized signatory

 

/s/ Daniel S. Farkas     

Authorized signatory

[Second Amendment to Jewel Credit Agreement]


Signed as a deed on behalf of KFW IPEX-BANK GMBH, a bank organized under the laws of Germany, individually and as Facility Agent, Collateral Agent and a Joint Lead Arranger, by         Claudia Schlipsing         and         Claudia Wenzel         , being persons

                                                                                                                               full name of person signing                         full name of person signing

who, in accordance with the laws of that territory, are acting under the authority of the bank.

 

/s/ Claudia Schlipsing        

Authorized signatory

 

/s/ Claudia Wenzel         

Authorized signatory

[Second Amendment to Jewel Credit Agreement]


Signed as a deed on behalf of NORDEA BANK NORGE ASA, a bank organized under the laws of Norway, individually and as Documentation Agent and a Joint Lead Arranger, by         Arne Berglund         and         René Kjølsrud         , being persons who, in

                                                                                                                        full name of person signing                       full name of person signing

accordance with the laws of that territory, are acting under the authority of the bank.

 

/s/ Arne Berglund         

Authorized signatory

 

/s/ René Kjølsrud         

Authorized signatory

[First Amendment to Jewel Credit Agreement]


Signed as a deed on behalf of DNB BANK ASA, a bank organized under the laws of Norway, individually and as a Joint Lead Arranger, by Kjerstin R. Braathen and                                  , being a person who, in accordance with the laws of that territory, is acting

                             full name of person signing           full name of person signing

under the authority of the bank.

 

/s/ Kjerstin R. Braathen

 

Authorized signatory

 

 

                                      

 

Authorized signatory

 

[First Amendment to Jewel Credit Agreement]


Signed as a deed on behalf of DEUTSCHE SCHIFFSBANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, a bank organized under the laws of Germany, individually and as a Joint Lead Arranger, by Claas Ringleben                 and Stefan Ochs                 , being persons who, in

                                                                                                                                full name of person signing                      full name of person signing

accordance with the the laws of that territory, are acting under the authority of the bank.

 

/s/ Claas Ringleben         
Authorized signatory

 

/s/ Stefan Ochs         
Authorized signatory

[First Amendment to Jewel Credit Agreement]


Executed as a deed by HSBC BANK PLC, individually and as a Joint Lead Arranger, acting by Mark Looi         , an authorized signatory, in the presence of:   /s/ Mark Looi
    Signature of Authorized Signatory
  Authorized Signatory
  Bagyasree Nambron
  Signature of Witness
  Name of Witness
  /s/ Bagyasree Nambron
  Address of Witness:
  HSBC Bank PLC
  8 Canada Square
  London El4 5HQ
  Occupation of Witness:
  Employee of HSBC Bank PLC

[Second Amendment to Jewel Credit Agreement]


Signed as a deed on behalf of COMMERZBANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, a bank organized under the laws of Germany, as Hermes Agent, by         Claas Ringleben         and         Stefan Ochs             , being persons who, in accordance with the laws of that

                                              full name of person signing                     full name of person signing

territory, are acting under the authority of the bank.

 

/s/ Claas Ringleben        
Authorized signatory

 

/s/ Stefan Ochs        
Authorized signatory

[First Amendment to Jewel Credit Agreement]

Exhibit 10.17

[*]: THE CONFIDENTIAL PORTION HAS BEEN OMITTED PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT AND THE OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE COMMISSION.

 

 

 

€590,478,870

CREDIT AGREEMENT

among

NCL CORPORATION LTD.,

as Parent,

BREAKAWAY THREE, LTD.,

as Borrower,

VARIOUS LENDERS,

KFW IPEX-BANK GMBH,

as Facility Agent, Collateral Agent and CIRR Agent,

KFW IPEX-BANK GMBH,

as Bookrunner,

and

KFW IPEX-BANK GMBH,

as Hermes Agent

 

 

Dated October 12, 2012

 

 

KFW IPEX-BANK GMBH

as Initial Mandated Lead Arranger

 

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

     Page  

SECTION 1. Definitions and Accounting Terms

     1   

1.01 Defined Terms

     1   

SECTION 2. Amount and Terms of Credit Facility

     29   

2.01 The Commitments

     29   

2.02 Amount and Timing of Each Borrowing; Currency of Disbursements

     29   

2.03 Notice of Borrowing

     31   

2.04 Disbursement of Funds

     31   

2.05 Pro Rata Borrowings

     32   

2.06 Interest

     32   

2.07 Election of Floating Rate

     33   

2.08 Floating Rate Interest Periods

     34   

2.09 Increased Costs, Illegality, Market Disruption, etc.

     35   

2.10 Indemnification; Breakage Costs

     37   

2.11 Change of Lending Office; Limitation on Additional Amounts

     38   

2.12 Replacement of Lenders

     39   

2.13 Disruption to Payment Systems, Etc.

     40   

SECTION 3. Commitment Commission; Fees; Reductions of Commitment

     40   

3.01 Commitment Commission

     40   

3.02 CIRR Fees

     41   

3.03 Other Fees

     41   

3.04 Voluntary Reduction or Termination of Commitments

     41   

3.05 Mandatory Reduction of Commitments

     42   

SECTION 4. Prepayments; Repayments; Taxes

     42   

4.01 Voluntary Prepayments

     42   

4.02 Mandatory Repayments and Commitment Reductions

     43   

4.03 Method and Place of Payment

     44   

4.04 Net Payments; Taxes

     44   

4.05 Application of Proceeds

     45   

SECTION 5. Conditions Precedent to the Initial Borrowing Date

     47   

5.01 Effective Date

     47   

5.02 [Intentionally omitted]

     47   

5.03 Corporate Documents; Proceedings; etc.

     47   

5.04 Know Your Customer

     47   

5.05 Construction Contract and Other Material Agreements

     48   

5.06 Share Charge

     48   

5.07 Assignment of Contracts

     48   

 

(i)


5.08 Consents Under Existing Credit Facilities

     48   

5.09 Process Agent

     49   

5.10 Opinions of Counsel

     49   

5.11 KfW Refinancing

     50   

5.12 Equity Payment

     50   

5.13 Financing Statements

     50   

5.14 Security Trust Deed

     50   

5.15 Hermes Cover

     50   

SECTION 6. Conditions Precedent to each Borrowing Date

     51   

6.01 No Default; Representations and Warranties

     51   

6.02 Consents

     51   

6.03 Refund Guarantees

     51   

6.04 Equity Payment

     52   

6.05 Fees, Costs, etc.

     52   

6.06 Construction Contract

     52   

6.07 Notice of Borrowing

     53   

6.08 Solvency Certificate

     53   

6.09 Litigation

     53   

SECTION 7. Conditions Precedent to the Delivery Date

     53   

7.01 Delivery of Vessel

     53   

7.02 Collateral and Guaranty Requirements

     54   

7.03 Evidence of 20% Payment

     54   

7.04 Hermes Compliance; Compliance with Applicable Laws and Regulations

     54   

7.05 Opinion of Counsel

     54   

SECTION 8. Representations and Warranties

     55   

8.01 Entity Status

     55   

8.02 Power and Authority

     55   

8.03 No Violation

     55   

8.04 Governmental Approvals

     56   

8.05 Financial Statements; Financial Condition

     56   

8.06 Litigation

     56   

8.07 True and Complete Disclosure

     57   

8.08 Use of Proceeds

     57   

8.09 Tax Returns and Payments

     57   

8.10 No Material Misstatements

     57   

8.11 The Security Documents

     58   

8.12 Capitalization

     58   

8.13 Subsidiaries

     58   

8.14 Compliance with Statutes, etc.

     59   

8.15 Winding-up, etc.

     59   

8.16 No Default

     59   

8.17 Pollution and Other Regulations

     59   

8.18 Ownership of Assets

     60   

 

(ii)


8.19 Concerning the Vessel

     60   

8.20 Citizenship

     60   

8.21 Vessel Classification

     61   

8.22 No Immunity

     61   

8.23 Fees, Governing Law and Enforcement

     61   

8.24 Form of Documentation

     61   

8.25 Pari Passu or Priority Status

     61   

8.26 Solvency

     62   

8.27 No Undisclosed Commissions

     62   

8.28 Completeness of Documentation

     62   

8.29 Money Laundering

     62   

SECTION 9. Affirmative Covenants

     62   

9.01 Information Covenants

     62   

9.02 Books and Records; Inspection

     65   

9.03 Maintenance of Property; Insurance

     65   

9.04 Corporate Franchises

     65   

9.05 Compliance with Statutes, etc.

     66   

9.06 Hermes Cover

     66   

9.07 End of Fiscal Years

     66   

9.08 Performance of Credit Document Obligations

     66   

9.09 Payment of Taxes

     66   

9.10 Further Assurances

     67   

9.11 Ownership of Subsidiaries

     67   

9.12 Consents and Registrations

     67   

9.13 Flag of Vessel

     68   

9.14 “Know Your Customer” and Other Similar Information

     68   

SECTION 10. Negative Covenants

     68   

10.01 Liens

     68   

10.02 Consolidation, Merger, Amalgamation, Sale of Assets, Acquisitions, etc.

     70   

10.03 Dividends

     71   

10.04 Advances, Investments and Loans

     72   

10.05 Transactions with Affiliates

     72   

10.06 Free Liquidity

     74   

10.07 Total Net Funded Debt to Total Capitalization

     74   

10.08 Collateral Maintenance

     74   

10.09 Consolidated EBITDA to Consolidated Debt Service

     75   

10.10 Business; Change of Name

     75   

10.11 Subordination of Indebtedness

     75   

10.12 Activities of Borrower, etc.

     76   

10.13 Material Amendments or Modifications of Construction Contracts

     76   

10.14 No Place of Business

     76   

SECTION 11. Events of Default

     77   

11.01 Payments

     77   

 

(iii)


11.02 Representations, etc.

     77   

11.03 Covenants

     77   

11.04 Default Under Other Agreements

     77   

11.05 Bankruptcy, etc.

     78   

11.06 Total Loss

     79   

11.07 Security Documents

     79   

11.08 Guaranties

     79   

11.09 Judgments

     80   

11.10 Cessation of Business

     80   

11.11 Revocation of Consents

     80   

11.12 Unlawfulness

     80   

11.13 Insurances

     81   

11.14 Disposals

     81   

11.15 Government Intervention

     81   

11.16 Change of Control

     81   

11.17 Material Adverse Change

     81   

11.18 Repudiation of Construction Contract or other Material Documents

     81   

SECTION 12. Agency and Security Trustee Provisions

     82   

12.01 Appointment and Declaration of Trust

     82   

12.02 Nature of Duties

     83   

12.03 Lack of Reliance on the Agents

     83   

12.04 Certain Rights of the Agents

     83   

12.05 Reliance

     84   

12.06 Indemnification

     84   

12.07 The Agents in their Individual Capacities

     84   

12.08 Resignation by an Agent

     84   

12.09 The Lead Arrangers

     85   

12.10 Impaired Agent

     85   

12.11 Replacement of an Agent

     86   

12.12 Resignation by the Hermes Agent

     86   

SECTION 13. Benefit of Agreement

     87   

13.01 Assignments and Transfers by the Lenders

     87   

13.02 Assignment or Transfer Fee

     89   

13.03 Assignments and Transfers to Hermes or KfW

     89   

13.04 Limitation of Responsibility to Existing Lenders

     89   

13.05 [Intentionally Omitted]

     90   

13.06 Procedure and Conditions for Transfer

     90   

13.07 Procedure and Conditions for Assignment

     91   

13.08 Copy of Transfer Certificate or Assignment Agreement to Parent

     91   

13.09 Security over Lenders’ Rights

     92   

13.10 Assignment by a Credit Party

     92   

13.11 Lender Participations

     92   

13.12 Increased Costs

     93   

 

(iv)


SECTION 14. Miscellaneous

     93   

14.01 Payment of Expenses, etc.

     93   

14.02 Right of Set-off

     94   

14.03 Notices

     95   

14.04 No Waiver; Remedies Cumulative

     96   

14.05 Payments Pro Rata

     96   

14.06 Calculations; Computations

     97   

14.07 Governing Law; Exclusive Jurisdiction of English Courts; Service of Process

     97   

14.08 Counterparts

     98   

14.09 Effectiveness

     98   

14.10 Headings Descriptive

     98   

14.11 Amendment or Waiver; etc.

     98   

14.12 Survival

     100   

14.13 Domicile of Loans

     100   

14.14 Confidentiality

     100   

14.15 Register

     101   

14.16 Third Party Rights

     101   

14.17 Judgment Currency

     101   

14.18 Language

     102   

14.19 Waiver of Immunity

     102   

14.20 “Know Your Customer” Notice

     102   

14.21 Release of Liens and the Parent Guaranty; Flag Jurisdiction Transfer

     102   

14.22 Partial Invalidity

     103   

SECTION 15. Parent Guaranty

     104   

15.01 Guaranty and Indemnity

     104   

15.02 Continuing Guaranty

     104   

15.03 Reinstatement

     104   

15.04 Waiver of Defenses

     104   

15.05 Guarantor Intent

     105   

15.06 Immediate Recourse

     105   

15.07 Appropriations

     105   

15.08 Deferral of Guarantor’s Rights

     106   

15.09 Additional Security

     106   

 

SCHEDULE 1.01(a)   -   Commitments
SCHEDULE 1.01(b)   -   Mandatory Costs
SCHEDULE 5.07   -   Notices, Acknowledgments and Consents
SCHEDULE 5.10   -   Initial Borrowing Date Opinions
SCHEDULE 6.10   -   Material Litigation
SCHEDULE 7.05   -   Delivery Date Opinions
SCHEDULE 8.03   -   Existing Agreements
SCHEDULE 8.12   -   Capitalization
SCHEDULE 8.13   -   Subsidiaries
SCHEDULE 8.19   -   Vessel

 

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SCHEDULE 8.21   -   Approved Classification Societies
SCHEDULE 9.03   -   Required Insurances
SCHEDULE 10.01   -   Existing Liens
SCHEDULE 14.03A   -   Credit Party Addresses
SCHEDULE 14.03B   -   Lender Addresses
EXHIBIT A   -   Form of Notice of Borrowing
EXHIBIT B-1   -   Form of BankAssure Report
EXHIBIT B-2   -   Form of Insurance Broker Certificate
EXHIBIT C   -   Form of Interaction Agreement
EXHIBIT D   -   Form of Secretary’s Certificate
EXHIBIT E   -   Form of Transfer Certificate
EXHIBIT F   -   Form of Bermuda Share Charge
EXHIBIT G   -   Form of Assignment of Earnings and Insurances
EXHIBIT H   -   Form of Assignment of Charters
EXHIBIT I   -   Form of Deed of Covenants
EXHIBIT J   -   Form of Assignment of Contracts
EXHIBIT K   -   Form of Solvency Certificate
EXHIBIT L   -   Form of Assignment Agreement
EXHIBIT M   -   Form of Compliance Certificate
EXHIBIT N   -   [Intentionally omitted]
EXHIBIT O   -   Form of Assignment of Management Agreements
EXHIBIT P   -   Form of Security Trust Deed

 

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THIS CREDIT AGREEMENT, is made by way of deed October 12, 2012, among NCL CORPORATION LTD., a Bermuda company with its registered office as of the date hereof at Cumberland House, 9th Floor, 1 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM11, Bermuda (the “ Parent ”), BREAKAWAY THREE, LTD., a Bermuda company with its registered office as of the date hereof at Cumberland House, 9th Floor, 1 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM11, Bermuda (the “ Borrower ”), KFW IPEX-BANK GmbH, as a Lender (in such capacity, together with each of the other Persons that may become a “ Lender ” in accordance with Section 13, each of them individually a “ Lender ” and, collectively, the “ Lenders ”), KFW IPEX-BANK GMBH, as Facility Agent (in such capacity, the “ Facility Agent ”), as Collateral Agent under the Security Documents (in such capacity, the “ Collateral Agent ”) and as CIRR Agent (in such capacity, the “ CIRR Agent ”), KFW IPEX-BANK GMBH, as Bookrunner (in such capacity, the “ Bookrunner ”), KFW IPEX-BANK GMBH, as Hermes Agent (in such capacity, the “ Hermes Agent ”), and KFW IPEX-BANK GMBH, as initial mandated lead arranger in respect of the credit facility provided for herein (in such capacity the “ Initial Mandated Arranger ”). All capitalized terms used herein and defined in Section 1 are used herein as therein defined.

W I T N E S S E T H :

WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Lenders make available to the Borrower a multi-draw term loan credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of up to €590,478,870 and which Loans may be incurred to finance, in part, the construction and acquisition costs of the Vessel and the related Hermes Premium; and

WHEREAS, subject to and upon the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Lenders are willing to make available to the Borrower the term loan facility provided for herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED:

SECTION 1. Definitions and Accounting Terms .

1.01 Defined Terms . As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings (such meanings to be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined) and references to this Agreement or any other document (or to any specified provision of this Agreement or any other document) shall be construed as references to this Agreement, that provision or that document as from time to time amended, restated, supplemented and/or novated:

Acceptable Bank ” means (a) a bank or financial institution which has a rating for its long-term unsecured and non credit-enhanced debt obligations of A- or higher by S&P or A2 or higher by Moody’s or a comparable rating from an internationally recognized credit rating agency; or (b) any other bank or financial institution approved by each Agent.


Acceptable Flag Jurisdiction ” shall mean the Bahamas, Bermuda, Panama, the Marshall Islands, the United States or such other flag jurisdiction as may be acceptable to the Required Lenders in their reasonable discretion.

Acquisition ” means any transaction or series of related transactions for the purpose of or resulting, directly or indirectly, in (a) the acquisition of all or substantially all of the assets of a Person, or of any business or division of a Person, (b) the acquisition of in excess of fifty percent (50%) of the Capital Stock of any Person or otherwise causing any Person to become a Subsidiary of a Borrower, or (c) a merger, amalgamation or consolidation or any other combination with another Person.

Adjusted Construction Price ” shall mean the sum of the Initial Construction Price of the Vessel and the total permitted increases to the Initial Construction Price of the Vessel pursuant to Permitted Change Orders (it being understood that the Final Construction Price may exceed the Adjusted Construction Price).

Affiliate ” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under direct or indirect common control with, such Person; provided , however , that for purposes of Section 10.05, an Affiliate of the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, as applicable, shall include any Person that directly or indirectly owns more than 10% of any class of the Capital Stock of the Parent or such Subsidiary, as applicable, and any officer or director of the Parent or such Subsidiary. A Person shall be deemed to control another Person if such Person possesses, directly or indirectly, the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such other Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained above, for purposes of Section 10.05, neither the Facility Agent, nor the Collateral Agent, nor the Lead Arrangers nor any Lender (or any of their respective affiliates) shall be deemed to constitute an Affiliate of the Parent or its Subsidiaries in connection with the Credit Documents or its dealings or arrangements relating thereto.

Affiliate Transaction ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 10.05.

Agent ” or “ Agents ” shall mean, individually and collectively, the Facility Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Hermes Agent and the CIRR Agent.

Agreement ” shall mean this Credit Agreement, as modified, supplemented, amended, restated or novated from time to time.

Apollo ” shall mean Apollo Management, L.P., and its Affiliates.

Applicable Margin ” shall mean a percentage per annum equal to [*].

Appraised Value ” of the Vessel at any time shall mean the fair market value or, as the case may be, the average of the fair market value of the Vessel on an individual charter free basis as set forth on the appraisal or, as the case may be, the appraisals most recently delivered to, or obtained by, the Facility Agent prior to such time pursuant to Section 9.01(c).

 

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Approved Appraisers ” shall mean Brax Shipping AS; Barry Rogliano Salles S.A., Paris; Clarksons, London; R.S. Platou Shipbrokers, A.S., Oslo; and Fearnsale, a division of Astrup Fearnley AS, Oslo.

Approved Stock Exchange ” shall mean the New York Stock Exchange, NASDAQ or such other stock exchange in the United States of America, the United Kingdom or Hong Kong as is approved in writing by the Facility Agent or, in each case, any successor thereto.

Assignment Agreement ” shall mean an Assignment Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit L (appropriately completed) or any other form agreed between the relevant assignor and assignee (and if required to be executed by the Borrower, the Borrower).

Assignment of Charters ” shall have the meaning provided in the definition of “Collateral and Guaranty Requirements”.

Assignment of Contracts ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 5.07.

Assignment of Earnings and Insurances ” shall have the meaning provided in the definition of “Collateral and Guaranty Requirements”.

Assignment of Management Agreements ” shall have the meaning provided in the definition of “Collateral and Guaranty Requirements”.

Bankruptcy Code ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 11.05(b).

Basel II ” shall mean the “International Convergence of Capital Measurement and Capital Standards, a Revised Framework” published by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision in June 2004 in the form existing on the date of this Agreement.

Basel III ” shall mean, together, “Basel III: A global regulatory framework for more resilient banks and banking systems” and “Basel III: International framework for liquidity risk measurement, standards and monitoring” both published by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision on December 16, 2010.

Borrower ” shall have the meaning provided in the first paragraph of this Agreement.

Borrowing ” shall mean the borrowing of Loans from all the Lenders (other than any Lender which has not funded its share of a Borrowing in accordance with this Agreement) having Commitments on a given date.

Borrowing Date ” shall mean each date (including the Initial Borrowing Date) on which a Borrowing occurs as set forth in Section 2.02.

Business Day ” shall mean any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day which shall be in New York, London or Frankfurt am Main a legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions are authorized or required by law or other government action to close.

 

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Capital Stock ” means:

(1) in the case of a corporation, corporate stock or shares;

(2) in the case of an association or business entity, any and all shares, interests, participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated) of corporate stock;

(3) in the case of a partnership or limited liability company, partnership or membership interests (whether general or limited); and

(4) any other interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets of, the issuing Person.

Cash Balance ” shall mean, at any date of determination, the unencumbered and otherwise unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents of the NCLC Group.

Cash Equivalents ” shall mean (i) securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof ( provided that the full faith and credit of the United States is pledged in support thereof) having maturities of not more than one year from the date of acquisition, (ii) time deposits and certificates of deposit of any commercial bank having, or which is the principal banking subsidiary of a bank holding company having capital, surplus and undivided profits aggregating in excess of $200,000,000, with maturities of not more than one year from the date of acquisition by any Person, (iii) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than 90 days for underlying securities of the types described in clause (i) above entered into with any bank meeting the qualifications specified in clause (ii) above, (iv) commercial paper issued by any Person incorporated in the United States rated at least A-1 or the equivalent thereof by S&P or at least B-1 or the equivalent thereof by Moody’s and in each case maturing not more than one year after the date of acquisition by any other Person, and (v) investments in money market funds substantially all of whose assets are comprised of securities of the types described in clauses (i) through (iv) above.

CERCLA ” shall mean the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as the same may be amended from time to time, 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq.

Change of Control ” shall mean (x) at any time when the ordinary Capital Stock of the Parent (or a parent company of the Parent in a Qualified IPO) is not listed on an Approved Stock Exchange or at any time when a dividend is to be paid to the existing shareholders of the Parent by way of a share issue pursuant to a public offering on an Approved Stock Exchange, the Permitted Holders in the aggregate do not, directly or indirectly, control the Parent and beneficially own, directly or indirectly, at least 51% of the issued Capital Stock of, and Equity Interest in, the Parent; or (y) at any time following the listing of the ordinary Capital Stock of the Parent (or a parent company of the Parent in a Qualified IPO) on an Approved Stock Exchange:

(i) any Third Party:

 

  (A) owns legally and/or beneficially and either directly or indirectly at least thirty three per cent (33%) of the ordinary share capital of the Parent; or

 

  (B) has the right or the ability to control either directly or indirectly the affairs of or the composition of the majority of the board of directors (or equivalent) of the Parent; and

 

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at the same time as any of the events described in paragraphs (A) or (B) of this definition have occurred and are continuing, the Permitted Holders in the aggregate do not, directly or indirectly, beneficially own at least 51% of the issued Capital Stock of, and Equity Interest in, the Parent; or

(ii) the Parent (or such parent company of the Parent) ceases to be a listed company on an Approved Stock Exchange without the prior written consent of the Required Lenders,

(and, for the purpose of Section 11.16 “control” of any company, limited partnership or other legal entity (a “body corporate”) controlled by a Permitted Holder means that one or more members of a Permitted Holder in the aggregate has, directly or indirectly, the power to direct the management and policies of such a body corporate, whether through the ownership of more than 50% of the issued voting capital of that body corporate or by contract, trust or other arrangement).

CIRR Agent ” shall have the meaning provided in the first paragraph of this Agreement, and shall include any successor thereto.

CIRR General Terms and Conditions ” shall mean the CIRR General Terms and Conditions for interest rate make-up in ship financing schemes (August 29, 2012 edition).

CIRR Representative ” shall mean KfW, acting in its capacity as CIRR mandatary in connection with this Agreement.

Collateral ” shall mean all property (whether real or personal) with respect to which any security interests have been granted (or purported to be granted) pursuant to any Security Document, including, without limitation, all Share Charge Collateral, all Earnings and Insurance Collateral, the Construction Risk Insurance, the Vessel, each Refund Guarantee, the Construction Contract and all cash and Cash Equivalents at any time delivered as collateral thereunder or as collateral required hereunder.

Collateral Agent ” shall have the meaning provided in the first paragraph of this agreement, and shall include any successor thereto, acting as mortgagee, security trustee or collateral agent for the Secured Creditors pursuant to the Security Documents.

 

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Collateral and Guaranty Requirements ” shall mean with respect to the Vessel, the requirement that:

(i) (A) the Borrower shall have duly authorized, executed and delivered an Assignment of Earnings and Insurances substantially in the form of Exhibit G or otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Lead Arrangers (as modified, supplemented or amended from time to time, the “ Assignment of Earnings and Insurances ”) (to the extent incorporated into or required by such Exhibit or otherwise agreed by the Borrower and the Lead Arrangers) with appropriate notices, acknowledgements and consents relating thereto and (B) the Borrower shall (x) use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain an Assignment of Charters substantially in the form of Exhibit H (as modified, supplemented or amended from time to time, the “ Assignment of Charters ”) with (to the extent incorporated into or required by such Exhibit or otherwise agreed by the Borrower and the Lead Arrangers) appropriate notices, acknowledgements and consents relating thereto for any charter or similar contract that has as of the execution date of such charter or similar contract a remaining term of 13 months or greater (including any renewal option) and (y) have obtained a subordination agreement from the charterer for any Permitted Chartering Arrangement that the Borrower has entered into with respect to the Vessel, and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide appropriate notices and consents related thereto, together covering all of the Borrower’s present and future Earnings and Insurance Collateral, in each case together with:

(a) proper financing statements (Form UCC-1 or the equivalent) fully prepared for filing in accordance with the UCC or in other appropriate filing offices of each jurisdiction as may be necessary or, in the reasonable opinion of the Collateral Agent, desirable to perfect or give notice to third parties of, as the case may be, the security interests purported to be created by the Assignment of Earnings and Insurances; and

(b) certified copies of lien search results (Form UCC-11) listing all effective financing statements that name each Credit Party as debtor and that are filed in the District of Columbia and Florida, together with Form UCC-3 Termination Statements (or such other termination statements as shall be required by local law) fully prepared for filing if required by applicable law to terminate for any financing statement which covers the Collateral except to the extent evidencing Permitted Liens.

(ii) the Borrower shall have duly authorized, executed and delivered an Assignment of Management Agreements in respect of the Management Agreements for the Vessel substantially in the form of Exhibit O or otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Lead Arrangers (as modified, supplemented or amended from time to time, the “ Assignment of Management Agreements ”) and shall have obtained (or in the case of any Manager that is not a Subsidiary of the Parent, used commercially reasonable efforts to obtain) a Manager’s Undertakings for the Vessel;

(iii) the Borrower shall have duly authorized, executed and delivered, and caused to be registered in the appropriate vessel registry a first priority mortgage and a deed of covenants (as modified, amended or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof and hereof, and together with the Vessel Mortgage delivered pursuant to the definition of Flag Jurisdiction Transfer, the “ Vessel Mortgage ”), substantially in the form of Exhibit I or otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Lead Arrangers with respect to the Vessel,

 

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and the Vessel Mortgage shall be effective to create in favor of the Collateral Agent a legal, valid and enforceable first priority security interest, in and Lien upon the Vessel, subject only to Permitted Liens;

(iv) all filings, deliveries of notices and other instruments and other actions by the Credit Parties and/or the Collateral Agent necessary or desirable in the reasonable opinion of the Collateral Agent to perfect and preserve the security interests described in clauses (i) through and including (iii) above shall have been duly effected and the Collateral Agent shall have received evidence thereof in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent; and

(v) the Facility Agent shall have received each of the following:

(a) certificates of ownership from appropriate authorities showing (or confirmation updating previously reviewed certificates and indicating) the registered ownership of the Vessel by the Borrower; and

(b) the results of maritime registry searches with respect to the Vessel, indicating that the Vessel has been deleted from all new building registers and that there are no record liens other than Liens in favor of the Collateral Agent and/or the Lenders and Permitted Liens; and

(c) class certificates reasonably satisfactory to it from Det Norske Veritas or another classification society listed on Schedule 8.21 hereto (or another internationally recognized classification society reasonably acceptable to the Facility Agent), indicating that the Vessel meets the criteria specified in Section 8.21; and

(d) certified copies of all Management Agreements; and

(e) certified copies of all ISM and ISPS Code documentation for the Vessel; and

(f) the Facility Agent shall have received a report, in substantially the form of Exhibit B-1 or otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Facility Agent, from BankAssure or another firm of independent marine insurance brokers reasonably acceptable to the Facility Agent with respect to the insurance maintained (or to be maintained) by the Credit Parties in respect of the Vessel, together with a certificate in substantially the form of Exhibit B-2 or otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Facility Agent, from another broker certifying that such insurances (i) are placed with such insurance companies and/or underwriters and/or clubs, in such amounts, against such risks, and in such form, as are customarily insured against by similarly situated insureds and (ii) include the Required Insurance. In addition, the Borrower shall reimburse the Facility Agent for the reasonable and documented costs of procuring customary mortgagee interest insurance and additional perils insurance in connection with the Vessel as contemplated by Section 9.03 (including Schedule 9.03).

 

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Collateral Disposition ” shall mean (i) the sale, lease, transfer or other disposition of the Vessel by the Borrower to any Person (it being understood that a Permitted Chartering Arrangement is not a Collateral Disposition) or the sale of 100% of the Capital Stock of the Borrower or (ii) any Event of Loss of the Vessel.

Commitment ” shall mean, for each Lender, the amount denominated in Euro set forth opposite such Lender’s name in Schedule 1.01(a) hereto as the same may be (x) reduced from time to time pursuant to Sections 3.04, 3.05, 4.02 and/or 11 or (y) adjusted from time to time as a result of assignments and/or transfers to or from such Lender pursuant to Section 2.12 or Section 13.

Commitment Termination Date ” shall mean the date falling [*] after the scheduled Delivery Date as at the date of this Agreement, namely [*].

Commitment Commission ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 3.01(a).

Consolidated Debt Service ” shall mean, for any relevant period, the sum (without double counting), determined in accordance with GAAP, of:

 

  (i) the aggregate principal payable or paid during such period on any Indebtedness for Borrowed Money of any member of the NCLC Group, other than:

 

  (a) principal of any such Indebtedness for Borrowed Money prepaid at the option of the relevant member of the NCLC Group or by virtue of “cash sweep” or “special liquidity” cash sweep provisions (or analogous provisions) in any debt facility of the NCLC Group;

 

  (b) principal of any such Indebtedness for Borrowed Money prepaid upon a sale or an Event of Loss of any vessel (as if references in that definition were to all vessels and not just the Vessel) owned or leased under a capital lease by any member of the NCLC Group; and

 

  (c) balloon payments of any such Indebtedness for Borrowed Money payable during such period (and for the purpose of this paragraph (c) a “balloon payment” shall not include any scheduled repayment installment of such Indebtedness for Borrowed Money which forms part of the balloon);

 

  (ii) Consolidated Interest Expense for such period;

 

  (iii) the aggregate amount of any dividend or distribution of present or future assets, undertakings, rights or revenues to any shareholder of any member of the NCLC Group (other than the Parent, or one of its wholly owned Subsidiaries) or any Dividends other than the tax distributions described in Section 10.03(ii) in each case paid during such period; and

 

  (iv) all rent under any capital lease obligations by which the Parent, or any consolidated Subsidiary is bound which are payable or paid during such period and the portion of any debt discount that must be amortized in such period,

 

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as calculated in accordance with GAAP and derived from the then latest consolidated unaudited financial statements of the NCLC Group delivered to the Facility Agent in the case of any period ending at the end of any of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of the Parent and the then latest audited consolidated financial statements (including all additional information and notes thereto) of the Parent and its consolidated Subsidiaries together with the auditors’ report delivered to the Facility Agent in the case of the final quarter of each such fiscal year.

Consolidated EBITDA ” shall mean, for any relevant period, the aggregate of:

(i) Consolidated Net Income from the Parent’s operations for such period; and

(ii) the aggregate amounts deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period in respect of gains and losses from the sale of assets or reserves relating thereto, Consolidated Interest Expense, depreciation and amortization, impairment charges and any other non-cash charges and deferred income tax expense for such period.

Consolidated Interest Expense ” shall mean, for any relevant period, the consolidated interest expense (excluding capitalized interest) of the NCLC Group for such period.

Consolidated Net Income ” shall mean, for any relevant period, the consolidated net income (or loss) of the NCLC Group for such period as determined in accordance with GAAP.

Construction Contract ” shall mean the Shipbuilding Contract (in relation to Hull No. [*]) for the Vessel, dated as of [*], among the Parent, the Borrower and the Yard, as such Shipbuilding Contract may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof and hereof.

Construction Risk Insurance ” shall mean any and all insurance policies related to the Construction Contract and the construction of the Vessel.

Credit Documents ” shall mean this Agreement, any Fee Letters, each Security Document, the Security Trust Deed, any Transfer Certificate, any Assignment Agreement, the Interaction Agreement and, after the execution and delivery thereof, each additional guaranty or additional security document executed pursuant to Section 9.10.

Credit Document Obligations ” shall mean, except to the extent consisting of obligations, liabilities or indebtedness with respect to Interest Rate Protection Agreements or Other Hedging Agreements, the full and prompt payment when due (whether at the stated

 

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maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of all obligations, liabilities and indebtedness (including, without limitation, principal, premium, interest, fees and indemnities (including, without limitation, all interest that accrues after the commencement of any case, proceeding or other action relating to the bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar proceeding of any Credit Party at the rate provided for in the respective documentation, whether or not a claim for post-petition interest is allowed in any such proceeding)) of each Credit Party to the Lender Creditors ( provided , in respect of the Lender Creditors which are Lenders, such aforementioned obligations, liabilities and indebtedness shall arise only for such Lenders (in such capacity) in respect of Loans and/or Commitments), whether now existing or hereafter incurred under, arising out of, or in connection with this Agreement and the other Credit Documents to which such Credit Party is a party (including, in the case of each Credit Party that is a Guarantor, all such obligations, liabilities and indebtedness of such Credit Party under the Parent Guaranty) and the due performance and compliance by such Credit Party with all of the terms, conditions and agreements contained in this Agreement and in such other Credit Documents.

Credit Party ” shall mean the Borrower, the Parent and each Subsidiary of the Parent that owns a direct interest in the Borrower.

Default ” shall mean any event, act or condition which with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute an Event of Default.

Defaulting Lender ” shall mean any Lender with respect to which a Lender Default is in effect.

Delivery Date ” shall mean the date of delivery of the Vessel to the Borrower, which, as of the Effective Date, is scheduled to occur on [*].

Discharged Rights and Obligations ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.06(c).

Dispute ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 14.07(a).

Disqualified Stock ” means, with respect to any Person, any Capital Stock of such Person which, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is redeemable or exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event:

(1) matures or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise (other than as a result of a change of control or asset sale),

(2) is convertible or exchangeable for Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock of such Person, or

(3) is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part (other than solely as a result of a change of control or asset sale), in each case prior to 91 days after the Maturity Date; provided , however , that only the portion of Capital Stock which so matures or is mandatorily redeemable, is so convertible or exchangeable or is so redeemable at the option of the holder thereof prior to such date shall be deemed to be Disqualified Stock; provided , however , that if such Capital Stock is issued to any

 

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employee or to any plan for the benefit of employees of the Parent or its Subsidiaries or by any such plan to such employees, such Capital Stock shall not constitute Disqualified Stock solely because it may be required to be repurchased by the Parent in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations or as a result of such employee’s termination, death or disability; provided , further , that any class of Capital Stock of such Person that by its terms authorizes such Person to satisfy its obligations thereunder by delivery of Capital Stock that is not Disqualified Stock shall not be deemed to be Disqualified Stock.

Disruption Event ” means either or both of:

(a) a material disruption to those payment or communications systems or to those financial markets which are, in each case, required to operate in order for payments to be made in connection with this Agreement (or otherwise in order for the transactions contemplated by the Credit Documents to be carried out) which disruption is not caused by, and is beyond the control of, any of the parties to this Agreement; or

(b) the occurrence of any other event which results in a disruption (of a technical or systems-related nature) to the treasury or payments operations of a party to this Agreement preventing such party, or any other party to this Agreement:

(i) from performing its payment obligations under the Credit Documents; or

(ii) from communicating with other parties to this Agreement in accordance with the terms of the Credit Documents,

and which (in either such case) is not caused by, and is beyond the control of, the party to this Agreement whose operations are disrupted.

Dividend ” shall mean, with respect to any Person, that such Person or any Subsidiary of such Person has declared or paid a dividend or returned any equity capital to its stockholders, partners or members or the holders of options or warrants issued by such Person with respect to its Capital Stock or membership interests or authorized or made any other distribution, payment or delivery of property (other than common stock or the right to purchase any of such stock of such Person) or cash to its stockholders, partners or members or the holders of options or warrants issued by such Person with respect to its Capital Stock or membership interests as such, or redeemed, retired, purchased or otherwise acquired, directly or indirectly, for a consideration any shares of any class of its Capital Stock or any other Capital Stock outstanding on or after the Effective Date (or any options or warrants issued by such Person with respect to its Capital Stock or other Equity Interests), or set aside any funds for any of the foregoing purposes, or shall have permitted any of its Subsidiaries to purchase or otherwise acquire for a consideration any shares of any class of the Capital Stock or any other Equity Interests of such Person outstanding on or after the Effective Date (or any options or warrants issued by such Person with respect to its Capital Stock or other Equity Interests). Without limiting the foregoing, “Dividends” with respect to any Person shall also include all payments made or required to be made by such Person with respect to any stock appreciation rights, plans, equity incentive or achievement plans or any similar plans or setting aside of any funds for the foregoing purposes.

 

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Dollars ” and the sign “ $ ” shall each mean lawful money of the United States.

Dollar Equivalent ” shall mean, with respect to the Euro denominated Commitments being utilized on a Borrowing Date, the amount calculated by applying (x) in the event that the Borrower and/or the Parent have entered into Earmarked Foreign Exchange Arrangements with respect to the installment payment to be partially financed by the Loans to be disbursed on such Borrowing Date, the EUR/USD weighted average rate with respect to such Borrowing Date (i) as notified by the Borrower to the Facility Agent in the Borrowing Notice at least three Business Days prior to the relevant Borrowing Date, (ii) which EUR/USD weighted average rate for any particular set of Earmarked Foreign Exchange Arrangements shall take account of all applicable foreign exchange spot, forward and derivative arrangements, including collars, options and the like, entered into in respect of such Borrowing Date and (iii) for which the Borrower has provided evidence to the Facility Agent to determine which foreign exchange arrangements (including spot transactions) will be the Earmarked Foreign Exchange Arrangements that shall apply to such Borrowing Date and (y) in the event that the Borrower and/or the Parent have not entered into Earmarked Foreign Exchange Arrangements with respect to the installment payment to be partially or wholly funded by the Loans to be disbursed on such Borrowing Date, the Spot Rate applicable to such Borrowing Date.

Dormant Subsidiary ” means a Subsidiary that owns assets in an amount equal to no more than $5,000,000 or is dormant or otherwise inactive.

Earmarked Foreign Exchange Arrangements ” shall mean the Euro/Dollar foreign exchange arranged by the Borrower and/or the Parent in connection with an installment payment to be partially financed by the Loans to be disbursed on the date on which such installment payment is to be made.

Earnings and Insurance Collateral ” shall mean all “Earnings” and “Insurances”, as the case may be, as defined in the Assignment of Earnings and Insurances.

Effective Date ” has the meaning specified in Section 14.09.

Eligible Transferee ” shall mean and include a commercial bank, insurance company, financial institution, fund or other Person which regularly purchases interests in loans or extensions of credit of the types made pursuant to this Agreement.

Environmental Approvals ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 8.17(b).

Environmental Claims ” shall mean any and all administrative, regulatory or judicial actions, suits, demands, demand letters, directives, claims, liens, notices of noncompliance or violation, relating in any way to any Environmental Law or any permit issued, or any approval given, under any such Environmental Law (hereafter, “ Claims ”), including, without limitation, (a) any and all Claims by governmental or regulatory authorities for enforcement, cleanup, removal, response, remedial or other actions or damages pursuant to any applicable Environmental Law, and (b) any and all Claims by any third party seeking damages,

 

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contribution, indemnification, cost recovery, compensation or injunctive relief in connection with alleged injury or threat of injury to health, safety or the environment due to the presence of Hazardous Materials.

Environmental Law ” shall mean any applicable Federal, state, foreign or local statute, law, rule, regulation, ordinance, code, binding and enforceable guideline, binding and enforceable written policy and rule of common law now or hereafter in effect and in each case as amended, and any judicial or administrative interpretation thereof, including any judicial or administrative order, consent decree or judgment, to the extent binding on the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, relating to the environment, and/or Hazardous Materials, including, without limitation, CERCLA; OPA; the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq. ; the Hazardous Material Transportation Act, 49 U.S.C. § 1801 et seq. ; the Occupational Safety and Health Act, 29 U.S.C. § 651 et seq. (to the extent it regulates occupational exposure to Hazardous Materials); and any state and local or foreign counterparts or equivalents, in each case as amended from time to time.

Environmental Release ” shall mean any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping, disposing or migration into the environment.

Equity Interests ” means Capital Stock and all warrants, options or other rights to acquire Capital Stock (but excluding any debt security that is convertible into, or exchangeable for, Capital Stock).

Euro ” and the sign “ ” shall each mean single currency in the member states of the European Communities that adopt or have adopted the Euro as its lawful currency under the legislation of the European Union for European Monetary Union.

Eurodollar Rate ” shall mean with respect to each Interest Period for a Loan, the offered rate for deposits of Dollars for a period equivalent to such period at or about 11:00 A.M. (Frankfurt time) on the second Business Day before the first day of such period as is displayed on Reuters LIBOR 01 Page (or such other service as may be nominated by the British Bankers’ Association as the information vendor for displaying the London Interbank Offered Rates of major banks in the London Interbank Market) (the “ Screen Rate ”), provided that if on such date no such rate is so displayed, the Eurodollar Rate for such period shall be the arithmetic average (rounded up to five decimal places) of the rate quoted to the Facility Agent by the Reference Banks for deposits of Dollars in an amount approximately equal to the amount in relation to which the Eurodollar Rate is to be determined for a period equivalent to such applicable Interest Period by the prime banks in the London interbank Eurodollar market at or about 11:00 A.M. (Frankfurt time) on the second Business Day before the first day of such period (rounded up to five decimal places).

Event of Default ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 11.

Event of Loss ” shall mean any of the following events: (x) the actual or constructive total loss of the Vessel or the agreed or compromised total loss of the Vessel; or (y) the capture, condemnation, confiscation, requisition (but excluding any requisition for hire by

 

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or on behalf of any government or governmental authority or agency or by any persons acting or purporting to act on behalf of any such government or governmental authority or agency), purchase, seizure or forfeiture of, or any taking of title to, the Vessel. An Event of Loss shall be deemed to have occurred: (i) in the event of an actual loss of the Vessel, at the time and on the date of such loss or if such time and date are not known at noon Greenwich Mean Time on the date which the Vessel was last heard from; (ii) in the event of damage which results in a constructive or compromised or arranged total loss of the Vessel, at the time and on the date on which notice claiming the loss of the Vessel is given to the insurers; or (iii) in the case of an event referred to in clause (y) above, at the time and on the date on which such event is expressed to take effect by the Person making the same. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Vessel shall have been returned to the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower following any event referred to in clause (y) above prior to the date upon which payment is required to be made under Section 4.02(b) hereof, no Event of Loss shall be deemed to have occurred by reason of such event so long as the requirements set forth in Section 9.10 have been satisfied.

Excluded Taxes ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 4.04(a).

Existing Lender ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.01.

Facility Agent ” shall have the meaning provided in the first paragraph of this Agreement, and shall include any successor thereto.

Facility Office ” means (a) in respect of a Lender, the office or offices notified by that Lender to the Facility Agent in writing on or before the date it becomes a Lender (or, following that date, by not less than five Business Days’ written notice) as the office or offices through which it will perform its obligations under this Agreement; or (b) in respect of any other Lender Creditor, the office in the jurisdiction in which it is resident for tax purposes.

Fee Letter ” means any letter or letters entered into by reference to this Agreement between any or all of the Facility Agent, the Initial Mandated Lead Arranger and/or the Lenders and (in any case) the Borrower setting out the amount of certain fees referred to in, or payable in connection with, this Agreement.

Final Construction Price ” shall mean the actual final construction price of the Vessel.

First Hermes Instalment ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.02(a)(ii).

Fixed Interest Payment Date ” shall mean (i) prior to the Delivery Date, each sixth month anniversary of the Initial Borrowing Date, (ii) the Delivery Date and (iii) after the Delivery Date, each semi-annual date on which a Scheduled Repayment is required to be made pursuant to Section 4.02(a) (or, if any of the above dates does not fall on a Business Day, the Fixed Interest Payment Date shall fall on the first Business Day falling after such date).

Fixed Rate ” shall mean [*]% per annum (which includes [*]% per annum, being the administrative fee).

 

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Fixed Rate Interest Period ” shall mean the period commencing on the Initial Borrowing Date and ending on the immediately succeeding Fixed Interest Payment Date and thereafter each period commencing on a Fixed Interest Payment Date and ending on the immediately succeeding Fixed Interest Payment Date.

Flag Jurisdiction Transfer ” shall mean the transfer of the registration and flag of the Vessel from one Acceptable Flag Jurisdiction to another Acceptable Flag Jurisdiction, provided that the following conditions are satisfied with respect to such transfer:

(i) On each Flag Jurisdiction Transfer Date, the Borrower shall have duly authorized, executed and delivered, and caused to be recorded in the appropriate vessel registry a Vessel Mortgage that is reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Facility Agent with respect to the Vessel and such Vessel Mortgage shall be effective to create in favor of the Collateral Agent and/or the Lenders a legal, valid and enforceable first priority security interest, in and lien upon the Vessel, subject only to Permitted Liens. All filings, deliveries of instruments and other actions necessary or desirable in the reasonable opinion of the Collateral Agent to perfect and preserve such security interests shall have been duly effected and the Collateral Agent shall have received evidence thereof in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent.

(ii) On each Flag Jurisdiction Transfer Date, to the extent that any Security Documents are released or discharged pursuant to Section 14.21(b), the Borrower shall have duly authorized, executed and delivered corresponding Security Documents in favor of the Collateral Agent for the new Acceptable Flag Jurisdiction.

(iii) On each Flag Jurisdiction Transfer Date, the Facility Agent shall have received from counsel, an opinion addressed to the Facility Agent and each of the Lenders and dated such Flag Jurisdiction Transfer Date, which shall (x) be in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Facility Agent and (y) cover the recordation of the security interests granted pursuant to the Vessel Mortgage to be delivered on such date and such other matters incident thereto as the Facility Agent may reasonably request.

(iv) On each Flag Jurisdiction Transfer Date:

(A) The Facility Agent shall have received (x) certificates of ownership from appropriate authorities showing (or confirmation updating previously reviewed certificates and indicating) the registered ownership of the Vessel transferred on such date by the Borrower and (y) the results of maritime registry searches with respect to the Vessel transferred on such date, indicating no recorded liens other than Liens in favor of the Collateral Agent and/or the Lenders and, if applicable and to the extent recordable, Permitted Liens.

(B) The Facility Agent shall have received a report, in form and scope reasonably satisfactory to the Facility Agent, from a firm of independent marine insurance brokers reasonably acceptable to the Facility Agent with respect to the insurance maintained by the Credit Party in respect of the Vessel transferred on such date, together with a certificate from another broker certifying that such

 

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insurances (i) are placed with such insurance companies and/or underwriters and/or clubs, in such amounts, against such risks, and in such form, as are customarily insured against by similarly situated insureds for the protection of the Facility Agent and/or the Lenders as mortgagee and (ii) conform with the Required Insurance applicable to the Vessel.

(v) On or prior to each Flag Jurisdiction Transfer Date, the Facility Agent shall have received a certificate, dated the Flag Jurisdiction Transfer Date, signed by any one of the chairman of the board, the president, any vice president, the treasurer or an authorized manager, member, general partner, officer or attorney-in-fact of the Borrower, certifying that (A) all necessary governmental (domestic and foreign) and third party approvals and/or consents in connection with the Flag Jurisdiction Transfer being consummated on such date and otherwise referred to herein shall have been obtained and remain in effect or that no such approvals and/or consents are required, (B) there exists no judgment, order, injunction or other restraint prohibiting or imposing materially adverse conditions upon such Flag Jurisdiction Transfer or the other related transactions contemplated by this Agreement and (C) copies of resolutions approving the Flag Jurisdiction Transfer of the Borrower and any other related matters the Facility Agent may reasonably request.

(vi) On each Flag Jurisdiction Transfer Date, the Collateral and Guaranty Requirements for the Transferred Collateral Vessel shall have been satisfied or waived by the Facility Agent for a specific period of time.

Flag Jurisdiction Transfer Date ” shall mean the date on which a Flag Jurisdiction Transfer occurs.

Floating Rate ” shall mean the percentage rate per annum equal to the aggregate of (a) the Applicable Margin plus (b) the Eurodollar Rate plus (c) any Mandatory Costs.

Floating Rate Interest Period ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.08.

Free Liquidity ” shall mean, at any date of determination, the aggregate of the Cash Balance and any Commitments under this Agreement or any other amounts available for drawing under other revolving or other credit facilities of the NCLC Group, which remain undrawn, could be drawn for general working capital purposes or other general corporate purposes and would not, if drawn, be repayable within six months.

GAAP ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 14.06(a).

Grace Period ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 11.05(c).

Guarantor ” shall mean Parent.

Hazardous Materials ” shall mean: (a) any petroleum or petroleum products, radioactive materials, asbestos in any form that is or could become friable, urea formaldehyde foam insulation, transformers or other equipment that contain dielectric fluid containing levels of polychlorinated biphenyls, and radon gas; (b) any chemicals, materials or substances defined as

 

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or included in the definition of “hazardous substances,” “hazardous waste,” “hazardous materials,” “extremely hazardous substances,” “restricted hazardous waste,” “toxic substances,” “toxic pollutants,” “contaminants,” or “pollutants,” or words of similar import, under any applicable Environmental Law; and (c) any other chemical, material or substance, exposure to which is prohibited, limited or regulated by any governmental authority under Environmental Laws.

Heads of Terms ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 14.09.

Hermes ” shall mean the Federal Republic of Germany represented by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology ( Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Technologie ) represented by Euler Hermes Kreditversicherungs-AG and PriceWaterhouseCoopers Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft AG.

Hermes Agent ” shall have the meaning provided in the first paragraph of this Agreement, and shall include any successor thereto, acting as attorney-in-fact for the Lenders with respect to the Hermes Cover to the extent described in this Agreement.

Hermes Cover ” shall mean the export credit guarantee ( Exportkreditgarantie ) on the terms of Hermes’ Declaration of Guarantee ( Gewährleistungs-Erklärung ) for [*] of the principal amount of the Loans and any interests and secondary financing costs of the Federal Republic of Germany acting through Euler Hermes Kreditversicherungs-AG for the period of the Loans on the terms and conditions applied for by the Lenders, and shall include any successor thereto (it being understood that the Hermes Cover shall be issued on the basis of Hermes’ applicable Hermes guidelines ( Richtlinien ) and general terms and conditions ( Allgemeine Bedingungen )).

Hermes Issuing Fees ” shall mean the amount of [*] payable in Euro by the Borrower to Hermes through the Hermes Agent by way of handling fees in respect of the Hermes Cover.

Hermes Premium ” shall mean the amount payable in Euro by the Borrower to Hermes through the Hermes Agent in respect of the Hermes Cover, which shall not exceed [*].

Impaired Agent ” shall mean an Agent at any time when:

 

  (i) it has failed to make (or has notified a party to this Agreement that it will not make) a payment required to be made by it under the Credit Documents by the due date for payment;

 

  (ii) such Agent otherwise rescinds or repudiates a Credit Document;

 

  (iii) (if such Agent is also a Lender) it is a Defaulting Lender; or

 

  (iv) an Insolvency Event has occurred and is continuing with respect to such Agent

 

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unless, in the case of paragraph (i) above: (a) its failure to pay is caused by administrative or technical error or a Disruption Event, and payment is made within five Business Days of its due date; or (b) such Agent is disputing in good faith whether it is contractually obliged to make the payment in question.

Indebtedness ” shall mean any obligation for the payment or repayment of money, whether as principal or as surety and whether present or future, actual or contingent including, without limitation, pursuant to an Interest Rate Protection Agreement or Other Hedging Agreement.

Indebtedness for Borrowed Money ” shall mean Indebtedness (whether present or future, actual or contingent, long-term or short-term, secured or unsecured) in respect of:

 

  (i) moneys borrowed or raised;

 

  (ii) the advance or extension of credit (including interest and other charges on or in respect of any of the foregoing);

 

  (iii) the amount of any liability in respect of leases which, in accordance with GAAP, are capital leases;

 

  (iv) the amount of any liability in respect of the purchase price for assets or services payment of which is deferred for a period in excess of 180 days;

 

  (v) all reimbursement obligations whether contingent or not in respect of amounts paid under a letter of credit or similar instrument; and

 

  (vi) (without double counting) any guarantee of Indebtedness falling within paragraphs (i) to (v) above;

provided that the following shall not constitute Indebtedness for Borrowed Money:

 

  (a) loans and advances made by other members of the NCLC Group which are subordinated to the rights of the Lenders;

 

  (b) loans and advances made by any shareholder of the Parent which are subordinated to the rights of the Lenders on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Facility Agent; and

 

  (c) any liabilities of the Parent or any other member of the NCLC Group under any Interest Rate Protection Agreement or any Other Hedging Agreement or other derivative transactions of a non-speculative nature.

Information ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 8.10(a).

Initial Borrowing Date ” shall mean the date occurring on or after the Effective Date on which the initial Borrowing of Loans hereunder occurs, which date shall, subject to Section 5, coincide with the date of payment of the first installment of the Initial Construction Price for the Vessel under the Construction Contract.

 

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Initial Construction Price ” shall mean an amount of up to [*] for the construction of the Vessel pursuant to the Construction Contract, payable by the Borrower to the Yard through the four installments of the Contract Price referred to in Article 8, Clauses 2.1(i) through and including (iv) of the Construction Contract (each, a “ Pre-delivery Installment ”) and the installment of the Contract Price referred to in Article 8, Clause 2.1(v) of the Construction Contract (as such amount may be modified in accordance with the Construction Contract).

Initial Mandated Lead Arranger ” shall have the meaning provided in the first paragraph of this Agreement, and shall include any successor thereto.

Initial Syndication Date ” shall mean the date, if applicable, on which KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH ceases to be the only Lender by transferring all or part of its rights as a Lender under this Agreement to one or more banks or financial institutions pursuant to Section 13.

Insolvency Event ” in relation to any of the parties to this Agreement shall mean that such party:

 

  (i) is dissolved (other than pursuant to a consolidation, amalgamation or merger);

 

  (ii) becomes insolvent or is unable to pay its debts or fails or admits in writing its inability generally to pay its debts as they become due;

 

  (iii) makes a general assignment, arrangement or composition with or for the benefit of its creditors;

 

  (iv) institutes or has instituted against it, by a regulator, supervisor or any similar official with primary insolvency, rehabilitative or regulatory jurisdiction over it in the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization or the jurisdiction of its head or home office, a proceeding seeking a judgment of insolvency or bankruptcy or any other relief under any bankruptcy or insolvency law or other similar law affecting creditors’ rights, or a petition is presented for its winding-up or liquidation by it or such regulator, supervisor or similar official;

 

  (v) has instituted against it a proceeding seeking a judgment of insolvency or bankruptcy or any other relief under any bankruptcy or insolvency law or other similar law affecting creditors’ rights, or a petition is presented for its winding-up or liquidation, and, in the case of any such proceeding or petition instituted or presented against it, such proceeding or petition is instituted or presented by a person or entity not described in paragraph (iv) above and (a) results in a judgment of insolvency or bankruptcy or the entry of an order for relief or the making of an order for its winding-up or liquidation; or (b) is not dismissed, discharged, stayed or restrained in each case within 30 days of the institution or presentation thereof;

 

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  (vi) has exercised in respect of it one or more of the stabilization powers pursuant to Part 1 of the Banking Act 2009 and/or has instituted against it a bank insolvency proceeding pursuant to Part 2 of the Banking Act 2009 or a bank administration proceeding pursuant to Part 3 of the Banking Act 2009;

 

  (vii) has a resolution passed for its winding-up, official management or liquidation (other than pursuant to a consolidation, amalgamation or merger);

 

  (viii) seeks or becomes subject to the appointment of an administrator, provisional liquidator, conservator, receiver, trustee, custodian or other similar official for it or for all or substantially all its assets;

 

  (ix) has a secured party take possession of all or substantially all its assets or has a distress, execution, attachment, sequestration or other legal process levied, enforced or sued on or against all or substantially all its assets and such secured party maintains possession, or any such process is not dismissed, discharged, stayed or restrained, in each case within 30 days thereafter;

 

  (x) causes or is subject to any event with respect to it which, under the applicable laws of any jurisdiction, has an analogous effect to any of the events specified in paragraphs (i) to (ix) above; or

 

  (xi) takes any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in, any of the foregoing acts.

Interaction Agreement ” shall mean the interaction agreement executed or to be executed by, inter alia (i) each Lender that elects to become a Refinanced Bank, (ii) the CIRR Representative, and (iii) the CIRR Agent substantially in the form of Exhibit C.

Interest Determination Date ” shall mean, with respect to any Loan, the second Business Day prior to the commencement of any Interest Period relating to such Loan.

Interest Period ” shall mean either the Fixed Rate Interest Period or, as the context may require, the Floating Rate Interest Period.

Interest Rate Protection Agreement ” shall mean any interest rate swap agreement, interest rate cap agreement, interest collar agreement, interest rate hedging agreement, interest rate floor agreement or other similar agreement or arrangement entered into between a Lender or its Affiliate, or a Lead Arranger or its Affiliate, and the Parent and/or the Borrower in relation to the Credit Document Obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement.

Investments ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 10.04.

 

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KfW ” shall mean KfW in its capacity as refinancing bank with respect to the KfW Refinancing.

KfW Refinancing ” shall mean the refinancing of the respective loans of the Refinanced Banks hereunder with KfW pursuant to the CIRR General Terms and Conditions, as modified by the parties to the KfW Refinancing pursuant to, inter alia , the Interaction Agreement.

Lead Arrangers ” shall mean the Initial Mandated Lead Arranger together with and any other bank or financial institution appointed as an arranger by the Initial Mandated Lead Arranger and the Borrower for the purpose of this Agreement.

Lender ” shall mean each financial institution listed on Schedule 1.01(a), as well as any Person which becomes a “ Lender ” hereunder pursuant to Section 13.

Lender Creditors ” shall mean the Lenders holding from time to time outstanding Loans and/or Commitments and the Agents, each in their respective capacities.

Lender Default ” shall mean, as to any Lender, (i) the wrongful refusal (which has not been retracted) of such Lender or the failure of such Lender to make available its portion of any Borrowing, unless such failure to pay is caused by administrative or technical error or a Disruption Event and payment is made within three Business Days of its due date; (ii) such Lender having been deemed insolvent or having become the subject of a takeover by a regulatory authority or with respect to which an Insolvency Event has occurred and is continuing; (iii) such Lender having notified the Facility Agent and/or any Credit Party (x) that it does not intend to comply with its obligations under Section 2.01 in circumstances where such non-compliance would constitute a breach of such Lender’s obligations under such Section or (y) of the events described in preceding clause (ii); or (iv) such Lender not being in compliance with its refinancing obligations owed to KfW under its respective Refinancing Agreement or the Interaction Agreement.

Lien ” shall mean any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), preference, priority or other security agreement of any kind or nature whatsoever (including, without limitation, any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any financing or similar statement or notice filed under the UCC or any other similar recording or notice statute, and any lease having substantially the same effect as any of the foregoing); provided that in no event shall an operating lease be deemed to constitute a Lien.

Lim Family ” shall mean:

 

  (i) the late Tan Sri Lim Goh Tong;

 

  (ii) his spouse;

 

  (iii) his direct lineal descendants;

 

  (iv) the personal estate of any of the above persons; and

 

  (v) any trust created for the benefit of one or more of the above persons and their estates.

 

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Loan ” and “ Loans ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.01.

Management Agreements ” shall mean any agreements entered into by the Borrower with the Manager or such other commercial manager and/or a technical manager with respect to the management of the Vessel, in each case which agreements and manager shall be reasonably acceptable to the Facility Agent (it being understood that NCL (Bahamas) Ltd. is acceptable and the form of management agreement attached as Annex A to Exhibit O is acceptable).

Manager ” shall mean the company providing commercial and technical management and crewing services for the Vessel pursuant to the Management Agreements, which is contemplated to be, as of the Delivery Date, NCL (Bahamas) Ltd., a company organized and existing under the laws of Bermuda.

Manager’s Undertakings ” shall mean the undertakings, provided by the Manager respecting the Vessel, including, inter alia , a statement satisfactory to the Facility Agent that any lien in favor of the Manager respecting the Vessel is subject and subordinate to the Vessel Mortgage in substantially the form attached to the Assignment of Management Agreements or otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the Facility Agent.

Mandatory Costs ” means the percentage rate per annum calculated in accordance with Schedule 1.01(b) .

Market Disruption Event ” shall mean:

 

  (i) at or about noon on the Interest Determination Date for the relevant Interest Period the Screen Rate is not available and none or (unless at such time there is only one Lender) only one of the Lenders supplies a rate to the Facility Agent to determine the Eurodollar Rate for the relevant Interest Period; or

 

  (ii) before 5:00 P.M. Frankfurt time on the Interest Determination Date for the relevant Interest Period, the Facility Agent receives notifications from Lenders the sum of whose Commitments and/or outstanding Loans at such time equal at least 50% of the sum of the Total Commitments and/or aggregate outstanding Loans of the Lenders at such time that (x) the cost to such Lenders of obtaining matching deposits in the London interbank Eurodollar market for the relevant Interest Period would be in excess of the Eurodollar Rate for such Interest Period or (y) such Lenders are unable to obtain funding in the London interbank Eurodollar market.

Material Adverse Effect ” shall mean the occurrence of anything since June 30, 2012 which has had or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on (x) the property, assets, business, operations, liabilities, or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Parent and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, (y) the consummation of the transactions hereunder,

 

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the acquisition of the Vessel and the Construction Contract, or (z) the rights or remedies of the Lenders, or the ability of the Parent and its relevant Subsidiaries to perform their obligations owed to the Lenders and the Agents under this Agreement.

Materials of Environmental Concern ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 8.17(a).

Maturity Date ” shall mean the twelfth anniversary of the Borrowing Date in relation to the Delivery Date or, if earlier, the date falling 11 years and 6 months after the date on which the first Scheduled Repayment is required to be made pursuant to Section 4.02(a).

Moody’s ” shall mean Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and its successors.

NCLC Fleet ” shall mean the vessels owned by the companies in the NCLC Group.

NCLC Group ” shall mean the Parent and its Subsidiaries.

New Lender ” shall mean a Person who has been assigned the rights or transferred the rights and obligations of an Existing Lender, as the case may be, pursuant to the provisions of Section 14.

Non-Defaulting Lender ” shall mean and include each Lender other than a Defaulting Lender.

Notice of Borrowing ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.03.

Notice Office ” shall mean in the case of the Facility Agent and the Hermes Agent, the office of the Facility Agent and the Hermes Agent located at Palmengartenstrasse 5-9, 60325 Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Attention: Ship Finance, X2a4, Claudia Wenzel, fax: +49 69 7431 3768, email: claudia.wenzel@kfw.de or such other office as the Facility Agent may hereafter designate in writing as such to the other parties hereto or such other office as the Facility Agent or the Hermes Agent may hereafter designate in writing as such to the other parties hereto.

OPA ” shall mean the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, as amended, 33 U.S.C. § 2701 et seq.

Other Creditors ” shall mean any Lender or any Affiliate thereof and their successors, transferees and assigns if any (even if such Lender subsequently ceases to be a Lender under this Agreement for any reason), together with such Lender’s or Affiliate’s successors, transferees and assigns, with which the Parent and/or the Borrower enters into any Interest Rate Protection Agreements or Other Hedging Agreements from time to time.

Other Hedging Agreement ” shall mean any foreign exchange contracts, currency swap agreements, commodity agreements or other similar agreements or arrangements entered into between a Lender or its Affiliate, or a Lead Arranger or its Affiliates, and the Parent and/or the Borrower in relation to the Credit Document Obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement and designed to protect against the fluctuations in currency or commodity values.

 

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Other Obligations ” shall mean the full and prompt payment when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of all obligations, liabilities and indebtedness (including, without limitation, all interest that accrues after the commencement of any case, proceeding or other action relating to the bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar proceeding of any Credit Party at the rate provided for in the respective documentation, whether or not a claim for post-petition interest is allowed in any such proceeding) owing by any Credit Party to the Other Creditors under, or with respect to, any Interest Rate Protection Agreement or Other Hedging Agreement, whether such Interest Rate Protection Agreement or Other Hedging Agreement is now in existence or hereafter arising, and the due performance and compliance by such Credit Party with all of the terms, conditions and agreements contained therein.

Parent ” shall have the meaning provided in the first paragraph of this Agreement.

Parent Guaranty ” shall mean the guaranty of the Parent pursuant to Section 15.

PATRIOT Act ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 14.09.

Payment Office ” shall mean the office of the Facility Agent located at Palmengartenstrasse 5-9, 60325 Frankfurt am Main, Germany, or such other office as the Facility Agent may hereafter designate in writing as such to the other parties hereto.

Permitted Change Orders ” shall mean change orders and similar arrangements under the Construction Contract which increase the Initial Construction Price to the extent that the aggregate amount of such increases does not exceed [*] of the Initial Construction Price (it being understood that the actual amount of change orders and similar arrangements may exceed [*] of the Initial Construction Price).

Permitted Chartering Arrangements ” shall mean:

 

  (i) any charter or other form of deployment (other than a demise or bareboat charter) of the Vessel made between members of the NCLC Group;

 

  (ii) any demise or bareboat charter of the Vessel made between members of the NCLC Group provided that (a) each of the Borrower and the charterer assigns the benefit of any such charter or sub-charter to the Collateral Agent, (b) each of the Borrower and the charterer assigns its interest in the insurances and earnings in respect of the Vessel to the Collateral Agent, and (c) the charterer agrees to subordinate its interests in the Vessel to the interests of the Collateral Agent as mortgagee of the Vessel, all on terms and conditions reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent;

 

  (iii)

any charter or other form of deployment of the Vessel to a charterer that is not a member of the NCLC Group provided that no such charter or deployment shall be made (a) on a demise or bareboat basis, or (b) for a

 

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  period which, including the exercise of any options for extension, could be for longer than 13 months, or (c) other than at or about market rate at the time when the charter or deployment is fixed; and

 

  (iv) any charter or other form of deployment in respect of the Vessel entered into after the Effective Date and which is permissible under the provisions of any financing documents relating to the Vessel.

Permitted Holders ” shall mean (i) the Lim Family (together or individually) and (ii) Apollo and any Person directly controlled by Apollo.

Permitted Liens ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 10.01.

Person ” shall mean any individual, partnership, joint venture, firm, corporation, association, trust or other enterprise or any government or political subdivision, department or instrumentality thereof.

Pledgor ” shall mean NCL Corporation Ltd. or any direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Parent which directly owns any of the Capital Stock of the Borrower.

Pre-delivery Installment ” shall have the meaning provided in the definition of “ Initial Construction Price ”.

Pro Rata Share ” shall have the definition provided in Section 4.05.

Projections ” shall mean any projections and any forward-looking statements (including statements with respect to booked business) of the NCLC Group furnished to the Lenders or the Facility Agent by or on behalf of any member of the NCLC Group prior to the Effective Date.

Qualified IPO ” means an initial public offering of the Parent or a parent company of the Parent in either case on an Approved Stock Exchange resulting in at least [*] of equity (x) in the case of an initial public offering by a parent company of the Parent, being contributed to the Parent or (y) in the case of an initial public offering by the Parent, sold by the Parent.

Reference Banks ” shall mean the Initial Mandated Lead Arranger and any additional Reference Bank and/or replacement Reference Bank appointed by the Facility Agent pursuant to Section 2.09(f).

Refinancing Agreement ” shall mean each refinancing agreement in respect of the KfW Refinancing.

Refinanced Bank ” shall mean each Lender participating in the KfW Refinancing.

Refund Guarantee ” shall mean a, or if more than one, each refund guarantee arranged by the Yard in respect of a Pre-delivery Installment and provided by one or more financial institutions contemplated by the Construction Contract, or by other financial institutions reasonably satisfactory to the Lead Arrangers, as credit support for the Yard’s obligations thereunder.

 

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Register ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 14.15.

Relevant Obligations ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.07(c)(ii).

Repayment Date ” shall mean each semi-annual date on which a Scheduled Repayment is required to be made pursuant to Section 4.02(a) .

Replaced Lender ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.12.

Replacement Lender ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.12.

Representative ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 4.05(d).

Required Insurance ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 9.03.

Required Lenders ” shall mean, at any time, Non-Defaulting Lenders, the sum of whose outstanding Commitments and/or principal amount of Loans at such time represent an amount greater than 66-  2 / 3 % of the sum of the Total Commitment ( less the aggregate Commitments of all Defaulting Lenders at such time) and the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Loans (less the amount of outstanding Loans of all Defaulting Lenders at such time).

S&P ” shall mean Standard & Poor’s Rating Services, a division of the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., and its successors.

Scheduled Repayment ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 4.02(a).

Screen Rate ” shall have the meaning specified in the definition of Eurodollar Rate.

Secured Creditors ” shall mean the “Secured Creditors” as defined in the Security Documents.

Secured Obligations ” shall mean (i) the Credit Document Obligations, (ii) the Other Obligations, (iii) any and all sums advanced by any Agent in order to preserve the Collateral or preserve the Collateral Agent’s security interest in the Collateral on behalf of the Lenders, (iv) in the event of any proceeding for the collection or enforcement of any indebtedness, obligations or liabilities of the Credit Parties referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) above, after an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the expenses in connection with retaking, holding, preparing for sale or lease, selling or otherwise disposing of or realizing on the Collateral, or of any exercise by the Collateral Agent of its rights hereunder on behalf of the Lenders, together with reasonable attorneys’ fees and court costs, and (v) all amounts paid by any Secured Creditor as to which such Secured Creditor has the right to reimbursement under the Security Documents.

 

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Security Documents ” shall mean, as applicable, the Assignment of Contracts, the Assignment of Earnings and Insurances, the Assignment of Charters, the Assignment of Management Agreements, the Share Charge, the Vessel Mortgage, the Deed of Covenants, and, after the execution thereof, each additional security document executed pursuant to Section 9.10 and/or Section 12.01(b).

Security Trust Deed ” shall mean the Security Trust Deed executed by, inter alia , the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Collateral Agent, the Facility Agent and the Original Secured Creditors (as defined therein) and shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit P or otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Facility Agent.

Share Charge ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 5.06.

Share Charge Collateral ” shall mean all “Collateral” as defined in the Share Charge.

Sky Vessel ” shall mean [*] presently owned by the Sky Vessel Seller, and registered in the Sky Vessel Seller’s name under the laws and flag of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas.

Sky Vessel Indebtedness ” shall mean the financing arrangements in relation to the acquisition of the Sky Vessel in an amount of up to [*] on the terms set forth in the fully executed memorandum of agreement related to the sale of the Sky Vessel, dated on or around May 30, 2012 (as amended from time to time with the consent of the Lenders as required pursuant to Section 10.11).

Sky Vessel Seller ” shall mean [*], or any affiliate of [*].

Specified Requirements ” shall mean the requirements set forth in clauses (i)(A) and (i)(B) (including, for the avoidance of doubt, paragraphs (i)(a) or (i)(b)), (iii), (v)(c) and (v)(f)) of the definition of “Collateral and Guaranty Requirements.”

Spot Rate ” shall mean the spot exchange rate quoted by the Facility Agent equal to the weighted average of the rates on the actual transactions of the Facility Agent on the date two Business Days prior to the date of determination thereof (acting reasonably), which spot exchange rate shall be final and conclusive absent manifest error.

Subsidiary ” shall mean, as to any Person, (i) any corporation more than 50% of whose stock of any class or classes having by the terms thereof ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the directors of such corporation (irrespective of whether or not at the time stock of any class or classes of such corporation shall have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency) is at the time owned by such Person and/or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person and (ii) any partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture or other entity in which such Person and/or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person has more than a 50% Equity Interest at the time.

Supervision Agreements ” shall mean any agreements (if any) entered or to be entered into between the Parent, as applicable, the Borrower and a Supervisor providing for the construction supervision of the Vessel, the terms and conditions of which shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Facility Agent.

 

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Supervisor ” shall have the meaning provided in the Construction Contract.

Tax Benefit ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 4.04(c).

Taxes ” and “ Taxation ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 4.04(a).

Test Period ” shall mean each period of four consecutive fiscal quarters then last ended, in each case taken as one accounting period.

Third Party ” shall mean any Person or group of Persons acting in concert who or which does not include a member of the Lim Family or Apollo.

Total Capitalization ” shall mean, at any date of determination, the Total Net Funded Debt plus the consolidated stockholders’ equity of the NCLC Group at such date determined in accordance with GAAP and derived from the then latest unaudited and consolidated financial statements of the NCLC Group delivered to the Facility Agent in the case of the first three quarters of each fiscal year and the then latest audited consolidated financial statements of the NCLC Group delivered to the Facility Agent in the case of each fiscal year; provided it is understood that the effect of any impairment of intangible assets shall be added back to stockholders’ equity.

Total Commitment ” shall mean, at any time, the sum of the Commitments of the Lenders at such time. On the Effective Date, the Total Commitments shall not exceed €590,478,870.

Total Net Funded Debt ” shall mean, as at any relevant date:

 

  (i) Indebtedness for Borrowed Money of the NCLC Group on a consolidated basis; and

 

  (ii) the amount of any Indebtedness for Borrowed Money of any person which is not a member of the NCLC Group but which is guaranteed by a member of the NCLC Group as at such date;

less an amount equal to any Cash Balance as at such date; provided that any Commitments and other amounts available for drawing under other revolving or other credit facilities of the NCLC Group which remain undrawn shall not be counted as cash or indebtedness for the purposes of this Agreement.

Transaction ” shall mean collectively (i) the execution, delivery and performance by each Credit Party of the Credit Documents to which it is a party, the incurrence of Loans on each Borrowing Date and the use of proceeds thereof and (ii) the payment of all fees and expenses in connection with the foregoing.

 

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Transfer Certificate ” means a certificate substantially in the form set out in Exhibit E or any other form agreed between the Facility Agent and the Parent.

UCC ” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as from time to time in effect in the relevant jurisdiction.

United States ” and “ U.S. ” shall each mean the United States of America.

Vessel ” shall mean the post-panamax luxury passenger cruise vessel with approximately [*] and the provisional hull number [*] to be constructed by the Yard.

Vessel Mortgage ” shall have the meaning provided in the definition of “Collateral and Guaranty Requirements”.

Vessel Value ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.08.

Yard ” shall mean Meyer Werft GmbH, Papenburg/Germany, the shipbuilder constructing the Vessel pursuant to the Construction Contract.

SECTION 2. Amount and Terms of Credit Facility .

2.01 The Commitments . Subject to and upon the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Lender severally agrees to make on and after the Initial Borrowing Date and prior to the Commitment Termination Date and at the times specified in Section 2.02 term loans to the Borrower (each, a “ Loan ” and, collectively, the “ Loans ”), which Loans (i) shall bear interest in accordance with Section 2.06, (ii) shall be denominated and repayable in Dollars, (iii) shall be disbursed on any Borrowing Date, (iv) shall not exceed on such Borrowing Date for all Lenders the Dollar Equivalent of the maximum available amount for such Borrowing Date as set forth in Section 2.02 and (v) disbursed on any Borrowing Date shall not exceed for any Lender the Dollar Equivalent of the Commitment of such Lender on such Borrowing Date.

2.02 Amount and Timing of Each Borrowing; Currency of Disbursements . (a) The Total Commitments will be available in the amounts and on the dates set forth below:

(i) a portion of the Total Commitments not exceeding [*] of the Initial Construction Price for the Vessel will be available on the Initial Borrowing Date;

(ii) a portion of the Total Commitments equaling [*] of the Hermes Premium will be available on one or more dates on or after the Initial Borrowing Date (it being understood and agreed that the Lenders shall be authorized to disburse directly to Hermes the proceeds of Loans in an amount equal to the Hermes Premium that is then due and

 

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owing, without any action on the part of the Borrower (including, without limitation, without delivery by the Borrower of a Notice of Borrowing to the Facility Agent in respect thereof), so long as the Facility Agent provides the Borrower with notice thereof). It is agreed and acknowledged that [*] of the Hermes Premium (the “ First Hermes Instalment ”) will be due and payable immediately upon the execution of this Agreement (which the Borrower hereby agrees to pay from its own funds) and on the Initial Borrowing Date the Lenders shall pay directly to the Borrower a part of the Loans in an amount equal to the First Hermes Instalment in reimbursement of the First Hermes Instalment so paid by the Borrower;

(iii) a portion of the Total Commitments not exceeding [*] of the Initial Construction Price for the Vessel will be available on the date of payment of the second installment of the Initial Construction Price (which date is anticipated to be 20 months prior to the Delivery Date (as per the Construction Contract));

(iv) a portion of the Total Commitments not exceeding [*] of the Initial Construction Price for the Vessel will be available on the date of payment of the third installment of the Initial Construction Price for the Vessel (which date is anticipated to be 10 months prior to the Delivery Date (as per the Construction Contract));

(v) a portion of the Total Commitments not exceeding [*] of the Initial Construction Price for the Vessel will be available on the date of payment of the fourth installment of the Initial Construction Price for the Vessel (which date is anticipated to be 3 months prior to the Delivery Date (as per the Construction Contract); and

(vi) a portion of the Total Commitments not exceeding the sum of (a) [*] of the amount equal to (x) the Initial Construction Price for the Vessel minus (y) any amount payable by the Yard to the Borrower pursuant to Article 8, paragraph 2.8 (viii) of the Construction Contract and further deducting from this amount the aggregate of the amounts that were borrowed pursuant to clauses (i) and (iii)-(v) above, and (b) [*] of the aggregate amount of the Permitted Change Orders will be available on the Delivery Date.

(b) The Loans made on each Borrowing Date shall be disbursed by the Facility Agent to the Borrower and/or its designee(s), as set forth in Section 2.04, in Dollars and shall be in an amount equal to the Dollar Equivalent of the amount of the Total Commitment utilized to make such Loans on such Borrowing Date pursuant to this Section 2.02, provided that in the event that the Borrower has not (i) notified the Facility Agent in the Notice of Borrowing that it has entered into Earmarked Foreign Exchange Arrangements with respect to the amount required to be paid to Hermes or to the Yard on such Borrowing Date and (ii) provided reasonably sufficient evidence to the Facility Agent of such Earmarked Foreign Exchange Arrangements in the Notice of Borrowing, the Facility Agent on such Borrowing Date shall convert the Dollar amount of the Loans to be made by each Lender into Euro at the Spot Rate applicable for such Borrowing Date (it being understood that the same Spot Rate shall be used for such conversion as is used to calculate the Dollar Equivalent referred to in this Section 2.02(b)), and shall inform each Lender thereof, and such Euro amount shall thereafter be disbursed to the Borrower and/or its designee(s) as set forth in Section 2.04 (it being understood that each Lender shall remit its Loans to the Facility Agent in Dollars on such Borrowing Date).

 

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2.03 Notice of Borrowing . Subject to the second parenthetical in Section 2.02(a)(ii), whenever the Borrower desires to make a Borrowing hereunder, it shall give the Facility Agent at its Notice Office at least three Business Days’ prior written notice of each Loan to be made hereunder, provided that any such notice shall be deemed to have been given on a certain day only if given before 11:00 A.M. (Frankfurt time) (unless such 11:00 A.M. deadline is waived by the Facility Agent in the case of the Initial Borrowing Date). Each such written notice (each a “ Notice of Borrowing ”), except as otherwise expressly provided in Section 2.09, shall be irrevocable and shall be given by the Borrower substantially in the form of Exhibit A, appropriately completed to specify (i) the portion of the Total Commitments to be utilized on such Borrowing Date, (ii) if the Borrower and/or the Parent has entered into Earmarked Foreign Exchange Arrangements with respect to the installment payments due and owing under the Construction Contract to be funded by the Loans to be incurred on such Borrowing Date, the Dollar Equivalent of the portion of the Total Commitment to be borrowed on such Borrowing Date and evidence of such Earmarked Foreign Exchange Arrangements, (iii) the date of such Borrowing (which shall be a Business Day), (iv) when the Loans are to be subject to interest at the Floating Rate, the initial Interest Period to be applicable thereto, (v) to which account(s) the proceeds of such Loans are to be deposited (it being understood that pursuant to Section 2.04 the Borrower may designate one or more accounts of the Yard, Hermes and/or the provider of the foreign exchange arrangements referenced in the definition of Dollar Equivalent) and (vi) that all representations and warranties made by each Credit Party, in or pursuant to the Credit Documents are true and correct in all material respects (unless stated to relate to a specific earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall have been true and correct in all material respects as of such date) and no Event of Default is or will be continuing after giving effect to such Borrowing. The Facility Agent shall promptly give each Lender which is required to make Loans, notice of such proposed Borrowing, of such Lender’s proportionate share thereof and of the other matters required by the immediately preceding sentence to be specified in the Notice of Borrowing.

2.04 Disbursement of Funds . No later than 12:00 Noon (Frankfurt time) on the date specified in each Notice of Borrowing, each Lender will make available its pro rata portion of each Borrowing requested in the Notice of Borrowing to be made on such date. All such amounts shall be made available in the currency required by Section 2.02(b) in immediately available funds at the Payment Office of the Facility Agent, and the Facility Agent will make available to (I) in the case of Loans disbursed in Dollars, the Borrower (and/or its designee(s), to the extent possible and to the extent such designee is a provider of Earmarked Foreign Exchange Arrangements referenced in the definition of Dollar Equivalent) and (II) in the case of Loans disbursed in Euro, designee(s) of the Borrower (to the extent any such designee is the Yard or, in the case of the Hermes Premium, Hermes), in each case prior to 3:00 P.M. (Frankfurt Time) on such day, to the extent of funds actually received by the Facility Agent prior to 12:00 Noon (Frankfurt Time) on such day, in each case at the Payment Office in the account(s) specified in the applicable Notice of Borrowing, the aggregate of the amounts so made available by the Lenders. Unless the Facility Agent shall have been notified by any Lender prior to the date of Borrowing that such Lender does not intend to make available to the Facility Agent such Lender’s portion of any Borrowing to be made on such date, the Facility Agent may assume that such Lender has made such amount

 

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available to the Facility Agent on such date of Borrowing and the Facility Agent may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower a corresponding amount. If such corresponding amount is not in fact made available to the Facility Agent by such Lender, the Facility Agent shall be entitled to recover such corresponding amount on demand from such Lender. If such Lender does not pay such corresponding amount forthwith upon the Facility Agent’s demand therefor, the Facility Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Borrower shall immediately pay such corresponding amount to the Facility Agent. The Facility Agent shall also be entitled to recover on demand from such Lender or the Borrower, as the case may be, interest on such corresponding amount in respect of each day from the date such corresponding amount was made available by the Facility Agent to the Borrower until the date such corresponding amount is recovered by the Facility Agent, at a rate per annum equal to (i) if recovered from such Lender, at the overnight Eurodollar Rate and (ii) if recovered from the Borrower, the rate of interest applicable to the respective Borrowing, as determined pursuant to Section 2.06. Nothing in this Section 2.04 shall be deemed to relieve any Lender from its obligation to make Loans hereunder or to prejudice any rights which the Borrower may have against any Lender as a result of any failure by such Lender to make Loans hereunder.

2.05 Pro Rata Borrowings . All Borrowings of Loans under this Agreement shall be incurred from the Lenders pro rata on the basis of their Commitments. It is understood that no Lender shall be responsible for any default by any other Lender of its obligation to make Loans hereunder and that each Lender shall be obligated to make the Loans provided to be made by it hereunder, regardless of the failure of any other Lender to make its Loans hereunder. The obligations of the Lenders under this Agreement are several and not joint and no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to satisfy its obligations hereunder.

2.06 Interest . (a) The Borrower agrees to pay interest in respect of the unpaid principal amount of each Loan from the date the proceeds thereof are made available to the Borrower until the maturity (whether by acceleration or otherwise) of such Loan at the Fixed Rate or if an election is made by the Borrower to elect the Floating Rate pursuant to Section 2.07, at the Floating Rate.

(b) If the Borrower fails to pay any amount payable by it under a Credit Document on its due date, interest shall accrue on the overdue amount (in the case of overdue interest to the extent permitted by law) from the due date up to the date of actual payment (both before and after judgment) at a rate which is (i) where interest is payable at the Fixed Rate, equal to [*] plus the Eurodollar Rate which would have been payable if the overdue amount had, during the period of non-payment constituted a Loan for successive interest periods, each of a duration of three months plus [*], or (ii) where interest is payable on the Loan at the Floating Rate and subject to paragraph (c) below, [*] plus the rate (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the margin) which would have been payable if the overdue amount had, during the period of non-payment, constituted a Loan for successive Interest Periods, each of a duration selected by the Facility Agent (acting reasonably). Any interest accruing under this Section 2.06(b) shall be immediately payable by the Borrower on demand by the Facility Agent.

 

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(c) At any time when interest is payable at the Floating Rate, if any overdue amount consists of all or part of a Loan which became due on a day which was not the last day of a Floating Rate Interest Period relating to that Loan:

(i) the first Interest Period for that overdue amount shall have a duration equal to the unexpired portion of the current Floating Rate Interest Period relating to that Loan; and

(ii) the rate of interest applying to the overdue amount during that first Interest Period shall be [*] plus the rate which would have applied if the overdue amount had not become due.

(d) Default interest (if unpaid) arising on an overdue amount will be compounded with the overdue amount at the end of each Interest Period applicable to that overdue amount but will remain immediately due and payable.

(e) Accrued and unpaid interest shall be payable in respect of each Loan on each Fixed Interest Payment Date (if interest is payable on the Loan at the Fixed Rate) or, if interest is payable on the Loan at the Floating Rate, on the last day of each Interest Period applicable thereto, on any repayment or prepayment date (on the amount repaid or prepaid), at maturity (whether by acceleration or otherwise) and, after such maturity, on demand.

(f) At any time when interest is payable on the Loan at the Floating Rate, upon each Interest Determination Date, the Facility Agent shall determine the Eurodollar Rate for each Interest Period applicable to the Loans to be made pursuant to the applicable Borrowing and shall promptly notify the Borrower and the respective Lenders thereof. Each such determination shall, absent manifest error, be final and conclusive and binding on all parties hereto.

(g) At any time when interest is payable on the Loan at the Fixed Rate, the Borrower shall reimburse each Lender on demand for the amount by which the 6 month Eurodollar Rate for any Fixed Rate Interest Period plus the fee for administrative expenses of [*] per annum for such Fixed Rate Interest Period plus [*] per annum less the Fixed Rate exceeds [*] per annum (being the amount by which the interest make-up is limited under Section 1.1 of the CIRR General Terms and Conditions).

2.07 Election of Floating Rate .

(a) By written notice to the Facility Agent delivered prior to the earlier of (i) 5 days from the date of execution of this Agreement and (ii) 5 Business Days prior to the Initial Borrowing Date, the Borrower may elect, without incurring any liability to make any payment pursuant to Section 2.10 or to pay any other indemnity or compensation obligation, to pay interest on the Loans at the Floating Rate.

(b) Any election made pursuant to this Section 2.07 may only be made once during the term of the Loans.

 

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2.08 Floating Rate Interest Periods . This Section 2.08 shall only apply if the Borrower has elected to pay interest at the Floating Rate pursuant to Section 2.07. At the time the Borrower gives any Notice of Borrowing in respect of the making of Loans by the Lenders (in the case of the initial Floating Rate Interest Period (as defined below) applicable thereto) or on the third Business Day prior to the expiration of a Floating Rate Interest Period applicable to such Loans (in the case of any subsequent Interest Period), it shall have the right to elect, by giving the Facility Agent notice thereof, the interest period (each a “ Floating Rate Interest Period ”) applicable to such Loans, which Floating Rate Interest Period shall, at the option of the Borrower, be a three or six month period; provided that:

(a) subject to paragraph (b) below, all Loans comprising a Borrowing shall at all times have the same Floating Rate Interest Period;

(b) the initial Floating Rate Interest Period for any Loan shall commence on the date of Borrowing of such Loan and each Floating Rate Interest Period occurring thereafter in respect of such Loan shall commence on the day on which the immediately preceding Floating Rate Interest Period applicable thereto expires;

(c) if any Floating Rate Interest Period relating to a Loan begins on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Floating Rate Interest Period, such Floating Rate Interest Period shall end on the last Business Day of such calendar month;

(d) if any Floating Rate Interest Period would otherwise expire on a day which is not a Business Day, such Floating Rate Interest Period shall expire on the first succeeding Business Day; provided , however , that if any Floating Rate Interest Period for a Loan would otherwise expire on a day which is not a Business Day but is a day of the month after which no further Business Day occurs in such month, such Floating Rate Interest Period shall expire on the immediately preceding Business Day;

(e) no Floating Rate Interest Period longer than three months may be selected at any time when an Event of Default (or, if the Facility Agent or the Required Lenders have determined that such an election at such time would be disadvantageous to the Lenders, a Default) has occurred and is continuing;

(f) no Floating Rate Interest Period in respect of any Borrowing of any Loans shall be selected which extends beyond the Maturity Date; and

(g) at no time shall there be more than ten Borrowings of Loans subject to different Floating Rate Interest Periods.

If upon the expiration of any Floating Rate Interest Period applicable to a Borrowing, the Borrower has failed to elect a new Floating Rate Interest Period to be applicable to such Loans as provided above, the Borrower shall be deemed to have elected a three month Floating Rate Interest Period to be applicable to such Loans effective as of the expiration date of such current Floating Rate Interest Period.

 

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2.09 Increased Costs, Illegality, Market Disruption, etc. (a) In the event that any Lender shall have reasonably determined (which determination shall, absent manifest error, be final and conclusive and binding upon all parties hereto):

(i) at any time, that such Lender shall incur increased costs (including, without limitation, pursuant to Basel II and/or Basel III to the extent Basel II and/or Basel III, as the case may be, is applicable), Mandatory Costs (as set forth on Schedule 1.01(b)) or reductions in the amounts received or receivable hereunder with respect to any Loan because of, without duplication, any change since the Effective Date in any applicable law or governmental rule, governmental regulation, governmental order, governmental guideline or governmental request (whether or not having the force of law) or in the interpretation or administration thereof and including the introduction of any new law or governmental rule, governmental regulation, governmental order, governmental guideline or governmental request, such as, for example, but not limited to: (A) a change in the basis of taxation of payment to any Lender of the principal of or interest on such Loan or any other amounts payable hereunder (except for changes in the rate of tax on, or determined by reference to, the net income or net profits of such Lender, or any franchise tax based on net income or net profits, of such Lender pursuant to the laws of the jurisdiction in which such Lender is organized or in which such Lender’s principal office or applicable lending office is located or any subdivision thereof or therein), but without duplication of any amounts payable in respect of Taxes pursuant to Section 4.04, or (B) a change in official reserve requirements; or

(ii) at any time, that the making or continuance of any Loan has been made unlawful by any law or governmental rule, governmental regulation or governmental order;

then , and in any such event, such Lender shall promptly give notice (by telephone confirmed in writing) to the Borrower and to the Facility Agent of such determination (which notice the Facility Agent shall promptly transmit to each of the Lenders). Thereafter (x) in the case of clause (i) above, the Borrower agrees (to the extent applicable), to pay to such Lender, upon its written demand therefor, such additional amounts as shall be required to compensate such Lender or such other corporation for the increased costs or reductions to such Lender or such other corporation and (y) in the case of clause (ii) above, the Borrower shall take one of the actions specified in Section 2.09(b) as promptly as possible and, in any event, within the time period required by law. In determining such additional amounts, each Lender will act reasonably and in good faith and will use averaging and attribution methods which are reasonable, provided that such Lender’s determination of compensation owing under this Section 2.09(a) shall, absent manifest error be final and conclusive and binding on all the parties hereto. Each Lender, upon determining that any additional amounts will be payable pursuant to this Section 2.09(a), will give prompt written notice thereof to the Borrower, which notice shall show in reasonable detail the basis for the calculation of such additional amounts; provided that, subject to the provisions of Section 2.10(b), the failure to give such notice shall not relieve the Borrower from its Credit Document Obligations hereunder.

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circumstances described in Section 2.09(a)(ii) shall) either (x) if the affected Loan is then being made initially, cancel the respective Borrowing by giving the Facility Agent notice in writing on the same date or the next Business Day that the Borrower was notified by the affected Lender or the Facility Agent pursuant to Section 2.09(a)(i) or (ii) or (y) if the affected Loan is then outstanding, upon at least three Business Days’ written notice to the Facility Agent, in the case of any Loan, repay all outstanding Borrowings (within the time period required by the applicable law or governmental rule, governmental regulation or governmental order) which include such affected Loans in full in accordance with the applicable requirements of Section 4.02; provided that if more than one Lender is affected at any time, then all affected Lenders must be treated the same pursuant to this Section 2.09(b).

(c) If any Lender determines that after the Effective Date (i) the introduction of or effectiveness of or any change in any applicable law or governmental rule, governmental regulation, governmental order, governmental guideline, governmental directive or governmental request (whether or not having the force of law) concerning capital adequacy, or any change in interpretation or administration thereof by any governmental authority, central bank or comparable agency will have the effect of increasing the amount of capital required or expected to be maintained by such Lender, or any corporation controlling such Lender, based on the existence of such Lender’s Commitments hereunder or its obligations hereunder, (ii) compliance with any law or regulation or any request from or requirement of any central bank or other fiscal, monetary or other authority made after the Effective Date (including any which relates to capital adequacy or liquidity controls or which affects the manner in which a Lender allocates capital resources to obligations under this Agreement, any Interest Rate Protection Agreement and/or any Other Hedging Agreement) or (iii) to the extent that such change is not discretionary and is pursuant to law, a governmental mandate or request, or a central bank or other fiscal or monetary authority mandate or request, any change in the risk weight allocated by such Lender to the Borrower after the Effective Date, then the Borrower agrees (to the extent applicable) to pay to such Lender, upon its written demand therefor, such additional amounts as shall be required to compensate such Lender or such other corporation for the increased cost to such Lender or such other corporation or the reduction in the rate of return to such Lender or such other corporation as a result of such increase of capital. In determining such additional amounts, each Lender will act reasonably and in good faith and will use averaging and attribution methods which are reasonable, provided that such Lender’s determination of compensation owing under this Section 2.09(c) shall, absent manifest error be final and conclusive and binding on all the parties hereto. Each Lender, upon determining that any additional amounts will be payable pursuant to this Section 2.09(c), will give prompt written notice thereof to the Borrower, which notice shall show in reasonable detail the basis for calculation of such additional amounts; provided that, subject to the provisions of Section 2.11(b), the failure to give such notice shall not relieve the Borrower from its Credit Document Obligations hereunder.

(d) This Section 2.09(d) applies at any time when interest on the Loan is payable at the Floating Rate. If a Market Disruption Event occurs in relation to any Lender’s share of a Loan for any Interest Period, then the rate of interest on each Lender’s share of that Loan for the Interest Period shall be the percentage rate per annum which is the sum of:

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(ii) the rate determined by such Lender and notified to the Facility Agent by 5:00 P.M. (Frankfurt time) on the Interest Determination Date for such Interest Period to be that which expresses as a percentage rate per annum the cost to each such Lender of funding its participation in that Loan for a period equivalent to such Interest Period from whatever source it may reasonably select; provided that the rate provided by a Lender pursuant to this clause (ii) shall not be disclosed to any other Lender and shall be held as confidential by the Facility Agent and the Borrower; and

(iii) the Mandatory Costs, if any, applicable to such Lender of funding its participation in that Loan.

(e) This Section 2.09(e) applies at any time when interest on the Loan is payable at the Floating Rate. If a Market Disruption Event occurs and the Facility Agent or the Borrower so require, the Facility Agent and the Borrower shall enter into negotiations (for a period of not more than 30 days) with a view to agreeing a substitute basis for determining the rate of interest. Any alternative basis agreed pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence shall, with the prior consent of all the Lenders and the Borrower, be binding on all parties. If no agreement is reached pursuant to this clause (e), the rate provided for in clause (d) above shall apply for the entire applicable Interest Period.

(f) If any Reference Bank ceases to be a Lender under this Agreement, (x) it shall cease to be a Reference Bank and (y) the Facility Agent shall, with the approval (which shall not be unreasonably withheld) of the Borrower, nominate as soon as reasonably practicable another Lender to be a Reference Bank in place of such Reference Bank.

2.10 Indemnification; Breakage Costs . (a) When interest on the Loan is payable at the Floating Rate, the Borrower agrees to indemnify each Lender, within two Business Days of demand (in writing which request shall set forth in reasonable detail the basis for requesting and the calculation of such amount and which in the absence of manifest error shall be conclusive evidence as to the amount due), for all losses, expenses and liabilities (including, without limitation, any such loss, expense or liability incurred by reason of the liquidation or reemployment of deposits or other funds required by such Lender to fund its Loans but excluding any loss of anticipated profits) which such Lender may sustain in respect of Loans made to the Borrower: (i) if for any reason (other than a default by such Lender or the Facility Agent) a Borrowing of Loans does not occur on a date specified therefor in a Notice of Borrowing (whether or not withdrawn by the Borrower or deemed withdrawn pursuant to Section 2.09(a)); (ii) if any prepayment or repayment (including any prepayment or repayment made pursuant to Section 2.09(a), Section 4.01 or Section 4.02 (in each case other than on the expiry of a Floating Rate Interest Period) or as a result of an acceleration of the Loans pursuant to Section 11) of any of its Loans, or assignment and/or transfer of its Loans pursuant to Section 2.12, occurs on a date which is not the last day of a Interest Period with respect thereto; or (iii) if any prepayment of any of its Loans is not made on any date specified in a notice of prepayment given by the Borrower.

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mandatory repayment or commitment reduction pursuant to Section 4.02 or as a result of an acceleration of the Loans pursuant to Section 11, the Borrower shall indemnify each Lender, within two Business Days of demand in writing, which request shall set forth in reasonable detail the basis for requesting and the calculation of such amount and which in the absence of manifest error shall be conclusive evidence as to the amount due, for all losses, expenses and liabilities which such Lender may sustain in respect of the early repayment or prepayment of the Loans made to the Borrower including, without limitation, the costs of breaking deposits or re-employing funds under any swap agreements or interest rate arrangement products entered into in respect of the Loans or any prepayment compensation as set forth in the CIRR General Terms and Conditions, it being understood that for this purpose clause 8.3 of the CIRR General Terms and Conditions shall be read as “the interest calculated based on the Fixed Rate [*] less the fee for administrative expenses [*] less [*] that would have accrued if the agreement had been fulfilled from the time of cancellation of the Guarantee until the end of the overall term”.

(c) It is understood and agreed that no amounts under this Section 2.10 will be payable by the Borrower if the Total Commitment is terminated no later than the 5 days from the date of execution of this Agreement.

2.11 Change of Lending Office; Limitation on Additional Amounts . (a) Each Lender agrees that on the occurrence of any event giving rise to the operation of Section 2.09 (a), Section 2.09(b), or Section 4.04 with respect to such Lender, it will, if requested by the Borrower, use reasonable good faith efforts (subject to overall policy considerations of such Lender) to designate another lending office for any Loans affected by such event or otherwise take steps to mitigate the effect of such event, provided that such designation shall be made and/or such steps shall be taken at the Borrower’s cost and on such terms that such Lender and its lending office suffer no economic, legal or regulatory disadvantage in excess of de minimus amounts, with the object of avoiding the consequence of the event giving rise to the operation of such Section. Nothing in this Section 2.11 shall affect or postpone any of the obligations of the Borrower or the rights of any Lender provided in Section 2.09 and Section 4.04.

(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Sections 2.09, 2.10 or 4.04 of this Agreement, unless a Lender gives notice to the Borrower that it is obligated to pay an amount under any such Section within 180 days of the later of (x) the date the Lender incurs the respective increased costs, Taxes, loss, expense or liability, reduction in amounts received or receivable or reduction in return on capital or (y) the date such Lender has knowledge of its incurrence of the respective increased costs, Taxes, loss, expense or liability, reductions in amounts received or receivable or reduction in return on capital, then such Lender shall only be entitled to be indemnified for such amount by the Borrower pursuant to said Section 2.09, 2.10, or 4.04, as the case may be, to the extent the costs, Taxes, loss, expense or liability, reduction in amounts received or receivable or reduction in return on capital are incurred or suffered on or after the date which occurs 180 days prior to such Lender giving notice to the Borrower that it is obligated to pay the respective amounts pursuant to said Section 2.09, 2.10 or 4.04, as the case may be. This Section 2.11(b) shall have no applicability to any Section of this Agreement other than said Sections 2.09, 2.10 and 4.04.

 

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2.12 Replacement of Lenders . (x) If any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender or otherwise defaults in its obligations to make Loans, (y) upon the occurrence of any event giving rise to the operation of Section 2.09(a) or Section 4.04 with respect to any Lender which results in such Lender charging to the Borrower material increased costs in excess of the average costs being charged by the other Lenders, or (z) as provided in Section 14.11(b) in the case of certain refusals by a Lender to consent to certain proposed changes, waivers, discharges or terminations with respect to this Agreement which have been approved by the Required Lenders, the Borrower shall (for its own cost) have the right, if no Default or Event of Default will exist immediately after giving effect to the respective replacement, to replace such Lender (the “ Replaced Lender ”) (subject to the consent of (a) the CIRR Representative if at such time interest is payable at the Fixed Rate and (b) the Hermes Agent) with one or more other Eligible Transferee or Eligible Transferees, none of whom shall constitute a Defaulting Lender at the time of such replacement (collectively, the “ Replacement Lender ”) reasonably acceptable to the Facility Agent (it being understood that all then-existing Lenders are reasonably acceptable); provided that:

(a) at the time of any replacement pursuant to this Section 2.12, the Replacement Lender shall enter into one or more Transfer Certificates pursuant to Section 13.01(a) (and with all fees payable pursuant to said Section 13.02 to be paid by the Replacement Lender) pursuant to which the Replacement Lender shall acquire all of the Commitments and outstanding Loans of the Replaced Lender and, in connection therewith, shall pay to the Replaced Lender in respect thereof an amount equal to the sum (without duplication) of (x) an amount equal to the principal of, and all accrued interest on, all outstanding Loans of the Replaced Lender, and (y) an amount equal to all accrued, but unpaid, Commitment Commission owing to the Replaced Lender pursuant to Section 3.01;

(b) all obligations of the Borrower due and owing to the Replaced Lender at such time (other than those specifically described in clause (a) above) in respect of which the assignment purchase price has been, or is concurrently being, paid shall be paid in full to such Replaced Lender concurrently with such replacement; and

(c) if the Borrower elects to replace any Lender pursuant to clause (x), (y) or (z) of this Section 2.12, the Borrower shall also replace each other Lender that qualifies for replacement under such clause (x), (y) or (z).

Upon the execution of the respective Transfer Certificate and the payment of amounts referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above, the Replacement Lender shall become a Lender hereunder and the Replaced Lender shall cease to constitute a Lender hereunder, except with respect to indemnification provisions under this Agreement (including, without limitation, Sections 2.09, 2.10, 4.04, 14.01 and 14.05), which shall survive as to such Replaced Lender.

 

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2.13 Disruption to Payment Systems, Etc . If either the Facility Agent determines (in its discretion) that a Disruption Event has occurred or the Facility Agent is notified by the Parent or the Borrower that a Disruption Event has occurred:

(i) the Facility Agent may, and shall if requested to do so by the Borrower or the Parent, consult with the Borrower with a view to agreeing with the Borrower such changes to the operation or administration of this Agreement as the Facility Agent may deem necessary in the circumstances;

(ii) the Facility Agent shall not be obliged to consult with the Borrower or the Parent in relation to any changes mentioned in clause (i) above if, in its opinion, it is not practicable to do so in the circumstances and, in any event, shall have no obligation to agree to such changes;

(iii) the Facility Agent may consult with the other Agents, the Lead Arrangers and the Lenders in relation to any changes mentioned in clause (i) above but shall not be obliged to do so if, in its opinion, it is not practicable or necessary to do so in the circumstances;

(iv) any such changes agreed upon by the Facility Agent and the Borrower or the Parent pursuant to clause (i) above shall (whether or not it is finally determined that a Disruption Event has occurred) be binding upon the parties to this Agreement as an amendment to (or, as the case may be, waiver of) the terms of the Credit Documents, notwithstanding the provisions of Section 14.11, until such time as the Facility Agent is satisfied that the Disruption Event has ceased to apply;

(v) the Facility Agent shall not be liable for any damages, costs or losses whatsoever (including, without limitation for negligence or any other category of liability whatsoever but not including any claim based on the gross negligence, fraud or willful misconduct of the Facility Agent) arising as a result of its taking, or failing to take, any actions pursuant to or in connection with this Section 2.13; and

(vi) the Facility Agent shall notify the other Agents, the Lead Arrangers and the Lenders of all changes agreed pursuant to clause (iv) above as soon as practicable.

SECTION 3. Commitment Commission; Fees; Reductions of Commitment .

3.01 Commitment Commission . (a) The Borrower agrees to pay the Facility Agent for distribution to each Non-Defaulting Lender a commitment commission (the “ Commitment Commission ”) for the period from the Effective Date to and including the Commitment Termination Date (or such earlier date as the Total Commitment shall have been terminated) computed at the rate for each relevant period set out in the table below for each day multiplied by the unutilized Commitment for such day of such Non-Defaulting Lender divided by 360. Accrued Commitment Commission shall be

 

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due and payable quarterly in arrears on the first Business Day of each April, July, October and January commencing with January 2013 and on the Borrowing Date contemplated by Section 2.02(a)(vi) (or such earlier date upon which the Total Commitment is terminated).

 

Commitment Commission

  

Applicable period

[*] p.a.    Date of execution of this Agreement - October 15, 2013
[*] p.a.    October 16, 2013 - October 15, 2014
[*] p.a.    October 16, 2014 - Delivery Date

(b) The Borrower shall pay to each Agent, for such Agent’s own account or for the account of the Lenders, such other fees as have been agreed to in writing by the Borrower and such Agent.

3.02 CIRR Fees.

(a) The Borrower agrees to pay to the Facility Agent for the account of the CIRR Representative a fee of [*] per annum (the “CIRR Fee”) on the Total Commitment for the period commencing six months after the date of the Construction Contract (such date being March 14, 2013) and continuing until the earliest of (i) the date falling sixty (60) days prior to the Initial Borrowing Date, (ii) the date if any, falling 30 days after the date on which the Borrower elects the Floating Rate pursuant to Section 2.07, or (iii) the date falling 30 days after the Borrower provides notice of termination of Commitments pursuant to Section 3.04.

(b) The CIRR Fee shall be payable by the Borrower in EUR quarterly in arrears from the date of commencement of the period described in Section 3.02 .

3.03 Other Fees .

The Borrower agrees to pay to the Facility Agent the agreed fees set forth in any Fee Letter on the dates and in the amounts set forth therein.

3.04 Voluntary Reduction or Termination of Commitments . Upon at least three Business Days’ prior notice to the Facility Agent at its Notice Office (which notice the Facility Agent shall promptly transmit to each of the Lenders), the Borrower shall have the right, at any time or from time to time, without premium or penalty, save in respect of amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.10 (b), to reduce or terminate the Total Commitment, in whole or in part, in integral multiples of €5,000,000 in the case of partial reductions thereto, provided that each such reduction shall apply proportionately to permanently reduce the Commitment of each Lender.

 

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3.05 Mandatory Reduction of Commitments . (a) In addition to any other mandatory commitment reductions pursuant to this Section 3.05 or any other Section of this Agreement, the Total Commitment (and the Commitment of each Lender) shall terminate in its entirety on the Commitment Termination Date.

(b) In addition to any other mandatory commitment reductions pursuant to this Section 3.05 or any other Section of this Agreement, the Total Commitments (and the Commitments of each Lender) shall be reduced (immediately after the relevant Loans are made) on each Borrowing Date by the amount of Commitments (denominated in Euro) utilized to make the Loans made on such Borrowing Date.

(c) In addition to any other mandatory commitment reductions pursuant to this Section 3.05 or any other Section of this Agreement, the Total Commitment shall be terminated at the times required by Section 4.02.

(d) Each reduction to the Total Commitment pursuant to this Section 3.05 and Section 4.02 shall be applied proportionately to reduce the Commitment of each Lender.

SECTION 4. Prepayments; Repayments; Taxes .

4.01 Voluntary Prepayments . The Borrower shall have the right to prepay the Loans, without premium or penalty except as provided by law, in whole or in part at any time and from time to time on the following terms and conditions:

(a) the Borrower shall give the Facility Agent prior to 12:00 Noon (Frankfurt time) at its Notice Office at least 30 Business Days’ prior written notice of its intent to prepay such Loans, the amount of such prepayment and the specific Borrowing or Borrowings pursuant to which made, which notice the Facility Agent shall promptly transmit to each of the Lenders;

(b) each prepayment shall be in an aggregate principal amount of at least $1,000,000 or such lesser amount of a Borrowing which is outstanding, provided that no partial prepayment of Loans made pursuant to any Borrowing shall reduce the outstanding Loans made pursuant to such Borrowing to an amount less than $1,000,000;

(c) at the time of any prepayment of Loans pursuant to this Section 4.01 on any date other than the last day of any Interest Period applicable thereto or otherwise as set out in Section 2.10, the Borrower shall pay the amounts required pursuant to Section 2.10;

(d) in the event of certain refusals by a Lender as provided in Section 14.11(b) to consent to certain proposed changes, waivers, discharges or terminations with respect to this Agreement which have been approved by the Required Lenders, the Borrower may, upon five Business Days’ written notice to the Facility Agent at its Notice Office

 

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(which notice the Facility Agent shall promptly transmit to each of the Lenders), prepay all Loans, together with accrued and unpaid interest, Commitment Commission, and other amounts owing to such Lender (or owing to such Lender with respect to each Loan which gave rise to the need to obtain such Lender’s individual consent) in accordance with said Section 14.11(b) so long as (A) the Commitment of such Lender (if any) is terminated concurrently with such prepayment (at which time Schedule 1.01(a) shall be deemed modified to reflect the changed Commitments) and (B) the consents required by Section 14.11(b) in connection with the prepayment pursuant to this clause (d) have been obtained; and

(e) each prepayment in respect of any Loans made pursuant to a Borrowing shall be applied (x) in inverse order of maturity and (y) except as expressly provided in the preceding clause (d), pro rata among the Loans comprising such Borrowing, provided that in connection with any prepayment of Loans pursuant to this Section 4.01, such prepayment shall not be applied to any Loan of a Defaulting Lender until all other Loans of Non-Defaulting Lenders have been repaid in full.

4.02 Mandatory Repayments and Commitment Reductions . (a) In addition to any other mandatory repayments pursuant to this Section 4.02 or any other Section of this Agreement, the outstanding Loans shall be repaid on each Repayment Date (or such other date as may be agreed between the Facility Agent and the Borrower) (without further action of the Borrower being required) in 24 equal semi-annual installments commencing on either (i) the first Business Day that is on or after the sixth month anniversary of the Borrowing Date in relation to the Delivery Date or, (ii) if requested by the Borrower no later than five days prior to the anticipated Delivery Date, such date falling less than 6 months after the Delivery Date as the Borrower may select, and ending on the Maturity Date (each such repayment, a “ Scheduled Repayment ”).

(b) In addition to any other mandatory repayments or commitment reductions pursuant to this Section 4.02 or any other Section of this Agreement, but without duplication, on (i) the Business Day following the date of a Collateral Disposition (other than a Collateral Disposition constituting an Event of Loss) and (ii) the earlier of (A) the date which is 150 days following any Collateral Disposition constituting an Event of Loss involving the Vessel (or, in the case of an Event of Loss which is a constructive or compromised or arranged total loss of the Vessel, if earlier, 180 days after the date of the event giving rise to such damage) and (B) the date of receipt by the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or the Facility Agent of the insurance proceeds relating to such Event of Loss, the Borrower shall repay the outstanding Loans in full and the Total Commitment shall be automatically terminated (without further action of the Borrower being required).

(c) In addition to any other mandatory repayments or commitment reductions pursuant to this Section 4.02 or any other Section of this Agreement, but without duplication, if (x) the Construction Contract is terminated prior to the Delivery Date, (y) the Vessel has not been delivered to the Borrower by the Yard pursuant to the Construction Contract by the Commitment Termination Date or (z) any of the events described in Sections 11.05, 11.10 or 11.11 shall occur in respect of the Yard at any time prior to the Delivery Date, within five

 

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Business Days of the occurrence of such event the Borrower shall repay the outstanding Loans in full and the Total Commitment shall be automatically terminated (without further action of the Borrower being required).

(d) With respect to each repayment of Loans required by this Section 4.02, the Borrower may designate the specific Borrowing or Borrowings pursuant to which such Loans were made, provided that (i) all Loans with Interest Periods ending on such date of required repayment shall be paid in full prior to the payment of any other Loans and (ii) each repayment of any Loans comprising a Borrowing shall be applied pro rata among such Loans. In the absence of a designation by the Borrower as described in the preceding sentence, the Facility Agent shall, subject to the preceding provisions of this clause (d), make such designation in its sole reasonable discretion with a view, but no obligation, to minimize breakage costs owing pursuant to Section 2.10.

(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Agreement, all outstanding Loans shall be repaid in full on the Maturity Date.

4.03 Method and Place of Payment . Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, all payments under this Agreement shall be made to the Facility Agent for the account of the Lender or Lenders entitled thereto not later than 10:00 A.M. (New York time) on the date when due and shall be made in Dollars in immediately available funds at the Payment Office of the Facility Agent. Whenever any payment to be made hereunder shall be stated to be due on a day which is not a Business Day, the due date thereof shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day (unless the next succeeding Business Day shall fall in the next calendar month, in which case the due date thereof shall be the previous Business Day) and, with respect to payments of principal, interest shall be payable at the applicable rate during such extension.

4.04 Net Payments; Taxes . (a) All payments made by any Credit Party hereunder will be made without setoff, counterclaim or other defense. All such payments will be made free and clear of, and without deduction or withholding for, any present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, fees, assessments or other charges of whatever nature now or hereafter imposed by any jurisdiction or by any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein with respect to such payments (but excluding any tax imposed on or measured by the net income, net profits or any franchise tax based on net income or net profits, and any branch profits tax of a Lender pursuant to the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is organized or the jurisdiction in which the principal office or applicable lending office of such Lender is located or any subdivision thereof or therein or due to failure to provide documents under Section 4.04(b) all such taxes “ Excluded Taxes ”) and all interest, penalties or similar liabilities with respect to such non-excluded taxes, levies, imposts, duties, fees, assessments or other charges to the extent imposed on taxes other than Excluded Taxes (all such non-excluded taxes, levies, imposts, duties, fees, assessments or other charges being referred to collectively as “ Taxes ” and “ Taxation ” shall be applied accordingly). The Borrower will furnish to the Facility Agent within 45 days after the date of payment of any Taxes is due pursuant to applicable law certified copies of tax receipts evidencing such payment

 

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by the Borrower. The Borrower agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Lender, and reimburse such Lender upon its written request, for the amount of any Taxes so levied or imposed and paid by such Lender.

(b) Each Lender agrees (consistent with legal and regulatory restrictions and subject to overall policy considerations of such Lender) to file any certificate or document or to furnish to the Borrower any information as reasonably requested by the Borrower that may be necessary to establish any available exemption from, or reduction in the amount of, any Taxes; provided , however , that nothing in this Section 4.04(b) shall require a Lender to disclose any confidential information (including, without limitation, its tax returns or its calculations). The Borrower shall not be required to indemnify any Lender for Taxes attributed to such Lender’s failure to provide the required documents under this Section 4.04(b).

(c) If the Borrower pays any additional amount under this Section 4.04 to a Lender and such Lender determines in its sole discretion exercised in good faith that it has actually received or realized in connection therewith any refund or any reduction of, or credit against, its Tax liabilities in or with respect to the taxable year in which the additional amount is paid (a “ Tax Benefit ”), such Lender shall pay to the Borrower an amount that such Lender shall, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, determine is equal to the net benefit, after tax, which was obtained by such Lender in such year as a consequence of such Tax Benefit; provided , however , that (i) any Lender may determine, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith consistent with the policies of such Lender, whether to seek a Tax Benefit, (ii) any Taxes that are imposed on a Lender as a result of a disallowance or reduction (including through the expiration of any tax credit carryover or carryback of such Lender that otherwise would not have expired) of any Tax Benefit with respect to which such Lender has made a payment to the Borrower pursuant to this Section 4.04(c) shall be treated as a Tax for which the Borrower is obligated to indemnify such Lender pursuant to this Section 4.04 without any exclusions or defenses and (iii) nothing in this Section 4.04(c) shall require any Lender to disclose any confidential information to the Borrower (including, without limitation, its tax returns).

4.05 Application of Proceeds . (a) All proceeds collected by the Collateral Agent upon any sale or other disposition of such Collateral of each Credit Party, together with all other proceeds received by the Collateral Agent under and in accordance with this Agreement and the other Credit Documents (except to the extent released in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement or any other Credit Document), shall be applied by the Facility Agent to the payment of the Secured Obligations as follows:

(i) first , to the payment of all amounts owing to the Collateral Agent or any other Agent of the type described in clauses (iii) and (iv) of the definition of “Secured Obligations”;

(ii) second , to the extent proceeds remain after the application pursuant to the preceding clause (i), an amount equal to the outstanding Credit Document Obligations shall be paid to the Lender Creditors as provided in Section 4.05(d) hereof, with each Lender Creditor receiving an amount equal to such outstanding Credit Document Obligations or, if the proceeds are insufficient to pay in full all such Credit Document Obligations, its Pro Rata Share of the amount remaining to be distributed;

 

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(iii) third , to the extent proceeds remain after the application pursuant to the preceding clauses (i) and (ii), an amount equal to the outstanding Other Obligations shall be paid to the Other Creditors as provided in Section 4.05(d) hereof, with each Other Creditor receiving an amount equal to such outstanding Other Obligations or, if the proceeds are insufficient to pay in full all such Other Obligations, its Pro Rata Share of the amount remaining to be distributed; and

(iv) fourth , to the extent proceeds remain after the application pursuant to the preceding clauses (i) through (iii), inclusive, and following the termination of this Agreement, the Credit Documents, the Interest Rate Protection Agreements and the Other Hedging Agreements in accordance with their terms, to the relevant Credit Party or to whomever may be lawfully entitled to receive such surplus.

(b) For purposes of this Agreement, “ Pro Rata Share ” shall mean, when calculating a Secured Creditor’s portion of any distribution or amount, that amount (expressed as a percentage) equal to a fraction the numerator of which is the then unpaid amount of such Secured Creditor’s Credit Document Obligations or Other Obligations, as the case may be, and the denominator of which is the then outstanding amount of all Credit Document Obligations or Other Obligations, as the case may be.

(c) If any payment to any Secured Creditor of its Pro Rata Share of any distribution would result in overpayment to such Secured Creditor, such excess amount shall instead be distributed in respect of the unpaid Credit Document Obligations or Other Obligations, as the case may be, of the other Secured Creditors, with each Secured Creditor whose Credit Document Obligations or Other Obligations, as the case may be, have not been paid in full to receive an amount equal to such excess amount multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which is the unpaid Credit Document Obligations or Other Obligations, as the case may be, of such Secured Creditor and the denominator of which is the unpaid Credit Document Obligations or Other Obligations, as the case may be, of all Secured Creditors entitled to such distribution.

(d) All payments required to be made hereunder shall be made (x) if to the Lender Creditors, to the Facility Agent under this Agreement for the account of the Lender Creditors, and (y) if to the Other Creditors, to the trustee, paying agent or other similar representative (each, a “ Representative ”) for the Other Creditors or, in the absence of such a Representative, directly to the Other Creditors.

(e) For purposes of applying payments received in accordance with this Section 4.05, the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to rely upon (i) the Facility Agent under this Agreement and (ii) the Representative for the Other Creditors or, in the absence of such a Representative, upon the Other Creditors for a determination (which the Facility Agent, each Representative for any Other Creditors and the Secured Creditors agree (or shall agree) to provide upon request of the Collateral Agent) of the outstanding Credit Document Obligations and Other Obligations owed to the Lender Creditors or the Other Creditors, as the case may be.

 

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Unless it has actual knowledge (including by way of written notice from an Other Creditor) to the contrary, the Collateral Agent, shall be entitled to assume that no Interest Rate Protection Agreements or Other Hedging Agreements are in existence.

(f) It is understood and agreed that each Credit Party shall remain jointly and severally liable to the extent of any deficiency between the amount of the proceeds of the Collateral pledged by it under and pursuant to the Security Documents and the aggregate amount of the Secured Obligations of such Credit Party.

SECTION 5. Conditions Precedent to the Initial Borrowing Date . The obligation of each Lender to make Loans on the Initial Borrowing Date is subject at the time of the making of such Loans to the satisfaction or (other than in the case of Sections 5.02, 5.04, 5.05, 5.06 (other than delivery of the Share Charge Collateral), 5.07, 5.08, 5.10, 5.11, 5.12 and 5.15) waiver of the following conditions:

5.01 Effective Date . On or prior to the Initial Borrowing Date, the Effective Date shall have occurred.

5.02 [Intentionally omitted]

5.03 Corporate Documents; Proceedings; etc. On the Initial Borrowing Date, the Facility Agent shall have received a certificate, dated the Initial Borrowing Date, signed by the secretary or any assistant secretary of each Credit Party (or, to the extent such Credit Party does not have a secretary or assistant secretary, the analogous Person within such Credit Party), and attested to by an authorized officer, member or general partner of such Credit Party, as the case may be, in substantially the form of Exhibit D, with appropriate insertions, together with copies of the certificate of incorporation and by-laws (or equivalent organizational documents) of such Credit Party and the resolutions of such Credit Party referred to in such certificate.

5.04 Know Your Customer . On the Initial Borrowing Date, the Facility Agent, the Hermes Agent and the Lenders shall have been provided with all information requested in order to carry out and be reasonably satisfied with all necessary “know your customer” information required pursuant to the PATRIOT ACT and such other documentation and evidence necessary in order for the Lenders to carry out and be reasonably satisfied with other similar checks under all applicable laws and regulations pursuant to the Transaction and the Hermes Cover, in connection with each of the Facility Agent’s, the Hermes Agent’s and each Lender’s internal compliance regulations including, without limitation and to the extent required to comply with the “know your customer” requirements referred to above (i) specimen signatures of any person authorized to execute the Credit Documents and (ii) copies of the passports for each person identified in item (i).

 

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5.05 Construction Contract and Other Material Agreements . On or prior to the Initial Borrowing Date, the Facility Agent shall have received a true, correct and complete copy of the Construction Contract, which shall be in full force and effect, and all other material contracts in connection with the construction, supervision and acquisition of the Vessel that the Facility Agent may reasonably request and all such documents shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Facility Agent (it being understood that the executed copy of the Construction Contract delivered to the Lead Arrangers prior to the Effective Date is satisfactory).

5.06 Share Charge . On the Initial Borrowing Date, the Pledgor shall have duly authorized, executed and delivered a Bermuda share charge for the Borrower substantially in the form of Exhibit F (as modified, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Share Charge ”) or otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the Lead Arrangers, together with the Share Charge Collateral.

5.07 Assignment of Contracts . On the Initial Borrowing Date, the Borrower shall have duly authorized, executed and delivered a valid and effective assignment by way of security in favor of the Collateral Agent of all of the Borrower’s present and future interests in and benefits under (x) the Construction Contract, (y) each Refund Guarantee and (z) the Construction Risk Insurance (it being understood that the Borrower will use commercially reasonable efforts to have the underwriters of the Construction Risk Insurance accept and endorse on such insurance policy a loss payable clause substantially in the form set forth in Part 3 of Schedule 2 to the Assignment of Contracts (as defined below), and it being further understood that certain of the Refund Guarantee and none of the Construction Risk Insurances will have been issued on the Initial Borrowing Date), which assignment shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit J hereto or otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Lead Arrangers and the Borrower and customary for transactions of this type, along with appropriate notices and consents relating thereto (to the extent incorporated into or required pursuant to such Exhibit or otherwise agreed by the Borrower and the Facility Agent), including, without limitation, those acknowledgments, notices and consents listed on Schedule 5.07 (as modified, supplemented or amended from time to time, the “ Assignment of Contracts ”).

5.08 Consents Under Existing Credit Facilities . On or prior to the Initial Borrowing Date, the Facility Agent shall have received (a) evidence that all conditions, waivers, consents, acknowledgments and amendments in relation to any existing credit facilities of the Parent and/or any of its Subsidiaries required in connection with or in order to permit the transactions hereunder (including, without limitation, any prepayments required in connection therewith) shall have been obtained and/or satisfied and (b) evidence that the prepayment required to be made under existing credit facility agreements of the

 

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Borrower as a result of the entering into of the Construction Contract has been made (it being acknowledged that the condition set forth in this Section 5.08 has been satisfied as at the date hereof).

5.09 Process Agent . On or prior to the Initial Borrowing Date, the Facility Agent shall have received satisfactory evidence from the Parent, the Borrower and any other applicable Credit Party that they have each appointed an agent in London for the service of process or summons in relation to each of the Credit Documents.

5.10 Opinions of Counsel .

(a) On the Initial Borrowing Date, the Facility Agent shall have received from Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP (or another counsel reasonably acceptable to the Lead Arrangers), special New York counsel to the Credit Parties, an opinion addressed to the Facility Agent and each of the Lenders and dated the Initial Borrowing Date in substantially the form delivered to the Lenders prior to the Effective Date, or otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the Lead Arrangers, substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit 1 of Schedule 5.10.

(b) On the Initial Borrowing Date, the Facility Agent shall have received from Cox Hallett Wilkinson (or another counsel reasonably acceptable to the Lead Arrangers), special Bermudian counsel to the Credit Parties, an opinion addressed to the Facility Agent and each of the Lenders and dated the Initial Borrowing Date in substantially the form delivered to the Lenders prior to the Effective Date, or otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the Lead Arrangers, substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit 2 of Schedule 5.10.

(c) On the Initial Borrowing Date, the Facility Agent shall have received from Norton Rose LLP (or another counsel reasonably acceptable to the Lead Arrangers), special English counsel to the Facility Agent for the benefit of the Lead Arrangers, an opinion addressed to the Facility Agent (for itself and on behalf of the Lenders) and the Collateral Agent (for itself and on behalf of the Secured Creditors) dated the Initial Borrowing Date in substantially the form delivered to the Lenders prior to the Effective Date or otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the Lead Arrangers substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit 3 of Schedule 5.10.

(d) On the Initial Borrowing Date if required by any New Lender, the Facility Agent shall have received from Norton Rose LLP (or another counsel reasonably acceptable to the Lead Arrangers), special German counsel to the Facility Agent for the benefit of the Lead Arrangers, an opinion addressed to the Facility Agent and each of the Lenders and dated the Initial Borrowing Date in substantially the form delivered to the Lenders prior to the Effective Date, or otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the Lead Arrangers, covering the matters set forth in Exhibit 4 of Schedule 5.10.

(e) On the Initial Borrowing Date, the Facility Agent shall have received from Holland & Knight (or another counsel reasonably acceptable to the Lead Arrangers), special Florida counsel to the Credit Parties, an opinion addressed to the Facility Agent and each of the

 

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Lenders and dated the Initial Borrowing Date in substantially the form delivered to the Lenders prior to the Effective Date, or otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the Lead Arrangers, substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit 5 of Schedule 5.10.

5.11 KfW Refinancing . On or prior to the Initial Borrowing Date and to the extent that the Initial Syndication Date has occurred, the definitive credit documentation related to the KfW Refinancing (including, without limitation, the Interaction Agreement) shall have been duly executed and delivered by the parties thereto and shall be reasonably satisfactory to KfW and the Refinanced Banks, and the KfW Refinancing shall be effective in accordance with its terms.

5.12 Equity Payment . On the Initial Borrowing Date, the Facility Agent shall have received evidence, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Facility Agent, that the Borrower shall have funded from cash on hand an amount equal to 0.4% of the Initial Construction Price for the Vessel.

5.13 Financing Statements . On the Initial Borrowing Date, the Collateral Agent, in consultation with the Credit Parties, shall have:

(a) prepared and filed proper financing statements (Form UCC-1 or the equivalent) fully prepared for filing under the UCC or in other appropriate filing offices of each jurisdiction as may be necessary or, in the reasonable opinion of the Collateral Agent, desirable to perfect the security interests purported to be created by the Share Charge and the Assignment of Contracts; and

(b) received certified copies of lien search results (Form UCC-11) listing all effective financing statements that name each Credit Party as debtor and that are filed in the District of Columbia and Florida, together with Form UCC-3 Termination Statements (or such other termination statements as shall be required by local law) fully prepared for filing if required by applicable laws for any financing statement which covers the Collateral except to the extent evidencing Permitted Liens.

5.14 Security Trust Deed . On the Initial Borrowing Date and to the extent that the Initial Syndication Date has occurred, the Security Trust Deed shall have been executed by the parties thereto and shall be in full force and effect.

5.15 Hermes Cover . On the Initial Borrowing Date, (x) the Facility Agent shall have received evidence from the Hermes Agent that the Hermes Cover is in full force and effect on terms

 

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acceptable to the Lead Arrangers (it being understood that each Lead Arranger shall have confirmed to the Hermes Agent that the terms of the Hermes Cover are acceptable), and all due and owing Hermes Premium and Hermes Issuing Fees to be paid in connection therewith shall have been paid in full, which the Borrower hereby agrees to pay, provided it is understood and agreed that the Hermes Cover shall have been granted as soon as the Hermes Agent and/or KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH receives the Declaration of Guarantee ( Gewährleistungs-Erklärung ) from Hermes and (y) all Loans and other financing to be made pursuant hereto shall be in material compliance with the Hermes Cover and all applicable requirements of law or regulation.

SECTION 6. Conditions Precedent to each Borrowing Date . The obligation of each Lender to make Loans on each Borrowing Date is subject at the time of the making of such Loans to the satisfaction or (other than in the case of Sections 6.01, 6.02, 6.03, 6.04 and 6.06) waiver of the following conditions:

6.01 No Default; Representations and Warranties . At the time of each Borrowing and also after giving effect thereto (i) there shall exist no Default or Event of Default and (ii) all representations and warranties contained herein or in any other Credit Document shall be true and correct in all material respects both before and after giving effect to such Borrowing with the same effect as though such representations and warranties had been made on the Borrowing Date in respect of such Borrowing (it being understood and agreed that any representation or warranty which by its terms is made as of a specified date shall be required to be true and correct in all material respects only as of such specified date).

6.02 Consents . On or prior to each Borrowing Date, all necessary governmental (domestic and foreign) and material third party approvals and/or consents in connection with the Construction Contract, any Refund Guarantee (to the extent issued on or prior to such Borrowing Date), the Vessel and the other transactions contemplated hereby (except to the extent specifically addressed in other sections of Section 5 or this Section 6) shall have been obtained and remain in effect. On each Borrowing Date, there shall not exist any judgment, order, injunction or other restraint issued or filed or a hearing seeking injunctive relief or other restraint pending or notified prohibiting or imposing materially adverse conditions upon this Agreement, the Transaction or the other transactions contemplated by the Credit Documents.

6.03 Refund Guarantees . On (x) the Initial Borrowing Date, the Refund Guarantee for the Pre-delivery Installment to be paid on the Initial Borrowing Date shall have been issued and assigned to the Collateral Agent pursuant to an Assignment of Contracts and (y) each other Borrowing Date (other than the Borrowing Date in relation to the Delivery Date), each additional Refund Guarantee that has been issued since the Initial Borrowing Date shall have been assigned to the Collateral Agent by delivering a supplement to the relevant schedule to the Assignment of Contracts to the Collateral Agent with the updated information, in each case along with (to the extent incorporated into the Assignment of Contracts) an appropriate notice and consent relating

 

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thereto, and the Lead Arrangers shall have received reasonably satisfactory evidence to such effect. Each Refund Guarantee shall secure a principal amount equal to (i) the amount of the corresponding Pre-delivery Installment to be paid by the Borrower to the Yard minus (ii) the amount paid by the Yard to the Borrower in respect of the corresponding Pre-delivery Installment under Article 8, Clause 2.8 (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv), as the case may be, of the Construction Contract pursuant to the terms of each Refund Guarantee, and the Lead Arrangers shall have received reasonably satisfactory evidence to such effect.

6.04 Equity Payment . On each Borrowing Date on which the proceeds of Loans are being used to fund a payment under the Construction Contract, the Facility Agent shall have received evidence, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Facility Agent, of the payment by the Borrower (other than from proceeds of Loans) of at least 20% of each such amount then due on such Borrowing Date under the Construction Contract, it being agreed and acknowledged that where the Borrower makes an equity payment in excess of any of the minimum equity payments of 20% referred to above, the subsequent minimum equity payment for future Borrowing Dates required may be reduced to take account of such over payment on a basis notified by the Borrower to the Facility Agent as long as at all times the Borrower continues to comply with the minimum equity requirements set out above.

6.05 Fees, Costs, etc. On each Borrowing Date, the Borrower shall have paid to the Agents, the Lead Arrangers and the Lenders all costs, fees, expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable fees and expenses of Norton Rose LLP and local and maritime counsel and consultants) and other compensation contemplated hereby payable to the Agents, the Lead Arrangers and the Lenders or payable in respect of the transactions contemplated hereunder (including, without limitation, the KfW Refinancing), to the extent then due; provided that (i) any such costs, fees and expenses and other compensation shall have been invoiced to the Borrower at least three Business Days prior to such Borrowing Date and (ii) such costs, fees and expenses in respect of the KfW Refinancing shall include ongoing or recurring legal costs or expenses after the Effective Date where such legal costs or expenses are incurred in respect of the period falling 6 months after the Effective Date.

6.06 Construction Contract . On each Borrowing Date, the Borrower shall have certified that all conditions and requirements under the Construction Contract required to be satisfied on such Borrowing Date, including in connection with the respective payment installments to be made to the Yard on such Borrowing Date, shall have been satisfied (including, but not limited to, the Borrower’s payment to the Yard of the portion of the payment installment on the Vessel that is not being financed with proceeds of the Loans), other than those that are not materially adverse to the Lenders, it being understood that any litigation between the Yard and the Parent and/or Borrower shall be deemed to be materially adverse to the Lenders.

 

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6.07 Notice of Borrowing . Prior to the making of each Loan, the Facility Agent shall have received the Notice of Borrowing required by Section 2.03(a).

6.08 Solvency Certificate . On each Borrowing Date, Parent shall cause to be delivered to the Facility Agent a solvency certificate from a senior financial officer of Parent, in substantially the form of Exhibit K or otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Facility Agent, which shall be addressed to the Facility Agent and each of the Lenders and dated such Borrowing Date, setting forth the conclusion that, after giving effect to the transactions hereunder (including the incurrence of all the financing contemplated with respect thereto and the purchase of the Vessel), the Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, are not insolvent and will not be rendered insolvent by the Indebtedness incurred in connection therewith, and will not be left with unreasonably small capital with which to engage in their respective businesses and will not have incurred debts beyond their ability to pay such debts as they mature.

6.09 Litigation . On each Borrowing Date, other than as set forth on Schedule 6.09, there shall be no actions, suits or proceedings (governmental or private) pending or, to the Parent or the Borrower’s knowledge, threatened (i) with respect to this Agreement or any other Credit Document or (ii) which has had, or, if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.

The acceptance of the proceeds of each Loan shall constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrower to the Facility Agent and each of the Lenders that all of the applicable conditions specified in Section 5, this Section 6 and Section 7 applicable to such Loan have been satisfied as of that time.

SECTION 7. Conditions Precedent to the Delivery Date . The obligation of each Lender to make Loans on the Delivery Date is subject at the time of making such Loans to the satisfaction of the following conditions:

7.01 Delivery of Vessel . On the Delivery Date, the Vessel shall have been delivered in accordance with the terms of the Construction Contract, other than those changes that would not be materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders, and the Facility Agent shall have received (a) certified copies of the Delivery Documents (as such term is defined in the Construction Contract) required to be delivered by the Yard pursuant to Article 7, paragraph 1.3, clauses (i), (ii), (vii) and (viii) (and which, in the case of (vii) shall include details of all Permitted Change Orders) of the Construction Contract and (b) a copy of the written statement in respect of the Buyer’s Allowance (as defined in the Construction Contract) referred to in Article 8, paragraph 2.8 (vii) of the Construction Contract as well as any details of any payment required to be made to the Borrower pursuant to Article 8, paragraph 2.8 (viii) of the Construction Contract.

 

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7.02 Collateral and Guaranty Requirements . On or prior to the Delivery Date, the Collateral and Guaranty Requirements with respect to the Vessel shall have been satisfied or the Facility Agent shall have waived such requirements (other than the Specified Requirements) and/or conditioned such waiver on the satisfaction of such requirements within a specified period of time.

7.03 Evidence of [*] Payment . On the Delivery Date, the Borrower shall have provided funding for an amount in the aggregate equal to the sum of at least (x) [*] of the Initial Construction Price for the Vessel, (y) [*] of the aggregate amount of Permitted Change Orders for the Vessel and (z) [*] of the difference between the Final Construction Price and the Adjusted Construction Price for the Vessel (in each case, other than from proceeds of Loans) and the Facility Agent shall have received a certificate from the officer of the Borrower to such effect.

7.04 Hermes Compliance; Compliance with Applicable Laws and Regulations . On the Delivery Date, all Loans and other financing to be made pursuant hereto shall be in material compliance with all applicable requirements of law or regulation and the Hermes Cover.

7.05 Opinion of Counsel . (a) On the Delivery Date, the Facility Agent shall have received from Norton Rose LLP (or another counsel reasonably acceptable to the Lead Arrangers), special English counsel to the Facility Agent for the benefit of the Lead Arrangers, an opinion addressed to the Facility Agent (for itself and on behalf of the Lenders) and the Collateral Agent (for itself and on behalf of the Secured Creditors) and each of the Lenders and dated as of the Delivery Date in substantially the form delivered to the Lenders pursuant to Section 5.10, or otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the Lead Arrangers, covering the matters set forth in Schedule 7.05.

(b) On the Delivery Date, the Facility Agent shall have received from Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP (or another counsel reasonably acceptable to the Lead Arrangers), special New York counsel to the Credit Parties, an opinion addressed to the Facility Agent and each of the Lenders and dated as of the Delivery Date in substantially the form delivered to the Lenders pursuant to Section 5.10, or otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the Lead Arrangers, covering the matters set forth in Schedule 7.05.

(c) On the Delivery Date, the Facility Agent shall have received from Graham Thompson & Co. (or another counsel reasonably acceptable to the Lead Arrangers), special Bahamas counsel to the Credit Parties (or if the Vessel is not flagged in the Bahamas, counsel qualified in the jurisdiction of the flag of the Vessel and reasonably satisfactory to the Facility Agent), an opinion addressed to the Facility Agent and each of the Lenders and dated as of the Delivery Date in substantially the form delivered to the Lenders pursuant to Section 5.10, or otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the Lead Arrangers, covering the matters set forth in Schedule 7.05.

 

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(d) On the Delivery Date, the Facility Agent shall have received from special Cox Hallett Wilkinson (or another counsel reasonably acceptable to the Lead Arrangers), Bermuda counsel to the Credit Parties, an opinion addressed to the Facility Agent and each of the Lenders and dated as of such Borrowing Date in substantially the form delivered to the Lenders prior to the Effective Date, or otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the Lead Arrangers, covering the matters set forth in Schedule 7.05.

SECTION 8. Representations and Warranties . In order to induce the Lenders to enter into this Agreement and to make the Loans, the Borrower or each Credit Party, as applicable, makes the following representations and warranties, in each case on a daily basis, all of which shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the making of the Loans:

8.01 Entity Status . The Parent and each of the other Credit Parties (i) is a Person duly organized, constituted and validly existing (or the functional equivalent) under the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation, has the capacity to sue and be sued in its own name and the power to own and charge its assets and carry on its business as it is now being conducted and (ii) is duly qualified and is authorized to do business and is in good standing (or the functional equivalent) in each jurisdiction where the ownership, leasing or operation of its property or the conduct of its business requires such qualifications except for failures to be so qualified or authorized or in good standing which, either individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

8.02 Power and Authority . Each of the Credit Parties has the power to enter into and perform this Agreement and those of the other Credit Documents to which it is a party and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and has taken all necessary action to authorize the entry into and performance of this Agreement and such other Credit Documents and such transactions. This Agreement constitutes legal, valid and binding obligations of the Parent and the Borrower enforceable in accordance with its terms and in entering into this Agreement and borrowing the Loans (in the case of the Borrower), the Parent and the Borrower are each acting on their own account. Each other Credit Document constitutes (or will constitute when executed) legal, valid and binding obligations of each Credit Party expressed to be a party thereto enforceable in accordance with their respective terms.

8.03 No Violation . The entry into and performance of this Agreement, the other Credit Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not and will not conflict with:

 

  (a) any law or regulation or any official or judicial order; or

 

  (b) the constitutional documents of any Credit Party; or

 

  (c) except as set forth on Schedule 8.03, any agreement or document to which any member of the NCLC Group is a party or which is binding upon such Credit Party or any of its assets, nor result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on a Credit Party or its assets pursuant to the provisions of any such agreement or document.

 

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8.04 Governmental Approvals . Except for the filing of those Security Documents which require registration in the Federal Republic of Germany, the Bahamas, any state of the United States of America and/or with the Registrar of Companies in Bermuda, and for the registration of the Vessel Mortgage through the Bahamas Maritime Authority (if the Vessel is flagged in the Bahamas) or such other relevant authority (if the Vessel is flagged in another Acceptable Flag Jurisdiction), all authorizations, approvals, consents, licenses, exemptions, filings, registrations, notarizations and other matters, official or otherwise, required in connection with the entry into, performance, validity and enforceability of this Agreement and each of the other Credit Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby have been obtained or effected and are in full force and effect except for matters in respect of (x) the Construction Risk Insurance and any Refund Guarantee (in each case only to the extent that such Collateral has not yet been delivered) and (y) Collateral to be delivered on the Delivery Date.

8.05 Financial Statements; Financial Condition . (a)(i) The audited consolidated balance sheets of the Parent and its Subsidiaries as at December 31, 2011 and the unaudited consolidated balance sheets of the Parent and its Subsidiaries as at June 30, 2012 and the related consolidated statements of operations and of cash flows for the fiscal years or quarters, as the case may be, ended on such dates, reported on by and accompanied by, in the case of the annual financial statements, an unqualified report from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, present fairly in all material respects the consolidated financial condition of the Parent and its Subsidiaries as at such date, and the consolidated results of its operations and its consolidated cash flows for the respective fiscal years or quarters, as the case may be, then ended. All such financial statements, including the related schedules and notes thereto, have been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied consistently throughout the periods involved (except as approved by the aforementioned firm of accountants and disclosed therein).

(ii) The pro forma consolidated balance sheet of the Parent and its Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2011 (after giving effect to the Transaction and the financing therefor), a copy of which has been furnished to the Lenders prior to the Initial Borrowing Date, presents a good faith estimate in all material respects of the pro forma consolidated financial position of the Parent and its Subsidiaries as of such date.

(b) Since December 31, 2011, nothing has occurred that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

8.06 Litigation . No litigation, arbitration or administrative proceedings of or before any court, arbitral body or agency (including but not limited to investigative proceedings) are current or pending or, to the Parent or the Borrower’s knowledge, threatened, which might, if adversely determined, have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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8.07 True and Complete Disclosure . Each Credit Party has fully disclosed in writing to the Facility Agent all facts relating to such Credit Party which it knows or should reasonably know and which might reasonably be expected to influence the Lenders in deciding whether or not to enter into this Agreement.

8.08 Use of Proceeds . All proceeds of the Loans may be used only to finance (i) up to [*] of the Adjusted Construction Price of the Vessel and (ii) up to [*] of the Hermes Premium.

8.09 Tax Returns and Payments . The NCLC Group have complied with all taxation laws in all jurisdictions in which it is subject to Taxation and has paid all material Taxes due and payable by it; no material claims are being asserted against it with respect to Taxes, which might, if such claims were successful, have a material adverse effect on the ability of any Credit Party to perform its obligations under the Credit Documents or could otherwise be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. As at the Effective Date all amounts payable by the Parent and the Borrower hereunder may be made free and clear of and without deduction for or on account of any Taxation in the Parent and the Borrower’s jurisdiction.

8.10 No Material Misstatements . (a) All written information (other than the Projections, estimates and information of a general economic nature or general industry nature) (the “ Information ”) concerning the Parent and its Subsidiaries, and the transactions contemplated hereby prepared by or on behalf of the foregoing or their representatives and made available to any Lenders or any Agent in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, when taken as a whole, was true and correct in all material respects, as of the date such Information was furnished to the Lenders or any Agent and as of the Effective Date and did not, taken as a whole, contain any untrue statement of a material fact as of any such date or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained therein, taken as a whole, not materially misleading in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made.

(b) The Projections and estimates and information of a general economic nature prepared by or on behalf of the Parent, the Borrower or any of their respective representatives and that have been made available to any Lenders or any Agent in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby (i) have been prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed by the Parent, the Borrower to be reasonable as of the date thereof (it being understood that actual results may vary materially from the Projections), as of the date such Projections and estimates were furnished to the Lenders and as of the Effective Date, and (ii) as of the Effective Date, have not been modified in any material respect by the Parent or the Borrower.

 

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8.11 The Security Documents . (a) None of the Collateral is subject to any Liens except Permitted Liens.

(b) The security interests created under the Share Charge in favor of the Collateral Agent, as pledgee, for the benefit of the Secured Creditors, constitute perfected security interests in the Share Charge Collateral described in the Share Charge, subject to no security interests of any other Person. No filings or recordings are required in order to perfect (or maintain the perfection or priority of) the security interests created in the Share Charge Collateral under the Share Charge other than with respect to that portion of the Share Charge Collateral constituting a “general intangible” under the UCC. The filings on Form UCC-1 made pursuant to the Share Charge will perfect a security interest in the Collateral covered by the Share Charge to the extent a security interest in such Collateral may be perfected by such filings.

(c) After the execution and registration thereof, the Vessel Mortgage will create, as security for the obligations purported to be secured thereby, a valid and enforceable perfected security interest in and mortgage lien on the Vessel in favor of the Collateral Agent (or such other trustee as may be required or desired under local law) for the benefit of the Secured Creditors, superior and prior to the rights of all third Persons (except that the security interest and mortgage lien created on the Vessel may be subject to the Permitted Liens related thereto) and subject to no other Liens (other than Permitted Liens related thereto).

(d) After the execution and delivery thereof and upon the taking of the actions mentioned in the immediately succeeding sentence, each of the Security Documents will create in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Creditors a legal, valid and enforceable fully perfected first priority security interest in and Lien on all right, title and interest of the Credit Parties party thereto in the Collateral described therein, subject only to Permitted Liens. Subject to Sections 7.02, 8.04 and this Section 8.11 and the definition of “Collateral and Guaranty Requirements,” no filings or recordings are required in order to perfect the security interests created under any Security Document except for filings or recordings which shall have been made on or prior to the execution of such Security Document.

8.12 Capitalization . All the Capital Stock, as set forth on Schedule 8.12, in the Borrower and each other Credit Party (other than the Parent) is legally and beneficially owned directly or indirectly by the Parent and, except as permitted by Section 10.02, such structure shall remain so until the Maturity Date.

8.13 Subsidiaries . On and as of the Initial Borrowing Date, other than in respect of Dormant Subsidiaries (i) the Parent has no Subsidiaries other than those Subsidiaries listed on Schedule 8.13 which Schedule identifies the correct legal name, direct owner, percentage ownership and jurisdiction of organization of the Borrower and each such other Subsidiary on the date hereof, (ii) all outstanding shares of the Borrower and each other Subsidiary of the Parent have been duly and validly issued, are fully paid and non-assessable and have been issued free of preemptive rights, and (iii) neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary of the Parent has outstanding

 

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any securities convertible into or exchangeable for its Capital Stock or outstanding any right to subscribe for or to purchase, or any options or warrants for the purchase of, or any agreement providing for the issuance (contingent or otherwise) of or any calls, commitments or claims of any character relating to, its Capital Stock or any stock appreciation or similar rights.

8.14 Compliance with Statutes, etc. The Parent and each of its Subsidiaries is in compliance in all material respects with all applicable statutes, regulations and orders of, and all applicable restrictions imposed by, all governmental bodies, domestic or foreign, in respect of the conduct of its business and the ownership of its property, except such noncompliances as could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

8.15 Winding-up, etc . None of the events contemplated in clauses (a), (b), (c) or (d) of Section 11.05 has occurred with respect to any Credit Party.

8.16 No Default . No event has occurred which constitutes a Default or Event of Default under or in respect of any Credit Document to which any Credit Party is a party or by which the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries may be bound (including ( inter alia ) this Agreement) and no event has occurred which constitutes a default under or in respect of any agreement or document to which any Credit Party is a party or by which any Credit Party may be bound, except to an extent as could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

8.17 Pollution and Other Regulations . Each of the Credit Parties:

(a) is in compliance with all applicable federal, state, local, foreign and international laws, regulations, conventions and agreements relating to pollution prevention or protection of human health or the environment (including, without limitation, ambient air, surface water, ground water, navigable waters, water of the contiguous zone, ocean waters and international waters), including without limitation, laws, regulations, conventions and agreements relating to (i) emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of chemicals, pollutants, contaminants, wastes, toxic substances, hazardous materials, oil, hazard substances, petroleum and petroleum products and by-products (“ Materials of Environmental Concern ”) or (ii) Environmental Law;

(b) has all permits, licenses, approvals, rulings, variances, exemptions, clearances, consents or other authorizations required under applicable Environmental Law (“ Environmental Approvals ”) and is in compliance with all Environmental Approvals required to operate its business as presently conducted or as reasonably anticipated to be conducted;

 

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(c) has not received any notice, claim, action, cause of action, investigation or demand by any other person, alleging potential liability for, or a requirement to incur, investigatory costs, clean-up costs, response and/or remedial costs (whether incurred by a governmental entity or otherwise), natural resources damages, property damages, personal injuries, attorneys’ fees and expenses or fines or penalties, in each case arising out of, based on or resulting from (i) the presence or release or threat of release into the environment of any Materials of Environmental Concern at any location, whether or not owned by such person or (ii) Environmental Claim,

which is, or are, in each case, material; and

there are no circumstances that may prevent or interfere with such full compliance in the future.

There are no Environmental Claims pending or threatened against any of the Credit Parties which the Parent or the Borrower, in its reasonable opinion, believes to be material.

There are no past or present actions, activities, circumstances, conditions, events or incidents, including, without limitation, the release, emission, discharge or disposal of any Materials of Environmental Concern, that the Parent or the Borrower reasonably believes could form the basis of any bona fide material Environmental Claim against any of the Credit Parties.

8.18 Ownership of Assets . Except as permitted by Section 10.02, each member of the NCLC Group has good and marketable title to all its assets which is reflected in the audited accounts referred to in Section 8.05(a).

8.19 Concerning the Vessel . As of the Delivery Date, (a) the name, registered owner, official number, and jurisdiction of registration and flag of the Vessel shall be set forth on Schedule 8.19 (as updated from time to time by the Borrower pursuant to Section 9.13 with respect to flag jurisdiction, and otherwise (with respect to name, registered owner, official number and jurisdiction of registration) upon advance notice and in a manner that does not interfere with the Lenders’ Liens on the Collateral, provided that each applicable Credit Party shall take all steps requested by the Collateral Agent to preserve and protect the Liens created by the Security Documents on the Vessel) and (b) the Vessel is and will be operated in material compliance with all applicable law, rules and regulations.

8.20 Citizenship . None of the Credit Parties has an establishment in the United Kingdom within the meaning of the Overseas Companies Regulation 2009 or a place of business in the United States (in each case, except as already disclosed) or any other jurisdiction which requires any of the Security Documents to be filed or registered in that jurisdiction to ensure the validity of the Security Documents to which it is a party unless (x) all such filings and registrations have been

 

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made or will be made as provided in Sections 7.02, 8.04 and 8.11 and the definition of “Collateral and Guaranty Requirements” and (y) prompt notice of the establishment of such a place of business is given to the Facility Agent and the requirements set forth in Section 9.10 have been satisfied. The Borrower and each other Credit Party which owns or operates, or will own or operate, the Vessel at any time is, or will be, qualified to own and operate the Vessel under the laws of the Bahamas or such other jurisdiction in which the Vessel is permitted, or will be permitted, to be flagged in accordance with the terms of Section 9.13.

8.21 Vessel Classification . The Vessel is or will be as of the Delivery Date, classified in the highest class available for vessels of its age and type with a classification society listed on Schedule 8.21 hereto or another internationally recognized classification society reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent, free of any overdue conditions or recommendations.

8.22 No Immunity . None of the Credit Parties nor any of their respective assets enjoys any right of immunity (sovereign or otherwise) from set-off, suit or execution in respect of their obligations under this Agreement or any of the other Credit Documents or by any relevant or applicable law.

8.23 Fees, Governing Law and Enforcement . No fees or taxes, including, without limitation, stamp, transaction, registration or similar taxes, are required to be paid to ensure the legality, validity, or enforceability of this Agreement or any of the other Credit Documents other than recording taxes which have been, or will be, paid as and to the extent due. Under the laws of the Bahamas or any other jurisdiction where the Vessel is flagged, the choice of the laws of England as set forth in the Credit Documents which are stated to be governed by the laws of England is a valid choice of law, and the irrevocable submission by each Credit Party to jurisdiction and consent to service of process and, where necessary, appointment by such Credit Party of an agent for service of process, in each case as set forth in such Credit Documents, is legal, valid, binding and effective.

8.24 Form of Documentation . Each of the Credit Documents is in proper legal form (under the laws of England, the Bahamas, Bermuda and each other jurisdiction where the Vessel is flagged or where the Credit Parties are domiciled) for the enforcement thereof under such laws. To ensure the legality, validity, enforceability or admissibility in evidence of each such Credit Document in England, the Bahamas and/or Bermuda it is not necessary that any Credit Document or any other document be filed or recorded with any court or other authority in England, the Bahamas and Bermuda, except as have been made, or will be made, in accordance with Section 5, 6, 7 and 8, as applicable.

8.25 Pari Passu or Priority Status . The claims of the Agents and the Lenders against the Parent or the Borrower under this Agreement will rank at least pari passu with the claims of all unsecured creditors of

 

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the Parent or the Borrower (other than claims of such creditors to the extent that they are statutorily preferred) and in priority to the claims of any creditor of the Parent or the Borrower who is also a Credit Party.

8.26 Solvency . The Credit Parties, taken as a whole, are and shall remain, after the advance to them of the Loans or any of such Loans, solvent in accordance with the laws of Bermuda, the United States, England and the Bahamas and in particular with the provisions of the Bankruptcy Code and the requirements thereof.

8.27 No Undisclosed Commissions . There are and will be no commissions, rebates, premiums or other payments by or to or on account of any Credit Party, their shareholders or directors in connection with the Transaction as a whole other than as disclosed to the Facility Agent or any other Agent in writing.

8.28 Completeness of Documentation . The copies of the Management Agreements, the Construction Contract, each Refund Guarantee, and to the extent applicable, the Supervision Agreement delivered to the Facility Agent are true and complete copies of each such document constituting valid and binding obligations of the parties thereto enforceable in accordance with their respective terms and no amendments thereto or variations thereof have been agreed nor has any action been taken by the parties thereto which would in any way render such document inoperative or unenforceable, unless replaced by a management agreement or management agreements, refund guarantees or, to the extent applicable, a supervision agreement, as the case may be, reasonably satisfactory to the Facility Agent.

8.29 Money Laundering . Any borrowing by the Borrower hereunder, and the performance of its obligations hereunder and under the other Security Documents, will be for its own account and will not, to the best of its knowledge, involve any breach by it of any law or regulatory measure relating to “money laundering” as defined in Article 1 of the Directive (2005/EC/60) of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Communities.

SECTION 9. Affirmative Covenants . The Parent and the Borrower hereby covenant and agree that on and after the Initial Borrowing Date and until the Total Commitments have terminated and the Loans, together with interest, Commitment Commission and all other obligations incurred hereunder and thereunder, are paid in full (other than contingent indemnification and expense reimbursement claims for which no claim has been made):

9.01 Information Covenants . The Parent will provide to the Facility Agent (or will procure the provision of):

(a) Quarterly Financial Statements . Within 60 days after the close of the first three fiscal quarters in each fiscal year of the Parent, the consolidated balance sheets of the Parent and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such quarterly accounting period and the related consolidated statements of operations and cash flows, in each case for such quarterly accounting period and for the elapsed portion of the fiscal year ended with the last day of such quarterly accounting period, and in each case, setting forth comparative figures for the related periods in the prior fiscal year, all of which shall be certified by a financial officer of the Borrower, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes;

 

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(b) Annual Financial Statements . Within 120 days after the close of each fiscal year of the Parent, the consolidated balance sheets of the Parent and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal year and the related consolidated statements of operations and changes in shareholders’ equity and of cash flows for such fiscal year setting forth comparative figures for the preceding fiscal year and audited by independent certified public accountants of recognized international standing, together with an opinion of such accounting firm (which opinion shall not be qualified as to scope of audit or as to the status of the Parent as a going concern) to the effect that such consolidated financial statements fairly present, in all material respects, the financial position and results of operations of the Parent and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP;

(c) Valuations . After the Delivery Date, together with delivery of the financial statements described in Section 9.01(b) for each fiscal year, and at any other time within 15 days of a written request from the Facility Agent, an appraisal report of recent date (but in no event earlier than 90 days before the delivery of such reports) from an Approved Appraiser or such other independent firm of shipbrokers or shipvaluers nominated by the Borrower and approved by the Facility Agent (acting on the instructions of the Required Lenders) or failing such nomination and approval, appointed by the Facility Agent (acting on such instructions) in its sole discretion (each such valuation and any other valuation obtained pursuant to this Section 9.01(c) shall be made without, unless reasonably required by the Facility Agent, physical inspection and on the basis of a sale for prompt delivery for cash at arm’s length on normal commercial terms as between a willing buyer and a willing seller without taking into account the benefit of any charterparty or other engagement concerning the Vessel), stating the then current fair market value of the Vessel. The appraisal obtained pursuant to the above provisions shall be treated as the fair market value of the Vessel for that period unless the Facility Agent (acting on the instructions of the Required Lenders) notifies the Borrower within 15 days of the receipt of this appraisal that it is not satisfied that such appraisal appropriately reflects the fair market value of the Vessel, in which case the Facility Agent shall be entitled to request that the Borrower obtains a second valuation from an Approved Appraiser, such second valuation to be obtained within 15 days of the receipt of the request for the same. Where any such second valuation is so requested, the fair market value of the Vessel shall be determined on the basis of the average of the two appraisals so obtained. All such appraisals shall be conducted by, and made at the expense of, the Borrower (it being understood that the Facility Agent may and, at the request of the Lenders, shall, upon prior written notice to the Borrower (which notice shall identify the names of the relevant appraisal firms), obtain such appraisals and that the cost of all such appraisals will be for the account of the Borrower); provided that, unless an Event of Default shall then be continuing,

 

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in no event shall the Borrower be required to pay for appraisal reports from one or, if applicable, two appraisers on more than one occasion in any fiscal year of the Borrower, with the cost of any such reports in excess thereof to be paid by the Lenders on a pro rata basis;

(d) Filings . Promptly, copies of all financial information, proxy materials and other information and reports, if any, which the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries shall file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (or any successor thereto);

(e) Projections . (i) As soon as practicable (and in any event within 120 days after the close of each fiscal year), commencing with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012, annual cash flow projections on a consolidated basis of the NCLC Group showing on a monthly basis advance ticket sales (for at least 12 months following the date of such statement) for the NCLC Group;

(ii) As soon as practicable (and in any event not later than January 31 of each fiscal year):

 

  (x) a budget for the NCLC Group for such new fiscal year including a 12 month liquidity budget for such new fiscal year;

 

  (y) updated financial projections of the NCLC Group for at least the next five years (including an income statement and quarterly break downs for the first of those five years); and

 

  (z) an outline of the assumptions supporting such budget and financial projections including but without limitation any scheduled drydockings;

(f) Officer’s Compliance Certificates . As soon as practicable (and in any event within 60 days after the close of each of the first three quarters of its fiscal year and within 120 days after the close of each fiscal year), a statement signed by one of the Parent’s financial officers substantially in the form of Exhibit M (commencing with the fourth quarter of the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012) and such other information as the Facility Agent may reasonably request;

(g) Litigation . On a quarterly basis, details of any material litigation, arbitration or administrative proceedings affecting any Credit Party which are instituted and served, or, to the knowledge of the Parent or the Borrower, threatened (and for this purpose proceedings shall be deemed to be material if they involve a claim in an amount exceeding $25,000,000 or the equivalent in another currency);

(h) Notice of Event of Default . Promptly upon (i) any Credit Party becoming aware thereof (and in any event within three Business Days), notification of the occurrence of any Event of Default and (ii) the Facility Agent’s request from time to time, a certificate stating whether any Credit Party is aware of the occurrence of any Event of Default;

(i) Status of Foreign Exchange Arrangements . Promptly upon reasonable request from the Lead Arrangers through the Facility Agent, an update on the status of the Parent and the Borrower’s foreign exchange arrangements with respect to the Vessel and this Agreement; and

 

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(j) Other Information . Promptly, such further information in its possession or control regarding its financial condition and operations and those of any company in the NCLC Group as the Facility Agent may reasonably request.

All accounts required under this Section 9.01 shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP and shall fairly represent in all material respects the financial condition of the relevant company.

9.02 Books and Records; Inspection . The Parent will keep, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to keep, proper books of record and account in all material respects, in which materially proper and correct entries shall be made of all financial transactions and the assets, liabilities and business of the Parent and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP. The Parent will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, permit officers and designated representatives of the Facility Agent at the reasonable request of any Lead Arranger to visit and inspect, under guidance of officers of the Parent or such Subsidiary, any of the properties of the Parent or such Subsidiary, and to examine the books of account of the Parent or such Subsidiary and discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of the Parent or such Subsidiary with, and be advised as to the same by, its and their officers and independent accountants, all upon reasonable prior notice and at such reasonable times and intervals and to such reasonable extent as the Facility Agent at the reasonable request of any such Lead Arranger may reasonably request.

9.03 Maintenance of Property; Insurance . The Parent will (x) keep, and will procure that each of its Subsidiaries keeps, all of its real property and assets properly maintained and in existence and will comprehensively insure, and will procure that each of its Subsidiaries comprehensively insures, for such amounts and of such types as would be effected by prudent companies carrying on business similar to the Parent or its Subsidiaries (as the case may be) and (y) as of the Delivery Date, maintain (or cause the Borrower to maintain) insurance (including, without limitation, hull and machinery, war risks, loss of hire (if applicable), protection and indemnity insurance as set forth on Schedule 9.03 (the “ Required Insurance ”) with respect to the Vessel at all times.

9.04 Corporate Franchises . The Parent will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, do all such things as are necessary to maintain its corporate existence (except as permitted by Section 10.02) in good standing and will ensure that it has the right and is duly qualified to conduct its business as it is conducted in all applicable jurisdictions and will obtain and maintain all franchises and rights necessary for the conduct of its business, except, in the case of Subsidiaries that are not Credit Parties, to the extent that a failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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9.05 Compliance with Statutes, etc. The Parent will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, comply with all applicable statutes, regulations and orders of, and all applicable restrictions (including all laws and regulations relating to money laundering) imposed by, all governmental bodies, domestic or foreign, in respect of the conduct of its business and the ownership of its property, except such non-compliances as could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

9.06 Hermes Cover . (a) The terms and conditions of the Hermes Cover are incorporated herein and in so far as they impose terms, conditions and/or obligations on the Collateral Agent and/or the Facility Agent and/or the Hermes Agent and/or the Lenders in relation to the Borrower or any other Credit Party then such terms, conditions and obligations are binding on the parties hereto and further in the event of any conflict between the terms of the Hermes Cover and the terms hereof the terms of the Hermes Cover shall be paramount and prevail. For the avoidance of doubt, neither the Parent nor the Borrower has any interest or entitlement in the proceeds of the Hermes Cover. In particular, but without limitation, the Borrower shall pay any difference between the amount of the Loans drawn to pay the Hermes Premium, and the Hermes Premium.

(b) The Borrower shall at all times promptly pay all due and owing Hermes Premium.

9.07 End of Fiscal Years . The Parent and the Borrower will maintain their fiscal year ends as in effect on the Effective Date.

9.08 Performance of Credit Document Obligations . The Parent will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, perform all of its obligations under the terms of each mortgage, indenture, security agreement and other debt instrument (including, without limitation, the Credit Documents) by which it is bound, except such non-performances as could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

9.09 Payment of Taxes . The Parent will pay and discharge, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to pay and discharge, all material taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon it or upon its income or profits, or upon any properties belonging to it, in each case on a timely basis, and all lawful claims which, if unpaid, might become a Lien not otherwise permitted under Section 10.01, provided that neither the Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be required to pay any such tax, assessment, charge, levy or claim which is being contested in good faith and by proper proceedings if it has maintained adequate reserves with respect thereto in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

 

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9.10 Further Assurances . (a) The Borrower will, from time to time on being required to do so by the Facility Agent or the Hermes Agent, do or procure the doing of all such acts and/or execute or procure the execution of all such documents in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Facility Agent or the Hermes Agent (as the case may be) as the Facility Agent or the Hermes Agent may reasonably consider necessary for giving full effect to any of the Credit Documents or securing to the Agents and/or the Lenders or any of them the full benefit of the rights, powers and remedies conferred upon the Agents and/or the Lenders or any of them in any such Credit Document.

(b) The Borrower hereby authorizes the Collateral Agent to file one or more financing or continuation statements under the UCC (or any non-U.S. equivalent thereto), and amendments thereto, relative to all or any part of the Collateral without the signature of the Borrower, where permitted by law. The Collateral Agent will promptly send the Borrower a copy of any financing or continuation statements which it may file without the signature of the Borrower and the filing or recordation information with respect thereto.

(c) The Parent will cause each Subsidiary of the Parent which owns any direct interest in the Borrower promptly following such Subsidiary’s acquisition of such interest, to execute and deliver a counterpart to the Share Charge and, in connection therewith, promptly execute and deliver all further instruments, and take all further action, that the Facility Agent may reasonably require (including, without limitation, the provision of officers’ certificates, resolutions, good standing certificates and opinions of counsel, in each case to the reasonable satisfaction of the Facility Agent).

(d) If at any time the Borrower shall enter into a Supervision Agreement pursuant to the Construction Contract, the Borrower shall, substantially simultaneously therewith, duly authorize, execute and deliver a valid and effective first-priority legal assignment in favor of the Collateral Agent of all of the Borrower’s present and future interests in and benefits under such Supervision Agreement, which such assignment shall be in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Facility Agent, and customary for this type of transaction.

9.11 Ownership of Subsidiaries . Other than “director qualifying shares” and similar requirements, the Parent shall at all times directly or indirectly own 100% of the Capital Stock or other Equity Interests of the Borrower (except as permitted by Section 10.02).

9.12 Consents and Registrations . The Parent and the Borrower shall obtain (and shall, at the request of the Facility Agent, promptly furnish certified copies to the Facility Agent of) all such authorizations, approvals, consents, licenses and exemptions as may be required under any applicable law or regulation to enable it or any Credit Party to perform its obligations under, and ensure the validity or enforceability of, each of the Credit Documents are obtained and promptly renewed from time to time and will procure that the terms of the same are complied with at all times. Insofar as such filings or registrations have not been completed on or before the Initial Borrowing Date, the Borrower will procure the filing or registration within applicable time limits of each Security Document which requires filing or registration together with all ancillary documents required to preserve the priority and enforceability of the Security Documents.

 

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9.13 Flag of Vessel . (a) The Borrower shall cause the Vessel to be registered under the laws and flag of the Bahamas or, provided that the requirements of a Flag Jurisdiction Transfer are satisfied, another Acceptable Flag Jurisdiction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the relevant Credit Party may transfer the Vessel to an Acceptable Flag Jurisdiction pursuant to the requirements set forth in the definition of “Flag Jurisdiction Transfer”.

(b) Except as permitted by Section 10.02, the Borrower will own the Vessel and will procure that the Vessel is traded within the NCLC Fleet from the Delivery Date until the Maturity Date.

(c) The Borrower will at all times engage the Manager (or a replacement manager reasonably acceptable to the Facility Agent) to provide the commercial and technical management and crewing of the Vessel.

9.14 “Know Your Customer” and Other Similar Information . The Parent will, and will cause the Credit Parties, to provide (i) the “Know Your Customer” information required pursuant to the PATRIOT Act and applicable money laundering provisions and (ii) such other documentation and evidence necessary in order for the Lenders to carry out and be reasonably satisfied with other similar checks under all applicable laws and regulations pursuant to the Transaction and the Hermes Cover, in each case as requested by the Facility Agent, the Hermes Agent or any Lender in connection with each of the Facility Agent’s, the Hermes Agent’s and each Lender’s internal compliance regulations.

SECTION 10. Negative Covenants . The Parent and the Borrower hereby covenant and agree that on and after the Initial Borrowing Date and until all Commitments have terminated and the Loans, together with interest, Commitment Commission and all other Credit Document Obligations incurred hereunder and thereunder, are paid in full (other than contingent indemnification and expense reimbursement claims for which no claim has been made):

10.01 Liens . The Parent will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon or with respect to any Collateral, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or sell any such Collateral subject to an understanding or agreement, contingent or otherwise, to repurchase such Collateral (including sales of accounts receivable with recourse to the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries); provided that the provisions of this Section 10.01 shall not prevent the creation, incurrence, assumption or existence of the following (Liens described below are herein referred to as “ Permitted Liens ”):

(i) inchoate Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or levies not yet due and payable or Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or levies being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

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(ii) Liens imposed by law, which were incurred in the ordinary course of business and do not secure Indebtedness for Borrowed Money, such as carriers’, warehousemen’s, materialmen’s and mechanics’ liens and other similar Liens arising in the ordinary course of business, and (x) which do not in the aggregate materially detract from the value of the Collateral and do not materially impair the use thereof in the operation of the business of the Parent or such Subsidiary or (y) which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, which proceedings (or orders entered in connection with such proceedings) have the effect of preventing the forfeiture or sale of the Collateral subject to any such Lien;

(iii) Liens in existence on the Effective Date which are listed, and the property subject thereto described, in Schedule 10.01, without giving effect to any renewals or extensions of such Liens, provided that the aggregate principal amount of the Indebtedness, if any, secured by such Liens does not increase from that amount outstanding on the Effective Date, less any repayments of principal thereof;

(iv) Liens created pursuant to the Security Documents including, without limitation, Liens created in relation to any Interest Rate Protection Agreement or Other Hedging Agreement;

(v) Liens arising out of judgments, awards, decrees or attachments with respect to which the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries shall in good faith be prosecuting an appeal or proceedings for review, provided that the aggregate amount of all such judgments, awards, decrees or attachments shall not constitute an Event of Default under Section 11.09;

(vi) Liens in respect of seamen’s wages which are not past due and other maritime Liens arising in the ordinary course of business up to an aggregate amount of [*];

(vii) [Intentionally omitted]

(vii) Liens which rank after the Liens created by the Security Documents to secure the performance of bids, tenders, bonds or contracts; provided that (a) such bids, tenders, bonds or contracts directly relate to the Vessel, are incurred in the ordinary course of business and do not relate to the incurrence of Indebtedness for Borrowed Money, and (b) at any time outstanding, the aggregate amount of Liens under this clause (vii) shall not secure greater than [*] of obligations.

In connection with the granting of Liens described above in this Section 10.01 by the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, the Facility Agent and the Collateral Agent shall be authorized to take any actions deemed appropriate by it in connection therewith (including, without limitation, by executing appropriate lien subordination agreements in favor of the holder or holders of such Liens, in respect of the item or items of equipment or other assets subject to such Liens).

 

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10.02 Consolidation, Merger, Amalgamation, Sale of Assets, Acquisitions, etc. (a) The Parent will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, wind up, liquidate or dissolve its affairs or enter into any transaction of merger, amalgamation or consolidation, or convey, sell, lease or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its property or assets, or make any Acquisitions, except that:

(i) any Subsidiary of the Parent (other than the Borrower) may merge, amalgamate or consolidate with and into, or be dissolved or liquidated into, the Parent or other Subsidiary of the Parent (other than the Borrower), so long as (x) in the case of any such merger, amalgamation, consolidation, dissolution or liquidation involving the Parent, the Parent is the surviving or continuing entity of any such merger, amalgamation, consolidation, dissolution or liquidation and (y) any security interests granted to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Creditors pursuant to the Security Documents in the assets of such Subsidiary shall remain in full force and effect and perfected (to at least the same extent as in effect immediately prior to such merger, amalgamation, consolidation, dissolution or liquidation) and all actions required to maintain said perfected status have been taken;

(ii) the Parent and any Subsidiary of the Parent may make dispositions of assets so long as such disposition is permitted pursuant to Section 10.02(b);

(iii) the Parent and any Subsidiary of the Parent (other than the Borrower) may make Acquisitions; provided that (x) the Parent provides evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Required Lenders that the Parent will be in compliance with the financial undertakings contained in Sections 10.06 to 10.09 after giving effect to such Acquisition on a pro forma basis and (y) no Default or Event of Default will exist after giving effect to such Acquisition; and

(iv) the Parent and any Subsidiary of the Parent (other than the Borrower) may establish new Subsidiaries.

(b) The Parent will not, and will not permit any other company in the NCLC Group to, either in a single transaction or in a series of transactions whether related or not and whether voluntarily or involuntarily, sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of all or a substantial part of its assets except that the following disposals shall not be taken into account:

(i) dispositions made in the ordinary course of trading of the disposing entity (excluding a disposition of the Vessel or other Collateral) including without limitation, the payment of cash as consideration for the purchase or acquisition of any asset or service or in the discharge of any obligation incurred for value in the ordinary course of trading;

 

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(ii) dispositions of cash raised or borrowed for the purposes for which such cash was raised or borrowed;

(iii) dispositions of assets (other than the Vessel or other Collateral) owned by any member of the NCLC Group in exchange for other assets comparable or superior as to type and value;

(iv) a vessel (other than the Vessel or other Collateral) or any other asset owned by any member of the NCLC Group (other than the Borrower) may be sold, provided such sale is on a willing seller willing buyer basis at or about market rate and at arm’s length subject always to the provisions of any loan documentation for the financing of such vessel or other asset;

(v) the Credit Parties may sell, lease or otherwise dispose of the Vessel or sell 100% of the Capital Stock of the Borrower, provided that such sale is made at fair market value, the Total Commitment is permanently reduced to [*], and the Loans are repaid in full; and

(vi) Permitted Chartering Arrangements.

10.03 Dividends . The Parent will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, authorize, declare or pay any Dividends with respect to the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, except that:

(i) Subsidiaries of the Parent may pay Dividends to another member of the NCLC Group; provided that the Borrower shall procure that any Dividends or other distributions and interest paid or payable in connection with such Dividends or other distributions to NCL International Ltd., NCL America Holdings, LLC or Arrasas Limited shall be received promptly by the Parent directly or indirectly by way of Dividend;

(ii) the Parent may pay Dividends in respect of the tax liability to each relevant jurisdiction in respect of consolidated, combined, unitary or affiliated tax returns for each relevant jurisdiction of the NCLC Group or holder of the Parent’s Capital Stock with respect to income taxable as a result of any member of the NCLC Group being taxed as a pass-through entity for U.S. Federal, state and local income tax purposes or attributable to any member of the NCLC Group; and

(iii) at any time following the listing of the ordinary Capital Stock of the Parent (or parent company of the Parent) on an Approved Stock Exchange, the Parent may pay Dividends in an amount not to exceed 50% of Consolidated Net Income of the Parent and its Subsidiaries for the period (taken as one period) commencing on January 1, 2010 and ending on the date prior to such Dividend for which financial statements are available so long as (x) no Default or Event or Default exists or would result from such Dividend and (y) at the time of such Dividend and after giving effect thereto the ratio of Total Net Funded Debt to Consolidated EBITDA for the four consecutive fiscal quarters last ended for which financial statements have been provided to the Facility Agent pursuant to Section 9.01 is less than [*].

 

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10.04 Advances, Investments and Loans . The Parent will not, and will not permit any other member of the NCLC Group to, purchase or acquire any margin stock (or other Equity Interests) or any other asset, or make any capital contribution to or other investment in any other Person (each of the foregoing an “ Investment ” and, collectively, “ Investments ”), in each case either in a single transaction or in a series of transactions (whether related or not), except that the following shall be permitted:

(i) Investments on arm’s length terms;

(ii) Investments for its use in its ordinary course of business;

(iii) Investments the cost of which is less than or equal to its fair market value at the date of acquisition; and

(iv) Investments permitted by Section 10.02.

10.05 Transactions with Affiliates . (a) The Parent will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, make any payment to, or sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of its properties or assets to, or purchase any property or assets from, or enter into or make or amend any transaction or series of transactions, contract, agreement, understanding, loan, advance or guarantee with, or for the benefit of, any Affiliate of such Person (each of the foregoing, an “ Affiliate Transaction ”) involving aggregate consideration in excess of [*] unless such Affiliate Transaction is on terms that are not materially less favorable to the Parent or any Subsidiary of the Parent than those that could have been obtained in a comparable transaction by such Person with an unrelated Person.

(b) The provisions of Section 10.05(a) shall not apply to the following:

(i) transactions between or among the Parent and/or any Subsidiary of the Parent (or an entity that becomes a Subsidiary of the Parent as a result of such transaction) and any merger, consolidation or amalgamation of the Parent or any Subsidiary of the Parent and any direct parent of the Parent, any Subsidiary of the Parent or, in the case of a Subsidiary of the Parent, the Parent; provided that such parent shall have no material liabilities and no material assets other than cash, Cash Equivalents and the Capital Stock of the Parent or such Subsidiary of the Parent, as the case may be, and such merger, consolidation or amalgamation is otherwise in compliance with the terms of this Agreement and effected for a bona fide business purpose;

(ii) Dividends permitted by Section 10.03 and Investments permitted by Section 10.04;

(iii) the payment of reasonable and customary fees and reimbursement of expenses paid to, and indemnity provided on behalf of, officers, directors, employees or consultants of the Parent or any Subsidiary of the Parent, any direct or indirect parent of the Parent;

 

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(iv) payments by the Parent or any Subsidiary of the Parent to a Permitted Holder made for any financial advisory, financing, underwriting or placement services or in respect of other investment banking activities, including, without limitation, in connection with acquisitions or divestitures, which payments are approved by a majority of the board of directors of the Parent in good faith;

(v) any agreement to pay, and the payment of, monitoring, management, transaction, advisory or similar fees (A) in an aggregate amount in any fiscal year not to exceed the sum of (1) the greater of (i) [*] of Consolidated EBITDA of the Parent and (ii) [*], plus reasonable out of pocket costs and expenses in connection therewith and unpaid amounts accrued for prior periods; plus (2) any deferred fees (to the extent such fees were within such amount in clause (A)(1) above originally), plus (B) [*] of the value of transactions with respect to which an Affiliate provides any transaction, advisory or other services, plus (C) so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, in the event of an initial public offering, the present value of all future amounts payable pursuant to any agreement referred to in clause (A)(1) above in connection with the termination of such agreement with a Permitted Holder; provided that if any such payment pursuant to clause (C) is not permitted to be paid as a result of an Event of Default, such payment shall accrue and may be payable when no Event of Default is continuing to the extent that no further Event of Default would result therefrom;

(vi) transactions in which the Parent or any Subsidiary of the Parent, as the case may be, delivers to the Facility Agent a letter from an independent financial advisor stating that such transaction is fair to the Parent or any Subsidiary of the Parent, as the case may be, from a financial point of view or meets the requirements of Section 10.05(a);

(vii) payments or loans (or cancellation of loans) to officers, directors, employees or consultants which are approved by a majority of the board of directors of the Parent in good faith;

(viii) any agreement as in effect as of the Effective Date or any amendment thereto (so long as any such agreement together with all amendments thereto, taken as a whole, is not more disadvantageous to the Lenders in any material respect than the original agreement as in effect on the Effective Date) or any transaction contemplated thereby as determined in good faith by the Parent;

(ix) (A) transactions with customers, clients, suppliers or purchasers or sellers of goods or services, or transactions otherwise relating to the purchase or sale of goods or services, in each case in the ordinary course of business and otherwise in compliance with the terms of this Agreement, which are fair to the Parent and its Subsidiaries in the reasonable determination of the Board of Directors or the senior management of the Parent, or are on terms at least as favorable as might reasonably have been obtained at such time from an unaffiliated party or (B) transactions with joint ventures or Subsidiaries of the Parent entered into in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice or industry norm;

 

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(x) the issuance of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Parent to any Person;

(xi) the issuances of securities or other payments, awards or grants in cash, securities or otherwise pursuant to, or the funding of, employment arrangements, stock option and stock ownership plans or similar employee benefit plans approved by the Board of Directors of the Parent or any direct or indirect parent of the Issuer or of a Subsidiary of the Parent, as appropriate, in good faith;

(xii) any contribution to the capital of the Parent;

(xiii) transactions between the Parent or any Subsidiary of the Parent and any Person, a director of which is also a director of the Parent or a Subsidiary of the Parent or any direct or indirect parent of the Parent; provided , however , that such director abstains from voting as a director of the Parent or a Subsidiary of the Parent or such direct or indirect parent, as the case may be, on any matter involving such other Person;

(xiv) pledges of Equity Interests of Subsidiaries of the Parent (other than the Borrower);

(xv) the formation and maintenance of any consolidated group or subgroup for tax, accounting or cash pooling or management purposes in the ordinary course of business;

(xvi) any employment agreements entered into by the Parent or any Subsidiary of the Parent in the ordinary course of business; and

(xvii) transactions undertaken in good faith (as certified by a responsible financial or accounting officer of the Parent in an officer’s certificate) for the purpose of improving the consolidated tax efficiency of the Parent and its Subsidiaries and not for the purpose of circumventing any provision set forth in this Agreement.

10.06 Free Liquidity . The Parent will not permit the Free Liquidity to be less than [*] at any time.

10.07 Total Net Funded Debt to Total Capitalization . The Parent will not permit the ratio of Total Net Funded Debt to Total Capitalization to be greater than [*] at any time.

10.08 Collateral Maintenance . The Borrower will not permit the Appraised Value of the Vessel (such value, the “ Vessel Value ”) to be less than [*] of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Loans at such time; provided that, so long as any non-compliance in respect of this Section 10.08 is not

 

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caused by a voluntary Collateral Disposition, such non-compliance shall not constitute a Default or an Event of Default so long as within 10 Business Days of the occurrence of such default, the Borrower shall either (i) post additional collateral reasonably satisfactory to the Required Lenders in favor of the Collateral Agent (it being understood that cash collateral comprised of Dollars is satisfactory and that it shall be valued at par), pursuant to security documentation reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Collateral Agent and the Lead Arrangers, in an aggregate amount sufficient to cure such non-compliance (and shall at all times during such period and prior to satisfactory completion thereof, be diligently carrying out such actions) or (ii) repay Loans in an amount sufficient to cure such non-compliance; provided , further , that, subject to the last sentence in Section 9.01(c), the covenant in this Section 10.08 shall be tested no more than once per calendar year beginning with the first calendar year end to occur after the Delivery Date in the absence of the occurrence of an Event of Default which is continuing.

10.09 Consolidated EBITDA to Consolidated Debt Service . The Parent will not permit the ratio of Consolidated EBITDA to Consolidated Debt Service for the NCLC Group at the end of any fiscal quarter, computed for the period of the four consecutive fiscal quarters ending as at the end of the relevant fiscal quarter, to be less than [*] unless the Free Liquidity of the NCLC Group at all times during such period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ending as at the end of such fiscal quarter was equal to or greater than [*].

10.10 Business; Change of Name . The Parent will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, change its name, change its address as indicated on Schedule 14.03A to an address outside the State of Florida, or make or threaten to make any substantial change in its business as presently conducted or cease to perform its current business activities or carry on any other business which is substantial in relation to its business as presently conducted if doing so would imperil the security created by any of the Security Documents or affect the ability of the Parent or its Subsidiaries to duly perform its obligations under any Credit Document to which it is or may be a party from time to time (it being understood that name changes and changes of address to an address outside the State of Florida shall be permitted so long as new, relevant Security Documents are executed and delivered (and if necessary, recorded) in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent), in each case in the reasonable opinion of the Facility Agent; provided that any new leisure or hospitality venture embarked upon by any member of the NCLC Group (other than the Parent) shall not constitute a substantial change in its business.

10.11 Subordination of Indebtedness . Other than the Sky Vessel Indebtedness, (i) the Parent shall procure that any and all of its Indebtedness with any other Credit Party and/or any shareholder of the Parent is at all times fully subordinated to the Credit Document Obligations and (ii) the Parent shall not make or permit to be made any repayments of principal, payments of interest or of any other costs, fees, expenses or liabilities arising from or representing Indebtedness with any shareholder of the Parent. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Parent shall not make any repayments of principal, payments of interest or of any other costs, fees, expenses or liabilities arising from

 

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or representing Indebtedness with any other Credit Party (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Sky Vessel Indebtedness); provided that, notwithstanding anything set forth in this Agreement to the contrary, the consent of the Lenders will be required for any (I) prepayment of the Sky Vessel Indebtedness in advance of the scheduled repayments set forth in the memorandum of agreement referred to in the definition of Sky Vessel Indebtedness and (II) amendment to the memorandum of agreement referred to in the definition of Sky Vessel Indebtedness to the extent that such amendment involves a material change to terms of the financing arrangements set forth therein that is adverse to the interests of either the Parent or the Lenders (including, without limitation, any change that is adverse to the interests of either the Parent or the Lenders (i) in the timing and/or schedule of repayment applicable to such financing arrangements by more than five Business Days or (ii) in the interest rate applicable to such financing arrangements).

10.12 Activities of Borrower, etc. The Parent will not permit the Borrower to, and the Borrower will not:

(i) issue or enter into any guarantee or indemnity or otherwise become directly or contingently liable for the obligations of any other Person, other than in the ordinary course of its business as owner of the Vessel;

(ii) incur any Indebtedness other than under the Credit Documents or other than in the ordinary course of its business as owner of the Vessel; and

(iii) engage in any business or own any significant assets or have any material liabilities other than (i) its ownership of the Vessel and (ii) those liabilities which it is responsible for under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents to which it is a party, provided that the Borrower may also engage in those activities that are incidental to (x) the maintenance of its existence in compliance with applicable law and (y) legal, tax and accounting matters in connection with any of the foregoing activities.

10.13 Material Amendments or Modifications of Construction Contracts . The Parent will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, make any material amendments, modifications or changes to any term or provision of the Construction Contract that would amend, modify or change (i) the purpose of the Vessel or (ii) the Initial Construction Price in excess of [*] in the aggregate, in each case unless such amendment, modification or change is approved in advance by the Facility Agent and the Hermes Agent and the same could not reasonably be expected to be adverse to the interests of the Lenders or the Hermes Cover.

10.14 No Place of Business . None of the Credit Parties shall establish a place of business in the United Kingdom or the United States of America, with the exception of those places of business already in existence on the Effective Date, unless prompt notice thereof is given to the Facility Agent and the requirements set forth in Section 9.10 have been satisfied.

 

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SECTION 11. Events of Default . Upon the occurrence of any of the following specified events (each an “ Event of Default ”):

11.01 Payments . The Borrower or any other Credit Party does not pay on the due date any amount of principal or interest on any Loan ( provided , however , that if any such amount is not paid when due solely by reason of some error or omission on the part of the bank or banks through whom the relevant funds are being transmitted no Event of Default shall occur for the purposes of this Section 11.01 until the expiry of three Business Days following the date on which such payment is due) or, within three days of the due date any other amount, payable by it under any Credit Document to which it may at any time be a party, at the place and in the currency in which it is expressed to be payable; or

11.02 Representations, etc. Any representation, warranty or statement made or repeated in, or in connection with, any Credit Document or in any accounts, certificate, statement or opinion delivered by or on behalf of any Credit Party thereunder or in connection therewith is materially incorrect when made or would, if repeated at any time hereafter by reference to the facts subsisting at such time, no longer be materially correct; or

11.03 Covenants . Any Credit Party shall (i) default in the due performance or observance by it of any term, covenant or agreement contained in Section 9.01(h), Section 9.06, Section 9.11, or Section 10 or (ii) default in the due performance or observance by it of any other term, covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement or any other Credit Document and, in the case of this clause (ii), such default shall continue unremedied for a period of 30 days after written notice to the Borrower by the Facility Agent or any of the Lenders; or

11.04 Default Under Other Agreements . (a) Any event of default occurs under any financial contract or financial document relating to any Indebtedness of any member of the NCLC Group;

(b) Any such Indebtedness or any sum payable in respect thereof is not paid when due (after the expiry of any applicable grace period(s)) whether by acceleration or otherwise;

(c) Any Lien over any assets of any member of the NCLC Group becomes enforceable; or

(d) Any other Indebtedness of any member of the NCLC Group is not paid when due or is or becomes capable of being declared due prematurely by reason of default or any security for the same becomes enforceable by reason of default,

 

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provided that:

(i) it shall not be a Default or Event of Default under this Section 11.04 unless the principal amount of the relevant Indebtedness as described in preceding clauses (a) through (d), inclusive, exceeds $15,000,000;

(ii) no Event of Default will arise under clauses (a), (c) and/or (d) until the earlier of (x) 30 days following the occurrence of the related event of default, Lien becoming enforceable or Indebtedness becoming capable of being declared due prematurely, as the case may be, and (y) the acceleration of the relevant Indebtedness or the enforcement of the relevant Lien; and

(iii) if at any time hereafter the Parent or any other member of the NCLC Group agrees to the incorporation of a cross default provision into any financial contract or financial document relating to any Indebtedness that is more onerous than this Section 11.04, then the Parent shall immediately notify the Facility Agent and that cross default provision shall be deemed to apply to this Agreement as if set out in full herein with effect from the date of such financial contract or financial document and during the term of that financial contract or financial document; or

11.05 Bankruptcy, etc. (a) Other than as expressly permitted in Section 10, any order is made or an effective resolution passed or other action taken for the suspension of payments or dissolution, termination of existence, liquidation, winding-up or bankruptcy of any member of the NCLC Group; or

(b) Any member of the NCLC Group shall commence a voluntary case concerning itself under Title 11 of the United States Code entitled “Bankruptcy,” as now or hereafter in effect, or any successor thereto (the “ Bankruptcy Code ”); or an involuntary case is commenced against any member of the NCLC Group, and the petition is not dismissed within 45 days after the filing thereof, provided , however , that during the pendency of such period, each Lender shall be relieved of its obligation to extend credit hereunder; or a custodian (as defined in the Bankruptcy Code) is appointed for, or takes charge of, all or substantially all of the property of any member of the NCLC Group, to operate all or any substantial portion of the business of any member of the NCLC Group, or any member of the NCLC Group commences any other proceeding under any reorganization, arrangement, adjustment of debt, relief of debtors, dissolution, insolvency or liquidation or similar law of any jurisdiction whether now or hereafter in effect relating to any member of the NCLC Group, or there is commenced against any member of the NCLC Group any such proceeding which remains undismissed for a period of 45 days after the filing thereof, or any member of the NCLC Group is adjudicated insolvent or bankrupt; or any order of relief or other order approving any such case or proceeding is entered; or any member of the NCLC Group makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; or any Company action is taken by any member of the NCLC Group for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing; or

 

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(c) A liquidator (subject to Section 11.05(e)), trustee, administrator, receiver, manager or similar officer is appointed in respect of any member of the NCLC Group or in respect of all or any substantial part of the assets of any member of the NCLC Group and in any such case such appointment is not withdrawn within 30 days (in this Section 11.05, the “ Grace Period ”) unless the Facility Agent considers in its sole discretion that the interest of the Lenders and/or the Agents might reasonably be expected to be adversely affected in which event the Grace Period shall not apply; or

(d) Any member of the NCLC Group becomes or is declared insolvent or is unable, or admits in writing its inability, to pay its debts as they fall due or becomes insolvent within the terms of any applicable law; or

(e) Anything analogous to or having a substantially similar effect to any of the events specified in this Section 11.05 shall have occurred under the laws of any applicable jurisdiction (subject to the analogous grace periods set forth herein); or

11.06 Total Loss . An Event of Loss shall occur resulting in the actual or constructive total loss of the Vessel or the agreed or compromised total loss of the Vessel and the proceeds of the insurance in respect thereof shall not have been received within 150 days of the event giving rise to such Event of Loss; or

11.07 Security Documents . At any time after the execution and delivery thereof, any of the Security Documents shall cease to be in full force and effect, or shall cease to give the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Creditors the Liens, rights, powers and privileges purported to be created thereby (including, without limitation, a perfected security interest in, and Lien on, all of the material Collateral), in favor of the Collateral Agent, superior to and prior to the rights of all third Persons (except in connection with Permitted Liens), and subject to no other Liens (except Permitted Liens), or any “event of default” (as defined in the Vessel Mortgage) shall occur in respect of the Vessel Mortgage; or

11.08 Guaranties . (a) The Parent Guaranty, or any provision thereof, shall cease to be in full force or effect as to the Parent, or the Parent (or any Person acting by or on behalf of the Parent) shall deny or disaffirm the Parent’s obligations under the Parent Guaranty; or

(b) After the execution and delivery thereof, the Hermes Cover, or any material provision thereof, shall cease to be in full force or effect, or Hermes (or any Person acting by or on behalf of the Parent or the Hermes Agent) shall deny or disaffirm Hermes’ obligations under the Hermes Cover; or

 

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11.09 Judgments . Any distress, execution, attachment or other process affects the whole or any substantial part of the assets of any member of the NCLC Group and remains undischarged for a period of 21 days or any uninsured judgment in excess of $15,000,000 following final appeal remains unsatisfied for a period of 30 days in the case of a judgment made in the United States and otherwise for a period of 60 days; or

11.10 Cessation of Business . Subject to Section 10.02, any member of the NCLC Group shall cease to carry on all or a substantial part of its business; or

11.11 Revocation of Consents . Any authorization, approval, consent, license, exemption, filing, registration or notarization or other requirement necessary to enable any Credit Party to comply with any of its obligations under any of the Credit Documents to which it is a party shall have been materially adversely modified, revoked or withheld or shall not remain in full force and effect and within 90 days of the date of its occurrence such event is not remedied to the satisfaction of the Required Lenders and the Required Lenders consider in their sole discretion that such failure is or might be expected to become materially prejudicial to the interests, rights or position of the Agents and the Lenders or any of them; provided that the Borrower shall not be entitled to the aforesaid 90 day period if the modification, revocation or withholding of the authorization, approval or consent is due to an act or omission of any Credit Party and the Required Lenders are satisfied in their sole discretion that the interests of the Agents or the Lenders might reasonably be expected to be materially adversely affected; or

11.12 Unlawfulness . At any time it is unlawful or impossible for:

(i) any Credit Party to perform any of its obligations under any Credit Document to which it is a party; or

(ii) the Agents or the Lenders, as applicable, to exercise any of their rights under any of the Credit Documents;

provided that no Event of Default shall be deemed to have occurred (x) (except where the unlawfulness or impossibility adversely affects any Credit Party’s payment obligations under this Agreement and/or the other Credit Documents (the determination of which shall be in the Facility Agent’s sole discretion) in which case the following provisions of this Section 11.12 shall not apply) where the unlawfulness or impossibility prevents any Credit Party from performing its obligations (other than its payment obligations under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents) and is cured within a period of 21 days of the occurrence of the event giving rise to the unlawfulness or impossibility and the relevant Credit Party, within the aforesaid period, performs its obligation(s), and (y) where the Facility Agent and/or the Lenders, as applicable, could, in its or their sole discretion, mitigate the consequences of unlawfulness or impossibility in the manner described in Section 2.11(a) (it being understood that the costs of mitigation shall be determined in accordance with Section 2.11(a)); or

 

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11.13 Insurances . Borrower shall have failed to insure the Vessel in the manner specified in this Agreement or failed to renew the Required Insurance at least 10 Business Days prior to the date of expiry thereof and, if requested by the Facility Agent, produce prompt confirmation of such renewal to the Facility Agent; or

11.14 Disposals . The Borrower or any other member of the NCLC Group shall have concealed, removed, or permitted to be concealed or removed, any part of its property, with intent to hinder, delay or defraud its creditors or any of them, or made or suffered a transfer of any of its property which may be fraudulent under any bankruptcy, fraudulent conveyance or similar law; or shall have made any transfer of its property to or for the benefit of a creditor with the intention of preferring such creditor over any other creditor; or

11.15 Government Intervention . The authority of any member of the NCLC Group in the conduct of its business shall be wholly or substantially curtailed by any seizure or intervention by or on behalf of any authority and within 90 days of the date of its occurrence any such seizure or intervention is not relinquished or withdrawn and the Facility Agent reasonably considers that the relevant occurrence is or might be expected to become materially prejudicial to the interests, rights or position of the Agents and/or the Lenders; provided that the Borrower shall not be entitled to the aforesaid 90 day period if the seizure or intervention executed by any authority is due to an act or omission of any member of the NCLC Group and the Facility Agent is satisfied, in its sole discretion, that the interests of the Agents and/or the Lenders might reasonably be expected to be materially adversely affected; or

11.16 Change of Control . A Change of Control shall occur; or

11.17 Material Adverse Change . Any event shall occur which results in a Material Adverse Effect; or

11.18 Repudiation of Construction Contract or other Material Documents . Any party to the Construction Contract, any Credit Document or any other material documents related to the Credit Document Obligations hereunder shall repudiate the Construction Contract, such Credit Document or such material document in any way;

then, and in any such event, and at any time thereafter, if any Event of Default shall then be continuing, the Facility Agent, upon the written request of the Required Lenders and after having informed the Hermes Agent of such written request, shall by written notice to the Borrower, take any or all of the following actions, without prejudice to the rights of any

 

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Agent or any Lender to enforce its claims against any Credit Party ( provided that, if an Event of Default specified in Section 11.05 shall occur, the result which would occur upon the giving of written notice by the Facility Agent to the Borrower as specified in clauses (i) and (ii) below shall occur automatically without the giving of any such notice): (i) declare the Total Commitments terminated, whereupon all Commitments of each Lender shall forthwith terminate immediately and any Commitment Commission shall forthwith become due and payable without any other notice of any kind; (ii) declare the principal of and any accrued interest in respect of all Loans and all Credit Document Obligations owing hereunder and thereunder to be, whereupon the same shall become, forthwith due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by each Credit Party; and (iii) enforce, as Collateral Agent, all of the Liens and security interests created pursuant to the Security Documents.

SECTION 12. Agency and Security Trustee Provisions .

12.01 Appointment and Declaration of Trust . (a) The Lenders hereby designate KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH, as Facility Agent (for purposes of this Section 12, the term “ Facility Agent ” shall include KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH (and/or any of its Affiliates) in its capacity as Collateral Agent under the Security Documents and as CIRR Agent) to act as specified herein and in the other Credit Documents. Each Lender hereby irrevocably authorizes the Agents to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement, the other Credit Documents and any other instruments and agreements referred to herein or therein and to exercise such powers and to perform such duties hereunder and thereunder as are specifically delegated to or required of the Agents by the terms hereof and thereof and such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Each Agent may perform any of its duties hereunder by or through its respective officers, directors, agents, employees or affiliates and, may transfer from time to time any or all of its rights, duties and obligations hereunder and under the relevant Credit Documents (in accordance with the terms thereof) to any of its banking affiliates.

(b) With effect from the Initial Syndication Date, KfW IPEX Bank GmbH in its capacity as Collateral Agent pursuant to the Security Documents declares that it shall hold the Collateral in trust for the Secured Creditors. The Collateral Agent shall have the right to delegate a co-agent or sub-agent from time to time to perform and benefit from any or all of rights, duties and obligations hereunder and under the relevant Security Documents (in accordance with the terms thereof and of the Security Trust Deed) and, in the event that any such duties or obligations are so delegated, the Collateral Agent is hereby authorized to enter into additional Security Documents or amendments to the then existing Security Documents to the extent it deems necessary or advisable to implement such delegation and, in connection therewith, the Parent will, or will cause the relevant Subsidiary to, use its commercially reasonable efforts to promptly deliver any opinion of counsel that the Facility Agent may reasonably require to the reasonable satisfaction of the Facility Agent.

 

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(c) The Lenders hereby designate KfW-IPEX Bank GmbH, as Hermes Agent, which Agent shall be responsible for any and all communication, information and negotiation required with Hermes in relation to the Hermes Cover. All notices and other communications provided to the Hermes Agent shall be mailed, telexed, telecopied, delivered or electronic mailed to the Notice Office of the Hermes Agent.

12.02 Nature of Duties . The Agents shall have no duties or responsibilities except those expressly set forth in this Agreement and the Security Documents. None of the Agents nor any of their respective officers, directors, agents, employees or affiliates shall be liable for any action taken or omitted by it or them hereunder, under any other Credit Document, under the Hermes Cover or in connection herewith or therewith, unless caused by such Person’s gross negligence or willful misconduct (any such liability limited to the applicable Agent to whom such Person relates). The duties of each of the Agents shall be mechanical and administrative in nature; none of the Agents shall have by reason of this Agreement or any other Credit Document any fiduciary relationship in respect of any Lender; and nothing in this Agreement or any other Credit Document, expressed or implied, is intended to or shall be so construed as to impose upon any Agents any obligations in respect of this Agreement, any other Credit Document or the Hermes Cover except as expressly set forth herein or therein.

12.03 Lack of Reliance on the Agents . Independently and without reliance upon the Agents, each Lender, to the extent it deems appropriate, has made and shall continue to make (i) its own independent investigation of the financial condition and affairs of the Credit Parties in connection with the making and the continuance of the Loans and the taking or not taking of any action in connection herewith, (ii) its own appraisal of the creditworthiness of the Credit Parties and (iii) its own appraisal of the Hermes Cover and, except as expressly provided in this Agreement, none of the Agents shall have any duty or responsibility, either initially or on a continuing basis, to provide any Lender with any credit or other information with respect thereto, whether coming into its possession before the making of the Loans or at any time or times thereafter. None of the Agents shall be responsible to any Lender for any recitals, statements, information, representations or warranties herein or in any document, certificate or other writing delivered in connection herewith or for the execution, effectiveness, genuineness, validity, enforceability, perfection, collectibility, priority or sufficiency of this Agreement, any other Credit Document, the Hermes Cover or the financial condition of the Credit Parties or any of them or be required to make any inquiry concerning either the performance or observance of any of the terms, provisions or conditions of this Agreement, any other Credit Document, the Hermes Cover, or the financial condition of the Credit Parties or any of them or the existence or possible existence of any Default or Event of Default.

12.04 Certain Rights of the Agents . If any of the Agents shall request instructions from the Required Lenders with respect to any act or action (including failure to act) in connection with this Agreement, any other Credit Document or the Hermes Cover, the Agents shall be entitled to refrain from such act

 

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or taking such action unless and until the Agents shall have received instructions from the Required Lenders; and the Agents shall not incur liability to any Person by reason of so refraining. Without limiting the foregoing, no Lender shall have any right of action whatsoever against the Agents as a result of any of the Agents acting or refraining from acting hereunder or under any other Credit Document in accordance with the instructions of the Required Lenders.

12.05 Reliance . Each of the Agents shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any note, writing, resolution, notice, statement, certificate, telex, teletype or telecopier message, cablegram, radiogram, order or other document or telephone message signed, sent or made by any Person that the applicable Agent believed to be the proper Person, and, with respect to all legal matters pertaining to this Agreement, any other Credit Document, the Hermes Cover and its duties hereunder and thereunder, upon advice of counsel selected by the Facility Agent.

12.06 Indemnification . To the extent any of the Agents is not reimbursed and indemnified by the Borrower, the Lenders will reimburse and indemnify the applicable Agents, in proportion to their respective “percentages” as used in determining the Required Lenders (without regard to the existence of any Defaulting Lenders), for and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, claims, actions, judgments, costs, expenses or disbursements of whatsoever kind or nature which may be imposed on, asserted against or incurred by such Agents in performing their respective duties hereunder or under any other Credit Document, in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any other Credit Document; provided that no Lender shall be liable to an Agent for any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements resulting from such Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct.

12.07 The Agents in their Individual Capacities . With respect to its obligation to make Loans under this Agreement, each of the Agents shall have the rights and powers specified herein for a “Lender” and may exercise the same rights and powers as though it were not performing the duties specified herein; and the term “Lenders,” “Secured Creditors”, “Required Lenders” or any similar terms shall, unless the context clearly otherwise indicates, include each of the Agents in their respective individual capacity. Each of the Agents may accept deposits from, lend money to, and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust or other business with any Credit Party or any Affiliate of any Credit Party as if it were not performing the duties specified herein, and may accept fees and other consideration from the Borrower or any other Credit Party for services in connection with this Agreement and otherwise without having to account for the same to the Lenders.

12.08 Resignation by an Agent . (a) Any Agent may resign from the performance of all its functions and duties hereunder and/or under the other Credit Documents at any time by giving 15 Business Days’ prior written notice to the Borrower and the Lenders. Such resignation shall take effect upon the appointment of a successor Agent pursuant to clauses (b) and (c) below or as otherwise provided below.

 

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(b) Upon notice of resignation by an Agent pursuant to clause (a) above, the Required Lenders shall appoint a successor Agent hereunder or thereunder who shall be a commercial bank or trust company reasonably acceptable to the Borrower; provided that the Borrower’s consent shall not be required pursuant to this clause (b) if an Event of Default exists at the time of appointment of a successor Agent.

(c) If a successor Agent shall not have been so appointed within the 15 Business Day period referenced in clause (a) above, the applicable Agent, with the consent of the Borrower (which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), shall then appoint a commercial bank or trust company with capital and surplus of not less than $500,000,000 as successor Agent who shall serve as the applicable Agent hereunder or thereunder until such time, if any, as the Lenders appoint a successor Agent as provided above; provided that the Borrower’s consent shall not be required pursuant to this clause (c) if an Event of Default exists at the time of appointment of a successor Agent.

(d) If no successor Agent has been appointed pursuant to clause (b) or (c) above by the 25th Business Day after the date such notice of resignation was given by the applicable Agent, the applicable Agent’s resignation shall become effective and the Required Lenders shall thereafter perform all the duties of such Agent hereunder and/or under any other Credit Document until such time, if any, as the Required Lenders appoint a successor Agent as provided above.

12.09 The Lead Arrangers . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or any provision of any other Credit Document, KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH is hereby appointed as a Lead Arranger by the Lenders to act as specified herein and in the other Credit Documents. Each of the Lead Arrangers in their respective capacities as such shall have only the limited powers, duties, responsibilities and liabilities with respect to this Agreement or the other Credit Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby as are set forth herein or therein; it being understood and agreed that the Lead Arrangers shall be entitled to all indemnification and reimbursement rights in favor of any of the Agents as provided for under Sections 12.06 and 14.01. Without limitation of the foregoing, none of the Lead Arrangers shall, solely by reason of this Agreement or any other Credit Documents, have any fiduciary relationship in respect of any Lender or any other Person.

12.10 Impaired Agent . (a) If, at any time, any Agent becomes an Impaired Agent, a Credit Party or a Lender which is required to make a payment under the Credit Documents to such Agent in accordance with Section 4.03 may instead either pay that amount directly to the required recipient or pay that amount to an interest-bearing account held with an Acceptable Bank within the meaning of paragraph (a) of the definition of “Acceptable Bank” and in relation to which no Insolvency Event has occurred and is continuing, in the name of the Credit Party or the Lender

 

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making the payment and designated as a trust account for the benefit of the party or parties hereto beneficially entitled to that payment under the Credit Documents. In each case such payments must be made on the due date for payment under the Credit Documents.

(b) All interest accrued on the amount standing to the credit of the trust account shall be for the benefit of the beneficiaries of that trust account pro rata to their respective entitlements.

(c) A party to this Agreement which has made a payment in accordance with this Section 12.10 shall be discharged of the relevant payment obligation under the Credit Documents and shall not take any credit risk with respect to the amounts standing to the credit of the trust account.

(d) Promptly upon the appointment of a successor Agent in accordance with Section 12.11, each party to this Agreement which has made a payment to a trust account in accordance with this Section 12.10 shall give all requisite instructions to the bank with whom the trust account is held to transfer the amount (together with any accrued interest) to the successor Agent for distribution in accordance with Section 2.04

12.11 Replacement of an Agent . (a) After consultation with the Parent, the Required Lenders may, by giving 30 days’ notice to an Agent (or, at any time such Agent is an Impaired Agent, by giving any shorter notice determined by the Required Lenders) replace such Agent by appointing a successor Agent (subject to Section 12.08(b) and (c)).

(b) The retiring Agent shall (at its own cost if it is an Impaired Agent and otherwise at the expense of the Borrower) make available to the successor Agent such documents and records and provide such assistance as the successor Agent may reasonably request for the purposes of performing its functions as Agent under the Credit Documents.

(c) The appointment of the successor Agent shall take effect on the date specified in the notice from the Required Lenders to the retiring Agent. As from such date, the retiring Agent shall be discharged from any further obligation in respect of the Credit Documents but shall remain entitled to the benefit of this Section 12.11 (and any agency fees for the account of the retiring Agent shall cease to accrue from (and shall be payable on) that date).

(d) Any successor Agent and each of the other parties to this Agreement shall have the same rights and obligations amongst themselves as they would have had if such successor had been an original party to this Agreement.

12.12 Resignation by the Hermes Agent . (a) The Hermes Agent may resign from the performance of all its functions and duties hereunder and/or under the other Credit Documents at any time by giving 15 Business Days’ prior written notice to the Borrower and the Lenders. Such resignation shall take effect upon the appointment of a successor Hermes Agent pursuant to clauses (b) and (c) below or as otherwise provided below.

 

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(b) Upon any such notice of resignation by the Hermes Agent, the Required Lenders shall appoint a successor Hermes Agent hereunder or thereunder who shall be a commercial bank or trust company reasonably acceptable to the Borrower; provided that the Borrower’s consent shall not be required pursuant to this clause (b) if an Event of Default exists at the time of appointment of a successor Hermes Agent.

(c) If a successor Hermes Agent shall not have been so appointed within such 15 Business Day period, the Hermes Agent, with the consent of the Borrower (which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), shall then appoint a commercial bank or trust company with capital and surplus of not less than $500,000,000 as successor Hermes Agent who shall serve as Hermes Agent hereunder or thereunder until such time, if any, as the Lenders appoint a successor Hermes Agent as provided above; provided that the Borrower’s consent shall not be required pursuant to this clause (d) if an Event of Default exists at the time of appointment of a successor Hermes Agent.

(d) If no successor Hermes Agent has been appointed pursuant to clause (b) or (c) above by the 25th Business Day after the date such notice of resignation was given by the Hermes Agent, the Hermes Agent’s resignation shall become effective and the Required Lenders shall thereafter perform all the duties of the Hermes Agent hereunder and/or under any other Credit Document until such time, if any, as the Required Lenders appoint a successor Hermes Agent as provided above.

SECTION 13. Benefit of Agreement . This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto, subject to the provisions of this Section 13.

13.01 Assignments and Transfers by the Lenders . (a) Subject to Section 13.06 and 13.07, any Lender (or any Lender together with one or more other Lenders, each an “ Existing Lender ”) may:

(i) with the consent of the Hermes Agent and the written consent of the Federal Republic of Germany, where required according to the applicable Hermes General Terms and Conditions ( Allgemeine Bedingungen ) and the supplementary provisions relating to the assignment of Guaranteed Amounts ( Ergänzende Bestimmungen für Forderungsabtretungen-AB (FAB) ), assign any of its rights or transfer by novation any of its rights and obligations under this Agreement or any Credit Document to which it is a party (including, without limitation, all of the Commitments and outstanding Loans, or if less than all, a portion equal to at least $10,000,000 in the aggregate for such Lender’s rights and obligations), to (x) its parent company and/or any Affiliate of such assigning or transferring Lender which is at least 50% owned (directly or indirectly) by such Lender or its parent company or (y) in the case of any Lender that is a fund that invests in bank loans, any other fund that invests in bank loans and is managed or advised by the same investment advisor of such Lender or by an Affiliate of such investment advisor, or

 

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(ii) with the consent of the Hermes Agent, the written consent of the Federal Republic of Germany, where required according to the applicable Hermes General Terms and Conditions ( Allgemeine Bedingungen ) and the supplementary provisions relating to the assignment of Guaranteed Amounts ( Ergänzende Bestimmungen für Forderungsabtretungen-AB (FAB) ) and consent of the Borrower (which consent, in the case of the Borrower (x) shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, (y) shall not be required if a Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at such time and (z) shall be deemed to have been given ten Business Days after the Existing Lender has requested it in writing unless consent is expressly refused by the Borrower within that time) assign any of its rights in or transfer by novation any of its rights in and obligations under all of its Commitments and outstanding Loans, or if less than all, a portion equal to at least $10,000,000 in the aggregate for such Existing Lender’s rights and obligations, hereunder to one or more Eligible Transferees (treating any fund that invests in bank loans and any other fund that invests in bank loans and is managed or advised by the same investment advisor of such fund or by an Affiliate of such investment advisor as a single Eligible Transferee),

each of which assignees or transferees shall become a party to this Agreement as a Lender by execution of (I) an Assignment Agreement (in the case of assignments) and (II) a Transfer Certificate (in the case of transfers under Section 13.06); provided that (x) at such time, Schedule 1.01(a) shall be deemed modified to reflect the Commitments and/or outstanding Loans, as the case may be, of such New Lender and of the Existing Lenders, (y) the consent of the Facility Agent shall be required in connection with any assignment or transfer pursuant to the preceding clause (ii) (which consent, in each case, shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) and (z) the consent of the CIRR Agent shall be required in connection with any assignment or transfer pursuant to preceding clause (i) or (ii) if the New Lender elects to become a Refinanced Bank; and provided , further , that at no time shall a Lender assign or transfer its rights or obligations under this Agreement to a hedge fund, private equity fund, insurance company or other similar or related financing institution that is not in the primary business of accepting cash deposits from, and making loans to, the public.

(b) If (x) a Lender assigns or transfers any of its rights or obligations under the Credit Documents or changes its Facility Office and (y) as a result of circumstances existing at the date the assignment, transfer or change occurs, a Credit Party would be obliged to make a payment to the New Lender or Lender acting through its new Facility Office under Sections 2.09, 2.10 or 4.04, then the New Lender or Lender acting through its new Facility Office is only entitled to receive payment under that section to the same extent as the Existing Lender or Lender acting through its previous Facility Office would have been if the assignment, transfer or change had not occurred. This Section 13.01(b) shall not apply in respect of an assignment or transfer made in the ordinary course of the primary syndication of the Credit Agreement.

(c) Each New Lender, by executing the relevant Transfer Certificate or Assignment Agreement, confirms, for the avoidance of doubt, that the Facility Agent has authority to execute on its behalf any amendment or waiver that has been approved by or on behalf of the requisite Lender or Lenders in accordance with this Agreement on or prior to the date on which the transfer or assignment becomes effective in accordance with this Agreement and that it is bound by that decision to the same extent as the Existing Lender would have been had it remained a Lender.

 

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(d) The Borrower and Bookrunner hereby agree to discuss and co-operate in good faith in connection with any initial syndication and transfer of the Loans.

13.02 Assignment or Transfer Fee . Unless the Facility Agent otherwise agrees and excluding an assignment or transfer (i) to an Affiliate of a Lender, (ii) made in connection with primary syndication of this Agreement or (iii) as set forth in Section 13.03, each New Lender shall, on the date upon which an assignment or transfer takes effect, pay to the Facility Agent (for its own account) a fee of $3,500.

13.03 Assignments and Transfers to Hermes or KfW . Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent or prohibit any Lender from assigning its rights or transferring its rights and obligations hereunder to (x) Hermes and (y) KfW in support of borrowings made by such Lender from KfW pursuant to the KfW Refinancing, in each case without the consent of the Borrower and without being required to pay the non-refundable assignment fee of $3,500 referred to in Section 13.02 above.

13.04 Limitation of Responsibility to Existing Lenders . (a) Unless expressly agreed to the contrary, an Existing Lender makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility to a New Lender for:

(i) the legality, validity, effectiveness, adequacy or enforceability of the Credit Documents, the Security Documents or any other documents;

(ii) the financial condition of any Credit Party;

(iii) the performance and observance by any Credit Party of its obligations under the Credit Documents or any other documents; or

(iv) the accuracy of any statements (whether written or oral) made in or in connection with any Credit Document or any other document,

and any representations or warranties implied by law are excluded.

(b) Each New Lender confirms to the Existing Lender, the other Lender Creditors and the Secured Creditors that it (1) has made (and shall continue to make) its own independent investigation and assessment of the financial condition and affairs of each Credit Party and its related entities in connection with its participation in this Agreement and has not relied exclusively on any information provided to it by the Existing Lender or any other Lender Creditor in connection with any Credit Document or any Lien (or any other security interest) created pursuant to the Security Documents and (2) will continue to make its own independent appraisal of the creditworthiness of each Credit Party and its related entities whilst any amount is or may be outstanding under the Credit Documents or any Commitment is in force.

 

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(c) Nothing in any Credit Document obliges an Existing Lender to:

(i) accept a re-transfer or re-assignment from a New Lender of any of the rights and obligations assigned or transferred under this Section 13; or

(ii) support any losses directly or indirectly incurred by the New Lender by reason of the non-performance by any Credit Party of its obligations under the Credit Documents or otherwise.

13.05 [Intentionally Omitted] .

13.06 Procedure and Conditions for Transfer . (a) Subject to Section 13.01, a transfer is effected in accordance with Section 13.06(c) when the Facility Agent executes an otherwise duly completed Transfer Certificate delivered to it by the Existing Lender and the New Lender. The Facility Agent shall, subject to Section 13.06(b), as soon as reasonably practicable after receipt by it of a duly completed Transfer Certificate appearing on its face to comply with the terms of this Agreement and delivered in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, execute that Transfer Certificate.

(b) The Facility Agent shall only be obliged to execute a Transfer Certificate delivered to it by the Existing Lender and the New Lender once it is satisfied it has complied with all necessary “know your customer” or similar checks under all applicable laws and regulations in relation to the transfer to such New Lender.

(c) On the date of the transfer:

(i) to the extent that in the Transfer Certificate the Existing Lender seeks to transfer by novation its rights and obligations under the Credit Documents to which it is a party and in respect of the Security Documents each of the Credit Parties and the Existing Lender shall be released from further obligations towards one another under the Credit Documents and in respect of the Security Documents and their respective rights against one another under the Credit Documents and in respect of the Security Documents shall be cancelled (being the “ Discharged Rights and Obligations ”);

(ii) each of the Credit Parties and the New Lender shall assume obligations towards one another and/or acquire rights against one another which differ from the Discharged Rights and Obligations only insofar as that Credit Party or other member of the NCLC Group and the New Lender have assumed and/or acquired the same in place of that Credit Party and the Existing Lender;

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between themselves and in respect of the Security Documents as they would have acquired and assumed had the New Lender been an original Lender with the rights, and/or obligations acquired or assumed by it as a result of the transfer and to that extent the Facility Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Hermes Agent and the Existing Lender shall each be released from further obligations to each other under the Credit Documents, it being understood that the indemnification provisions under this Agreement (including, without limitation, Sections 2.09, 2.10, 4.04, 14.01 and 14.05) shall survive as to such Existing Lender; and

(iv) the New Lender shall become a party to this Agreement as a “Lender”

13.07 Procedure and Conditions for Assignment . (a) Subject to Section 13.01, an assignment may be effected in accordance with Section 13.07(c) below when the Facility Agent executes an otherwise duly completed Assignment Agreement delivered to it by the Existing Lender and the New Lender. The Facility Agent shall, subject to Section 13.07(b) below, as soon as reasonably practicable after receipt by it of a duly completed Assignment Agreement appearing on its face to comply with the terms of this Agreement and delivered in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, execute that Assignment Agreement.

(b) The Facility Agent shall only be obliged to execute an Assignment Agreement delivered to it by the Existing Lender and the New Lender once it is satisfied it has complied with all necessary “know your customer” or similar checks under all applicable laws and regulations in relation to the assignment to such New Lender.

(c) On the date of the assignment:

(i) the Existing Lender will assign absolutely to the New Lender its rights under the Credit Documents and in respect of any Lien (or any other security interest) created pursuant to the Security Documents expressed to be the subject of the assignment in the Assignment Agreement;

(ii) the Existing Lender will be released from the obligations (the “ Relevant Obligations ”) expressed to be the subject of the release in the Assignment Agreement (and any corresponding obligations by which it is bound in respect of any Lien (or any other security interest) created pursuant to the Security Documents), it being understood that the indemnification provisions under this Agreement (including, without limitation, Sections 2.09, 2.10, 4.04, 14.01 and 14.05) shall survive as to such Existing Lender; and

(iii) the New Lender shall become a Party as a “Lender” and will be bound by obligations equivalent to the Relevant Obligations.

13.08 Copy of Transfer Certificate or Assignment Agreement to Parent . The Facility Agent shall, as soon as reasonably practicable after it has executed a Transfer Certificate or an Assignment Agreement, send to the Parent a copy of that Transfer Certificate or Assignment Agreement.

 

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13.09 Security over Lenders’ Rights . In addition to the other rights provided to Lenders under this Section 13, each Lender may without consulting with or obtaining consent from any Credit Party, at any time charge, assign or otherwise create a Lien (or any other security interest) or declare a trust in or over (whether by way of collateral or otherwise) all or any of its rights under any Credit Document to secure obligations of that Lender including, without limitation:

(i) any charge, assignment or other Lien (or any other security interest) or trust to secure obligations to a federal reserve or central bank or the CIRR Representative; and

(ii) in the case of any Lender which is a fund, any charge, assignment or other Lien (or any other security interest) granted to any holders (or trustee or representatives of holders) of obligations owed, or securities issued, by that Lender as security for those obligations or securities,

except that no such charge, assignment or Lien (or any other security interest) or trust shall:

(i) release a Lender from any of its obligations under the Credit Documents or substitute the beneficiary of the relevant charge, assignment or other Lien (or any other security interest) or trust for the Lender as a party to any of the Credit Documents; or

(ii) require any payments to be made by a Credit Party or grant to any person any more extensive rights than those required to be made or granted to the relevant Lender under the Credit Documents.

13.10 Assignment by a Credit Party . No Credit Party may assign any of its rights or transfer by novation any of its rights, obligations or interest hereunder or under any other Credit Document without the prior written consent of the Hermes Agent, the CIRR Representative, and the Lenders.

13.11 Lender Participations . (a) Although any Lender may grant participations in its rights hereunder, such Lender shall remain a “Lender” for all purposes hereunder (and may not transfer by novation its rights and obligations or assign its rights under all or any portion of its Commitments hereunder except as provided in Sections 2.12 and 13.01) and the participant shall not constitute a “Lender” hereunder; and

(b) no Lender shall grant any participation under which the participant shall have rights to approve any amendment to or waiver of this Agreement or any other Credit Document except to the extent such amendment or waiver would (x) extend the final scheduled maturity of any Loan in which such participant is participating, or reduce the rate or extend the time of payment of interest or Commitment Commission thereon (except (m) in connection with a waiver of applicability of any post-default increase in interest rates and (n) that any amendment

 

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or modification to the financial definitions in this Agreement shall not constitute a reduction in the rate of interest for purposes of this clause (x)) or reduce the principal amount thereof, or increase the amount of the participant’s participation over the amount thereof then in effect (it being understood that a waiver of any Default or Event of Default or of a mandatory reduction in the Total Commitments shall not constitute a change in the terms of such participation, and that an increase in any Commitment or Loan shall be permitted without the consent of any participant if the participant’s participation is not increased as a result thereof), (y) consent to the assignment by the Borrower of any of its rights, or transfer by the Borrower of any of its rights and obligations, under this Agreement or (z) release all or substantially all of the Collateral under all of the Security Documents (except as expressly provided in the Credit Documents) securing the Loans hereunder in which such participant is participating. In the case of any such participation, the participant shall not have any rights under this Agreement or any of the other Credit Documents (the participant’s rights against such Lender in respect of such participation to be those set forth in the agreement executed by such Lender in favor of the participant relating thereto) and all amounts payable by the Borrower hereunder shall be determined as if such Lender had not sold such participation.

13.12 Increased Costs . To the extent that a transfer of all or any portion of a Lender’s Commitments and related outstanding Credit Document Obligations pursuant to Section 2.12 or Section 13.01 would, at the time of such assignment, result in increased costs under Section 2.09, 2.10 or 4.04 from those being charged by the respective assigning Lender prior to such assignment, then the Borrower shall not be obligated to pay such increased costs (although the Borrower shall be obligated to pay any other increased costs of the type described above resulting from changes after the date of the respective assignment).

SECTION 14. Miscellaneous .

14.01 Payment of Expenses, etc. The Borrower agrees that it shall: whether or not the transactions herein contemplated are consummated, (i) pay all reasonable documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses of each of the Agents (including, without limitation, the reasonable documented fees and disbursements of Norton Rose LLP, Bahamian counsel, Bermudian counsel, other counsel to the Facility Agent and the Lead Arrangers and local counsel) in connection with (a) the preparation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents and the documents and instruments referred to herein and therein and any amendment, waiver or consent relating hereto or thereto, and (b) any initial transfers by KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH as original Lender pursuant to Section 5.11 carried out during the period falling 6 months after the Effective Date including, without limitation, all documents requested to be executed in respect of such transfers, and all respective syndication efforts with respect to this Agreement; (ii) pay all documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses of each of the Agents and each of the Lenders in connection with the enforcement of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents and the documents and instruments referred to herein and therein (including, without limitation, the fees

 

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and disbursements of counsel (excluding in-house counsel) for each of the Agents and for each of the Lenders); (iii) pay and hold the Facility Agent and each of the Lenders harmless from and against any and all present and future stamp, documentary, transfer, sales and use, value added, excise and other similar taxes with respect to the foregoing matters, the performance of any obligation under this Agreement or any Credit Document or any payment thereunder, and save the Facility Agent and save each of the Lenders harmless from and against any and all liabilities with respect to or resulting from any delay or omission (other than to the extent attributable to the Facility Agent or such Lender) to pay such taxes; and (iv) other than in respect of a wrongful failure by any Lender to fund its Commitments as required by this Agreement, indemnify the Agents and each Lender, and each of their respective officers, directors, trustees, employees, representatives and agents from and hold each of them harmless against any and all liabilities, obligations (including removal or remedial actions), losses, damages, penalties, claims, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses and disbursements (including reasonable attorneys’ and consultants’ fees and disbursements) incurred by, imposed on or assessed against any of them as a result of, or arising out of, or in any way related to, or by reason of, (a) any investigation, litigation or other proceeding (whether or not any of the Agents or any Lender is a party thereto) related to the entering into and/or performance of this Agreement or any other Credit Document or the proceeds of any Loans hereunder or the consummation of any transactions contemplated herein, or in any other Credit Document or the exercise of any of their rights or remedies provided herein or in the other Credit Documents, or (b) the actual or alleged presence of Hazardous Materials on the Vessel or in the air, surface water or groundwater or on the surface or subsurface of any property at any time owned or operated by the Borrower, the generation, storage, transportation, handling, disposal or Environmental Release of Hazardous Materials at any location, whether or not owned or operated by the Borrower, the non-compliance of the Vessel or property with foreign, federal, state and local laws, regulations, and ordinances (including applicable permits thereunder) applicable to the Vessel or property, or any Environmental Claim asserted against the Borrower or the Vessel or property at any time owned or operated by the Borrower, including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel and other consultants incurred in connection with any such investigation, litigation or other proceeding (but excluding any losses, liabilities, claims, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, disbursements or expenses to the extent incurred by reason of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Person to be indemnified or by reason of a failure by the Person to be indemnified to fund its Commitments as required by this Agreement). To the extent that the undertaking to indemnify, pay or hold harmless each of the Agents or any Lender set forth in the preceding sentence may be unenforceable because it violates any law or public policy, the Borrower shall make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of each of the indemnified liabilities which is permissible under applicable law.

14.02 Right of Set-off . In addition to any rights now or hereafter granted under applicable law or otherwise, and not by way of limitation of any such rights, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, each Lender is hereby authorized at any time or from time to time, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind to the Parent or any Subsidiary of the Parent or to any other Person, any such notice being hereby expressly waived, to set off and to appropriate and apply any and all deposits (general or special) and any other

 

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Indebtedness at any time held or owing by such Lender (including, without limitation, by branches and agencies of such Lender wherever located) to or for the credit or the account of the Parent or any Subsidiary of the Parent but in any event excluding assets held in trust for any such Person against and on account of the Credit Document Obligations and liabilities of the Parent or such Subsidiary of the Parent, as applicable, to such Lender under this Agreement or under any of the other Credit Documents, including, without limitation, all interests in Credit Document Obligations purchased by such Lender pursuant to Section 14.05(b), and all other claims of any nature or description arising out of or connected with this Agreement or any other Credit Document, irrespective of whether or not such Lender shall have made any demand hereunder and although said Credit Document Obligations, liabilities or claims, or any of them, shall be contingent or unmatured. Each Lender upon the exercise of its rights to set-off pursuant to this Section 14.02 shall give notice thereof to the Facility Agent.

14.03 Notices . Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing (including telexed, telegraphic, telecopier or electronic (unless and until notified to the contrary) communication) and mailed, telexed, telecopied, delivered or electronic mailed: if to any Credit Party, at the address specified on Schedule 14.03A; if to any Lender, at its address specified opposite its name on Schedule 14.03B; and if to the Facility Agent or the Hermes Agent, at its Notice Office; or, as to any other Credit Party, at such other address as shall be designated by such party in a written notice to the other parties hereto and, as to each Lender, at such other address as shall be designated by such Lender in a written notice to the Parent, the Borrower and the Facility Agent; provided that, with respect to all notices and other communication made by electronic mail or other electronic means, the Facility Agent, the Hermes Agent, the Lenders, the Parent, the Borrower and the Pledgor agree that they (x) shall notify each other in writing of their electronic mail address and/or any other information required to enable the sending and receipt of information by that means and (y) shall notify each other of any change to their address or any other such information supplied by them. All such notices and communications shall, (i) when mailed, be effective three Business Days after being deposited in the mails, prepaid and properly addressed for delivery, (ii) when sent by overnight courier, be effective one Business Day after delivery to the overnight courier prepaid and properly addressed for delivery on such next Business Day, (iii) when sent by telex or telecopier, be effective when sent by telex or telecopier, except that notices and communications to the Facility Agent or the Hermes Agent shall not be effective until received by the Facility Agent or the Hermes Agent (as the case may be), or (iv) when electronic mailed, be effective only when actually received in readable form and in the case of any electronic communication made by a Lender, the Parent, the Borrower or the Pledgor to the Facility Agent or the Hermes Agent, only if it is addressed in such a manner as the Facility Agent shall specify for this purpose. A copy of any notice to the Facility Agent shall be delivered to the Hermes Agent at its Notice Office. If an Agent is an Impaired Agent the parties to this Agreement may, instead of communicating with each other through such Agent, communicate with each other directly and (while such Agent is an Impaired Agent) all the provisions of the Credit Documents which require communications to be made or notices to be given to or by such Agent shall be varied so that communications may be made and notices given to or by the relevant parties to this Agreement directly. This provision shall not operate after a replacement Agent has been appointed.

 

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14.04 No Waiver; Remedies Cumulative . No failure or delay on the part of an Agent or any Lender in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder or under any other Credit Document and no course of dealing between the Borrower or any other Credit Party and an Agent or any Lender shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege hereunder or under any other Credit Document preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege hereunder or thereunder. The rights, powers and remedies herein or in any other Credit Document expressly provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, powers or remedies which an Agent or any Lender would otherwise have. No notice to or demand on any Credit Party in any case shall entitle any Credit Party to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances or constitute a waiver of the rights of an Agent or any Lender to any other or further action in any circumstances without notice or demand.

14.05 Payments Pro Rata . (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Facility Agent agrees that promptly after its receipt of each payment from or on behalf of the Borrower in respect of any Credit Document Obligations hereunder, it shall distribute such payment to the Lenders (other than any Lender that has consented in writing to waive its pro rata share of any such payment) pro rata based upon their respective shares, if any, of the Credit Document Obligations with respect to which such payment was received.

(b) Other than in connection with assignments and participations (which are governed by Section 13), each of the Lenders agrees that, if it should receive any amount hereunder (whether by voluntary payment, by realization upon security, by the exercise of the right of setoff or banker’s lien, by counterclaim or cross action, by the enforcement of any right under the Credit Documents, or otherwise), which is applicable to the payment of the principal of, or interest on, the Loans, Commitment Commission, of a sum which with respect to the related sum or sums received by other Lenders is in a greater proportion than the total of such Credit Document Obligation then owed and due to such Lender bears to the total of such Credit Document Obligation then owed and due to all of the Lenders immediately prior to such receipt, then such Lender receiving such excess payment shall purchase for cash without recourse or warranty from the other Lenders an interest in the Credit Document Obligations of the respective Credit Party to such Lenders in such amount as shall result in a proportional participation by all the Lenders in such amount; provided that if all or any portion of such excess amount is thereafter recovered from such Lender, such purchase shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, but without interest.

(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the provisions of the preceding Sections 14.05(a) and (b) shall be subject to the express provisions of this Agreement which require, or permit, differing payments to be made to Non-Defaulting Lenders as opposed to Defaulting Lenders.

 

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14.06 Calculations; Computations . (a) The financial statements to be furnished to the Lenders pursuant hereto shall be made and prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States consistently applied throughout the periods involved (except as set forth in the notes thereto or as otherwise disclosed in writing by the Parent to the Lenders). In addition, all computations determining compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Sections 10.06 through 10.09, inclusive, shall utilize accounting principles and policies in conformity with those used to prepare the historical financial statements delivered to the Lenders for the fiscal year of the Parent ended December 31, 2011 (with the foregoing generally accepted accounting principles, subject to the preceding proviso, herein called “ GAAP ”). Unless otherwise noted, all references in this Agreement to “generally accepted accounting principles” shall mean generally accepted accounting principles as in effect in the United States.

(b) All computations of interest and Commitment Commission hereunder shall be made on the basis of a year of 360 days for the actual number of days (including the first day but excluding the last day) occurring in the period for which such interest or Commitment Commission are payable.

14.07 Governing Law; Exclusive Jurisdiction of English Courts; Service of Process (a) This Agreement and any non-contractual obligations arising out of or in connection with it are governed by English law.

(b) The courts of England have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute arising out of or in connection with this agreement (including a dispute relating to the existence, validity or termination of this Agreement or any non-contractual obligation arising out of or in connection with this Agreement) (a “ Dispute ”). The parties hereto agree that the courts of England are the most appropriate and convenient courts to settle disputes and accordingly no party hereto will argue to the contrary. This section 14.07 is for the benefit of the Lenders, Agents and Secured Creditors. As a result, no such party shall be prevented from taking proceedings relating to a Dispute in any other courts with jurisdiction. To the extent allowed by law, the Lenders, Agents and Secured Creditors may take concurrent proceedings in any number of jurisdictions.

(c) Without prejudice to any other mode of service allowed under any relevant law, each Credit Party (other than a Credit Party incorporated in England and Wales): (i) irrevocably appoints EC3 Services Limited, having its registered office at The St Botolph Building, 138 Houndsditch, London, EC3A 7AR, as its agent for service of process in relation to any proceedings before the English courts in connection with any credit document and (ii) agrees that failure by an agent for service of process to notify the relevant Credit Party of the process will not invalidate the proceedings concerned. If any person appointed as an agent for service of process is unable for any reason to act as agent for service of process, the Parent (on behalf of all the Credit Parties) must immediately (and in any event within five days of such event taking place) appoint another agent on terms acceptable to the facility agent. Failing this, the Facility Agent may appoint another agent for this purpose.

 

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Each party to this Agreement expressly agrees and consents to the provisions of this Section 14.07.

14.08 Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all of which shall together constitute one and the same instrument. A set of counterparts executed by all the parties hereto shall be lodged with the Borrower and the Facility Agent.

14.09 Effectiveness . This Agreement shall take effect as a deed on the date (the “ Effective Date ”) on which (i) the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Agents and each of the Lenders who are initially parties hereto shall have signed a counterpart hereof (whether the same or different counterparts) and shall have delivered the same to the Facility Agent or, in the case of the Lenders and the other Agents, shall have given to the Facility Agent written or facsimile notice (actually received) at such office that the same has been signed and mailed to it, (ii) the Borrower shall have paid to the Facility Agent for its own account and/or the account of Lenders and/or Agents, as the case may be, the fees required to be paid pursuant to the heads of terms, dated September 14, 2012, among the Parent and KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH (the “ Heads of Terms ”) and (iii) the Credit Parties shall have provided (x) the “Know Your Customer” information required pursuant to the USA PATRIOT Act (Title III of Pub.: 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the “ PATRIOT Act ”) and (y) such other documentation and evidence necessary in order to carry out and be reasonably satisfied with other similar checks under all applicable laws and regulations pursuant to the Transaction and the Hermes Cover, in each case as requested by the Facility Agent, the Hermes Agent or any Lender in connection with each of the Facility Agent’s, the Hermes Agent’s, Hermes’ and each Lender’s internal compliance regulations. The Facility Agent will give the Parent, the Borrower and each Lender prompt written notice of the occurrence of the Effective Date.

14.10 Headings Descriptive . The headings of the several sections and subsections of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or construction of any provision of this Agreement.

14.11 Amendment or Waiver; etc. (a) Neither this Agreement nor any other Credit Document nor any terms hereof or thereof may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated unless such change, waiver, discharge or termination is in writing signed by the respective Credit Parties party thereto, the Hermes Agent and the Required Lenders, provided that no such change, waiver, discharge or termination shall, without the consent of each Lender (other than a Defaulting Lender), (i) extend the final scheduled maturity of any Loan, extend the timing for or reduce the principal amount of any Scheduled Repayment, increase or extend any Commitment (it being understood that waivers or modifications of conditions precedent, covenants, Defaults or Events of Default or of

 

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a mandatory reduction in the Commitments shall not constitute an increase of the Commitment of any Lender), or reduce the rate (including, without limitation, the Applicable Margin and the Fixed Rate) or extend the time of payment of interest on any Loan or Commitment Commission or fees (except (x) in connection with the waiver of applicability of any post-default increase in interest rates and (y) any amendment or modification to the definitions used in the financial covenants set forth in Sections 10.06 through 10.09, inclusive, in this Agreement shall not constitute a reduction in the rate of interest for purposes of this clause (i)), or reduce the principal amount thereof (except to the extent repaid in cash), (ii) release any of the Collateral (except as expressly provided in the Credit Documents) under any of the Security Documents, (iii) amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 13 or this Section 14.11, (iv) change the definition of Required Lenders (it being understood that, with the consent of the Required Lenders, additional extensions of credit pursuant to this Agreement may be included in the determination of the Required Lenders on substantially the same basis as the extensions of Loans and Commitments are included on the Effective Date) or a provision which expressly requires the consent of all the Lenders, (v) consent to the assignment and/or transfer by the Parent and/or Borrower of any of its rights and obligations under this Agreement, or (vi) replace the Parent Guaranty or release the Parent Guaranty from the relevant guarantee to which such Guarantor is a party (other than as provided in such guarantee); provided , further , that no such change, waiver, discharge or termination shall (u) without the consent of Hermes, amend, modify or waive any provision that relates to the rights or obligations of Hermes and (v) without the consent of each Agent, the CIRR Representative and/or each Lead Arranger, as applicable, amend, modify or waive any provision relating to the rights or obligations of such Agent, the CIRR Representative and/or such Lead Arranger, as applicable.

(b) If, in connection with any proposed change, waiver, discharge or termination to any of the provisions of this Agreement as contemplated by clauses (i) through (vi), inclusive, of the first proviso to Section 14.11(a), the consent of the Required Lenders is obtained but the consent of each Lender (other than any Defaulting Lender) is not obtained, then the Borrower shall have the right, so long as all non-consenting Lenders are treated as described in either clauses (A) or (B) below, to either (A) replace each such non-consenting Lender or Lenders with one or more Replacement Lenders pursuant to Section 2.12 so long as at the time of such replacement, each such Replacement Lender consents to the proposed change, waiver, discharge or termination or (B) terminate such non-consenting Lender’s Commitment (if such Lender’s consent is required as a result of its Commitment), and/or repay outstanding Loans and terminate any outstanding Commitments of such Lender which gave rise to the need to obtain such Lender’s consent, in accordance with Section 4.01(d), provided that, unless the Commitments are terminated, and Loans repaid, pursuant to preceding clause (B) are immediately replaced in full at such time through the addition of new Lenders or the increase of the Commitments and/or outstanding Loans of existing Lenders (who in each case must specifically consent thereto), then in the case of any action pursuant to preceding clause (B) the Required Lenders (determined before giving effect to the proposed action) and the Hermes Agent shall specifically consent thereto, provided , further , that in any event the Borrower shall not have the right to replace a Lender, terminate its Commitment or repay its Loans solely as a result of the exercise of such Lender’s rights (and the withholding of any required consent by such Lender) pursuant to the second proviso to Section 14.11(a).

 

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14.12 Survival . All indemnities set forth herein including, without limitation, in Sections 2.09, 2.10, 2.11, 4.04, 14.01 and 14.05 shall, subject to Section 14.13 (to the extent applicable), survive the execution, delivery and termination of this Agreement and the making and repayment of the Loans.

14.13 Domicile of Loans . Each Lender may transfer and carry its Loans at, to or for the account of any office, Subsidiary or Affiliate of such Lender. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, to the extent that a transfer of Loans pursuant to this Section 14.13 would, at the time of such transfer, result in increased costs under Section 2.09, 2.10, or 4.04 from those being charged by the respective Lender prior to such transfer, then the Borrower shall not be obligated to pay such increased costs (although the Borrower shall be obligated to pay any other increased costs of the type described above resulting from changes after the date of the respective transfer).

14.14 Confidentiality . Each Lender agrees that it will use its best efforts not to disclose without the prior consent of the Parent or the Borrower (other than to their respective Affiliates or their respective Affiliates’ employees, auditors, advisors or counsel or to another Lender if the Lender or such Lender’s holding or parent company, Affiliates or board of trustees in its sole discretion determines that any such party should have access to such information, provided such Persons shall be subject to the provisions of this Section 14.14 to the same extent as such Lender) any information with respect to the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries which is now or in the future furnished pursuant to this Agreement or any other Credit Document, provided that the Hermes Agent and the CIRR Agent may disclose any information to Hermes or the CIRR Representative, provided , further , that any Lender may disclose any such information (a) as has become generally available to the public other than by virtue of a breach of this Section 14.14 by the respective Lender, (b) as may be required in any report, statement or testimony submitted to any municipal, state or Federal regulatory body having or claiming to have jurisdiction over such Lender or similar organizations (whether in the United States, the United Kingdom or elsewhere) or their successors, (c) as may be required in respect to any summons or subpoena or in connection with any litigation, (d) in order to comply with any law, order, regulation or ruling applicable to such Lender, (e) to an Agent, (f) to any prospective or actual transferee or participant in connection with any contemplated transfer or participation of any of the Commitments or any interest therein by such Lender, provided that such prospective transferee expressly agrees to be bound by the confidentiality provisions contained in this Section 14.14 and (g) to Hermes and/or the Federal Republic of Germany and/or the European Union and/or any agency thereof or any person acting or purporting to act on any of their behalves. In the case of Section 14.14(g), each of the Parent and the Borrower acknowledges and agrees that any such information may be used by Hermes and/or the Federal Republic of Germany and/or the European Union and/or any agency thereof or any person acting or purporting to act on any of their behalves for statistical purposes and/or for reports of a general nature.

 

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14.15 Register . The Facility Agent shall maintain a register (the “ Register ”) on which it will record the Commitments from time to time of each of the Lenders, the Loans made by each of the Lenders and each repayment and prepayment in respect of the principal amount of the Loans of each Lender. Failure to make any such recordation, or any error in such recordation shall not affect the Borrower’s obligations in respect of such Loans. With respect to any Lender, the assignment or transfer of the Commitments of such Lender and the rights to the principal of, and interest on, any Loan made pursuant to such Commitments shall not be effective until such assignment or transfer is recorded on the Register maintained by the Facility Agent with respect to ownership of such Commitments and Loans. Prior to such recordation all amounts owing to the transferor with respect to such Commitments and Loans shall remain owing to the transferor. The registration of an assignment or transfer of all or part of any Commitments and Loans (as the case may be) shall be recorded by the Facility Agent on the Register only upon the acceptance by the Facility Agent of a properly executed and delivered Transfer Certificate or Assignment Agreement pursuant to Section 13.06(a) or 13.07(a), respectively.

14.16 Third Party Rights . Other than the Other Creditors with respect to Section 4.05 and Hermes with respect to Sections 5.15 and 9.06, a person who is not a party to this Agreement has no right under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 to enforce or enjoy the benefit of any term of this Agreement unless expressly provided to the contrary in a Credit Document. Notwithstanding any term of any Credit Document, the consent of any person who is not a party to this Agreement is not required to rescind or vary this Agreement at any time.

14.17 Judgment Currency . If for the purposes of obtaining judgment in any court it is necessary to convert a sum due from the Borrower hereunder in the currency expressed to be payable herein (the “ specified currency ”) into another currency, the parties hereto agree, to the fullest extent that they may effectively do so, that the rate of exchange used shall be that at which in accordance with normal banking procedures the Facility Agent could purchase the specified currency with such other currency at the Facility Agent’s Frankfurt office on the Business Day preceding that on which final judgment is given. The obligations of the Borrower in respect of any sum due to any Lender or an Agent hereunder shall, notwithstanding any judgment in a currency other than the specified currency, be discharged only to the extent that on the Business Day following receipt by such Lender or an Agent (as the case may be) of any sum adjudged to be so due in such other currency such Lender or an Agent (as the case may be) may in accordance with normal banking procedures purchase the specified currency with such other currency; if the amount of the specified currency so purchased is less than the sum originally due to such Lender or an Agent, as the case may be, in the specified currency, the Borrower agrees, to the fullest extent that it may effectively do so, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify such Lender or an Agent, as the case may be, against such loss, and if the amount of the specified currency so purchased exceeds the sum originally due to any Lender or an Agent, as the case may be, in the specified currency, such Lender or an Agent, as the case may be, agrees to remit such excess to the Borrower.

 

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14.18 Language . All correspondence, including, without limitation, all notices, reports and/or certificates, delivered by any Credit Party to an Agent or any Lender shall, unless otherwise agreed by the respective recipients thereof, be submitted in the English language or, to the extent the original of such document is not in the English language, such document shall be delivered with a certified English translation thereof. In the event of any conflict between the English translation and the original text of any document, the English translation shall prevail unless the original text is a statutory instrument, legal process or any other document of a similar type or a notice, demand or other communication from Hermes or in relation to the Hermes Cover.

14.19 Waiver of Immunity . The Borrower, in respect of itself, each other Credit Party, its and their process agents, and its and their properties and revenues, hereby irrevocably agrees that, to the extent that the Borrower, any other Credit Party or any of its or their properties has or may hereafter acquire any right of immunity from any legal proceedings, whether in the United Kingdom, the United States, Bermuda, the Bahamas, Germany or elsewhere, to enforce or collect upon the Credit Document Obligations of the Borrower or any other Credit Party related to or arising from the transactions contemplated by any of the Credit Documents, including, without limitation, immunity from service of process, immunity from jurisdiction or judgment of any court or tribunal, immunity from execution of a judgment, and immunity of any of its property from attachment prior to any entry of judgment, or from attachment in aid of execution upon a judgment, the Borrower, for itself and on behalf of the other Credit Parties, hereby expressly waives, to the fullest extent permissible under applicable law, any such immunity, and agrees not to assert any such right or claim in any such proceeding, whether in the United Kingdom, the United States, Bermuda, the Bahamas, Germany or elsewhere.

14.20 “Know Your Customer” Notice . Each Lender hereby notifies each Credit Party that pursuant to the requirements of the PATRIOT Act and/or other applicable laws and regulations, it is required to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each Credit Party, which information includes the name of each Credit Party and other information that will allow such Lender to identify each Credit Party in accordance with the PATRIOT Act and/or such other applicable laws and regulations, and each Credit Party agrees to provide such information from time to time to any Lender.

14.21 Release of Liens and the Parent Guaranty; Flag Jurisdiction Transfer . (a) In the event that any Person conveys, sells, leases, assigns, transfers or otherwise disposes of all or any portion of the Collateral to a Person that is not (and is not required to become) a Credit Party in a transaction permitted by this Agreement or the Credit Documents (including pursuant to a valid waiver or consent), each Lender hereby consents to the release and hereby directs the Collateral Agent to release any Liens created by any Credit Document in respect of such Collateral, and, in the case of a disposition of all of the Equity Interests of any Credit Party (other than the Borrower) in a transaction permitted by this Agreement and as a result of which such Credit Party would not be required to guaranty the Credit Document Obligations pursuant to Sections 9.10(c) and 15, each Lender hereby consents

 

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to the release of such Credit Party’s obligations under the relevant guarantee to which it is a party. Each Lender hereby directs the Collateral Agent, and the Collateral Agent agrees, upon receipt of reasonable advance notice from the Borrower, to execute and deliver or, at the Borrower’s expense, file such documents and perform other actions reasonably necessary to release the relevant guarantee, as applicable, and the Liens when and as directed pursuant to this Section 14.21. In addition, the Collateral Agent agrees to take such actions as are reasonably requested by the Borrower and at the Borrower’s expense to terminate the Liens and security interests created by the Credit Documents when all the Credit Document Obligations (other than contingent indemnification Credit Document Obligations and expense reimbursement claims to the extent no claim therefore has been made) are paid in full and Commitments are terminated. Any representation, warranty or covenant contained in any Credit Document relating to any such Equity Interests or asset of the Borrower shall no longer be deemed to be made once such Equity Interests or asset is so conveyed, sold, leased, assigned, transferred or disposed of.

(b) In the event that the Borrower desires to implement a Flag Jurisdiction Transfer with respect to the Vessel, upon receipt of reasonable advance notice thereof from the Borrower, the Collateral Agent shall use commercially reasonably efforts to provide, or (as necessary) procure the provision of, all such reasonable assistance as any Credit Party may request from time to time in relation to (i) the Flag Jurisdiction Transfer, (ii) the related deregistration of the Vessel from its previous flag jurisdiction, and (iii) the release and discharge of the related Security Documents provided that the relevant Credit Party shall pay all documented out of pocket costs and expenses reasonably incurred by the Collateral Agent or a Secured Creditor in connection with provision of such assistance. Each Lender hereby consents, in connection with any Flag Jurisdiction Transfer and subject to the satisfaction of the requirements thereof to be satisfied by the relevant Credit Party, to (i) deregister the Vessel from its previous flag jurisdiction and (ii) release and hereby direct the Collateral Agent to release the Vessel Mortgage. Each Lender hereby directs the Collateral Agent, and the Collateral Agent agrees to execute and deliver or, at the Borrower’s expense, file such documents and perform other actions reasonably necessary to release the Vessel Mortgage when and as directed pursuant to this Section 14.21(b).

14.22 Partial Invalidity . If, at any time, any provision of the Credit Documents is or becomes illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any respect under any law of any jurisdiction, neither the legality, validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions nor the legality, validity or enforceability of such provision under the law of any other jurisdiction will in any way be affected or impaired. Any such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision shall to the extent possible be substituted by a legal, valid and enforceable provision which reflects the intention of the parties to this Agreement.

 

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SECTION 15. Parent Guaranty .

15.01 Guaranty and Indemnity . The Parent irrevocably and unconditionally:

(i) guarantees to each Lender Creditor punctual performance by each other Credit Party of all that Credit Party’s Credit Document Obligations under the Credit Documents; or

(ii) undertakes with each Lender Creditor that whenever another Credit Party does not pay any amount when due under or in connection with any Credit Document, the Guarantor shall immediately on demand pay that amount as if it was the principal obligor; and

(iii) agrees with each Lender Creditor that if any obligation guaranteed by it is or becomes unenforceable, invalid or illegal, it will, as an independent and primary obligation, indemnify that Lender Creditor immediately on demand against any cost, loss or liability it incurs as a result of a Credit Party not paying any amount which would, but for such unenforceability, invalidity or illegality, have been payable by it under any Credit Document on the date when it would have been due. The amount payable by the Guarantor under this indemnity will not exceed the amount it would have had to pay under this Section 15 if the amount claimed had been recoverable on the basis of a guarantee.

15.02 Continuing Guaranty . This guarantee is a continuing guarantee and will extend to the ultimate balance of sums payable by any Credit Party under the Credit Documents, regardless of any intermediate payment or discharge in whole or in part.

15.03 Reinstatement . If any discharge, release or arrangement (whether in respect of the obligations of any Credit Party or any security for those obligations or otherwise) is made by a Lender Creditor in whole or in part on the basis of any payment, security or other disposition which is avoided or must be restored in insolvency, liquidation, administration or otherwise, without limitation, then the liability of the Guarantor under this Section 15 will continue or be reinstated as if the discharge, release or arrangement had not occurred.

15.04 Waiver of Defenses . The obligations of the Guarantor under this Section 15 will not be affected by an act, omission, matter or thing which, but for this Section 15, would reduce, release or prejudice any of its obligations under this Section 15 (without limitation and whether or not known to it or any Lender Creditor) including:

(i) any time, waiver or consent granted to, or composition with, any Credit Party or other person;

(ii) the release of any other Credit Party or any other person under the terms of any composition or arrangement with any creditor of any member of the NCLC Group;

 

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(iii) the taking, variation, compromise, exchange, renewal or release of, or refusal or neglect to perfect, take up or enforce, any rights against, or security over assets of, any Credit Party or other person or any non-presentation or non-observance of any formality or other requirement in respect of any instrument or any failure to realize the full value of any security;

(iv) any incapacity or lack of power, authority or legal personality of or dissolution or change in the members or status of a Credit Party or any other person;

(v) any amendment, novation, supplement, extension restatement (however fundamental and whether or not more onerous) or replacement of a Credit Document or any other document or security including, without limitation, any change in the purpose of, any extension of or increase in any facility or the addition of any new facility under any Credit Document or other document or security;

(vi) any unenforceability, illegality or invalidity of any obligation of any person under any Credit Document or any other document or security; or

(vii) any insolvency or similar proceedings.

15.05 Guarantor Intent . Without prejudice to the generality of Section 15.04, the Guarantor expressly confirms that it intends that this guarantee shall extend from time to time to any (however fundamental) variation, increase, extension or addition of or to any of the Credit Documents and/or any facility or amount made available under any of the Credit Documents for the purposes of or in connection with any of the following: business acquisitions of any nature; increasing working capital; enabling investor distributions to be made; carrying out restructurings; refinancing existing facilities; refinancing any other indebtedness; making facilities available to new borrowers; any other variation or extension of the purposes for which any such facility or amount might be made available from time to time; and any fees, costs and/or expenses associated with any of the foregoing.

15.06 Immediate Recourse . The Guarantor waives any right it may have of first requiring any Credit Party (or any trustee or agent on its behalf) to proceed against or enforce any other rights or security or claim payment from any person before claiming from the Guarantor under this Section 15. This waiver applies irrespective of any law or any provision of a Credit Document to the contrary.

15.07 Appropriations . Until all amounts which may be or become payable by the Credit Parties under or in connection with the Credit Documents have been irrevocably paid in full, each Lender Creditor (or any trustee or agent on its behalf) may:

(i) refrain from applying or enforcing any other moneys, security or rights held or received by that Lender Creditor (or any trustee or agent on its behalf) in respect

 

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of those amounts, or apply and enforce the same in such manner and order as it sees fit (whether against those amounts or otherwise) and the Guarantor shall not be entitled to the benefit of the same; and

(ii) hold in an interest-bearing suspense account any moneys received from the Guarantor or on account of the Guarantor’s liability under this Section 15.

15.08 Deferral of Guarantor’s Rights . Until all amounts which may be or become payable by the Credit Parties under or in connection with the Credit Documents have been irrevocably paid in full and unless the Facility Agent otherwise directs, the Guarantor will not exercise any rights which it may have by reason of performance by it of its obligations under the Credit Documents or by reason of any amount being payable, or liability arising, under this Section 15:

(i) to be indemnified by a Credit Party;

(ii) to claim any contribution from any other guarantor of any Credit Party’s obligations under the Credit Documents;

(iii) to take the benefit (in whole or in part and whether by way of subrogation or otherwise) of any rights of the Lender Creditors under the Credit Documents or of any other guarantee or security taken pursuant to, or in connection with, the Credit Documents by any Lender Creditor;

(iv) to bring legal or other proceedings for an order requiring any Credit Party to make any payment, or perform any obligation, in respect of which the Guarantor has given a guarantee, undertaking or indemnity under Section 15.01;

(v) to exercise any right of set-off against any Credit Party; and/or

(vi) to claim or prove as a creditor of any Credit Party in competition with any Lender Creditor.

If the Guarantor receives any benefit, payment or distribution in relation to such rights it shall hold that benefit, payment or distribution to the extent necessary to enable all amounts which may be or become payable to the Lender Creditors by the Credit Parties under or in connection with the Credit Documents to be repaid in full on trust for the Lender Creditors and shall promptly pay or transfer the same to the Facility Agent or as the Facility Agent may direct for application in accordance with Section 4.

15.09 Additional Security . This guarantee is in addition to and is not in any way prejudiced by any other guarantee or security now or subsequently held by any Credit Party.

*    *    *

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused their duly authorized officers to execute and deliver this Agreement as a deed on the date first above written.

Signed as a deed for and on behalf of NCL CORPORATION LTD., a Bermuda company, as Parent and Guarantor, by Paul Alan Turner, being a person who, in accordance with the laws of that territory, is acting under the authority of the company under a power of attorney dated October 8, 2012

 

By:  

/s/ Paul A Turner

Attorney-in-Fact
In the presence of: /s/ Jessica Welborn
Name:   Jessica Welborn
Title:   Trainee Solicitor
Address:   Norton Rose, LLP
  3 More London Riverside
  London SE1 2AQ United Kingdom
  nortonrose.com


Signed as a deed and delivered on behalf of BREAKAWAY THREE, LTD., a Bermuda company, as Borrower, by Paul Alan Turner, being a person who, in accordance with the laws of that territory, is acting under the authority of the company under a power of attorney dated October 8, 2012

 

By:  

/s/ Paul A Turner

Attorney-in-Fact
In the presence of: /s/ Jessica Welborn
Name:   Jessica Welborn
Title:   Trainee Solicitor
Address:   Norton Rose, LLP
  3 More London Riverside
  London SE1 2AQ United Kingdom
  nortonrose.com


Signed as a deed and delivered on behalf of KFW IPEX-BANK GMBH, a bank organized under the laws of Germany, Individually and as Facility Agent, Collateral Agent, Initial Mandated Lead Arranger, Hermes Agent and CIRR Agent, by Natalie Chanda Phanekham, being a person who, in accordance with the laws of that territory, is acting under a power of attorney dated 10 October 2012.

 

By:  

/s/ signature illegible

  Attorney-in-Fact
In the presence of: /s/ Jessica Welborn
Name:   Jessica Welborn
Title:   Trainee Solicitor
Address:   Norton Rose, LLP
  3 More London Riverside
  London SE1 2AQ United Kingdom
  nortonrose.com


SCHEDULE 1.01(a)

COMMITMENTS

 

Lender

   Commitments  

KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH

     [*]   

Total

     [*]   


SCHEDULE 1.01(b)

MANDATORY COSTS

 

1. The Mandatory Cost is an addition to the interest rate to compensate Lenders for the cost of compliance with (a) the requirements of the Bank of England and/or the Financial Services Authority (or, in either case, any other authority which replaces all or any of its functions) or (b) the requirements of the European Central Bank.

 

2. On the first day of each Interest Period (or as soon as possible thereafter) the Facility Agent shall calculate, as a percentage rate, a rate (the “ Additional Cost Rate ”) for each Lender, in accordance with the paragraphs set out below. The Mandatory Cost will be calculated by the Facility Agent as a weighted average of the Lenders’ Additional Cost Rates (weighted in proportion to the percentage participation of each Lender in the relevant Loan) and will be expressed as a percentage rate per annum.

 

3. The Additional Cost Rate for any Lender lending from a Facility Office in a Participating Member State will be the percentage notified by that Lender to the Facility Agent. This percentage will be certified by that Lender in its notice to the Facility Agent to be its reasonable determination of the cost (expressed as a percentage of that Lender’s participation in all Loans made from that Facility Office) of complying with the minimum reserve requirements of the European Central Bank in respect of loans made from that Facility Office.

 

4. The Additional Cost Rate for any Lender lending from a Facility Office in the United Kingdom will be calculated by the Facility Agent as follows:

[*]

Where:

 

  A is the percentage of Eligible Liabilities (assuming these to be in excess of any stated minimum) which that Lender is from time to time required to maintain as an interest free cash ratio deposit with the Bank of England to comply with cash ratio requirements.

 

  B is the percentage rate of interest (excluding the Applicable Margin and the Mandatory Cost and, if the Loan is an Unpaid Sum, the additional rate of interest specified in paragraph (b) of Section 2.06 payable for the relevant Interest Period on the Loan.

 

  C is the percentage (if any) of Eligible Liabilities which that Lender is required from time to time to maintain as interest bearing Special Deposits with the Bank of England.

 

  D is the percentage rate per annum payable by the Bank of England to the Facility Agent on interest bearing Special Deposits.

 

  E is designed to compensate Lenders for amounts payable under the Fees Rules and is calculated by the Facility Agent as being the average of the most recent rates of charge supplied by the Reference Banks to the Facility Agent pursuant to paragraph 7 below and expressed in pounds per £1,000,000.


SCHEDULE 1.01(b)

 

5. For the purposes of this Schedule:

Eligible Liabilities ” and “ Special Deposits ” have the meanings given to them from time to time under or pursuant to the Bank of England Act 1998 or (as may be appropriate) by the Bank of England;

Fees Rules ” means the rules on periodic fees contained in the Financial Services Authority Fees Manual or such other law or regulation as may be in force from time to time in respect of the payment of fees for the acceptance of deposits;

Fee Tariffs ” means the fee tariffs specified in the Fees Rules under the activity group A.1 Deposit acceptors (ignoring any minimum fee or zero rated fee required pursuant to the Fees Rules but taking into account any applicable discount rate);

Participating Member State ” means any member state of the European Communities that adopts or has adopted the euro as its lawful currency in accordance with legislation of the European Community relating to Economic and Monetary Union.

Tariff Base ” has the meaning given to it in, and will be calculated in accordance with, the Fees Rules; and

Unpaid Sum ” means any sum due and payable but unpaid by any Credit Party under the Credit Documents.

 

6. In application of the above formulae, A, B, C and D will be included in the formulae as percentages (i.e. 5 per cent. will be included in the formula as 5 and not as 0.05). A negative result obtained by subtracting D from B shall be taken as zero. The resulting figures shall be rounded to four decimal places.

 

7. If requested by the Facility Agent, each Reference Bank shall, as soon as practicable after publication by the Financial Services Authority, supply to the Facility Agent, the rate of charge payable by that Reference Bank to the Financial Services Authority pursuant to the Fees Rules in respect of the relevant financial year of the Financial Services Authority (calculated for this purpose by that Reference Bank as being the average of the Fee Tariffs applicable to that Reference Bank for that financial year) and expressed in pounds per £1,000,000 of the Tariff Base of that Reference Bank.

 

8. Each Lender shall supply any information required by the Facility Agent for the purpose of calculating its Additional Cost Rate. In particular, but without limitation, each Lender shall supply the following information on or prior to the date on which it becomes a Lender:

 

  a) the jurisdiction of its Facility Office; and

 

  b) any other information that the Facility Agent may reasonably require for such purpose.


SCHEDULE 1.01(b)

 

Each Lender shall promptly notify the Facility Agent of any change to the information provided by it pursuant to this paragraph.

 

9. The percentages of each Lender for the purpose of A and C above and the rates of charge of each Reference Bank for the purpose of E above shall be determined by the Facility Agent based upon the information supplied to it pursuant to paragraphs 7 and 8 above and on the assumption that, unless a Lender notifies the Facility Agent to the contrary, each Lender’s obligations in relation to cash ratio deposits and Special Deposits are the same as those of a typical bank from its jurisdiction of incorporation with a Facility Office in the same jurisdiction as its Facility Office.

 

10. The Facility Agent shall have no liability to any person if such determination results in an Additional Cost Rate which over or under compensates any Lender and shall be entitled to assume that the information provided by any Lender or Reference Bank pursuant to paragraphs 3, 7 and 8 above is true and correct in all respects.

 

11. The Facility Agent shall distribute the additional amounts received as a result of the Mandatory Cost to the Lenders on the basis of the Additional Cost Rate for each Lender based on the information provided by each Lender and each Reference Bank pursuant to paragraphs 3, 7 and 8 above.

 

12. Any determination by the Facility Agent pursuant to this Schedule in relation to a formula, the Mandatory Cost, an Additional Cost Rate or any amount payable to a Lender shall, in the absence of manifest error, be conclusive and binding on all parties to the Credit Agreement.

 

13. The Facility Agent may from time to time, after consultation with the Parent and the Lenders, determine and notify to all parties to the Credit Agreement any amendments which are required to be made to this Schedule in order to comply with any change in law, regulation or any requirements from time to time imposed by the Bank of England, the Financial Services Authority or the European Central Bank (or, in any case, any other authority which replaces all or any of its functions) and any such determination shall, in the absence of manifest error, be conclusive and binding on all parties to the Credit Agreement.


SCHEDULE 5.07

NOTICES, ACKNOWLEDGMENTS AND CONSENTS

Notices

1. Notice of Assignment of the Construction Contract for Breakaway Three, Ltd. in the form of Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Assignment of Contracts shall be delivered to the Yard.

2. Notice of Assignment of Refund Guarantees for Breakaway Three, Ltd. in the form of Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Assignment of Contracts or shall be delivered to the applicable issuer of Refund Guarantees in respect of the Refund Guarantee(s) issued on or prior to the Initial Borrowing Date.

3. Notice of Charge of the Refund Guarantee issued by KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH in the form of Schedule 4 to the Assignment of Contracts shall be delivered to KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH as refund guarantor.

Financing Statements

1. UCC-1 shall be filed with the Florida Secured Transaction Registry naming Breakaway Three, Ltd. as Debtor and KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH in its capacity as Collateral Agent, as Secured Party.


SCHEDULE 5.10

INITIAL BORROWING DATE OPINIONS

Exhibit A

Form of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

opinion as to matters of New York law


SCHEDULE 5.10

 

Exhibit B

Form of Cox Hallett Wilkinson opinion as to matters of Bermuda law


SCHEDULE 5.10

 

Exhibit C

Form of Norton Rose LLP opinion as to matters of English law


SCHEDULE 5.10

 

Exhibit 4

Matters to be covered by Norton Rose LLP in relation to matters of German law

If required pursuant to Section 5.10(d) and subject to the assumptions, qualifications and definitions set forth in such opinion, German Counsel to the Facility Agent for the benefit of the Lead Arrangers opine as follows (capitalized terms have the meanings ascribed to them in such opinion):

The Declaration of Guarantee constitutes a valid and legally binding guarantee of the Federal Republic of Germany towards [ ] subject to the specific provisions set out in the Declaration of Guarantee and subject to the applicable General Terms and Conditions and Guidelines.


SCHEDULE 5.10

 

Exhibit 5

Form of Holland & Knight opinion as to matters of laws of Florida


SCHEDULE 6.09

MATERIAL LITIGATION

None.


SCHEDULE 7.05

DELIVERY DATE OPINIONS

 

1. Pursuant to Section 7.05(a) and subject to the assumptions, qualifications and definitions set forth in such opinion, English Counsel to the Facility Agent for the benefit of the Lead Arrangers opine as follows (capitalized terms have the meanings ascribed to them in such opinion):

 

  (a) the obligations expressed to be assumed by the Borrower in the Credit Documents governed by English law constitute its valid, legally binding and enforceable obligations;

 

  (b) there is no requirement under English law for the consent or authorisation of, or the filing, recording or enrolment of any documents with, any court or other authority in England and Wales to be obtained or made in order to ensure the legality, validity, enforceability or admissibility in evidence of the Credit Documents governed by English law;

 

  (c) English courts of competent jurisdiction will give effect to the choice of English law as the proper law of the Credit Documents governed by English law and will regard express submission by the Borrower to the jurisdiction contained in the Credit Documents governed by English law as sufficient to confer jurisdiction upon them over proceedings within the scope of the submission;

 

  (d) no stamp duty or similar tax is payable in the United Kingdom in respect of the execution or delivery of the Credit Documents governed by English law; and

 

  (e) each Assignment Agreement is effective to create valid security interests in favour of the Collateral Agent.

 

2. Pursuant to Section 7.05(b) and subject to the assumptions, qualifications and definitions set forth in such opinion, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, Counsel to the Credit Parties opine as follows (capitalized terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them in such opinion):

 

  (a) The Transaction Documents provide that they are to be governed by English law. To the extent that the Transaction Documents are governed by English law or the law of any other jurisdiction, we express no opinion as to those laws or their applicability to matters covered by this opinion, nor do we express any opinion as to whether or not New York law is applicable to the Transaction Documents. However, we are of the opinion that if the Transaction Documents were governed by the laws of the state of New York (without reference to New York choice of law principles that would result in the application of the laws of another jurisdiction), the execution and delivery by each Credit Party of each Transaction Document to which it is a party and the performance by each such Credit Party of its obligations under each Transaction Document to which it is a party do not breach or result in a default under, or result in the creation of any lien (other than the liens created pursuant to the Transaction Documents) upon any of the assets of

 


SCHEDULE 7.05

 

  that Credit Party pursuant to any agreement listed on Schedule I to this letter (the “ Covered Agreements ”) (it being understood that a requirement to prepay loans under a Covered Agreement is not a breach of such Covered Agreement, and we express no opinion as to whether a prepayment is required under a Covered Agreement). If any Covered Agreement is governed by the laws of a jurisdiction other than the state of New York, we have assumed such Covered Agreement would be interpreted in accordance with its plain meaning, except that technical terms would mean what lawyers generally understand them to mean for agreements governed by the laws of the state of New York. We express no opinion with respect to any provision of any Covered Agreement to the extent that an opinion with respect to such provision would require making any financial, accounting or mathematical calculation or determination.

 

3. Pursuant to Section 7.05(c) and subject to the assumptions, qualifications and definitions set forth in such opinion, Bahamian Counsel to the Credit Parties opine as follows (capitalized terms have the meanings ascribed to them in such opinion):

 

  (a) Under the laws of the Bahamas the Borrower is the registered owner of record of sixty-four sixty-fourth shares, being the whole thereof of the [ insert vessel name ] and the Vessel Mortgage constitutes the valid and legally binding act of the Borrower and the Vessel Mortgage is enforceable in accordance with its terms, and further, the Vessel Mortgage creates in favour of the Mortgagee a valid and effective first priority legal mortgage over the [ insert vessel name ] and there are no other charges, mortgages or encumbrances on record with respect thereto. It should be noted that maritime liens as set out in Section 281 of The Merchant Shipping Act of The Bahamas have priority over mortgages even if such liens are incurred after a mortgage has been registered.

 

  (b) No further registration authorization, approval or consent or other official action in The Bahamas is necessary to render any of the Documents or the security respectively created thereby valid, perfected and enforceable.

 

  (c) All filing, registration and recording fees required under the laws of The Bahamas in connection with the Vessel Mortgage and other fees necessary to ensure the validity, effectiveness and priority of any liens, charges and encumbrances created under the Vessel Mortgage have been paid.

 

  (d) The courts of The Bahamas will recognize as a valid judgment and enforce any final, conclusive and enforceable judgment obtained against a mortgagor in a United Kingdom court without re-examination of the merits of the case subject to registration of the judgment under the provisions of the Reciprocal Enforcements of Judgments Act of the Bahamas.

 

  (e) The Vessel Mortgage constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Borrower and is enforceable in accordance with its terms.


SCHEDULE 7.05

 

  (f) No consents, authorizations or other approvals are required from any governmental or other authority of The Bahamas for the execution, delivery or performance of any of the Documents by any of the parties thereto or the consummation of the transactions contemplated therein.

 

  (g) Neither the execution nor delivery of the Documents by the Borrower, nor the performance of its obligations under the Documents, will contravene any existing applicable law or regulation of The Bahamas.

 

  (h) The Borrower is not entitled or required under any existing applicable law or regulation of The Bahamas to make any withholding or deduction in respect of any tax or otherwise from any payment which it is or may be required to make under the Documents (or any of them) and other than the fees paid in connection with the registration of the Vessel Mortgage no tax, impost, duty or registration fee is payable on any of the Documents in The Bahamas save for registration fees on the Vessel Mortgage.

 

  (i) Other than the fees paid in connection with the registration of the Vessel Mortgage, no stamp or registration duty or similar taxes or charges are payable in The Bahamas in respect of the Documents.

 

  (j) Under the laws of The Bahamas, the Mortgagee will not be deemed to be resident, domiciled or carrying on any commercial activity in The Bahamas or subject to any tax of The Bahamas as a result of its entry into the Documents or the performance of any of the transactions contemplated thereby. It is not necessary for the Mortgagee to be authorized or qualified to carry on business in The Bahamas or establish a place of business in The Bahamas for the entry into or performance of the Documents.

 

  (k) It is not necessary or advisable to take any further action in the future in order to preserve the security interests referred to above or the priority thereof in connection with the Vessel Mortgage.

 

4. Pursuant to Section 7.05(d) and subject to the assumptions, qualifications and definitions set forth in such opinion, Bermudan Counsel to the Credit Parties opine as follows (capitalized terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them in such opinion):

 

  (a) Each of the Companies is duly incorporated with limited liability and is existing and in good standing under the laws of Bermuda (meaning that it has not failed to make any filing with any Bermuda governmental authority or to pay any Bermuda government fee or tax which might make it liable to be struck off the Register of Companies and thereby cease to exist under the laws of Bermuda).

 

  (b) The entering into of the relevant Opinion Documents and the execution and delivery of the relevant Opinion Documents by each of the Companies and the performance by each of the Companies of its obligations thereunder:

 

  (i) are within its corporate powers and have been duly authorised; and

 

  (ii) will not conflict with the memorandum of association or bye-laws of such Company or violate or result in the breach of any Bermuda law or regulation.


SCHEDULE 7.05

 

  (c) The relevant Opinion Documents have been duly executed by each of the Companies and constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of each of the Companies, enforceable in Bermuda in accordance with its terms.

 

  (d) Based solely on the Litigation Searches, there are no judgments against, nor legal or governmental actions or proceedings pending in Bermuda to which any of the Companies is subject.

 

  (e) Based solely on the Company Searches, there are no notices to the Registrar of the passing of a resolution of members or creditors to wind up any of the Companies and no notice appointing a liquidator or receiver has been provided to the Registrar.

 

  (f) No authorisation, consent, approval, license, qualification or formal exemption from, or any filing, declaration or registration with any court, governmental or municipal authority or other public body of Bermuda is required in connection with the execution and delivery of the Opinion Documents, the performance by each of the Companies of its obligations under the relevant Opinion Documents, the enforceability or admissibility in evidence of the Opinion Documents.

 

  (g) It is not necessary or desirable to ensure the enforceability in Bermuda of the Opinion Documents that they be registered in any register kept by, or filed with, any governmental or municipal authority or other public or regulatory body in Bermuda. However, on the basis that each of the Security Documents creates a charge over assets of the relevant Companies, it is desirable, in order to ensure the priority in Bermuda of the charge created, that such document be registered, and has been duly filed for such registration, in the Register of Charges in accordance with Section 55 of the Act. On registration, to the extent that Bermuda law governs the priority of a charge, such charge will have priority in Bermuda over any unregistered charges, and over any subsequently registered charges, in respect of the property subject to such charge. A registration fee will be payable in respect of the registration.

 

  (h) The Opinion Documents will not be subject to ad valorem stamp duty, registration, recording, filing or other fees, duties or taxes in Bermuda and no such fees, duties or taxes are payable in Bermuda in connection with the execution, delivery or performance of the Opinion Documents.

 

  (i) The choice of the English Laws as the governing law of the English Law Documents is a valid choice of law and the submission by each of the Companies to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts is valid and binding upon them and would be recognised and given effect to in any action brought before a court of competent jurisdiction in Bermuda, except for those laws:

 

  (i) which such court considers to be procedural in nature;


SCHEDULE 7.05

 

  (ii) which are revenue or penal laws; or

 

  (iii) the application of which would be inconsistent with public policy, as such term is interpreted under the laws of Bermuda.

 

  (j) The choice of the Bahamian Laws as the governing law of the Bahamian Law Document is a valid choice of law and the submission by the Borrower to the jurisdiction of the Bahamian Courts is valid and binding upon the Borrower and would be recognised and given effect to in any action brought before a court of competent jurisdiction in Bermuda, except for those laws:

 

  (i) which such court considers to be procedural in nature;

 

  (ii) which are revenue or penal laws; or

 

  (iii) the application of which would be inconsistent with public policy, as such term is interpreted under the laws of Bermuda.

 

  (k) The payment obligations of the Companies under the Opinion Documents are direct, general and unconditional obligations of such Company and rank at least pari passu with all other present or future unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of such Company other than indebtedness which is preferred by virtue of any provision of the laws of Bermuda of general application.

 

  (l) None of the Companies nor any of their respective assets are entitled to immunity from suit, execution, attachment of legal process under the laws of Bermuda, whether characterised as sovereign immunity or otherwise from any legal action or proceeding in Bermuda (which shall include, without limitation, suit, attachment prior to judgment, execution or other enforcement).

 

  (m) No Bermuda taxes are imposed by withholding or otherwise on any payment to be made by any of the Companies under the relevant Opinion Documents or are imposed on or by virtue of the execution or delivery by the Companies of the Opinion Documents or any document or instrument to be executed or delivered under the Opinion Documents.

 

  (n) The courts of Bermuda will recognise as a valid judgment any final and conclusive judgment obtained against the Borrower by any party to the English Law Documents based upon such document in the English Courts under which a sum of money is payable (other than a sum of money payable in respect of taxes or other charges of a like nature or in respect of a fine or other penalty or multiple damages as defined in the Protection of Trading Interests Act 1981 (the “1981 Act”)) and such a judgment will be enforced by the Supreme Court of Bermuda under The Judgments (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1958 (the “1958 Act”) without re-examination of the merits of the case provided that:

 

  (i) the judgment is final and conclusive notwithstanding that an appeal may be pending against it or that it may still be subject to an appeal in the relevant jurisdiction;


SCHEDULE 7.05

 

  (ii) the judgment has not been given on appeal from a court which is not a superior court; and

 

  (iii) the judgment is duly registered in the Supreme Court of Bermuda in circumstances in which its registration is not liable thereafter to be set aside.

 

  (o) The courts of Bermuda will recognise as a valid judgment any final and conclusive judgment obtained against the Borrower by any party to the Bahamian Law Document based upon such documents in the Bahamian Courts under which a sum of money is payable (other than a sum of money payable in respect of taxes or other charges of a like nature or in respect of a fine or other penalty or multiple damages as defined in 1981 Act) and such a judgment will be enforced by the Supreme Court of Bermuda under the 1958 Act without re-examination of the merits of the case provided that:

 

  (i) the judgment is final and conclusive notwithstanding that an appeal may be pending against it or that it may still be subject to an appeal in the relevant jurisdiction;

 

  (ii) the judgment has not been given on appeal from a court which is not a superior court; and

 

  (iii) the judgment is duly registered in the Supreme Court of Bermuda in circumstances in which its registration is not liable thereafter to be set aside.

 

  (p) Under Section 3 of the 1958 Act, the registration of the judgment of any of the courts referred to in paragraphs 14 to 15 in the Supreme Court of Bermuda involves the conversion of the judgment debt into Bermuda Dollars at the date of such court’s judgment. However, the Bermuda Monetary Authority has indicated that its present policy is to give the consent necessary for the Bermuda dollar award made by the Supreme Court of Bermuda to be converted into external currency. No stamp duty or similar or other tax or duty is payable in Bermuda on the enforcement of a foreign judgment. Court fees will be payable in connection with proceedings for enforcement.

 

  (q) No party to the Opinion Documents will be deemed to be resident, domiciled, carrying on business or subject to taxation in Bermuda by reason only of the negotiation, preparation, execution, performance, enforcement of, and or receipt of any payment due from the Companies under the relevant Opinion Documents.


SCHEDULE 7.05

 

  (r) It is not necessary under the laws of Bermuda:

 

  (i) in order to enable any party to enforce its rights under the Opinion Documents; or

 

  (ii) by reason of the execution, delivery and performance of the Opinion Documents by the parties thereto,

that such persons should be licensed, qualified or otherwise entitled to carry on business in Bermuda.


SCHEDULE 8.03

EXISTING AGREEMENTS

None.


SCHEDULE 8.12

CAPITALIZATION

 

Credit Party

  

Owner

  

Type of
Shares

   Number of
Shares
Owned
     Percent of
Outstanding
Shares
Owned
 

Breakaway Three, Ltd.

  

NCL International, Ltd.

   Ordinary      12,000         100

NCL International, Ltd.

  

Arrasas Limited

   Ordinary      12,000         100

Arrasas Limited

  

NCL Corporation Ltd.

   Common      997,218,181         100


SCHEDULE 8.13

SUBSIDIARIES

 

Name of Subsidiary

  

Direct Owner(s)

   Percent(%)
Ownership
    

Jurisdiction of
Organization

Arrasas Limited

   NCL Corporation Ltd.      100       Isle of Man

Breakaway One, Ltd.

   NCL International, Ltd.      100       Bermuda

Breakaway Two, Ltd.

   NCL International, Ltd.      100       Bermuda

Breakaway Three, Ltd.

   NCL International, Ltd.      100       Bermuda

Breakaway Four, Ltd.

   NCL International, Ltd.      100       Bermuda

Maritime Investment, LLC

   NCL America Holdings, LLC      100       Delaware

NCL America Holdings, LLC

   Arrasas Limited      100       Delaware

NCL America LLC

   NCL America Holdings, LLC      100       Delaware

NCL (Bahamas) Ltd.

   NCL International, Ltd.      100       Bermuda

NCL Cruises Ltd.

   NCL Holding ASA      100       Bermuda

NCL Holding ASA 1

   Arrasas Limited      100       Norway

NCL International, Ltd.

   Arrasas Limited      100       Bermuda

Norwegian Dawn Limited

   NCL International, Ltd.      100       Isle of Man

Norwegian Epic, Ltd.

   NCL International, Ltd.      100       Bermuda

Norwegian Gem, Ltd.

   NCL International, Ltd.      100       Bermuda

Norwegian Jewel Limited

   NCL International, Ltd.      100       Isle of Man

Norwegian Pearl, Ltd.

   NCL International, Ltd.      100       Bermuda

Norwegian Spirit, Ltd.

   NCL International, Ltd.      100       Bermuda

Norwegian Star Limited

   NCL International, Ltd.      100       Isle of Man

Norwegian Sun Limited

   NCL International, Ltd.      100       Bermuda

Polynesian Adventure Tours, LLC

   NCL America Holdings, LLC      100       Hawaii

 

1   This company is under voluntary liquidation.


SCHEDULE 8.13

 

Name of Subsidiary

  

Direct Owner(s)

   Percent(%)
Ownership
    

Jurisdiction of
Organization

PAT Tours, LLC

   NCL America Holdings, LLC      100       Delaware

Pride of America Ship Holding, LLC

   NCL America Holdings, LLC      100       Delaware

Pride of Hawaii, LLC

   NCL America Holdings, LLC      100       Delaware


SCHEDULE 8.19

VESSEL

N/A


SCHEDULE 8.21

APPROVED CLASSIFICATION SOCIETIES

American Bureau of Shipping

Nippon Kaiji Kyokai

Germanischer Lloyd

Lloyd’s Register of Shipping

Bureau Veritas

Det Norske Veritas


SCHEDULE 9.03

REQUIRED INSURANCE

1. For the purpose of this Schedule 9.03, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them as follows:

Compulsory Acquisition Compensation ” shall mean all moneys or other compensation whatsoever payable by reason of the compulsory acquisition of the Vessel other than by requisition for hire;

Insurances ” shall mean all policies and contracts of the insurance and entries of the Vessel in a protection and indemnity or war risks association which are effected in respect of the Vessel, its freight, disbursements, profits or otherwise and all benefits, including all claims and returns of premiums thereunder and shall also include all Compulsory Acquisition Compensation;

Security Period ” shall mean that period from the Delivery Date until the date on which all Loans shall have been fully paid, satisfied and extinguished.

Total Loss ” shall mean any actual or constructive or arranged or agreed or compromised total loss or compulsory acquisition of the Vessel (excluding any requisition for hire).

2. From the Delivery Date of the Vessel, the Borrower shall insure the Vessel, or procure that the Vessel is insured, in its name and keep the Vessel and procure that the Vessel is kept insured on an agreed value basis for an amount in Dollars approved by the Collateral Agent, provided that:

(a) the insured value of the Vessel shall at all times be equal to or greater than its fair market value,

(b) the insured value of the Vessel shall be equal to or greater than [*] of the then applicable Total Commitment, and

(c) the hull and machinery insured value for the Vessel shall at all times be equal to no less than [*] of the total insured value of the Vessel and no more than [*] of the total insured value of the Vessel shall consist of hull interest and freight interest insurance

through internationally recognized independent first class insurance companies, underwriters, war risks and protection and indemnity associations reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent in each instance on terms and conditions approved by the Collateral Agent (with such approval not to be unreasonably withheld) including as to deductibles but at least in respect of:

(1) marine risks including all risks customarily and usually covered by first-class and prudent shipowners in the London insurance markets under English marine policies, or the Norwegian Plan or Collateral Agent-approved policies containing the ordinary conditions applicable to similar vessels;


SCHEDULE 9.03

 

(2) war risks including the Missing Vessel Clause, terrorism, piracy and confiscation, and, should Institute War and Strike Clauses, Hulls Conditions prevail, the London Blocking and Trapping Addendum and war risks (protection and indemnity) with a separate limit and in excess of the amount for war risks (hull);

(3) excess risks that is to say the proportion of claims for general average and salvage charges and under the running down clause not recoverable in consequence of the value at which the Vessel is assessed for the purpose of such claims exceeding the insured value;

(4) protection and indemnity risks with full standard coverage and up to the highest limit of liability available (for oil pollution risk the highest limit currently available is [*]) for pollution risk and this to be increased if requested by the Collateral Agent and the increase is possible in accordance with the standard protection and indemnity cover for vessels of its type and is compatible with prudent insurance practice for first class cruise shipowners or operators in waters where the Vessel trades from time to time during the Security Period;

(5) when and while the Vessel is laid-up, in lieu of hull insurance, normal port risks;

(6) such other risks as the Collateral Agent may from time to time reasonably require;

and in any event in respect of those risks and at those levels covered by first class and prudent owners and/or financiers in the international market in respect of similar tonnage, provided that if any of such insurances are also effected in the name of any other person (other than the Borrower or the Collateral Agent) such person shall if so required by the Collateral Agent execute a first priority assignment and/or transfer of its interest in such insurances in favor of the Collateral Agent in similar terms mutatis mutandis to the relevant Assignment of Insurances.

3. The Collateral Agent at the cost of the Borrower or the Parent shall take out, in each case, for an amount in Dollars approved by the Collateral Agent but not being, collectively, less than [*] of the then applicable Total Commitment, mortgagee interest insurance and mortgagee additional perils insurance on such conditions as the Collateral Agent may reasonably require, the Parent and the Borrower having no interest or entitlement in respect of such policies; the Collateral Agent undertakes to use its reasonable endeavors to match the premium level that the Borrower or the Parent would have paid if they had arranged such cover on such conditions (as demonstrated to the reasonable satisfaction of the Collateral Agent).

4. If the Vessel shall trade in the United States of America and/or the Exclusive Economic Zone of the United States of America (the “EEZ”) as such term is defined in the US Oil Pollution Act 1990 (“OPA”), the Borrower shall comply strictly with the requirements of OPA and any similar legislation which may from time to time be enacted in any jurisdiction in which the Vessel presently trades or may or will trade at any time during the existence of the Vessel Mortgage and in particular before such trade is commenced and during the entire period during which such trade is carried on the Borrower shall:

(i) pay any additional premiums required to maintain protection and indemnity cover for oil pollution up to the limit available to it for the Vessel in the market;

(ii) make all such quarterly or other voyage declarations as may from time to time be required by the Vessel’s protection and indemnity association and to comply with all obligations in order to maintain such cover, and promptly to deliver to the Collateral Agent copies of such declarations;


SCHEDULE 9.03

 

(iii) submit the Vessel to such additional periodic, classification, structural or other surveys which may be required by the Vessel’s protection and indemnity insurers to maintain cover for such trade and promptly to deliver to the Collateral Agent copies of reports made in respect of such surveys;

(iv) implement any recommendations contained in the reports issued following the surveys referred to in sub-clause (iii) above within the time limit specified therein and provide evidence satisfactory to the Collateral Agent that the protection and indemnity insurers are satisfied that this has been done;

(v) in particular strictly comply with the requirements of any applicable law, convention, regulation, proclamation or order with regard to financial responsibility for liabilities imposed on the Borrower or the Vessel with respect to pollution by any state or nation or political subdivision thereof, including but not limited to OPA, and provide the Collateral Agent on demand with such information or evidence as it may reasonably require of such compliance;

(vi) procure that the protection and indemnity insurances do not contain a clause excluding the Vessel from trading in waters of the United States of America and the EEZ or any other provision analogous thereto and provide the Collateral Agent with evidence that this is so; and

(vii) strictly comply with any operational or structural regulations issued from time to time by any relevant authorities under OPA so that at all times the Vessel falls within the provisions which limit strict liability under OPA for oil pollution.

5. The Borrower shall give notice forthwith of any assignment and/or transfer of its interest in the Insurances to the relevant brokers, insurance companies, underwriters and/or associations in the form reasonably approved by the Collateral Agent.

6. The Borrower shall execute and deliver all such documents and do all such things as may be necessary to confer upon the Collateral Agent legal title to the Insurances in respect of the Vessel and to procure that the interest of the Collateral Agent is at all times filed with all slips, cover notes, policies and certificates of entry and to procure (a) that a loss payable clause in the form reasonably approved by the Collateral Agent and exceeding [*] shall be filed with all the hull, machinery and equipment and war risks policies in respect of the Vessel and (b) that a loss payable clause in the form reasonably approved by the Collateral Agent and exceeding [*] shall be endorsed upon the protection and indemnity certificates of entry in respect of the Vessel.

7. At the Borrower’s expense the Borrower will cause such insurance broker and the P & I club or association providing P & I insurance to agree to advise the Collateral Agent by telex or telecopier confirmed by letter of any expiration, termination, alteration or cancellation of any policy, any default in the payment of any premium and of any other act or omission on the part of the Borrower of which it has knowledge and which might invalidate or


SCHEDULE 9.03

 

render unenforceable, in whole or in part, any insurance on the Vessel, and to provide an opportunity of paying any such unpaid premium or call, such right being exercisable by the Collateral Agent on a vessel by vessel and not on a fleet basis. In addition, the Borrower or the Parent shall promptly provide the Collateral Agent with any information which the Collateral Agent reasonably requests for the purpose of obtaining or preparing any report from an independent marine insurance consultant as to the adequacy of the insurances effected or proposed to be effected in accordance with the provisions contained herein as of the date hereof or in connection with any renewal thereof, and the Borrower or the Parent shall upon demand indemnify the Collateral Agent in respect of all reasonable fees and other expenses incurred by or for the account of the Collateral Agent in connection with any such report; provided the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to such indemnity only for one such report during any period of twelve months.

8. The Borrower shall procure that each of the relevant brokers and associations furnish the Collateral Agent with a letter of undertaking in such usual form as may be reasonably required by the Collateral Agent and waives any lien for premiums or calls except in relation to premiums or calls attributable to the Vessel.

9. The Borrower shall punctually pay all premiums, calls, contributions or other sums payable in respect of the Insurances on the Vessel and to produce all relevant receipts when so required by the Collateral Agent;

10. The Borrower shall renew each of the Insurances on the Vessel at least [*] Business Days before the expiry thereof and give immediate notice to the Collateral Agent of such renewal and procure that the relevant brokers or associations shall promptly confirm in writing to the Collateral Agent that such renewal is effected, it being understood by the Borrower that any failure to renew the Insurances on the Vessel at least [*] Business Days before the expiry thereof or to give or procure the relevant notices of such renewal shall constitute an Event of Default.

11. The Borrower shall arrange for the execution of such guarantees as may from time to time be required by any protection and indemnity and/or war risks association.

12. The Borrower shall furnish to the Collateral Agent from time to time on request with full information about all Insurances maintained on the Vessel and the names of the offices, companies, underwriters, associations or clubs with which such Insurances are placed.

13. The Borrower shall not agree to any variation in the terms of any of the Insurances on the Vessel without the prior approval of the Collateral Agent (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld) (save in circumstances where the variation is imposed by the insurers or reinsurers without requiring the Borrower’s consent, in which case the Borrower shall notify the Collateral Agent of such variation in a timely manner) nor do any act or voluntarily suffer or permit any act to be done whereby any Insurances shall or may be rendered invalid, void, voidable, suspended, defeated or unenforceable and not to suffer or permit the Vessel to engage in any voyage nor to carry any cargo not permitted under any of the Insurances without first obtaining the consent of the insurers or reinsurers concerned and complying with such requirements as to payment of extra premiums or otherwise as the insurers or reinsurers may impose. If a variation in the terms of the Insurances is imposed as aforesaid and in the absolute opinion of the Collateral Agent its interest in the Insurances is thereby materially adversely affected and/or the proceeds of the Insurances payable to the Collateral Agent would be


SCHEDULE 9.03

 

adversely affected, the Borrower undertakes promptly to make such changes to the Insurances, or such alternative Insurance arrangements, provided that such alternative Insurance arrangements are available in the insurance market to the Borrower at that time, as the Collateral Agent shall reasonably require.

14. The Borrower shall not, without the prior written consent of the Collateral Agent, settle, compromise or abandon any claim in respect of any of the Insurances on the Vessel other than a claim of less than [*] or the equivalent in any other currency and not being a claim arising out of a Total Loss.

15. The Borrower shall promptly furnish the Collateral Agent with full information regarding any casualties or other accidents or damage to the Vessel involving an amount in excess of [*].

16. The Borrower shall apply or ensure the appliance of all such sums receivable in respect of the Insurances on the Vessel for the purpose of making good the loss and fully repairing all damage in respect whereof the insurance moneys shall have been received.

17. In the event of the Borrower defaulting in insuring and keeping insured its Vessel as hereinbefore provided then the Collateral Agent may (but shall not be bound to) insure the Vessel or enter the Vessel in such manner and to such extent as the Collateral Agent in its discretion thinks fit and in such case all the cost of effecting and maintaining such Insurance together with interest thereon shall be paid on demand by the Borrower to the Collateral Agent.


SCHEDULE 10.01

EXISTING LIENS

None.


SCHEDULE 14.03A

CREDIT PARTY ADDRESSES

If to any Credit Party:

7665 Corporate Center Drive

Miami, Florida 33126

United States of America

Attn: Chief Financial Officer and General Counsel

With copies to :

Apollo Management, L.P.

9 West 57 th Street

New York, NY 10019

Attn: Steve Martinez

Tel. No.: (212) 515-3200

Fax No.: (212) 515-3288

and

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York

NY 10019-6064

Tel No: (212) 373-3074

Fax No: (212) 492-0074

Attn: Brad Finkelstein


SCHEDULE 14.03B

LENDER ADDRESSES

 

INSTITUTIONS   ADDRESSES
KFW IPEX-BANK GMBH  

Palmengartenstrasse 5-9

60325 Frankfurt am Main

Germany

Telephone: +49 69 7431 4649 / 4037

Fax: +49 69 7431 4466 / 3768

  Attn:   Ms Claudia Wenzel /
    Mr Christian Schweiger
  email:  

claudia.wenzel@kfw.de /

christian.schweiger@kfw.de


EXHIBIT A

FORM OF NOTICE OF BORROWING

[Date]

KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH,

  as Facility Agent for the Lenders party

  to the Credit Agreement

  referred to below

Palmengartenstrasse 5-9

60325 Frankfurt am Main

Germany

Attention: [                    ]

Ladies and Gentlemen:

The undersigned, BREAKAWAY THREE, LTD., a Bermuda company (the “ Borrower ”), refers to the Credit Agreement, dated as of [ ] 2012 (as amended, restated, novated, modified and/or supplemented from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”, unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined), among NCL CORPORATION LTD., a Bermuda company (the “ Parent ”), the Borrower, the Lenders from time to time party thereto, you, as Facility Agent, Collateral Agent under the Security Documents, CIRR Agent and Hermes Agent, and the other parties thereto and hereby gives you notice, irrevocably, pursuant to Section 2.03 of the Credit Agreement, that the Borrower hereby requests a Borrowing under the Credit Agreement, and in that connection sets forth below the information relating to such Borrowing (the “ Proposed Borrowing ”) as required by Section 2.03 of the Credit Agreement:

(i) The Business Day of the Proposed Borrowing is                     (the “ Proposed Borrowing Date ”). 1

(ii) The portion of the Total Commitments to be utilized on the Proposed Borrowing Date (the “ Proposed Utilized Commitments ”) is €        .

(iii) The initial Interest Period for the Proposed Borrowing is      [month(s)]. 2

 

1  

Shall be a Business Day at least three Business Days after the date hereof, provided that (in each case) any such notice shall be deemed to have been given on a certain day only if given before 11:00 a.m. (Frankfurt time) on such day (unless such 11:00 a.m. deadline is waived in the case of the Initial Proposed Borrowing Date).

2  

The initial Interest Period for any Loan shall commence on the Proposed Borrowing Date of such Loan and each Interest Period occurring thereafter in respect of such Loan shall commence on the day on which the immediately preceding Interest Period applicable thereto expires and shall, if interest is payable at the Fixed Rate, be for a six month period or, if interest is payable at the Floating Rate, be for a three or six month period.


Exhibit A

Page 2

 

(iv) The Parent and/or the Borrower [have] [have not] entered into Earmarked Foreign Exchange Arrangements with respect to the amount required to be paid to Hermes and/or the Yard on the Proposed Borrowing Date [and the Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate principal amount of the Proposed Utilized Commitments is [        ]]. 3

(v) The proceeds of the Proposed Borrowing shall be deposited in the following accounts:

 

           Amount to be Disbursed  
           (indicate Dollars or  

Bank and Account No.

   Account Name     Euros) 4  

[    ]

     [         [    

(vi) [Attached hereto as Annex A is evidence of the Earmarked Foreign Exchange Arrangements referred to in clause (iv) above.]

In connection with the Proposed Borrowing, the Borrower hereby certifies as follows:

(i) As of the Proposed Borrowing Date, all conditions and requirements under the Construction Contract required to be satisfied on such Proposed Borrowing Date have been satisfied, other than those that are not materially adverse to the Lenders.

(ii) Both on the date hereof and as of the Proposed Borrowing Date, the representations and warranties made by each Credit Party in or pursuant to the Credit Documents are true and correct in all material respects, on and as of such Proposed Borrowing Date as if made on and as of such Proposed Borrowing Date, unless stated to relate to a specific earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties were true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date.

(iii) Both on the date hereof and as of the Proposed Borrowing Date after giving effect to the Proposed Borrowing, no Default or Event of Default is or will be continuing.

 

(…continued)

 

3  

Dollar Equivalent to be included if the Borrower has entered into Earmarked Foreign Exchange Arrangements.

4  

Euro disbursement only available if the Parent and/or the Borrower have not entered into Earmarked Foreign Exchange Arrangements.


Exhibit A

Page 3

 

Very truly yours,
BREAKAWAY THREE, LTD.
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:


Annex A

Evidence of Earmarked Foreign Exchange Arrangements

[See attached.]


[Letterhead of Aon BankAssure Insurance Services]

Exhibit B-1

[*]

 

1


Exhibit B- 2

Form of Exhibit B- 2

[ Letterhead of Insurance Broker ]

To:

KFW IPEX-Bank GmbH, as Collateral Agent,

Palmengartenstrasse 5-9

60325 Frankfurt am Main

Germany

Attn: Claudia Wenzel / Christian Schweiger

From:

[ Insert name of Insurance Broker ]

Date: [ ], 20[ ]

Dear Sirs,

 

1 This Certificate is delivered pursuant to Section 7.02 of the Credit Agreement dated as of [ ] October 2012 and made between (amongst others) Breakaway Three, Ltd, as Borrower, NCL Corporation Ltd. (“ NCLC ”) as Parent, the Lender Creditors from time to time party thereto and KFW IPEX-Bank GmbH, as Facility Agent, Collateral Agent and CIRR Agent (as the same may be amended, restated, or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”).

Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined in this Certificate shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement.

 

2 We hereby certify to you that, with respect to the Vessel, on and as of the date of this Certificate:

 

  (i) the insurance cover referred to below is placed and maintained with such insurance companies and/or underwriters and/or clubs, in such amounts, against such risks, and in such form, as are customarily insured against by similarly situated insureds for the protection of the Facility Agent, the Collateral Agent, the CIRR Agent and/or the Lender Creditors as mortgagees of the Vessel; and

 

  (ii) the insurance cover referred to in this Certificate conforms with the Required Insurances including (without limitation) hull and machinery, war risks, loss of hire (if applicable) and protection and indemnity insurance set forth in Schedule 9.03 of the Credit Agreement.


3 The insurance cover referred to in paragraph 2(i) above comprises [ Insert description of the insurances maintained on the Vessel .].

Yours truly,

For and on behalf of

[ Insert name of Insurance Broker ]


EXHIBIT C

 

 

Dated                                             [ ] 2012

 

  
 

 

 

KFW IPEX-BANK GMBH

   (1)
  (as Facility Agent)   
  KFW    (2)
  (as CIRR Mandatary)   
  THE BANKS AND INSTITUTIONS    (3)
  listed in Appendix 2   
 

(as Lenders)

 

  
 

 

  

INTERACTION AGREEMENT

 

in relation to an Export Credit Facility Agreement

 

dated [ ] October 2012

 

Hull No. [*] at Meyer Werft GmbH

 

Papenburg, Germany

 

 

  

LOGO


Contents

 

Clause    Page  

1

 

Definitions and interpretation

     3   

2

 

KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH as agent

     5   

3

 

Advance, interest, repayment, prepayment, disbursement and netting

     6   

4

 

Miscellaneous

     7   

5

 

Counterparts and governing law

     9   

Appendix 1    Forms of Refinancing Agreement

     11   

Appendix 2    The Lenders

     12   


THIS INTERACTION AGREEMENT is made on [ ] 2012 BETWEEN:

 

(1) KFW IPEX-BANK GMBH , acting through its office at Palmengartenstrasse 5-9, 60325 Frankfurt am Main, Germany acting as facility agent (in that capacity the “ Facility Agent ” and “ CIRR Agent ”); and

 

(2) KFW, acting through its office at Palmengartenstrasse 5-9, 60325 Frankfurt am Main, Germany (the “ CIRR Mandatary ”); and

 

(3) THE BANKS AND INSTITUTIONS listed in Appendix 2 (the “ Lenders ” and any one of them a “ Lender ”).

WHEREAS this Interaction Agreement (the “ Agreement ”) is supplemental to:

 

(A) a credit agreement dated [ ] October 2012 relating to the financing of provisional hull number [*] at Meyer Werft GmbH, Papenburg, Germany made between (among others) (a) the Borrower, (b) the Parent, (c) the Lenders, (d) the Facility Agent, (e) the CIRR Agent, (f) the Collateral Agent and (g) the Hermes Agent pursuant to which the Lenders will make available to the Borrower a multi-draw term loan credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of up to €590,478,870 (the “ Loans ”) to finance in part the acquisition of provisional hull no [*] at the yard of Meyer Werft GmbH and related fees (the “ Credit Agreement ”);

 

(B) the refinancing agreements dated the date hereof relating to the Commitments of the Lenders entered into between CIRR Mandatary and each Bank (as defined below) in the forms attached as Appendix 1 hereto (each a “ Refinancing Agreement ” and together the “ Refinancing Agreements ”);

 

(C) the CIRR General Terms and Conditions as set out in Annex 2 to each Refinancing Agreement; and

 

(D) the Hermes Cover.

 

1 Definitions and interpretation

 

1.1 Terms used in the Credit Agreement have the same meaning in this Agreement unless otherwise defined herein.

 

1.2 The following terms have the following meanings when used in this Agreement:

Bank ” refers to each Lender except KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH both in its capacity as a Lender under the Credit Agreement and as the Bank under the relevant Refinancing Agreement.


KfW Rate ” means the interest rate payable to the CIRR Mandatary under the Refinancing Agreements.

Lender ” refers to a party both in its capacity as Lender under the Credit Agreement and as a Bank under a Refinancing Agreement.

Refinancing Loan ” means the loan made by the CIRR Mandatary to a Bank pursuant to the Refinancing Agreement to which that Bank is a party.

 

1.3 In this Agreement:

 

1.3.1 words denoting the plural number include the singular and vice versa;

 

1.3.2 words denoting persons include corporations, partnerships, associations of persons (whether incorporated or not) or governmental or quasigovernmental bodies or authorities and vice versa;

 

1.3.3 references to Recitals, Clauses, Sections and Appendices are references to recitals, clauses of, sections to and appendices to this Agreement;

 

1.3.4 references to this Agreement include the Recitals and the Appendices;

 

1.3.5 the headings and contents page(s) are for the purpose of reference only, have no legal or other significance, and shall be ignored in the interpretation of this Agreement;

 

1.3.6 references to any document (including, without limitation, to all or any of the Credit Documents) are, unless the context otherwise requires, references to that document as amended, supplemented, novated or replaced from time to time;

 

1.3.7 references to statutes or provisions of statutes are references to those statutes, or those provisions, as from time to time amended, replaced or re-enacted;

 

1.3.8 references to any Lender, Bank or Secured Creditor include its successors, permitted transferees and permitted assignees; and

 

1.3.9 references to times of day are to Frankfurt am Main time;


1.4 This Agreement operates to amend and supplement the Refinancing Agreement in accordance with its terms and in the event of any inconsistency between (i) the terms of the Refinancing Agreement and the CIRR General Terms and Conditions incorporated therein and (ii) this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement will prevail.

 

2 KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH as agent

 

2.1 The CIRR Mandatary and all Banks agree that the Facility Agent will act as the agent of the Banks for the purposes of all Refinancing Agreements in relation to the following matters:

 

2.1.1 confirmation to the CIRR Mandatary of the fulfilment of conditions precedent in relation to the delivery of a Drawdown Notice, under section 5.1 of each Refinancing Agreement;

 

2.1.2 making disclosures to the CIRR Mandatary of circumstances pertaining to the Loans, its proper repayment or collateralisation available on a regular basis as required under sections 8.2 and 9.1 of each Refinancing Agreement. The Facility Agent will however only disclose such information that is available to it;

 

2.1.3 notification of all amendments and addenda to the Credit Agreement under section 9.2 of each Refinancing Agreement; and

 

2.1.4 immediately to report if, by the conclusion of each Refinancing Agreement, there are material changes or additions to the information given at the time of the application for an interest make-up commitment as required under section [9.1] of the CIRR General Terms and Conditions. The CIRR Mandatary agrees to accept performance by the Facility Agent as the agent and assistant of the Banks, as applicable according to Clause 2.1 above, as aforesaid to the CIRR Mandatary as full performance of all Banks’ obligations under the relevant sections of the Refinancing Agreements.

 

2.2 The Facility Agent further agrees to act as agent or assistant of each Bank, as applicable according to Clause 2.1 above, in its capacity as the Facility Agent, to notify the Parent and the Borrower of the conclusion of each Refinancing Agreement with the CIRR Mandatary.

 

2.3 The Banks, the CIRR Mandatary and the Facility Agent agree in relation to section 4.2 of each Refinancing Agreement that the Facility Agent has been appointed as the Facility Agent on behalf of all Banks and in such capacity will discharge the responsibilities of all Banks under section 4.2 of each Refinancing Agreement and further agree that the Facility Agent will discharge those responsibilities for itself and all Banks if it acts in accordance with the customary standards and duties of facility agents in high value syndicated loan transactions.


3 Advance, interest, repayment, prepayment, disbursement and netting

 

3.1 The parties to this Agreement agree that the loan as funded by the relevant Refinancing Agreement will be advanced by the Facility Agent to the Borrower in accordance with section 2 of the Credit Agreement.

 

3.2 The CIRR Mandatary and each Lender agree that the distribution by the Facility Agent to the Lenders of payments of interest on the Loan by the Borrower and payments of interest on its Refinancing Loan by each Lender will be made on a net basis so that on each date for the payment of interest under the Credit Agreement the following payments will be made in discharge of the said payment obligations:

 

3.2.1 the Borrower will pay to the Facility Agent for the account of the Lenders an amount equal to the interest due on the outstanding Loan;

 

3.2.2 the Facility Agent will distribute to the Lenders according to their respective pro rata shares out of the payment received from the Borrower an amount equal to the Applicable Margin plus Mandatary Costs (if any) then payable on the outstanding Loan minus the sum of the refinancing mark-up and the risk margin set out in sections 2.2.11 and 2.2.12 of each Refinancing Agreement; and

 

3.2.3 the Facility Agent will pay to the CIRR Mandatary out of the payment received from the Borrower an amount equal to interest at the KfW Rate then payable on the Refinancing Loans.

 

3.3 The Facility Agent agrees to pay to the CIRR Mandatary on behalf of each Lender all amounts received by the Facility Agent in respect of repayments of principal of the Loan, on the due date for payment to the CIRR Mandatary of repayments of the Refinancing Loans under the Refinancing Agreements and the Lenders irrevocably authorize the Facility Agent to make such payments. The Facility Agent agrees to provide notice to each Lender upon each payment to the CIRR Mandatary under this Clause 3.3. The Facility Agent agrees to provide notice to each Lender upon each payment to the CIRR Mandatary under this Clause 3.3.

 

3.4 The parties hereto agree that any disbursements under the Refinancing Agreements will be made directly from the CIRR Mandatary to the Facility Agent for the purpose of disbursement to the Borrower, to the Yard or to Hermes, as applicable.

 

3.5 The Facility Agent agrees to pay to the CIRR Mandatary on behalf of each Lender all amounts received by the Facility Agent in respect of the Commitment Commission or other fees according to sections 2.09, 2.10, 3, 4.04, 14.01 and 14.05 of the Credit Agreement and section 6.4 of the relevant Refinancing Agreement.


4 Miscellaneous

 

4.1 No party may assign its rights under this Agreement other than together with an assignment of its rights under and in accordance with the Credit Agreement.

 

4.2 All Banks agree that KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH shall be released from the restrictions of § 181 BGB ( Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch; German Civil Code ) in respect of this Agreement.

 

4.3 The parties agree that should at any time, any provisions of this Agreement be or become void ( nichtig ), invalid or due to any reason ineffective ( unwirksam ) this will indisputably ( unwiderlegbar ) not affect the validity or effectiveness of the remaining provisions and this Agreement will remain valid and effective, save for the void, invalid or ineffective provisions, without any party having to argue ( darlegen ) and prove ( beweisen ) the parties’ intent to uphold this Agreement even without the void, invalid or ineffective provisions. The void, invalid or ineffective provisions shall be deemed replaced by such valid and effective provisions that in legal and economic terms comes closest to what the parties intended or would have intended in accordance with the purpose of this Agreement if they had considered the point at the time of conclusion of this Agreement.

 

4.4 No failure to exercise, nor any delay in exercising, on the part of any party, any right or remedy under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right or remedy prevent any further or other exercise or the exercise of any other right or remedy. The rights and remedies provided in this Agreement are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law.

 

4.5 Every notice, request, demand or other communication under this Agreement shall:

 

4.5.1 be in writing delivered personally or by first-class prepaid letter (airmail if available) or facsimile (confirmed in the case of facsimile by first-class prepaid letter sent within twenty-four (24) hours of despatch of the facsimile but so that the non-receipt of such confirmation shall not affect in any way the validity of the facsimile in question);

 

4.5.2 be deemed to have been received, subject as otherwise provided in this Agreement, if delivered personally, when delivered or in the case of a first class prepaid letter, five (5) Business Days after it has been put in the post, in the case of a facsimile at the time of despatch with electronic or other confirmation of receipt (provided that if the date of despatch is not a business day in the country of the addressee, it shall be deemed to have been received at the opening of business on the next such business day) or if by electronic mail in accordance with Clause 8.6; and


4.5.3 be sent:

 

  (a) if to be sent to the Facility Agent, at:

KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH

Palmengartenstrasse 5-9

60325 Frankfurt am Main

Germany

Attn: Claudia Wenzel

Tel No: (49) 69 7431 2625 / 4037

Fax No: (49) 69 7431 3768

 

  (b) if to be sent to a Bank, to it at its address and facsimile number set forth in Appendix 2;

 

  (c) if to be sent to the CIRR Mandatary, at:

KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH

Palmengartenstrasse 5-9

60325 Frankfurt am Main

Germany

Attn: Markus Kristen and Anja Demisch

Tel No: (49) 69 7431 4687 / 3621,

Fax No: (49) 69 7431 2944

or to such other address and facsimile number as is notified by one party to the other parties under this Agreement by not less than five (5) Business Days’ written notice.

 

4.6 Any:

 

4.6.1 communication to be made in connection with this Agreement may be made by electronic mail or other electronic means, if the relevant parties: (a) agree that, unless and until notified to the contrary, this is to be an accepted form of communication; (b) notify each other in writing of their electronic mail address and/or any other information required to enable the sending and receipt of information by that means; and (c) notify each other of any change to their address or any other such information supplied by them; and


4.6.2 electronic communication made between any parties hereunder will be effective only when actually received in readable form and acknowledged by the recipient (it being understood that any system generated responses do not constitute an acknowledgement) and only if it is addressed in such a manner as the recipient shall specify for this purpose.

 

4.7 No Lender may assign its rights under this Agreement other than together with an assignment of its rights under and in accordance with the Credit Agreement.

 

5 Counterparts and governing law

 

5.1 This Agreement may be executed in counterparts which, when taken together, shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

5.2 This Agreement and all claims arising in connection with it are governed by, and are to be construed in accordance with, the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany.

 

5.3 The courts of Frankfurt am Main shall have jurisdiction in respect to all disputes out of or relating to this Agreement.

IN WITNESS of which the parties to this Agreement have executed this Agreement the day and year first before written.


SIGNED by   )
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duly authorised for and on behalf of

KFW IPEX-BANK GMBH

(as the Facility Agent)

in the presence of:

 

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SIGNED by   )
  )

duly authorised for and on behalf of

KFW

(as the CIRR Mandatary)

in the presence of:

 

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SIGNED by   )
  )

duly authorised for and on behalf of

KFW IPEX-BANK GMBH

(as Lender)

in the presence of:

 

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Appendix 1

Forms of Refinancing Agreement


Appendix 2

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EXHIBIT D

FORM OF SECRETARY’S CERTIFICATE

OF

CREDIT PARTIES

October     , 2012

The undersigned Secretary of each of the entities listed on Schedule I hereto (each, a “ Credit Party ”) does hereby certify the following to KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH (“ KfW IPEX ”), as Facility Agent in connection with the Credit Agreement, dated as of October     , 2012, among NCL Corporation Ltd., Breakaway Three, Ltd., as Borrower, the Lenders from time to time party thereto, KfW IPEX-BANK GmbH, as Facility Agent, Collateral Agent under the Security Documents, CIRR Agent and Hermes Agent and the other parties thereto (as the same may be amended, restated, or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”). All capitalized terms used in this certificate shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Credit Agreement, unless otherwise defined in this certificate.

1. Attached hereto as Exhibit A is a true and complete copy of minutes or resolutions duly adopted by the board of directors (or equivalent) of each Credit Party authorizing, among other things, the execution, delivery and performance of the Credit Documents to which such Credit Party is a party, and such minutes or resolutions (or equivalent) have not since their adoption been in any way modified, rescinded, revoked or amended in whole or in part, in any respect, and are in full force and effect on the date hereof.

2. Attached hereto as Exhibit B is a true, correct and complete copy of the certificate of incorporation and by-laws or equivalent organizational documents of each Credit Party, each of which is as of the date hereof in full force and effect.

3. The persons whose names appear on Exhibit C hereto are, as of the date hereof, duly elected or appointed, as applicable, qualified, and acting officers or directors of each Credit Party, holding the offices or directorships set forth beside their names, and are authorized to execute and deliver the Credit Documents on behalf of such Credit Party, and the signature appearing next to each name is the genuine signature of such officer or director.

4. On the date hereof, the representations and warranties contained in the Credit Agreement and in the other Credit Documents are true and correct in all material respects with the same effect as though such representations and warranties had been made on the date hereof, both before and after giving effect to the incurrence of Loans on the date hereof and the application of the proceeds thereof, unless stated to relate to a specific earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties were true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date.

5. On the date hereof, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from the Borrowing to occur on the date hereof or from the application of the proceeds thereof.

6. There is no proceeding for the dissolution or liquidation of any Credit Party or threatening any Credit Party’s existence.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Credit Parties has caused this Secretary’s Certificate to be executed and delivered by its duly authorized representative as of the date first set forth above.

 

NCL CORPORATION LTD.

NCL INTERNATIONAL, LTD.

BREAKAWAY THREE, LTD.

By:         /s/ Daniel S. Farkas
 

Name: Daniel S. Farkas

Title:   Secretary


I, Kevin M. Sheehan, President and Chief Executive Officer of NCL Corporation Ltd., NCL International, Ltd. and Breakaway Three, Ltd. hereby certify that Daniel S. Farkas is the duly elected or appointed, as applicable, and qualified Secretary of NCL Corporation Ltd., NCL International, Ltd. and Breakaway Three, Ltd. and that the signature appearing above is his genuine signature.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name as of the date first set forth above.

 

      /s/ Kevin M. Sheehan
 

Name: Kevin M. Sheehan

Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer


Schedule I

Credit Parties

NCL Corporation Ltd.

NCL International, Ltd.

Breakaway Three, Ltd.


Exhibit A

Resolutions


Exhibit B

Organizational Documents


Exhibit C

Incumbency

NCL Corporation Ltd.

NCL International, Ltd.

Breakaway Three, Ltd.

 

Daniel S. Farkas

   Senior Vice President   

 

   General Counsel   
   Secretary   

Kevin M. Sheehan

   President   

 

   Chief Executive Officer   


EXHIBIT E

F ORM O F T RANSFER C ERTIFICATE

 

To: [                    ] as Facility Agent and [                    ] as Hermes Agent

 

From: [ The Existing Lender ] (the “ Existing Lender ”) and [ The New Lender ] (the “ New Lender ”)

Dated:

Breakaway Three, Ltd. – €590,478,870 Credit Agreement

dated [ ] 2012 (the “Credit Agreement”)

 

1. We refer to the Credit Agreement. This agreement (the “ Agreement ”) shall take effect as a Transfer Certificate for the purpose of the Credit Agreement. Terms defined in the Credit Agreement have the same meaning in this Agreement unless given a different meaning in this Agreement.

 

2. We refer to Section 13.06 ( Procedure and Conditions for Transfer ) of the Credit Agreement:

 

  (a) The Existing Lender and the New Lender agree to the Existing Lender transferring to the New Lender by novation all or part of the Existing Lender’s Commitment, rights and obligations referred to in the Schedule attached hereto in accordance with Section 13.06 ( Procedure and Conditions for Transfer ).

 

  (b) The proposed date of transfer is [                    ].

 

  (c) The Notice Office and address, fax number and attention details for notices of the New Lender for the purposes of Section 14.03 ( Notices ) are set out in the Schedule attached hereto.

 

3. On the date of the transfer the New Lender becomes:

 

  (a) Party to the relevant Credit Documents (other than the Security Trust Deed) as a Lender; and

 

  (b) Party to the Security Trust Deed as a Secured Creditor[.][; and]

 

  (c)

[Party to the Interaction Agreement.] 1

 

4. The New Lender expressly acknowledges the limitations on the Existing Lender’s obligations set out in paragraph (c) of Section 13.04 ( Limitation of responsibility of Existing Lenders ).

 

1  

Applicable to any New Lender that elects to become a Refinanced Bank.


EXHIBIT E     2

 

5. We refer to Clause 8.2 ( Changes of Secured Creditor ) of the Security Trust Deed

 

  (a) In consideration of the New Lender being accepted as a Secured Creditor for the purposes of the Security Trust Deed (and as defined therein), the New Lender confirms that, as from the date of the transfer, it intends to be party to the Security Trust Deed as a Secured Creditor, and undertakes to perform all the obligations expressed in the Security Trust Deed to be assumed by a Secured Creditor and agrees that it shall be bound by all the provisions of the Security Trust Deed, as if it had been an original party to the Security Trust Deed.

 

6. We refer to Section 13.01(c) ( Assignments and Transfers by the Lenders ) of the Credit Agreement. Each New Lender, by executing this Assignment, confirms, for the avoidance of doubt, that the Facility Agent has authority to execute on its behalf any amendment or waiver that has been approved by or on behalf of the Required Lenders in accordance with the Credit Agreement on or prior to the date on which the transfer becomes effective in accordance the Credit Agreement and that it is bound by that decision to the same extent as the Existing Lender would have been had it remained a Lender.

 

7. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and this has the same effect as if the signatures on the counterparts were on a single copy of this Agreement.

 

8. This Agreement takes effect as a deed.

 

9. This Agreement has been entered into on the date stated at the beginning of this Agreement.

 

10. This Agreement and any non-contractual obligations arising out of or in connection with it shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with English law.

 

Note: The execution of this Transfer Certificate may not transfer a proportionate share of the Existing Lender’s interest in the Collateral in all jurisdictions. It is the responsibility of the New Lender to ascertain whether any other documents or other formalities are required to perfect a transfer of such a share in the Existing Lender’s Collateral in any jurisdiction and, if so, to arrange for execution of those documents and completion of those formalities.


EXHIBIT E

 

THE SCHEDULE

Commitment/rights and obligations to be transferred

[ insert relevant details ]

[ Notice Office address, fax number and attention details for notices and account details for payments ]


EXHIBIT E

 

SIGNATORIES

[Existing Lender]

 

Executed as a deed by [name of Existing Lender] , acting by [ name of director ]:    
   

 

    [ Signature of Director ]
    Director
   

 

    [ Signature of Director ]
    Director
[New Lender]Executed as a deed by [name of New Lender] , acting by [ name of director ]:    
   

 

    [ Signature of Director ]
    Director
   

 

    [ Signature of Director ]
    Director

This Agreement is accepted as a Transfer Certificate for the purposes of the Credit Agreement by the Facility Agent and by the Hermes Agent, and the date of the transfer is confirmed as [    ].


EXHIBIT E     5

 

Signature of this Agreement by the Facility Agent constitutes confirmation by the Facility Agent of receipt of notice of the transfer referred to in this Agreement, which notice the Facility Agent receives on behalf of each Lender Creditor.

[Facility Agent]

 

Executed as a deed by [Facility Agent] , acting by [ name of director ]:    
   

 

    [ Signature of Director ]
    Director
   

 

    [ Signature of Director ]
    Director

[Hermes Agent]

 

Executed as a deed by [Hermes Agent] , acting by [ name of director ]:    
   

 

    [ Signature of Director ]
    Director
   

 

    [ Signature of Director ]
    Director

[NCL Corporation Ltd.] 2

 

[Signed as a deed by [ NCL Corporation Ltd. ], a company incorporated in Bermuda, by [ full name(s) of person(s) signing ] , being [a] person[s] who, in accordance with the laws of that territory, [is][are] acting under the authority of the company.    
   

 

    Signature(s)
    Authorised [signatory] [signatories]]

 

2  

To be signed by the Company only if the transfer is pursuant to section 13.01(a)(ii)


Exhibit F

EXECUTION VERSION

 

 

 

SHARE CHARGE

relating to shares in

BREAKAWAY THREE, LTD.

Dated      October 2012

(1) NCL INTERNATIONAL, LTD.

(2) KFW IPEX-BANK GMBH

 

 

 


EXECUTION VERSION

DATE

     October 2012

PARTIES

(1) NCL INTERNATIONAL, LTD., a company organised and existing under the laws of Bermuda, having its registered office at Cumberland House, 9 th Floor, 1 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM 11 (the “ Chargor ”); and

(2) KFW IPEX-BANK GMBH, a company incorporated under the laws of Germany whose business address is at 5-9, 60325 Frankfurt am Main, Germany, as collateral agent for the Secured Creditors (as defined below) (the “ Collateral Agent ”).

INTRODUCTION

(A) By a credit agreement dated      October 2010 (as may be modified, supplemented, novated or amended from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”) and made between, among others, (i) the Borrower (as defined below), (ii) various parties defined therein as lenders (the “ Lenders ”) and (iii) the Collateral Agent, the Lenders agreed, among other things, to make available to the Borrower, upon the terms and conditions set forth therein, a multi-draw term loan credit facility of up to €590,478,870 (the “ Facility ”).

(B) By one or more Interest Rate Protection Agreements or Other Hedging Agreements (each as defined in the Credit Agreement) entered into from time to time and by, among others, the Borrower and/or NCL Corporation Ltd. and one or more Lenders or any affiliate thereof, the financial institutions party to such agreements shall have provided interest rate, foreign exchange or other derivative arrangements to the Borrower and/or NCL Corporation Ltd.

(C) At the date of this Charge, 12,000 ordinary shares of the Borrower are legally and beneficially owned by the Chargor (the “ Issued Shares ”).

(D) It is one of the conditions precedent to the Lenders advancing or continuing to advance the Facility, or any part thereof, to the Borrower under the Credit Agreement that the Chargor enters into this Charge.

DEFINITIONS

(1) In this Charge, unless contrary to or inconsistent with the context:

Borrower ” means Breakaway Three, Ltd., a company incorporated and existing under the laws of Bermuda.

Dollar ” and “ US$ ” means the lawful currency of the United States of America.

Event of Default ” means any event specified as such in section 11 of the Credit Agreement.


Lender Creditors ” means the Lenders and each Agent under the Credit Agreement.

Lien ” means a charge, mortgage, hypothecation, title retention, pledge, lien, security interest or other encumbrance, whether fixed or floating and howsoever created or arising.

Other Creditors ” means any Lender or any affiliate thereof and their successors, transferees and assignees if any (even if such Lender subsequently ceases to be a Lender under the Credit Agreement for any reason), together with such Lender’s or affiliate’s successors, transferees and assignees, with which the Parent and/or the Borrower enters into any Interest Rate Protection Agreements or Other Hedging Agreements from time to time.

Secured Creditors ” means collectively (i) the Lender Creditors and (ii) the Other Creditors.

Secured Obligations ” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Credit Agreement.

Security Assets ” has the meaning set out in clause 1(a).

Security Period ” means the period commencing on the date of this Charge and ending on the date upon which the Collateral Agent has informed the Chargor that all the Secured Obligations have been irrevocably discharged in full.

Shares ” means the Issued Shares and the Additional Shares (as defined in clause 1(a)(ii)).

INTERPRETATION

(2) In this Charge unless contrary to or inconsistent with the context:

(a) capitalised terms used herein (and not otherwise defined herein) shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Credit Agreement;

(b) words (including, without limitation, defined terms) importing:

(i) the singular include the plural and vice versa; and

(ii) any gender includes all genders;

(c) a reference to a party or person includes a reference to that party or person and its successors, transferees, substitutes (including, but not limited to, any party or person taking by novation), executors, administrators and assignees;

(d) the word “ person ” includes an individual, any entity having separate legal personality under the laws governing its formation, partnerships and trusts (whether or not having separate legal personality), companies, corporations, unincorporated organisations and any government, department or agency thereof;

 

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(e) a reference to any thing or any matter (including, but not limited to, the Secured Obligations, any other amount and the Security Assets) is a reference to the whole and any part of it;

(f) a reference to this Charge, or any other document includes any variation, novation or replacement of or supplement to any of them from time to time;

(g) a reference to a clause or Schedule means a reference to a clause or Schedule of this Charge;

(h) where any clause contains sub-clauses, paragraphs or sub-paragraphs, each sub-clause, paragraph and sub-paragraph however called may be read and construed separately and independently of each other;

(i) a reference (whether specific or general) to a statute or to any other legislation includes any code, ordinance or other law, and any regulation, rule or bye-law or other instrument made under it, and all official directives (if any) and all amendments, consolidations, re-enactments or substitutions of any of them from time to time;

(j) a reference to a document includes any deed, agreement in writing, or any certificate, notice, instrument or other document of any kind;

(k) “writing” and related expressions includes all means of reproducing words in a tangible and permanently visible form;

(l) any agreement, undertaking, acknowledgment, condition or other term that is made or given by the Chargor is deemed to be a covenant in favour of and for the benefit of the Lender;

(m) headings are inserted for guidance only and do not affect the interpretation of this Charge; and

(n) an Event of Default is “subsisting” until it has been waived in writing by, or remedied to the satisfaction of, the Collateral Agent.

OPERATIVE PROVISIONS

1. Charge . As a continuing security for the Secured Obligations, the Chargor, as legal and beneficial owner, hereby:

(a) charges and agrees to charge in favour of the Collateral Agent, all of its right, title and interest in and to the following property (collectively the “ Security Assets ”) as a first fixed security for the Secured Obligations:

(i) the Issued Shares and any interest it has in the entries on the books of any financial intermediary pertaining to such Issued Shares, and all cash, warrants, rights, instruments and other property or proceeds from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect or in exchange for any or all of such Issued Shares;

 

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(ii) all additional shares of, and all securities convertible into and warrants, options and other rights to purchase or otherwise acquire, stock, shares or other securities of the Borrower acquired by it in any manner during the Security Period (which shares and securities shall be deemed to be part of the Shares) or any other rights and any interest in the entries on the books of any financial intermediary pertaining to such additional shares (all such shares, securities, warrants, options, rights, certificates, instruments and interests collectively being “ Additional Shares ”) and all cash, warrants, rights, instruments and other property or proceeds from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for any or all of such Additional Shares;

(iii) all dividends or interest paid or payable by the Borrower after the date of and during the continuance of an Event of Default on all or any of the Shares; and

(iv) to the extent not covered by paragraphs (i) through (iii) above, all proceeds of any or all of the foregoing Security Assets. For the purposes of this Charge, the term “ proceeds ” includes whatever is receivable or received when the Security Assets or proceeds are sold, exchanged, collected or otherwise disposed of, whether such disposition is voluntary or involuntary; and

(b) undertakes to deposit forthwith with the Collateral Agent, and in such manner as the Collateral Agent may direct the following:

(i) all share certificates in respect of the Issued Shares;

(ii) a duly executed undated share transfer form in respect of the Issued Shares in favour of the Collateral Agent or its nominee;

(iii) an undertaking from the Borrower to register transfers of the Shares to the Collateral Agent or its nominee (in the form set out in Schedule 1); and

(iv) an irrevocable proxy from the Chargor to the Collateral Agent entitling the Collateral Agent to vote in respect of the Shares and exercise all other rights, powers and privileges and remedies to which a holder of shares would be entitled (in the form set out in Schedule 2); and

(c) undertakes to deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Collateral Agent promptly following the issue of any Additional Shares held by the Chargor at any time after the date hereof, the items listed in clauses l(b)(i) and (ii) in respect of all such Additional Shares,

provided that, upon irrevocable payment in full in Dollars of the Secured Obligations, the Collateral Agent will, at the request and expense of the Chargor, release to the Chargor all the rights, title and interest of the Collateral Agent in or to the Security Assets.

 

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2. Preservation of Security .

2.1 The security constituted by this Charge shall be continuing and not satisfied by an intermediate payment or satisfaction of the whole or any part of the Secured Obligations but shall secure the ultimate balance of the Secured Obligations. The security hereby given shall be in addition to any other Lien now or hereafter held by the Collateral Agent for all or any of the Secured Obligations, and the Collateral Agent’s rights under this Charge shall not be postponed, lessened or otherwise prejudicially affected or merged in any other such security.

2.2 The obligations of the Chargor hereunder and the security constituted by this Charge shall not be affected by any act, omission or circumstances which but for this provision might operate to release or otherwise exonerate the Chargor from its obligations hereunder or affect such obligations including without limitation and whether or not known to either of the Chargor or the Collateral Agent:

(a) any time or indulgence granted to any person including the Borrower, or the Chargor;

(b) the variation, extension, compromise, renewal or release of, or refusal or neglect to perfect or enforce any terms of this Charge; and

(c) any irregularity, invalidity or unenforceability of any obligations of the Chargor under this Charge or any present or future law or order of any government authority (whether of right or in fact) purporting to reduce or otherwise affect any of such obligations under this Charge which shall be construed accordingly as if there were no such irregularity, unenforceability, invalidity, law or order provided that any such construction shall not cause the Chargor to be in breach or contravention of any applicable law or order.

2.3 Where any discharge (whether in respect of this Charge or otherwise) is made in whole or in part or any arrangement is made on the faith of any payment, security or other disposition which is avoided or must be repaid on bankruptcy, liquidation or otherwise without limitation, the security constituted by this Charge and the liability of the Chargor under this Charge shall continue as if there had been no such discharge or arrangement.

3. Warranties and Undertakings .

3.1 The Chargor hereby warrants and represents to the Collateral Agent that:

(a) it is the legal and registered owner of the Issued Shares and, if and when acquired, the Additional Shares and it has not transferred, assigned, charged or in any way encumbered the whole or any part of the Security Assets;

(b) the Issued Shares constitute all of the issued and outstanding shares in the share capital of the Borrower at the date of this Charge;

 

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(c) the Issued Shares have been duly authorised, validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable;

(d) neither the Chargor nor the Borrower has granted any options or other rights of any nature in respect of the Issued Shares, or any other shares in the share capital of the Borrower to any third party;

(e) it is authorised in every respect to make this Charge and its obligations hereunder constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligations enforceable against it in accordance with its terms; and

(f) this Charge, when duly registered, will create a valid security interest in the Security Assets securing the payment of the Secured Obligations and, following execution of this Charge, all filings and other actions necessary or reasonably desirable to perfect such security interest will be duly made or taken.

3.2 The Chargor hereby undertakes to the Collateral Agent that during the Security Period:

(a) it will remain the legal and registered owner of the Issued Shares and, if and when acquired, the Additional Shares and will not transfer, assign, charge or otherwise encumber hereafter, the whole or any part of the Security Assets to anyone other than the Collateral Agent, unless with the prior written approval of the Collateral Agent, which approval may be arbitrarily withheld unless (i) such transfer does not violate the terms of the Security Documents and (ii) any such transferee charges the Security Assets pursuant to an agreement which, in the opinion of the Collateral Agent, grants security to the Collateral Agent equivalent to this Charge; and

(b) it shall exercise its powers as a Chargor of the Borrower to procure that the Borrower will not issue new shares or classes of shares or register the transfer of shares without the prior written approval of the Collateral Agent.

3.3 Upon the Collateral Agent being satisfied that the Secured Obligations have been unconditionally and irrevocably paid and discharged in full, and following a written request therefor from the Chargor, the Collateral Agent will, subject to being indemnified to its reasonable satisfaction for the costs and expenses incurred by the Collateral Agent in connection therewith, release the security constituted by this Charge and forthwith return to the Chargor any and all share certificates representing the Security Assets.

4. Registration . The Chargor hereby authorises the Collateral Agent at any time after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default to arrange for the Security Assets to be registered (if required by the Collateral Agent to perfect or ensure the priority of the Collateral Agent’s security therein) and (under the powers of realisation herein conferred) to transfer or cause the Security Assets to be transferred to and registered in the name of the Collateral Agent or in the name of any purchasers or transferees from, or nominees of, the Collateral Agent and the Chargor undertakes from time to time to execute and sign all transfers, powers of attorney and other documents which the Collateral Agent may reasonably require for perfecting its title to any of the Security Assets or for vesting the same in its title to any of the Security Assets or for vesting the same in it or in its nominees or in any purchasers or transferees of or from it.

 

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5. Powers . The Collateral Agent may on notice to the Chargor at any time after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default exercise at its discretion (in the name of any Chargor or otherwise) and without any further consent or authority on the part of the Chargor in respect of any of the Security Assets, any voting rights and any powers or rights which may be exercised by the Collateral Agent or by the person or persons in whose name or names the Security Assets are registered or who is the holder thereof under the terms thereof or otherwise including, but without limitation, all the powers given to trustees under the laws of Bermuda in respect of securities or property subject to a trust; provided that upon the taking of any such action the Collateral Agent will immediately give notice to the Chargor and that in the absence of any such notice, the Chargor may and shall continue to exercise any and all rights with respect to the Security Assets, subject always to the terms hereof.

6. Voting of Shares . The Collateral Agent hereby acknowledges that until an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Chargor shall be entitled to (a) vote or cause to be voted any and all of the Security Assets and (b) give or cause to be given consents, waivers and ratifications in respect thereof, provided, however, that no vote shall be cast or consent, waiver or ratification given or taken which would be inconsistent with any of the provisions of this Charge or would jeopardise the exercise by the Collateral Agent of its rights under this Charge. All such rights of the Chargor to vote or cause to be voted and to give or cause to be given consents, waivers and ratifications shall cease automatically, where an Event of Default occurs and is continuing.

7. Enforcement of Security . Upon, at any time after the occurrence of, and during the continuance of an Event of Default the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to put into force and exercise immediately, without further notice to the Chargor (without prejudice to the notice of default under section 11 of the Credit Agreement), as and when it may see fit, any and every power possessed by it by virtue of this Charge and, in particular (without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing):

(a) may solely and exclusively exercise all voting and/or consensual powers pertaining to the Security Assets or any part thereof and may exercise such powers in such manner as the Collateral Agent may think fit;

(b) may remove the then existing directors and officers (with or without cause) by dating and presenting the undated, signed letters of resignation delivered pursuant to this Charge;

(c) may receive and retain all dividends, interest or other monies or assets accruing on or in respect of the Security Assets or any part thereof, such dividends, interest or other monies or assets to be held by the Collateral Agent, until applied in the manner described in clause 7(g), as additional security charged under and subject to the terms of this Charge and any such dividends, interest or other monies or assets received by the Chargor after such time shall be held in trust by the Chargor for the Collateral Agent and paid or transferred to the Collateral Agent on demand;

 

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(d) may sell, transfer, grant options over or otherwise dispose of the Security Assets or any part thereof at such place and in such manner and at such price or prices as the Collateral Agent may deem fit subject to and in accordance with the prior authorisation and consent of the Bermuda Monetary Authority in so far as the sale, transfer, grant or option or disposal concern the Shares, and thereupon the Collateral Agent shall have the right to deliver, assign and transfer in accordance therewith the Security Assets so sold, transferred, granted options over or otherwise disposed of;

(e) the Collateral Agent shall not be obliged to make any enquiry as to the nature or sufficiency of any payment received by it under this Charge or to make any claim or to take any action to collect any monies assigned by this Charge or to enforce any rights or benefits assigned to the Collateral Agent by this Charge or to which the Collateral Agent may at any time be entitled hereunder;

(f) upon any sale of the Security Assets or any part thereof by the Collateral Agent the purchaser shall not be bound to see or enquire whether the Collateral Agent’s power of sale has become exercisable in the manner provided in this Charge and the sale shall be deemed to be within the power of the Collateral Agent, and the receipt of the Collateral Agent for the purchase money shall effectively discharge the purchaser who shall not be concerned with the manner of application of the proceeds of sale or be in any way answerable therefor provided that the purchaser purchases the Security Assets in an arm’s-length transaction;

(g) all monies received by the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Charge shall be held by it upon trust and shall be applied by it in accordance with section 4.05 of the Credit Agreement;

(h) neither the Collateral Agent nor its agents, managers, officers, employees, delegates and advisers shall be liable for any claim, demand, liability, loss, damage, cost or expense incurred or arising in connection with the exercise or purported exercise of any rights, powers and discretions hereunder in the absence of gross negligence or dishonesty;

(i) the Collateral Agent shall not by reason of the taking of possession of the whole or any part of the Security Assets or any part thereof be liable to account as mortgagee-in-possession or for anything except actual receipts or be liable for any loss upon realisation or for any default of omission for which a mortgagee-in-possession might be liable; and

(j) the powers provided in this Charge are cumulative with and not exclusive of powers provided by law or equity independently of this Charge.

8. Receiver .

8.1 In addition to the powers conferred in this Charge, at any time after the security hereby created shall become enforceable, the Collateral Agent may appoint in writing a receiver or a receiver and manager (herein the “ Receiver ”) of all or any part of the Security Assets and may remove the Receiver so appointed and appoint another in his stead and may from time to time fix the remuneration of the Receiver. The power to appoint a Receiver over all the Security Assets may be exercised whether or not a Receiver has already been appointed over part of it.

 

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8.2 Subject to any specific limitations in the terms of appointment, a Receiver shall have the powers conferred on receivers by law or equity in addition to all the Collateral Agent’s powers including, but not limited to, any one or more of the powers in clause 7 each of which is to be construed as if a reference to the Collateral Agent includes a reference to the Receiver.

8.3 Neither the Collateral Agent nor any of its agents, officers, employees, managers, delegates and advisers shall be responsible for misconduct or negligence on the part of the Receiver.

9. Procedure for Private Sale . Without prejudice to the generality of clause 7, in the event that the Collateral Agent determines in its discretion to sell the Security Assets in one or more private sales:

(a) the Collateral Agent may sell the Security Assets or any part thereof in one or more parcels;

(b) the Collateral Agent may sell for cash, on credit or for future delivery, at such time or times and at such price or prices and upon such other terms as the Collateral Agent may deem commercially reasonable;

(c) the Collateral Agent may in its discretion establish a reserve price for the Security Assets or any part thereof;

(d) the Collateral Agent shall not be obligated to make any sale regardless of any offer to sell which the Collateral Agent may have made;

(e) the Collateral Agent may postpone or cancel the sale, modify the terms and conditions of the sale, withdraw Security Assets from the sale at any time, including by announcement at the time and place fixed for the sale, and such sale may, without further notice, be made at the time and place to which it was so adjourned;

(f) the Chargor unconditionally waives any claims against the Collateral Agent arising by reason of the fact that the price of which any Security Assets may have been sold at such a private sale was less than the price which might have been attained at a public sale, even if the Collateral Agent accepts the first offer received and does not offer such Security Assets to more than one offeree provided that the purchaser purchases the Security Assets for value in an arms-length transaction; and

(g) the Chargor unconditionally agrees that the Collateral Agent may acquire the Security Assets or sell them to an affiliate subject to and in accordance with the prior authorisation and consent of the Bermuda Monetary Authority in so far as the sale, transfer, grant or option or disposal concern the Shares.

 

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10. Indemnities .

10.1 The Chargor will indemnify and save harmless the Collateral Agent and each agent or attorney appointed under or pursuant to this Charge from and against any and all expenses, claims, liabilities, losses, taxes, costs, duties, fees and charges suffered, incurred or made by the Collateral Agent or such agent or attorney (the “ Liabilities ”):

(a) in the exercise or purported exercise of any rights, powers or discretions vested in them pursuant to this Charge;

(b) in the preservation or enforcement of the Collateral Agent’s rights under this Charge or the priority thereof; or

(c) on the release of any part of the Security Assets from the security created by this Charge,

except where such Liabilities shall be found by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Collateral Agent or such agent or attorney, and the Collateral Agent or such agent or attorney may retain and pay all sums in respect of the same out of money received under the powers conferred by this Charge. All amounts recoverable by the Collateral Agent or such agent or attorney or any of them shall be recoverable on a full indemnity basis.

10.2 If, under any applicable law or regulation, and whether pursuant to a judgment being made or registered against the Chargor or the bankruptcy or liquidation of the Chargor or for any other reason any payment under or in connection with this Charge is made or falls to be satisfied in a currency (the “ Payment Currency ”) other than the currency in which such payment is due under or in connection with this Charge (the “ Contractual Currency ”) then to the extent that the amount of such payment actually received by the Collateral Agent when converted into the Contractual Currency at the rate of exchange, falls short of the amount due under or in connection with this Charge, the Chargor, as a separate and independent obligation, shall indemnify and hold harmless the Collateral Agent against the amount of such shortfall. For the purposes of this clause 10.2 “ rate of exchange ” means the rate at which the Collateral Agent is able on or about the date of such payment to purchase the Contractual Currency with the Payment Currency and shall take into account any premium payable to third parties and other costs of exchange with respect thereto.

11. Expenses . The Chargor shall pay to the Collateral Agent on demand all costs, fees and expenses (including, but not limited to, legal fees and expenses) and taxes thereon incurred by the Collateral Agent or for which the Collateral Agent may become liable in connection with:

(a) the negotiation, preparation and execution of this Charge;

(b) the preserving or enforcing of, or attempting to preserve or enforce, any of the rights under this Charge or the priority hereof;

 

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(c) any variation of, or amendment or supplement to, any of the terms of this Charge; and/or

(d) any consent or waiver required from the Collateral Agent in relation to this Charge,

and in any case referred to in clauses 11(c) and 11(d) regardless of whether the same is actually implemented, completed or granted, as the case may be.

12. Further Assurance . The Chargor further agrees that at any time and from time to time, upon the written request of the Collateral Agent, it will promptly and duly execute and deliver any and all such further instruments and documents as the Collateral Agent acting reasonably may deem necessary, desirable or appropriate for the purpose of obtaining the full benefit of this Charge and of the rights and powers herein granted.

13. Protection of Purchaser . No purchaser or other person dealing with the Collateral Agent or any Receiver or with its or his attorneys shall be concerned to enquire (a) whether any power exercised or purported to be exercised by it, him or them has become exercisable, (b) whether any money remains due on the security hereby created, (c) as to the propriety and regularity of any of its, his or their actions or (d) as to the application of any money paid to him, it or them. In the absence of mala fides on the part of such purchaser or other person, such dealings shall be deemed so far as regards the safety and protection of such purchaser or other person to be within the powers hereby conferred and to be valid accordingly.

14. Delegation . The Collateral Agent may at its expense at any time employ agents, managers, employees, advisers, attorneys and others on such terms as it sees fit for any of the purposes set out herein.

15. Liability of Collateral Agent . The Collateral Agent and any Receiver shall not be liable for any losses arising in connection with the exercise or purported exercise of any of their rights, powers and discretions in good faith hereunder.

16. Release . Under no circumstances shall the Collateral Agent be deemed to assume any responsibility for or obligation or duty, with respect to any part of all of the Security Assets or this Charge of any nature or kind or any matter or proceeding arising out of or related thereto but the same shall be at the Chargor’s sole risk at all times. The Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any action of any kind to collect, preserve or protect its or any Chargor’s rights in the Security Assets or against other parties thereto.

17. Notice .

17.1 Any notice, certificate, consent, determination or other communication required or permitted to be given or made under this Charge will be in writing and will be effectively given and made if (a) delivered personally, (b) sent by prepaid courier service or mail or (c) sent prepaid by fax or other similar means of electronic communication, in each case to the applicable address set out below:

 

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  (i) if to the Chargor, to:

NCL International, Ltd.

Cumberland House

9 th Floor 1

Victoria Street

Hamilton HM 11

Attention: Company Secretary

Fax: 441 292 7880

 

  (ii) if to the Collateral Agent, to:

KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH

Palmengarten Str. 5-9

60325 Frankfurt am Main

Germany

Attention: X5a3 – Risk Management – Collateral

Fax: 49 69 7431 3768

17.2 Any such communication so given or made will be deemed to have been given or made and to have been received on the day of delivery if delivered, or on the day of faxing or sending by other means of recorded electronic communication, provided that such day in either event is a business day and the communication is so delivered, faxed or sent prior to 11.00 a. m. (New York time) on such day. Otherwise, such communication will be deemed to have been given and made and to have been received on the next following business day. Any such communication sent by mail will be deemed to have been given and made and to have been received on the third business day following the mailing thereof; provided however that no such communication will be mailed during any actual or apprehended disruption of postal services. Any such communication given or made in any other manner will be deemed to have been given or made and to have been received only upon actual receipt.

17.3 Any party may from time to time change its address for notice in the same manner as set out above.

18. Enurement . This Charge shall be binding upon the Chargor and its administrators, successors, transferees and permitted assignees, and enure to the benefit of the Collateral Agent’s executors, administrators, successors, transferees and permitted assignees.

19. Counterparts . This Charge may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same Charge.

20. Governing Law . This Charge shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Bermuda.

 

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21. Jurisdiction .

21.1 The parties irrevocably agree that the courts of Bermuda are to have jurisdiction to settle any disputes which may arise out of or in connection with this Charge and that accordingly any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Charge (in this clause referred to as “ Proceedings ”) may be brought in such courts.

21.2 Nothing contained in this clause shall limit the right of the Collateral Agent to take Proceedings against the Chargor in any other court of competent jurisdiction, nor shall the taking of Proceedings in one or more jurisdictions preclude the taking of Proceedings in any other jurisdiction, whether concurrently or not.

21.3 The Chargor irrevocably waives (and irrevocably agrees not to raise) any objection which it may have now or subsequently to the laying of the venue of any Proceedings in any such court as is referred to in this clause any claim that any such Proceedings have been brought in an inconvenient forum and further irrevocably agrees that a judgment in any Proceedings brought in any such court as is referred to in this clause shall be conclusive and binding upon the Chargor and may be enforced in the courts of any other jurisdiction.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have caused this Charge to be duly executed with the intent that is shall constitute a deed under Bermuda law the day and year first above written.

ATTESTATIONS

Each attorney executing this Charge states that he or she has not notice of revocation or suspension of his or her power of attorney.

 

       

Signed as a deed by on behalf of

       

NCL INTERNATIONAL, LTD.

In the presence of: /s/ Vanessa Kerr

  

pursuant to a power of attorney dated

       

8 October 2012

         

Name:

    

Vanessa Kerr

    

Title:

    

Paralegal

    

Address:

    

Norton Rose LLP

    
     3 More London Riverside   

By:  

 

/s/ Paul Turner

     London SE1 2AQ United Kingdom      Name: Paul Turner
     nortonrose.com      Title:   Attorney-in-fact
         
         
         
       

Signed as a deed by on behalf of

In the presence of: /s/ Vanessa Kerr

  

KFW IPEX-BANK GMBH

  

pursuant to a power of attorney dated

       

10 October 2012

         

Name:

     Vanessa Kerr     

Title:

    

Paralegal

    

Address:

    

Norton Rose LLP

    
     3 More London Riverside     
     London SE1 2AQ United Kingdom   

By:  

 

/s/ Natalie Chanda-Phanekham

     nortonrose.com      Name: Natalie Chanda-Phanekham
          Title:   Attorney-in-fact

 

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Schedule 1

Form of Undertaking

We, Breakaway Three, Ltd. (the “ Company ”), hereby irrevocably UNDERTAKE and COVENANT with KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH (the “ Transferee ”) to register all transfers of Shares (as defined in the Charge (as defined below)) submitted to the Company for registration by the Transferee on enforcement of the share charge dated     October 2012 between NCL International, Ltd. and the Transferee (the “ Charge ”) as soon as practical following the submission of such duly completed transfers accompanied by evidence of any required consent of the Bermuda Monetary Authority to such transfers.

This Undertaking is given pursuant to clause 1(b)(iii) of the Charge.

EXECUTED AS A DEED on this     day of October 2012.

Each attorney executing this Form of Undertaking states that he or she has not notice of revocation or suspension of his or her power of attorney.

 

Signed as a deed by on behalf of

Breakaway Three, Ltd.

pursuant to a power of attorney

dated     October 2012

By:  

 

 

  Name:
 

Title:   Attorney-in-fact

 

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Schedule 2

Form of Irrevocable Proxy

WHEREAS:

(A) NCL International, Ltd. (the “ Chargor ”) and KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH (the “ Collateral Agent ”) have entered into a share charge (the “ Charge ”) dated     October 2012.

(B) Pursuant to the Charge, the Chargor has granted a charge in favour of the Collateral Agent over all the shares in the capital of Breakaway Three, Ltd. (the “ Company ”) from time to time registered in the name of the Chargor (the “ Shares ”).

(C) In furtherance of clause 1(b)(iv) of the Charge, this proxy constitutes an irrevocable proxy and is granted with an interest, namely arising under the Charge.

NOW THIS DEED witnesses as follows:

1. The Chargor hereby constitutes and appoints the Collateral Agent, acting through its duly authorised officers, to be proxy to vote the Shares on its behalf at any general meeting of the Company and any adjournments thereof and, on its behalf, to consent to short notice of any such meeting and execute any unanimous written resolution of the shareholders of the Company.

2. The Chargor hereby declares that this proxy shall be irrevocable until such time as it has been released from its Secured Obligations (as defined in the Charge) and that it constitutes a power coupled with an interest.

IN WITNESS whereof the Chargor has executed this irrevocable proxy as a deed this     day of October 2012.

Each attorney executing this Form of Irrevocable Proxy states that he or she has not notice of revocation or suspension of his or her power of attorney.

 

Signed as a deed by on behalf of

NCL INTERNATIONAL, LTD.

pursuant to a power of attorney

dated     October 2012

By:    

 

 

Name:

  Title:  Attorney-in-fact

 

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Private & Confidential    EXHIBIT G

 

  Form of Assignment of Earnings and Insurances   
 

Dated

 

  
 

 

  
  BREAKAWAY THREE, LTD.    (1)
  KFW IPEX-BANK GMBH    (2)
 

 

  
  ASSIGNMENT OF EARNINGS AND   
 

INSURANCES relating to m.v. “

(ex hull [*] at Meyer Werft)

  
 

 

  

 

LOGO


Contents

 

Clause    Page  

1

 

Definitions

     1   

2

 

Assignment and application of funds

     4   

3

 

Continuing security and other matters

     6   

4

 

Powers of Collateral Agent to protect security and remedy defaults

     6   

5

 

Powers of Collateral Agent on Event of Default

     7   

6

 

Attorney

     7   

7

 

Further assurance

     8   

8

 

Costs and indemnities

     8   

9

 

Remedies cumulative and other provisions

     8   

10

 

Notices

     9   

11

 

Counterparts

     9   

12

 

Law and jurisdiction

     9   

Schedule 1 Forms of Loss Payable Clauses

     10   

Schedule 2 (For attachment by way of endorsement to the Policy)

     11   


THIS DEED OF ASSIGNMENT is dated [ ] and made BETWEEN :

 

(1) BREAKAWAY THREE, LTD. a company incorporated in Bermuda whose registered office is at Cumberland House, 9th Floor, 1 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM11, Bermuda ( Owner ); and

 

(2) KFW IPEX-BANK GMBH a company incorporated in Germany whose registered office is at Palmengartenstrasse 5-9, 60325 Frankfurt am Main, Germany ( Collateral Agent ).

WHEREAS :

 

(A) by a credit agreement dated [ ] 2012 (the Credit Agreement ), and made between, inter alia, the Owner (therein referred to as Borrower ), the Lenders (as defined therein) and the Collateral Agent the Lenders agreed (inter alia) to advance by way of loan to the Owner, upon the terms and conditions therein contained the sum of up to €590,478,870 (the Loan );

 

(B) pursuant to the Credit Agreement there will be executed, on the Delivery Date (as defined in the Credit Agreement), in favour of the Collateral Agent a Bahamas ship mortgage (the Mortgage ) on M.V. [ ] (ex hull no. [*] at Meyer Werft, Papenburg, Germany) (the Ship ) and the Mortgage is to be registered in accordance with the laws of the Bahamas as security for the payment by the Owner of the Outstanding Indebtedness (as that expression is defined in the Mortgage); and

 

(C) this Deed is supplemental to the Credit Agreement and the Mortgage and to the security thereby created and is the Assignment of Earnings and Insurances referred to in the Credit Agreement but shall nonetheless continue in full force and effect notwithstanding any discharge of the Mortgage.

NOW THIS DEED WITNESSETH AND IT IS HEREBY AGREED as follows:

 

1 Definitions

 

1.1 Defined expressions

Words and expressions defined in the Credit Agreement or in the Mortgage shall, unless otherwise defined in this Deed, or the context otherwise requires, have the same meanings when used in this Deed.

 

1.2 Definitions

In this Deed, unless the context otherwise requires:

Approved Brokers means such firm of insurance brokers, appointed by the Owner, as may from time to time be approved in writing by the Collateral Agent for the purposes of this Deed;

Assigned Property means:

 

  (a) the Earnings;

 

  (b) the Insurances; and

 

  (c) any Compulsory Acquisition Compensation;

Casualty Amount means [*] (or the equivalent in any other currency);

Collateral Instruments means notes, bills of exchange, certificates of deposit and other negotiable and non-negotiable instruments, guarantees, indemnities and other assurances against financial loss and any other documents or instruments which contain or evidence an obligation (with or without security) to pay, discharge or be responsible directly or indirectly for, any indebtedness or liabilities of the Owner or any other person liable and includes any documents or instruments creating or evidencing a mortgage, charge (whether fixed or floating), pledge, lien, hypothecation, assignment, trust arrangement or security interest of any kind;

 

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Compulsory Acquisition means requisition for title or other compulsory acquisition, requisition, appropriation, expropriation, deprivation, forfeiture, or confiscation for any reason of the Ship by any Government Entity or other competent authority, whether de jure or de facto, but shall exclude requisition for use or hire not involving requisition of title;

Compulsory Acquisition Compensation means all moneys or other compensation whatsoever payable during the Security Period by reason of the Compulsory Acquisition of the Ship other than by requisition for hire;

Credit Document Obligations means, except to the extent consisting of obligations, liabilities or indebtedness with respect to Interest Rate Protection Agreements or Other Hedging Agreements, the full and prompt payment when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of all obligations, liabilities and indebtedness (including, without limitation, principal, premium, interest, fees and indemnities (including, without limitation, all interest that accrues after the commencement of any case, proceeding or other action relating to the bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar proceeding of the Owner or any other Credit Party at the rate provided for in the respective documentation, whether or not a claim for post-petition interest is allowed in any such proceeding)) of each Credit Party to the Lender Creditors (provided, in respect of the Lender Creditors which are Lenders, such aforementioned obligations, liabilities and indebtedness shall arise only for such Lenders (in such capacity) in respect of Loans and/or Commitments), whether now existing or hereafter incurred under, arising out of, or in connection with the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents to which such Credit Party is a party (including, in the case of each Credit Party that is a Guarantor, all such obligations, liabilities and indebtedness of such Credit Party under the Parent Guarantee) and the due performance and compliance by such Credit Party with all of the terms, conditions and agreements contained in the Credit Documents.

Earnings means all moneys whatsoever from time to time due or payable to the Owner during the Security Period arising out of the use or operation of the Ship including (but without limiting the generality of the foregoing) all freight, hire and passage moneys, income arising under pooling arrangements, compensation payable to the Owner in event of requisition of the Ship for hire, remuneration for salvage and towage services, demurrage and detention moneys, and damages for breach (or payments for variation or termination) or any charterparty or other contract for the employment of the Ship;

Event of Default means any of the events or circumstances described in Section 11 of the Credit Agreement;

Expenses means the aggregate at any relevant time (to the extent that the same have not been received or recovered by the Collateral Agent) of:

 

  (a) all losses, liabilities, costs, charges, expenses, damages and outgoings of whatever nature (including without limitation Taxes, repair costs, registration fees and insurance premiums) suffered, incurred or paid by the Collateral Agent in connection with the exercise of the powers referred to in or granted by the Credit Agreement, the Mortgage, this Deed or any other of the Security Documents or otherwise payable by the Owner in accordance with clause 8; and

 

  (b) interest on all such losses, liabilities, costs, charges, expenses, damages and outgoings from the date on which the same were suffered, incurred or paid by the Collateral Agent until the date of receipt or recovery thereof (whether before or after judgment) at a rate per annum calculated in accordance with Section 2.06(b) of the Credit Agreement (as conclusively certified by the Collateral Agent);

Government Entity means and includes (whether having a distinct legal personality or not) any national or local government authority, board, commission, department, division, organ, instrumentality, court or agency and any association, organisation or institution of which any of the foregoing is a member or to whose jurisdiction any of the foregoing is subject or in whose activities any of the foregoing is a participant;

 

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Hedging Agreements means (i) any Interest Rate Protection Agreement and (ii) any Other Hedging Agreements.

Insurances means all policies and contracts of insurance (which expression includes all entries of the Ship in a protection and indemnity or war risks association) which are from time to time during the Security Period in place or taken out or entered into by or for the benefit of the Owner (whether in the sole name of the Owner, or in the joint names of the Owner and the Collateral Agent or otherwise) in respect of the Ship and her Earnings or otherwise howsoever in connection with the Ship and all benefits thereof (including claims of whatsoever nature and return of premiums);

Interest Rate Protection Agreement means any interest rate swap agreement, interest rate cap agreement, interest collar agreement, interest rate hedging agreement, interest rate floor agreement or other similar agreement or arrangement entered into between a Lender or its Affiliate, or a Lead Arranger or its Affiliate, and the Parent and/or the Owner in relation to the Credit Document Obligations of the Owner under the Credit Agreement.

Lender Creditors means the Agents and the Lenders.

Loss Payable Clauses means the provisions regulating the manner of payment of sums receivable under the Insurances which are to be incorporated in the relevant insurance documents, such provisions to be in the forms set out in schedule 1, or in such other forms as may from time to time be required or agreed in writing by the Collateral Agent;

Collateral Agent includes the successors in title and assignees of the Collateral Agent;

Notice of Assignment of Insurances means a notice of assignment in the form set out in schedule 2, or in such other form as may from time to time be required or agreed in writing by the Collateral Agent;

Other Creditors means each Lender or any affiliate thereof with which the Owner and/or the Parent may at any time and from time to time after the date hereof enter into, or guaranty the obligations of one or more of its Subsidiaries under one or more Interest Rate Protection Agreements or Other Hedging Agreements (even if the respective Lender subsequently ceases to be a Lender under the Credit Agreement for any reason), together with such Lender’s or affiliate’s successors and assigns, if any.

Other Hedging Agreements means any foreign exchange contracts, currency swap agreements, commodity agreements or other similar agreements or arrangements entered into between a Lender or its Affiliate, or a Lead Arranger or its Affiliates, and the Parent and/or the Owner in relation to the Credit Document Obligations of the Owner under the Credit Agreement and designed to protect against the fluctuations in currency or commodity values.

Outstanding Indebtedness means the aggregate of the Loan and interest accrued and accruing thereon, the Expenses and all other sums of money from time to time owing by the Owner to the Collateral Agent, whether actually or contingently, under the Security Documents or any of them; and

Secured Creditors means the Lender Creditors and the Other Creditors.

Security Period means the period commencing on the date hereof and terminating upon discharge of the security created by the Security Documents by payment of all moneys payable thereunder.

 

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1.3 Headings

Clause headings and the table of contents are inserted for convenience of reference only and shall be ignored in the interpretation of this Deed.

 

1.4 Construction of certain terms

In this Deed, unless the context otherwise requires:

 

1.4.1 references to clauses and schedules are to be construed as references to clauses of and schedules to this Deed and references to this Deed include its schedules;

 

1.4.2 references to (or to any specified provision of) this Deed or any other document shall be construed as references to this Deed, that provision or that document as in force for the time being and as amended in accordance with the terms thereof, or, as the case may be, with the agreement of the relevant parties;

 

1.4.3 words importing the plural shall include the singular and vice versa;

 

1.4.4 references to a person shall be construed as references to an individual, firm, company, corporation, unincorporated body of persons or any Government Entity;

 

1.4.5 references to a “guarantee” include references to an indemnity or other assurance against financial loss including, without limitation, an obligation to purchase assets or services as a consequence of a default by any other person to pay any Indebtedness and “guaranteed” shall be construed accordingly; and

 

1.4.6 references to statutory provisions shall be construed as references to those provisions as replaced or amended or re-enacted from time to time.

 

1.5 Conflict with Credit Agreement

This Deed shall be read together with the Credit Agreement but in case of any conflict between the two instruments, the provisions of the Credit Agreement shall prevail.

 

1.6 Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999

No term of this Deed is enforceable under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 by a person who is not a party to this Deed.

 

2 Assignment and application of funds

 

2.1 Assignment

By way of security for payment of the Outstanding Indebtedness the Owner with full title guarantee hereby assigns and agrees to assign to the Collateral Agent absolutely all its rights title and interest in and to the Assigned Property and all its benefits and interests present and future therein. Provided however that:

 

2.1.1 Earnings

the Earnings shall be at the disposal of the Owner until such time as an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing and the Collateral Agent shall direct to the contrary whereupon the Owner shall forthwith, and the Collateral Agent may at any time thereafter, instruct the persons from whom the Earnings are then payable to pay the same to the Collateral Agent;

 

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2.1.2 Insurances

unless and until an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing (whereupon all insurance recoveries shall be receivable by the Collateral Agent and applied in accordance with clause 2.3):

 

  (a) any moneys payable under the Insurances shall be payable in accordance with the terms of the relevant Loss Payable Clause and the Collateral Agent will not in the meantime give any notification to the contrary to the insurers as contemplated by the Loss Payable Clauses; and

 

  (b) any insurance moneys received by the Collateral Agent in respect of any major casualty (as specified in the relevant Loss Payable Clause) shall, unless prior to receipt or whilst such moneys are in the hands of the Collateral Agent there shall have occurred and be continuing an Event of Default (whereupon such insurance monies shall be applied in accordance with clause 2.3), be paid over to the Owner.

 

2.2 Notice

The Owner hereby covenants and undertakes with the Collateral Agent that it will procure that the interest of the Collateral Agent in the Insurances shall be endorsed on the instruments of insurance from time to time issued in connection with such of the Insurances as are placed with the Approved Brokers by means of a Notice of Assignment of Insurances (signed by the Owner and by any other assured who shall have assigned its interest in the insurances to the Collateral Agent).

 

2.3 Application

All moneys received by the Collateral Agent in respect of:

 

2.3.1 recovery under the Insurances (other than under any loss of earnings insurance and any such sum or sums as may have been received by the Collateral Agent in accordance with the relevant Loss Payable Clause in respect of a major casualty as therein defined and paid over to the Owner as provided in clause 2.1.2(b);

 

2.3.2 Compulsory Acquisition Compensation; and

 

2.3.3 Earnings

shall be held by it upon trust in the first place to pay or make good the Expenses and the balance shall be applied in the manner specified in Section 4.05 of the Credit Agreement.

 

2.4 Use of Owner’s name

Where the Collateral Agent becomes entitled to enforce its rights under this Deed in accordance with clause 5, the Owner covenants and undertakes with the Collateral Agent to do or permit to be done each and every act or thing which the Collateral Agent may from time to time require to be done in respect of such enforcement and to allow its name to be used as and when required by the Collateral Agent for that purpose.

 

2.5 Reassignment

Upon payment and discharge in full of the Outstanding Indebtedness, the Collateral Agent shall, at the request and cost of the Owner, re-assign the Earnings, the Insurances and any Compulsory Acquisition Compensation to the Owner or as it may direct.

 

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3 Continuing security and other matters

 

3.1 Continuing security

The security created by this Deed shall:

 

3.1.1 be held by the Collateral Agent as a continuing security for the payment of the Outstanding Indebtedness and the performance and observance of and compliance with all of the covenants, terms and conditions contained in the Security Documents, express or implied, and that the security so created shall not be satisfied by any intermediate payment or satisfaction of any part of the amount hereby and thereby secured (or by any settlement of accounts between the Owner or any other person who may be liable to the Collateral Agent in respect of the Outstanding Indebtedness or any part thereof and the Collateral Agent);

 

3.1.2 be in addition to, and shall not in any way prejudice or affect, and may be enforced by the Collateral Agent without prior recourse to, the security created by any other of the Security Documents or by any present or future Collateral Instruments, right or remedy held by or available to the Collateral Agent or any right or remedy of the Collateral Agent thereunder; and

 

3.1.3 not be in any way prejudiced or affected by the existence of any of the other Security Documents or any such Collateral Instrument, rights or remedies or by the same becoming wholly or in part void, voidable or unenforceable on any ground whatsoever or by the Collateral Agent dealing with, exchanging, varying or failing to perfect or enforce any of the same, or giving time for payment or performance or indulgence or compounding with any other person liable.

 

3.2 Rights additional

All the rights, powers and remedies vested in the Collateral Agent hereunder shall be in addition to and not a limitation of any and every other right, power or remedy vested in the Collateral Agent under the Credit Agreement, this Deed, the other Security Documents or any Collateral Instrument or at law and all the rights, powers and remedies so vested in the Collateral Agent may be exercised from time to time and as often as the Collateral Agent may deem expedient.

 

3.3 No enquiry

The Collateral Agent shall not be obliged to make any enquiry as to the nature or sufficiency of any payment received by it under the Mortgage and/or this Deed or to make any claim or take any action to collect any moneys hereby assigned or to enforce any rights or benefits hereby assigned to the Collateral Agent or to which the Collateral Agent may at any time be entitled under the Mortgage and/or this Deed.

 

3.4 Obligations of Owner and Collateral Agent

The Owner shall remain liable to perform all the obligations assumed by it in relation to the Assigned Property and the Collateral Agent shall be under no obligation of any kind whatsoever in respect thereof or be under any liability whatsoever in the event of any failure by the Owner to perform it obligations in respect thereof.

 

4 Powers of Collateral Agent to protect security and remedy defaults

 

4.1 Protective action

The Collateral Agent shall, without prejudice to its other rights, powers and remedies under any of the Security Documents, be entitled (but not bound) at any time, and as often as may be necessary, to take any such action as it may in its discretion think fit for the purpose of protecting or maintaining the security created by this Deed and the other Security Documents, and all Expenses attributable thereto shall be payable by the Owner on demand.

 

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4.2 Remedy of defaults

Without prejudice to the generality of the provisions of clause 4.1, if the Owner fails to comply with the provisions of clause 5 of the Deed of Covenants, the Collateral Agent shall become forthwith entitled (but not bound) to effect and thereafter to maintain all such insurances upon the Ship as in its discretion it may think fit in order to procure the compliance with such provisions or alternatively, to require the Ship (at the Owner’s risk) to remain in, or to proceed to and remain in, a port designated by the Collateral Agent until such provisions are fully complied with and the Expenses attributable to the exercise by the Collateral Agent of any such powers shall be payable by the Owner on demand.

 

5 Powers of Collateral Agent on Event of Default

 

5.1 Powers

At any time after the occurrence of an Event of Default which is continuing the Collateral Agent shall forthwith become entitled (but not bound) as and when it may see fit, to exercise in relation to the Assigned Property or any part thereof all or any of the rights, powers and remedies possessed by it as assignee and/or chargee of the Assigned property (whether at law, by virtue of this Deed or otherwise) and in particular (without limiting the generality of the foregoing):

 

5.1.1 to require that all policies, contracts, certificates of entry and other records relating to the Insurances (including details of and correspondence concerning outstanding claims) be delivered forthwith to such adjusters and/or brokers and/or other insurers as the Collateral Agent may nominate;

 

5.1.2 to collect, recover, compromise and give a good discharge for, all claims then outstanding or thereafter arising under the Insurances or any of them or in respect of the Earnings or Compulsory Acquisition Compensation or any part thereof, and to take over or institute (if necessary using the name of the Owner) all such proceedings in connection therewith as the Collateral Agent in its absolute discretion thinks fit, and, in the case of the Insurances, to permit any brokers through whom collection or recovery is effected to charge the usual brokerage therefor;

 

5.1.3 to discharge, compound, release or compromise claims in respect of the Earnings, Insurances or Compulsory Acquisition Compensation or any part thereof which have given or may give rise to any charge or lien or other claim on the Earnings, Insurances or Compulsory Acquisition Compensation or any part thereof or which are or may be enforceable by proceedings against the Earnings, Insurances or Compulsory Acquisition Compensation or any part thereof; and

 

5.1.4 to recover from the Owner on demand all Expenses incurred or paid by the Collateral Agent in connection with the exercise of the powers (or any of them) referred to in this clause 5.1.

 

6 Attorney

 

6.1 Appointment

By way of security for the performance of its obligations under this Deed, the Owner hereby irrevocably appoints each of the Collateral Agent and its delegates and sub delegates to be its attorney acting severally (or jointly with any other such attorney or attorneys) and on its behalf and in its name or otherwise to do any and every thing which the Owner is obliged to do under the terms of this Deed or which such attorney considers necessary or desirable in order to enable the Collateral Agent or such attorney to exercise the rights conferred on it by this Deed or by law. Provided always that such power shall not be exercisable by or on behalf of the Collateral Agent until the occurrence of an Event of Default which is continuing.

 

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6.2 Ratification

The Owner hereby ratifies and confirms and agrees to ratify and confirm whatever any attorney appointed under this Deed shall do in its capacity as such.

 

7 Further assurance

The Owner shall from time to time and at its own expense give all such assurances and do all such things as the Collateral Agent may reasonably require or consider desirable to enable the Collateral Agent to perfect, preserve or protect the security created or intended to be created by this Deed or to exercise any of the rights conferred on it by this Deed or by law and to that intent the Owner shall execute all such instruments, deeds and agreements and give all such notices and directions as the Collateral Agent may consider necessary.

 

8 Costs

The Owner shall pay to the Collateral Agent on demand on a full indemnity basis all expenses or liabilities of whatever nature (including legal fees, fees of insurance advisers, printing, out-of-pocket expenses, stamp duties, registration fees and other duties or charges) together with any value added tax or similar tax payable in respect thereof, incurred by the Collateral Agent in connection with the exercise or enforcement of, or preservation of any rights under, this Deed.

 

9 Remedies cumulative and other provisions

 

9.1 No implied waivers; remedies cumulative

No failure or delay on the part of the Collateral Agent to exercise any right, power or remedy vested in it under this Deed, the Credit Agreement, the Mortgage or any of the other Security Documents shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise by the Collateral Agent of any right, power or remedy nor the discontinuance, abandonment or adverse determination of any proceedings taken by the Collateral Agent to enforce any right, power or remedy preclude any other or further exercise thereof or proceedings to enforce the same or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy, nor shall the giving by the Collateral Agent of any consent to any act which by the terms of this Deed requires such consent prejudice the right of the Collateral Agent to give or withhold consent to the doing of any other similar act. The remedies provided in this Deed, the Credit Agreement, the Mortgage and the other Security Documents are cumulative and are not exclusive of any remedies provided by law.

 

9.2 Delegation

The Collateral Agent shall be entitled, at any time and as often as may be expedient, to delegate all or any of the powers and discretions vested in it by this Deed, the Credit Agreement, the Mortgage (including the power vested in it by clause 13 of the Deed of Covenants) or any of the other Security Documents in such manner, upon such terms, and to such persons as the Collateral Agent in its absolute discretion may think fit.

 

9.3 Incidental powers

The Collateral Agent shall be entitled to do all acts and things incidental or conducive to the exercise of any of the rights, powers or remedies possessed by it as Collateral Agent of the Ship (whether at law, under this Deed or otherwise) and in particular (but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing) upon becoming entitled to exercise any of its powers under clause 9 of the Deed of Covenants, the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to discharge any cargo on board the Ship (whether the same shall belong to the Owner or any other person) and to enter into such other arrangements respecting the Ship, the insurances, management, maintenance, repair, classification and employment in all respects as if the Collateral Agent was the owner of the Ship, but without being responsible for any loss incurred as a result of the Collateral Agent doing or omitting to do any such acts or things as aforesaid.

 

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10 Notices

The provisions of Section 14.03 of the Credit Agreement shall apply mutatis mutandis in respect of any certificate, notice, demand or other communication given or made under this Deed.

 

11 Counterparts

This Deed may be entered into in the form of two counterparts, each executed by one of the parties, and, provided both the parties shall so execute this Deed, each of the executed counterparts, when duly exchanged or delivered, shall be deemed to be an original but, taken together, they shall constitute one instrument.

 

12 Amendments

This Deed shall not be amended and/or varied except by agreement in writing signed by the parties hereto.

 

13 Law and jurisdiction

 

13.1 Law

This Deed and any non-contractual obligations arising in connection with it shall be governed by, and shall be construed in accordance with, English law.

 

13.2 Submission to jurisdiction

The courts of England have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute arising out of or in connection with this Deed (including a dispute relating to the existence, validity or termination of this Deed or any non-contractual obligation arising out of or in connection with this Deed) (a “Dispute”). The parties hereto agree that the courts of England are the most appropriate and convenient courts to settle disputes and accordingly no party hereto will argue to the contrary. This Clause 12 is for the benefit of the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Secured Creditors. As a result, it shall not be prevented from taking proceedings relating to a dispute in any other courts with jurisdiction. To the extent allowed by law, the Collateral Agent may take concurrent proceedings in any number of jurisdictions.

 

13.3 Process agency

Without prejudice to any other mode of service allowed under any relevant law, the Owner: (i) irrevocably appoints EC3 Services Limited at The St Botolph Building, 138 Houndsditch, London, EC3A 7AR as its agent for service of process in relation to any proceedings before the English courts in connection with any credit document and (ii) agrees that failure by an agent for service of process to notify the relevant credit party of the process will not invalidate the proceedings concerned. If any person appointed as an agent for service of process is unable for any reason to act as agent for service of process, the Owner must immediately (and in any event within five days of such event taking place) appoint another agent on terms acceptable to the Collateral Agent. Failing this, the Collateral Agent may appoint another agent for this purpose.

 

13.4 Severability of provisions

Each of the provisions of this Deed are severable and distinct from the others and if at any time one or more of such provisions is or becomes invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Assignment shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

IN WITNESS whereof this Deed has been duly executed as a deed the day and year first above written.

 

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Schedule 1

Forms of Loss Payable Clauses

 

1 Hull and machinery (marine and war risks)

By a Deed of Assignment dated [ ] Breakaway Three, Ltd. of Cumberland House, 9th Floor, 1 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM1, Bermuda (the Owner ) has assigned to KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH of Palmengartenstrasse 5-9, 60325 Frankfurt am Main, Germany (the Collateral Agent ) all the Owner’s rights, title and interest in and to all policies and contracts of insurance from time to time taken out or entered into by or for the benefit of the Owner in respect of m.v. “[here insert name of Ship]” and accordingly:

 

  (a) all claims hereunder in respect of an actual or constructive or compromised or arranged total loss, and all claims in respect of a major casualty (that is to say any casualty the claim in respect of which exceeds [*] (or the equivalent in any other currency) inclusive of any deductible) shall be paid in full to the Collateral Agent or to its order; and

 

  (b) all other claims hereunder shall be paid in full to the Owner or to its order, unless and until the Collateral Agent shall have notified the insurers hereunder to the contrary following the occurrence and continuation of an Event of Default or an Event of Loss (each as defined in the Credit Agreement dated [ ] 2012 entered into between, inter alia, the Owner and the Collateral Agent), whereupon all such claims shall be paid to the Collateral Agent or to its order.

 

2 Protection and indemnity risks

Payment of any recovery which Breakaway Three, Ltd. of Cumberland House, 9th Floor, 1 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM1, Bermuda (the Owner ) is entitled to make out of the funds of the Association in respect of any liability, costs or expenses incurred by the Owner, shall be made to the Owner or to its order, unless and until the Association receives notice to the contrary following an Event of Default or an Event of Loss (each as defined in the Credit Agreement dated [ ] 2012 entered into between, inter alia, the Owner and the Collateral Agent) from KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH of Palmengartenstrasse 5-9, 60325 Frankfurt am Main, Germany (the Collateral Agent ) in which event all recoveries shall thereafter be paid to the Collateral Agent or their order; provided always that no liability whatsoever shall attach to the Association, its Managers or their agents for failure to comply with the latter obligation until the expiry of two clear business days from the receipt of such notice.

 

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Schedule 2

(For attachment by way of endorsement to the Policy)

Breakaway Three, Ltd. of Cumberland House, 9th Floor, 1 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM1, Bermuda the Owner of the m.v. “[ here insert name of Ship ]” HEREBY GIVES NOTICE that by a Deed of Assignment dated [ ] and entered into by us with KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH of Palmengartenstrasse 5-9, 60325 Frankfurt am Main, Germany, there has been assigned by us to KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH as Collateral Agents of the said vessel all insurances in respect thereof, including the insurances constituted by the Policy whereon this notice is endorsed.

Signed

For and on behalf of

Breakaway Three, Ltd.

Date: [ ]

 

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EXECUTED and DELIVERED   )  
as a DEED   )  
by Breakaway Three, Ltd.   )  

 

acting by its duly authorised officers:   )   Authorised Officer
  )  
  )  
  )  

 

  )   Authorised Officer

In the presence of:

 

 

Witness

Name:

Address:

Occupation:

 

EXECUTED and DELIVERED   )  
as a DEED   )  
by KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH   )  

 

acting by its duly authorised officers:   )   Authorised Officer
  )  
  )  
  )  

 

  )   Authorised Officer

In the presence of:

 

 

Witness

Name:

Address:

Occupation:

 

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Private & Confidential    EXHIBIT H

 

  Form of Assignment of Charters   
 

Dated

 

  
 

 

  
  BREAKAWAY THREE, LTD    (1)
  KFW IPEX-BANK GMBH    (2)
 

 

  
 

ASSIGNMENT OF CHARTERS relating to

m.v. “

(ex hull [*] at Meyer Werft)

  
 

 

  

 

LOGO


Contents

 

Clause    Page  

1

 

Definitions

     1   

2

 

Warranty

     4   

3

 

Assignment and application of money

     4   

4

 

Undertakings

     5   

5

 

Continuing security

     5   

6

 

Powers of Collateral Agent

     6   

7

 

Attorney

     6   

8

 

Further assurance

     7   

9

 

Notices

     7   

10

 

Law, jurisdiction and other provisions

     7   

Schedule 1 Form of Notice of Assignment of Charter

     9   


THIS ASSIGNMENT is dated [ ] and made BETWEEN :

 

(1) BREAKAWAY THREE, LTD. a company incorporated in Bermuda whose registered office is at Cumberland House, 9th Floor, 1 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM11, Bermuda ( Owner ); and

 

(2) KFW IPEX-BANK GMBH a company incorporated in Germany whose registered office is at Palmengartenstrasse 5-9, 60325 Frankfurt am Main, Germany ( Collateral Agent ).

WHEREAS :

 

(A) by a charter dated [ ] (the Charter ) and made between (i) the Owner and (ii) [ ] a company incorporated in [ ] (the Charterer ) the Owner agreed to let and the Charterer agreed to take on time charter for the period and upon the terms and conditions therein mentioned the Vessel (as hereinafter defined);

 

(B) by a credit agreement dated [ ] 2012 (the Credit Agreement), and made between, inter alia, the Owner (therein referred to as the Borrower ), the Lenders (as defined therein) and the Collateral Agent the Lenders agreed (inter alia) to advance by way of loan to the Owner, upon the terms and conditions therein contained the sum of up to €590,478,870 (the Loan );

 

(C) pursuant to the Credit Agreement there has been or will be executed by the Owner in favour of the Collateral Agent a first priority [Bahamas] statutory ship mortgage in account current form (the Mortgage ) on the vessel “ ” documented in the name of the Owner under the laws and flag of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas at the Port of [Nassau] under Official Number (the Vessel ) and the Mortgage [of even date herewith] [dated [ ]] has been or will be registered in the Register of Bahamian Ships at the Port of [Nassau] as security for the payment by the Owner of the Outstanding Indebtedness (as that expression is defined in the Deed of Covenant (as hereinafter defined));

 

(D) pursuant to the Credit Agreement the Owner has executed in favour of the Collateral Agent a deed of assignment (the Assignment of Earnings and Insurances ) [of even date herewith] [dated [ ]] whereby the Owner has assigned and agreed to assign to the Collateral Agent the Earnings and Insurances of, and any Compulsory Acquisition Compensation for, the Vessel (as each of those expressions is defined in the Assignment of Earnings and Insurances) as security for the payment by the Owner of the Outstanding Indebtedness; and

 

(E) this Assignment is supplemental to the Credit Agreement, the Mortgage and the Assignment of Earnings and Insurances and to the security thereby created and is the Assignment of Charters in relation to the Vessel referred to in the Credit Agreement but shall nonetheless continue in full force and effect notwithstanding any discharge of the Mortgage.

NOW THIS ASSIGNMENT WITNESSES AND IT IS HEREBY AGREED as follows:

 

1 Definitions

 

1.1 Defined expressions

Words and expressions defined in the Assignment of Earnings and Insurances (whether expressly or by reference to the Mortgage and/or the Credit Agreement) shall, unless otherwise defined in this Assignment, or the context otherwise requires, have the same meanings when used in this Assignment.

 

1.2 Definitions

In this Assignment, unless the context otherwise requires:

Assigned Property means all of the Owner’s right, title and interest in and to:

 

  (a) the Charter Earnings; and

 

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  (b) all other Charter Rights;

Charter means the charter referred to in Recital (A) hereto;

Charterer includes the successors in title and assignees of the Charterer;

Charter Earnings means all money whatsoever payable by the Charterer to the Owner under or pursuant to the Charter any guarantee, security or other assurance given to the Owner at any time in respect of the Charterer’s obligations under or pursuant to the Charter including (but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing) all claims for damages in respect of any breach by the Charterer of the Charter;

Charter Rights means all of the rights of the Owner under or pursuant to the Charter and any guarantee, security or other assurance given to the Owner at any time in respect of the Charterer’s obligations under or pursuant to the Charter including (without limitation) the right to receive the Charter Earnings;

Collateral Instrument means any note, bill of exchange, certificate of deposit and other negotiable and non-negotiable instrument, guarantee, indemnity and other assurance against financial loss and any other document or instrument which contains or evidences an obligation (with or without security) to pay, discharge or be responsible directly or indirectly for, any indebtedness or liabilities of the Owner or any other person liable and includes any document or instrument creating or evidencing a mortgage, charge (whether fixed or floating), pledge, lien, hypothecation, assignment, trust arrangement or security interest of any kind;

Credit Agreement means the agreement mentioned in Recital (B) hereto;

Credit Document Obligations means, except to the extent consisting of obligations, liabilities or indebtedness with respect to Interest Rate Protection Agreements or Other Hedging Agreements, the full and prompt payment when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of all obligations, liabilities and indebtedness (including, without limitation, principal, premium, interest, fees and indemnities (including, without limitation, all interest that accrues after the commencement of any case, proceeding or other action relating to the bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar proceeding of the Owner or any other Credit Party at the rate provided for in the respective documentation, whether or not a claim for post-petition interest is allowed in any such proceeding)) of each Credit Party to the Lender Creditors (provided, in respect of the Lender Creditors which are Lenders, such aforementioned obligations, liabilities and indebtedness shall arise only for such Lenders (in such capacity) in respect of Loans and/or Commitments), whether now existing or hereafter incurred under, arising out of, or in connection with the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents to which such Credit Party is a party (including, in the case of each Credit Party that is a Guarantor, all such obligations, liabilities and indebtedness of such Credit Party under the Parent Guarantee) and the due performance and compliance by such Credit Party with all of the terms, conditions and agreements contained in the Credit Documents.

Hedging Agreements means (i) any Interest Rate Protection Agreement and (ii) any Other Hedging Agreements.

Interest Rate Protection Agreement means any interest rate swap agreement, interest rate cap agreement, interest collar agreement, interest rate hedging agreement, interest rate floor agreement or other similar agreement or arrangement entered into between a Lender or its Affiliate, or a Lead Arranger or its Affiliate, and the Parent and/or the Owner in relation to the Credit Document Obligations of the Owner under the Credit Agreement.

Lender Creditors means the Lenders holding from time to time outstanding Loans and/or Commitments (as each such term is defined in the Credit Agreement) and the Agents, each in their respective capacities.

 

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Loan means the principal amount advanced by the Collateral Agent to the Owner pursuant to the Credit Agreement or, as the context may require, the amount thereof at any time outstanding;

Other Creditors means each Lender or any Affiliate (as such term is defined in the Credit Agreement) thereof and their successors, transferees and assigns if any (even if such Lender subsequently ceases to be a Lender under the Credit Agreement for any reason) together with such Lender’s successors, transferees and assigns with which the Parent and/or the Borrower enters into, or guaranty the obligations of one or more of its Subsidiaries under one or more Interest Rate Protection Agreements or Other Hedging Agreements from time to time.

Other Hedging Agreements means any foreign exchange contracts, currency swap agreements, commodity agreements or other similar agreements or arrangements entered into between a Lender or its Affiliate, or a Lead Arranger or its Affiliates, and the Parent and/or the Owner in relation to the Credit Document Obligations of the Owner under the Credit Agreement and designed to protect against the fluctuations in currency or commodity values.

Outstanding Indebtedness means the aggregate of the Loan and interest accrued and accruing thereon and all other sums of money from time to time owing by the Owner to the Collateral Agent, whether actually or contingently, under the Security Documents or any of them;

Owner includes the successors in title of the Owner;

Secured Creditors means the Lender Creditors and the Other Creditors.

Security Party means the Owner and any other party who may at any time be a party to any of the Security Documents (other than the Collateral Agent); and

Security Period means the period commencing on [the date hereof] [{ date }] and terminating upon discharge of the security created by the Security Documents by payment of all moneys payable thereunder.

 

1.3 Headings

Clause headings and the table of contents are inserted for convenience of reference only and shall be ignored in the interpretation of this Assignment.

 

1.4 Construction of certain terms

In this Assignment, unless the context otherwise requires:

 

1.4.1 references to clauses and the schedule are to be construed as references to clauses of this Assignment and its schedule;

 

1.4.2 references to (or to any specified provision of) this Assignment or any other document shall be construed as references to this Assignment, that provision or that document as in force for the time being and as amended in accordance with the terms thereof, or as the case may be, with the agreement of the relevant parties;

 

1.4.3 words importing the plural shall include the singular and vice versa;

 

1.4.4 references to a person shall be construed as references to an individual, firm, company, corporation, unincorporated body of persons or any Government Entity;

 

1.4.5 references to a “guarantee” include references to an indemnity or other assurance against financial loss including, without limitation, an obligation to purchase assets or services as a consequence of a default by any other person to pay any indebtedness and “guaranteed” shall be construed accordingly; and

 

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1.4.6 references to statutory provisions shall be construed as reference to those provisions as replaced or amended or re-enacted from time to time.

 

1.5 Conflict with Assignment of Earnings and Insurances

This Assignment shall be read together with the Assignment of Earnings and Insurances but in case of any conflict between the two instruments the provisions of the Assignment of Earnings and Insurances shall prevail.

 

1.6 Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999

No term of this Assignment is enforceable under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 by a person who is not a party to this Assignment.

 

2 Warranty

 

2.1 The Owner hereby represents and warrants to the Collateral Agent that on the date hereof:

 

2.1.1 the Owner is the sole, legal and beneficial owner of the whole of the Assigned Property free from all Encumbrances and other interests and rights of every kind other than Permitted Liens;

 

2.1.2 the copy of the Charter delivered by the Owner to the Collateral Agent is a true and complete copy of such document, the Charter constitutes the valid and binding obligations of the parties thereto enforceable in accordance with its terms, is in full force and effect and there have been no amendments or variations thereof (other than as delivered to the Collateral Agent) or defaults thereunder;

 

2.1.3 the Vessel has been or will be delivered to and accepted by the Charterer for service under the Charter; and

 

2.1.4 there are no commissions, rebates, premiums or other payments in connection with the Charter other than as disclosed to the Collateral Agent in writing prior to the date hereof.

 

3 Assignment and application of money

 

3.1 Assignment

By way of security for the Outstanding Indebtedness the Owner with full title guarantee hereby assigns and agrees to assign to the Collateral Agent absolutely all its rights title and interest to the Assigned Property and all its benefits and interests present and future therein Provided however that the Charter Earnings shall be at the disposal of the Owner until such time as an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing and the Collateral Agent shall direct to the contrary whereupon the Owner shall forthwith, and the Collateral Agent may at any time thereafter, instruct the persons from whom the Charter Earnings are then payable to pay the same to the Collateral Agent.

 

3.2 Notice

The Owner hereby covenants and undertakes with the Collateral Agent that it will give written notice of the assignment herein contained to the Charterer in substantially the form set out in the schedule and will use commercially reasonable efforts to procure the delivery to the Collateral Agent a copy thereof with the acknowledgement thereof set out in the schedule duly executed by the Charterer.

 

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3.3 Application

All moneys received by the Collateral Agent in respect of the Assigned Property shall be held and applied by it in accordance with the terms of clause 2.3 of the Assignment of Earnings and Insurances as if the same was Earnings.

 

3.4 Shortfalls

In the event that the balance referred to in clause 2.3 of the Assignment of Earnings and Insurances is insufficient to pay in full the whole of the Outstanding Indebtedness, the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to collect the shortfall from the Owner or any other person liable for the time being therefor.

 

3.5 Use of Owner’s name

Where the Collateral Agent becomes entitled to enforce its rights under this Assignment in accordance with clause 6, the Owner covenants and undertakes with the Collateral Agent to do or permit to be done each and every act or thing which the Collateral Agent may from time to time reasonably require to be done in respect of such enforcement and to allow its name to be used as and when reasonably required by the Collateral Agent for that purpose.

 

3.6 Reassignment

Upon payment and discharge in full of the Outstanding Indebtedness the Collateral Agent shall, at the request and cost of the Owner, re-assign the Assigned Property to the Owner or as it may direct.

 

4 Undertakings

The Owner hereby covenants and undertakes with the Collateral Agent throughout the Security Period it will not, without the previous written consent of the Collateral Agent:

 

4.1 Variations

agree to any variation of any material term of the Charter in a manner adverse to the Collateral Agent; or

 

4.2 Releases and waivers

release the Charterer from any material term of any of the Charterer’s obligations under the Charter or waive any breach of any material term of the Charterer’s obligations thereunder or consent to any such act or omission of the Charterer as would otherwise constitute such breach if adverse to the Collateral Agent; or

 

4.3 Termination

terminate the Charter for any reason whatsoever if adverse to the Collateral Agent.

 

5 Continuing security

The provisions of clause 3.1 of the Assignment of Earnings and Insurances shall apply mutatis mutandis to this Assignment as if set out herein and as if references therein to “this Deed” were references to this Assignment.

 

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6 Powers of Collateral Agent

 

6.1 Protective action

The Collateral Agent shall, without prejudice to its other rights, powers and remedies hereunder, be entitled (but not bound) at any time, and as often as may be necessary, to take any such action as it may in its discretion think fit for the purpose of protecting or maintaining the security created by this Assignment and all Expenses attributable thereto shall be payable by the Owner on demand.

 

6.2 Powers on Event of Default

Upon the happening of an Event of Default which is continuing the Collateral Agent shall become forthwith entitled, as and when it may see fit, to exercise in relation to the Assigned Property or any part thereof all or any of the rights, powers and remedies possessed by it as assignee and/or chargee of the Assigned Property (whether at law, by virtue of this Assignment or otherwise) and in particular (without limiting the generality of the foregoing):

 

6.2.1 to collect, recover, compromise and give a good discharge for, all claims then outstanding or thereafter arising in respect of the Charter and/or the property hereby assigned or any part thereof, and to take over or institute (if necessary using the name of the Owner) all such proceedings in connection therewith as the Collateral Agent in its absolute discretion thinks fit;

 

6.2.2 to discharge, compound, release or compromise claims in respect of the Charter and/or the Assigned Property or any part thereof which have given or may give rise to any charge or lien or other claim on the Vessel, her Earnings, Insurances or Compulsory Acquisition Compensation or any part thereof or which are or may be enforceable by proceedings against the Vessel, her Earnings, Insurances or Compulsory Acquisition Compensation or any part thereof; and

 

6.2.3 to recover from the Owner on demand all Expenses incurred or paid by the Collateral Agent in connection with the exercise of the powers (or any of them) referred to in this clause 6.2.

 

6.3 Liability of Collateral Agent

The Collateral Agent shall not be liable as mortgagee in possession in respect of any of the Assigned Property to account or be liable for any loss upon realisation or for any neglect or default of any nature whatsoever in connection therewith for which a mortgagee in possession may be liable as such.

 

7 Attorney

 

7.1 Appointment

By way of security for the performance of its obligations under this Assignment, the Owner hereby irrevocably appoints each of the Collateral Agent and its delegates and sub delegates to be its attorney acting severally (or jointly with any other such attorney or attorneys) and on its behalf and in its name or otherwise to do any and every thing which the Owner is obliged to do under the terms of this Assignment or which such attorney considers necessary or desirable in order to enable the Collateral Agent or such attorney to exercise the rights conferred on it by this Assignment or by law. Provided always that such power shall not be exercisable by or on behalf of the Collateral Agent until the occurrence of an Event of Default which is continuing.

 

7.2 Ratification

The Owner hereby ratifies and confirms and agrees to ratify and confirm whatever any attorney appointed under this Assignment shall do in its capacity as such.

 

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8 Further assurance

The Owner shall from time to time and at its own expense give all such assurances and do all such things as the Collateral Agent may reasonably require or consider desirable to enable the Collateral Agent to perfect, preserve or protect the security created or intended to be created by this Assignment or to exercise any of the rights conferred on it by this Assignment or by law and to that intent the Owner shall execute all such instruments, deeds and agreements and give all such notices and directions as the Collateral Agent may consider necessary.

 

9 Notices

The provisions of Section 14.03 of the Credit Agreement shall apply mutatis mutandis in respect of any certificate, notice, demand or other communication given or made under this Assignment.

 

10 Law, jurisdiction and other provisions

 

10.1 Law

This Assignment and any non-contractual obligations arising in connection with it shall be governed by, and shall be construed in accordance with, English law.

 

10.2 Submission to jurisdiction

The courts of England have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute arising out of or in connection with this Assignment (including a dispute relating to the existence, validity or termination of this Assignment or any non-contractual obligation arising out of or in connection with this Assignment ) (a “Dispute”). The parties hereto agree that the courts of England are the most appropriate and convenient courts to settle disputes and accordingly no party hereto will argue to the contrary. This Clause 10 is for the benefit of the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Secured Creditors. As a result, it shall not be prevented from taking proceedings relating to a dispute in any other courts with jurisdiction. To the extent allowed by law, the Collateral Agent may take concurrent proceedings in any number of jurisdictions.

 

10.3 Process agency

Without prejudice to any other mode of service allowed under any relevant law, the Owner: (i) irrevocably appoints EC3 Services Limited at The St Botolph Building, 138 Houndsditch, London, EC3A 7AR as its agent for service of process in relation to any proceedings before the English courts in connection with any credit document and (ii) agrees that failure by an agent for service of process to notify the relevant credit party of the process will not invalidate the proceedings concerned. If any person appointed as an agent for service of process is unable for any reason to act as agent for service of process, the Owner must immediately (and in any event within five days of such event taking place) appoint another agent on terms acceptable to the Collateral Agent. Failing this, the Collateral Agent may appoint another agent for this purpose.

 

10.4 Counterparts

This Assignment may be entered into in the form of two or more counterparts, each executed by one or more of the parties, and provided all the parties shall so execute this Assignment, each of the executed counterparts, when duly exchanged or delivered, shall be deemed to be an original but, taken together, they shall constitute one instrument.

 

10.5 English language

All certificates, instruments and other documents to be delivered under or supplied in connection with this Assignment or the Charter shall be in the English language or shall be accompanied by a certified English translation upon which the recipient shall be entitled to rely.

 

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10.6 Severability of provisions

Each of the provisions of this Assignment are severable and distinct from the others and if at any time one or more of such provisions is or becomes invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Assignment shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

 

10.7 Amendments

This Assignment shall not be amended and/or varied except by agreement in writing signed by the parties hereto.

IN WITNESS whereof this Assignment has been duly executed the day and year first above written

 

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Schedule 1

Form of Notice of Assignment of Charter

 

To: [name and address of the Charterer]

m.v. [ ]

IMO Number [ ]

The undersigned, BREAKAWAY THREE, LTD., as owner (the Owner ) of the Bahamian Vessel m.v. [ ], hereby gives you notice (this Notice ) that by an Assignment of Charters dated [ ] entered into by us in favour of KFW IPEX-BANK GMBH, as collateral agent (hereinafter called the Assignee ), and an Assignment of Earnings and Insurances dated [ ] (as the same may be amended, supplemented, novated or otherwise modified from time to time), the Owner has assigned all its right, title, interest claim and demand in and to, the time charter-party dated [ ] between the Owner and you (the Charter ), including, but not limited to, all earnings and freight thereunder, and all amounts due to the Owner thereunder, and further, the Owner has granted a security interest in and to the Charter and all claims for damages arising out of the breach of and rights to terminate the Charter, and any proceeds of any of the foregoing.

The Owner remains liable to perform all its duties and obligations under the Charter and the Assignee is under no obligation of any kind under the Charter nor under any liability whatsoever in the event of any failure by the Owner to perform its obligations.

Dated:

BREAKAWAY THREE, LTD.,

as Owner

 

By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

 

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To: Breakaway Three, Ltd. and KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH

m.v. [ ]

IMO Number [ ]

The undersigned, charterer of the [COUNTRY] flag vessel m.v. [ ] pursuant to a time charter-party dated [ ] between BREAKAWAY THREE, LTD., as owner (the Assignor ) and the undersigned (the Charter ), does hereby acknowledge receipt of a notice of the assignment by the Assignor of all the Assignor’s right, title and interest in and to the Charter to KFW IPEX-BANK GMBH, as Collateral Agent (the Assignee ), pursuant to an Assignment of Charters dated [ ] and an Assignment of Earnings and Insurances dated [ ] (as the same may be amended, supplemented, novated or otherwise modified from time to time, the Assignment ), consents to such assignment, and agrees that, after being notified by the Assignee that an Event of Default (as defined in the Credit Agreement) exists and is continuing, it will pay all moneys due and to become due under the Charter, without setoff or deduction for any claim not arising under the Charter, and notwithstanding the existence of a default or event of default by the Assignor under the Charter, direct to the Assignee or such account specified by the Assignee at such address as the Assignee shall request the undersigned in writing until the Event of Default no longer exists.

The undersigned agrees that it shall look solely to the Assignor for performance of the Charter and that the Assignee shall have no obligation or liability under or pursuant to the Charter arising out of the Assignment, nor shall the Assignee be required or obligated in any manner to perform or fulfill any obligations of the Assignor under or pursuant to the Charter. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if an Event of Default under the Credit Agreement (as defined in or by reference in the Assignment) shall have occurred and be continuing, the undersigned agrees that the Assignee shall have the right, but not the obligation, to perform all of the Assignor’s obligations under the Charter as though named therein as owner.

The undersigned agrees that it shall not seek the recovery of any payment actually made by it to the Assignee pursuant to this Charterer’s Consent and Agreement once such payment has been made. This provision shall not be construed to relieve the Assignor of any liability to the Charterer.

The undersigned hereby waives the right to assert against the Assignee, as assignee of the Assignor, any claim, defense, counterclaim or setoff that it could assert against the Assignor under the Charter.

The undersigned agrees to execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, upon the written request of the Assignee any and all such further instruments and documents as the Assignee may deem desirable for the purpose of obtaining the full benefits of the Assignment and of the rights and power herein granted.

The undersigned hereby agrees that so long as the Assignment is in effect it will not amend, modify, supplement, or alter any material term of the Charter in a manner adverse to the Assignee, in each case without first obtaining the written consent of the Assignee therefor.

The undersigned hereby confirms that the Charter is a legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, and that neither it nor, to the best of its knowledge, the Assignor is in default under its terms.

 

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We also confirm that we have received no notice of any previous assignment of, or other third party right affecting, all or any part of the Earnings and we undertake that, if required to do so in writing by the Assignee after the occurrence and continuation of an Event of Default, we will immediately deliver up possession of the Vessel to or to the order of the Assignee (or, if the Vessel is not then in port and free of cargo, as soon as she has completed the voyage on which she is then engaged and discharged any cargo then on board) free of the Charter but without prejudice to any rights which we may have against the Assignor under or pursuant to the Charter.

 

Dated:  

 

[CHARTERER],
as Charterer
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

 

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EXECUTED and DELIVERED   )  
as a DEED   )  
by Breakaway Three, Ltd.   )  

 

acting by its duly authorised officers:   )   Authorised Officer
  )  
  )  
  )  

 

  )   Authorised Officer

In the presence of:

 

 

Witness

Name:

Address:

Occupation:

 

EXECUTED and DELIVERED   )  
as a DEED   )  
by KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH   )  

 

acting by its duly authorised officers:   )   Authorised Officer
  )  
  )  
  )  

 

  )   Authorised Officer

In the presence of:

 

 

Witness

Name:

Address:

Occupation:

 

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EXHIBIT I

FORM OF

DEED OF COVENANTS

ON [BAHAMIAN] 1 FLAG VESSEL

[VESSEL]

OFFICIAL NO. [OFFICIAL NUMBER]

executed by

BREAKAWAY THREE, LTD.,

as Owner

in favor of

KFW IPEX-BANK GMBH,

as Collateral Agent and Mortgagee

[DATE]

 

1   If Vessel is not flagged in the Bahamas, appropriate changes will be made to this document.


Table of Contents

 

          Page  

1.

  

Definitions and Construction

     2   

2.

  

Owner’s Covenant to Pay

     6   

3.

  

Mortgage

     7   

4.

  

Owner’s Covenants

     8   

5.

  

Owner’s Covenants as to Insurance

     9   

6.

  

Owner’s Covenants as to Operation and Maintenance

     13   

7.

  

Expenses

     17   

8.

  

Protection and Maintenance of Security

     18   

9.

  

Enforcement of Rights

     19   

10.

  

Application of Moneys

     20   

11.

  

Receivers

     20   

12.

  

No Waiver

     21   

13.

  

Power of Delegation

     21   

14.

  

Power of Attorney

     21   

15.

  

Further Assurance

     22   

16.

  

Assignment

     22   

17.

  

Waiver of Rights as Surety

     22   

18.

  

No Obligations Imposed on Mortgagee

     23   

19.

  

Law of Property Act 1925 not applicable

     23   

20.

  

No Liability of Mortgagee

     23   

21.

  

No Requirement to Commence Proceedings

     23   

22.

  

No Restriction on Other Rights

     23   

23.

  

Exercise of Other Rights

     24   

24.

  

Settlement or Discharge Conditional

     24   

25.

  

Severability of Provisions

     24   

26.

  

Notices

     24   

27.

  

GOVERNING LAW; SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION; VENUE

     25   

 

(i)


EXHIBIT I

DEED OF COVENANTS

DEED OF COVENANTS (as amended, modified, restated and/or supplemented from time to time, this “ Deed ”), dated as of [                    ], between BREAKAWAY THREE, LTD. a Bermuda company having its registered office as of the date hereof at [                    ] (the “ Owner ”) and KFW IPEX-BANK GMBH, as Collateral Agent and Security Trustee for and on behalf of the Secured Creditors pursuant to the Security Trust Deed (the “ Mortgagee ”, which expression shall include its successors, transferees and permitted assignees).

WHEREAS:

(A) The Owner is the absolute and unencumbered owner of all the shares of and in the motor vessel “[                    ]” registered under the [Bahamian flag at the port of Nassau] with Official Number [                    ].

(B) NCL Corporation Ltd., a Bermuda corporation (the “ Parent ”), the Owner, as borrower, each Lender from time to time party thereto (which Lenders as of the date hereof are KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH), the Mortgagee, as facility agent (in such capacity, the “ Facility Agent ”), as collateral agent and security trustee under the Security Documents (in such capacity, the “ Collateral Agent ”), as CIRR agent, as Hermes agent, as bookrunner and as initial mandated lead arranger and the other parties from time to time party thereto, have entered into a Credit Agreement, dated as of [ ] 2012, (as the same may be amended, supplemented, refinanced, replaced, novated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), providing for the making of Loans to the Owner in the principal amount of up to the Dollar Equivalent of Five Hundred and Ninety Million, Four Hundred and Seventy Eight Thousand and Eight Hundred and Seventy Euros (€590,478,870) (the Lenders, the Collateral Agent and the other Agents, in their capacity as such, collectively, the “ Lender Creditors ”).

(C) The Parent and/or the Owner may at any time and from time to time enter into one or more Secured Hedging Agreements (as hereinafter defined) with one or more Other Creditors (as defined herein). The estimated aggregate notional amount of the liabilities of the Parent and/or Owner under the Secured Hedging Agreements entered into with respect to the Loans (as defined in the Credit Agreement) (and/or the Commitments (as defined in the Credit Agreement)) is a principal amount of up to the Dollar Equivalent of [ (€[ ])].

(D) The Parent has guaranteed the Credit Document Obligations of the Owner under the Credit Agreement pursuant to Section 15 of the Credit Agreement (the “ Parent Guarantee ”).

(E) There has contemporaneously with the execution of this Deed been executed by the Owner in favor of the Mortgagee a first priority Bahamian statutory mortgage over all the shares in the said vessel (the “ Mortgage ”).

(F) It is intended that the Mortgage and this Deed shall together stand as security for the payment of the Secured Obligations (as defined below) and the performance and observance of and compliance with the covenants, terms and conditions contained in any of the Secured Debt Documents (as hereinafter defined).


Exhibit I

Page 2

 

NOW THIS DEED WITNESSETH AND IT IS HEREBY AGREED as follows:

1. Definitions and Construction .

Section 1.1 In this Deed unless the context otherwise requires any term defined in the preamble or recitals hereto has the meaning ascribed to it therein; in addition, terms and expressions not defined herein but whose meanings are defined in the Credit Agreement shall unless the context otherwise requires have the meanings set out therein and:

Collateral ” means all property (whether real or personal) with respect to which any security interests have been granted (or purported to be granted) pursuant to any Security Document, including, without limitation, all Share Charge Collateral, all Earnings and Insurance Collateral, the Construction Risk Insurance, the Vessel, the Refund Guarantees, the Construction Contract and all cash and Cash Equivalents at any time delivered as collateral thereunder or as collateral required under the Credit Agreement.

Compulsory Acquisition ” means requisition for title or other compulsory acquisition of the Vessel including its capture, seizure, confiscation or expropriation but excluding any requisition for hire.

Compulsory Acquisition Compensation ” means all moneys or other compensation whatsoever payable by reason of the Compulsory Acquisition of the Vessel other than by requisition for hire.

Credit Agreement ” has the meaning provided in the Recitals hereto.

Credit Document Obligations ” means, except to the extent consisting of obligations, liabilities or indebtedness with respect to Interest Rate Protection Agreements or Other Hedging Agreements, the full and prompt payment when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of all obligations, liabilities and indebtedness (including, without limitation, principal, premium, interest, fees and indemnities (including, without limitation, all interest that accrues after the commencement of any case, proceeding or other action relating to the bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar proceeding of the Owner or any other Credit Party at the rate provided for in the respective documentation, whether or not a claim for post-petition interest is allowed in any such proceeding)) of each Credit Party to the Lender Creditors ( provided , in respect of the Lender Creditors which are Lenders, such aforementioned obligations, liabilities and indebtedness shall arise only for such Lenders (in such capacity) in respect of Loans and/or Commitments), whether now existing or hereafter incurred under, arising out of, or in connection with the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents to which such Credit Party is a party (including, in the case of each Credit Party that is a Guarantor, all such obligations, liabilities and indebtedness of such Credit Party under the Parent Guarantee) and the due performance and compliance by such Credit Party with all of the terms, conditions and agreements contained in the Credit Documents.

Credit Party ” means the Owner, the Parent and each Subsidiary of the Parent that owns a direct interest in the Owner.


Exhibit I

Page 3

 

Default Rate ” means the rate of interest set out in Section 2.06 of the Credit Agreement.

Document of Compliance ” means a document issued to a vessel operator as evidence of its compliance with the requirements of the ISM Code.

Earnings ” means (i) the earnings of the Vessel, including, but not limited to, all freight, hire and passage moneys, proceeds of off-hire insurance, any other moneys earned and to be earned, due or to become due, or paid or payable to, or for the account of, the Owner, of whatsoever nature, arising out of or as a result of the ownership, use, operation or management by the Owner or its agents of the Vessel, (ii) all moneys and claims for moneys due and to become due to the Owner under and all claims for damages arising out of the breach (or payments for variation or termination) of any charter, or contract relating to or under which is employed the Vessel, any and all other present and future charter parties, contracts of affreightment, and operations of every kind whatsoever of the Vessel, and in and to any and all claims and causes of action for money, loss or damages that may now and hereafter accrue or belong to the Owner, its successors, transferees or assignees, arising out of or in any way connected with the present or future ownership, use, operation or management of the Vessel or arising out of or in any way connected with the Vessel, (iii) if the Vessel is employed on terms whereby any money falling within clauses (i) or (ii) above are pooled or shared with any other Person, that proportion of the net receipts of the pooling or sharing arrangements which is attributable to the Vessel, (iv) all moneys and claims for moneys due and to become due to the Owner, and all claims for damages, in respect of the actual or constructive total loss of or requisition of use of or title to the Vessel, (v) all moneys and claims for moneys due in respect of demurrage or detention, and (vi) any proceeds of any of the foregoing.

Event of Default ” means an “Event of Default’ under and as defined in the Credit Agreement.

Insurances ” means all policies and contracts of insurance and entries of the Vessel in a protection and indemnity or war risks association which are effected in respect of the Vessel, its freights, disbursements, profits or otherwise and all benefits, including all claims and returns of premiums thereunder and shall also include all Compulsory Acquisition Compensation.

Interest Rate Protection Agreement ” means any interest rate swap agreement, interest rate cap agreement, interest collar agreement, interest rate hedging agreement, interest rate floor agreement or other similar agreement or arrangement entered into between a Lender or its Affiliate, or a Lead Arranger or its Affiliate, and the Parent and/or the Owner in relation to the Credit Document Obligations of the Owner under the Credit Agreement.

ISM Code ” means in relation to its application to the Owner and the Vessel and its operation:

(a) The International Management Code for the Safe Operation of Ships and for Pollution Prevention, currently known or referred to as the ‘ISM Code’, adopted by the Assembly of the International Maritime Organization by Resolution A.741(18) on 4 November 1993 and incorporated on 19 May 1994 into Chapter IX of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea 1974 (SOLAS 1974); and


Exhibit I

Page 4

 

(b) all further applicable resolutions, circulars, codes, guidelines, regulations and recommendations which are now or in the future issued by or on behalf of the International Maritime Organization or any other entity with responsibility for implementing the ISM Code, including without limitation, the ‘Guidelines on implementation or administering of the International Safety Management (ISM) Code by Administrations’ produced by the International Maritime Organization pursuant to Resolution A.788(19) adopted on 25 November 1995,

as the same may be amended, supplemented or replaced from time to time.

ISM Responsible Person ” means the person from time to time so designated by the Owner for the purposes of the ISM Code.

ISM SMS ” means the safety management system which is required to be developed, implemented and maintained under the ISM Code.

ISPS Code ” means the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code constituted pursuant to resolution A.924(22) of the International Maritime Organisation (“ IMO ”) adopted by a Diplomatic conference of the IMO on Maritime Security on 13 December 2002 and now set out in Chapter XI-2 of the Safety of Life at Sea Convention (SOLAS) 1974 (as amended) to take effect on July 1, 2004.

ISSC ” means an international ship security certificate issued for a vessel under the ISPS Code.

Lender Creditors ” has the meaning provided in the Recitals hereto.

Mortgage ” has the meaning provided in the Recitals hereto.

Mortgaged Premises ” includes:

 

  (a) the Vessel; and

 

  (b) the Compulsory Acquisition Compensation.

person ” includes any body of persons.

Other Creditors ” means any Lender or any Affiliate thereof and their successors, transferees and assignees if any (even if such Lender subsequently ceases to be a Lender under the Credit Agreement for any reason), together with such Lender’s or Affiliate’s successors, transferees and assignees, with which the Parent and/or the Owner enters into any Interest Rate Protection Agreements or Other Hedging Agreements from time to time.

Other Hedging Agreement ” means any foreign exchange contracts, currency swap agreements, commodity agreements or other similar agreements or arrangements entered into between a Lender or its Affiliate, or a Lead Arranger or its Affiliates, and the Parent and/or the Owner in relation to the Credit Document Obligations of the Owner under the Credit Agreement and designed to protect against the fluctuations in currency or commodity values.


Exhibit I

Page 5

 

Process Agent ” means EC3 Services Limited of The St Botolph Building, 138 Houndsditch, London, EC3A 7AR.

Receiver ” means any administrative receiver, a receiver and manager of any other receiver (whether appointed pursuant to this Deed, pursuant to any statute, by a court or otherwise) of all or any part of the Vessel.

Safety Management Certificate ” means a document issued to a vessel as evidence that the vessel operator and its shipboard management operate in accordance with an approved Safety Management System.

Safety Management System ” means a structured and documented system enabling the personnel of a vessel operator to implement effectively the safety and environmental protection policy of such vessel operator.

Secured Creditors ” means, collectively, (i) the Lender Creditors and (ii) the Other Creditors.

Secured Debt Documents ” means the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents (as defined in the Credit Agreement).

Secured Hedging Agreements ” means (i) any Interest Rate Protection Agreement and (ii) any Other Hedging Agreements.

Secured Obligations ” means (i) the Credit Document Obligations, (ii) the Other Obligations, (iii) any and all sums advanced by the Collateral Agent in order to preserve the Collateral or preserve its security interest in the Collateral, (iv) in the event of any proceeding for the collection or enforcement of any indebtedness, obligations or liabilities of the Credit Parties referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) above, after an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the reasonable expenses of retaking, holding, preparing for sale or lease, selling or otherwise disposing of or realizing on the Collateral, or of any exercise by the Collateral Agent of its rights hereunder, together with reasonable attorneys’ fees and court costs, and (v) all amounts paid by any Secured Creditor as to which such Secured Creditor has the right to reimbursement under the Security Documents.

Security Period ” means the period beginning on the date hereof and ending on the date on which all amounts outstanding under the Secured Debt Documents are finally paid and repaid in full, all letters of credit issued thereunder are terminated and all commitments thereunder are terminated.

Security Trust Deed ” means the Security Trust Deed executed by, inter alia , the Owner, the Parent, the Collateral Agent, the Original Secured Creditors (as defined therein) and the Original ECF Hedging Creditors (as defined therein), and shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit P or otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Facility Agent.

Total Loss ” means any actual or constructive or arranged or agreed or compromised total loss or Compulsory Acquisition of the Vessel (excluding any requisition for hire).

Vessel ” means the motor vessel more particularly described in Recital (A) and includes any share or interest therein and its engines, machinery, boats, tackle, outfit, spare gear, fuel, consumable or other stores, belongings and appurtenances whether on board or ashore and whether now owned or hereafter acquired.


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Section 1.2 In Section 5.1 :

excess risks ” means the proportion of claims for general average and salvage charges and under the ordinary running down clause not recoverable in consequence of the value at which a vessel is assessed for the purpose of such claims exceeding its insured value;

protection and indemnity risks ” means the usual risks covered by an English protection and indemnity association including without limitation pollution risks (whether relating to oil or otherwise howsoever) and the proportion not recoverable in case of collision under the ordinary running down clause; and

war risks ” includes the risks of mines and all risks excluded from the standard form of English marine policy by the free of capture and seizure clause.

Section 1.3 In the Mortgage, (i) references to “ interest ” mean interest covenanted to be paid in accordance with Sections 2.1 , 7 , 8 and 9 ; (ii) references to “ principal ” mean all other sums of money for the time being comprised in the Secured Obligations; and (iii) the expression “ all sums for the time being due on this security ” means the whole of the Secured Obligations.

Section 1.4 In this Deed :

1.4.1 words denoting the plural number include the singular and vice versa;

1.4.2 references to Recitals and Sections are references to recitals and sections of this Deed;

1.4.3 references to this Deed include the Recitals;

1.4.4 the headings and contents page(s) are for the purpose of reference only, have no legal or other significance, and shall be ignored in the interpretation of this Deed;

1.4.5 references to any document (including, without limitation, to all or any of the Secured Debt Documents) are, unless the context otherwise requires, references to that document as amended, supplemented, novated or replaced from time to time; and

1.4.6 references to statutes or provisions of statutes are references to those statutes, or those provisions, as from time to time amended, replaced or re- enacted.

2. Owner’s Covenant to Pay .

Section 2.1 Pursuant to the Secured Debt Documents and in consideration of the premises, the Owner covenants with the Mortgagee:

2.1.1 to satisfy the Secured Obligations at the times and in the manner specified in the relevant Secured Debt Documents;


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2.1.2 to pay interest on the Secured Obligations at the rate, at the times and in the manner specified in the Secured Debt Documents, as applicable;

2.1.3 to pay interest at the Default Rate on any sum or sums payable under this Deed which is not paid on the due date;

2.1.4 to pay each and every other sum of money that may be or become owing to the Secured Creditors under the terms of the Secured Debt Documents or any of them at the times and in the manner specified therein; and

2.1.5 to pay and discharge when due and payable, from time to time, all taxes, assessments, governmental charges, fines and penalties lawfully imposed on the Vessel or any income therefrom.

Section 2.2 The holder of the relevant Secured Obligations and the Owner may agree in writing to vary the date or dates for repayment of principal or interest in respect of such Secured Obligations and/or vary the terms of the relevant Secured Debt Documents without reference to the Owner and without adversely affecting or diminishing the security conferred by the Secured Debt Documents executed by the Owner.

3. Mortgage .

Section 3.1 By way of security for the payment of the Secured Obligations and the performance and observance of and compliance with the covenants, terms and conditions contained in any of the Secured Debt Documents, the Owner with full title guarantee hereby mortgages and charges to and in favor of the Mortgagee all its interest, present and future, in the Mortgaged Premises (which, the Owner hereby warrants to be free at the date hereof from any other charge or encumbrance whatsoever).

Section 3.2 It is declared and agreed that this Deed and the Mortgage shall be held by the Mortgagee as a continuing security for the payment of the Secured Obligations and that the security so created shall not be satisfied by any intermediate payment or satisfaction of any part of the amount hereby and thereby secured and that the security so created shall be in addition to and shall not in any way be prejudiced or affected by any collateral or other security now or hereafter held by the Mortgagee and/or the Secured Creditors for all or any part of the moneys hereby and thereby secured and that every power and remedy given to the Mortgagee hereunder shall be an addition to and not a limitation of any and every other power or remedy vested in the Mortgagee and/or the Secured Creditors under any of the other Secured Debt Documents and that all the powers so vested in the Mortgagee and/or the Secured Creditors may be exercised from time to time and as often as the Secured Creditors may deem expedient.

Section 3.3 The Owner will cause the Mortgage to be duly registered in the London office of the Bahamas Maritime Authority and will otherwise comply with and satisfy all of the provisions of applicable laws of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas in order to establish and maintain the Mortgage as a first priority mortgage thereunder upon the Vessel and upon all renewals, replacements and improvements made in or to the same for the amount of the indebtedness hereby secured.


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4. Owner’s Covenants .

Section 4.1 The Owner covenants and agrees with the Mortgagee as follows:

4.1.1 it is and will remain a company duly constituted, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of Bermuda;

4.1.2 it lawfully owns and is lawfully possessed of all the shares in the Vessel free from any lien or encumbrance whatsoever except for this Deed, the Mortgage and any Permitted Lien and will warrant and defend the title and possession thereto and to every part thereof for the benefit of the Mortgagee against the claims and demands of all other persons whomsoever;

4.1.3 it will perform, observe and comply with the covenants, terms and obligations and conditions on its part to be performed, observed and complied with contained or implied in the Secured Debt Documents;

4.1.4 it will place, and at all times and places will retain a properly certified copy of this Deed and the Mortgage on board the Vessel with her papers and will cause such certified copy and the Vessel’s marine document to be exhibited to any and all person having business therewith which might give rise to any lien thereon other than liens for crew’s wages and salvage, and to any representative of the Mortgagee;

4.1.5 it will place and keep prominently displayed in the chart room and in the Master’s cabin on the Vessel a framed printed notice in plain type reading as follows:

“NOTICE OF MORTGAGE

THIS VESSEL IS OWNED BY BREAKAWAY THREE LTD., AND IS SUBJECT TO A FIRST PRIORITY MORTGAGE IN FAVOR OF KFW IPEX-BANK GMBH, AS COLLATERAL AGENT/MORTGAGEE UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE MERCHANT SHIPPING ACT OF THE STATUTE LAWS OF THE BAHAMAS, CHAPTER 268, AS AMENDED. UNDER THE TERMS OF SAID MORTGAGE, NEITHER THE OWNER, ANY CHARTERER, THE MASTER OF THE VESSEL, NOR ANY OTHER PERSON HAS ANY RIGHT, POWER OR AUTHORITY TO CREATE, INCUR OR PERMIT TO BE PLACED OR IMPOSED UPON THE VESSEL, ANY ENCUMBRANCES WHATSOEVER OR ANY OTHER LIEN WHATSOEVER OTHER THAN FOR CREW’S WAGES AND SALVAGE.”;

4.1.6 it will do and permit to be done each and every act or thing whatsoever which the Mortgagee may require to be done for the purpose of enforcing the Mortgagee’s rights hereunder and allow the Mortgagee to use the Owner’s name as may be required for that purpose;

4.1.7 it will not create or permit to subsist any Lien on the whole or any part of the Vessel except for Liens created with the prior consent of the Mortgagee or Permitted Liens; and


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4.1.8 if a libel, arrest, complaint or similar process be filed against the Vessel or the Vessel be otherwise attached, levied upon or taken into custody or detained by virtue of any proceeding in any court or tribunal or by any Government, or other authority, the Owner will promptly notify the Mortgagee thereof by telex, or telefax confirmed by letter, at the address, as specified in this Deed, and within [*] days will cause the Vessel to be released and all liens thereon other than the Mortgage to be discharged, will cause a certificate of discharge to be recorded in the case of any recording of a notice of claim of lien, and will promptly notify the Mortgagee thereof in the manner aforesaid. The Owner will notify the Mortgagee within [*] hours of any average or salvage incurred by the Vessel.

5. Owner’s Covenants as to Insurance .

Section 5.1 The Owner covenants with the Mortgagee and undertakes throughout the Security Period:

5.1.1 to insure the Vessel, or procure that the Vessel is insured, in its name and keep the Vessel and procure that the Vessel is kept insured on an agreed value basis for an amount in Dollars approved by the Mortgagee, provided that at all times:

(a) the insured value of the Vessel shall at all times be equal to or greater than its fair market value,

(b) the insured value of the Vessel shall be equal to or greater than [*] of the then applicable Total Commitment,

(c) the hull and machinery insurance for the Vessel shall at all times be equal to no less than [*] of the total insured value of such Vessel and [*] of the total insured value of the Vessel shall consist of hull interest and freight interest insurance;

through internationally recognized independent first class insurance companies, underwriters, war risks and protection and indemnity associations reasonably acceptable to the Mortgagee in each instance on terms and conditions approved by the Mortgagee (with such approval not to be unreasonably withheld) including as to deductibles but at least in respect of:

(a) marine risks including all risks customarily and usually covered by first-class and prudent shipowners in the London insurance markets under English marine policies, or the Norwegian Plan or Mortgagee-approved policies containing the ordinary conditions applicable to similar vessels;

(b) war risks including the Missing Vessel Clause, terrorism, piracy and confiscation and, should institute War and Strike Clauses, Hulls Conditions prevail, the London Blocking and Trapping Addendum and war risks (protection and indemnity) with a separate limit and in excess of the amount for war risks (hull);

(c) excess risks that is to say the proportion of claims for general average and salvage charges and under the running down clause not recoverable in consequence of the value at which the Vessel is assessed for the purpose of such claims exceeding the insured value;


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(d) protection and indemnity risks with full standard coverage and up to the highest limit of liability available (for oil pollution risk the highest limit currently available is [*] for pollution risk and this to be increased if requested by the Mortgagee and the increase is possible in accordance with the standard protection and indemnity cover for vessels of its type and is compatible with prudent insurance practice for first class cruise shipowners or operators in waters where the Vessel trades from time to time during the Security Period;

(e) when and while the Vessel is laid-up, in lieu of hull insurance, normal port risks;

(f) such other risks as the Mortgagee may from time to time reasonably require;

and in any event in respect of those risks and at those levels covered by first class and prudent owners and/or financiers in the international market in respect of similar tonnage, provided that if any of such insurances are also effected in the name of any other person (other than the Owner or the Mortgagee) such person shall if so required by the Mortgagee execute a first priority assignment a of its interest in such insurances in favor of the Mortgagee in similar terms mutatis mutandis to the relevant Assignment of Earnings and Insurances;

5.1.2 the Mortgagee at the cost of the Owner or the Parent shall take out, in each case, for an amount in Dollars approved by the Mortgagee but not being, collectively, less than [*] of the sum of the then applicable Total Commitment, mortgagee interest insurance and mortgagee additional perils insurance on such conditions as the Mortgagee may reasonably require, the Parent and the Owner having no interest or entitlement in respect of such policies; the Mortgagee undertakes to use its reasonable endeavors to match the premium level that the Owner or the Parent would have paid if they had arranged such cover on such conditions (as demonstrated to the reasonable satisfaction of the Mortgagee);

5.1.3 if the Vessel shall trade in the United States of America and/or the Exclusive Economic Zone of the United States of America (the “EEZ”) as such term is defined in the US Oil Pollution Act 1990 (“OPA”), the Owner shall comply strictly with the requirements of OPA and any similar legislation which may from time to time be enacted in any jurisdiction in which the Vessel presently trades or may or will trade at any time during the existence of the Mortgage and in particular before such trade is commenced and during the entire period during which such trade is carried on the Owner shall:

(a) pay any additional premiums required to maintain protection and indemnity cover for oil pollution up to the limit available to it for the Vessel in the market;

(b) make all such quarterly or other voyage declarations as may from time to time be required by the Vessel’s protection and indemnity association and to comply with all obligations in order to maintain such cover, and promptly to deliver to the Mortgagee copies of such declarations;


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(c) submit the Vessel to such additional periodic, classification, structural or other surveys which may be required by the Vessel’s protection and indemnity insurers to maintain cover for such trade and promptly to deliver to the Mortgagee copies of reports made in respect of such surveys;

(d) implement any recommendations contained in the reports issued following the surveys referred to in sub-clause (c) above within the time limit specified therein and provide evidence satisfactory to the Mortgagee that the protection and indemnity insurers are satisfied that this has been done;

(e) in particular strictly comply with the requirements of any applicable law, convention, regulation, proclamation or order with regard to financial responsibility for liabilities imposed on the Owner or the Vessel with respect to pollution by any state or nation or political subdivision thereof, including but not limited to OPA, and provide the Mortgagee on demand with such information or evidence as it may reasonably require of such compliance;

(f) procure that the protection and indemnity insurances do not contain a clause excluding the Vessel from trading in waters of the United States of America and the EEZ or any other provision analogous thereto and provide the Mortgagee with evidence that this is so; and

(g) strictly comply with any operational or structural regulations issued from time to time by any relevant authorities under OPA so that at all times the Vessel falls within the provisions which limit strict liability under OPA for oil pollution;

5.1.4 to give notice forthwith of any assignment of its interest in the Insurances to the relevant brokers, insurance companies, underwriters and/or associations in the form reasonably approved by the Mortgagee;

5.1.5 to execute and deliver all such documents and do all such things as may be necessary to confer upon the Mortgagee legal title to the Insurances in respect of the Vessel and to procure that the interest of the Mortgagee is at all times filed with all slips, cover notes, policies and certificates of entry and to procure (a) that a loss payable clause in the form reasonably approved by the Mortgagee and exceeding [*] shall be filed with all the hull, machinery and equipment and war risks policies in respect of the Vessel and (b) that a loss payable clause in the form reasonably approved by the Mortgagee and exceeding [*] shall be endorsed upon the protection and indemnity certificates of entry in respect of the Vessel;

5.1.6 at the Owner’s expense the Owner will cause such insurance brokers and the P & I club or association providing P & I insurance to agree to advise the Mortgagee by telex or telecopier confirmed by letter of any expiration, termination, alteration or cancellation of any policy, any default in the payment of any premium and of any other act or omission on the part of the Owner of which it has knowledge and which might invalidate or render unenforceable, in whole or in part, any insurance on the Vessel, and to provide an opportunity of paying any such unpaid premium or call, such right being exercisable by the Mortgagee on a vessel by vessel and not on a fleet basis. In addition, the Owner or the Parent shall promptly provide the Mortgagee with any information which the Mortgagee reasonably requests for the purpose of obtaining or preparing any report from an


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independent marine insurance consultant as to the adequacy of the insurances effected or proposed to be effected in accordance with the provisions contained herein as of the date hereof or in connection with any renewal thereof, and the Owner or the Parent shall upon demand indemnify the Mortgagee in respect of all reasonable fees and other expenses incurred by or for the account of the Mortgagee in connection with any such report; provided the Mortgagee shall be entitled to such indemnity only for one such report during any period of [*];

5.1.7 to procure that each of the relevant brokers and associations furnish the Mortgagee with a letter of undertaking in such usual form as may be reasonably required by the Mortgagee and waives any lien for premiums or calls except in relation to premiums or calls attributable to the Vessel;

5.1.8 to punctually pay all premiums, calls, contributions or other sums payable in respect of the Insurances on the Vessel and to produce all relevant receipts when so required by the Mortgagee;

5.1.9 to renew each of the Insurances on the Vessel at least [*] Business Days before the expiry thereof and give immediate notice to the Mortgagee of such renewal and procure that the relevant brokers or associations shall promptly confirm in writing to the Mortgagee that such renewal is effected, it being understood by the Owner that any failure to renew the Insurances on the Vessel at least [*] Business Days before the expiry thereof or to give or procure the relevant notices of such renewal shall constitute an Event of Default;

5.1.10 to arrange for the execution of such guarantees as may from time to time be required by any protection and indemnity and/or war risks association;

5.1.11 to furnish to the Mortgagee from time to time on request with full information about all Insurances maintained on the Vessel and the names of the offices, companies, underwriters, associations or clubs with which such Insurances are placed;

5.1.12 not to agree to any variation in the terms of any of the Insurances on the Vessel without the prior approval of the Mortgagee (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld) (save in circumstances where the variation is imposed by the insurers or reinsurers without requiring the Owner’s consent in which case the Owner shall notify the Mortgagee of such variation in a timely manner) nor do any act or voluntarily suffer or permit any act to be done whereby any Insurances shall or may be rendered invalid, void, voidable, suspended, defeated or unenforceable and not to suffer or permit the Vessel to engage in any voyage nor to carry any cargo not permitted under any of the Insurances without first obtaining the consent of the insurers or reinsurers concerned and complying with such requirements as to payment of extra premiums or otherwise as the insurers or reinsurers may impose. If a variation in the terms of the Insurances is imposed as aforesaid and in the absolute opinion of the Mortgagee its interest in the Insurances is thereby materially adversely affected and/or the proceeds of the Insurances payable to the Mortgagee would be adversely affected, the Owner undertakes promptly to make such changes to the Insurances, or such alternative Insurance arrangements, provided that such alternative Insurance arrangements are available in the insurance market to the Owner at that time, as the Mortgagee shall reasonably require;

5.1.13 not, without the prior written consent of the Mortgagee, settle, compromise or abandon any claim in respect of any of the Insurances on the Vessel other than a claim of less than [*] or the equivalent in any other currency and not being a claim arising out of a Total Loss;


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5.1.14 promptly furnish the Mortgagee with full information regarding any casualties or other accidents or damage to the Vessel involving an amount in excess of [*];

5.1.15 to apply or ensure the appliance of all such sums receivable in respect of the Insurances on the Vessel for the purpose of making good the loss and fully repairing all damage in respect whereof the insurance moneys shall have been received; and

5.1.16 that in the event of the Owner defaulting in insuring and keeping insured the Vessel as hereinbefore provided then the Mortgagee may (but shall not be bound to) insure the Vessel or enter the Vessel in such manner and to such extent as the Mortgagee in its discretion thinks fit and in such case all the cost of effecting and maintaining such insurance together with interest thereon shall be paid on demand by the Owner to the Mortgagee.

6. Owner’s Covenants as to Operation and Maintenance .

Section 6.1 The Owner covenants with the Mortgagee and undertakes throughout the Security Period at the Owner’s own expense that it will in respect of the Vessel:

6.1.1 keep it in a good and efficient state of repair so as to maintain it to the highest classification available for a vessel of its age and type free of all recommendations and qualifications with Det Norske Veritas or another classification society listed on Schedule 7.21 of the Credit Agreement (or another internationally recognized classification society reasonably acceptable to the Facility Agent). On the date hereof and annually thereafter, it will furnish to the Mortgagee a statement by such classification society that such classification is maintained. It will comply with all recommendations, regulations and requirements (statutory or otherwise) from time to time applicable to the Vessel and shall have on board as and when required thereby valid certificates showing compliance therewith and shall procure that all repairs to or replacements of any damaged, worn or lost parts or equipment are carried out (both as regards workmanship and quality of materials) so as not to diminish the value or class of the Vessel. It will not make any materially adverse modifications or alterations to the Vessel or any part thereof without the prior consent of the Mortgagee;

6.1.2 submit it to continuous survey in respect of its machinery and hull and such other surveys as may be required for classification purposes and, if so required by the Mortgagee, supply to the Mortgagee copies in English of the survey reports;

6.1.3 permit surveyors or agents appointed by the Mortgagee to board the Vessel at all reasonable times to inspect its condition or satisfy themselves as to repairs proposed or already carried out and afford all proper facilities for such inspections;

6.1.4 comply, or procure that the relevant Manager will comply, with the ISM Code or any replacement of the ISM Code and in particular, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, as and when required to do so by the ISM Code and at all times thereafter:

(a) hold, or procure that the relevant Manager holds, a valid Document of Compliance duly issued to the Owner or the relevant Manager (as the case may be) pursuant to the ISM Code and a valid Safety Management Certificate duly issued to the Vessel pursuant to the ISM Code;


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(b) provide the Mortgagee with copies of any such Document of Compliance and Safety Management Certificate as soon as the same are issued; and

(c) keep, or procure that there is kept, on board the Vessel a copy of any such Document of Compliance and the original of any such Safety Management Certificate;

6.1.5 not employ the Vessel or permit its employment in any trade or business which is forbidden by any applicable law or is otherwise illicit or in carrying illicit or prohibited goods or in any manner whatsoever which may render it liable to condemnation in a prize court or to destruction, seizure or confiscation or that may expose the Vessel to penalties. In the event of hostilities in any part of the world (whether war be declared or not) it will not employ the Vessel or permit its employment in carrying any contraband goods;

6.1.6 not (i) cause or permit the Vessel to be operated in any manner contrary to law, (ii) abandon the Vessel in a foreign port, (iii) engage in any unlawful trade or violate any law or carry any cargo that will expose the Vessel to penalty, forfeiture or capture, and (iv) do, or suffer or permit to be done, anything which can or may injuriously affect the registration of the Vessel under the laws and regulations of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas and will at all times keep the Vessel duly documented thereunder;

6.1.7 promptly provide the Mortgagee with:

(a) all information which the Mortgagee may reasonably require regarding the Vessel, its employment, earnings, position and engagements;

(b) particulars of all towages and salvages; and

(c) copies of all charters and other contracts for its employment and otherwise concerning it;

6.1.8 notify the Mortgagee forthwith upon:

(a) any claim for material breach of the ISM Code or the ISPS Code being made against the Owner, an ISM Responsible Person or the manager of the Vessel in connection with the Vessel; or

(b) any other matter, event or incident, actual or which will or could lead to the material non-compliance with the ISM Code or the ISPS Code;

and keep the Mortgagee advised in writing on a regular basis and in such detail as the Mortgagee shall require, of the Owner’s and Vessel manager’s response to the items referred to in subclauses (a) and (b) above;

6.1.9 give notice to the Mortgagee promptly and in reasonable detail upon any Credit Party becoming aware of:

(a) accidents to the Vessel involving repairs the cost of which will or is likely to exceed [*];


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(b) the Vessel becoming or being likely to become a Total Loss or a Compulsory Acquisition;

(c) any recommendation or requirement made by any insurer or classification society or by any competent authority which is not complied with within any time limit relating thereto;

(d) any writ served against or any arrest of the Vessel or the exercise of any lien or purported lien on the Vessel, its Earnings or Insurances;

(e) the occurrence of any Event of Default;

(f) the Vessel ceasing to be registered as a Bahamian vessel or anything which is done or not done whereby such registration may be imperiled;

(g) it becoming impossible or unlawful for it to fulfill any of its obligations under the Secured Debt Documents; and

(h) anything done or permitted or not done in respect of the Vessel by any person which is likely to imperil the security created by the Secured Debt Documents;

6.1.10 promptly pay and discharge all debts, damages and liabilities, taxes, assessments, charges, fines, penalties, tolls, dues and other outgoings in respect of the Vessel and keep proper books of account in respect thereof provided always that the Owner shall not be obliged to compromise any debts, damages and liabilities as aforesaid which are being contested in good faith subject always that full details of any such contested debt, damage or liability which, either individually or in aggregate exceeds [*] shall forthwith be provided to the Mortgagee. As and when the Mortgagee may so require it will make such books available for inspection on behalf of the Mortgagee and provide evidence satisfactory to the Mortgagee that the wages and allotments and the insurance and pension contributions of the master and crew are being regularly paid, that all deductions of crew’s wages in respect of any tax liability are being properly accounted for and that the master has no claim for disbursements other than those incurred in the ordinary course of trading on the voyage then in progress or completed prior to such inspection;

6.1.11 maintain the type of the Vessel as at the date hereof and not put the Vessel into the possession of any person without the prior consent of the Mortgagee for the purpose of work being done on it in an amount exceeding or likely to exceed [*] unless such person shall first have given to the Mortgagee a written undertaking addressed to the Mortgagee in terms reasonably satisfactory to the Mortgagee agreeing not to exercise a lien on the Vessel or its Earnings for the cost of such work or for any other reason;

6.1.12 promptly pay and discharge all liabilities which have given rise, or may give rise, to liens or claims enforceable against the Vessel under the laws of all countries to whose jurisdiction the Vessel may from time to time be subject provided always that the Owner shall not be obliged to compromise any liabilities as aforesaid which are being contested in good faith subject


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always that full details of any such contested liabilities which, either individually or in aggregate, exceed [*] shall be forthwith provided to the Mortgagee. If the Vessel is arrested or detained for any reason it will procure the Vessel’s immediate release by providing bail or taking such other steps as the circumstances may require;

6.1.13 give to the Mortgagee at such times as it may from time to time require a certificate, duly signed on the Owner’s behalf as to the amount of any debts, damages and liabilities relating to the Vessel and, if so required by any Secured Debt Document or this Deed, forthwith discharge such debts, damages and liabilities to the Mortgagee’s satisfaction;

6.1.14 not transfer or change the flag of documentation or home port of the Vessel except to the extent permitted by Section 9.13 of the Credit Agreement;

6.1.15 where the Vessel trades in the territorial waters of the United States of America, take all reasonable precautions to prevent any infringements of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986 of the United States of America (as the same may be amended and/or re-enacted from time to time hereafter) or any similar legislation applicable to the Vessel in any other jurisdiction in which the Vessel shall trade (a “ Relevant Jurisdiction ”) and, for this purpose shall ( inter alia ) enter into a “Carrier Initiative Agreement” with the United States’ Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (if such is possible) or into voluntary arrangements made under the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism of the United States of America (if such is possible and appropriate to cruise vessels) and procure that the same (or a similar agreement or arrangement in a Relevant Jurisdiction) is maintained in full force and effect and its obligations thereunder performed by it in respect of the Vessel throughout any period of United States of America (including coastal waters over which it claims jurisdiction) or Relevant Jurisdiction related trading;

6.1.16 not enter into:

(a) any pooling agreement or other arrangement for the sharing of any of the Earnings or the expenses of the Vessel; or

(b) any (x) demise or bareboat charter other than a demise or bareboat charter of the Vessel made with another member of the NCLC Group or (y) charter or other form of deployment of the Vessel to a charterer that is not a member of the NCLC group (A) which, with the exercise of any options for extension, could be for a period longer than 13 months or (B) which is other than at or about market rate at the time when the charter or deployment is fixed, unless, in each case, the Owner procures (or in the case of clause (y) uses commercially reasonable efforts to procure) that (i) each of the Owner and the charterer assigns the benefit of any such charter to the Mortgagee, (ii) each of the Owner and the charterer assigns its interest in the insurances in respect of the Vessel to the Mortgagee, and (iii) the charterer agrees to subordinate its interests in the Vessel to the interests of the Mortgagee, all on terms and conditions reasonably acceptable to the Mortgagee.

The Owner hereby agrees that at any time and from time to time (and to the extent that the same has, where applicable, been approved by the Mortgagee in accordance with the above provisions) upon entering into any (a) charter or similar contract that has as of the execution date of such charter or similar contract a remaining term of 13 months or greater (including any renewal option)


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and (b) demise or bareboat charter of the Vessel with another member of the NCLC Group, it will promptly and duly execute and deliver to and in favor of the Mortgagee at the cost and expense of the Owner an Assignment of Charters and it will promptly execute and deliver any and all such further instruments and documents as the Mortgagee, and its successors, transferees or assignees, may reasonably require in order to obtain the full benefits of this Assignment, the Assignment of Charters and of the rights and powers herein and therein granted. The Owner covenants to use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the consent of the charterer under said charter to the Assignment of Charters pursuant to the terms of the Assignment of Charters or in other form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Mortgagee;

6.1.17 except with the prior consent of the Mortgagee (not to be unreasonably withheld), not:

(a) permit any person other than the relevant Manager to be the manager of, including providing crewing services to, the Vessel;

(b) permit any amendment to be made to the terms of the management agreement in respect of the Vessel that is materially adverse to the Mortgagee, provided that the amendment does not imperil the security to be provided pursuant to the Secured Debt Documents or adversely affect the ability of any Credit Party to perform its obligations under the Secured Debt Documents; or

(c) permit the Vessel to be employed other than within the NCL Group or NCL America brand (as applicable);

6.1.18 to comply in relation to the Vessel with the ISPS Code or any replacement of the ISPS Code and in particular, without limitation:

(a) to procure that the Vessel and the company responsible for the Vessel’s compliance with the ISPS Code comply with the ISPS Code;

(b) to maintain for the Vessel throughout the Security Period a valid and current ISSC; and

6.1.19 to provide the Mortgagee with a copy of any such ISSC as soon as the same is issued.

7. Expenses .

Section 7.1 The Owner undertakes to pay to the Mortgagee on demand all reasonable and documented moneys whatsoever which the Mortgagee shall or may expend be put to or become liable for in or about the protection, maintenance or enforcement of the security created by this Deed and the other Secured Debt Documents or in or about the exercise by the Mortgagee of any of the powers vested in it under this Deed or under any of the other Secured Debt Documents and to pay interest thereon at the Default Rate from the date of demand until the date of actual receipt (whether before or after any relevant judgment).


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Section 7.2 The Owner undertakes to pay on demand to the Mortgagee (or as it may direct) the amount of all investigation and legal expenses of any kind whatsoever, stamp duties (if any), registration fees and any other charges incurred by the Mortgagee in connection with the preparation, completion and registration of the Secured Debt Documents or otherwise in connection with the Secured Obligations and the security therefor.

8. Protection and Maintenance of Security .

Section 8.1 The Mortgagee shall without prejudice to its other rights and powers hereunder be entitled (but not bound) at any time and as often as may be necessary to take any such action as it may in its absolute discretion think fit for the purpose of protecting the security created by this Deed and the other Secured Debt Documents and each and every reasonable and documented expense or liability so incurred by the Mortgagee in or about the protection of the security shall be repayable to it by the Owner on demand together with interest thereon at the Default Rate from the date of demand until the date of actual receipt whether before or after any relevant judgment.

Section 8.2 Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing:

8.2.1 if the provisions of Section 5.1 or any of them are not complied with the Mortgagee shall be at liberty to effect and thereafter to maintain all such insurances upon the Vessel as it in its discretion may think fit;

8.2.2 if the provisions of Sections 6.1.1 and 6.1.3 or any of them are not complied with the Mortgagee shall be at liberty to arrange for the carrying out of such repairs and/or surveys as it deems expedient or necessary;

8.2.3 if the provisions of Section 6.1.8 or any of them are not complied with the Mortgagee shall be at liberty to pay and discharge all such debts, damages and liabilities, taxes, assessments, charges, fines, penalties, tolls, dues and other outgoings as are therein mentioned and/or take any such measures as it deems expedient or necessary for the purpose of securing the release of the Vessel; and

8.2.4 if the Mortgagee receives notice of any security created or arising after the date of this Deed in respect of the Vessel (other than a Permitted Lien) or makes demand of the Owner for payment of any or all of the Secured Obligations in accordance with the Secured Debt Documents:

(a) the Mortgagee may open a new account or accounts in respect of any or all of the Secured Obligations (and if it does not do so it shall be treated as if it had done so at the time it received such notice or made such demand); and

(b) thereafter any amounts paid by the Owner to the Mortgagee in respect of the Secured Obligations, or realised or recovered by the Mortgagee under this Deed, shall be credited (or be treated as having been credited) to a new account and not as having been applied in or towards payment of all or any of the Secured Obligations


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and each and every expense or liability so incurred by the Mortgagee shall be recoverable from the Owner as provided in Section 7.1 together with interest thereon at the Default Rate.

9. Enforcement of Rights

Section 9.1 Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default the Mortgagee shall become forthwith entitled as and when it may see fit to put into force and to exercise all the powers possessed by it as mortgagee and chargee of the Mortgaged Premises and in particular:

9.1.1 to take possession of the Vessel;

9.1.2 to require that all policies, contracts and other records relating to the Insurances (including details of and correspondence concerning outstanding claims) be forthwith delivered to such brokers as the Mortgagee may nominate;

9.1.3 to collect, recover, compromise and give a good discharge for all claims then outstanding or thereafter arising under the Insurances or any of them and to take over or institute (if necessary using the name of the Owner) all such proceedings in connection therewith as the Mortgagee in its absolute discretion may think fit and to permit the brokers through whom collection or recovery is effected to charge the usual brokerage therefor;

9.1.4 to discharge, compound, release or compromise claims in respect of the Vessel which have given or may give rise to any charge or lien on the Vessel or which are or may be enforceable by proceedings against the Vessel;

9.1.5 to sell the Vessel or any share therein with or without prior notice to the Owner and with or without the benefit of any charterparty by public auction or private contract at home or abroad and upon such terms as the Mortgagee in its absolute discretion may determine with power to postpone any such sale and without being answerable for any loss occasioned by such sale or resulting from postponement thereof;

9.1.6 pending sale of the Vessel, to manage, insure, maintain and repair the Vessel and to employ or lay up the Vessel in such manner and for such period as the Mortgagee in its absolute discretion may deem expedient and for the purposes aforesaid the Mortgagee shall be entitled to do all acts and things incidental or conducive thereto and in particular to enter into such arrangements respecting the Vessel, its insurance, management, maintenance, repair and employment in all respects as if the Mortgagee were the owners of the Vessel and without being responsible for any loss thereby incurred;

9.1.7 to recover from the Owner on demand any such losses as may be incurred by the Mortgagee in or about the exercise of the power vested in the Mortgagee under Section 9.1.6 ; and/or


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9.1.8 to recover from the Owner on demand all expenses, payments and disbursements incurred by the Mortgagee in or about or incidental to the exercise by it of any of the powers aforesaid together with interest thereon at the Default Rate,

provided always that upon any sale of the Vessel or any share therein by the Mortgagee pursuant to Section 9.1.5 the purchaser shall not be bound to see or enquire whether the Mortgagee’s power of sale has arisen in the manner herein provided and the sale shall be deemed to be within the power of the Mortgagee and the receipt of the Mortgagee for the purchase money shall effectively discharge the purchaser who shall not be concerned with the manner or application of the proceeds of sale or be in any way answerable therefor.

10. Application of Moneys . All moneys received by the Mortgagee in respect of:

Section 10.1 sale by the Mortgagee of the Vessel or any share therein;

Section 10.2 recovery under the Insurances; or

Section 10.3 Compulsory Acquisition Compensation;

shall be applied by it in accordance with Section 4.05 of the Credit Agreement.

11. Receivers .

Section 11.1 At any time after the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, or if the Owner requests it to do so, the Mortgagee may by a written instrument and without notice to the Owner appoint one or more suitably experienced and reputable persons as Receiver of all or any part of the Vessel, each such person being entitled to act individually as well as jointly and being for all purposes the agent of the Owner.

Section 11.2 The appointment of a Receiver pursuant to Section 11.1 shall be deemed to be subject to the following provisions:

11.2.1 the Receiver shall be the agent of the Owner, and the Owner alone shall be responsible for his acts, defaults and payment of remuneration;

11.2.2 the Receiver shall be entitled to remuneration for services at a rate to be determined by the Mortgagee (acting reasonably) from time to time on the basis of charging from time to time adopted by him or his firm (without being limited to the maximum rate specified by the Law of Property Act 1925);

11.2.3 any Receiver shall have and be entitled to exercise all the rights, powers and remedies conferred upon the Mortgagee by this Deed and by applicable law with respect to the Vessel and/or the Mortgage (including, without limitation, all of the powers and rights of a legal and beneficial owner and the power to do or omit to do anything which the Owner itself could do or omit to do); and


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11.2.4 any Receiver shall have the power to do all things (including bringing or defending proceedings in the name or on behalf of the Owner) which seem to the Receiver to be incidental or conducive to (a) any of the functions, powers, authorities or discretions conferred on or vested in such Receiver or (b) the exercise of the Mortgage.

Sections 109(6) and 109(8) of the Law of Property Act 1925 shall not apply in relation to any Receiver appointed pursuant to Section 11.1.

In addition to the powers conferred on the Mortgagee by this Deed, each Receiver appointed pursuant to Section 11.1 shall have in relation to the Vessel (i) all the powers conferred by the Law of Property Act 1925 (as extended by this Deed) on a Receiver appointed under that Act and (ii) (whether or not such Receiver is an administrative receiver) all the powers of an administrative receiver set out in Schedule 1 to the Insolvency Act 1986.

12. No Waiver . No delay or omission of the Mortgagee to exercise any right or power vested in it under the Secured Debt Documents or any of them shall impair such right or power or be construed as a waiver of or as acquiescence in any default by the Owner and in the event of the Mortgagee at any time agreeing to waive any such right or power such waiver shall be revocable by the Mortgagee at any time and the right or power shall thenceforth be again exercisable as though there had been no such waiver.

13. Power of Delegation . The Mortgagee shall be entitled at any time and as often as may be expedient to delegate all or any of the powers and discretions vested in it by the Secured Debt Documents or any of them (including the power vested in it by virtue of Section 14 ) in such manner upon such terms and to such persons as the Mortgagee in its absolute discretion may think fit.

14. Power of Attorney .

Section 14.1 By way of security for the performance of its obligations under this Deed, the Owner hereby irrevocably appoints each of the Mortgagee and its delegates and sub delegates to be its attorney acting severally (or jointly with any other such attorney or attorneys) and on its behalf and in its name or otherwise to do any and every thing which the Owner is obliged to do under the terms of this Deed or which such attorney considers necessary or desirable in order to enable the Mortgagee or such attorney to exercise the rights conferred on it by this Deed or by law. Provided always that such power shall not be exercisable by or on behalf of the Mortgagee until the occurrence of an Event of Default which is continuing.

Section 14.2 The Owner hereby ratifies and confirms and agrees to ratify and confirm whatever any attorney appointed under this Deed shall do in its capacity as such.


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15. Further Assurance . The Owner hereby further undertakes at its own expense to execute, sign, perfect, do and (if required) register every such further assurance document, act or thing as in the opinion of the Mortgagee may be necessary or desirable for the purpose of more effectually mortgaging and charging the Mortgaged Premises or perfecting the security constituted thereby.

16. Assignment . The Mortgagee may not resign, assign or transfer in its capacity as security trustee, except in accordance with the terms of the Security Trust Deed.

17. Waiver of Rights as Surety .

Section 17.1 The rights of the Mortgagee under the Mortgage and/or this Deed, the security constituted by the Mortgage and/or this Deed and the warranties, covenants, obligations and undertakings of the Owner contained in the Mortgage and/or, this Deed shall not in any way be discharged, impaired or otherwise affected by:

17.1.1 any forbearance (whether as to payment or otherwise) or any time or other indulgence granted to any other party to any one or more of the Secured Debt Documents under or in connection with any of the Secured Debt Documents;

17.1.2 any amendment or variation of any of the Secured Debt Documents;

17.1.3 any failure of any of the Secured Debt Documents to be legal, valid, binding and enforceable in relation to any Credit Party for any reason whatsoever;

17.1.4 the winding-up or dissolution of any Credit Party,

17.1.5 the release (whether in whole or in part) of, or the entering into of any compromise or composition with, any Credit Party; or

17.1.6 any other act, omission, thing or circumstance which would or might, but for this provision, operate to discharge, impair or otherwise affect the same.

Section 17.2 Until the Secured Obligations have been unconditionally and irrevocably paid and discharged in full and all commitments under the Secured Debt Documents have been terminated the Owner shall not by virtue of any payment made hereunder or under the Mortgage on account of the Secured Obligations or by virtue of any enforcement by the Mortgagee of its rights under, or the security constituted by, the Mortgage and/or this Deed or by virtue of any relationship between or transaction involving, the Owner and any Credit Party:

17.2.1 exercise any rights of subrogation in relation to any rights, security or moneys held or received or receivable by the Mortgagee or any other person; or

17.2.2 exercise any right of contribution from any Credit Party under any one or more of the Secured Debt Documents; or


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17.2.3 exercise any right of set-off or counterclaim against any Credit Party; or

17.2.4 receive, claim or have the benefit of any payment, distribution, security or indemnity from any Credit Party; or

17.2.5 unless so directed by the Mortgagee (when the Owner will prove in accordance with such directions), claim as a creditor of any Credit Party in competition with the Mortgagee,

and the Owner shall hold in trust for the Mortgagee and forthwith pay or transfer (as appropriate) to the Mortgagee any such payment (including an amount equal to any such set-off), distribution or benefit of such security, indemnity or claim in fact received by it.

Section 17.3 The Owner’s liabilities under this Deed shall not be in any way affected by any total or partial discharge of liabilities or variation of terms which is effected by or connected with any bankruptcy, liquidation, arrangement or other procedure under the insolvency laws of any country.

18. No Obligations Imposed on Mortgagee . Without prejudice to paragraph 10 of Schedule 1 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995, the Owner shall remain liable to perform all obligations connected with the Mortgaged Premises and the Mortgagee shall not, in any circumstances, have or incur any obligation of any kind in connection with the Mortgaged Premises.

19. Law of Property Act 1925 not applicable . The Owner hereby waives the entitlement conferred by section 93 of the Law of Property Act 1925 and agrees that section 103 of that Act shall not apply to the security created by the Mortgage and this Deed.

20. No Liability of Mortgagee . The Mortgagee shall not be obliged to check the nature or sufficiency of any payment received by it or him under the Mortgage or this Deed or to preserve, exercise or enforce any right forming part of, or relating to, any item of the Mortgaged Premises.

21. No Requirement to Commence Proceedings . The Mortgagee will not need to commence any proceedings under, or enforce any lien created by the Secured Debt Documents before commencing proceedings under, or enforcing any lien created by, the Mortgage or this Deed.

22. No Restriction on Other Rights . Nothing in the Mortgage or this Deed shall be taken to exclude or restrict any power, right or remedy which the Mortgagee or any other Credit Party may at any time have under:

(a) any other Secured Debt Document; or


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(b) the law of any country or territory the courts of which have or claim any jurisdiction in respect of the Owner, the Vessel or any other item of the Mortgaged Premises.

23. Exercise of Other Rights . The Mortgagee may exercise any right under the Mortgage and this Deed before it or any other Credit Party has exercised any right referred to in Section 22(a) or (b) above.

24. Settlement or Discharge Conditional . Any settlement or discharge under the Mortgage and this Deed (or either of them) between the Mortgagee or any other Credit Party and the Owner shall be conditional upon no security or payment to the Mortgagee or any other Credit Party by the Owner or any other person being set aside, adjusted or ordered to be repaid, whether under any insolvency law or otherwise.

25. Severability of Provisions . If any provision of this Deed is or subsequently becomes void, unenforceable or illegal, that shall not affect the validity, enforceability or legality of the other provisions of this Deed or of the provisions of any other Secured Debt Document.

26. Notices .

Section 26.1 Each communication to be made hereunder shall unless otherwise stated, be made in writing by telefax or letter.

Section 26.2 Any notice, demand, communication or document to be made or delivered by the Mortgagee to the Owner pursuant to this Deed shall (unless the Owner has by fifteen (15) days’ written notice to the Mortgagee specified another address) be made or delivered to the Owner at c/o 7665 Corporate Center Drive, Miami, Florida 33126, United States of America (marked for the attention of the Chief Financial Officer, telefax no +1 305 436 4140, and the Legal Department, telefax no +1 305 436 4117) (but one (1) copy shall suffice) and shall be deemed to have been made or delivered (in the case of any communication made by telefax) when transmission of such telefax communication has been completed or (in the case of any communication made by letter) when left at that address or (as the case may be) five (5) days after being deposited in the post postage prepaid in an envelope addressed to it at that address; provided that any communication or document to be made or delivered to the Mortgagee shall be effective only when received by the Mortgagee and then only if the same is expressly marked for the attention of the department or officer specified by the Mortgagee for this purpose from time to time.

Section 26.3 Each communication and document made or delivered by one (1) party to another party or parties pursuant to this Deed shall be in the English language or accompanied by a translation thereof into English certified (by an officer of the person making or delivering the same) as being a true and accurate translation thereof.


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27. GOVERNING LAW; SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION; VENUE .

Section 27.1 This Deed and any non-contractual obligations arising out of or in connection with it shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of England and for the exclusive benefit of the Mortgagee the Owner hereby irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of the High Courts of Justice in England. Such submission shall not limit the right of the Mortgagee to commence any proceedings relating to this Deed (in addition or alternatively) in any other jurisdiction which the Mortgagee deem fit.

Section 27.2 For the purpose of any legal proceedings arising out of or in connection with the Mortgage and/or this Deed the Owner irrevocably appoints the Process Agent as its agent to accept service on its behalf without prejudice to any other lawful means of service.

Section 27.3 THE OWNER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY OF THE AFORESAID ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION DEED BROUGHT IN THE COURTS REFERRED TO IN SECTION 27.1 ABOVE AND HEREBY FURTHER IRREVOCABLY WAIVES AND AGREES NOT TO PLEAD OR CLAIM IN ANY SUCH COURT THAT ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Owner and the Mortgagee have caused this Deed to be duly executed by each of their authorized representatives the day and year first above written.

Signed as a deed and delivered on behalf of BREAKAWAY THREE, LTD. , a Bermuda company, as Owner, by [full name of person signing], being a person who, in accordance with the laws of that territory is acting under the authority of the company

 

BREAKAWAY THREE, LTD.
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

Signed as a deed and delivered on behalf of KFW IPEX-BANK GMBH. , a bank organized under the laws of Germany, as Mortgagee, by [full name of person signing], being a person who, in accordance with the laws of that territory is acting under the authority of the bank

 

By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  


EXHIBIT J

Dated 12 October 2012

HULL NO. [*]

FORM OF ASSIGNMENT OF CONTRACTS

between

BREAKAWAY THREE, LTD.

as Borrower

and

KFW IPEX-BANK GMBH

as Collateral Agent


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

         Page  

1.

 

INTERPRETATION

     1   

2.

 

COVENANT TO PAY

     5   

3.

 

LEGAL ASSIGNMENT AND CHARGE

     5   

4.

 

THE CONTRACT

     6   

5.

 

CONTINUING SECURITY

     8   

6.

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

     10   

7.

 

UNDERTAKINGS

     11   

8.

 

FURTHER ASSURANCE

     12   

9.

 

ENFORCEMENT OF SECURITY

     13   

10.

 

RECEIVERS

     13   

11.

 

APPLICATION OF PROCEEDS

     14   

12.

 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

     14   

13.

 

RELEASE OF THE SECURITY

     14   

14.

 

PAYMENTS

     14   

15.

 

WAIVERS AND REMEDIES

     15   

16.

 

ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS

     15   

17.

 

ASSIGNMENT

     16   

18.

 

NOTICES

     17   

19.

 

GOVERNING LAW

     18   

20.

 

COUNTERPARTS AND EFFECTIVENESS

     19   

SCHEDULE 1 FORMS OF NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT

     20   

SCHEDULE 2 FORMS OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF ASSIGNMENT

     30   

SCHEDULE 3 DETAILS OF REFUND GUARANTEES

     40   

SCHEDULE 4 FORM OF NOTICE OF CHARGE

     41   

SCHEDULE 5 FORM OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF CHARGE

     44   


THIS ASSIGNMENT AND CHARGE (this Assignment) is dated [ ] 2012

BETWEEN:

 

(1) BREAKAWAY THREE, LTD. , a Bermuda company with its registered office as of the date hereof at Cumberland House, 9th Floor, 1 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM11, Bermuda (the “ Borrower ”); and

 

(2) KFW IPEX-BANK GMBH, as collateral agent for and on behalf of the Secured Creditors (the “ Collateral Agent ”, which expression includes any person which is for the time being a collateral agent for the Secured Creditors for the purposes of this Assignment).

RECITALS

 

(A) The Lenders are willing to make a loan facility available to the Borrower on the terms and subject to the conditions set out in the Credit Agreement, on condition that the Borrower enters into this Assignment as security for its obligations and Liabilities as Borrower under or in relation to the Credit Documents.

 

(B) The Board of Directors of the Borrower is satisfied that the Borrower is entering into this Assignment for the purposes of its business and that its doing so benefits the Borrower.

 

(C) The Borrower and the Collateral Agent intend this Assignment to take effect as a deed.

 

(D) The Collateral Agent holds the benefit of this Assignment on trust for itself and for the Secured Creditors on the terms of the Credit Agreement and the Security Trust Deed.

 

1. INTERPRETATION

 

1.1 Definitions

In this Assignment the following terms have the meanings given to them in this Clause.

Acknowledgment of Assignment ” means a duly completed acknowledgement of assignment in the form set out in the relevant Part of Schedule 2 ( Forms of Acknowledgement of Assignment ) being:

 

  (a) Part 1, in the case of the Construction Contract;

 

  (b) Part 2, in the case of the Refund Guarantees; and

 

  (c) Part 3, in the case of the Construction Risks Insurance Policies; and

or in each case in such other form as may be approved by the Collateral Agent.


Acknowledgment of Charge ” means a duly completed acknowledgement of charge in the form set out in Schedule 5 ( Form of Acknowledgement of Charge ) or in such other form as may be approved by the Collateral Agent.

Agreed Rate ” means the rate specified in section 2.06(b) and 2.06(c) ( Interest ) of the Credit Agreement.

Assigned Rights ” means the Borrower’s rights, title, interest and benefits in, to and in respect of the Contracts.

Charged Property ” means the Borrower’s rights, title, interest and benefits in, to and in respect of the KfW Refund Guarantees.

Construction Contract ” means the construction contract dated 14 September 2012 between the Borrower, the Parent and the Shipbuilder in relation to the design, engineering, building, launching, equipping and outfitting of the Vessel (as defined in the Credit Agreement).

Construction Risks Insurance Policies ” any and all insurance policies from time to time issued for the benefit of the Shipbuilder and the Borrower in connection with the construction of the Vessel under the Construction Contract.

Contracts ” means each of the:

 

  (a) the Construction Contract;

 

  (b) the Refund Guarantees; and

 

  (c) the Construction Risks Insurance Policies.

Credit Agreement ” means the €590,478,870 credit agreement dated on or about the date hereof between, inter alia , the Parent, the Borrower, the Lenders, and KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH as Facility Agent, Collateral Agent, CIRR Agent, Bookrunner, Hermes Agent and Initial Mandated Lead Arranger (each as defined therein).

Credit Agreement Obligations ” means “Credit Document Obligations” as defined in the Credit Agreement.

Event of Default ” means an “Event of Default” as defined in the Credit Agreement.

KfW Refund Guarantees ” means any and all refund guarantees issued by KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH in favour of the Borrower to secure certain obligations of the Shipbuilder under the Construction Contract.

Lender Creditors ” means the Agents and the Lenders.

Liability ” means any liability for the payment of money, whether in respect of principal, interest or otherwise, whether actual or contingent, whether owed jointly or severally and whether owed as principal or surety or in any other capacity.

Notice of Assignment ” means a duly completed notice of assignment in the form set out in the relevant Part of Schedule 1 ( Forms of Notice of Assignment ) being:

 

  (a) Part 1, in the case of the Construction Contract;

 

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  (b) Part 2, in the case of each Refund Guarantees;

 

  (c) Part 3, in the case of the Construction Risks Insurance Policies;

or in each case such other form as may be approved by the Collateral Agent.

Notice of Charge ” means a duly completed notice of charge in the form set out in Schedule 4 ( Form of Notice of Charge ) or such other form as may be approved by the Collateral Agent.

Other Creditors ” means each Lender or any affiliate thereof with which the Borrower and/or the Parent may at any time and from time to time after the date hereof enter into, or guaranty the obligations of one or more of its Subsidiaries under one or more Interest Rate Protection Agreements or Other Hedging Agreements (even if the respective Lender subsequently ceases to be a Lender under the Credit Agreement for any reason), together with such Lender’s or affiliate’s successors and assigns, if any.

Parent ” means NCL Corporation Ltd., a Bermuda company.

Receiver ” means a receiver and manager or any other receiver (whether appointed pursuant to this Assignment, pursuant to any statute, by a court or otherwise) of any of the Assigned Rights.

Refund Guarantees ” means any and all refund guarantees from time to time issued in favour of the Borrower to secure certain obligations of the Shipbuilder under the Construction Contract other than any refund guarantees issued by KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH acting in its capacity as a refund guarantor.

Secured Creditors ” means the Lender Creditors and the Other Creditors.

Secured Obligations ” means the Credit Agreement Obligations and the Other Obligations.

Security ” means the security created by this Assignment.

Security Period ” means the period beginning on the date of this Assignment and ending on the date upon which the Collateral Agent is satisfied that:

 

  (a) none of the Secured Creditors is under any obligation (whether actual or contingent) to make advances or provide other financial accommodation to the Borrower under any of the Credit Documents; and

 

  (b) all Secured Obligations have been unconditionally and irrevocably paid and discharged in full (other than (i) contingent liabilities for which no claim has been made and (ii) indemnities, expense reimbursements or any other contingent liabilities that expressly survive the termination of the Credit Agreement).

 

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Security Trust Deed ” means the security trust deed dated on or about the date hereof between, inter alia , the Collateral Agent as security trustee, the Facility Agent and the Lenders.

Shipbuilder ” means Meyer Werft GmbH.

 

1.2 Continuing Event of Default

An Event of Default shall be regarded as continuing if (a) the circumstances constituting such event continue and (b) such Event of Default has not been waived in accordance with the terms of the Credit Documents.

 

1.3 Defined Terms

Unless this Assignment provides otherwise, a term which is defined (or expressed to be subject to a particular construction) in the Credit Agreement shall have the same meaning (or be subject to the same construction) in this Assignment.

 

1.4 References to Agreements

Unless otherwise stated, any reference in this Assignment to any agreement or document (including any reference to this Assignment or any other Credit Document) shall be construed as a reference to:

 

  (a) such agreement or document as amended, varied, novated or supplemented from time to time;

 

  (b) any other agreement or document whereby such agreement or document is so amended, varied, novated or supplemented; and

 

  (c) any other agreement or document entered into pursuant to or in accordance with such agreement or document.

 

1.5 Certificates

A certificate of any Secured Creditor as to the amount of any Secured Obligation owed to it shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and amount of such Secured Obligation.

 

1.6 Statutes

Any reference in this Assignment to a statute or statutory provision shall, unless the contrary is indicated, be construed as a reference to such statute or statutory provision as the same shall have been or may be amended or re-enacted.

 

1.7 Implied Covenants

The following provisions of the Law of Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1994 will not apply to Clause 3.1 ( Assignment ) or Clause 3.2 ( Notice of Assignment ):

 

  (a) the words “other than any charges, encumbrances or rights which that person does not and could not reasonably be expected to know about” in Section 3(1);

 

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  (b) the words “except to the extent that” and all the words thereafter in Section 3(2); and

 

  (c) Section 6(2).

 

1.8 Third Party Rights

It is intended that with the consent of the Collateral Agent each of the other Secured Creditors shall be able to enforce the provisions of Clause 16.4 ( Currency Indemnity ) (which can be amended with the consent of the Collateral Agent but without the consent of the other Secured Creditors), but otherwise a person which is not a party to this Assignment, shall have no rights to enforce the provisions of this Assignment other than those it would have had if the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 had not come into effect.

 

1.9 Clause and Schedule Headings

Clause and Schedule headings are for ease of reference only and shall not affect the construction of this Assignment.

 

2. COVENANT TO PAY

 

2.1 Covenant to Pay

The Borrower agrees that promptly on demand of the Collateral Agent it will pay to the Collateral Agent any Secured Obligation which is due but unpaid.

 

2.2 Interest

Any Secured Obligation which is owed by the Borrower under this Assignment and is not paid when due shall bear interest at the Agreed Rate from the due date until the date on which such Secured Obligation is unconditionally and irrevocably paid in full and such interest shall accrue from day to day (after as well as before judgment) and be payable by the Borrower on demand of the Collateral Agent.

 

3. LEGAL ASSIGNMENT AND CHARGE

 

3.1 Assignment and charge

The Borrower hereby:

 

  (a) assigns with full title guarantee the Assigned Rights; and

 

  (b) charges with full title guarantee the Charged Property,

to the Collateral Agent to hold the same on behalf of the Secured Creditors on the terms set out in the Security Trust Deed as security for the payment and discharge of the Secured Obligations.

 

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3.2 Non-Assignable Rights

The Borrower declares that to the extent that any right, title, interest or benefit described in Clause 3.1 ( Assignment and charge ) is for any reason not effectively assigned or charged, as the case may be, pursuant to Clause 3.1 ( Assignment and charge ) for whatever reason, it shall:

 

  (a) hold the benefit of the same on trust for the Collateral Agent as security for the payment and discharge of the Secured Obligations; and

 

  (b) promptly upon becoming aware of the same, notify the Collateral Agent of the same and the reasons therefore and thereafter take such steps as the Collateral Agent may reasonably require to remove such prohibition or other reason for such incapacity.

 

3.3 Notice of Assignment and Charge

 

  (a) As soon as practicable after the execution of this Assignment, the Borrower shall deliver to each party to the Contracts as of the date hereof, a Notice of Assignment and if the Collateral Agent so requests the Borrower shall countersign such Notice of Assignment.

 

  (b) As soon as practicable after the execution of any Refund Guarantee or Construction Risks Insurance Policy entered into after the date of this Assignment, the Borrower shall deliver to each refund guarantor or broker (as applicable), a Notice of Assignment in respect of such Refund Guarantee or Construction Risks Insurance Policy (as applicable).

 

  (c) As soon as practicable after the execution of any KfW Refund Guarantee, the Borrower shall deliver to KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH as refund guarantor pursuant to the KfW Refund Guarantees, a Notice of Charge and if the Collateral Agent so requests the Borrower shall countersign such Notice of Charge.

 

3.4 Acknowledgment of Assignment and Charge

The Borrower shall use commercially reasonable efforts to procure that as soon as practicable after each other party to the Contracts and the KfW Refund Guarantees receives a Notice of Assignment or a Notice of Charge, as the case may be, such other party shall deliver to the Collateral Agent an Acknowledgment of Assignment or an Acknowledgment of Charge, as the case may be, in substantially the form attached hereto or otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent.

 

4. THE CONTRACT

 

4.1 No Dealings with the Contract

 

  (a) The Borrower acknowledges that at all times during the Security Period and other than as expressly set out below, it shall not (nor shall it be entitled to):

 

  (i) receive (A) any refunds, payments or damages payable as a consequence of the repudiation or termination of the Construction Contract, (B) during the continuance of an Event of Default, any other sums from time to time payable to the Borrower under or in respect of the Construction Contract or (C) any payments under or in respect of the Refund Guarantees or the KfW Refund Guarantees;

 

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  (ii) agree to any waiver or amendment of or supplement to the terms of the Refund Guarantees or the KfW Refund Guarantees other than where the prior written consent is given by the Lead Arrangers (not to be unreasonably withheld) to such waiver, amendment or supplement;

 

  (iii) agree to any waiver or amendment of or supplement to the terms of any Construction Risks Insurance Policy other than any waiver, amendment or supplement (A) of a technical nature or (B) agreed to be necessary by the insured parties under the Construction Risks Insurance Policy to reflect the prevailing circumstances, provided that in each case, the prior written consent of the Collateral Agent shall be required for any such amendment, waiver or supplement that (x) is materially adverse to the interests of the Collateral Agent in the Security, the Assigned Rights or the Charged Property or (y) adversely affects the ability of the Borrower to perform its obligations under the Credit Documents;

 

  (iv) terminate, or allow to be terminated, any Refund Guarantee or KfW Refund Guarantee other than where an equivalent replacement Refund Guarantee is entered into by the Borrower on or prior to such termination or where the prior written consent is given by the Facility Agent (not to be unreasonably withheld) to such termination;

 

  (v) terminate, or allow to be terminated, any Construction Risks Insurance Policy other than where an equivalent replacement Construction Risks Insurance Policy is entered into by the Borrower on or prior to such termination or where the prior written consent is given by the Facility Agent (not to be unreasonably withheld) to such termination; or

 

  (vi) assign, charge or dispose of the Contracts, any of the Assigned Rights or the Charged Property.

 

  (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Borrower may make amendments, modifications or changes to any term or provision of the Construction Contract other than material amendments, modifications or changes to any term or provision of the Construction Contract that would change (i) the purpose of the Vessel or (ii) the Initial Construction Price in excess of [*] in the aggregate, in each case unless such amendment, modification or change is approved in advance by the Facility Agent and the same could not reasonably be expected to be adverse to the interests of the Lenders or the Hermes Cover.

 

  (c) The Borrower acknowledges that at all times during the Security Period any payments under or in respect of the Construction Risks Insurance Policies shall be made in accordance with the Loss Payable Clause set out in the Annex to Part 3 ( Form of Notice of Assignment to the Broker ) of Schedule 1 ( Forms of Notice of Assignment ).

 

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4.2 Performance of Obligations

The Borrower shall take, or cause to be taken, all steps reasonably required by the Collateral Agent to preserve or protect its interests and the interests of the Collateral Agent in the Contracts and the KfW Refund Guarantees and shall diligently pursue any remedies available to it in respect of any breaches or claims of any party in connection with any of the Contracts and the KfW Refund Guarantees, as the case may be, which are necessary to preserve, protect and enforce the interests of the Collateral Agent in the Contracts and the KfW Refund Guarantees, as the case may be.

 

5. CONTINUING SECURITY

 

5.1 Continuing and Independent Security

This Assignment shall constitute and be continuing security which shall not be released or discharged by any intermediate payment or settlement of all or any of the Secured Obligations, shall continue in full force and effect until the end of the Security Period and is in addition to and independent of, and shall not prejudice or merge with, any other security (or any right of set-off) which the Collateral Agent may have at any time for the Secured Obligations or any of them.

 

5.2 New Accounts

If the Collateral Agent receives notice of any security created or arising during the Security Period in respect of the Contracts or any of the Assigned Rights or any of the Charged Property, or following the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default makes demand of the Parent or the Borrower for payment of any or all of the Secured Obligations:

 

  (a) the Collateral Agent may open a new account or accounts in respect of any or all of the Secured Obligations (and if it does not do so it shall be treated as if it had done so at the time it received such notice or made such demand); and

 

  (b) thereafter any amounts paid by the Parent or the Borrower to the Collateral Agent in respect of the Secured Obligations, or realised or recovered by the Collateral Agent under this Assignment, shall be credited (or be treated as having been credited) to a new account and not as having been applied in or towards payment of all or any of the Secured Obligations.

 

5.3 Avoidance of Payments

Where any release, discharge or other arrangement in respect of any Secured Obligation or any security the Collateral Agent may have for such Secured Obligation is given or made in reliance on any payment or other disposition which is avoided or must be repaid in an insolvency, liquidation or otherwise, and whether or not the Collateral Agent has conceded or compromised any claim that any such payment or other disposition will or should be avoided or repaid, this Assignment and the Security shall continue as if such release, discharge or other arrangement had not been given or made.

 

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5.4 Immediate Recourse

Neither the Collateral Agent nor any other Secured Creditor shall be obliged before exercising any of the rights conferred on it or them by this Assignment or by law to seek to recover amounts due from the Parent or to exercise or enforce any other rights or security it or they may have or hold in respect of the Secured Obligations.

 

5.5 Waiver of Defences

Neither the obligations of the Borrower under this Assignment nor the Security and the rights, powers and remedies conferred on the Collateral Agent by this Assignment or by law, shall be discharged, impaired or otherwise affected by:

 

  (a) the winding-up, dissolution, administration or reorganisation of the Borrower or any other person or any change in the status, function, control or ownership of the Borrower or any such person;

 

  (b) any of the Secured Obligations or any other security held by the Collateral Agent in respect thereof being or becoming illegal, invalid, unenforceable or ineffective in any respect;

 

  (c) any time or other indulgence being granted or agreed to with the Borrower or any other person in respect of the Secured Obligations or any of them or in respect of any other security held by the Collateral Agent in respect thereof;

 

  (d) any amendment to, or any variation, waiver or release of, the Secured Obligations or any of them or any other security, guarantee or indemnity held by the Collateral Agent in respect thereof;

 

  (e) any total or partial failure to take or perfect any security proposed to be taken in respect of the Secured Obligations or any of them;

 

  (f) any total or partial failure to realise the value of, or any release, discharge, exchange or substitution of, any other security, guarantee or indemnity held by the Collateral Agent in respect of the Secured Obligations or any of them; or

 

  (g) any other act, event or omission which might operate to discharge, impair or otherwise affect the obligations of the Borrower under this Assignment, the Security or any of the rights, powers and remedies conferred on the Collateral Agent by this Assignment or by law.

 

5.6 Appropriation

Neither the Collateral Agent nor any other Secured Creditor shall be obliged to apply any sums held or received by it in respect of the Secured Obligations in or towards payment of the Secured Obligations and any such sum shall be held by or paid to the Collateral Agent for application pursuant to the terms of this Assignment, until the earlier of:

 

  (a) the date on which such monies are sufficient to satisfy the Secured Obligations in full and any money so applied could not be the subject of any clawback or similar circumstance; and

 

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  (b) the date on which the Security has been enforced in full and all other remedies that the Collateral Agent may have under or in connection with the Credit Documents in all relevant jurisdictions have been exhausted.

 

6. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

The Borrower makes the representations and warranties set out in Clauses 6.1 ( Entity Status ) to 6.8 ( Contract Terms ). The Borrower acknowledges that the Collateral Agent has entered into this Assignment in reliance on those representations and warranties.

 

6.1 Entity Status

The Borrower (i) is a Person duly organized, constituted and validly existing (or the functional equivalent) under the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation, has the capacity to sue and be sued in its own name and the power to own and charge its assets and carry on its business as it is now being conducted and (ii) is duly qualified and is authorized to do business and is in good standing (or the functional equivalent) in each jurisdiction where the ownership, leasing or operation of its property or the conduct of its business requires such qualifications except for failures to be so qualified or authorized or in good standing which, either individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

6.2 Power and Authority

The Borrower has the power to enter into and perform this Assignment and the transactions contemplated hereby and has taken all necessary action to authorize the entry into and performance of this Assignment and such transactions. This Assignment constitutes legal, valid and binding obligations of the Borrower enforceable in accordance with its terms and in entering into this Assignment and borrowing the Loans, the Borrower is acting on its own account.

 

6.3 Form of Documentation

This Assignment is in proper legal form (under the laws of England, Bermuda and each other jurisdiction where the Borrower is domiciled) for the enforcement thereof under such laws. To ensure the legality, validity, enforceability or admissibility in evidence of this Assignment in England and/or Bermuda it is not necessary that this Assignment be filed or recorded with any court or other authority in England and Bermuda, except as have been made, or will be made, in accordance with Section 5, 6, 7 and 8 of the Credit Agreement, as applicable.

 

6.4 No Deductions or Withholdings

All amounts payable by the Borrower hereunder may be made free and clear of and without deduction or withholding for or on account of any Taxation in the Borrower’s jurisdiction.

 

6.5 No Filing or Stamp Taxes

It is not necessary that this Assignment be filed, recorded or enrolled with any court or other authority in England (or any other applicable jurisdiction) except as have

 

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been made or will be made in accordance with the Credit Agreement, or that any stamp, registration or similar tax be paid on or in relation to this Assignment save (i) to the extent that it may be regarded as constituting a charge over book debts and thus as registrable under the Companies Act 2006 and (ii) recording taxes which have been or will be paid as and to the extent due.

 

6.6 No Adverse Interests

Subject only to the Security and as otherwise contemplated under the Credit Agreement, no person other than the Borrower has any legal or beneficial interest (or any right to claim any such interest) in the Assigned Rights or any part thereof and the Borrower has not received notice of any such claim.

 

6.7 No Disposals

Save as permitted by the Credit Agreement or this Assignment, it has not transferred, mortgaged, charged or otherwise disposed of (or agreed to transfer, charge or otherwise dispose of), whether by way of security or otherwise, the benefit of all or any of the Assigned Rights and/or the Charged Property.

 

6.8 Contract Terms

The terms of the Contracts and the KfW Refund Guarantees do not restrict or otherwise limit its right to transfer, charge or assign any of the Assigned Rights or the Charged Property, as the case may be, pursuant to this Assignment.

 

6.9 Repetition

The representations and warranties set out in this Clause 6:

 

  (a) shall survive the execution of each Credit Document and each Borrowing under the Credit Agreement; and

 

  (b) are made on the date of this Assignment and are deemed to be repeated on each date during the Security Period with reference to the facts and circumstances then existing.

 

7. UNDERTAKINGS

 

7.1 Authorisations

The Borrower shall obtain, comply with the terms of and do all that is necessary to maintain in full force and effect all authorisations, approvals, licences and consents required in or by the laws of England and any other applicable jurisdiction to enable it lawfully to enter into and perform its obligations under this Assignment and to ensure the legality, validity, enforceability or admissibility in evidence in England and any other applicable jurisdiction of this Assignment.

 

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7.2 No Action

The Borrower shall not take any action which would cause any of the representations made in Clause 6 ( Representations and Warranties ) to be untrue in any material respect at any time during the Security Period.

 

7.3 Notification of Misrepresentation

The Borrower shall notify the Collateral Agent of the occurrence of any event which results in or may reasonably be expected to result in any of the representations made in Clause 6 ( Representations and Warranties ) being untrue in any material respect when made or when deemed to be repeated.

 

7.4 Information

 

  (a) The Borrower shall provide the Collateral Agent with such reports and other information regarding the Contracts as the Collateral Agent may from time to time reasonably request.

 

  (b) Following the Initial Borrowing Date, the Borrower shall, as soon as reasonably practicable after an additional Refund Guarantee or a KfW Refund Guarantee, as the case may be, has been issued, deliver a supplement to Schedule 3 ( Details of Refund Guarantees ) to the Collateral Agent with updated information relating to such Refund Guarantee or such KfW Refund Guarantee, as the case may be.

 

7.5 Delivery of Cash

Following the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, the Borrower shall promptly deliver all cash, proceeds, cheques, drafts, orders and other instruments for the payment of money received on account of any of the Contracts and the KfW Refund Guarantees in the form received (properly endorsed, but without recourse, for collection where required) to the Collateral Agent and shall not commingle any such collections or proceeds with its other funds or property and shall hold the same upon an express trust for and on behalf of the Collateral Agent until delivered.

 

7.6 Delivery of Notices

The Borrower shall promptly deliver a copy of any notice or other correspondence received by it in connection with any of the Contracts and the KfW Refund Guarantees to the Collateral Agent if such notice or correspondence has had or could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the value of such Contract or KfW Refund Guarantee, as the case may be.

 

8. FURTHER ASSURANCE

The Borrower shall from time to time and at its own expense give all such assurances and do all such things as the Collateral Agent may reasonably require or consider desirable to enable the Collateral Agent to perfect, preserve or protect the security created or intended to be created by this Assignment or to exercise any of the rights conferred on it by this Assignment or by law and to that intent the Borrower shall execute all such instruments, deeds and agreements and give all such notices and directions as the Collateral Agent may consider necessary.

 

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9. ENFORCEMENT OF SECURITY

 

9.1 Security Enforceable

The Security shall become immediately enforceable if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

 

9.2 Enforcement

Following the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, the Collateral Agent may in its absolute discretion enforce all or any part of the Security and exercise any of the rights conferred on it by this Assignment or by law at such times and in such manner as it thinks fit.

 

9.3 Power of Sale

Following the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, the Collateral Agent may (without notice to the Borrower) sell or otherwise dispose of the Assigned Rights and shall be entitled to apply the proceeds of such sale or other disposal in paying the costs of such sale or disposal and thereafter in or towards the discharge of the Secured Obligations or otherwise as provided for in this Assignment.

 

9.4 Statutory Powers

For the purposes of all powers implied by statute the Secured Obligations shall be deemed to have become due and payable on the date of this Assignment.

 

9.5 Law of Property Act

Sections 93 and 103 of the Law of Property Act 1925 shall not apply to this Assignment or to any exercise by the Collateral Agent of its right to consolidate mortgages or its power of sale.

 

9.6 Realisation Accounts

If the Collateral Agent enforces the Security (whether by appointment of a Receiver or otherwise), the Collateral Agent may open and maintain with such financial institutions as it thinks fit one or more realisation accounts and pay any moneys it holds or receives under or pursuant to this Assignment into any such realisation account pending the application of such moneys pursuant to Clause 11 ( Application of Proceeds ).

 

10. RECEIVERS

 

10.1 Appointment of Receivers

At any time after the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, or if the Borrower requests it to do so, the Collateral Agent may by a written instrument and without notice to the Borrower appoint one or more persons as

 

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Receiver of all or any part of the Assigned Rights and the Charged Property, each such person being entitled to act individually as well as jointly and being for all purposes the agent of the Borrower.

 

10.2 Powers of a Receiver

In addition to the powers conferred on the Collateral Agent by this Assignment, each Receiver appointed pursuant to Clause 10.1 ( Appointment of Receivers ) shall have in relation to the Assigned Rights and the Charged Property in respect of which such Receiver was appointed all the powers conferred by the Law of Property Act 1925 (as extended by this Assignment) on a Receiver appointed under that Act.

 

11. APPLICATION OF PROCEEDS

 

11.1 Any moneys held or received by the Collateral Agent under this Assignment shall be applied by the Collateral Agent in or towards the discharge of the Secured Obligations in accordance with the provisions of the Credit Agreement.

 

12. POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

12.1 Appointment

By way of security for the performance of its obligations under this Assignment, the Borrower hereby irrevocably appoints each of the Collateral Agent and its delegates and sub delegates to be its attorney acting severally (or jointly with any other such attorney or attorneys) and on its behalf and in its name or otherwise to do any and every thing which the Borrower is obliged to do under the terms of this Assignment or which such attorney considers necessary or desirable in order to enable the Collateral Agent or such attorney to exercise the rights conferred on it by this Assignment or by law. Provided always that such power shall not be exercisable by or on behalf of the Collateral Agent until the occurrence of an Event of Default which is continuing.

 

12.2 Ratification

The Borrower hereby ratifies and confirms and agrees to ratify and confirm whatever any attorney appointed under this Assignment shall do in its capacity as such.

 

13. RELEASE OF THE SECURITY

After the end of the Security Period or otherwise in accordance with Section 14.21 ( Release of Liens and the Parent Guaranty; Flag Jurisdiction Transfer ) of the Credit Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall, at the request and cost of the Borrower, execute all such documents and do all such other things as may be required to release the Security, in each case without recourse to or any representation or warranty by or from the Collateral Agent.

 

14. PAYMENTS

 

14.1 Grossing Up

All payments by the Borrower under this Assignment shall be made without any deductions and free and clear of, and without deduction for or on account of, tax

 

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except, in the latter case, to the extent that the Borrower is required by law to make payment subject to tax. If any tax or amounts in respect of tax must be deducted, or any other deductions must be made, from any amounts payable or paid by the Borrower, or paid or payable by the Collateral Agent to any Secured Creditor, under this Assignment, the Borrower shall pay such additional amounts as may be necessary to ensure that the relevant Secured Creditor receives a net amount equal to the full amount which it would have received had payment not been made subject to tax.

 

14.2 Payments without Set-off

Any payment made by the Borrower under this Assignment shall be made free and clear of and without any deduction for or on account of any set-off or counterclaim.

 

14.3 Manner of Payment

Each payment made by the Borrower under this Assignment shall be paid in the manner in which payments are to be made by the Borrower under the Credit Agreement.

 

15. WAIVERS AND REMEDIES

No failure by the Collateral Agent to exercise, nor any delay by the Collateral Agent in exercising, any right or remedy under this Assignment shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or remedy prevent any further or other exercise thereof or the exercise of any other such right or remedy.

 

16. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS

 

16.1 Partial Invalidity

If at any time any provision of this Assignment is or becomes illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any respect or any of the Security is or becomes ineffective in any respect under the law of any jurisdiction, such illegality, invalidity, unenforceability or ineffectiveness shall not affect:

 

  (a) the legality, validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Assignment or the effectiveness in any other respect of the Security under such law; or

 

  (b) the legality, validity or enforceability of such provision or the effectiveness of the Security under the law of any other jurisdiction.

 

16.2 Potentially Avoided Payments

If the Collateral Agent determines that an amount paid to a Secured Creditor under any Credit Document is being avoided or otherwise set aside on the liquidation or administration of the person by whom such amount was paid, then for the purposes of this Assignment, such amount shall be regarded as not having been paid.

 

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16.3 Currency Conversion

If necessary to apply any sum held or received by the Collateral Agent in or towards payment of the Secured Obligations, the Collateral Agent may purchase an amount in another currency and the rate of exchange to be applied shall be that at which, at such time as it considers appropriate, the Collateral Agent is able to effect such purchase.

 

16.4 Currency Indemnity

If for the purposes of obtaining judgment in any court it is necessary to convert a sum due from the Borrower hereunder in the currency expressed to be payable herein (the “ specified currency ”) into another currency, the parties hereto agree, to the fullest extent that they may effectively do so, that the rate of exchange used shall be that at which in accordance with normal banking procedures the Collateral Agent could purchase the specified currency with such other currency on the Business Day preceding that on which final judgment is given. The obligations of the Borrower in respect of any sum due to the Collateral Agent hereunder shall, notwithstanding any judgment in a currency other than the specified currency, be discharged only to the extent that on the Business Day following receipt by the Collateral Agent of any sum adjudged to be so due in such other currency the Collateral Agent may in accordance with normal banking procedures purchase the specified currency with such other currency; if the amount of the specified currency so purchased is less than the sum originally due to the Collateral Agent in the specified currency, the Borrower agrees, to the fullest extent that it may effectively do so, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify the Collateral Agent against such loss, and if the amount of the specified currency so purchased exceeds the sum originally due to the Collateral Agent in the specified currency, the Collateral Agent agrees to remit such excess to the Borrower.

 

16.5 Rights Cumulative

The rights and remedies provided by this Assignment are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law.

 

16.6 Collateral Agent in Possession

The Collateral Agent shall not by reason of its taking any action permitted by this Assignment or its taking possession of all or any of the Assigned Rights be liable to account as mortgagee in possession or, other than as expressly stated in the Security Trust Deed, be liable for any loss on realisation or for any default or omission for which a mortgagee in possession might be liable.

 

17. ASSIGNMENT

 

17.1 The Borrower’s Rights

The rights of the Borrower under this Assignment are not assignable or transferable and the Borrower agrees that it will not purport to assign all or any such rights except as provided under the Credit Agreement.

 

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17.2 The Collateral Agent’s Rights

 

  (a) The rights of the Collateral Agent under this Assignment are assignable in whole or in part without the consent of the Borrower except as provided under the Credit Agreement.

 

  (b) The Collateral Agent may not resign except in accordance with the terms of the Security Trust Deed.

 

18. NOTICES

 

18.1 Communications in Writing

Each communication to be made under this Assignment shall be made in writing and, unless otherwise stated, may be made by fax, electronic mail or letter.

 

18.2 Contact Details

For the purposes of any notice, request, demand or any communication sent in accordance with Clause 18.1 ( Communications in writing ) the contact details of each of the parties are as follows:

 

  (a) to the Collateral Agent:

Palmengartenstrasse 5-9

60325 Frankfurt am Main

Germany

Attention: Ship Finance, X2a4, Claudia Wenzel

Fax: +49 69 7431 3768

E-mail: claudia.wenzel@kfw.de

 

  (b) to the Borrower:

7665 Corporate Center Drive

Miami, Florida 33126

USA

Attention: Chief Financial Officer and General Counsel

Fax: +1 305-436-4117

E-mail: dfarkas@ncl.com

  hflanders@ncl.com

with copies to:

Apollo Management, L.P.

9 West 57 th Street

New York, New York 10019

Attention: Steve Martinez

Fax: +1 212-515-3288

Email: martinez@apollolp.com

 

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and

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10019-6064

Attention: Brad J. Finkelstein

Fax: +1 212-492-0074

Email: bfinkelstein@paulweiss.com

or to such other address and/or number as is notified in writing by a party to the other parties under this Assignment.

 

18.3 Delivery of Notices

All notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing (including telexed, telegraphic, telecopier or electronic (unless and until notified to the contrary) communication) and mailed, telexed, telecopied, delivered or electronic mailed at the address specified in Clause 18.2 ( Contact Details ); provided that, with respect to all notices and other communication made by electronic mail or other electronic means, the Collateral Agent and the Borrower agree that they (x) shall notify each other in writing of their electronic mail address and/or any other information required to enable the sending and receipt of information by that means and (y) shall notify each other of any change to their address or any other such information supplied by them. All such notices and communications shall, (i) when mailed, be effective three Business Days after being deposited in the mails, prepaid and properly addressed for delivery, (ii) when sent by overnight courier, be effective one Business Day after delivery to the overnight courier prepaid and properly addressed for delivery on such next Business Day, (iii) when sent by telex or telecopier, be effective when sent by telex or telecopier, except that notices and communications to the Collateral Agent shall not be effective until received by the Collateral Agent, or (iv) when electronic mailed, be effective only when actually received in readable form and in the case of any electronic communication made by the Borrower to the Collateral Agent, only if it is addressed in such a manner as the Collateral Agent shall specify for this purpose.

 

19. GOVERNING LAW

 

  (a) This Assignment and any non-contractual obligations arising out of or in connection with it shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English law.

 

  (b) The courts of England have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute arising out of or in connection with this Assignment (including a dispute relating to the existence, validity or termination of this Assignment or any non-contractual obligation arising out of or in connection with this Assignment ) (a “ Dispute ”). The parties hereto agree that the courts of England are the most appropriate and convenient courts to settle disputes and accordingly no party hereto will argue to the contrary. This Clause 19 is for the benefit of the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Secured Creditors. As a result, it shall not be prevented from taking proceedings relating to a dispute in any other courts with jurisdiction. To the extent allowed by law, the Collateral Agent may take concurrent proceedings in any number of jurisdictions.

 

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  (c) Without prejudice to any other mode of service allowed under any relevant law, the Borrower: (i) irrevocably appoints EC3 Services Limited at The St Botolph Building, 138 Houndsditch, London, EC3A 7AR as its agent for service of process in relation to any proceedings before the English courts in connection with any credit document and (ii) agrees that failure by an agent for service of process to notify the relevant credit party of the process will not invalidate the proceedings concerned. If any person appointed as an agent for service of process is unable for any reason to act as agent for service of process, the Borrower must immediately (and in any event within five days of such event taking place) appoint another agent on terms acceptable to the Collateral Agent. Failing this, the Collateral Agent may appoint another agent for this purpose.

 

  (d) Each party to this Assignment expressly agrees and consents to the provisions of this Clause 19.

 

20. COUNTERPARTS AND EFFECTIVENESS

 

20.1 Counterparts

This Assignment may be executed in counterparts and such counterparts taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

20.2 Effectiveness

This Assignment shall take effect and be delivered as a deed on the date on which it is stated to be made.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF this Assignment has been executed as a deed by the Borrower and the Collateral Agent.

 

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SCHEDULE 1

FORMS OF NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT

Part 1

FORM OF NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT TO THE SHIPBUILDER

 

To: Meyer Werft GmbH

Industriegebiet Süd

D-26871 Papenburg

Germany

 

Cc: KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH as Collateral Agent

Palmengartenstrasse 5-9

60325 Frankfurt am Main

Germany

Attention: Ship Finance, X2a4, Claudia Wenzel

Fax: +49 69 7431 3768

E-mail: claudia.wenzel@kfw.de

Date: [ ]

Dear Sirs

We hereby give you notice that pursuant to an assignment agreement dated [ ] (the “ Assignment ”) and made between Breakaway Three, Ltd. (the “ Borrower ”) and KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH as Collateral Agent (the “ Collateral Agent ”), the Borrower has assigned to the Collateral Agent a first priority assignment of all of its rights, title, interests and benefits in, to or in respect of the construction contract dated 14 September 2012 between the Borrower and you, as shipbuilder in relation to the design, engineering, building, launching, equipping and outfitting of the passenger cruise ship (the “ Ship ”) with provisional hull number [*] (the “ Construction Contract ”).

With effect from your receipt of this notice we hereby give you notice that:

 

(a) subject to paragraph (b), all refunds, payments or damages payable to the Borrower as a consequence of the repudiation or termination of the Construction Contraction should be made to the Collateral Agent or to its order as it may specify in writing from time to time;

 

(b)

following the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default (as defined in the €590,478,870 credit agreement dated on or about the date hereof between, inter alia , NCL Corporation Ltd., the Borrower, the Lenders, and KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH as Facility Agent, Collateral Agent, CIRR Agent, Bookrunner, Hermes Agent and Initial Mandated Lead Arranger (as defined therein) (the “ Credit Agreement ”)), written notice of the occurrence and continuance of such Event of Default has been delivered

 

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  to you by the Collateral Agent, all payments to be made to the Borrower under or arising from the Construction Contract should be made to the Collateral Agent or to its order as it may specify in writing from time to time;

 

(c) following the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default, all remedies of the Borrower provided for in the Construction Contract or available at law or in equity shall be exercisable by the Collateral Agent;

 

(d) following the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default, all rights of the Borrower to compel performance of the Construction Contract shall be exercisable by the Collateral Agent;

 

(e) all rights, title, interests and benefits whatsoever accruing to or for the benefit of the Borrower arising from the Construction Contract are assigned to the Collateral Agent;

 

(f) the Borrower may make amendments, modifications or changes to any term or provision of the Construction Contract other than material amendments, modifications or changes to any term or provision of the Construction Contract that would change (i) the purpose of the Vessel or (ii) the initial construction price of the Vessel [*] in excess of [*] in the aggregate, in each case unless such amendment, modification or change is approved in advance by the Facility Agent and same could not reasonably be expected to be adverse to the interests of the Lenders or the Hermes Cover (as referenced in the Assignment);

 

(g) the Collateral Agent has agreed that the Borrower may exercise all of its rights and powers under and in respect of the Construction Contract (including without limitation, the right to superintend the construction of the Ship and to propose and agree modifications (as referred to in the Construction Contract) and to accept or reject the Ship and to take and accept delivery of and title to the Ship) unless and until the Collateral Agent notifies you in writing that an Event of Default (as referred to in the Assignment) has occurred and is continuing. Upon giving such notice, the Collateral Agent may exercise such rights and powers (to the exclusion of the Borrower) to the extent stated in that notice and without you being under any duty or obligation to verify or make any enquiry as to whether such (or any) Event of Default has occurred and is continuing;

 

(h) the Borrower has irrevocably appointed the Collateral Agent to be its attorney, upon the occurrence of and during the continuance of an Event of Default, to do (amongst other things) things which the Borrower could do in relation to the Construction Contract. Accordingly, the Borrower authorises and instructs you to comply with the terms of any written notice or instructions which you may receive from the Collateral Agent from time to time in connection with the Construction Contract without further authority or enquiry by you from the Borrower; and

 

(i) the Borrower remains liable to perform all its duties and obligations under the Construction Contract and the Collateral Agent is under no obligation of any kind under the Construction Contract nor under any liability whatsoever in the event of any failure by the Borrower to perform its obligations.

You are hereby authorised and instructed, without requiring further approval from the Borrower, to provide the Collateral Agent with such information relating to the Construction

 

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Contract as it may from time to time reasonably request and to send copies of any notices issued by you under the Construction Contract which have had or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the value of the Construction Contract or the Ship, to the Collateral Agent as well as to the Borrower.

This notice of assignment shall terminate, and be of no further force and effect, upon termination of the Assignment (as notified to you by the Collateral Agent).

Please acknowledge receipt of this notice by signing and dating the acknowledgment set out on the enclosed copy and returning it to the Collateral Agent.

Yours faithfully

 

For and on behalf of
BREAKAWAY THREE, LTD.

 

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Part 2

FORM OF NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT TO THE REFUND GUARANTOR

 

To: [Refund Guarantor]

 

Cc: KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH as Collateral Agent

Palmengartenstrasse 5-9

60325 Frankfurt am Main

Germany

Attention: Ship Finance, X2a4, Claudia Wenzel

Fax: +49 69 7431 3768

E-mail: claudia.wenzel@kfw.de

Date: [ ]

Dear Sirs

We hereby give you notice that pursuant to an assignment agreement dated [ ] (the “ Assignment ”) and made between Breakaway Three, Ltd. (the “ Borrower ”) and KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH as Collateral Agent (the “ Collateral Agent ”), the Borrower has assigned to the Collateral Agent a first priority assignment of all of its rights, title, interests and benefits in, to or in respect of the refund guarantee dated [ ] and issued by you as refund guarantor in favour of the Borrower pursuant to which you guarantee certain refund obligations of Meyer Werft GmbH, as shipbuilder under the Construction Contract (as defined in the Assignment) (the “ Refund Guarantee ”), including all monies which may be payable under or in respect of the Refund Guarantee.

With effect from your receipt of this notice we hereby give you notice that:

 

(a) all payments to be made to the Borrower under or arising from the Refund Guarantee should be made to the Collateral Agent or to its order as it may specify in writing from time to time;

 

(b) following the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default (as defined in the €590,478,870 credit agreement dated on or about the date hereof between, inter alia , NCL Corporation Ltd., the Borrower, the Lenders (as defined therein), and KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH as Facility Agent, Collateral Agent, CIRR Agent, Bookrunner, Hermes Agent and Initial Mandated Lead Arranger (as defined therein) (the “ Credit Agreement ”)), written notice of the occurrence and continuance of such Event of Default has been delivered to you by the Collateral Agent, all remedies of the Borrower provided for in the Refund Guarantee or available at law or in equity shall be exercisable by the Collateral Agent;

 

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(c) following the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default, all rights of the Borrower to compel performance of the Refund Guarantee shall be exercisable by the Collateral Agent;

 

(d) all rights, title, interests and benefits whatsoever accruing to or for the benefit of the Borrower arising from the Refund Guarantee are assigned to the Collateral Agent;

 

(e) the Borrower has agreed not to agree to any waiver or amendment of or supplement to the terms of the Refund Guarantee other than where the prior written consent is given by the Lead Arrangers (not to be unreasonably withheld) to such waiver, amendment or supplement;

 

(f) the Borrower has agreed not to terminate, or allow to be terminated, any Refund Guarantee other than where a replacement Refund Guarantee is issued to the Borrower which meets the Borrower’s requirements under the Construction Contract on or prior to such termination or where the prior written consent is given by the Facility Agent (as defined in the Credit Agreement) to such termination;

 

(g) the Collateral Agent has agreed that the Borrower may exercise all of its rights and powers under and in respect of the Refund Guarantee except to the extent that the Collateral Agent notifies you in writing that an Event of Default (as referred to in the Assignment) has occurred and is continuing. Upon giving such notice, the Collateral Agent may exercise such rights and powers (to the exclusion of the Borrower) (including, without limitation, making a demand under the Refund Guarantee) to the extent stated in that notice and without you being under any duty or obligation to verify or make any enquiry as to whether such (or any) Event of Default has occurred and is continuing;

 

(h) the Borrower has irrevocably appointed the Collateral Agent to be its attorney, upon the occurrence of and during the continuance of an Event of Default, to do (amongst other things) things which the Borrower could do in relation to the Refund Guarantee. Accordingly, the Borrower authorises and instructs you to comply with the terms of any written notice or instructions which you may receive from the Collateral Agent from time to time in connection with the Refund Guarantee without further authority or enquiry by you from the Borrower; and

 

(i) the Borrower remains liable to perform all its duties and obligations under the Refund Guarantee and the Collateral Agent is under no obligation of any kind under the Refund Guarantee nor under any liability whatsoever in the event of any failure by the Borrower to perform its obligations.

You are hereby authorised and instructed, without requiring further approval from the Borrower, to provide the Collateral Agent with such information relating to the Refund Guarantee as it may from time to time reasonably request and to send copies of all notices issued by you under the Refund Guarantee which have had or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the value of the Refund Guarantee, to the Collateral Agent as well as to the Borrower.

 

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This notice of assignment shall terminate, and be of no further force and effect, upon termination of the Assignment (as notified to you by the Collateral Agent).

Please acknowledge receipt of this notice by signing and dating the acknowledgment set out on the enclosed copy and returning it to the Collateral Agent.

Yours faithfully

 

For and on behalf of
BREAKAWAY THREE, LTD.

 

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Part 3

FORM OF NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT TO THE BROKER

(for attachment by way of endorsement to the Policy)

 

To: [Broker]

 

Cc: KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH as Collateral Agent

Palmengartenstrasse 5-9

60325 Frankfurt am Main

Germany

Attention: Ship Finance, X2a4, Claudia Wenzel

Fax: +49 69 7431 3768

E-mail: claudia.wenzel@kfw.de

Date: [ ]

Dear Sir/Madam

We hereby give you notice that pursuant to an assignment agreement dated [ ] (the “ Assignment ”) and made between Breakaway Three, Ltd. (the “ Borrower ”) and KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH as Collateral Agent (the “ Collateral Agent ”), the Borrower has assigned to the Collateral Agent a first priority assignment of all of its rights, title, interests and benefits in, to or in respect of construction risks insurance policy dated [ ] issued for the benefit of Meyer Werft GmbH (the “ Yard ”) and the Borrower in connection with the post-panamax luxury passenger cruise vessel with the provisional hull number [*] to be constructed by the Yard (the “ Construction Risks Insurance Policy ”), including all monies which may be payable to the Borrower under or in respect of the Construction Risks Insurance Policy.

With effect from your receipt of this notice we hereby give you notice that:

 

(a) all payments to be made to the Borrower under or arising from the Construction Risks Insurance Policy should be made in accordance with the terms of the Loss Payable Clause set out in the Annex 1 ( Loss Payable Clause ) to this Notice;

 

(b) following the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default, all remedies of the Borrower provided for in the Construction Risks Insurance Policy or available at law or in equity shall be exercisable by the Collateral Agent;

 

(c) following the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default, all rights of the Borrower to compel performance of the Construction Risks Insurance Policy shall be exercisable by the Collateral Agent;

 

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(d) all rights, title, interests and benefits whatsoever accruing to or for the benefit of the Borrower arising from the Construction Risks Insurance Policy are assigned to the Collateral Agent;

 

(e) the Borrower has agreed that no waiver or amendment of or supplement to the terms of the Construction Risks Insurance Policy may be made other than any waiver, amendment or supplement (A) of a technical nature or (B) agreed to be necessary by the insured parties under the Construction Risks Insurance Policy to reflect the prevailing circumstances, provided that in each case, the prior written consent of the Collateral Agent shall be required for any such amendment, waiver or supplement that (x) is materially adverse to the interests of the Collateral Agent in the Security or the Assigned Rights or (y) adversely affects the ability of the Borrower to perform its obligations under the Credit Documents (as defined in the €590,478,870 credit agreement dated on or about the date hereof between, inter alia , NCL Corporation Ltd., the Borrower, the Lenders, and KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH as Facility Agent, Collateral Agent, CIRR Agent, Bookrunner, Hermes Agent and Initial Mandated Lead Arranger (as defined therein)).

 

(f) the Borrower has agreed not to terminate, or allow to be terminated, any Construction Risks Insurance Policy other than where an equivalent replacement Construction Risks Insurance Policy is issued in favour of the Yard and the Borrower on or prior to such termination or where the prior written consent is given by the Facility Agent to such termination;

 

(g) the Collateral Agent has agreed that the Borrower may exercise all of its rights and powers under and in respect of the Construction Risks Insurance Policy except that to the extent that the Collateral Agent notifies you in writing that an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing. Upon giving such notice, the Collateral Agent may exercise such rights and powers (to the exclusion of the Borrower) to the extent stated in that notice and without you being under any duty or obligation to verify or make any enquiry as to whether such (or any) Event of Default has occurred and is continuing;

 

(h) the Borrower has irrevocably appointed the Collateral Agent to be its attorney, upon the occurrence of and during the continuance of an Event of Default, to do (amongst other things) things which the Borrower could do in relation to the Construction Risks Insurance Policy. Accordingly, the Borrower authorises and instructs you to comply with the terms of any written notice or instructions which you may receive from the Collateral Agent from time to time in connection with the Construction Risks Insurance Policy without further authority or enquiry by you from the Borrower; and

 

(i) the Borrower remains liable to perform all its duties and obligations (if any) under the Construction Risks Insurance Policy and the Collateral Agent is under no obligation of any kind under the Construction Risks Insurance Policy nor under any liability whatsoever in the event of any failure by the Borrower to perform its obligations.

You are hereby authorised and instructed, without requiring further approval from the Borrower, to provide the Collateral Agent with such information relating to the Construction Risks Insurance Policy as it may from time to time reasonably request and to send copies of all notices issued by you under the Construction Risks Insurance Policy which have had or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the value of the Construction Risks Insurance Policy, to the Collateral Agent as well as to the Borrower.

 

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This notice of assignment shall terminate, and be of no further force and effect, upon termination of the Assignment (as notified to you by the Collateral Agent).

Please acknowledge receipt of this notice by signing and dating the acknowledgment set out on the enclosed copy and returning it to the Collateral Agent.

Yours faithfully

 

For and on behalf of
BREAKAWAY THREE, LTD.

 

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ANNEX 1

LOSS PAYABLE CLAUSE

It is noted that by a first legal assignment in writing dated [ ] 2012 BREAKAWAY THREE, LTD. , the buyer (“ Buyer ”) of the vessel presently under construction by Meyer Werft GmBH, Papenburg Germany (“ Builder ”) with hull number [*] has assigned to KFW IPEX-BANK GMBH of Palmengartenstrasse 5-9, 60325 Frankfurt am Main, Germany (“ Assignee ”) all the Buyer’s interests in any claims proceeds in this policy and its benefits therein including all such claims of whatsoever nature as the Buyer may have hereunder.

All sums payable to the Buyer under this policy shall be paid to the Buyer unless and until underwriters have been otherwise instructed by notice in writing from the Assignee following the occurrence and continuation of an Event of Default, as defined in the Credit Agreement dated as of [ ] 2012 and made among and between the Buyer, NCL Corporation Ltd., as the Buyer’s parent, the Assignee, the lenders from time to time party thereto and the other parties from time to time party thereto.

All sums payable to the Builder under this policy shall be payable to the Builder, subject to any notice of assignment of the Builder’s interests in this policy.

 

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SCHEDULE 2

FORMS OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF ASSIGNMENT

Part 1

FORM OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF ASSIGNMENT FROM THE SHIPBUILDER

[ To be printed only on copy of the Notice of Assignment given ]

 

To: KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH as Collateral Agent

Palmengartenstrasse 5-9

60325 Frankfurt am Main

Germany

Attention: Ship Finance, X2a4, Claudia Wenzel

Fax: +49 69 7431 3768

E-mail: claudia.wenzel@kfw.de

Date: [ ]

Dear Sirs

We acknowledge receipt of a notice in the terms set out above (the “ Notice ”). We accept the instructions and authorisations contained in the Notice, we undertake to act in accordance with and comply with the terms of the Notice and we confirm that (other than in respect of junior liens held by the Collateral Agent as security trustee on behalf of certain “term loan creditors” in respect of the Construction Contract) we have not received notice of any other assignments or charges of or over any of the Borrower’s rights, title, interests and benefits in, to or in respect of the Construction Contract and that we will comply with the terms of the Notice.

We also confirm that the Construction Contract is in full force and effect in accordance with its terms. We further agree and confirm that we acknowledge that we shall not challenge the effectiveness of the Assignment (as defined in the Notice; capitalized terms used herein have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Notice or the Assignment, as applicable) with respect to the Construction Contract.

Yours faithfully

For and on behalf of

Meyer Werft GmbH

as Shipbuilder

By:

Date:

 

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Part 2

FORM OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF ASSIGNMENT FROM THE REFUND GUARANTOR

[ To be printed only on copy of the Notice of Assignment given ]

 

To: KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH as Collateral Agent

Palmengartenstrasse 5-9

60325 Frankfurt am Main

Germany

Attention: Ship Finance, X2a4, Claudia Wenzel

Fax: +49 69 7431 3768

E-mail: claudia.wenzel@kfw.de

Date: [ ]

Dear Sirs

We acknowledge receipt of a notice in the terms set out above (the “ Notice ”). We accept the instructions and authorisations contained in the Notice, we undertake to act in accordance with and comply with the terms of the Notice and we confirm that (other than in respect of junior liens held by the Collateral Agent as security trustee on behalf of certain “term loan creditors” in respect of the Refund Guarantee) we have not received notice of any other assignments or charges of or over any of the Borrower’s rights, title, interests and benefits in, to or in respect of the Refund Guarantee and that we will comply with the terms of the Notice.

We further agree and confirm that we acknowledge that we shall not challenge the effectiveness of the Assignment (as defined in the Notice; capitalized terms used herein have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Notice or the Assignment, as applicable).

Yours faithfully

For and on behalf of

[the Refund Guarantor]

as Refund Guarantor

By:

Date:

 

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Part 3

FORM OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF ASSIGNMENT FROM THE BROKER

[ To be printed only on copy of the Notice of Assignment given ]

 

To: KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH as Collateral Agent

Palmengartenstrasse 5-9

60325 Frankfurt am Main

Germany

Attention: Ship Finance, X2a4, Claudia Wenzel

Fax: +49 69 7431 3768

E-mail: claudia.wenzel@kfw.de

Date: [ ]

HULL NO. [*] (the “ Vessel ”)

BREAKAWAY THREE, LTD. (the “ Borrower ”)

Dear Sirs

We acknowledge receipt of a notice in the terms set out above (the “ Notice ”). We accept the instructions and authorisations contained in the Notice, we undertake to act in accordance with and comply with the terms of the Notice and we confirm that (i) (other than in respect of junior liens held by the Collateral Agent as security trustee on behalf of certain “term loan creditors” in respect of the Construction Risks Insurance Policy) we have not received notice of any other assignments or charges of or over any of the Borrower’s rights, title, interests and benefits in, to or in respect of the Construction Risks Insurance Policy, (ii) we will comply with the terms of the Notice and (iii) we have effected insurances for the benefit of Meyer Werft GmbH (the “ Yard ”) and the Borrower as set out in Annex 1 attached.

Pursuant to instructions received from the Yard and/or its authorised managers or agents and in consideration of you and the Borrower approving us as the appointed brokers in connection with the insurances covered by this letter, we hereby undertake:

 

1. to hold the insurance slips or contracts, the policies when issued, and any renewals of such policies or any policies substituted therefor with your consent as may be arranged through ourselves and the benefit of the insurances thereunder to your order in accordance with the terms of the Loss Payable Clause set out in Annex 2; and

 

2. to arrange for the said Loss Payable Clause to be included on the policies when issued; and

 

3. to have endorsed on each and every policy as and when the same is issued a Notice of Assignment to Underwriters in the form of Annex 3 hereto dated and signed by the Borrower and acknowledged by underwriters in accordance with market practice; and

 

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4. to advise you promptly if we cease to be the appointed brokers in connection with the insurances covered by this letter or in the event of any material changes of which we are aware affecting such insurances; and

 

5. following a written application received from you not later than one month before expiry of these insurances to notify you within fourteen days of the receipt of such application in the event of our not having received notice of renewal instructions from the Yard and/or its authorised managers or agents, and in the event of our receiving instructions to renew to advise you promptly of the details thereof; and

 

6. to forward to you promptly any notices of cancellation that we receive from underwriters; and

 

7. following a written application from you to advise you promptly of the premium payment situation where such premium is paid or payable through our intermediary; and

 

8. not to challenge the effectiveness of the assignment to the Collateral Agent of the insurances constituted by this policy; and

 

9. not to revoke, modify or change the terms of the Loss Payable Clause or the undertakings made herein without the written consent of the Collateral Agent.

If and where we are responsible for the payment of premium to underwriters, our above undertakings are given subject to our lien on the policies for premiums and subject to our right of cancellation on default in payment of such premiums but we undertake not to exercise such rights of cancellation without giving you ten days notice in writing either by letter or electronically transmitted message and a reasonable opportunity for you to pay any premiums outstanding.

It is understood and agreed that the operation of any automatic termination of cover, cancellation or amendment provisions contained in the policy conditions shall override any undertakings given by us as brokers.

Notwithstanding the terms of the said Loss Payable Clause and the Notice, unless and until we receive written notice from you to the contrary, we shall be empowered to arrange for a collision and/or salvage guarantee to be given in the event of bail being required in order to prevent the arrest of the Vessel or to secure the release of the Vessel from arrest following a casualty. Where a guarantee has been given as aforesaid and the guarantor has paid any sum under the guarantee in respect of such claim, there shall be payable directly to the guarantor out of the proceeds of the said policies a sum equal to the sum so paid.

This undertaking shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English law and any disputes arising out of or in any way connected with this undertaking shall be submitted to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.

This undertaking is subject to all claims and returns of premiums being collected through us as brokers.

 

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Yours faithfully

For and on behalf of

[the Broker]

as [Broker]

By:

Date:

 

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ANNEX 1

DETAILS OF INSURANCES

 

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ANNEX 2

LOSS PAYABLE CLAUSE

It is noted that by a first legal assignment in writing dated [ ] 2012 BREAKAWAY THREE, LTD. , the buyer (“ Buyer ”) of the vessel presently under construction by Meyer Werft GmBH, Papenburg Germany (“ Builder ”) with hull number [*] has assigned to KFW IPEX-BANK GMBH of Palmengartenstrasse 5-9, 60325 Frankfurt am Main, Germany (“ Assignee ”) all the Buyer’s interests in any claims proceeds in this policy and its benefits therein including all such claims of whatsoever nature as the Buyer may have hereunder.

All sums payable to the Buyer under this policy shall be paid to the Buyer unless and until underwriters have been otherwise instructed by notice in writing from the Assignee following the occurrence and continuation of an Event of Default, as defined in the Credit Agreement dated as of [ ] 2012 and made among and between the Buyer, NCL Corporation Ltd., as the Buyer’s parent, the Assignee, the lenders from time to time party thereto and the other parties from time to time party thereto.

All sums payable to the Builder under this policy shall be payable to the Builder, subject to any notice of assignment of the Builder’s interests in this policy.

 

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ANNEX 3

NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT TO UNDERWRITERS

(for attachment by way of endorsement to the Policy)

 

To: [Underwriter]

 

Cc: KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH as Collateral Agent

Palmengartenstrasse 5-9

60325 Frankfurt am Main

Germany

Attention: Ship Finance, X2a4, Claudia Wenzel

Fax: +49 69 7431 3768

E-mail: claudia.wenzel@kfw.de

Date: [ ]

Dear Sir/Madam

We hereby give you notice that pursuant to an assignment agreement dated [ ] 2012 (the “ Assignment ”) and made between Breakaway Three, Ltd. (the “ Borrower ”) and KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH as Collateral Agent (the “ Collateral Agent ”), the Borrower has assigned to the Collateral Agent a first priority assignment of all of its rights, title, interests and benefits in, to or in respect of construction risks insurance policy dated [ ] issued for the benefit of Meyer Werft GmbH (the “ Yard ”) and the Borrower in connection with the post-panamax luxury passenger cruise vessel with the provisional hull number [*] to be constructed by the Yard (the “ Construction Risks Insurance Policy ”), including all monies which may be payable to the Borrower under or in respect of the Construction Risks Insurance Policy.

With effect from your receipt of this notice we hereby give you notice that:

 

(a) all payments to be made to the Borrower under or arising from the Construction Risks Insurance Policy should be made in accordance with the terms of the Loss Payable Clause set out in the Annex 1 ( Loss Payable Clause ) to this Notice;

 

(b) following the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default, all remedies of the Borrower provided for in the Construction Risks Insurance Policy or available at law or in equity shall be exercisable by the Collateral Agent;

 

(c) following the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default, all rights of the Borrower to compel performance of the Construction Risks Insurance Policy shall be exercisable by the Collateral Agent;

 

(d) all rights, title, interests and benefits whatsoever accruing to or for the benefit of the Borrower arising from the Construction Risks Insurance Policy are assigned to the Collateral Agent;

 

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(e) the Borrower has agreed that no waiver or amendment of or supplement to the terms of the Construction Risks Insurance Policy may be made other than any waiver, amendment or supplement (A) of a technical nature or (B) agreed to be necessary by the insured parties under the Construction Risks Insurance Policy to reflect the prevailing circumstances, provided that in each case, the prior written consent of the Collateral Agent shall be required for any such amendment, waiver or supplement that (x) is materially adverse to the interests of the Collateral Agent in the Security or the Assigned Rights or (y) adversely affects the ability of the Borrower to perform its obligations under the Credit Documents (as defined in the €590,478,870 credit agreement dated on or about the date hereof between, inter alia , NCL Corporation Ltd., the Borrower, the Lenders, and KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH as Facility Agent, Collateral Agent, CIRR Agent, Bookrunner, Hermes Agent and Initial Mandated Lead Arranger (as defined therein));

 

(f) the Borrower has agreed not to terminate, or allow to be terminated, any Construction Risks Insurance Policy other than where an equivalent replacement Construction Risks Insurance Policy is issued in favour of the Yard and the Borrower on or prior to such termination or where the prior written consent is given by the Facility Agent to such termination;

 

(g) the Collateral Agent has agreed that the Borrower may exercise all of its rights and powers under and in respect of the Construction Risks Insurance Policy except that to the extent that the Collateral Agent notifies you in writing that an Event of Default has occurred. Upon giving such notice, the Collateral Agent may exercise such rights and powers (to the exclusion of the Borrower) to the extent stated in that notice and without you being under any duty or obligation to verify or make any enquiry as to whether such (or any) Event of Default has occurred;

 

(h) the Borrower has irrevocably appointed the Collateral Agent to be its attorney, upon the occurrence of and during the continuance of an Event of Default, to do (amongst other things) things which the Borrower could do in relation to the Construction Risks Insurance Policy. Accordingly, the Borrower authorises and instructs you to comply with the terms of any written notice or instructions which you may receive from the Collateral Agent from time to time in connection with the Construction Risks Insurance Policy without further authority or enquiry by you from the Borrower; and

 

(i) the Borrower remains liable to perform all its duties and obligations (if any) under the Construction Risks Insurance Policy and the Collateral Agent is under no obligation of any kind under the Construction Risks Insurance Policy nor under any liability whatsoever in the event of any failure by the Borrower to perform its obligations.

You are hereby authorised and instructed, without requiring further approval from the Borrower, to provide the Collateral Agent with such information relating to the Construction Risks Insurance Policy as it may from time to time reasonably request and to send copies of all notices issued by you under the Construction Risks Insurance Policy which have had or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the value of the Construction Risks Insurance Policy, to the Collateral Agent as well as to the Borrower.

This notice of assignment shall terminate, and be of no further force and effect, upon termination of the Assignment (as notified to you by the Collateral Agent).

 

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Please acknowledge receipt of this notice by signing and dating the acknowledgment set out on the enclosed copy and returning it to the Collateral Agent.

Yours faithfully

 

For and on behalf of

BREAKAWAY THREE, LTD.

 

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SCHEDULE 3

DETAILS OF REFUND GUARANTEES

 

[Name of Issuer]    [Date of Refund Guarantee]

 

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SCHEDULE 4

FORM OF NOTICE OF CHARGE

 

To: KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH as Refund Guarantor

Palmengartenstrasse 5-9

60325 Frankfurt am Main

Germany

Attention: [ ]

 

Cc: KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH as Collateral Agent

Palmengartenstrasse 5-9

60325 Frankfurt am Main

Germany

Attention: Ship Finance, X2a4, Claudia Wenzel

Fax: +49 69 7431 3768

E-mail: claudia.wenzel@kfw.de

Date: [ ]

Dear Sirs

We hereby give you notice that pursuant to an assignment agreement dated [ ] 2012 (the “ Assignment ”) and made between Breakaway Three, Ltd. (the “ Borrower ”) and KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH as Collateral Agent, the Borrower has charged to the Collateral Agent a first priority charge of all of its rights, title, interests and benefits in, to or in respect of the refund guarantee dated [ ] and issued by you as refund guarantor in favour of the Borrower pursuant to which you guarantee certain refund obligations of Meyer Werft GmbH, as shipbuilder under the Construction Contract (as defined in the Assignment) (the “ Refund Guarantee ”), including all monies which may be payable under or in respect of the Refund Guarantee.

With effect from your receipt of this notice we hereby give you notice that:

 

(a) all payments to be made to the Borrower under or arising from the Refund Guarantee should be made to the Collateral Agent or to its order as it may specify in writing from time to time;

 

(b)

following the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default (as defined in the €590,478,870 credit agreement dated on or about the date hereof between, inter alia , NCL Corporation Ltd., the Borrower, the Lenders, and KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH as Facility Agent, Collateral Agent, CIRR Agent, Bookrunner, Hermes Agent and Initial Mandated Lead Arranger (as defined therein) (the “ Credit Agreement ”)), written notice of the occurrence and continuance of such Event of Default has been delivered

 

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  to you by the Collateral Agent, all remedies of the Borrower provided for in the Refund Guarantee or available at law or in equity shall be exercisable by the Collateral Agent;

 

(c) following the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default, all rights of the Borrower to compel performance of the Refund Guarantee shall be exercisable by the Collateral Agent;

 

(d) all rights, title, interests and benefits whatsoever accruing to or for the benefit of the Borrower arising from the Refund Guarantee are charged to the Collateral Agent;

 

(e) the Borrower has agreed not to agree to any waiver or amendment of or supplement to the terms of the Refund Guarantee other than where the prior written consent is given by the Lead Arrangers (not to be unreasonably withheld) to such waiver, amendment or supplement;

 

(f) the Borrower has agreed not to terminate, or allow to be terminated, any Refund Guarantee other than where a replacement Refund Guarantee is issued to the Borrower which meets the Borrower’s requirements under the Construction Contract on or prior to such termination or where the prior written consent is given by the Facility Agent (as defined in the Credit Agreement) to such termination;

 

(g) the Collateral Agent has agreed that the Borrower may exercise all of its rights and powers under and in respect of the Refund Guarantee except that to the extent that the Collateral Agent notifies you in writing that an Event of Default (as referred to in the Assignment) has occurred and is continuing. Upon giving such notice, the Collateral Agent may exercise such rights and powers (to the exclusion of the Borrower) (including, without limitation, making a demand under the Refund Guarantee) to the extent stated in that notice and without you being under any duty to verify or make any enquiry as to whether such (or any) Event of Default has occurred and is continuing;

 

(h) the Borrower has irrevocably appointed the Collateral Agent to be its attorney, upon the occurrence of and during the continuance of an Event of Default, to do (amongst other things) things which the Borrower could do in relation to the Refund Guarantee. Accordingly, the Borrower authorises and instructs you to comply with the terms of any written notice or instructions which you may receive from the Collateral Agent from time to time in connection with the Refund Guarantee without further authority or enquiry by you from the Borrower; and

 

(i) the Borrower remains liable to perform all its duties and obligations under the Refund Guarantee and the Collateral Agent is under no obligation of any kind under the Refund Guarantee nor under any liability whatsoever in the event of any failure by the Borrower to perform its obligations.

You are hereby authorised and instructed, without requiring further approval from the Borrower, to provide the Collateral Agent with such information relating to the Refund Guarantee as it may from time to time reasonably request and to send copies of all notices issued by you under the Refund Guarantee which have had or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the value of the Refund Guarantee, to the Collateral Agent as well as to the Borrower.

 

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This notice of charge shall terminate, and be of no further force and effect, upon termination of the Assignment (as notified to you by the Collateral Agent).

Please acknowledge receipt of this notice by signing and dating the acknowledgment set out on the enclosed copy and returning it to the Collateral Agent.

Yours faithfully

 

For and on behalf of

BREAKAWAY THREE, LTD.

 

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SCHEDULE 5

FORM OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF CHARGE

[ To be printed only on copy of the Notice of Assignment given ]

 

To: KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH as Collateral Agent

Palmengartenstrasse 5-9

60325 Frankfurt am Main

Germany

Attention: Ship Finance, X2a4, Claudia Wenzel

Fax: +49 69 7431 3768

E-mail: claudia.wenzel@kfw.de

Date: [ ]

Dear Sirs

We acknowledge receipt of a notice in the terms set out above (the “ Notice ”). We accept the instructions and authorisations contained in the Notice, we undertake to act in accordance with and comply with the terms of the Notice and we confirm that (other than in respect of junior liens held by the Collateral Agent as security trustee on behalf of certain “term loan creditors” in respect of the Refund Guarantee) we have not received notice of any other assignments or charges of or over any of the rights, title, interests and benefits in, to or in respect of the Refund Guarantee and that we will comply with the terms of the Notice.

We further agree and confirm that we acknowledge that we shall not challenge the effectiveness of the Assignment (as defined in the Notice; capitalized terms used herein have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Notice or the Assignment, as applicable).

Yours faithfully

For and on behalf of

KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH

as Refund Guarantor

By:

Date:

 

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SIGNATORIES

 

Signed as a deed on behalf of BREAKAWAY THREE, LTD., a company incorporated in Bermuda, by Paul Alan Turner, being a person who, in accordance with the laws of that territory, is acting under the authority of the company in the presence of:      
/s/ Jessica Welborn                   

/s/ Paul A. Turner

  
   Attorney-in-Fact   
Name: Jessica Welborn      
Title: Trainee Solicitor      

Address: Noton Rose LLP

 

 3 More London Riverside

 

 London SE1 2AQ United Kingdom

 

 nortonrose.com

     
Signed as a deed on behalf of KFW IPEX-BANK GMBH , a company incorporated in Germany, by Natalie Chanda Phanekham, being a person who, in accordance with the laws of that territory, is acting under the authority of the company in the presence of:      

/s/ Jessica Welborn

  

/s/ signature illegible

  
   Attorney-in-Fact   
Name: Jessica Welborn      
Title: Trainee Solicitor      

Address: Noton Rose LLP

 

 3 More London Riverside

 

 London SE1 2AQ United Kingdom

 

 nortonrose.com

     

 

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EXHIBIT K

FORM OF SOLVENCY CERTIFICATE

[ ] 2012

This Solvency Certificate is delivered pursuant to Section 6.08 of the Credit Agreement, dated as of [ ] 2012, among NCL Corporation Ltd., a Bermuda company (the “ Parent ”), Breakaway Three, Ltd., a Bermuda company (the “ Borrower ”), the Lenders from time to time party thereto, KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH, as Facility Agent, Collateral Agent under the Security Documents, CIRR Agent and Hermes Agent and the other parties thereto (as the same may be amended, restated, novated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement.

The undersigned, a senior financial officer of the Parent, hereby certifies to the Facility Agent and each of the Lenders, solely in such capacity and on behalf of the Parent as follows:

1. I am a senior financial officer of the Parent. I am familiar with the Transaction, and have reviewed the financial statements referred to in Section 8.05 of the Credit Agreement and other such documents and made such investigations as I have deemed relevant for the purposes of this Solvency Certificate.

2. On and as of the date hereof, immediately after giving effect to the transactions under the Credit Agreement (including, without limitation, the incurrence of all the financing contemplated with respect thereto and to the purchase of the Vessel), the Parent and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole (i) are not insolvent and will not be rendered insolvent by the Indebtedness incurred in connection with the transactions under the Credit Agreement (including, without limitation, the incurrence of all the financing contemplated with respect thereto and to the purchase of the Vessel); (ii) will not have unreasonably small capital with which to conduct the business in which they are respectively engaged as such businesses are now conducted and are proposed to be conducted following the Borrowing Date to occur on or about the date hereof; and (iii) have not incurred debts beyond their ability pay such debts and liabilities, direct, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such debts and liabilities become absolute, matured, or otherwise become payable.

This Solvency Certificate is being delivered by the undersigned officer only in his capacity as a senior financial officer of the Parent and not individually and the undersigned shall have no personal liability to the Agents or the Lenders with respect thereto.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Solvency Certificate on the date first set forth above.

 

NCL CORPORATION LTD.
 

By:

 

 

    Title:


EXHIBIT L

F ORM OF A SSIGNMENT A GREEMENT

 

To: [            ] as Facility Agent and [            ], [            ] as Hermes Agent, [            ] as Parent, for and on behalf of the Borrower

 

From: [the Existing Lender ] (the “ Existing Lender ”) and [the New Lender ] (the “ New Lender ”)

Dated:

Breakaway Three, Ltd. – €590,478,870 Credit Agreement

dated [                    ] (the “Credit Agreement”)

 

1. We refer to the Credit Agreement. This agreement (the “ Agreement ”) shall take effect as an Assignment Agreement for the purpose of the Credit Agreement. Terms defined in the Credit Agreement have the same meaning in this Agreement unless given a different meaning in this Agreement.

 

2. We refer to section 13.07 ( Procedure and Conditions for Assignment ) of the Credit Agreement:

 

  (a) The Existing Lender assigns absolutely to the New Lender all the rights of the Existing Lender under the Credit Agreement, the other Credit Documents and in respect of the Collateral which correspond to that portion of the Existing Lender’s Commitments and participations in Borrowings under the Credit Agreement as specified in the Schedule attached hereto.

 

  (b) The Existing Lender is released from all the obligations of the Existing Lender which correspond to that portion of the Existing Lender’s Commitments and participations in Borrowings under the Credit Agreement specified in the Schedule attached hereto.

 

  (c) The New Lender becomes a Party as a Lender and is bound by obligations equivalent to those from which the Existing Lender is released under paragraph (b) above.

 

3. The proposed date of the assignment is [            ].

 

4. On the date of the assignment the New Lender becomes:

 

  (a) Party to the relevant Credit Documents (other than the Security Trust Deed) as a Lender; and

 

  (b) Party to the Security Trust Deed as a Secured Creditor[.][; and]


EXHIBIT L

 

  (c) [Party to the Interaction Agreement.] 1

 

5. The Notice Office and address, fax number and attention details for notices of the New Lender for the purposes of Section 14.03 ( Notices ) are set out in the Schedule.

 

6. The New Lender expressly acknowledges the limitations on the Existing Lender’s obligations set out in paragraph (c) of Section 13.04 ( Limitation of Responsibility of Existing Lenders ).

 

7. We refer to Clause 8.2 ( Changes of Secured Creditor ) in the Security Trust Deed.

 

  (a) In consideration of the New Lender being accepted as a Secured Creditor for the purposes of the Security Trust Deed (and as defined therein), the New Lender confirms that, as from the date of the assignment, it intends to be party to the Security Trust Deed as a Secured Creditor, and undertakes to perform all the obligations expressed in the Security Trust Deed to be assumed by a Secured Creditor and agrees that it shall be bound by all the provisions of the Security Trust Deed, as if it had been an original party to the Security Trust Deed.

 

8. This Agreement acts as notice to the Facility Agent (on behalf of each Lender Creditor) and, upon delivery in accordance with section 13.08 ( Copy of Transfer Certificate or Assignment Agreement to Parent ), to the Parent (on behalf of the Borrower) of the assignment referred to in this Agreement.

 

9. We refer to Section 13.01(c) ( Assignments and Transfers by the Lenders ) of the Credit Agreement. Each New Lender, by executing this Assignment, confirms, for the avoidance of doubt, that the Facility Agent has authority to execute on its behalf any amendment or waiver that has been approved by or on behalf of the Required Lenders in accordance with the Credit Agreement on or prior to the date on which the assignment becomes effective in accordance the Credit Agreement and that it is bound by that decision to the same extent as the Existing Lender would have been had it remained a Lender.

 

10. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and this has the same effect as if the signatures on the counterparts were on a single copy of this Agreement.

 

11. This Agreement and any non-contractual obligations arising out of or in connection with it are governed by English law.

 

12. This Agreement takes effect as a deed.

 

13. This Agreement has been entered into on the date stated at the beginning of this Agreement.

 

Note: The execution of this Assignment Agreement may not assign a proportionate share of the Existing Lender’s interest in the Collateral in all jurisdictions. It is the responsibility of the

 

1   Applicable to any New Lender that elects to become a Refinanced Bank

 

2


EXHIBIT L 3

 

  New Lender to ascertain whether any other documents or other formalities are required to perfect an assignment of such a share in the Existing Lender’s Collateral in any jurisdiction and, if so, to arrange for execution of those documents and completion of those formalities.


EXHIBIT L 4

 

THE SCHEDULE

Commitment/rights and obligations to be transferred by assignment, release and accession

[ insert relevant details ]

[ Notice Office address, fax number and attention details for notices and account details for payments ]


EXHIBIT L

SIGNATORIES

[Existing Lender]

 

Executed as a deed by [name of Existing Lender] , acting by [ name of director ]:    
   

 

    [ Signature of Director ]
    Director
   

 

    [ Signature of Director ]
    Director
[New Lender]Executed as a deed by [name of New Lender] , acting by [ name of director ]:    
   

 

    [ Signature of Director ]
    Director
   

 

    [ Signature of Director ]
    Director

This Agreement is accepted as an Assignment Agreement for the purposes of the Credit Agreement by the Facility Agent and by the Hermes Agent, and the date of the assignment is confirmed as [    ].


EXHIBIT L 6

 

Signature of this Agreement by the Facility Agent constitutes confirmation by the Facility Agent of receipt of notice of the assignment referred to in this Agreement, which notice the Facility Agent receives on behalf of each Lender Creditor.

 

[Facility Agent]    
Executed as a deed by [Facility Agent] , acting by [ name of director ]:    
   

 

    [ Signature of Director ]
    Director
   

 

    [ Signature of Director ]
    Director
[Hermes Agent]    
Executed as a deed by [Hermes Agent] , acting by [ name of director ]:    
   

 

    [ Signature of Director ]
    Director
   

 

    [ Signature of Director ]
    Director
[NCL Corporation Ltd.] 2    
[Signed as a deed by [ NCL Corporation Ltd. ], a company incorporated in Bermuda, by [ full name(s) of person(s) signing ] , being [a] person[s] who, in accordance with the laws of that territory, [is][are] acting under the authority of the company.    
   

 

    Signature(s)
    Authorised [signatory] [signatories]]

 

2   To be signed by the Company only if the assignment is pursuant to section 13.01(a)(ii)


EXHIBIT M

FORM OF COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

This Compliance Certificate (this “ Certificate ”) is delivered to you on behalf of the Company (as hereinafter defined) pursuant to Section 9.01(f) of the Credit Agreement, dated as of [ ] 2012 (as amended, supplemented, restated, novated or modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among NCL Corporation Ltd., a Bermuda company (the “ Company ”), Breakaway Three, Ltd., a Bermuda company (the “ Borrower ”), the Lenders from time to time party thereto, KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH as Facility Agent, Collateral Agent, CIRR Agent (in such capacity, the “ CIRR Agent ”) and Hermes Agent, and the other parties thereto. Capitalized terms defined in the Credit Agreement and not otherwise defined herein are used herein as therein defined.

1. I am a duly elected, qualified and acting senior financial officer of the Company.

2. I have reviewed and am familiar with the contents of this Certificate. I am providing this Certificate solely in my capacity as an officer of the Company. The matters set forth herein are true to the best of my knowledge after diligent inquiry.

3. I have reviewed the terms of the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents and have made or caused to be made under my supervision, a review in reasonable detail of the transactions and financial condition of the Company during the accounting period covered by the financial statements true and correct copies of which are attached hereto as ANNEX 1 (the “ Financial Statements ”). The Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Credit Agreement.

4. Attached hereto as ANNEX 2 are the computations showing (in reasonable detail) compliance with the covenants specified therein. All such computations are true and correct.

[5. On the date hereof, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.] 1

 

1   If any Default or Event of Default exists, include a description thereof, specifying the nature and extent thereof (in reasonable detail).


Exhibit M

Page 2

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed this Certificate on behalf of the Company this      day of             .

 

NCL CORPORATION LTD.
By  

 

  Name:
  Title:


ANNEX 1 to         

Compliance Certificate

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


ANNEX 2 to         

Compliance Certificate

 

COMPLIANCE WORKSHEET

The calculations described herein is as of                  ,          (the “Computation Date”) and pertains to the period from                  ,          to                  ,          (the “Test Period”).

 

Part A. Free Liquidity   

1.      Aggregate Cash Balance on the Computation Date.

     $                

2.      Commitments under the Credit Agreement or other amounts available on the Computation Date for drawing under the revolving or other credit facilities of the NCLC Group, which remain undrawn, could be drawn for general working capital purposes or other general corporate purposes and would not, if drawn, be repayable within six months.

     $                

3.      Item 1 plus Item 2

     $                

4.      Is Item 3 equal to or greater than [*] pursuant to Section 10.06 of the Credit Agreement?

     YES/NO   
Part B. Total Net Funded Debt to Total Capitalization   

1.      Indebtedness for Borrowed Money of the NCLC Group on the Computation Date.

     $                

2.      The amount of any Indebtedness for Borrowed Money of any person which is not a member of the NCLC Group but which is guaranteed by a member of the NCLC Group on the Computation Date.

     $                

3.      Cash Balance on the Computation Date.

     $                

4.      Item 1 plus Item 2 minus Item  3 2

     $                

5.      Total Capitalization on the Computation Date

     $                

6.      Total Net Funded Debt to Total Capitalization Ratio [*] on the Computation Date.

                 [*]               

 

2   Any Commitments under the Credit Agreement and other amounts available for drawing under other revolving or other credit facilities of the NCLC Group which remain undrawn shall not be counted as cash or indebtedness for the purposes of this calculation.


Exhibit M

Page 2

 

7.      The maximum Total Net Funded Debt to Total Capitalization Ratio pursuant to Section 10.07 of the Credit Agreement:

     [*]   
Part C. Collateral Maintenance   

1.      Outstanding principal amount of Loans on the Computation Date.

     $                

2.      Vessel Value.

     $                

3.      Minimum Vessel Value for the Vessel permitted pursuant to Section 10.08 of the Credit Agreement.

     Item 1 multiplied by  [*]   

4.      Is Item 2 equal to or greater than Item 3 pursuant to Section 10.08 of the Credit Agreement?

     YES/NO   
Part D. Consolidated EBITDA to Consolidated Debt Service   

1.      Consolidated Net Income from the Parent’s operations for the Test Period.

     $                

2.      Aggregate amounts deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income for the Test Period in respect of gains and losses from the sale of assets or reserves relating thereto, Consolidated Interest Expense, depreciation and amortization, impairment charges and any other non-cash charges and deferred income tax expense for the Test Period.

     $                

3.      Item 1 plus Item 2

     $                

4.      Consolidated Debt Service for the Test Period.

     $                

5.      Consolidated EBITDA to Consolidated Debt Service Ratio [*] on the Computation Date.

                  [*]                

6.      The minimum Consolidated EBITDA to Consolidated Debt Service Ratio pursuant to Section 10.09 of the Credit Agreement:

     [*]   

7.      Aggregate Cash Balance on the Computation Date.

     $                

8.      Commitments under the Credit Agreement or other amounts available on the Computation Date for drawing under the revolving or other credit facilities of the NCLC Group, which remain undrawn, could be

     $                


Exhibit M

Page 3

 

drawn for general working capital purposes or other general corporate purposes and would not, if drawn, be repayable within six months.

  

9.      Item 7 plus Item 8

   $                         

10.    Is (x) Item 9 for the NCLC Group equal to or greater than [*] at all times during the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ending at the end of the Test Period or (y) Item 5 greater than or equal to Item 6 pursuant to Section 10.09 of the Credit Agreement?

   YES/NO


EXHIBIT O

Dated [ ] 2012

HULL NO. [*]

FORM OF

ASSIGNMENT OF MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS

between

BREAKAWAY THREE, LTD.

as Borrower

and

KFW IPEX-BANK GMBH

as Collateral Agent


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

          Page  

1.

  

INTERPRETATION

     1   

2.

  

COVENANT TO PAY

     4   

3.

  

LEGAL ASSIGNMENT

     4   

4.

  

THE CONTRACT

     5   

5.

  

CONTINUING SECURITY

     6   

6.

  

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

     8   

7.

  

UNDERTAKINGS

     10   

8.

  

FURTHER ASSURANCE

     10   

9.

  

ENFORCEMENT OF SECURITY

     11   

10.

  

RECEIVERS

     12   

11.

  

APPLICATION OF PROCEEDS

     12   

12.

  

POWER OF ATTORNEY

     12   

13.

  

RELEASE OF THE SECURITY

     12   

14.

  

PAYMENTS

     13   

15.

  

WAIVERS AND REMEDIES

     13   

16.

  

ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS

     13   

17.

  

ASSIGNMENT

     15   

18.

  

NOTICES

     15   

19.

  

GOVERNING LAW

     16   

20.

  

COUNTERPARTS AND EFFECTIVENESS

     17   

SCHEDULE 1 FORM OF NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT

     18   

SCHEDULE 2 FORM OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF ASSIGNMENT

     21   

SCHEDULE 3 FORM OF MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT

     23   


THIS ASSIGNMENT is dated [ ] 2012

BETWEEN:

 

(1) BREAKAWAY THREE, LTD. , a Bermuda company with its registered office as of the date hereof at Cumberland House, 9th Floor, 1 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM11, Bermuda (the “ Borrower ”); and

 

(2) KFW IPEX-BANK GMBH, as collateral agent for and on behalf of the Secured Creditors (the “ Collateral Agent ”, which expression includes any person which is for the time being a collateral agent for the Secured Creditors for the purposes of this Assignment).

RECITALS

 

(A) The Lenders are willing to make a loan facility available to the Borrower on the terms and subject to the conditions set out in the Credit Agreement, on condition that the Borrower enters into this Assignment as security for its obligations and Liabilities as Borrower under or in relation to the Credit Documents.

 

(B) The Board of Directors of the Borrower is satisfied that the Borrower is entering into this Assignment for the purposes of its business and that its doing so benefits the Borrower.

 

(C) The Borrower and the Collateral Agent intend this Assignment to take effect as a deed.

 

(D) The Collateral Agent holds the benefit of this Assignment on trust for itself for the Secured Creditors on the terms of the Credit Agreement and the Security Trust Deed.

 

1. INTERPRETATION

 

1.1 Definitions

In this Assignment the following terms have the meanings given to them in this Clause.

Acknowledgment of Assignment ” means a duly completed acknowledgement of assignment in the form set out in Schedule 2 ( Form of Acknowledgement of Assignment ) or in such other form as may be approved by the Collateral Agent.

Agreed Rate ” means the rate specified in section 2.06(b) and 2.06(c) ( Interest ) of the Credit Agreement.

Assigned Rights ” means the Borrower’s rights, title, interest and benefits in, to and in respect of the Management Agreements.

Credit Agreement ” means the €590,478,870 credit agreement dated on or about the date hereof between, inter alia , the Parent, the Borrower, the Lenders (as defined therein), and KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH as Facility Agent, Collateral Agent, CIRR Agent, Bookrunner, Hermes Agent and Initial Mandated Lead Arranger (each as defined therein).


Credit Agreement Obligations ” means “Credit Document Obligations” as defined in the Credit Agreement.

Event of Default ” means an “Event of Default” as defined in the Credit Agreement.

Lender Creditors ” means the Agents and the Lenders.

Liability ” means any liability for the payment of money, whether in respect of principal, interest or otherwise, whether actual or contingent, whether owed jointly or severally and whether owed as principal or surety or in any other capacity.

Management Agreements ” means any agreements substantially in the form of Schedule 3 ( Form of Management Agreement ) or otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Facility Agent (as modified, supplemented or amended from time to time), entered into by the Borrower with the Manager or such other commercial manager and/or a technical manager with respect to the management of the Vessel, in each case which manager shall be reasonably acceptable to the Facility Agent (it being understood that NCL (Bahamas) Ltd. is acceptable).

Manager ” means the company providing commercial and technical management and crewing services for the Vessel pursuant to the Management Agreements, which is presently contemplated to be NCL (Bahamas) Ltd., a company organised and existing under the laws of Bermuda.

Notice of Assignment ” means a duly completed notice of assignment in the form set out in Schedule 1 ( Form of Notice of Assignment ) or in such other form as may be approved by the Collateral Agent.

Other Creditors ” means each Lender or any affiliate thereof with which the Borrower and/or the Parent may at any time and from time to time after the date hereof enter into, or guaranty the obligations of one or more of its Subsidiaries under one or more Interest Rate Protection Agreements or Other Hedging Agreements (even if the respective Lender subsequently ceases to be a Lender under the Credit Agreement for any reason), together with such Lender’s or affiliate’s successors and assigns, if any.

Parent ” means NCL Corporation Ltd., a Bermuda company.

Receiver ” means a receiver and manager or any other receiver (whether appointed pursuant to this Assignment, pursuant to any statute, by a court or otherwise) of any of the Assigned Rights.

Secured Creditors ” means the Lender Creditors and the Other Creditors.

Secured Obligations ” means the Credit Agreement Obligations and the Other Obligations.

Security ” means the security created by this Assignment.

Security Period ” means the period beginning on the date of this Assignment and ending on the date upon which the Collateral Agent is satisfied that:

 

  (a) none of the Secured Creditors is under any obligation (whether actual or contingent) to make advances or provide other financial accommodation to the Borrower under any of the Credit Documents; and

 

  (b) all Secured Obligations have been unconditionally and irrevocably paid and discharged in full (other than (i) contingent obligations for which no claim has been made and (ii) indemnities, expense reimbursements or any other contingent liabilities that expressly survive the termination of the Credit Agreement) .

 

2


Security Trust Deed ” means the security trust deed dated on or about the date hereof between, inter alia , the Collateral Agent as security trustee, the Facility Agent and the Lenders.

 

1.2 Continuing Event of Default

An Event of Default shall be regarded as continuing if (a) the circumstances constituting such event continue and (b) such Event of Default has not been waived in accordance with the terms of the Credit Documents.

 

1.3 Defined Terms

Unless this Assignment provides otherwise, a term which is defined (or expressed to be subject to a particular construction) in the Credit Agreement shall have the same meaning (or be subject to the same construction) in this Assignment.

 

1.4 References to Agreements

Unless otherwise stated, any reference in this Assignment to any agreement or document (including any reference to this Assignment or any other Credit Document) shall be construed as a reference to:

 

  (a) such agreement or document as amended, varied, novated or supplemented from time to time;

 

  (b) any other agreement or document whereby such agreement or document is so amended, varied, novated or supplemented; and

 

  (c) any other agreement or document entered into pursuant to or in accordance with such agreement or document.

 

1.5 Certificates

A certificate of any Secured Creditor as to the amount of any Secured Obligation owed to it shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and amount of such Secured Obligation.

 

1.6 Statutes

Any reference in this Assignment to a statute or statutory provision shall, unless the contrary is indicated, be construed as a reference to such statute or statutory provision as the same shall have been or may be amended or re-enacted.

 

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1.7 Implied Covenants

The following provisions of the Law of Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1994 will not apply to Clause 3.1 ( Assignment ) or Clause 3.2 ( Notice of Assignment ):

 

  (a) the words “other than any charges, encumbrances or rights which that person does not and could not reasonably be expected to know about” in Section 3(1);

 

  (b) the words “except to the extent that” and all the words thereafter in Section 3(2); and

 

  (c) Section 6(2).

 

1.8 Third Party Rights

It is intended that with the consent of the Collateral Agent each of the other Secured Creditors shall be able to enforce the provisions of Clause 16.4 ( Currency Indemnity ) (which can be amended with the consent of the Collateral Agent but without the consent of the other Secured Creditors), but otherwise a person which is not a party to this Assignment shall have no rights to enforce the provisions of this Assignment other than those it would have had if the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 had not come into effect.

 

1.9 Clause and Schedule Headings

Clause and Schedule headings are for ease of reference only and shall not affect the construction of this Assignment.

 

2. COVENANT TO PAY

 

2.1 Covenant to Pay

The Borrower agrees that promptly on demand of the Collateral Agent it will pay to the Collateral Agent any Secured Obligation which is due but unpaid.

 

2.2 Interest

Any Secured Obligation which is owed by the Borrower under this Assignment and is not paid when due shall bear interest at the Agreed Rate from the due date until the date on which such Secured Obligation is unconditionally and irrevocably paid in full and such interest shall accrue from day to day (after as well as before judgment) and be payable by the Borrower on demand of the Collateral Agent.

 

3. LEGAL ASSIGNMENT

 

3.1 Assignment

The Borrower hereby assigns with full title guarantee the Assigned Rights to the Collateral Agent to hold the same on behalf of the Secured Creditors on the terms set out in the Security Trust Deed as security for the payment and discharge of the Secured Obligations.

 

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3.2 Non-Assignable Rights

The Borrower declares that to the extent that any right, title, interest or benefit described in Clause 3.1 ( Assignment ) is for any reason not effectively assigned pursuant to Clause 3.1 ( Assignment ) for whatever reason, it shall:

 

  (a) hold the benefit of the same on trust for the Collateral Agent as security for the payment and discharge of the Secured Obligations; and

 

  (b) promptly upon becoming aware of the same, notify the Collateral Agent of the same and the reasons therefore and thereafter take such steps as the Collateral Agent may reasonably require to remove such prohibition or other reason for such incapacity.

 

3.3 Notice of Assignment

 

  (a) As soon as practicable after the execution of this Assignment, the Borrower shall deliver to each Manager under each of the Management Agreements as of the date hereof (if any), a Notice of Assignment and if the Collateral Agent so requests the Borrower shall countersign such Notice of Assignment.

 

  (b) As soon as practicable after the execution of any Management Agreement entered into after the date of this Assignment, the Borrower shall deliver to each Manager, a Notice of Assignment in respect of such Management Agreement.

 

3.4 Acknowledgment of Assignment

The Borrower shall use commercially reasonable efforts to procure that as soon as practicable after it receives a Notice of Assignment, the Manager shall deliver to the Collateral Agent an Acknowledgment of Assignment in substantially the form attached hereto or otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent.

 

4. THE CONTRACT

 

4.1 No Dealings with the Management Agreements

The Borrower acknowledges that at all times during the Security Period and other than as expressly set out below, it shall not (nor shall it be entitled to):

 

  (i) during the continuance of an Event of Default, receive any sum from time to time payable to the Borrower under or in respect of the Management Agreements;

 

  (ii) agree to any waiver or amendment of or supplement to the terms of any Management Agreement other than any waiver, amendment or supplement (i) advised by the Borrower’s tax counsel, (ii) of a technical nature or (iii) deemed necessary by the parties to the Management Agreement to reflect the prevailing circumstances, provided that in each case, the prior written consent of the Collateral Agent shall be required for any such amendment, waiver or supplement that (x) is materially adverse to the interests of the Collateral Agent in the Security or the Assigned Rights or (y) adversely affects the ability of the Borrower to perform its obligations under the Credit Documents;

 

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  (iii) terminate, or allow to be terminated, any Management Agreement unless replaced by a Management Agreement or Management Agreements, as the case may be, reasonably acceptable to the Facility Agent; or

 

  (iv) assign or charge any Management Agreement or any of the Assigned Rights.

 

4.2 Performance of Obligations

The Borrower shall take, or cause to be taken, all steps reasonably required by the Collateral Agent to preserve or protect its interests and the interests of the Collateral Agent in the Management Agreements and shall diligently pursue any remedies available to it in respect of any breaches or claims of any party in connection with the Management Agreements which are necessary to preserve, protect and enforce the interests of the Collateral Agent in the Management Agreements.

 

5. CONTINUING SECURITY

 

5.1 Continuing and Independent Security

This Assignment shall constitute and be continuing security which shall not be released or discharged by any intermediate payment or settlement of all or any of the Secured Obligations, shall continue in full force and effect until the end of the Security Period and is in addition to and independent of, and shall not prejudice or merge with, any other security (or any right of set-off) which the Collateral Agent may have at any time for the Secured Obligations or any of them.

 

5.2 New Accounts

If the Collateral Agent receives notice of any security created or arising during the Security Period in respect of the Management Agreements or any of the Assigned Rights, or following the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default makes demand of the Parent or the Borrower for payment of any or all of the Secured Obligations:

 

  (a) the Collateral Agent may open a new account or accounts in respect of any or all of the Secured Obligations (and if it does not do so it shall be treated as if it had done so at the time it received such notice or made such demand); and

 

  (b) thereafter any amounts paid by the Parent or the Borrower to the Collateral Agent in respect of the Secured Obligations, or realised or recovered by the Collateral Agent under this Assignment, shall be credited (or be treated as having been credited) to a new account and not as having been applied in or towards payment of all or any of the Secured Obligations.

 

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5.3 Avoidance of Payments

Where any release, discharge or other arrangement in respect of any Secured Obligation or any security the Collateral Agent may have for such Secured Obligation is given or made in reliance on any payment or other disposition which is avoided or must be repaid in an insolvency, liquidation or otherwise, and whether or not the Collateral Agent has conceded or compromised any claim that any such payment or other disposition will or should be avoided or repaid, this Assignment and the Security shall continue as if such release, discharge or other arrangement had not been given or made.

 

5.4 Immediate Recourse

Neither the Collateral Agent nor any other Secured Creditor shall be obliged before exercising any of the rights conferred on it or them by this Assignment or by law to seek to recover amounts due from the Parent or to exercise or enforce any other rights or security it or they may have or hold in respect of the Secured Obligations.

 

5.5 Waiver of Defences

Neither the obligations of the Borrower under this Assignment nor the Security and the rights, powers and remedies conferred on the Collateral Agent by this Assignment or by law, shall be discharged, impaired or otherwise affected by:

 

  (a) the winding-up, dissolution, administration or reorganisation of the Borrower or any other person or any change in the status, function, control or ownership of the Borrower or any such person;

 

  (b) any of the Secured Obligations or any other security held by the Collateral Agent in respect thereof being or becoming illegal, invalid, unenforceable or ineffective in any respect;

 

  (c) any time or other indulgence being granted or agreed to with the Borrower or any other person in respect of the Secured Obligations or any of them or in respect of any other security held by the Collateral Agent in respect thereof;

 

  (d) any amendment to, or any variation, waiver or release of, the Secured Obligations or any of them or any other security, guarantee or indemnity held by the Collateral Agent in respect thereof;

 

  (e) any total or partial failure to take or perfect any security proposed to be taken in respect of the Secured Obligations or any of them;

 

  (f) any total or partial failure to realise the value of, or any release, discharge, exchange or substitution of, any other security, guarantee or indemnity held by the Collateral Agent in respect of the Secured Obligations or any of them; or

 

  (g) any other act, event or omission which might operate to discharge, impair or otherwise affect the obligations of the Borrower under this Assignment, the Security or any of the rights, powers and remedies conferred on the Collateral Agent by this Assignment or by law.

 

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5.6 Appropriation

Neither the Collateral Agent nor any other Secured Creditor shall be obliged to apply any sums held or received by it in respect of the Secured Obligations in or towards payment of the Secured Obligations and any such sum shall be held by or paid to the Collateral Agent for application pursuant to the terms of this Assignment, until the earlier of:

 

  (a) the date on which such monies are sufficient to satisfy the Secured Obligations in full and any money so applied could not be the subject of any clawback or similar circumstance; and

 

  (b) the date on which the Security has been enforced in full and all other remedies that the Collateral Agent may have under or in connection with the Credit Documents in all relevant jurisdictions have been exhausted.

 

6. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

The Borrower makes the representations and warranties set out in Clauses 6.1 ( Entity Status ) to 6.8 ( Contract Terms ). The Borrower acknowledges that the Collateral Agent has entered into this Assignment in reliance on those representations and warranties.

 

6.1 Entity Status

The Borrower (i) is a Person duly organized, constituted and validly existing (or the functional equivalent) under the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation, has the capacity to sue and be sued in its own name and the power to own and charge its assets and carry on its business as it is now being conducted and (ii) is duly qualified and is authorized to do business and is in good standing (or the functional equivalent) in each jurisdiction where the ownership, leasing or operation of its property or the conduct of its business requires such qualifications except for failures to be so qualified or authorized or in good standing which, either individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

6.2 Power and Authority

The Borrower has the power to enter into and perform this Assignment and the transactions contemplated hereby and has taken all necessary action to authorize the entry into and performance of this Assignment and such transactions. This Assignment constitutes legal, valid and binding obligations of the Borrower enforceable in accordance with its terms and in entering into this Assignment and borrowing the Loans, the Borrower is acting on its own account.

 

6.3 Form of Documentation

This Assignment is in proper legal form (under the laws of England, the Bahamas, Bermuda and each other jurisdiction where the Vessel is flagged or where the Borrower is domiciled) for the enforcement thereof under such laws. To ensure the legality, validity, enforceability or admissibility in evidence of this Assignment in England, the Bahamas and/or Bermuda it is not necessary that this Assignment be

 

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filed or recorded with any court or other authority in England, the Bahamas and Bermuda, except as have been made, or will be made, in accordance with Section 5, 6, 7 and 8 of the Credit Agreement, as applicable.

 

6.4 No Deductions or Withholdings

All amounts payable by the Borrower hereunder may be made free and clear of and without deduction or withholding for or on account of any Taxation in the Borrower’s jurisdiction.

 

6.5 No Filing or Stamp Taxes

It is not necessary that this Assignment be filed, recorded or enrolled with any court or other authority in England (or any other applicable jurisdiction) except as have been made or will be made in accordance with the Credit Agreement, or that any stamp, registration or similar tax be paid on or in relation to this Assignment save (i) to the extent that it may be regarded as constituting a charge over book debts and thus as registrable under the Companies Act 2006 and (ii) recording taxes which have been or will be paid as and to the extent due.

 

6.6 No Adverse Interests

Subject only to the Security and as otherwise contemplated under the Credit Agreement, no person other than the Borrower has any legal or beneficial interest (or any right to claim any such interest) in the Assigned Rights or any part thereof and the Borrower has not received notice of any such claim.

 

6.7 No Disposals

Save as permitted by the Credit Agreement or this Assignment it has not transferred, mortgaged, charged or otherwise disposed of (or agreed to transfer, charge or otherwise dispose of), whether by way of security or otherwise, the benefit of all or any of the Assigned Rights.

 

6.8 Contract Terms

The terms of the Management Agreements do not restrict or otherwise limit its right to transfer, charge or assign any of the Assigned Rights pursuant to this Assignment.

 

6.9 Repetition

The representations and warranties set out in this Clause 6:

 

  (a) shall survive the execution of each Credit Document and each Borrowing under the Credit Agreement; and

 

  (b) are made on the date of this Assignment and are deemed to be repeated on each date during the Security Period with reference to the facts and circumstances then existing.

 

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7. UNDERTAKINGS

 

7.1 Authorisations

The Borrower shall obtain, comply with the terms of and do all that is necessary to maintain in full force and effect all authorisations, approvals, licences and consents required in or by the laws of England and any other applicable jurisdiction to enable it lawfully to enter into and perform its obligations under this Assignment and to ensure the legality, validity, enforceability or admissibility in evidence in England and any other applicable jurisdiction of this Assignment.

 

7.2 No Action

The Borrower shall not take any action which would cause any of the representations made in Clause 6 ( Representations and Warranties ) to be untrue in any material respect at any time during the Security Period.

 

7.3 Notification of Misrepresentation

The Borrower shall notify the Collateral Agent of the occurrence of any event which results in or may reasonably be expected to result in any of the representations made in Clause 6 ( Representations and Warranties ) being untrue in any material respect when made or when deemed to be repeated.

 

7.4 Information

The Borrower shall provide the Collateral Agent with such reports and other information regarding the Management Agreements as the Collateral Agent may from time to time reasonably request.

 

7.5 Delivery of Cash

Following the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, the Borrower shall promptly deliver all cash, proceeds, cheques, drafts, orders and other instruments for the payment of money received on account of any of the Management Agreements in the form received (properly endorsed, but without recourse, for collection where required) to the Collateral Agent and shall not commingle any such collections or proceeds with its other funds or property and shall hold the same upon an express trust for and on behalf of the Collateral Agent until delivered.

 

7.6 Delivery of Notices

The Borrower shall promptly deliver a copy of any notice or other correspondence received by it in connection with any of the Management Agreements to the Collateral Agent if such notice or correspondence has had or could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the value of such Management Agreement.

 

8. FURTHER ASSURANCE

The Borrower shall from time to time and at its own expense give all such assurances and do all such things as the Collateral Agent may reasonably require or consider

 

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desirable to enable the Collateral Agent to perfect, preserve or protect the security created or intended to be created by this Assignment or to exercise any of the rights conferred on it by this Assignment or by law and to that intent the Borrower shall execute all such instruments, deeds and agreements and give all such notices and directions as the Collateral Agent may consider necessary.

 

9. ENFORCEMENT OF SECURITY

 

9.1 Security Enforceable

The Security shall become immediately enforceable if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

 

9.2 Enforcement

Following the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, the Collateral Agent may in its absolute discretion enforce all or any part of the Security and exercise any of the rights conferred on it by this Assignment or by law at such times and in such manner as it thinks fit.

 

9.3 Power of Sale

Following the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, the Collateral Agent may (without notice to the Borrower) sell or otherwise dispose of the Assigned Rights and shall be entitled to apply the proceeds of such sale or other disposal in paying the costs of such sale or disposal and thereafter in or towards the discharge of the Secured Obligations or otherwise as provided for in this Assignment.

 

9.4 Statutory Powers

For the purposes of all powers implied by statute the Secured Obligations shall be deemed to have become due and payable on the date of this Assignment.

 

9.5 Law of Property Act

Sections 93 and 103 of the Law of Property Act 1925 shall not apply to this Assignment or to any exercise by the Collateral Agent of its right to consolidate mortgages or its power of sale.

 

9.6 Realisation Accounts

If the Collateral Agent enforces the Security (whether by appointment of a Receiver or otherwise), the Collateral Agent may open and maintain with such financial institutions as it thinks fit one or more realisation accounts and pay any moneys it holds or receives under or pursuant to this Assignment into any such realisation account pending the application of such moneys pursuant to Clause 11 ( Application of Proceeds ).

 

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10. RECEIVERS

 

10.1 Appointment of Receivers

At any time after the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, or if the Borrower requests it to do so, the Collateral Agent may by a written instrument and without notice to the Borrower appoint one or more persons as Receiver of all or any part of the Assigned Rights, each such person being entitled to act individually as well as jointly and being for all purposes the agent of the Borrower.

 

10.2 Powers of a Receiver

In addition to the powers conferred on the Collateral Agent by this Assignment, each Receiver appointed pursuant to Clause 10.1 ( Appointment of Receivers ) shall have in relation to the Assigned Rights in respect of which such Receiver was appointed all the powers conferred by the Law of Property Act 1925 (as extended by this Assignment) on a Receiver appointed under that Act.

 

11. APPLICATION OF PROCEEDS

Any moneys held or received by the Collateral Agent under this Assignment shall be applied by the Collateral Agent in or towards the discharge of the Secured Obligations in accordance with the provisions of the Credit Agreement.

 

12. POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

12.1 Appointment

By way of security for the performance of its obligations under this Assignment, the Borrower hereby irrevocably appoints each of the Collateral Agent and its delegates and sub delegates to be its attorney acting severally (or jointly with any other such attorney or attorneys) and on its behalf and in its name or otherwise to do any and every thing which the Borrower is obliged to do under the terms of this Assignment or which such attorney considers necessary or desirable in order to enable the Collateral Agent or such attorney to exercise the rights conferred on it by this Assignment or by law. Provided always that such power shall not be exercisable by or on behalf of the Collateral Agent until the occurrence of an Event of Default which is continuing.

 

12.2 Ratification

The Borrower hereby ratifies and confirms and agrees to ratify and confirm whatever any attorney appointed under this Assignment shall do in its capacity as such.

 

13. RELEASE OF THE SECURITY

After the end of the Security Period or otherwise in accordance with Section 14.21 ( Release of Liens and the Parent Guaranty; Flag Jurisdiction Transfer ) of the Credit Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall, at the request and cost of the Borrower, execute all such documents and do all such other things as may be required to release the Security, in each case without recourse to or any representation or warranty by or from the Collateral Agent.

 

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14. PAYMENTS

 

14.1 Grossing Up

All payments by the Borrower under this Assignment shall be made without any deductions and free and clear of, and without deduction for or on account of, tax except, in the latter case, to the extent that the Borrower is required by law to make payment subject to tax. If any tax or amounts in respect of tax must be deducted, or any other deductions must be made, from any amounts payable or paid by the Borrower, or paid or payable by the Collateral Agent to any Secured Creditor, under this Assignment, the Borrower shall pay such additional amounts as may be necessary to ensure that the relevant Secured Creditor receives a net amount equal to the full amount which it would have received had payment not been made subject to tax.

 

14.2 Payments without Set-off

Any payment made by the Borrower under this Assignment shall be made free and clear of and without any deduction for or on account of any set-off or counterclaim.

 

14.3 Manner of Payment

Each payment made by the Borrower under this Assignment shall be paid in the manner in which payments are to be made by the Borrower under the Credit Agreement.

 

15. WAIVERS AND REMEDIES

No failure by the Collateral Agent to exercise, nor any delay by the Collateral Agent in exercising, any right or remedy under this Assignment shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or remedy prevent any further or other exercise thereof or the exercise of any other such right or remedy.

 

16. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS

 

16.1 Partial Invalidity

If at any time any provision of this Assignment is or becomes illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any respect or any of the Security is or becomes ineffective in any respect under the law of any jurisdiction, such illegality, invalidity, unenforceability or ineffectiveness shall not affect:

 

  (a) the legality, validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Assignment or the effectiveness in any other respect of the Security under such law; or

 

  (b) the legality, validity or enforceability of such provision or the effectiveness of the Security under the law of any other jurisdiction.

 

16.2 Potentially Avoided Payments

If the Collateral Agent determines that an amount paid to a Secured Creditor under any Credit Document is being avoided or otherwise set aside on the liquidation or administration of the person by whom such amount was paid, then for the purposes of this Assignment, such amount shall be regarded as not having been paid.

 

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16.3 Currency Conversion

If necessary to apply any sum held or received by the Collateral Agent in or towards payment of the Secured Obligations, the Collateral Agent may purchase an amount in another currency and the rate of exchange to be applied shall be that at which, at such time as it considers appropriate, the Collateral Agent is able to effect such purchase.

 

16.4 Currency Indemnity

If for the purposes of obtaining judgment in any court it is necessary to convert a sum due from the Borrower hereunder in the currency expressed to be payable herein (the “ specified currency ”) into another currency, the parties hereto agree, to the fullest extent that they may effectively do so, that the rate of exchange used shall be that at which in accordance with normal banking procedures the Collateral Agent could purchase the specified currency with such other currency on the Business Day preceding that on which final judgment is given. The obligations of the Borrower in respect of any sum due to the Collateral Agent hereunder shall, notwithstanding any judgment in a currency other than the specified currency, be discharged only to the extent that on the Business Day following receipt by the Collateral Agent of any sum adjudged to be so due in such other currency the Collateral Agent may in accordance with normal banking procedures purchase the specified currency with such other currency; if the amount of the specified currency so purchased is less than the sum originally due to the Collateral Agent in the specified currency, the Borrower agrees, to the fullest extent that it may effectively do so, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify the Collateral Agent against such loss, and if the amount of the specified currency so purchased exceeds the sum originally due to the Collateral Agent in the specified currency, the Collateral Agent agrees to remit such excess to the Borrower.

 

16.5 Rights Cumulative

The rights and remedies provided by this Assignment are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law.

 

16.6 Collateral Agent in Possession

The Collateral Agent shall not by reason of its taking any action permitted by this Assignment or its taking possession of all or any of the Assigned Rights be liable to account as mortgagee in possession or, other than as expressly stated in the Security Trust Deed, be liable for any loss on realisation or for any default or omission for which a mortgagee in possession might be liable.

 

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17. ASSIGNMENT

 

17.1 The Borrower’s Rights

The rights of the Borrower under this Assignment are not assignable or transferable and the Borrower agrees that it will not purport to assign all or any such rights except as provided under the Credit Agreement.

 

17.2 The Collateral Agent’s Rights

 

  (a) The rights of the Collateral Agent under this Assignment are assignable in whole or in part without the consent of the Borrower except as provided under the Credit Agreement.

 

  (b) The Collateral Agent may not resign except in accordance with the terms of the Security Trust Deed.

 

18. NOTICES

 

18.1 Communications in Writing

Each communication to be made under this Assignment shall be made in writing and, unless otherwise stated, may be made by fax, electronic mail or letter.

 

18.2 Contact Details

For the purposes of any notice, request, demand or any communication sent in accordance with Clause 18.1 ( Communications in writing ) the contact details of each of the parties are as follows:

 

  (a) to the Collateral Agent:

Palmengartenstrasse 5-9

60325 Frankfurt am Main

Germany

Attention: Ship Finance, X2a4, Claudia Wenzel

Fax: +49 69 7431 3768

E-mail: claudia.wenzel@kfw.de

 

  (b) to the Borrower:

7665 Corporate Center Drive

Miami, Florida 33126

USA

Attention: Chief Financial Officer and General Counsel

Fax: +1 305-436-4117

E-mail: dfarkas@ncl.com

hflanders@ncl.com

 

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with copies to:

Apollo Management, L.P.

9 West 57 th Street

New York, New York 10019

Attention: Steve Martinez

Fax: +1 212-515-3288

Email: martinez@apollolp.com

and

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10019-6064

Attention: Brad J. Finkelstein

Fax: +1 212-492-0074

Email: bfinkelstein@paulweiss.com

or to such other address and/or number as is notified in writing by a party to the other parties under this Assignment.

 

18.3 Delivery of Notices

All notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing (including telexed, telegraphic, telecopier or electronic (unless and until notified to the contrary) communication) and mailed, telexed, telecopied, delivered or electronic mailed at the address specified in Clause 18.2 ( Contact Details ); provided that, with respect to all notices and other communication made by electronic mail or other electronic means, the Collateral Agent and the Borrower agree that they (x) shall notify each other in writing of their electronic mail address and/or any other information required to enable the sending and receipt of information by that means and (y) shall notify each other of any change to their address or any other such information supplied by them. All such notices and communications shall, (i) when mailed, be effective three Business Days after being deposited in the mails, prepaid and properly addressed for delivery, (ii) when sent by overnight courier, be effective one Business Day after delivery to the overnight courier prepaid and properly addressed for delivery on such next Business Day, (iii) when sent by telex or telecopier, be effective when sent by telex or telecopier, except that notices and communications to the Collateral Agent shall not be effective until received by the Collateral Agent, or (iv) when electronic mailed, be effective only when actually received in readable form and in the case of any electronic communication made by the Borrower to the Collateral Agent, only if it is addressed in such a manner as the Collateral Agent shall specify for this purpose.

 

19. GOVERNING LAW

 

  (a) This Assignment and any non-contractual obligations arising out of or in connection with it shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English law.

 

  (b)

The courts of England have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute arising out of or in connection with this Assignment (including a dispute relating to the existence, validity or termination of this Assignment or any non-

 

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  contractual obligation arising out of or in connection with this Assignment ) (a “ Dispute ”). The parties hereto agree that the courts of England are the most appropriate and convenient courts to settle disputes and accordingly no party hereto will argue to the contrary. This Clause 19 is for the benefit of the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Secured Creditors. As a result, it shall not be prevented from taking proceedings relating to a dispute in any other courts with jurisdiction. To the extent allowed by law, the Collateral Agent may take concurrent proceedings in any number of jurisdictions.

 

  (c) Without prejudice to any other mode of service allowed under any relevant law, the Borrower: (i) irrevocably appoints EC3 Services Limited at The St Botolph Building, 138 Houndsditch, London EC3A 7AR as its agent for service of process in relation to any proceedings before the English courts in connection with any credit document and (ii) agrees that failure by an agent for service of process to notify the relevant credit party of the process will not invalidate the proceedings concerned. If any person appointed as an agent for service of process is unable for any reason to act as agent for service of process, the Borrower must immediately (and in any event within five days of such event taking place) appoint another agent on terms acceptable to the Collateral Agent. Failing this, the Collateral Agent may appoint another agent for this purpose.

 

  (d) Each party to this Assignment expressly agrees and consents to the provisions of this Clause 19.

 

20. COUNTERPARTS AND EFFECTIVENESS

 

20.1 Counterparts

This Assignment may be executed in counterparts and such counterparts taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

20.2 Effectiveness

This Assignment shall take effect and be delivered as a deed on the date on which it is stated to be made.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF this Assignment has been executed as a deed by the Borrower and the Collateral Agent.

 

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SCHEDULE 1

FORM OF NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT

 

To: [The Manager]

 

Cc: KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH as Collateral Agent

Palmengartenstrasse 5-9

60325 Frankfurt am Main

Germany

Attention: Finance, X2a4, Claudia Wenzel

Fax: +49 69 7431 3768

E-mail: claudia.wenzel@kfw.de

Date: [ ]

Dear Sirs

We hereby give you notice that pursuant to an assignment agreement dated [ ] (the “ Assignment ”) and made between Breakaway Three, Ltd. (the “ Borrower ”) and KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH as Collateral Agent (the “ Collateral Agent ”), the Borrower has assigned to the Collateral Agent a first priority assignment of all of its rights, title, interests and benefits in, to or in respect of the management agreement dated [ ] between the Borrower and you, as manager in relation to the provision of commercial and technical management and crewing services for the passenger cruise ship (the “ Ship ”) with provisional hull number [*] (the “ Management Agreement ”).

With effect from your receipt of this notice we hereby give you notice that:

 

(a) following the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default (as defined in the €590,478,870 credit agreement dated on or about the date hereof between, inter alia , the Parent, the Borrower, the Lenders (as defined therein), and KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH as Facility Agent, Collateral Agent, CIRR Agent, Bookrunner, Hermes Agent and Initial Mandated Lead Arranger (each as defined therein) (the “ Credit Agreement ”)), written notice of the occurrence and continuance of such Event of Default has been delivered to you by the Collateral Agent, all payments to be made to the Borrower under or arising from the Management Agreement should be made to the Collateral Agent or to its order as it may specify in writing from time to time;

 

(b) following the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default, all remedies of the Borrower provided for in the Management Agreement or available at law or in equity shall be exercisable by the Collateral Agent;

 

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(c) following the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default, all rights of the Borrower to compel performance of the Management Agreement shall be exercisable by the Collateral Agent;

 

(d) all rights, title, interests and benefits whatsoever accruing to or for the benefit of the Borrower arising from the Management Agreement are assigned to the Collateral Agent;

 

(e) no waiver or amendment of or supplement to the terms of the Management Agreement may be made other than any waiver, amendment or supplement (i) advised by the Borrower’s tax counsel, (ii) of a technical nature or (iii) deemed necessary by the parties to the Management Agreement to reflect the prevailing circumstances to reflect the prevailing circumstances, provided that in each case, the prior written consent of the Collateral Agent shall be required for any such amendment, waiver or supplement that (x) is materially adverse to the interests of the Collateral Agent in the Security or the Assigned Rights or (y) adversely affects the ability of the Borrower to perform its obligations under the Credit Documents (as defined in the Credit Agreement);

 

(f) the Borrower has agreed not to terminate, or allow to be terminated, any Management Agreement unless replaced by a Management Agreement or Management Agreements, as the case may be, reasonably satisfactory to the Facility Agent (as defined in the Credit Agreement);

 

(g) the Collateral Agent has agreed that the Borrower may exercise all of its rights and powers under and in respect of the Management Agreement except that to the extent that the Collateral Agent notifies you in writing that an Event of Default (as referred to in the Assignment) has occurred and is continuing. Upon giving such notice, the Collateral Agent may exercise such rights and powers (to the exclusion of the Borrower) (including, without limitation, making a demand under the Management Agreement) to the extent stated in that notice and without you being under any duty or obligation to verify or make any enquiry as to whether such (or any) Event of Default has occurred;

 

(h) the Borrower has irrevocably appointed the Collateral Agent to be its attorney, upon the occurrence of and during the continuance of an Event of Default, to do (amongst other things) things which the Borrower could do in relation to the Management Agreement. Accordingly, the Borrower authorises and instructs you to comply with the terms of any written notice or instructions which you may receive from the Collateral Agent from time to time in connection with the Management Agreement without further authority or enquiry by you from the Borrower; and

 

(i) the Borrower remains liable to perform all its duties and obligations under the Management Agreement and the Collateral Agent is under no obligation of any kind under the Management Agreement nor under any liability whatsoever in the event of any failure by the Borrower to perform its obligations.

You are hereby authorised and instructed, without requiring further approval from the Borrower, to provide the Collateral Agent with such information relating to the Management Agreement as it may from time to time reasonably request and to send copies of any notices issued by you under the Management Agreement which have had or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the value of the Management Agreement or the Ship, to the Collateral Agent as well as to the Borrower.

 

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This notice of assignment shall terminate, and be of no further force and effect, upon termination of the Assignment (as notified to you by the Collateral Agent).

Please acknowledge receipt of this notice by signing and dating the acknowledgment set out on the enclosed copy and returning it to the Collateral Agent.

 

Yours faithfully

 

For and on behalf of

BREAKAWAY THREE, LTD.

 

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SCHEDULE 2

FORM OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF ASSIGNMENT

[To be printed only on copy of the Notice of Assignment given]

 

To: KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH as Collateral Agent

Palmengartenstrasse 5-9

60325 Frankfurt am Main

Germany

Attention: Finance, X2a4, Claudia Wenzel

Fax: +49 69 7431 3768

E-mail: claudia.wenzel@kfw.de

Date: [ ]

Dear Sirs

We acknowledge receipt of a notice in the terms set out above (the “ Notice ”). We accept the instructions and authorisations contained in the Notice, we undertake to act in accordance with and comply with the terms of the Notice and we confirm that we have not received notice of any previous assignments or charges of or over any of the rights, title, interests and benefits in, to or in respect of the Management Agreement and that we will comply with the terms of the Notice.

We further agree and confirm that:

 

(a) if an Event of Default (as defined in the Credit Agreement) shall have occurred and be continuing, we covenant and agree with the Collateral Agent that the Collateral Agent shall have the right to terminate the Management Agreement, as the Collateral Agent determines in its sole discretion, upon not fewer than three (3) Business Days prior written notice setting forth the effective date of such termination, without such termination giving rise to any claim by us as Manager, other than for services already rendered by us as Manager as of the effective date of such termination;

 

(b) with respect to the Ship, we agree that any lien arising in our favour under the Management Agreement is subject and subordinated in all respects to the lien of the first priority mortgage and the deed of covenants in respect of the Ship granted by the Borrower in favour of the Collateral Agent (the “ Vessel Mortgage ”), and, at the option of the Collateral Agent, foreclosure (or any similar action taken by the Collateral Agent) under the Vessel Mortgage shall terminate the Management Agreement and such liens and divest us and our submanagers of all right, title and interest in and to the Ship;

 

(c) we will not enter into any sub-management agreement or contract out our obligations under the Management Agreement to any person without the Collateral Agent’s prior written consent, unless (i) the sub-manager executes a consent substantially identical to this consent and (ii) the sub-manager is as competent to render management services as we are; and

 

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(d) we acknowledge that we shall not challenge the effectiveness of the Assignment (as defined in the Notice; capitalized terms used herein have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Notice or the Assignment, as applicable) with respect to the Management Agreement.

Yours faithfully

For and on behalf of

[Manager]

as Manager

By:

Date:

 

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SCHEDULE 3

FORM OF MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT

[TO BE INSERTED]

 

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SIGNATORIES

 

Signed as a deed on behalf of BREAKAWAY THREE, LTD , a company incorporated in Bermuda, by [ full name(s) of person(s) signing ], being [a] person[s] who, in accordance with the laws of that territory, [is][are] acting under the authority of the company    
   

 

    Authorised [signatory] [signatories]
Signed as a deed on behalf of KFW IPEX-BANK GMBH , a company incorporated in Germany, by [ full name(s) of person(s) signing ], being [a] person[s] who, in accordance with the laws of that territory, [is][are] acting under the authority of the company    
   

 

    Authorised [signatory] [signatories]

 

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Exhibit 10.18

[*]: THE CONFIDENTIAL PORTION HAS BEEN OMITTED PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT AND THE OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE COMMISSION.

 

 

 

€590,478,870

CREDIT AGREEMENT

among

NCL CORPORATION LTD.,

as Parent,

BREAKAWAY FOUR, LTD.,

as Borrower,

VARIOUS LENDERS,

KFW IPEX-BANK GMBH,

as Facility Agent, Collateral Agent and CIRR Agent,

KFW IPEX-BANK GMBH,

as Bookrunner,

and

KFW IPEX-BANK GMBH,

as Hermes Agent

 

 

Dated October  12 , 2012

 

 

KFW IPEX-BANK GMBH

as Initial Mandated Lead Arranger

 

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

     Page  

SECTION 1. Definitions and Accounting Terms

     1   

1.01 Defined Terms

     1   

SECTION 2. Amount and Terms of Credit Facility

     29   

2.01 The Commitments

     29   

2.02 Amount and Timing of Each Borrowing; Currency of Disbursements

     29   

2.03 Notice of Borrowing

     31   

2.04 Disbursement of Funds

     31   

2.05 Pro Rata Borrowings

     32   

2.06 Interest

     32   

2.07 Election of Floating Rate

     33   

2.08 Floating Rate Interest Periods

     34   

2.09 Increased Costs, Illegality, Market Disruption, etc.

     35   

2.10 Indemnification; Breakage Costs

     37   

2.11 Change of Lending Office; Limitation on Additional Amounts

     38   

2.12 Replacement of Lenders

     39   

2.13 Disruption to Payment Systems, Etc.

     40   

SECTION 3. Commitment Commission; Fees; Reductions of Commitment

     41   

3.01 Commitment Commission

     41   

3.02 CIRR Fees

     41   

3.03 Other Fees

     41   

3.04 Voluntary Reduction or Termination of Commitments

     41   

3.05 Mandatory Reduction of Commitments

     42   

SECTION 4. Prepayments; Repayments; Taxes

     42   

4.01 Voluntary Prepayments

     42   

4.02 Mandatory Repayments and Commitment Reductions

     43   

4.03 Method and Place of Payment

     44   

4.04 Net Payments; Taxes

     44   

4.05 Application of Proceeds

     45   

SECTION 5. Conditions Precedent to the Initial Borrowing Date

     47   

5.01 Effective Date

     47   

5.02 [Intentionally omitted]

     47   

5.03 Corporate Documents; Proceedings; etc.

     47   

5.04 Know Your Customer

     47   

5.05 Construction Contract and Other Material Agreements

     48   

5.06 Share Charge

     48   

5.07 Assignment of Contracts

     48   

 

(i)


5.08 Consents Under Existing Credit Facilities

     49   

5.09 Process Agent

     49   

5.10 Opinions of Counsel

     49   

5.11 KfW Refinancing

     50   

5.12 Equity Payment

     50   

5.13 Financing Statements

     50   

5.14 Security Trust Deed

     51   

5.15 Hermes Cover

     51   

SECTION 6. Conditions Precedent to each Borrowing Date

     51   

6.01 No Default; Representations and Warranties

     51   

6.02 Consents

     51   

6.03 Refund Guarantees

     52   

6.04 Equity Payment

     52   

6.05 Fees, Costs, etc.

     52   

6.06 Construction Contract

     52   

6.07 Notice of Borrowing

     53   

6.08 Solvency Certificate

     53   

6.09 Litigation

     53   

SECTION 7. Conditions Precedent to the Delivery Date

     53   

7.01 Delivery of Vessel

     53   

7.02 Collateral and Guaranty Requirements

     54   

7.03 Evidence of 20% Payment

     54   

7.04 Hermes Compliance; Compliance with Applicable Laws and Regulations

     54   

7.05 Opinion of Counsel

     54   

SECTION 8. Representations and Warranties

     55   

8.01 Entity Status

     55   

8.02 Power and Authority

     55   

8.03 No Violation

     56   

8.04 Governmental Approvals

     56   

8.05 Financial Statements; Financial Condition

     56   

8.06 Litigation

     57   

8.07 True and Complete Disclosure

     57   

8.08 Use of Proceeds

     57   

8.09 Tax Returns and Payments

     57   

8.10 No Material Misstatements

     57   

8.11 The Security Documents

     58   

8.12 Capitalization

     58   

8.13 Subsidiaries

     59   

8.14 Compliance with Statutes, etc.

     59   

8.15 Winding-up, etc.

     59   

8.16 No Default

     59   

8.17 Pollution and Other Regulations

     59   

8.18 Ownership of Assets

     60   

 

(ii)


8.19 Concerning the Vessel

     60   

8.20 Citizenship

     61   

8.21 Vessel Classification

     61   

8.22 No Immunity

     61   

8.23 Fees, Governing Law and Enforcement

     61   

8.24 Form of Documentation

     61   

8.25 Pari Passu or Priority Status

     62   

8.26 Solvency

     62   

8.27 No Undisclosed Commissions

     62   

8.28 Completeness of Documentation

     62   

8.29 Money Laundering

     62   

SECTION 9. Affirmative Covenants

     63   

9.01 Information Covenants

     63   

9.02 Books and Records; Inspection

     65   

9.03 Maintenance of Property; Insurance

     65   

9.04 Corporate Franchises

     66   

9.05 Compliance with Statutes, etc.

     66   

9.06 Hermes Cover

     66   

9.07 End of Fiscal Years

     66   

9.08 Performance of Credit Document Obligations

     66   

9.09 Payment of Taxes

     67   

9.10 Further Assurances

     67   

9.11 Ownership of Subsidiaries

     68   

9.12 Consents and Registrations

     68   

9.13 Flag of Vessel

     68   

9.14 “Know Your Customer” and Other Similar Information

     68   

SECTION 10. Negative Covenants

     69   

10.01 Liens

     69   

10.02 Consolidation, Merger, Amalgamation, Sale of Assets, Acquisitions, etc.

     70   

10.03 Dividends

     71   

10.04 Advances, Investments and Loans

     72   

10.05 Transactions with Affiliates

     72   

10.06 Free Liquidity

     75   

10.07 Total Net Funded Debt to Total Capitalization

     75   

10.08 Collateral Maintenance

     75   

10.09 Consolidated EBITDA to Consolidated Debt Service

     75   

10.10 Business; Change of Name

     75   

10.11 Subordination of Indebtedness

     76   

10.12 Activities of Borrower, etc.

     76   

10.13 Material Amendments or Modifications of Construction Contracts

     76   

10.14 No Place of Business

     77   

SECTION 11. Events of Default

     77   

11.01 Payments

     77   

 

(iii)


11.02 Representations, etc.

     77   

11.03 Covenants

     77   

11.04 Default Under Other Agreements

     78   

11.05 Bankruptcy, etc.

     78   

11.06 Total Loss

     79   

11.07 Security Documents

     79   

11.08 Guaranties

     80   

11.09 Judgments

     80   

11.10 Cessation of Business

     80   

11.11 Revocation of Consents

     80   

11.12 Unlawfulness

     80   

11.13 Insurances

     81   

11.14 Disposals

     81   

11.15 Government Intervention

     81   

11.16 Change of Control

     81   

11.17 Material Adverse Change

     81   

11.18 Repudiation of Construction Contract or other Material Documents

     82   

SECTION 12. Agency and Security Trustee Provisions

     82   

12.01 Appointment and Declaration of Trust

     82   

12.02 Nature of Duties

     83   

12.03 Lack of Reliance on the Agents

     83   

12.04 Certain Rights of the Agents

     84   

12.05 Reliance

     84   

12.06 Indemnification

     84   

12.07 The Agents in their Individual Capacities

     84   

12.08 Resignation by an Agent

     85   

12.09 The Lead Arrangers

     85   

12.10 Impaired Agent

     86   

12.11 Replacement of an Agent

     86   

12.12 Resignation by the Hermes Agent

     87   

SECTION 13. Benefit of Agreement

     87   

13.01 Assignments and Transfers by the Lenders

     87   

13.02 Assignment or Transfer Fee

     89   

13.03 Assignments and Transfers to Hermes or KfW

     89   

13.04 Limitation of Responsibility to Existing Lenders

     89   

13.05 [Intentionally Omitted]

     90   

13.06 Procedure and Conditions for Transfer

     90   

13.07 Procedure and Conditions for Assignment

     91   

13.08 Copy of Transfer Certificate or Assignment Agreement to Parent

     92   

13.09 Security over Lenders’ Rights

     92   

13.10 Assignment by a Credit Party

     92   

13.11 Lender Participations

     92   

13.12 Increased Costs

     93   

 

(iv)


SECTION 14. Miscellaneous

     93   

14.01 Payment of Expenses, etc.

     93   

14.02 Right of Set-off

     95   

14.03 Notices

     95   

14.04 No Waiver; Remedies Cumulative

     96   

14.05 Payments Pro Rata

     96   

14.06 Calculations; Computations

     97   

14.07 Governing Law; Exclusive Jurisdiction of English Courts; Service of Process

     97   

14.08 Counterparts

     98   

14.09 Effectiveness

     98   

14.10 Headings Descriptive

     98   

14.11 Amendment or Waiver; etc.

     99   

14.12 Survival

     100   

14.13 Domicile of Loans

     100   

14.14 Confidentiality

     100   

14.15 Register

     101   

14.16 Third Party Rights

     101   

14.17 Judgment Currency

     101   

14.18 Language

     102   

14.19 Waiver of Immunity

     102   

14.20 “Know Your Customer” Notice

     102   

14.21 Release of Liens and the Parent Guaranty; Flag Jurisdiction Transfer

     103   

14.22 Partial Invalidity

     103   

SECTION 15. Parent Guaranty

     104   

15.01 Guaranty and Indemnity

     104   

15.02 Continuing Guaranty

     104   

15.03 Reinstatement

     104   

15.04 Waiver of Defenses

     105   

15.05 Guarantor Intent

     105   

15.06 Immediate Recourse

     105   

15.07 Appropriations

     106   

15.08 Deferral of Guarantor’s Rights

     106   

15.09 Additional Security

     107   

 

SCHEDULE 1.01(a)   -     

Commitments

SCHEDULE 1.01(b)   -     

Mandatory Costs

SCHEDULE 5.07   -     

Notices, Acknowledgments and Consents

SCHEDULE 5.10   -     

Initial Borrowing Date Opinions

SCHEDULE 6.10   -     

Material Litigation

SCHEDULE 7.05   -     

Delivery Date Opinions

SCHEDULE 8.03   -     

Existing Agreements

SCHEDULE 8.12   -     

Capitalization

SCHEDULE 8.13   -     

Subsidiaries

SCHEDULE 8.19   -     

Vessel

 

(v)


SCHEDULE 8.21   -     

Approved Classification Societies

SCHEDULE 9.03   -     

Required Insurances

SCHEDULE 10.01   -     

Existing Liens

SCHEDULE 14.03A   -     

Credit Party Addresses

SCHEDULE 14.03B   -     

Lender Addresses

EXHIBIT A   -     

Form of Notice of Borrowing

EXHIBIT B-1   -     

Form of BankAssure Report

EXHIBIT B-2   -     

Form of Insurance Broker Certificate

EXHIBIT C   -     

Form of Interaction Agreement

EXHIBIT D   -     

Form of Secretary’s Certificate

EXHIBIT E   -     

Form of Transfer Certificate

EXHIBIT F   -     

Form of Bermuda Share Charge

EXHIBIT G   -     

Form of Assignment of Earnings and Insurances

EXHIBIT H   -     

Form of Assignment of Charters

EXHIBIT I   -     

Form of Deed of Covenants

EXHIBIT J   -     

Form of Assignment of Contracts

EXHIBIT K   -     

Form of Solvency Certificate

EXHIBIT L   -     

Form of Assignment Agreement

EXHIBIT M   -     

Form of Compliance Certificate

EXHIBIT N   -     

[Intentionally omitted]

EXHIBIT O   -     

Form of Assignment of Management Agreements

EXHIBIT P   -     

Form of Security Trust Deed

 

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THIS CREDIT AGREEMENT, is made by way of deed October     , 2012, among NCL CORPORATION LTD., a Bermuda company with its registered office as of the date hereof at Cumberland House, 9th Floor, 1 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM11, Bermuda (the “ Parent ”), BREAKAWAY FOUR, LTD., a Bermuda company with its registered office as of the date hereof at Cumberland House, 9th Floor, 1 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM11, Bermuda (the “ Borrower ”), KFW IPEX-BANK GmbH, as a Lender (in such capacity, together with each of the other Persons that may become a “ Lender ” in accordance with Section 13, each of them individually a “ Lender ” and, collectively, the “ Lenders ”), KFW IPEX-BANK GMBH, as Facility Agent (in such capacity, the “ Facility Agent ”), as Collateral Agent under the Security Documents (in such capacity, the “ Collateral Agent ”) and as CIRR Agent (in such capacity, the “ CIRR Agent ”), KFW IPEX-BANK GMBH, as Bookrunner (in such capacity, the “ Bookrunner ”), KFW IPEX-BANK GMBH, as Hermes Agent (in such capacity, the “ Hermes Agent ”), and KFW IPEX-BANK GMBH, as initial mandated lead arranger in respect of the credit facility provided for herein (in such capacity the “ Initial Mandated Arranger ”). All capitalized terms used herein and defined in Section 1 are used herein as therein defined.

W I T N E S S E T H :

WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Lenders make available to the Borrower a multi-draw term loan credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of up to €590,478,870 and which Loans may be incurred to finance, in part, the construction and acquisition costs of the Vessel and the related Hermes Premium; and

WHEREAS, subject to and upon the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Lenders are willing to make available to the Borrower the term loan facility provided for herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED:

SECTION 1. Definitions and Accounting Terms .

1.01 Defined Terms . As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings (such meanings to be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined) and references to this Agreement or any other document (or to any specified provision of this Agreement or any other document) shall be construed as references to this Agreement, that provision or that document as from time to time amended, restated, supplemented and/or novated:

Acceptable Bank ” means (a) a bank or financial institution which has a rating for its long-term unsecured and non credit-enhanced debt obligations of A- or higher by S&P or A2 or higher by Moody’s or a comparable rating from an internationally recognized credit rating agency; or (b) any other bank or financial institution approved by each Agent.


Acceptable Flag Jurisdiction ” shall mean the Bahamas, Bermuda, Panama, the Marshall Islands, the United States or such other flag jurisdiction as may be acceptable to the Required Lenders in their reasonable discretion.

Acquisition ” means any transaction or series of related transactions for the purpose of or resulting, directly or indirectly, in (a) the acquisition of all or substantially all of the assets of a Person, or of any business or division of a Person, (b) the acquisition of in excess of fifty percent (50%) of the Capital Stock of any Person or otherwise causing any Person to become a Subsidiary of a Borrower, or (c) a merger, amalgamation or consolidation or any other combination with another Person.

Adjusted Construction Price ” shall mean the sum of the Initial Construction Price of the Vessel and the total permitted increases to the Initial Construction Price of the Vessel pursuant to Permitted Change Orders (it being understood that the Final Construction Price may exceed the Adjusted Construction Price).

Affiliate ” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under direct or indirect common control with, such Person; provided , however , that for purposes of Section 10.05, an Affiliate of the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, as applicable, shall include any Person that directly or indirectly owns more than 10% of any class of the Capital Stock of the Parent or such Subsidiary, as applicable, and any officer or director of the Parent or such Subsidiary. A Person shall be deemed to control another Person if such Person possesses, directly or indirectly, the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such other Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained above, for purposes of Section 10.05, neither the Facility Agent, nor the Collateral Agent, nor the Lead Arrangers nor any Lender (or any of their respective affiliates) shall be deemed to constitute an Affiliate of the Parent or its Subsidiaries in connection with the Credit Documents or its dealings or arrangements relating thereto.

Affiliate Transaction ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 10.05.

Agent ” or “ Agents ” shall mean, individually and collectively, the Facility Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Hermes Agent and the CIRR Agent.

Agreement ” shall mean this Credit Agreement, as modified, supplemented, amended, restated or novated from time to time.

Apollo ” shall mean Apollo Management, L.P., and its Affiliates.

Applicable Margin ” shall mean a percentage per annum equal to [*].

Appraised Value ” of the Vessel at any time shall mean the fair market value or, as the case may be, the average of the fair market value of the Vessel on an individual charter free basis as set forth on the appraisal or, as the case may be, the appraisals most recently delivered to, or obtained by, the Facility Agent prior to such time pursuant to Section 9.01(c).

 

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Approved Appraisers ” shall mean Brax Shipping AS; Barry Rogliano Salles S.A., Paris; Clarksons, London; R.S. Platou Shipbrokers, A.S., Oslo; and Fearnsale, a division of Astrup Fearnley AS, Oslo.

Approved Stock Exchange ” shall mean the New York Stock Exchange, NASDAQ or such other stock exchange in the United States of America, the United Kingdom or Hong Kong as is approved in writing by the Facility Agent or, in each case, any successor thereto.

Assignment Agreement ” shall mean an Assignment Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit L (appropriately completed) or any other form agreed between the relevant assignor and assignee (and if required to be executed by the Borrower, the Borrower).

Assignment of Charters ” shall have the meaning provided in the definition of “Collateral and Guaranty Requirements”.

Assignment of Contracts ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 5.07.

Assignment of Earnings and Insurances ” shall have the meaning provided in the definition of “Collateral and Guaranty Requirements”.

Assignment of Management Agreements ” shall have the meaning provided in the definition of “Collateral and Guaranty Requirements”.

Bankruptcy Code ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 11.05(b).

Basel II ” shall mean the “International Convergence of Capital Measurement and Capital Standards, a Revised Framework” published by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision in June 2004 in the form existing on the date of this Agreement.

Basel III ” shall mean, together, “Basel III: A global regulatory framework for more resilient banks and banking systems” and “Basel III: International framework for liquidity risk measurement, standards and monitoring” both published by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision on December 16, 2010.

Borrower ” shall have the meaning provided in the first paragraph of this Agreement.

Borrowing ” shall mean the borrowing of Loans from all the Lenders (other than any Lender which has not funded its share of a Borrowing in accordance with this Agreement) having Commitments on a given date.

Borrowing Date ” shall mean each date (including the Initial Borrowing Date) on which a Borrowing occurs as set forth in Section 2.02.

Business Day ” shall mean any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day which shall be in New York, London or Frankfurt am Main a legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions are authorized or required by law or other government action to close.

 

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Capital Stock ” means:

(1) in the case of a corporation, corporate stock or shares;

(2) in the case of an association or business entity, any and all shares, interests, participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated) of corporate stock;

(3) in the case of a partnership or limited liability company, partnership or membership interests (whether general or limited); and

(4) any other interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets of, the issuing Person.

Cash Balance ” shall mean, at any date of determination, the unencumbered and otherwise unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents of the NCLC Group.

Cash Equivalents ” shall mean (i) securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof ( provided that the full faith and credit of the United States is pledged in support thereof) having maturities of not more than one year from the date of acquisition, (ii) time deposits and certificates of deposit of any commercial bank having, or which is the principal banking subsidiary of a bank holding company having capital, surplus and undivided profits aggregating in excess of $200,000,000, with maturities of not more than one year from the date of acquisition by any Person, (iii) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than 90 days for underlying securities of the types described in clause (i) above entered into with any bank meeting the qualifications specified in clause (ii) above, (iv) commercial paper issued by any Person incorporated in the United States rated at least A-1 or the equivalent thereof by S&P or at least B-1 or the equivalent thereof by Moody’s and in each case maturing not more than one year after the date of acquisition by any other Person, and (v) investments in money market funds substantially all of whose assets are comprised of securities of the types described in clauses (i) through (iv) above.

CERCLA ” shall mean the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as the same may be amended from time to time, 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq.

Change of Control ” shall mean (x) at any time when the ordinary Capital Stock of the Parent (or a parent company of the Parent in a Qualified IPO) is not listed on an Approved Stock Exchange or at any time when a dividend is to be paid to the existing shareholders of the Parent by way of a share issue pursuant to a public offering on an Approved Stock Exchange, the Permitted Holders in the aggregate do not, directly or indirectly, control the Parent and beneficially own, directly or indirectly, at least 51% of the issued Capital Stock of, and Equity Interest in, the Parent; or (y) at any time following the listing of the ordinary Capital Stock of the Parent (or a parent company of the Parent in a Qualified IPO) on an Approved Stock Exchange:

(i) any Third Party:

 

  (A) owns legally and/or beneficially and either directly or indirectly at least thirty three per cent (33%) of the ordinary share capital of the Parent; or

 

  (B) has the right or the ability to control either directly or indirectly the affairs of or the composition of the majority of the board of directors (or equivalent) of the Parent; and

 

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at the same time as any of the events described in paragraphs (A) or (B) of this definition have occurred and are continuing, the Permitted Holders in the aggregate do not, directly or indirectly, beneficially own at least 51% of the issued Capital Stock of, and Equity Interest in, the Parent; or

(ii) the Parent (or such parent company of the Parent) ceases to be a listed company on an Approved Stock Exchange without the prior written consent of the Required Lenders,

(and, for the purpose of Section 11.16 “control” of any company, limited partnership or other legal entity (a “body corporate”) controlled by a Permitted Holder means that one or more members of a Permitted Holder in the aggregate has, directly or indirectly, the power to direct the management and policies of such a body corporate, whether through the ownership of more than 50% of the issued voting capital of that body corporate or by contract, trust or other arrangement).

CIRR Agent ” shall have the meaning provided in the first paragraph of this Agreement, and shall include any successor thereto.

CIRR General Terms and Conditions ” shall mean the CIRR General Terms and Conditions for interest rate make-up in ship financing schemes (August 29, 2012 edition).

CIRR Representative ” shall mean KfW, acting in its capacity as CIRR mandatary in connection with this Agreement.

Collateral ” shall mean all property (whether real or personal) with respect to which any security interests have been granted (or purported to be granted) pursuant to any Security Document, including, without limitation, all Share Charge Collateral, all Earnings and Insurance Collateral, the Construction Risk Insurance, the Vessel, each Refund Guarantee, the Construction Contract and all cash and Cash Equivalents at any time delivered as collateral thereunder or as collateral required hereunder.

Collateral Agent ” shall have the meaning provided in the first paragraph of this agreement, and shall include any successor thereto, acting as mortgagee, security trustee or collateral agent for the Secured Creditors pursuant to the Security Documents.

 

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Collateral and Guaranty Requirements ” shall mean with respect to the Vessel, the requirement that:

(i) (A) the Borrower shall have duly authorized, executed and delivered an Assignment of Earnings and Insurances substantially in the form of Exhibit G or otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Lead Arrangers (as modified, supplemented or amended from time to time, the “ Assignment of Earnings and Insurances ”) (to the extent incorporated into or required by such Exhibit or otherwise agreed by the Borrower and the Lead Arrangers) with appropriate notices, acknowledgements and consents relating thereto and (B) the Borrower shall (x) use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain an Assignment of Charters substantially in the form of Exhibit H (as modified, supplemented or amended from time to time, the “ Assignment of Charters ”) with (to the extent incorporated into or required by such Exhibit or otherwise agreed by the Borrower and the Lead Arrangers) appropriate notices, acknowledgements and consents relating thereto for any charter or similar contract that has as of the execution date of such charter or similar contract a remaining term of 13 months or greater (including any renewal option) and (y) have obtained a subordination agreement from the charterer for any Permitted Chartering Arrangement that the Borrower has entered into with respect to the Vessel, and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide appropriate notices and consents related thereto, together covering all of the Borrower’s present and future Earnings and Insurance Collateral, in each case together with:

(a) proper financing statements (Form UCC-1 or the equivalent) fully prepared for filing in accordance with the UCC or in other appropriate filing offices of each jurisdiction as may be necessary or, in the reasonable opinion of the Collateral Agent, desirable to perfect or give notice to third parties of, as the case may be, the security interests purported to be created by the Assignment of Earnings and Insurances; and

(b) certified copies of lien search results (Form UCC-11) listing all effective financing statements that name each Credit Party as debtor and that are filed in the District of Columbia and Florida, together with Form UCC-3 Termination Statements (or such other termination statements as shall be required by local law) fully prepared for filing if required by applicable law to terminate for any financing statement which covers the Collateral except to the extent evidencing Permitted Liens.

(ii) the Borrower shall have duly authorized, executed and delivered an Assignment of Management Agreements in respect of the Management Agreements for the Vessel substantially in the form of Exhibit O or otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Lead Arrangers (as modified, supplemented or amended from time to time, the “ Assignment of Management Agreements ”) and shall have obtained (or in the case of any Manager that is not a Subsidiary of the Parent, used commercially reasonable efforts to obtain) a Manager’s Undertakings for the Vessel;

(iii) the Borrower shall have duly authorized, executed and delivered, and caused to be registered in the appropriate vessel registry a first priority mortgage and a deed of covenants (as modified, amended or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof and hereof, and together with the Vessel Mortgage delivered pursuant to the definition of Flag Jurisdiction Transfer, the “ Vessel Mortgage ”), substantially in the form of Exhibit I or otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Lead Arrangers with respect to the Vessel,

 

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and the Vessel Mortgage shall be effective to create in favor of the Collateral Agent a legal, valid and enforceable first priority security interest, in and Lien upon the Vessel, subject only to Permitted Liens;

(iv) all filings, deliveries of notices and other instruments and other actions by the Credit Parties and/or the Collateral Agent necessary or desirable in the reasonable opinion of the Collateral Agent to perfect and preserve the security interests described in clauses (i) through and including (iii) above shall have been duly effected and the Collateral Agent shall have received evidence thereof in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent; and

(v) the Facility Agent shall have received each of the following:

(a) certificates of ownership from appropriate authorities showing (or confirmation updating previously reviewed certificates and indicating) the registered ownership of the Vessel by the Borrower; and

(b) the results of maritime registry searches with respect to the Vessel, indicating that the Vessel has been deleted from all new building registers and that there are no record liens other than Liens in favor of the Collateral Agent and/or the Lenders and Permitted Liens; and

(c) class certificates reasonably satisfactory to it from Det Norske Veritas or another classification society listed on Schedule 8.21 hereto (or another internationally recognized classification society reasonably acceptable to the Facility Agent), indicating that the Vessel meets the criteria specified in Section 8.21; and

(d) certified copies of all Management Agreements; and

(e) certified copies of all ISM and ISPS Code documentation for the Vessel; and

(f) the Facility Agent shall have received a report, in substantially the form of Exhibit B-1 or otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Facility Agent, from BankAssure or another firm of independent marine insurance brokers reasonably acceptable to the Facility Agent with respect to the insurance maintained (or to be maintained) by the Credit Parties in respect of the Vessel, together with a certificate in substantially the form of Exhibit B-2 or otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Facility Agent, from another broker certifying that such insurances (i) are placed with such insurance companies and/or underwriters and/or clubs, in such amounts, against such risks, and in such form, as are customarily insured against by similarly situated insureds and (ii) include the Required Insurance. In addition, the Borrower shall reimburse the Facility Agent for the reasonable and documented costs of procuring customary mortgagee interest insurance and additional perils insurance in connection with the Vessel as contemplated by Section 9.03 (including Schedule 9.03).

 

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Collateral Disposition ” shall mean (i) the sale, lease, transfer or other disposition of the Vessel by the Borrower to any Person (it being understood that a Permitted Chartering Arrangement is not a Collateral Disposition) or the sale of 100% of the Capital Stock of the Borrower or (ii) any Event of Loss of the Vessel.

Commitment ” shall mean, for each Lender, the amount denominated in Euro set forth opposite such Lender’s name in Schedule 1.01(a) hereto as the same may be (x) reduced from time to time pursuant to Sections 3.04, 3.05, 4.02 and/or 11 or (y) adjusted from time to time as a result of assignments and/or transfers to or from such Lender pursuant to Section 2.12 or Section 13.

Commitment Termination Date ” shall mean the date falling [*] after the last scheduled Delivery Date as at the date of this Agreement, namely [*] or, where an Election Notice (as defined in Article 14, Clause 16.4 of the Construction Contract) has been issued by the Yard pursuant to the said Article 14, Clause 16.4 of the Construction Contract, the date referred to above shall be extended by the same period by which the Delivery Date has been extended pursuant to such Election Notice.

Commitment Commission ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 3.01(a).

Consolidated Debt Service ” shall mean, for any relevant period, the sum (without double counting), determined in accordance with GAAP, of:

 

  (i) the aggregate principal payable or paid during such period on any Indebtedness for Borrowed Money of any member of the NCLC Group, other than:

 

  (a) principal of any such Indebtedness for Borrowed Money prepaid at the option of the relevant member of the NCLC Group or by virtue of “cash sweep” or “special liquidity” cash sweep provisions (or analogous provisions) in any debt facility of the NCLC Group;

 

  (b) principal of any such Indebtedness for Borrowed Money prepaid upon a sale or an Event of Loss of any vessel (as if references in that definition were to all vessels and not just the Vessel) owned or leased under a capital lease by any member of the NCLC Group; and

 

  (c) balloon payments of any such Indebtedness for Borrowed Money payable during such period (and for the purpose of this paragraph (c) a “balloon payment” shall not include any scheduled repayment installment of such Indebtedness for Borrowed Money which forms part of the balloon);

 

  (ii) Consolidated Interest Expense for such period;

 

  (iii)

the aggregate amount of any dividend or distribution of present or future assets, undertakings, rights or revenues to any shareholder of any member

 

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  of the NCLC Group (other than the Parent, or one of its wholly owned Subsidiaries) or any Dividends other than the tax distributions described in Section 10.03(ii) in each case paid during such period; and

 

  (iv) all rent under any capital lease obligations by which the Parent, or any consolidated Subsidiary is bound which are payable or paid during such period and the portion of any debt discount that must be amortized in such period,

as calculated in accordance with GAAP and derived from the then latest consolidated unaudited financial statements of the NCLC Group delivered to the Facility Agent in the case of any period ending at the end of any of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of the Parent and the then latest audited consolidated financial statements (including all additional information and notes thereto) of the Parent and its consolidated Subsidiaries together with the auditors’ report delivered to the Facility Agent in the case of the final quarter of each such fiscal year.

Consolidated EBITDA ” shall mean, for any relevant period, the aggregate of:

(i) Consolidated Net Income from the Parent’s operations for such period; and

(ii) the aggregate amounts deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period in respect of gains and losses from the sale of assets or reserves relating thereto, Consolidated Interest Expense, depreciation and amortization, impairment charges and any other non-cash charges and deferred income tax expense for such period.

Consolidated Interest Expense ” shall mean, for any relevant period, the consolidated interest expense (excluding capitalized interest) of the NCLC Group for such period.

Consolidated Net Income ” shall mean, for any relevant period, the consolidated net income (or loss) of the NCLC Group for such period as determined in accordance with GAAP.

Construction Contract ” shall mean the Shipbuilding Contract (in relation to Hull No. [*]) for the Vessel, dated as of [*], among the Parent, the Borrower and the Yard, as such Shipbuilding Contract may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof and hereof.

Construction Risk Insurance ” shall mean any and all insurance policies related to the Construction Contract and the construction of the Vessel.

Credit Documents ” shall mean this Agreement, any Fee Letters, each Security Document, the Security Trust Deed, any Transfer Certificate, any Assignment Agreement, the Interaction Agreement and, after the execution and delivery thereof, each additional guaranty or additional security document executed pursuant to Section 9.10.

 

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Credit Document Obligations ” shall mean, except to the extent consisting of obligations, liabilities or indebtedness with respect to Interest Rate Protection Agreements or Other Hedging Agreements, the full and prompt payment when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of all obligations, liabilities and indebtedness (including, without limitation, principal, premium, interest, fees and indemnities (including, without limitation, all interest that accrues after the commencement of any case, proceeding or other action relating to the bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar proceeding of any Credit Party at the rate provided for in the respective documentation, whether or not a claim for post-petition interest is allowed in any such proceeding)) of each Credit Party to the Lender Creditors ( provided , in respect of the Lender Creditors which are Lenders, such aforementioned obligations, liabilities and indebtedness shall arise only for such Lenders (in such capacity) in respect of Loans and/or Commitments), whether now existing or hereafter incurred under, arising out of, or in connection with this Agreement and the other Credit Documents to which such Credit Party is a party (including, in the case of each Credit Party that is a Guarantor, all such obligations, liabilities and indebtedness of such Credit Party under the Parent Guaranty) and the due performance and compliance by such Credit Party with all of the terms, conditions and agreements contained in this Agreement and in such other Credit Documents.

Credit Party ” shall mean the Borrower, the Parent and each Subsidiary of the Parent that owns a direct interest in the Borrower.

Default ” shall mean any event, act or condition which with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute an Event of Default.

Defaulting Lender ” shall mean any Lender with respect to which a Lender Default is in effect.

Delivery Date ” shall mean the date of delivery of the Vessel to the Borrower, which, as of the Effective Date, is scheduled to occur during the period [*] up to and including [*].

Discharged Rights and Obligations ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.06(c).

Dispute ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 14.07(a).

Disqualified Stock ” means, with respect to any Person, any Capital Stock of such Person which, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is redeemable or exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event:

(1) matures or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise (other than as a result of a change of control or asset sale),

(2) is convertible or exchangeable for Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock of such Person, or

(3) is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part (other than solely as a result of a change of control or asset sale), in each case prior to 91 days

 

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after the Maturity Date; provided , however , that only the portion of Capital Stock which so matures or is mandatorily redeemable, is so convertible or exchangeable or is so redeemable at the option of the holder thereof prior to such date shall be deemed to be Disqualified Stock; provided , however , that if such Capital Stock is issued to any employee or to any plan for the benefit of employees of the Parent or its Subsidiaries or by any such plan to such employees, such Capital Stock shall not constitute Disqualified Stock solely because it may be required to be repurchased by the Parent in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations or as a result of such employee’s termination, death or disability; provided , further , that any class of Capital Stock of such Person that by its terms authorizes such Person to satisfy its obligations thereunder by delivery of Capital Stock that is not Disqualified Stock shall not be deemed to be Disqualified Stock.

Disruption Event ” means either or both of:

(a) a material disruption to those payment or communications systems or to those financial markets which are, in each case, required to operate in order for payments to be made in connection with this Agreement (or otherwise in order for the transactions contemplated by the Credit Documents to be carried out) which disruption is not caused by, and is beyond the control of, any of the parties to this Agreement; or

(b) the occurrence of any other event which results in a disruption (of a technical or systems-related nature) to the treasury or payments operations of a party to this Agreement preventing such party, or any other party to this Agreement:

(i) from performing its payment obligations under the Credit Documents; or

(ii) from communicating with other parties to this Agreement in accordance with the terms of the Credit Documents,

and which (in either such case) is not caused by, and is beyond the control of, the party to this Agreement whose operations are disrupted.

Dividend ” shall mean, with respect to any Person, that such Person or any Subsidiary of such Person has declared or paid a dividend or returned any equity capital to its stockholders, partners or members or the holders of options or warrants issued by such Person with respect to its Capital Stock or membership interests or authorized or made any other distribution, payment or delivery of property (other than common stock or the right to purchase any of such stock of such Person) or cash to its stockholders, partners or members or the holders of options or warrants issued by such Person with respect to its Capital Stock or membership interests as such, or redeemed, retired, purchased or otherwise acquired, directly or indirectly, for a consideration any shares of any class of its Capital Stock or any other Capital Stock outstanding on or after the Effective Date (or any options or warrants issued by such Person with respect to its Capital Stock or other Equity Interests), or set aside any funds for any of the foregoing purposes, or shall have permitted any of its Subsidiaries to purchase or otherwise acquire for a consideration any shares of any class of the Capital Stock or any other Equity

 

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Interests of such Person outstanding on or after the Effective Date (or any options or warrants issued by such Person with respect to its Capital Stock or other Equity Interests). Without limiting the foregoing, “Dividends” with respect to any Person shall also include all payments made or required to be made by such Person with respect to any stock appreciation rights, plans, equity incentive or achievement plans or any similar plans or setting aside of any funds for the foregoing purposes.

Dollars ” and the sign “ $ ” shall each mean lawful money of the United States.

Dollar Equivalent ” shall mean, with respect to the Euro denominated Commitments being utilized on a Borrowing Date, the amount calculated by applying (x) in the event that the Borrower and/or the Parent have entered into Earmarked Foreign Exchange Arrangements with respect to the installment payment to be partially financed by the Loans to be disbursed on such Borrowing Date, the EUR/USD weighted average rate with respect to such Borrowing Date (i) as notified by the Borrower to the Facility Agent in the Borrowing Notice at least three Business Days prior to the relevant Borrowing Date, (ii) which EUR/USD weighted average rate for any particular set of Earmarked Foreign Exchange Arrangements shall take account of all applicable foreign exchange spot, forward and derivative arrangements, including collars, options and the like, entered into in respect of such Borrowing Date and (iii) for which the Borrower has provided evidence to the Facility Agent to determine which foreign exchange arrangements (including spot transactions) will be the Earmarked Foreign Exchange Arrangements that shall apply to such Borrowing Date and (y) in the event that the Borrower and/or the Parent have not entered into Earmarked Foreign Exchange Arrangements with respect to the installment payment to be partially or wholly funded by the Loans to be disbursed on such Borrowing Date, the Spot Rate applicable to such Borrowing Date.

Dormant Subsidiary ” means a Subsidiary that owns assets in an amount equal to no more than $5,000,000 or is dormant or otherwise inactive.

Earmarked Foreign Exchange Arrangements ” shall mean the Euro/Dollar foreign exchange arranged by the Borrower and/or the Parent in connection with an installment payment to be partially financed by the Loans to be disbursed on the date on which such installment payment is to be made.

Earnings and Insurance Collateral ” shall mean all “Earnings” and “Insurances”, as the case may be, as defined in the Assignment of Earnings and Insurances.

Effective Date ” has the meaning specified in Section 14.09.

Eligible Transferee ” shall mean and include a commercial bank, insurance company, financial institution, fund or other Person which regularly purchases interests in loans or extensions of credit of the types made pursuant to this Agreement.

Environmental Approvals ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 8.17(b).

Environmental Claims ” shall mean any and all administrative, regulatory or judicial actions, suits, demands, demand letters, directives, claims, liens, notices of noncompliance or violation, relating in any way to any Environmental Law or any permit issued,

 

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or any approval given, under any such Environmental Law (hereafter, “ Claims ”), including, without limitation, (a) any and all Claims by governmental or regulatory authorities for enforcement, cleanup, removal, response, remedial or other actions or damages pursuant to any applicable Environmental Law, and (b) any and all Claims by any third party seeking damages, contribution, indemnification, cost recovery, compensation or injunctive relief in connection with alleged injury or threat of injury to health, safety or the environment due to the presence of Hazardous Materials.

Environmental Law ” shall mean any applicable Federal, state, foreign or local statute, law, rule, regulation, ordinance, code, binding and enforceable guideline, binding and enforceable written policy and rule of common law now or hereafter in effect and in each case as amended, and any judicial or administrative interpretation thereof, including any judicial or administrative order, consent decree or judgment, to the extent binding on the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, relating to the environment, and/or Hazardous Materials, including, without limitation, CERCLA; OPA; the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq .; the Hazardous Material Transportation Act, 49 U.S.C. § 1801 et seq .; the Occupational Safety and Health Act, 29 U.S.C. § 651 et seq . (to the extent it regulates occupational exposure to Hazardous Materials); and any state and local or foreign counterparts or equivalents, in each case as amended from time to time.

Environmental Release ” shall mean any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping, disposing or migration into the environment.

Equity Interests ” means Capital Stock and all warrants, options or other rights to acquire Capital Stock (but excluding any debt security that is convertible into, or exchangeable for, Capital Stock).

Euro ” and the sign “ ” shall each mean single currency in the member states of the European Communities that adopt or have adopted the Euro as its lawful currency under the legislation of the European Union for European Monetary Union.

Eurodollar Rate ” shall mean with respect to each Interest Period for a Loan, the offered rate for deposits of Dollars for a period equivalent to such period at or about 11:00 A.M. (Frankfurt time) on the second Business Day before the first day of such period as is displayed on Reuters LIBOR 01 Page (or such other service as may be nominated by the British Bankers’ Association as the information vendor for displaying the London Interbank Offered Rates of major banks in the London Interbank Market) (the “ Screen Rate ”), provided that if on such date no such rate is so displayed, the Eurodollar Rate for such period shall be the arithmetic average (rounded up to five decimal places) of the rate quoted to the Facility Agent by the Reference Banks for deposits of Dollars in an amount approximately equal to the amount in relation to which the Eurodollar Rate is to be determined for a period equivalent to such applicable Interest Period by the prime banks in the London interbank Eurodollar market at or about 11:00 A.M. (Frankfurt time) on the second Business Day before the first day of such period (rounded up to five decimal places).

Event of Default ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 11.

 

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Event of Loss ” shall mean any of the following events: (x) the actual or constructive total loss of the Vessel or the agreed or compromised total loss of the Vessel; or (y) the capture, condemnation, confiscation, requisition (but excluding any requisition for hire by or on behalf of any government or governmental authority or agency or by any persons acting or purporting to act on behalf of any such government or governmental authority or agency), purchase, seizure or forfeiture of, or any taking of title to, the Vessel. An Event of Loss shall be deemed to have occurred: (i) in the event of an actual loss of the Vessel, at the time and on the date of such loss or if such time and date are not known at noon Greenwich Mean Time on the date which the Vessel was last heard from; (ii) in the event of damage which results in a constructive or compromised or arranged total loss of the Vessel, at the time and on the date on which notice claiming the loss of the Vessel is given to the insurers; or (iii) in the case of an event referred to in clause (y) above, at the time and on the date on which such event is expressed to take effect by the Person making the same. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Vessel shall have been returned to the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower following any event referred to in clause (y) above prior to the date upon which payment is required to be made under Section 4.02(b) hereof, no Event of Loss shall be deemed to have occurred by reason of such event so long as the requirements set forth in Section 9.10 have been satisfied.

Excluded Taxes ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 4.04(a).

Existing Lender ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.01.

Facility Agent ” shall have the meaning provided in the first paragraph of this Agreement, and shall include any successor thereto.

Facility Office ” means (a) in respect of a Lender, the office or offices notified by that Lender to the Facility Agent in writing on or before the date it becomes a Lender (or, following that date, by not less than five Business Days’ written notice) as the office or offices through which it will perform its obligations under this Agreement; or (b) in respect of any other Lender Creditor, the office in the jurisdiction in which it is resident for tax purposes.

Fee Letter ” means any letter or letters entered into by reference to this Agreement between any or all of the Facility Agent, the Initial Mandated Lead Arranger and/or the Lenders and (in any case) the Borrower setting out the amount of certain fees referred to in, or payable in connection with, this Agreement.

Final Construction Price ” shall mean the actual final construction price of the Vessel.

First Hermes Instalment ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.02(a)(ii).

Fixed Interest Payment Date ” shall mean (i) prior to the Delivery Date, each sixth month anniversary of the Initial Borrowing Date, (ii) the Delivery Date and (iii) after the Delivery Date, each semi-annual date on which a Scheduled Repayment is required to be made pursuant to Section 4.02(a) (or, if any of the above dates does not fall on a Business Day, the Fixed Interest Payment Date shall fall on the first Business Day falling after such date).

 

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Fixed Rate ” shall mean [*]% per annum (which includes [*]% per annum, being the administrative fee).

Fixed Rate Interest Period ” shall mean the period commencing on the Initial Borrowing Date and ending on the immediately succeeding Fixed Interest Payment Date and thereafter each period commencing on a Fixed Interest Payment Date and ending on the immediately succeeding Fixed Interest Payment Date.

Flag Jurisdiction Transfer ” shall mean the transfer of the registration and flag of the Vessel from one Acceptable Flag Jurisdiction to another Acceptable Flag Jurisdiction, provided that the following conditions are satisfied with respect to such transfer:

(i) On each Flag Jurisdiction Transfer Date, the Borrower shall have duly authorized, executed and delivered, and caused to be recorded in the appropriate vessel registry a Vessel Mortgage that is reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Facility Agent with respect to the Vessel and such Vessel Mortgage shall be effective to create in favor of the Collateral Agent and/or the Lenders a legal, valid and enforceable first priority security interest, in and lien upon the Vessel, subject only to Permitted Liens. All filings, deliveries of instruments and other actions necessary or desirable in the reasonable opinion of the Collateral Agent to perfect and preserve such security interests shall have been duly effected and the Collateral Agent shall have received evidence thereof in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent.

(ii) On each Flag Jurisdiction Transfer Date, to the extent that any Security Documents are released or discharged pursuant to Section 14.21(b), the Borrower shall have duly authorized, executed and delivered corresponding Security Documents in favor of the Collateral Agent for the new Acceptable Flag Jurisdiction.

(iii) On each Flag Jurisdiction Transfer Date, the Facility Agent shall have received from counsel, an opinion addressed to the Facility Agent and each of the Lenders and dated such Flag Jurisdiction Transfer Date, which shall (x) be in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Facility Agent and (y) cover the recordation of the security interests granted pursuant to the Vessel Mortgage to be delivered on such date and such other matters incident thereto as the Facility Agent may reasonably request.

(iv) On each Flag Jurisdiction Transfer Date:

(A) The Facility Agent shall have received (x) certificates of ownership from appropriate authorities showing (or confirmation updating previously reviewed certificates and indicating) the registered ownership of the Vessel transferred on such date by the Borrower and (y) the results of maritime registry searches with respect to the Vessel transferred on such date, indicating no recorded liens other than Liens in favor of the Collateral Agent and/or the Lenders and, if applicable and to the extent recordable, Permitted Liens.

(B) The Facility Agent shall have received a report, in form and scope reasonably satisfactory to the Facility Agent, from a firm of independent marine insurance brokers reasonably acceptable to the Facility Agent with respect to the

 

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insurance maintained by the Credit Party in respect of the Vessel transferred on such date, together with a certificate from another broker certifying that such insurances (i) are placed with such insurance companies and/or underwriters and/or clubs, in such amounts, against such risks, and in such form, as are customarily insured against by similarly situated insureds for the protection of the Facility Agent and/or the Lenders as mortgagee and (ii) conform with the Required Insurance applicable to the Vessel.

(v) On or prior to each Flag Jurisdiction Transfer Date, the Facility Agent shall have received a certificate, dated the Flag Jurisdiction Transfer Date, signed by any one of the chairman of the board, the president, any vice president, the treasurer or an authorized manager, member, general partner, officer or attorney-in-fact of the Borrower, certifying that (A) all necessary governmental (domestic and foreign) and third party approvals and/or consents in connection with the Flag Jurisdiction Transfer being consummated on such date and otherwise referred to herein shall have been obtained and remain in effect or that no such approvals and/or consents are required, (B) there exists no judgment, order, injunction or other restraint prohibiting or imposing materially adverse conditions upon such Flag Jurisdiction Transfer or the other related transactions contemplated by this Agreement and (C) copies of resolutions approving the Flag Jurisdiction Transfer of the Borrower and any other related matters the Facility Agent may reasonably request.

(vi) On each Flag Jurisdiction Transfer Date, the Collateral and Guaranty Requirements for the Transferred Collateral Vessel shall have been satisfied or waived by the Facility Agent for a specific period of time.

Flag Jurisdiction Transfer Date ” shall mean the date on which a Flag Jurisdiction Transfer occurs.

Floating Rate ” shall mean the percentage rate per annum equal to the aggregate of (a) the Applicable Margin plus (b) the Eurodollar Rate plus (c) any Mandatory Costs.

Floating Rate Interest Period ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.08.

Free Liquidity ” shall mean, at any date of determination, the aggregate of the Cash Balance and any Commitments under this Agreement or any other amounts available for drawing under other revolving or other credit facilities of the NCLC Group, which remain undrawn, could be drawn for general working capital purposes or other general corporate purposes and would not, if drawn, be repayable within six months.

GAAP ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 14.06(a).

Grace Period ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 11.05(c).

Guarantor ” shall mean Parent.

Hazardous Materials ” shall mean: (a) any petroleum or petroleum products, radioactive materials, asbestos in any form that is or could become friable, urea formaldehyde

 

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foam insulation, transformers or other equipment that contain dielectric fluid containing levels of polychlorinated biphenyls, and radon gas; (b) any chemicals, materials or substances defined as or included in the definition of “hazardous substances,” “hazardous waste,” “hazardous materials,” “extremely hazardous substances,” “restricted hazardous waste,” “toxic substances,” “toxic pollutants,” “contaminants,” or “pollutants,” or words of similar import, under any applicable Environmental Law; and (c) any other chemical, material or substance, exposure to which is prohibited, limited or regulated by any governmental authority under Environmental Laws.

Heads of Terms ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 14.09.

Hermes ” shall mean the Federal Republic of Germany represented by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology ( Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Technologie ) represented by Euler Hermes Kreditversicherungs-AG and PriceWaterhouseCoopers Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft AG.

Hermes Agent ” shall have the meaning provided in the first paragraph of this Agreement, and shall include any successor thereto, acting as attorney-in-fact for the Lenders with respect to the Hermes Cover to the extent described in this Agreement.

Hermes Cover ” shall mean the export credit guarantee ( Exportkreditgarantie ) on the terms of Hermes’ Declaration of Guarantee ( Gewährleistungs-Erklärung ) for [*] of the principal amount of the Loans and any interests and secondary financing costs of the Federal Republic of Germany acting through Euler Hermes Kreditversicherungs-AG for the period of the Loans on the terms and conditions applied for by the Lenders, and shall include any successor thereto (it being understood that the Hermes Cover shall be issued on the basis of Hermes’ applicable Hermes guidelines ( Richtlinien ) and general terms and conditions ( Allgemeine Bedingungen )).

Hermes Issuing Fees ” shall mean the amount of [*] payable in Euro by the Borrower to Hermes through the Hermes Agent by way of handling fees in respect of the Hermes Cover.

Hermes Premium ” shall mean the amount payable in Euro by the Borrower to Hermes through the Hermes Agent in respect of the Hermes Cover, which shall not exceed [*].

Impaired Agent ” shall mean an Agent at any time when:

 

  (i) it has failed to make (or has notified a party to this Agreement that it will not make) a payment required to be made by it under the Credit Documents by the due date for payment;

 

  (ii) such Agent otherwise rescinds or repudiates a Credit Document;

 

  (iii) (if such Agent is also a Lender) it is a Defaulting Lender; or

 

  (iv) an Insolvency Event has occurred and is continuing with respect to such Agent

 

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unless, in the case of paragraph (i) above: (a) its failure to pay is caused by administrative or technical error or a Disruption Event, and payment is made within five Business Days of its due date; or (b) such Agent is disputing in good faith whether it is contractually obliged to make the payment in question.

Indebtedness ” shall mean any obligation for the payment or repayment of money, whether as principal or as surety and whether present or future, actual or contingent including, without limitation, pursuant to an Interest Rate Protection Agreement or Other Hedging Agreement.

Indebtedness for Borrowed Money ” shall mean Indebtedness (whether present or future, actual or contingent, long-term or short-term, secured or unsecured) in respect of:

 

  (i) moneys borrowed or raised;

 

  (ii) the advance or extension of credit (including interest and other charges on or in respect of any of the foregoing);

 

  (iii) the amount of any liability in respect of leases which, in accordance with GAAP, are capital leases;

 

  (iv) the amount of any liability in respect of the purchase price for assets or services payment of which is deferred for a period in excess of 180 days;

 

  (v) all reimbursement obligations whether contingent or not in respect of amounts paid under a letter of credit or similar instrument; and

 

  (vi) (without double counting) any guarantee of Indebtedness falling within paragraphs (i) to (v) above;

provided that the following shall not constitute Indebtedness for Borrowed Money:

 

  (a) loans and advances made by other members of the NCLC Group which are subordinated to the rights of the Lenders;

 

  (b) loans and advances made by any shareholder of the Parent which are subordinated to the rights of the Lenders on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Facility Agent; and

 

  (c) any liabilities of the Parent or any other member of the NCLC Group under any Interest Rate Protection Agreement or any Other Hedging Agreement or other derivative transactions of a non-speculative nature.

Information ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 8.10(a).

Initial Borrowing Date ” shall mean the date occurring on or after the Effective Date on which the initial Borrowing of Loans hereunder occurs, which date shall, subject to Section 5, coincide with the date of payment of the first installment of the Initial Construction Price for the Vessel under the Construction Contract.

 

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Initial Construction Price ” shall mean an amount of up to [*] for the construction of the Vessel pursuant to the Construction Contract, payable by the Borrower to the Yard through the four installments of the Contract Price referred to in Article 8, Clauses 2.1(i) through and including (iv) of the Construction Contract (each, a “ Pre-delivery Installment ”) and the installment of the Contract Price referred to in Article 8, Clause 2.1(v) of the Construction Contract (as such amount may be modified in accordance with the Construction Contract).

Initial Mandated Lead Arranger ” shall have the meaning provided in the first paragraph of this Agreement, and shall include any successor thereto.

Initial Syndication Date ” shall mean the date, if applicable, on which KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH ceases to be the only Lender by transferring all or part of its rights as a Lender under this Agreement to one or more banks or financial institutions pursuant to Section 13.

Insolvency Event ” in relation to any of the parties to this Agreement shall mean that such party:

 

  (i) is dissolved (other than pursuant to a consolidation, amalgamation or merger);

 

  (ii) becomes insolvent or is unable to pay its debts or fails or admits in writing its inability generally to pay its debts as they become due;

 

  (iii) makes a general assignment, arrangement or composition with or for the benefit of its creditors;

 

  (iv) institutes or has instituted against it, by a regulator, supervisor or any similar official with primary insolvency, rehabilitative or regulatory jurisdiction over it in the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization or the jurisdiction of its head or home office, a proceeding seeking a judgment of insolvency or bankruptcy or any other relief under any bankruptcy or insolvency law or other similar law affecting creditors’ rights, or a petition is presented for its winding-up or liquidation by it or such regulator, supervisor or similar official;

 

  (v) has instituted against it a proceeding seeking a judgment of insolvency or bankruptcy or any other relief under any bankruptcy or insolvency law or other similar law affecting creditors’ rights, or a petition is presented for its winding-up or liquidation, and, in the case of any such proceeding or petition instituted or presented against it, such proceeding or petition is instituted or presented by a person or entity not described in paragraph (iv) above and (a) results in a judgment of insolvency or bankruptcy or the entry of an order for relief or the making of an order for its winding-up or liquidation; or (b) is not dismissed, discharged, stayed or restrained in each case within 30 days of the institution or presentation thereof;

 

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  (vi) has exercised in respect of it one or more of the stabilization powers pursuant to Part 1 of the Banking Act 2009 and/or has instituted against it a bank insolvency proceeding pursuant to Part 2 of the Banking Act 2009 or a bank administration proceeding pursuant to Part 3 of the Banking Act 2009;

 

  (vii) has a resolution passed for its winding-up, official management or liquidation (other than pursuant to a consolidation, amalgamation or merger);

 

  (viii) seeks or becomes subject to the appointment of an administrator, provisional liquidator, conservator, receiver, trustee, custodian or other similar official for it or for all or substantially all its assets;

 

  (ix) has a secured party take possession of all or substantially all its assets or has a distress, execution, attachment, sequestration or other legal process levied, enforced or sued on or against all or substantially all its assets and such secured party maintains possession, or any such process is not dismissed, discharged, stayed or restrained, in each case within 30 days thereafter;

 

  (x) causes or is subject to any event with respect to it which, under the applicable laws of any jurisdiction, has an analogous effect to any of the events specified in paragraphs (i) to (ix) above; or

 

  (xi) takes any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in, any of the foregoing acts.

Interaction Agreement ” shall mean the interaction agreement executed or to be executed by, inter alia (i) each Lender that elects to become a Refinanced Bank, (ii) the CIRR Representative, and (iii) the CIRR Agent substantially in the form of Exhibit C.

Interest Determination Date ” shall mean, with respect to any Loan, the second Business Day prior to the commencement of any Interest Period relating to such Loan.

Interest Period ” shall mean either the Fixed Rate Interest Period or, as the context may require, the Floating Rate Interest Period.

Interest Rate Protection Agreement ” shall mean any interest rate swap agreement, interest rate cap agreement, interest collar agreement, interest rate hedging agreement, interest rate floor agreement or other similar agreement or arrangement entered into between a Lender or its Affiliate, or a Lead Arranger or its Affiliate, and the Parent and/or the Borrower in relation to the Credit Document Obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement.

Investments ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 10.04.

 

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KfW ” shall mean KfW in its capacity as refinancing bank with respect to the KfW Refinancing.

KfW Refinancing ” shall mean the refinancing of the respective loans of the Refinanced Banks hereunder with KfW pursuant to the CIRR General Terms and Conditions, as modified by the parties to the KfW Refinancing pursuant to, inter alia , the Interaction Agreement.

Lead Arrangers ” shall mean the Initial Mandated Lead Arranger together with and any other bank or financial institution appointed as an arranger by the Initial Mandated Lead Arranger and the Borrower for the purpose of this Agreement.

Lender ” shall mean each financial institution listed on Schedule 1.01(a), as well as any Person which becomes a “ Lender ” hereunder pursuant to Section 13.

Lender Creditors ” shall mean the Lenders holding from time to time outstanding Loans and/or Commitments and the Agents, each in their respective capacities.

Lender Default ” shall mean, as to any Lender, (i) the wrongful refusal (which has not been retracted) of such Lender or the failure of such Lender to make available its portion of any Borrowing, unless such failure to pay is caused by administrative or technical error or a Disruption Event and payment is made within three Business Days of its due date; (ii) such Lender having been deemed insolvent or having become the subject of a takeover by a regulatory authority or with respect to which an Insolvency Event has occurred and is continuing; (iii) such Lender having notified the Facility Agent and/or any Credit Party (x) that it does not intend to comply with its obligations under Section 2.01 in circumstances where such non-compliance would constitute a breach of such Lender’s obligations under such Section or (y) of the events described in preceding clause (ii); or (iv) such Lender not being in compliance with its refinancing obligations owed to KfW under its respective Refinancing Agreement or the Interaction Agreement.

Lien ” shall mean any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), preference, priority or other security agreement of any kind or nature whatsoever (including, without limitation, any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any financing or similar statement or notice filed under the UCC or any other similar recording or notice statute, and any lease having substantially the same effect as any of the foregoing); provided that in no event shall an operating lease be deemed to constitute a Lien.

Lim Family ” shall mean:

 

  (i) the late Tan Sri Lim Goh Tong;

 

  (ii) his spouse;

 

  (iii) his direct lineal descendants;

 

  (iv) the personal estate of any of the above persons; and

 

  (v) any trust created for the benefit of one or more of the above persons and their estates.

 

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Loan ” and “ Loans ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.01.

Management Agreements ” shall mean any agreements entered into by the Borrower with the Manager or such other commercial manager and/or a technical manager with respect to the management of the Vessel, in each case which agreements and manager shall be reasonably acceptable to the Facility Agent (it being understood that NCL (Bahamas) Ltd. is acceptable and the form of management agreement attached as Annex A to Exhibit O is acceptable).

Manager ” shall mean the company providing commercial and technical management and crewing services for the Vessel pursuant to the Management Agreements, which is contemplated to be, as of the Delivery Date, NCL (Bahamas) Ltd., a company organized and existing under the laws of Bermuda.

Manager’s Undertakings ” shall mean the undertakings, provided by the Manager respecting the Vessel, including, inter alia , a statement satisfactory to the Facility Agent that any lien in favor of the Manager respecting the Vessel is subject and subordinate to the Vessel Mortgage in substantially the form attached to the Assignment of Management Agreements or otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the Facility Agent.

Mandatory Costs ” means the percentage rate per annum calculated in accordance with Schedule 1.01(b) .

Market Disruption Event ” shall mean:

 

  (i) at or about noon on the Interest Determination Date for the relevant Interest Period the Screen Rate is not available and none or (unless at such time there is only one Lender) only one of the Lenders supplies a rate to the Facility Agent to determine the Eurodollar Rate for the relevant Interest Period; or

 

  (ii) before 5:00 P.M. Frankfurt time on the Interest Determination Date for the relevant Interest Period, the Facility Agent receives notifications from Lenders the sum of whose Commitments and/or outstanding Loans at such time equal at least 50% of the sum of the Total Commitments and/or aggregate outstanding Loans of the Lenders at such time that (x) the cost to such Lenders of obtaining matching deposits in the London interbank Eurodollar market for the relevant Interest Period would be in excess of the Eurodollar Rate for such Interest Period or (y) such Lenders are unable to obtain funding in the London interbank Eurodollar market.

Material Adverse Effect ” shall mean the occurrence of anything since June 30, 2012 which has had or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on (x) the property, assets, business, operations, liabilities, or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Parent and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, (y) the consummation of the transactions hereunder,

 

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the acquisition of the Vessel and the Construction Contract, or (z) the rights or remedies of the Lenders, or the ability of the Parent and its relevant Subsidiaries to perform their obligations owed to the Lenders and the Agents under this Agreement.

Materials of Environmental Concern ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 8.17(a).

Maturity Date ” shall mean the twelfth anniversary of the Borrowing Date in relation to the Delivery Date or, if earlier, the date falling 11 years and 6 months after the date on which the first Scheduled Repayment is required to be made pursuant to Section 4.02(a).

Moody’s ” shall mean Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and its successors.

NCLC Fleet ” shall mean the vessels owned by the companies in the NCLC Group.

NCLC Group ” shall mean the Parent and its Subsidiaries.

New Lender ” shall mean a Person who has been assigned the rights or transferred the rights and obligations of an Existing Lender, as the case may be, pursuant to the provisions of Section 14.

Non-Defaulting Lender ” shall mean and include each Lender other than a Defaulting Lender.

Notice of Borrowing ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.03.

Notice Office ” shall mean in the case of the Facility Agent and the Hermes Agent, the office of the Facility Agent and the Hermes Agent located at Palmengartenstrasse 5-9, 60325 Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Attention: Ship Finance, X2a4, Claudia Wenzel, fax: +49 69 7431 3768, email: claudia.wenzel@kfw.de or such other office as the Facility Agent may hereafter designate in writing as such to the other parties hereto or such other office as the Facility Agent or the Hermes Agent may hereafter designate in writing as such to the other parties hereto.

OPA ” shall mean the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, as amended, 33 U.S.C. § 2701 et seq .

Other Creditors ” shall mean any Lender or any Affiliate thereof and their successors, transferees and assigns if any (even if such Lender subsequently ceases to be a Lender under this Agreement for any reason), together with such Lender’s or Affiliate’s successors, transferees and assigns, with which the Parent and/or the Borrower enters into any Interest Rate Protection Agreements or Other Hedging Agreements from time to time.

Other Hedging Agreement ” shall mean any foreign exchange contracts, currency swap agreements, commodity agreements or other similar agreements or arrangements entered into between a Lender or its Affiliate, or a Lead Arranger or its Affiliates, and the Parent and/or the Borrower in relation to the Credit Document Obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement and designed to protect against the fluctuations in currency or commodity values.

 

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Other Obligations ” shall mean the full and prompt payment when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of all obligations, liabilities and indebtedness (including, without limitation, all interest that accrues after the commencement of any case, proceeding or other action relating to the bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar proceeding of any Credit Party at the rate provided for in the respective documentation, whether or not a claim for post-petition interest is allowed in any such proceeding) owing by any Credit Party to the Other Creditors under, or with respect to, any Interest Rate Protection Agreement or Other Hedging Agreement, whether such Interest Rate Protection Agreement or Other Hedging Agreement is now in existence or hereafter arising, and the due performance and compliance by such Credit Party with all of the terms, conditions and agreements contained therein.

Parent ” shall have the meaning provided in the first paragraph of this Agreement.

Parent Guaranty ” shall mean the guaranty of the Parent pursuant to Section 15.

PATRIOT Act ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 14.09.

Payment Office ” shall mean the office of the Facility Agent located at Palmengartenstrasse 5-9, 60325 Frankfurt am Main, Germany, or such other office as the Facility Agent may hereafter designate in writing as such to the other parties hereto.

Permitted Change Orders ” shall mean change orders and similar arrangements under the Construction Contract which increase the Initial Construction Price to the extent that the aggregate amount of such increases does not exceed [*] of the Initial Construction Price (it being understood that the actual amount of change orders and similar arrangements may exceed [*] of the Initial Construction Price).

Permitted Chartering Arrangements ” shall mean:

 

  (i) any charter or other form of deployment (other than a demise or bareboat charter) of the Vessel made between members of the NCLC Group;

 

  (ii) any demise or bareboat charter of the Vessel made between members of the NCLC Group provided that (a) each of the Borrower and the charterer assigns the benefit of any such charter or sub-charter to the Collateral Agent, (b) each of the Borrower and the charterer assigns its interest in the insurances and earnings in respect of the Vessel to the Collateral Agent, and (c) the charterer agrees to subordinate its interests in the Vessel to the interests of the Collateral Agent as mortgagee of the Vessel, all on terms and conditions reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent;

 

  (iii)

any charter or other form of deployment of the Vessel to a charterer that is not a member of the NCLC Group provided that no such charter or deployment shall be made (a) on a demise or bareboat basis, or (b) for a

 

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  period which, including the exercise of any options for extension, could be for longer than 13 months, or (c) other than at or about market rate at the time when the charter or deployment is fixed; and

 

  (iv) any charter or other form of deployment in respect of the Vessel entered into after the Effective Date and which is permissible under the provisions of any financing documents relating to the Vessel.

Permitted Holders ” shall mean (i) the Lim Family (together or individually) and (ii) Apollo and any Person directly controlled by Apollo.

Permitted Liens ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 10.01.

Person ” shall mean any individual, partnership, joint venture, firm, corporation, association, trust or other enterprise or any government or political subdivision, department or instrumentality thereof.

Pledgor ” shall mean NCL Corporation Ltd. or any direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Parent which directly owns any of the Capital Stock of the Borrower.

Pre-delivery Installment ” shall have the meaning provided in the definition of “ Initial Construction Price ”.

Pro Rata Share ” shall have the definition provided in Section 4.05.

Projections ” shall mean any projections and any forward-looking statements (including statements with respect to booked business) of the NCLC Group furnished to the Lenders or the Facility Agent by or on behalf of any member of the NCLC Group prior to the Effective Date.

Qualified IPO ” means an initial public offering of the Parent or a parent company of the Parent in either case on an Approved Stock Exchange resulting in at least [*] of equity (x) in the case of an initial public offering by a parent company of the Parent, being contributed to the Parent or (y) in the case of an initial public offering by the Parent, sold by the Parent.

Reference Banks ” shall mean the Initial Mandated Lead Arranger and any additional Reference Bank and/or replacement Reference Bank appointed by the Facility Agent pursuant to Section 2.09(f).

Refinancing Agreement ” shall mean each refinancing agreement in respect of the KfW Refinancing.

Refinanced Bank ” shall mean each Lender participating in the KfW Refinancing.

Refund Guarantee ” shall mean a, or if more than one, each refund guarantee arranged by the Yard in respect of a Pre-delivery Installment and provided by one or more financial institutions contemplated by the Construction Contract, or by other financial institutions reasonably satisfactory to the Lead Arrangers, as credit support for the Yard’s obligations thereunder.

 

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Register ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 14.15.

Relevant Obligations ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.07(c)(ii).

Repayment Date ” shall mean each semi-annual date on which a Scheduled Repayment is required to be made pursuant to Section 4.02(a) .

Replaced Lender ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.12.

Replacement Lender ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.12.

Representative ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 4.05(d).

Required Insurance ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 9.03.

Required Lenders ” shall mean, at any time, Non-Defaulting Lenders, the sum of whose outstanding Commitments and/or principal amount of Loans at such time represent an amount greater than 66-  2 / 3 % of the sum of the Total Commitment ( less the aggregate Commitments of all Defaulting Lenders at such time) and the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Loans (less the amount of outstanding Loans of all Defaulting Lenders at such time).

S&P ” shall mean Standard & Poor’s Rating Services, a division of the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., and its successors.

Scheduled Repayment ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 4.02(a).

Screen Rate ” shall have the meaning specified in the definition of Eurodollar Rate.

Secured Creditors ” shall mean the “Secured Creditors” as defined in the Security Documents.

Secured Obligations ” shall mean (i) the Credit Document Obligations, (ii) the Other Obligations, (iii) any and all sums advanced by any Agent in order to preserve the Collateral or preserve the Collateral Agent’s security interest in the Collateral on behalf of the Lenders, (iv) in the event of any proceeding for the collection or enforcement of any indebtedness, obligations or liabilities of the Credit Parties referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) above, after an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the expenses in connection with retaking, holding, preparing for sale or lease, selling or otherwise disposing of or realizing on the Collateral, or of any exercise by the Collateral Agent of its rights hereunder on behalf of the Lenders, together with reasonable attorneys’ fees and court costs, and (v) all amounts paid by any Secured Creditor as to which such Secured Creditor has the right to reimbursement under the Security Documents.

 

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Security Documents ” shall mean, as applicable, the Assignment of Contracts, the Assignment of Earnings and Insurances, the Assignment of Charters, the Assignment of Management Agreements, the Share Charge, the Vessel Mortgage, the Deed of Covenants, and, after the execution thereof, each additional security document executed pursuant to Section 9.10 and/or Section 12.01(b).

Security Trust Deed ” shall mean the Security Trust Deed executed by, inter alia , the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Collateral Agent, the Facility Agent and the Original Secured Creditors (as defined therein) and shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit P or otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Facility Agent.

Share Charge ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 5.06.

Share Charge Collateral ” shall mean all “Collateral” as defined in the Share Charge.

Sky Vessel ” shall mean [*] presently owned by the Sky Vessel Seller, and registered in the Sky Vessel Seller’s name under the laws and flag of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas.

Sky Vessel Indebtedness ” shall mean the financing arrangements in relation to the acquisition of the Sky Vessel in an amount of up to [*] on the terms set forth in the fully executed memorandum of agreement related to the sale of the Sky Vessel, dated on or around May 30, 2012 (as amended from time to time with the consent of the Lenders as required pursuant to Section 10.11).

Sky Vessel Seller ” shall mean [*], or any affiliate of [*].

Specified Requirements ” shall mean the requirements set forth in clauses (i)(A) and (i)(B) (including, for the avoidance of doubt, paragraphs (i)(a) or (i)(b)), (iii), (v)(c) and (v)(f)) of the definition of “Collateral and Guaranty Requirements.”

Spot Rate ” shall mean the spot exchange rate quoted by the Facility Agent equal to the weighted average of the rates on the actual transactions of the Facility Agent on the date two Business Days prior to the date of determination thereof (acting reasonably), which spot exchange rate shall be final and conclusive absent manifest error.

Subsidiary ” shall mean, as to any Person, (i) any corporation more than 50% of whose stock of any class or classes having by the terms thereof ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the directors of such corporation (irrespective of whether or not at the time stock of any class or classes of such corporation shall have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency) is at the time owned by such Person and/or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person and (ii) any partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture or other entity in which such Person and/or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person has more than a 50% Equity Interest at the time.

Supervision Agreements ” shall mean any agreements (if any) entered or to be entered into between the Parent, as applicable, the Borrower and a Supervisor providing for the construction supervision of the Vessel, the terms and conditions of which shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Facility Agent.

 

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Supervisor ” shall have the meaning provided in the Construction Contract.

Tax Benefit ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 4.04(c).

Taxes ” and “ Taxation ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 4.04(a).

Test Period ” shall mean each period of four consecutive fiscal quarters then last ended, in each case taken as one accounting period.

Third Party ” shall mean any Person or group of Persons acting in concert who or which does not include a member of the Lim Family or Apollo.

Total Capitalization ” shall mean, at any date of determination, the Total Net Funded Debt plus the consolidated stockholders’ equity of the NCLC Group at such date determined in accordance with GAAP and derived from the then latest unaudited and consolidated financial statements of the NCLC Group delivered to the Facility Agent in the case of the first three quarters of each fiscal year and the then latest audited consolidated financial statements of the NCLC Group delivered to the Facility Agent in the case of each fiscal year; provided it is understood that the effect of any impairment of intangible assets shall be added back to stockholders’ equity.

Total Commitment ” shall mean, at any time, the sum of the Commitments of the Lenders at such time. On the Effective Date, the Total Commitments shall not exceed €590,478,870.

Total Net Funded Debt ” shall mean, as at any relevant date:

 

  (i) Indebtedness for Borrowed Money of the NCLC Group on a consolidated basis; and

 

  (ii) the amount of any Indebtedness for Borrowed Money of any person which is not a member of the NCLC Group but which is guaranteed by a member of the NCLC Group as at such date;

less an amount equal to any Cash Balance as at such date; provided that any Commitments and other amounts available for drawing under other revolving or other credit facilities of the NCLC Group which remain undrawn shall not be counted as cash or indebtedness for the purposes of this Agreement.

Transaction ” shall mean collectively (i) the execution, delivery and performance by each Credit Party of the Credit Documents to which it is a party, the incurrence of Loans on each Borrowing Date and the use of proceeds thereof and (ii) the payment of all fees and expenses in connection with the foregoing.

 

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Transfer Certificate ” means a certificate substantially in the form set out in Exhibit E or any other form agreed between the Facility Agent and the Parent.

UCC ” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as from time to time in effect in the relevant jurisdiction.

United States ” and “ U.S. ” shall each mean the United States of America.

Vessel ” shall mean the post-panamax luxury passenger cruise vessel with approximately [*] and the provisional hull number [*] to be constructed by the Yard.

Vessel Mortgage ” shall have the meaning provided in the definition of “Collateral and Guaranty Requirements”.

Vessel Value ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.08.

Yard ” shall mean Meyer Werft GmbH, Papenburg/Germany, the shipbuilder constructing the Vessel pursuant to the Construction Contract.

SECTION 2. Amount and Terms of Credit Facility .

2.01 The Commitments . Subject to and upon the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Lender severally agrees to make on and after the Initial Borrowing Date and prior to the Commitment Termination Date and at the times specified in Section 2.02 term loans to the Borrower (each, a “ Loan ” and, collectively, the “ Loans ”), which Loans (i) shall bear interest in accordance with Section 2.06, (ii) shall be denominated and repayable in Dollars, (iii) shall be disbursed on any Borrowing Date, (iv) shall not exceed on such Borrowing Date for all Lenders the Dollar Equivalent of the maximum available amount for such Borrowing Date as set forth in Section 2.02 and (v) disbursed on any Borrowing Date shall not exceed for any Lender the Dollar Equivalent of the Commitment of such Lender on such Borrowing Date.

2.02 Amount and Timing of Each Borrowing; Currency of Disbursements . (a) The Total Commitments will be available in the amounts and on the dates set forth below:

(i) a portion of the Total Commitments not exceeding [*] of the Initial Construction Price for the Vessel will be available on the Initial Borrowing Date;

(ii) a portion of the Total Commitments equaling [*] of the Hermes Premium will be available on one or more dates on or after the Initial Borrowing Date (it being understood and agreed that the Lenders shall be authorized to disburse directly to Hermes the proceeds of Loans in an amount equal to the Hermes Premium that is then due and owing, without any action on the part of the Borrower (including, without limitation,

 

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without delivery by the Borrower of a Notice of Borrowing to the Facility Agent in respect thereof), so long as the Facility Agent provides the Borrower with notice thereof). It is acknowledged and agreed that [*] of the Hermes Premium (the “First Hermes Instalment”) shall be payable directly by the Borrower to Hermes immediately after the execution of this Agreement (which the Borrower hereby agrees to pay from its own funds). If the Construction Contract is cancelled pursuant to Article 14, paragraph 16.2 thereof, it is acknowledged that the Borrower shall be entitled to a refund of the First Hermes Instalment from Hermes. Where the Construction Contract is not so cancelled, on the Initial Borrowing Date the Lenders shall pay directly to the Borrower part of the Loans in an amount equal to the First Hermes Instalment in reimbursement of the First Hermes Instalment so paid by the Borrower.

(iii) a portion of the Total Commitments not exceeding [*] of the Initial Construction Price for the Vessel will be available on the date of payment of the second installment of the Initial Construction Price (which date is anticipated to be 24 months prior to the Delivery Date (as per the Construction Contract));

(iv) a portion of the Total Commitments not exceeding [*] of the Initial Construction Price for the Vessel will be available on the date of payment of the third installment of the Initial Construction Price for the Vessel (which date is anticipated to be 18 months prior to the Delivery Date (as per the Construction Contract));

(v) a portion of the Total Commitments not exceeding [*] of the Initial Construction Price for the Vessel will be available on the date of payment of the fourth installment of the Initial Construction Price for the Vessel (which date is anticipated to be 12 months prior to the Delivery Date (as per the Construction Contract); and

(vi) a portion of the Total Commitments not exceeding the sum of (a) [*] of the amount equal to (x) the Initial Construction Price for the Vessel minus (y) any amount payable by the Yard to the Borrower pursuant to Article 8, paragraph 2.8 (viii) of the Construction Contract and further deducting from this amount the aggregate of the amounts that were borrowed pursuant to clauses (i) and (iii)-(v) above, and (b) [*] of the aggregate amount of the Permitted Change Orders will be available on the Delivery Date.

(b) The Loans made on each Borrowing Date shall be disbursed by the Facility Agent to the Borrower and/or its designee(s), as set forth in Section 2.04, in Dollars and shall be in an amount equal to the Dollar Equivalent of the amount of the Total Commitment utilized to make such Loans on such Borrowing Date pursuant to this Section 2.02, provided that in the event that the Borrower has not (i) notified the Facility Agent in the Notice of Borrowing that it has entered into Earmarked Foreign Exchange Arrangements with respect to the amount required to be paid to Hermes or to the Yard on such Borrowing Date and (ii) provided reasonably sufficient evidence to the Facility Agent of such Earmarked Foreign Exchange Arrangements in the Notice of Borrowing, the Facility Agent on such Borrowing Date shall convert the Dollar amount of the Loans to be made by each Lender into Euro at the Spot Rate applicable for such Borrowing Date (it being understood that the same Spot Rate shall be used for such conversion as is used to calculate the Dollar Equivalent referred to in this Section 2.02(b)), and shall inform each Lender thereof, and such Euro amount shall thereafter be disbursed to the Borrower and/or its designee(s) as set forth in Section 2.04 (it being understood that each Lender shall remit its Loans to the Facility Agent in Dollars on such Borrowing Date).

 

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2.03 Notice of Borrowing . Subject to the second parenthetical in Section 2.02(a)(ii), whenever the Borrower desires to make a Borrowing hereunder, it shall give the Facility Agent at its Notice Office at least three Business Days’ prior written notice of each Loan to be made hereunder, provided that any such notice shall be deemed to have been given on a certain day only if given before 11:00 A.M. (Frankfurt time) (unless such 11:00 A.M. deadline is waived by the Facility Agent in the case of the Initial Borrowing Date). Each such written notice (each a “ Notice of Borrowing ”), except as otherwise expressly provided in Section 2.09, shall be irrevocable and shall be given by the Borrower substantially in the form of Exhibit A, appropriately completed to specify (i) the portion of the Total Commitments to be utilized on such Borrowing Date, (ii) if the Borrower and/or the Parent has entered into Earmarked Foreign Exchange Arrangements with respect to the installment payments due and owing under the Construction Contract to be funded by the Loans to be incurred on such Borrowing Date, the Dollar Equivalent of the portion of the Total Commitment to be borrowed on such Borrowing Date and evidence of such Earmarked Foreign Exchange Arrangements, (iii) the date of such Borrowing (which shall be a Business Day), (iv) when the Loans are to be subject to interest at the Floating Rate, the initial Interest Period to be applicable thereto, (v) to which account(s) the proceeds of such Loans are to be deposited (it being understood that pursuant to Section 2.04 the Borrower may designate one or more accounts of the Yard, Hermes and/or the provider of the foreign exchange arrangements referenced in the definition of Dollar Equivalent) and (vi) that all representations and warranties made by each Credit Party, in or pursuant to the Credit Documents are true and correct in all material respects (unless stated to relate to a specific earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall have been true and correct in all material respects as of such date) and no Event of Default is or will be continuing after giving effect to such Borrowing. The Facility Agent shall promptly give each Lender which is required to make Loans, notice of such proposed Borrowing, of such Lender’s proportionate share thereof and of the other matters required by the immediately preceding sentence to be specified in the Notice of Borrowing.

2.04 Disbursement of Funds . No later than 12:00 Noon (Frankfurt time) on the date specified in each Notice of Borrowing, each Lender will make available its pro rata portion of each Borrowing requested in the Notice of Borrowing to be made on such date. All such amounts shall be made available in the currency required by Section 2.02(b) in immediately available funds at the Payment Office of the Facility Agent, and the Facility Agent will make available to (I) in the case of Loans disbursed in Dollars, the Borrower (and/or its designee(s), to the extent possible and to the extent such designee is a provider of Earmarked Foreign Exchange Arrangements referenced in the definition of Dollar Equivalent) and (II) in the case of Loans disbursed in Euro, designee(s) of the Borrower (to the extent any such designee is the Yard or, in the case of the Hermes Premium, Hermes), in each case prior to 3:00 P.M. (Frankfurt Time) on such day, to the extent of funds actually received by the Facility Agent prior to 12:00 Noon (Frankfurt Time) on such day, in each case at the Payment Office in the account(s) specified in the applicable Notice of Borrowing, the aggregate of the amounts so made available by the Lenders. Unless the Facility

 

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Agent shall have been notified by any Lender prior to the date of Borrowing that such Lender does not intend to make available to the Facility Agent such Lender’s portion of any Borrowing to be made on such date, the Facility Agent may assume that such Lender has made such amount available to the Facility Agent on such date of Borrowing and the Facility Agent may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower a corresponding amount. If such corresponding amount is not in fact made available to the Facility Agent by such Lender, the Facility Agent shall be entitled to recover such corresponding amount on demand from such Lender. If such Lender does not pay such corresponding amount forthwith upon the Facility Agent’s demand therefor, the Facility Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Borrower shall immediately pay such corresponding amount to the Facility Agent. The Facility Agent shall also be entitled to recover on demand from such Lender or the Borrower, as the case may be, interest on such corresponding amount in respect of each day from the date such corresponding amount was made available by the Facility Agent to the Borrower until the date such corresponding amount is recovered by the Facility Agent, at a rate per annum equal to (i) if recovered from such Lender, at the overnight Eurodollar Rate and (ii) if recovered from the Borrower, the rate of interest applicable to the respective Borrowing, as determined pursuant to Section 2.06. Nothing in this Section 2.04 shall be deemed to relieve any Lender from its obligation to make Loans hereunder or to prejudice any rights which the Borrower may have against any Lender as a result of any failure by such Lender to make Loans hereunder.

2.05 Pro Rata Borrowings . All Borrowings of Loans under this Agreement shall be incurred from the Lenders pro rata on the basis of their Commitments. It is understood that no Lender shall be responsible for any default by any other Lender of its obligation to make Loans hereunder and that each Lender shall be obligated to make the Loans provided to be made by it hereunder, regardless of the failure of any other Lender to make its Loans hereunder. The obligations of the Lenders under this Agreement are several and not joint and no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to satisfy its obligations hereunder.

2.06 Interest . (a) The Borrower agrees to pay interest in respect of the unpaid principal amount of each Loan from the date the proceeds thereof are made available to the Borrower until the maturity (whether by acceleration or otherwise) of such Loan at the Fixed Rate or if an election is made by the Borrower to elect the Floating Rate pursuant to Section 2.07, at the Floating Rate.

(b) If the Borrower fails to pay any amount payable by it under a Credit Document on its due date, interest shall accrue on the overdue amount (in the case of overdue interest to the extent permitted by law) from the due date up to the date of actual payment (both before and after judgment) at a rate which is (i) where interest is payable at the Fixed Rate, equal to [*] plus the Eurodollar Rate which would have been payable if the overdue amount had, during the period of non-payment constituted a Loan for successive interest periods, each of a duration of three months plus [*] or (ii) where interest is payable on the Loan at the Floating Rate and subject to paragraph (c) below, [*] plus the rate (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the margin) which would have been payable if the overdue amount had, during the period of

 

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non-payment, constituted a Loan for successive Interest Periods, each of a duration selected by the Facility Agent (acting reasonably). Any interest accruing under this Section 2.06(b) shall be immediately payable by the Borrower on demand by the Facility Agent.

(c) At any time when interest is payable at the Floating Rate, if any overdue amount consists of all or part of a Loan which became due on a day which was not the last day of a Floating Rate Interest Period relating to that Loan:

(i) the first Interest Period for that overdue amount shall have a duration equal to the unexpired portion of the current Floating Rate Interest Period relating to that Loan; and

(ii) the rate of interest applying to the overdue amount during that first Interest Period shall be [*] plus the rate which would have applied if the overdue amount had not become due.

(d) Default interest (if unpaid) arising on an overdue amount will be compounded with the overdue amount at the end of each Interest Period applicable to that overdue amount but will remain immediately due and payable.

(e) Accrued and unpaid interest shall be payable in respect of each Loan on each Fixed Interest Payment Date (if interest is payable on the Loan at the Fixed Rate) or, if interest is payable on the Loan at the Floating Rate, on the last day of each Interest Period applicable thereto, on any repayment or prepayment date (on the amount repaid or prepaid), at maturity (whether by acceleration or otherwise) and, after such maturity, on demand.

(f) At any time when interest is payable on the Loan at the Floating Rate, upon each Interest Determination Date, the Facility Agent shall determine the Eurodollar Rate for each Interest Period applicable to the Loans to be made pursuant to the applicable Borrowing and shall promptly notify the Borrower and the respective Lenders thereof. Each such determination shall, absent manifest error, be final and conclusive and binding on all parties hereto.

(g) At any time when interest is payable on the Loan at the Fixed Rate, the Borrower shall reimburse each Lender on demand for the amount by which the 6 month Eurodollar Rate for any Fixed Rate Interest Period plus the fee for administrative expenses of [*] per annum for such Fixed Rate Interest Period plus [*] per annum less the Fixed Rate exceeds [*] per annum (being the amount by which the interest make-up is limited under Section 1.1 of the CIRR General Terms and Conditions).

2.07 Election of Floating Rate .

(a) By written notice to the Facility Agent delivered at least 65 days prior to the Initial Borrowing Date, the Borrower may elect, without incurring any liability to make any payment pursuant to Section 2.10 or to pay any other indemnity or compensation obligation, to pay interest on the Loans at the Floating Rate.

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2.08 Floating Rate Interest Periods . This Section 2.08 shall only apply if the Borrower has elected to pay interest at the Floating Rate pursuant to Section 2.07. At the time the Borrower gives any Notice of Borrowing in respect of the making of Loans by the Lenders (in the case of the initial Floating Rate Interest Period (as defined below) applicable thereto) or on the third Business Day prior to the expiration of a Floating Rate Interest Period applicable to such Loans (in the case of any subsequent Interest Period), it shall have the right to elect, by giving the Facility Agent notice thereof, the interest period (each a “ Floating Rate Interest Period ”) applicable to such Loans, which Floating Rate Interest Period shall, at the option of the Borrower, be a three or six month period; provided that:

(a) subject to paragraph (b) below, all Loans comprising a Borrowing shall at all times have the same Floating Rate Interest Period;

(b) the initial Floating Rate Interest Period for any Loan shall commence on the date of Borrowing of such Loan and each Floating Rate Interest Period occurring thereafter in respect of such Loan shall commence on the day on which the immediately preceding Floating Rate Interest Period applicable thereto expires;

(c) if any Floating Rate Interest Period relating to a Loan begins on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Floating Rate Interest Period, such Floating Rate Interest Period shall end on the last Business Day of such calendar month;

(d) if any Floating Rate Interest Period would otherwise expire on a day which is not a Business Day, such Floating Rate Interest Period shall expire on the first succeeding Business Day; provided , however , that if any Floating Rate Interest Period for a Loan would otherwise expire on a day which is not a Business Day but is a day of the month after which no further Business Day occurs in such month, such Floating Rate Interest Period shall expire on the immediately preceding Business Day;

(e) no Floating Rate Interest Period longer than three months may be selected at any time when an Event of Default (or, if the Facility Agent or the Required Lenders have determined that such an election at such time would be disadvantageous to the Lenders, a Default) has occurred and is continuing;

(f) no Floating Rate Interest Period in respect of any Borrowing of any Loans shall be selected which extends beyond the Maturity Date; and

(g) at no time shall there be more than ten Borrowings of Loans subject to different Floating Rate Interest Periods.

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to such Loans as provided above, the Borrower shall be deemed to have elected a three month Floating Rate Interest Period to be applicable to such Loans effective as of the expiration date of such current Floating Rate Interest Period.

2.09 Increased Costs, Illegality, Market Disruption, etc.

(a) In the event that any Lender shall have reasonably determined (which determination shall, absent manifest error, be final and conclusive and binding upon all parties hereto):

(i) at any time, that such Lender shall incur increased costs (including, without limitation, pursuant to Basel II and/or Basel III to the extent Basel II and/or Basel III, as the case may be, is applicable), Mandatory Costs (as set forth on Schedule 1.01(b)) or reductions in the amounts received or receivable hereunder with respect to any Loan because of, without duplication, any change since the Effective Date in any applicable law or governmental rule, governmental regulation, governmental order, governmental guideline or governmental request (whether or not having the force of law) or in the interpretation or administration thereof and including the introduction of any new law or governmental rule, governmental regulation, governmental order, governmental guideline or governmental request, such as, for example, but not limited to: (A) a change in the basis of taxation of payment to any Lender of the principal of or interest on such Loan or any other amounts payable hereunder (except for changes in the rate of tax on, or determined by reference to, the net income or net profits of such Lender, or any franchise tax based on net income or net profits, of such Lender pursuant to the laws of the jurisdiction in which such Lender is organized or in which such Lender’s principal office or applicable lending office is located or any subdivision thereof or therein), but without duplication of any amounts payable in respect of Taxes pursuant to Section 4.04, or (B) a change in official reserve requirements; or

(ii) at any time, that the making or continuance of any Loan has been made unlawful by any law or governmental rule, governmental regulation or governmental order;

then , and in any such event, such Lender shall promptly give notice (by telephone confirmed in writing) to the Borrower and to the Facility Agent of such determination (which notice the Facility Agent shall promptly transmit to each of the Lenders). Thereafter (x) in the case of clause (i) above, the Borrower agrees (to the extent applicable), to pay to such Lender, upon its written demand therefor, such additional amounts as shall be required to compensate such Lender or such other corporation for the increased costs or reductions to such Lender or such other corporation and (y) in the case of clause (ii) above, the Borrower shall take one of the actions specified in Section 2.09(b) as promptly as possible and, in any event, within the time period required by law. In determining such additional amounts, each Lender will act reasonably and in good faith and will use averaging and attribution methods which are reasonable, provided that such Lender’s determination of compensation owing under this Section 2.09(a) shall, absent manifest error be final and conclusive and binding on all the parties hereto. Each Lender, upon determining that any additional amounts will be payable pursuant to this Section 2.09(a), will give prompt written notice thereof to the Borrower, which notice shall show in reasonable detail

 

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the basis for the calculation of such additional amounts; provided that, subject to the provisions of Section 2.10(b), the failure to give such notice shall not relieve the Borrower from its Credit Document Obligations hereunder.

(b) At any time that any Loan is affected by the circumstances described in Section 2.09(a)(i) or (ii), the Borrower may (and in the case of a Loan affected by the circumstances described in Section 2.09(a)(ii) shall) either (x) if the affected Loan is then being made initially, cancel the respective Borrowing by giving the Facility Agent notice in writing on the same date or the next Business Day that the Borrower was notified by the affected Lender or the Facility Agent pursuant to Section 2.09(a)(i) or (ii) or (y) if the affected Loan is then outstanding, upon at least three Business Days’ written notice to the Facility Agent, in the case of any Loan, repay all outstanding Borrowings (within the time period required by the applicable law or governmental rule, governmental regulation or governmental order) which include such affected Loans in full in accordance with the applicable requirements of Section 4.02; provided that if more than one Lender is affected at any time, then all affected Lenders must be treated the same pursuant to this Section 2.09(b).

(c) If any Lender determines that after the Effective Date (i) the introduction of or effectiveness of or any change in any applicable law or governmental rule, governmental regulation, governmental order, governmental guideline, governmental directive or governmental request (whether or not having the force of law) concerning capital adequacy, or any change in interpretation or administration thereof by any governmental authority, central bank or comparable agency will have the effect of increasing the amount of capital required or expected to be maintained by such Lender, or any corporation controlling such Lender, based on the existence of such Lender’s Commitments hereunder or its obligations hereunder, (ii) compliance with any law or regulation or any request from or requirement of any central bank or other fiscal, monetary or other authority made after the Effective Date (including any which relates to capital adequacy or liquidity controls or which affects the manner in which a Lender allocates capital resources to obligations under this Agreement, any Interest Rate Protection Agreement and/or any Other Hedging Agreement) or (iii) to the extent that such change is not discretionary and is pursuant to law, a governmental mandate or request, or a central bank or other fiscal or monetary authority mandate or request, any change in the risk weight allocated by such Lender to the Borrower after the Effective Date, then the Borrower agrees (to the extent applicable) to pay to such Lender, upon its written demand therefor, such additional amounts as shall be required to compensate such Lender or such other corporation for the increased cost to such Lender or such other corporation or the reduction in the rate of return to such Lender or such other corporation as a result of such increase of capital. In determining such additional amounts, each Lender will act reasonably and in good faith and will use averaging and attribution methods which are reasonable, provided that such Lender’s determination of compensation owing under this Section 2.09(c) shall, absent manifest error be final and conclusive and binding on all the parties hereto. Each Lender, upon determining that any additional amounts will be payable pursuant to this Section 2.09(c), will give prompt written notice thereof to the Borrower, which notice shall show in reasonable detail the basis for calculation of such additional amounts; provided that, subject to the provisions of Section 2.11(b), the failure to give such notice shall not relieve the Borrower from its Credit Document Obligations hereunder.

 

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(d) This Section 2.09(d) applies at any time when interest on the Loan is payable at the Floating Rate. If a Market Disruption Event occurs in relation to any Lender’s share of a Loan for any Interest Period, then the rate of interest on each Lender’s share of that Loan for the Interest Period shall be the percentage rate per annum which is the sum of:

(i) the Applicable Margin;

(ii) the rate determined by such Lender and notified to the Facility Agent by 5:00 P.M. (Frankfurt time) on the Interest Determination Date for such Interest Period to be that which expresses as a percentage rate per annum the cost to each such Lender of funding its participation in that Loan for a period equivalent to such Interest Period from whatever source it may reasonably select; provided that the rate provided by a Lender pursuant to this clause (ii) shall not be disclosed to any other Lender and shall be held as confidential by the Facility Agent and the Borrower; and

(iii) the Mandatory Costs, if any, applicable to such Lender of funding its participation in that Loan.

(e) This Section 2.09(e) applies at any time when interest on the Loan is payable at the Floating Rate. If a Market Disruption Event occurs and the Facility Agent or the Borrower so require, the Facility Agent and the Borrower shall enter into negotiations (for a period of not more than 30 days) with a view to agreeing a substitute basis for determining the rate of interest. Any alternative basis agreed pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence shall, with the prior consent of all the Lenders and the Borrower, be binding on all parties. If no agreement is reached pursuant to this clause (e), the rate provided for in clause (d) above shall apply for the entire applicable Interest Period.

(f) If any Reference Bank ceases to be a Lender under this Agreement, (x) it shall cease to be a Reference Bank and (y) the Facility Agent shall, with the approval (which shall not be unreasonably withheld) of the Borrower, nominate as soon as reasonably practicable another Lender to be a Reference Bank in place of such Reference Bank.

2.10 Indemnification; Breakage Costs . (a) When interest on the Loan is payable at the Floating Rate, the Borrower agrees to indemnify each Lender, within two Business Days of demand (in writing which request shall set forth in reasonable detail the basis for requesting and the calculation of such amount and which in the absence of manifest error shall be conclusive evidence as to the amount due), for all losses, expenses and liabilities (including, without limitation, any such loss, expense or liability incurred by reason of the liquidation or reemployment of deposits or other funds required by such Lender to fund its Loans but excluding any loss of anticipated profits) which such Lender may sustain in respect of Loans made to the Borrower: (i) if for any reason (other than a default by such Lender or the Facility Agent) a Borrowing of Loans does not occur on a date specified therefor in a Notice of Borrowing (whether or not withdrawn by the Borrower or deemed withdrawn pursuant to Section 2.09(a)); (ii) if any prepayment or repayment (including any prepayment or repayment made pursuant to Section 2.09(a), Section 4.01 or Section 4.02 (in each case other than on the expiry of a Floating Rate Interest Period) or as a result of an

 

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acceleration of the Loans pursuant to Section 11) of any of its Loans, or assignment and/or transfer of its Loans pursuant to Section 2.12, occurs on a date which is not the last day of a Interest Period with respect thereto; or (iii) if any prepayment of any of its Loans is not made on any date specified in a notice of prepayment given by the Borrower.

(b) When interest on the Loan is payable at the Fixed Rate, and at the time of any prepayment or commitment reduction pursuant to Sections 3.04, 3.05 or 4.01 or any mandatory repayment or commitment reduction pursuant to Section 4.02 or as a result of an acceleration of the Loans pursuant to Section 11, the Borrower shall indemnify each Lender, within two Business Days of demand in writing, which request shall set forth in reasonable detail the basis for requesting and the calculation of such amount and which in the absence of manifest error shall be conclusive evidence as to the amount due, for all losses, expenses and liabilities which such Lender may sustain in respect of the early repayment or prepayment of the Loans made to the Borrower including, without limitation, the costs of breaking deposits or re-employing funds under any swap agreements or interest rate arrangement products entered into in respect of the Loans or any prepayment compensation as set forth in the CIRR General Terms and Conditions, it being understood that for this purpose clause 8.3 of the CIRR General Terms and Conditions shall be read as “the interest calculated based on the Fixed Rate [*] less the fee for administrative expenses [*] less [*] that would have accrued if the agreement had been fulfilled from the time of cancellation of the Guarantee until the end of the overall term”.

(c) It is understood and agreed that where the Initial Borrowing Date has not occurred, no amounts under this Section 2.10 will be payable by the Borrower if the Total Commitment is terminated no later than July 25, 2013.

2.11 Change of Lending Office; Limitation on Additional Amounts . (a) Each Lender agrees that on the occurrence of any event giving rise to the operation of Section 2.09 (a), Section 2.09(b), or Section 4.04 with respect to such Lender, it will, if requested by the Borrower, use reasonable good faith efforts (subject to overall policy considerations of such Lender) to designate another lending office for any Loans affected by such event or otherwise take steps to mitigate the effect of such event, provided that such designation shall be made and/or such steps shall be taken at the Borrower’s cost and on such terms that such Lender and its lending office suffer no economic, legal or regulatory disadvantage in excess of de minimus amounts, with the object of avoiding the consequence of the event giving rise to the operation of such Section. Nothing in this Section 2.11 shall affect or postpone any of the obligations of the Borrower or the rights of any Lender provided in Section 2.09 and Section 4.04.

(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Sections 2.09, 2.10 or 4.04 of this Agreement, unless a Lender gives notice to the Borrower that it is obligated to pay an amount under any such Section within 180 days of the later of (x) the date the Lender incurs the respective increased costs, Taxes, loss, expense or liability, reduction in amounts received or receivable or reduction in return on capital or (y) the date such Lender has knowledge of its incurrence of the respective increased costs, Taxes, loss, expense or liability, reductions in amounts received or receivable or reduction in return on capital, then such Lender shall only be entitled to be indemnified for such amount by the Borrower pursuant to said Section 2.09, 2.10,

 

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or 4.04, as the case may be, to the extent the costs, Taxes, loss, expense or liability, reduction in amounts received or receivable or reduction in return on capital are incurred or suffered on or after the date which occurs 180 days prior to such Lender giving notice to the Borrower that it is obligated to pay the respective amounts pursuant to said Section 2.09, 2.10 or 4.04, as the case may be. This Section 2.11(b) shall have no applicability to any Section of this Agreement other than said Sections 2.09, 2.10 and 4.04.

2.12 Replacement of Lenders . (x) If any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender or otherwise defaults in its obligations to make Loans, (y) upon the occurrence of any event giving rise to the operation of Section 2.09(a) or Section 4.04 with respect to any Lender which results in such Lender charging to the Borrower material increased costs in excess of the average costs being charged by the other Lenders, or (z) as provided in Section 14.11(b) in the case of certain refusals by a Lender to consent to certain proposed changes, waivers, discharges or terminations with respect to this Agreement which have been approved by the Required Lenders, the Borrower shall (for its own cost) have the right, if no Default or Event of Default will exist immediately after giving effect to the respective replacement, to replace such Lender (the “ Replaced Lender ”) (subject to the consent of (a) the CIRR Representative if at such time interest is payable at the Fixed Rate and (b) the Hermes Agent) with one or more other Eligible Transferee or Eligible Transferees, none of whom shall constitute a Defaulting Lender at the time of such replacement (collectively, the “ Replacement Lender ”) reasonably acceptable to the Facility Agent (it being understood that all then-existing Lenders are reasonably acceptable); provided that:

(a) at the time of any replacement pursuant to this Section 2.12, the Replacement Lender shall enter into one or more Transfer Certificates pursuant to Section 13.01(a) (and with all fees payable pursuant to said Section 13.02 to be paid by the Replacement Lender) pursuant to which the Replacement Lender shall acquire all of the Commitments and outstanding Loans of the Replaced Lender and, in connection therewith, shall pay to the Replaced Lender in respect thereof an amount equal to the sum (without duplication) of (x) an amount equal to the principal of, and all accrued interest on, all outstanding Loans of the Replaced Lender, and (y) an amount equal to all accrued, but unpaid, Commitment Commission owing to the Replaced Lender pursuant to Section 3.01;

(b) all obligations of the Borrower due and owing to the Replaced Lender at such time (other than those specifically described in clause (a) above) in respect of which the assignment purchase price has been, or is concurrently being, paid shall be paid in full to such Replaced Lender concurrently with such replacement; and

(c) if the Borrower elects to replace any Lender pursuant to clause (x), (y) or (z) of this Section 2.12, the Borrower shall also replace each other Lender that qualifies for replacement under such clause (x), (y) or (z).

Upon the execution of the respective Transfer Certificate and the payment of amounts referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above, the Replacement Lender shall become a Lender hereunder and the Replaced Lender shall cease to constitute a Lender hereunder, except with respect to indemnification provisions under this Agreement (including, without limitation, Sections 2.09, 2.10, 4.04, 14.01 and 14.05), which shall survive as to such Replaced Lender.

 

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2.13 Disruption to Payment Systems, Etc. If either the Facility Agent determines (in its discretion) that a Disruption Event has occurred or the Facility Agent is notified by the Parent or the Borrower that a Disruption Event has occurred:

(i) the Facility Agent may, and shall if requested to do so by the Borrower or the Parent, consult with the Borrower with a view to agreeing with the Borrower such changes to the operation or administration of this Agreement as the Facility Agent may deem necessary in the circumstances;

(ii) the Facility Agent shall not be obliged to consult with the Borrower or the Parent in relation to any changes mentioned in clause (i) above if, in its opinion, it is not practicable to do so in the circumstances and, in any event, shall have no obligation to agree to such changes;

(iii) the Facility Agent may consult with the other Agents, the Lead Arrangers and the Lenders in relation to any changes mentioned in clause (i) above but shall not be obliged to do so if, in its opinion, it is not practicable or necessary to do so in the circumstances;

(iv) any such changes agreed upon by the Facility Agent and the Borrower or the Parent pursuant to clause (i) above shall (whether or not it is finally determined that a Disruption Event has occurred) be binding upon the parties to this Agreement as an amendment to (or, as the case may be, waiver of) the terms of the Credit Documents, notwithstanding the provisions of Section 14.11, until such time as the Facility Agent is satisfied that the Disruption Event has ceased to apply;

(v) the Facility Agent shall not be liable for any damages, costs or losses whatsoever (including, without limitation for negligence or any other category of liability whatsoever but not including any claim based on the gross negligence, fraud or willful misconduct of the Facility Agent) arising as a result of its taking, or failing to take, any actions pursuant to or in connection with this Section 2.13; and

(vi) the Facility Agent shall notify the other Agents, the Lead Arrangers and the Lenders of all changes agreed pursuant to clause (iv) above as soon as practicable.

 

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SECTION 3. Commitment Commission; Fees; Reductions of Commitment .

3.01 Commitment Commission . (a) The Borrower agrees to pay the Facility Agent for distribution to each Non-Defaulting Lender a commitment commission (the “ Commitment Commission ”) for the period from the Effective Date to and including the Commitment Termination Date (or such earlier date as the Total Commitment shall have been terminated) computed at the rate for each relevant period set out in the table below for each day multiplied by the unutilized Commitment for such day of such Non-Defaulting Lender divided by 360. Accrued Commitment Commission shall be due and payable quarterly in arrears on the first Business Day of each April, July, October and January commencing with January 2013 and on the Borrowing Date contemplated by Section 2.02(a)(vi) (or such earlier date upon which the Total Commitment is terminated).

 

Commitment Commission

  

Applicable period

[*] p.a.    Date of execution of this Agreement - October 15, 2013
[*] p.a.    October 16, 2013 - April 15, 2015
[*] p.a.    April 16, 2015 - Delivery Date

(b) The Borrower shall pay to each Agent, for such Agent’s own account or for the account of the Lenders, such other fees as have been agreed to in writing by the Borrower and such Agent.

3.02 CIRR Fees .

(a) The Borrower agrees to pay to the Facility Agent for the account of the CIRR Representative a fee of [*] per annum (the “CIRR Fee”) on the Total Commitment for the period commencing six months after the date of the Construction Contract (such date being March 14, 2013) and continuing until the earliest of (i) the date falling sixty (60) days prior to the Initial Borrowing Date, (ii) the date if any, falling 30 days after the date on which the Borrower elects the Floating Rate pursuant to Section 2.07, or (iii) the date falling 30 days after the Borrower provides notice of termination of Commitments pursuant to Section 3.04.

(b) The CIRR Fee shall be payable by the Borrower in EUR quarterly in arrears from the date of commencement of the period described in Section 3.02 .

3.03 Other Fees .

The Borrower agrees to pay to the Facility Agent the agreed fees set forth in any Fee Letter on the dates and in the amounts set forth therein.

3.04 Voluntary Reduction or Termination of Commitments . Upon at least three Business Days’ prior notice to the Facility Agent at its Notice Office (which notice the Facility Agent shall promptly transmit to each of the Lenders), the Borrower shall have the right, at any time or from time to time, without premium or penalty,

 

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save in respect of amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.10 (b), to reduce or terminate the Total Commitment, in whole or in part, in integral multiples of €5,000,000 in the case of partial reductions thereto, provided that each such reduction shall apply proportionately to permanently reduce the Commitment of each Lender.

3.05 Mandatory Reduction of Commitments . (a) In addition to any other mandatory commitment reductions pursuant to this Section 3.05 or any other Section of this Agreement, the Total Commitment (and the Commitment of each Lender) shall terminate in its entirety on the Commitment Termination Date.

(b) In addition to any other mandatory commitment reductions pursuant to this Section 3.05 or any other Section of this Agreement, the Total Commitments (and the Commitments of each Lender) shall be reduced (immediately after the relevant Loans are made) on each Borrowing Date by the amount of Commitments (denominated in Euro) utilized to make the Loans made on such Borrowing Date.

(c) In addition to any other mandatory commitment reductions pursuant to this Section 3.05 or any other Section of this Agreement, the Total Commitment shall be terminated at the times required by Section 4.02.

(d) Each reduction to the Total Commitment pursuant to this Section 3.05 and Section 4.02 shall be applied proportionately to reduce the Commitment of each Lender.

SECTION 4. Prepayments; Repayments; Taxes .

4.01 Voluntary Prepayments . The Borrower shall have the right to prepay the Loans, without premium or penalty except as provided by law, in whole or in part at any time and from time to time on the following terms and conditions:

(a) the Borrower shall give the Facility Agent prior to 12:00 Noon (Frankfurt time) at its Notice Office at least 30 Business Days’ prior written notice of its intent to prepay such Loans, the amount of such prepayment and the specific Borrowing or Borrowings pursuant to which made, which notice the Facility Agent shall promptly transmit to each of the Lenders;

(b) each prepayment shall be in an aggregate principal amount of at least $1,000,000 or such lesser amount of a Borrowing which is outstanding, provided that no partial prepayment of Loans made pursuant to any Borrowing shall reduce the outstanding Loans made pursuant to such Borrowing to an amount less than $1,000,000;

(c) at the time of any prepayment of Loans pursuant to this Section 4.01 on any date other than the last day of any Interest Period applicable thereto or otherwise as set out in Section 2.10, the Borrower shall pay the amounts required pursuant to Section 2.10;

 

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(d) in the event of certain refusals by a Lender as provided in Section 14.11(b) to consent to certain proposed changes, waivers, discharges or terminations with respect to this Agreement which have been approved by the Required Lenders, the Borrower may, upon five Business Days’ written notice to the Facility Agent at its Notice Office (which notice the Facility Agent shall promptly transmit to each of the Lenders), prepay all Loans, together with accrued and unpaid interest, Commitment Commission, and other amounts owing to such Lender (or owing to such Lender with respect to each Loan which gave rise to the need to obtain such Lender’s individual consent) in accordance with said Section 14.11(b) so long as (A) the Commitment of such Lender (if any) is terminated concurrently with such prepayment (at which time Schedule 1.01(a) shall be deemed modified to reflect the changed Commitments) and (B) the consents required by Section 14.11(b) in connection with the prepayment pursuant to this clause (d) have been obtained; and

(e) each prepayment in respect of any Loans made pursuant to a Borrowing shall be applied (x) in inverse order of maturity and (y) except as expressly provided in the preceding clause (d), pro rata among the Loans comprising such Borrowing, provided that in connection with any prepayment of Loans pursuant to this Section 4.01, such prepayment shall not be applied to any Loan of a Defaulting Lender until all other Loans of Non-Defaulting Lenders have been repaid in full.

4.02 Mandatory Repayments and Commitment Reductions . (a) In addition to any other mandatory repayments pursuant to this Section 4.02 or any other Section of this Agreement, the outstanding Loans shall be repaid on each Repayment Date (or such other date as may be agreed between the Facility Agent and the Borrower) (without further action of the Borrower being required) in 24 equal semi-annual installments commencing on either (i) the first Business Day that is on or after the sixth month anniversary of the Borrowing Date in relation to the Delivery Date or, (ii) if requested by the Borrower no later than five days prior to the anticipated Delivery Date, such date falling less than 6 months after the Delivery Date as the Borrower may select, and ending on the Maturity Date (each such repayment, a “ Scheduled Repayment ”).

(b) In addition to any other mandatory repayments or commitment reductions pursuant to this Section 4.02 or any other Section of this Agreement, but without duplication, on (i) the Business Day following the date of a Collateral Disposition (other than a Collateral Disposition constituting an Event of Loss) and (ii) the earlier of (A) the date which is 150 days following any Collateral Disposition constituting an Event of Loss involving the Vessel (or, in the case of an Event of Loss which is a constructive or compromised or arranged total loss of the Vessel, if earlier, 180 days after the date of the event giving rise to such damage) and (B) the date of receipt by the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or the Facility Agent of the insurance proceeds relating to such Event of Loss, the Borrower shall repay the outstanding Loans in full and the Total Commitment shall be automatically terminated (without further action of the Borrower being required).

 

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(c) In addition to any other mandatory repayments or commitment reductions pursuant to this Section 4.02 or any other Section of this Agreement, but without duplication, if (x) the Construction Contract is terminated prior to the Delivery Date, (y) the Vessel has not been delivered to the Borrower by the Yard pursuant to the Construction Contract by the Commitment Termination Date or (z) any of the events described in Sections 11.05, 11.10 or 11.11 shall occur in respect of the Yard at any time prior to the Delivery Date, within five Business Days of the occurrence of such event the Borrower shall repay the outstanding Loans in full and the Total Commitment shall be automatically terminated (without further action of the Borrower being required).

(d) With respect to each repayment of Loans required by this Section 4.02, the Borrower may designate the specific Borrowing or Borrowings pursuant to which such Loans were made, provided that (i) all Loans with Interest Periods ending on such date of required repayment shall be paid in full prior to the payment of any other Loans and (ii) each repayment of any Loans comprising a Borrowing shall be applied pro rata among such Loans. In the absence of a designation by the Borrower as described in the preceding sentence, the Facility Agent shall, subject to the preceding provisions of this clause (d), make such designation in its sole reasonable discretion with a view, but no obligation, to minimize breakage costs owing pursuant to Section 2.10.

(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Agreement, all outstanding Loans shall be repaid in full on the Maturity Date.

4.03 Method and Place of Payment . Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, all payments under this Agreement shall be made to the Facility Agent for the account of the Lender or Lenders entitled thereto not later than 10:00 A.M. (New York time) on the date when due and shall be made in Dollars in immediately available funds at the Payment Office of the Facility Agent. Whenever any payment to be made hereunder shall be stated to be due on a day which is not a Business Day, the due date thereof shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day (unless the next succeeding Business Day shall fall in the next calendar month, in which case the due date thereof shall be the previous Business Day) and, with respect to payments of principal, interest shall be payable at the applicable rate during such extension.

4.04 Net Payments; Taxes . (a) All payments made by any Credit Party hereunder will be made without setoff, counterclaim or other defense. All such payments will be made free and clear of, and without deduction or withholding for, any present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, fees, assessments or other charges of whatever nature now or hereafter imposed by any jurisdiction or by any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein with respect to such payments (but excluding any tax imposed on or measured by the net income, net profits or any franchise tax based on net income or net profits, and any branch profits tax of a Lender pursuant to the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is organized or the jurisdiction in which the principal office or applicable lending office of such Lender is located or any subdivision thereof or therein or due to failure to provide documents under Section 4.04(b) all such taxes “ Excluded Taxes ”) and all

 

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interest, penalties or similar liabilities with respect to such non-excluded taxes, levies, imposts, duties, fees, assessments or other charges to the extent imposed on taxes other than Excluded Taxes (all such non-excluded taxes, levies, imposts, duties, fees, assessments or other charges being referred to collectively as “ Taxes ” and “ Taxation ” shall be applied accordingly). The Borrower will furnish to the Facility Agent within 45 days after the date of payment of any Taxes is due pursuant to applicable law certified copies of tax receipts evidencing such payment by the Borrower. The Borrower agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Lender, and reimburse such Lender upon its written request, for the amount of any Taxes so levied or imposed and paid by such Lender.

(b) Each Lender agrees (consistent with legal and regulatory restrictions and subject to overall policy considerations of such Lender) to file any certificate or document or to furnish to the Borrower any information as reasonably requested by the Borrower that may be necessary to establish any available exemption from, or reduction in the amount of, any Taxes; provided , however , that nothing in this Section 4.04(b) shall require a Lender to disclose any confidential information (including, without limitation, its tax returns or its calculations). The Borrower shall not be required to indemnify any Lender for Taxes attributed to such Lender’s failure to provide the required documents under this Section 4.04(b).

(c) If the Borrower pays any additional amount under this Section 4.04 to a Lender and such Lender determines in its sole discretion exercised in good faith that it has actually received or realized in connection therewith any refund or any reduction of, or credit against, its Tax liabilities in or with respect to the taxable year in which the additional amount is paid (a “ Tax Benefit ”), such Lender shall pay to the Borrower an amount that such Lender shall, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, determine is equal to the net benefit, after tax, which was obtained by such Lender in such year as a consequence of such Tax Benefit; provided , however , that (i) any Lender may determine, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith consistent with the policies of such Lender, whether to seek a Tax Benefit, (ii) any Taxes that are imposed on a Lender as a result of a disallowance or reduction (including through the expiration of any tax credit carryover or carryback of such Lender that otherwise would not have expired) of any Tax Benefit with respect to which such Lender has made a payment to the Borrower pursuant to this Section 4.04(c) shall be treated as a Tax for which the Borrower is obligated to indemnify such Lender pursuant to this Section 4.04 without any exclusions or defenses and (iii) nothing in this Section 4.04(c) shall require any Lender to disclose any confidential information to the Borrower (including, without limitation, its tax returns).

4.05 Application of Proceeds . (a) All proceeds collected by the Collateral Agent upon any sale or other disposition of such Collateral of each Credit Party, together with all other proceeds received by the Collateral Agent under and in accordance with this Agreement and the other Credit Documents (except to the extent released in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement or any other Credit Document), shall be applied by the Facility Agent to the payment of the Secured Obligations as follows:

(i) first , to the payment of all amounts owing to the Collateral Agent or any other Agent of the type described in clauses (iii) and (iv) of the definition of “Secured Obligations”;

 

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(ii) second , to the extent proceeds remain after the application pursuant to the preceding clause (i), an amount equal to the outstanding Credit Document Obligations shall be paid to the Lender Creditors as provided in Section 4.05(d) hereof, with each Lender Creditor receiving an amount equal to such outstanding Credit Document Obligations or, if the proceeds are insufficient to pay in full all such Credit Document Obligations, its Pro Rata Share of the amount remaining to be distributed;

(iii) third , to the extent proceeds remain after the application pursuant to the preceding clauses (i) and (ii), an amount equal to the outstanding Other Obligations shall be paid to the Other Creditors as provided in Section 4.05(d) hereof, with each Other Creditor receiving an amount equal to such outstanding Other Obligations or, if the proceeds are insufficient to pay in full all such Other Obligations, its Pro Rata Share of the amount remaining to be distributed; and

(iv) fourth , to the extent proceeds remain after the application pursuant to the preceding clauses (i) through (iii), inclusive, and following the termination of this Agreement, the Credit Documents, the Interest Rate Protection Agreements and the Other Hedging Agreements in accordance with their terms, to the relevant Credit Party or to whomever may be lawfully entitled to receive such surplus.

(b) For purposes of this Agreement, “ Pro Rata Share ” shall mean, when calculating a Secured Creditor’s portion of any distribution or amount, that amount (expressed as a percentage) equal to a fraction the numerator of which is the then unpaid amount of such Secured Creditor’s Credit Document Obligations or Other Obligations, as the case may be, and the denominator of which is the then outstanding amount of all Credit Document Obligations or Other Obligations, as the case may be.

(c) If any payment to any Secured Creditor of its Pro Rata Share of any distribution would result in overpayment to such Secured Creditor, such excess amount shall instead be distributed in respect of the unpaid Credit Document Obligations or Other Obligations, as the case may be, of the other Secured Creditors, with each Secured Creditor whose Credit Document Obligations or Other Obligations, as the case may be, have not been paid in full to receive an amount equal to such excess amount multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which is the unpaid Credit Document Obligations or Other Obligations, as the case may be, of such Secured Creditor and the denominator of which is the unpaid Credit Document Obligations or Other Obligations, as the case may be, of all Secured Creditors entitled to such distribution.

(d) All payments required to be made hereunder shall be made (x) if to the Lender Creditors, to the Facility Agent under this Agreement for the account of the Lender Creditors, and (y) if to the Other Creditors, to the trustee, paying agent or other similar representative (each, a “ Representative ”) for the Other Creditors or, in the absence of such a Representative, directly to the Other Creditors.

 

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(e) For purposes of applying payments received in accordance with this Section 4.05, the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to rely upon (i) the Facility Agent under this Agreement and (ii) the Representative for the Other Creditors or, in the absence of such a Representative, upon the Other Creditors for a determination (which the Facility Agent, each Representative for any Other Creditors and the Secured Creditors agree (or shall agree) to provide upon request of the Collateral Agent) of the outstanding Credit Document Obligations and Other Obligations owed to the Lender Creditors or the Other Creditors, as the case may be. Unless it has actual knowledge (including by way of written notice from an Other Creditor) to the contrary, the Collateral Agent, shall be entitled to assume that no Interest Rate Protection Agreements or Other Hedging Agreements are in existence.

(f) It is understood and agreed that each Credit Party shall remain jointly and severally liable to the extent of any deficiency between the amount of the proceeds of the Collateral pledged by it under and pursuant to the Security Documents and the aggregate amount of the Secured Obligations of such Credit Party.

SECTION 5. Conditions Precedent to the Initial Borrowing Date . The obligation of each Lender to make Loans on the Initial Borrowing Date is subject at the time of the making of such Loans to the satisfaction or (other than in the case of Sections 5.02, 5.04, 5.05, 5.06 (other than delivery of the Share Charge Collateral), 5.07, 5.08, 5.10, 5.11, 5.12 and 5.15) waiver of the following conditions:

5.01 Effective Date . On or prior to the Initial Borrowing Date, the Effective Date shall have occurred.

5.02 [Intentionally omitted]

5.03 Corporate Documents; Proceedings; etc.

On the Initial Borrowing Date, the Facility Agent shall have received a certificate, dated the Initial Borrowing Date, signed by the secretary or any assistant secretary of each Credit Party (or, to the extent such Credit Party does not have a secretary or assistant secretary, the analogous Person within such Credit Party), and attested to by an authorized officer, member or general partner of such Credit Party, as the case may be, in substantially the form of Exhibit D, with appropriate insertions, together with copies of the certificate of incorporation and by-laws (or equivalent organizational documents) of such Credit Party and the resolutions of such Credit Party referred to in such certificate.

5.04 Know Your Customer . On the Initial Borrowing Date, the Facility Agent, the Hermes Agent and the Lenders shall have been provided with all information requested in order to carry out and be reasonably satisfied with all necessary “know your customer” information required pursuant to

 

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the PATRIOT ACT and such other documentation and evidence necessary in order for the Lenders to carry out and be reasonably satisfied with other similar checks under all applicable laws and regulations pursuant to the Transaction and the Hermes Cover, in connection with each of the Facility Agent’s, the Hermes Agent’s and each Lender’s internal compliance regulations including, without limitation and to the extent required to comply with the “know your customer” requirements referred to above (i) specimen signatures of any person authorized to execute the Credit Documents and (ii) copies of the passports for each person identified in item (i).

5.05 Construction Contract and Other Material Agreements . On or prior to the Initial Borrowing Date, the Facility Agent shall have received a true, correct and complete copy of the Construction Contract, which shall be in full force and effect (and shall not have been cancelled pursuant to Article 14, Clause 16 of the Construction Contract), and all other material contracts in connection with the construction, supervision and acquisition of the Vessel that the Facility Agent may reasonably request and all such documents shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Facility Agent (it being understood that the executed copy of the Construction Contract delivered to the Lead Arrangers prior to the Effective Date is satisfactory).

5.06 Share Charge . On the Initial Borrowing Date, the Pledgor shall have duly authorized, executed and delivered a Bermuda share charge for the Borrower substantially in the form of Exhibit F (as modified, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Share Charge ”) or otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the Lead Arrangers, together with the Share Charge Collateral.

5.07 Assignment of Contracts . On the Initial Borrowing Date, the Borrower shall have duly authorized, executed and delivered a valid and effective assignment by way of security in favor of the Collateral Agent of all of the Borrower’s present and future interests in and benefits under (x) the Construction Contract, (y) each Refund Guarantee and (z) the Construction Risk Insurance (it being understood that the Borrower will use commercially reasonable efforts to have the underwriters of the Construction Risk Insurance accept and endorse on such insurance policy a loss payable clause substantially in the form set forth in Part 3 of Schedule 2 to the Assignment of Contracts (as defined below), and it being further understood that certain of the Refund Guarantee and none of the Construction Risk Insurances will have been issued on the Initial Borrowing Date), which assignment shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit J hereto or otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Lead Arrangers and the Borrower and customary for transactions of this type, along with appropriate notices and consents relating thereto (to the extent incorporated into or required pursuant to such Exhibit or otherwise agreed by the Borrower and the Facility Agent), including, without limitation, those acknowledgments, notices and consents listed on Schedule 5.07 (as modified, supplemented or amended from time to time, the “ Assignment of Contracts ”).

 

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5.08 Consents Under Existing Credit Facilities . On or prior to the Initial Borrowing Date, the Facility Agent shall have received (a) evidence that all conditions, waivers, consents, acknowledgments and amendments in relation to any existing credit facilities of the Parent and/or any of its Subsidiaries required in connection with or in order to permit the transactions hereunder (including, without limitation, any prepayments required in connection therewith) shall have been obtained and/or satisfied and (b) evidence that the prepayment requirement to be made under the existing credit facility agreements of the Borrower as a result of the Construction Contract no longer being cancellable pursuant to Article 14, Clause 16 of the Construction Contract has been made.

5.09 Process Agent . On or prior to the Initial Borrowing Date, the Facility Agent shall have received satisfactory evidence from the Parent, the Borrower and any other applicable Credit Party that they have each appointed an agent in London for the service of process or summons in relation to each of the Credit Documents.

5.10 Opinions of Counsel .

(a) On the Initial Borrowing Date, the Facility Agent shall have received from Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP (or another counsel reasonably acceptable to the Lead Arrangers), special New York counsel to the Credit Parties, an opinion addressed to the Facility Agent and each of the Lenders and dated the Initial Borrowing Date in substantially the form delivered to the Lenders prior to the Effective Date, or otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the Lead Arrangers, substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit 1 of Schedule 5.10.

(b) On the Initial Borrowing Date, the Facility Agent shall have received from Cox Hallett Wilkinson (or another counsel reasonably acceptable to the Lead Arrangers), special Bermudian counsel to the Credit Parties, an opinion addressed to the Facility Agent and each of the Lenders and dated the Initial Borrowing Date in substantially the form delivered to the Lenders prior to the Effective Date, or otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the Lead Arrangers, substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit 2 of Schedule 5.10.

(c) On the Initial Borrowing Date, the Facility Agent shall have received from Norton Rose LLP (or another counsel reasonably acceptable to the Lead Arrangers), special English counsel to the Facility Agent for the benefit of the Lead Arrangers, an opinion addressed to the Facility Agent (for itself and on behalf of the Lenders) and the Collateral Agent (for itself and on behalf of the Secured Creditors) dated the Initial Borrowing Date in substantially the form delivered to the Lenders prior to the Effective Date or otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the Lead Arrangers substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit 3 of Schedule 5.10.

(d) On the Initial Borrowing Date if required by any New Lender, the Facility Agent shall have received from Norton Rose LLP (or another counsel reasonably acceptable to the Lead Arrangers), special German counsel to the Facility Agent for the benefit of the Lead Arrangers, an opinion addressed to the Facility Agent and each of the Lenders and dated the

 

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Initial Borrowing Date in substantially the form delivered to the Lenders prior to the Effective Date, or otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the Lead Arrangers, covering the matters set forth in Exhibit 4 of Schedule 5.10.

(e) On the Initial Borrowing Date, the Facility Agent shall have received from Holland & Knight (or another counsel reasonably acceptable to the Lead Arrangers), special Florida counsel to the Credit Parties, an opinion addressed to the Facility Agent and each of the Lenders and dated the Initial Borrowing Date in substantially the form delivered to the Lenders prior to the Effective Date, or otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the Lead Arrangers, substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit 5 of Schedule 5.10.

5.11 KfW Refinancing . On or prior to the Initial Borrowing Date and to the extent that the Initial Syndication Date has occurred, the definitive credit documentation related to the KfW Refinancing (including, without limitation, the Interaction Agreement) shall have been duly executed and delivered by the parties thereto and shall be reasonably satisfactory to KfW and the Refinanced Banks, and the KfW Refinancing shall be effective in accordance with its terms.

5.12 Equity Payment . On the Initial Borrowing Date, the Facility Agent shall have received evidence, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Facility Agent, that the Borrower shall have funded from cash on hand an amount equal to 0.4% of the Initial Construction Price for the Vessel.

5.13 Financing Statements . On the Initial Borrowing Date, the Collateral Agent, in consultation with the Credit Parties, shall have:

(a) prepared and filed proper financing statements (Form UCC-1 or the equivalent) fully prepared for filing under the UCC or in other appropriate filing offices of each jurisdiction as may be necessary or, in the reasonable opinion of the Collateral Agent, desirable to perfect the security interests purported to be created by the Share Charge and the Assignment of Contracts; and

(b) received certified copies of lien search results (Form UCC-11) listing all effective financing statements that name each Credit Party as debtor and that are filed in the District of Columbia and Florida, together with Form UCC-3 Termination Statements (or such other termination statements as shall be required by local law) fully prepared for filing if required by applicable laws for any financing statement which covers the Collateral except to the extent evidencing Permitted Liens.

 

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5.14 Security Trust Deed . On the Initial Borrowing Date and to the extent that the Initial Syndication Date has occurred, the Security Trust Deed shall have been executed by the parties thereto and shall be in full force and effect.

5.15 Hermes Cover . On the Initial Borrowing Date, (x) the Facility Agent shall have received evidence from the Hermes Agent that the Hermes Cover is in full force and effect on terms acceptable to the Lead Arrangers (it being understood that each Lead Arranger shall have confirmed to the Hermes Agent that the terms of the Hermes Cover are acceptable), and all due and owing Hermes Premium and Hermes Issuing Fees to be paid in connection therewith shall have been paid in full, which the Borrower hereby agrees to pay, provided it is understood and agreed that the Hermes Cover shall have been granted as soon as the Hermes Agent and/or KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH receives the Declaration of Guarantee ( Gewährleistungs-Erklärung ) from Hermes and (y) all Loans and other financing to be made pursuant hereto shall be in material compliance with the Hermes Cover and all applicable requirements of law or regulation.

SECTION 6. Conditions Precedent to each Borrowing Date . The obligation of each Lender to make Loans on each Borrowing Date is subject at the time of the making of such Loans to the satisfaction or (other than in the case of Sections 6.01, 6.02, 6.03, 6.04 and 6.06) waiver of the following conditions:

6.01 No Default; Representations and Warranties . At the time of each Borrowing and also after giving effect thereto (i) there shall exist no Default or Event of Default and (ii) all representations and warranties contained herein or in any other Credit Document shall be true and correct in all material respects both before and after giving effect to such Borrowing with the same effect as though such representations and warranties had been made on the Borrowing Date in respect of such Borrowing (it being understood and agreed that any representation or warranty which by its terms is made as of a specified date shall be required to be true and correct in all material respects only as of such specified date).

6.02 Consents . On or prior to each Borrowing Date, all necessary governmental (domestic and foreign) and material third party approvals and/or consents in connection with the Construction Contract, any Refund Guarantee (to the extent issued on or prior to such Borrowing Date), the Vessel and the other transactions contemplated hereby (except to the extent specifically addressed in other sections of Section 5 or this Section 6) shall have been obtained and remain in effect. On each Borrowing Date, there shall not exist any judgment, order, injunction or other restraint issued or filed or a hearing seeking injunctive relief or other restraint pending or notified prohibiting or imposing materially adverse conditions upon this Agreement, the Transaction or the other transactions contemplated by the Credit Documents.

 

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6.03 Refund Guarantees . On (x) the Initial Borrowing Date, the Refund Guarantee for the Pre-delivery Installment to be paid on the Initial Borrowing Date shall have been issued and assigned to the Collateral Agent pursuant to an Assignment of Contracts and (y) each other Borrowing Date (other than the Borrowing Date in relation to the Delivery Date), each additional Refund Guarantee that has been issued since the Initial Borrowing Date shall have been assigned to the Collateral Agent by delivering a supplement to the relevant schedule to the Assignment of Contracts to the Collateral Agent with the updated information, in each case along with (to the extent incorporated into the Assignment of Contracts) an appropriate notice and consent relating thereto, and the Lead Arrangers shall have received reasonably satisfactory evidence to such effect. Each Refund Guarantee shall secure a principal amount equal to (i) the amount of the corresponding Pre-delivery Installment to be paid by the Borrower to the Yard minus (ii) the amount paid by the Yard to the Borrower in respect of the corresponding Pre-delivery Installment under Article 8, Clause 2.8 (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv), as the case may be, of the Construction Contract pursuant to the terms of each Refund Guarantee, and the Lead Arrangers shall have received reasonably satisfactory evidence to such effect.

6.04 Equity Payment . On each Borrowing Date on which the proceeds of Loans are being used to fund a payment under the Construction Contract, the Facility Agent shall have received evidence, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Facility Agent, of the payment by the Borrower (other than from proceeds of Loans) of at least 20% of each such amount then due on such Borrowing Date under the Construction Contract, it being agreed and acknowledged that where the Borrower makes an equity payment in excess of any of the minimum equity payments of 20% referred to above, the subsequent minimum equity payment for future Borrowing Dates required may be reduced to take account of such over payment on a basis notified by the Borrower to the Facility Agent as long as at all times the Borrower continues to comply with the minimum equity requirements set out above.

6.05 Fees, Costs, etc.

On each Borrowing Date, the Borrower shall have paid to the Agents, the Lead Arrangers and the Lenders all costs, fees, expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable fees and expenses of Norton Rose LLP and local and maritime counsel and consultants) and other compensation contemplated hereby payable to the Agents, the Lead Arrangers and the Lenders or payable in respect of the transactions contemplated hereunder (including, without limitation, the KfW Refinancing), to the extent then due; provided that (i) any such costs, fees and expenses and other compensation shall have been invoiced to the Borrower at least three Business Days prior to such Borrowing Date and (ii) such costs, fees and expenses in respect of the KfW Refinancing shall include ongoing or recurring legal costs or expenses after the Effective Date where such legal costs or expenses are incurred in respect of the period falling 6 months after the Effective Date.

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Date, including in connection with the respective payment installments to be made to the Yard on such Borrowing Date, shall have been satisfied (including, but not limited to, the Borrower’s payment to the Yard of the portion of the payment installment on the Vessel that is not being financed with proceeds of the Loans), other than those that are not materially adverse to the Lenders, it being understood that any litigation between the Yard and the Parent and/or Borrower shall be deemed to be materially adverse to the Lenders.

6.07 Notice of Borrowing . Prior to the making of each Loan, the Facility Agent shall have received the Notice of Borrowing required by Section 2.03(a).

6.08 Solvency Certificate . On each Borrowing Date, Parent shall cause to be delivered to the Facility Agent a solvency certificate from a senior financial officer of Parent, in substantially the form of Exhibit K or otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Facility Agent, which shall be addressed to the Facility Agent and each of the Lenders and dated such Borrowing Date, setting forth the conclusion that, after giving effect to the transactions hereunder (including the incurrence of all the financing contemplated with respect thereto and the purchase of the Vessel), the Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, are not insolvent and will not be rendered insolvent by the Indebtedness incurred in connection therewith, and will not be left with unreasonably small capital with which to engage in their respective businesses and will not have incurred debts beyond their ability to pay such debts as they mature.

6.09 Litigation . On each Borrowing Date, other than as set forth on Schedule 6.09, there shall be no actions, suits or proceedings (governmental or private) pending or, to the Parent or the Borrower’s knowledge, threatened (i) with respect to this Agreement or any other Credit Document or (ii) which has had, or, if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.

The acceptance of the proceeds of each Loan shall constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrower to the Facility Agent and each of the Lenders that all of the applicable conditions specified in Section 5, this Section 6 and Section 7 applicable to such Loan have been satisfied as of that time.

SECTION 7. Conditions Precedent to the Delivery Date . The obligation of each Lender to make Loans on the Delivery Date is subject at the time of making such Loans to the satisfaction of the following conditions:

7.01 Delivery of Vessel . On the Delivery Date, the Vessel shall have been delivered in accordance with the terms of the Construction Contract, other than those changes that would not be materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders, and the Facility Agent shall have received (a) certified

 

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copies of the Delivery Documents (as such term is defined in the Construction Contract) required to be delivered by the Yard pursuant to Article 7, paragraph 1.3, clauses (i), (ii), (vii) and (viii) (and which, in the case of (vii) shall include details of all Permitted Change Orders) of the Construction Contract and (b) a copy of the written statement in respect of the Buyer’s Allowance (as defined in the Construction Contract) referred to in Article 8, paragraph 2.8 (vii) of the Construction Contract as well as any details of any payment required to be made to the Borrower pursuant to Article 8, paragraph 2.8 (viii) of the Construction Contract.

7.02 Collateral and Guaranty Requirements . On or prior to the Delivery Date, the Collateral and Guaranty Requirements with respect to the Vessel shall have been satisfied or the Facility Agent shall have waived such requirements (other than the Specified Requirements) and/or conditioned such waiver on the satisfaction of such requirements within a specified period of time.

7.03 Evidence of [*] Payment . On the Delivery Date, the Borrower shall have provided funding for an amount in the aggregate equal to the sum of at least (x) [*] of the Initial Construction Price for the Vessel, (y) [*] of the aggregate amount of Permitted Change Orders for the Vessel and (z) [*] of the difference between the Final Construction Price and the Adjusted Construction Price for the Vessel (in each case, other than from proceeds of Loans) and the Facility Agent shall have received a certificate from the officer of the Borrower to such effect.

7.04 Hermes Compliance; Compliance with Applicable Laws and Regulations . On the Delivery Date, all Loans and other financing to be made pursuant hereto shall be in material compliance with all applicable requirements of law or regulation and the Hermes Cover.

7.05 Opinion of Counsel (a). (a) On the Delivery Date, the Facility Agent shall have received from Norton Rose LLP (or another counsel reasonably acceptable to the Lead Arrangers), special English counsel to the Facility Agent for the benefit of the Lead Arrangers, an opinion addressed to the Facility Agent (for itself and on behalf of the Lenders) and the Collateral Agent (for itself and on behalf of the Secured Creditors) and each of the Lenders and dated as of the Delivery Date in substantially the form delivered to the Lenders pursuant to Section 5.10, or otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the Lead Arrangers, covering the matters set forth in Schedule 7.05.

(b) On the Delivery Date, the Facility Agent shall have received from Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP (or another counsel reasonably acceptable to the Lead Arrangers), special New York counsel to the Credit Parties, an opinion addressed to the Facility Agent and each of the Lenders and dated as of the Delivery Date in substantially the form delivered to the Lenders pursuant to Section 5.10, or otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the Lead Arrangers, covering the matters set forth in Schedule 7.05.

 

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(c) On the Delivery Date, the Facility Agent shall have received from Graham Thompson & Co. (or another counsel reasonably acceptable to the Lead Arrangers), special Bahamas counsel to the Credit Parties (or if the Vessel is not flagged in the Bahamas, counsel qualified in the jurisdiction of the flag of the Vessel and reasonably satisfactory to the Facility Agent), an opinion addressed to the Facility Agent and each of the Lenders and dated as of the Delivery Date in substantially the form delivered to the Lenders pursuant to Section 5.10, or otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the Lead Arrangers, covering the matters set forth in Schedule 7.05.

(d) On the Delivery Date, the Facility Agent shall have received from special Cox Hallett Wilkinson (or another counsel reasonably acceptable to the Lead Arrangers), Bermuda counsel to the Credit Parties, an opinion addressed to the Facility Agent and each of the Lenders and dated as of such Borrowing Date in substantially the form delivered to the Lenders prior to the Effective Date, or otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the Lead Arrangers, covering the matters set forth in Schedule 7.05.

SECTION 8. Representations and Warranties . In order to induce the Lenders to enter into this Agreement and to make the Loans, the Borrower or each Credit Party, as applicable, makes the following representations and warranties, in each case on a daily basis, all of which shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the making of the Loans:

8.01 Entity Status . The Parent and each of the other Credit Parties (i) is a Person duly organized, constituted and validly existing (or the functional equivalent) under the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation, has the capacity to sue and be sued in its own name and the power to own and charge its assets and carry on its business as it is now being conducted and (ii) is duly qualified and is authorized to do business and is in good standing (or the functional equivalent) in each jurisdiction where the ownership, leasing or operation of its property or the conduct of its business requires such qualifications except for failures to be so qualified or authorized or in good standing which, either individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

8.02 Power and Authority . Each of the Credit Parties has the power to enter into and perform this Agreement and those of the other Credit Documents to which it is a party and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and has taken all necessary action to authorize the entry into and performance of this Agreement and such other Credit Documents and such transactions. This Agreement constitutes legal, valid and binding obligations of the Parent and the Borrower enforceable in accordance with its terms and in entering into this Agreement and borrowing the Loans (in the case of the Borrower), the Parent and the Borrower are each acting on their own account. Each other Credit Document constitutes (or will constitute when executed) legal, valid and binding obligations of each Credit Party expressed to be a party thereto enforceable in accordance with their respective terms.

 

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8.03 No Violation . The entry into and performance of this Agreement, the other Credit Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not and will not conflict with:

 

  (a) any law or regulation or any official or judicial order; or

 

  (b) the constitutional documents of any Credit Party; or

 

  (c) except as set forth on Schedule 8.03, any agreement or document to which any member of the NCLC Group is a party or which is binding upon such Credit Party or any of its assets, nor result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on a Credit Party or its assets pursuant to the provisions of any such agreement or document.

8.04 Governmental Approvals . Except for the filing of those Security Documents which require registration in the Federal Republic of Germany, the Bahamas, any state of the United States of America and/or with the Registrar of Companies in Bermuda, and for the registration of the Vessel Mortgage through the Bahamas Maritime Authority (if the Vessel is flagged in the Bahamas) or such other relevant authority (if the Vessel is flagged in another Acceptable Flag Jurisdiction), all authorizations, approvals, consents, licenses, exemptions, filings, registrations, notarizations and other matters, official or otherwise, required in connection with the entry into, performance, validity and enforceability of this Agreement and each of the other Credit Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby have been obtained or effected and are in full force and effect except for matters in respect of (x) the Construction Risk Insurance and any Refund Guarantee (in each case only to the extent that such Collateral has not yet been delivered) and (y) Collateral to be delivered on the Delivery Date.

8.05 Financial Statements; Financial Condition . (a)(i) The audited consolidated balance sheets of the Parent and its Subsidiaries as at December 31, 2011 and the unaudited consolidated balance sheets of the Parent and its Subsidiaries as at June 30, 2012 and the related consolidated statements of operations and of cash flows for the fiscal years or quarters, as the case may be, ended on such dates, reported on by and accompanied by, in the case of the annual financial statements, an unqualified report from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, present fairly in all material respects the consolidated financial condition of the Parent and its Subsidiaries as at such date, and the consolidated results of its operations and its consolidated cash flows for the respective fiscal years or quarters, as the case may be, then ended. All such financial statements, including the related schedules and notes thereto, have been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied consistently throughout the periods involved (except as approved by the aforementioned firm of accountants and disclosed therein).

(ii) The pro forma consolidated balance sheet of the Parent and its Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2011 (after giving effect to the Transaction and the financing therefor), a copy of which has been furnished to the Lenders prior to the Initial Borrowing Date, presents a good faith estimate in all material respects of the pro forma consolidated financial position of the Parent and its Subsidiaries as of such date.

(b) Since December 31, 2011, nothing has occurred that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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8.06 Litigation . No litigation, arbitration or administrative proceedings of or before any court, arbitral body or agency (including but not limited to investigative proceedings) are current or pending or, to the Parent or the Borrower’s knowledge, threatened, which might, if adversely determined, have a Material Adverse Effect.

8.07 True and Complete Disclosure . Each Credit Party has fully disclosed in writing to the Facility Agent all facts relating to such Credit Party which it knows or should reasonably know and which might reasonably be expected to influence the Lenders in deciding whether or not to enter into this Agreement.

8.08 Use of Proceeds . All proceeds of the Loans may be used only to finance (i) up to [*] of the Adjusted Construction Price of the Vessel and (ii) up to [*] of the Hermes Premium.

8.09 Tax Returns and Payments . The NCLC Group have complied with all taxation laws in all jurisdictions in which it is subject to Taxation and has paid all material Taxes due and payable by it; no material claims are being asserted against it with respect to Taxes, which might, if such claims were successful, have a material adverse effect on the ability of any Credit Party to perform its obligations under the Credit Documents or could otherwise be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. As at the Effective Date all amounts payable by the Parent and the Borrower hereunder may be made free and clear of and without deduction for or on account of any Taxation in the Parent and the Borrower’s jurisdiction.

8.10 No Material Misstatements . (a) All written information (other than the Projections, estimates and information of a general economic nature or general industry nature) (the “ Information ”) concerning the Parent and its Subsidiaries, and the transactions contemplated hereby prepared by or on behalf of the foregoing or their representatives and made available to any Lenders or any Agent in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, when taken as a whole, was true and correct in all material respects, as of the date such Information was furnished to the Lenders or any Agent and as of the Effective Date and did not, taken as a whole, contain any untrue statement of a material fact as of any such date or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained therein, taken as a whole, not materially misleading in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made.

(b) The Projections and estimates and information of a general economic nature prepared by or on behalf of the Parent, the Borrower or any of their respective representatives and that have been made available to any Lenders or any Agent in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby (i) have been prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed by the Parent, the Borrower to be reasonable as of the date thereof (it being understood that actual results may vary materially from the Projections), as of the date such Projections and estimates were furnished to the Lenders and as of the Effective Date, and (ii) as of the Effective Date, have not been modified in any material respect by the Parent or the Borrower.

 

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8.11 The Security Documents . (a) None of the Collateral is subject to any Liens except Permitted Liens.

(b) The security interests created under the Share Charge in favor of the Collateral Agent, as pledgee, for the benefit of the Secured Creditors, constitute perfected security interests in the Share Charge Collateral described in the Share Charge, subject to no security interests of any other Person. No filings or recordings are required in order to perfect (or maintain the perfection or priority of) the security interests created in the Share Charge Collateral under the Share Charge other than with respect to that portion of the Share Charge Collateral constituting a “general intangible” under the UCC. The filings on Form UCC-1 made pursuant to the Share Charge will perfect a security interest in the Collateral covered by the Share Charge to the extent a security interest in such Collateral may be perfected by such filings.

(c) After the execution and registration thereof, the Vessel Mortgage will create, as security for the obligations purported to be secured thereby, a valid and enforceable perfected security interest in and mortgage lien on the Vessel in favor of the Collateral Agent (or such other trustee as may be required or desired under local law) for the benefit of the Secured Creditors, superior and prior to the rights of all third Persons (except that the security interest and mortgage lien created on the Vessel may be subject to the Permitted Liens related thereto) and subject to no other Liens (other than Permitted Liens related thereto).

(d) After the execution and delivery thereof and upon the taking of the actions mentioned in the immediately succeeding sentence, each of the Security Documents will create in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Creditors a legal, valid and enforceable fully perfected first priority security interest in and Lien on all right, title and interest of the Credit Parties party thereto in the Collateral described therein, subject only to Permitted Liens. Subject to Sections 7.02, 8.04 and this Section 8.11 and the definition of “Collateral and Guaranty Requirements,” no filings or recordings are required in order to perfect the security interests created under any Security Document except for filings or recordings which shall have been made on or prior to the execution of such Security Document.

8.12 Capitalization . All the Capital Stock, as set forth on Schedule 8.12, in the Borrower and each other Credit Party (other than the Parent) is legally and beneficially owned directly or indirectly by the Parent and, except as permitted by Section 10.02, such structure shall remain so until the Maturity Date.

 

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8.13 Subsidiaries . On and as of the Initial Borrowing Date, other than in respect of Dormant Subsidiaries (i) the Parent has no Subsidiaries other than those Subsidiaries listed on Schedule 8.13 which Schedule identifies the correct legal name, direct owner, percentage ownership and jurisdiction of organization of the Borrower and each such other Subsidiary on the date hereof, (ii) all outstanding shares of the Borrower and each other Subsidiary of the Parent have been duly and validly issued, are fully paid and non-assessable and have been issued free of preemptive rights, and (iii) neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary of the Parent has outstanding any securities convertible into or exchangeable for its Capital Stock or outstanding any right to subscribe for or to purchase, or any options or warrants for the purchase of, or any agreement providing for the issuance (contingent or otherwise) of or any calls, commitments or claims of any character relating to, its Capital Stock or any stock appreciation or similar rights.

8.14 Compliance with Statutes, etc.

The Parent and each of its Subsidiaries is in compliance in all material respects with all applicable statutes, regulations and orders of, and all applicable restrictions imposed by, all governmental bodies, domestic or foreign, in respect of the conduct of its business and the ownership of its property, except such noncompliances as could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

8.15 Winding-up, etc .

None of the events contemplated in clauses (a), (b), (c) or (d) of Section 11.05 has occurred with respect to any Credit Party.

8.16 No Default . No event has occurred which constitutes a Default or Event of Default under or in respect of any Credit Document to which any Credit Party is a party or by which the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries may be bound (including ( inter alia ) this Agreement) and no event has occurred which constitutes a default under or in respect of any agreement or document to which any Credit Party is a party or by which any Credit Party may be bound, except to an extent as could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

8.17 Pollution and Other Regulations . Each of the Credit Parties:

(a) is in compliance with all applicable federal, state, local, foreign and international laws, regulations, conventions and agreements relating to pollution prevention or protection of human health or the environment (including, without limitation, ambient air, surface water, ground water, navigable waters, water of the contiguous zone, ocean waters and

 

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international waters), including without limitation, laws, regulations, conventions and agreements relating to (i) emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of chemicals, pollutants, contaminants, wastes, toxic substances, hazardous materials, oil, hazard substances, petroleum and petroleum products and by-products (“ Materials of Environmental Concern ”) or (ii) Environmental Law;

(b) has all permits, licenses, approvals, rulings, variances, exemptions, clearances, consents or other authorizations required under applicable Environmental Law (“ Environmental Approvals ”) and is in compliance with all Environmental Approvals required to operate its business as presently conducted or as reasonably anticipated to be conducted;

(c) has not received any notice, claim, action, cause of action, investigation or demand by any other person, alleging potential liability for, or a requirement to incur, investigatory costs, clean-up costs, response and/or remedial costs (whether incurred by a governmental entity or otherwise), natural resources damages, property damages, personal injuries, attorneys’ fees and expenses or fines or penalties, in each case arising out of, based on or resulting from (i) the presence or release or threat of release into the environment of any Materials of Environmental Concern at any location, whether or not owned by such person or (ii) Environmental Claim,

which is, or are, in each case, material; and

there are no circumstances that may prevent or interfere with such full compliance in the future.

There are no Environmental Claims pending or threatened against any of the Credit Parties which the Parent or the Borrower, in its reasonable opinion, believes to be material.

There are no past or present actions, activities, circumstances, conditions, events or incidents, including, without limitation, the release, emission, discharge or disposal of any Materials of Environmental Concern, that the Parent or the Borrower reasonably believes could form the basis of any bona fide material Environmental Claim against any of the Credit Parties.

8.18 Ownership of Assets . Except as permitted by Section 10.02, each member of the NCLC Group has good and marketable title to all its assets which is reflected in the audited accounts referred to in Section 8.05(a).

8.19 Concerning the Vessel . As of the Delivery Date, (a) the name, registered owner, official number, and jurisdiction of registration and flag of the Vessel shall be set forth on Schedule 8.19 (as updated from time to time by the Borrower pursuant to Section 9.13 with respect to flag jurisdiction, and otherwise (with respect to name, registered owner, official number and jurisdiction of registration) upon advance notice and in a manner that does not interfere with the Lenders’ Liens on the Collateral, provided that each applicable Credit Party shall take all steps requested by the

 

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Collateral Agent to preserve and protect the Liens created by the Security Documents on the Vessel) and (b) the Vessel is and will be operated in material compliance with all applicable law, rules and regulations.

8.20 Citizenship . None of the Credit Parties has an establishment in the United Kingdom within the meaning of the Overseas Companies Regulation 2009 or a place of business in the United States (in each case, except as already disclosed) or any other jurisdiction which requires any of the Security Documents to be filed or registered in that jurisdiction to ensure the validity of the Security Documents to which it is a party unless (x) all such filings and registrations have been made or will be made as provided in Sections 7.02, 8.04 and 8.11 and the definition of “Collateral and Guaranty Requirements” and (y) prompt notice of the establishment of such a place of business is given to the Facility Agent and the requirements set forth in Section 9.10 have been satisfied. The Borrower and each other Credit Party which owns or operates, or will own or operate, the Vessel at any time is, or will be, qualified to own and operate the Vessel under the laws of the Bahamas or such other jurisdiction in which the Vessel is permitted, or will be permitted, to be flagged in accordance with the terms of Section 9.13.

8.21 Vessel Classification . The Vessel is or will be as of the Delivery Date, classified in the highest class available for vessels of its age and type with a classification society listed on Schedule 8.21 hereto or another internationally recognized classification society reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent, free of any overdue conditions or recommendations.

8.22 No Immunity . None of the Credit Parties nor any of their respective assets enjoys any right of immunity (sovereign or otherwise) from set-off, suit or execution in respect of their obligations under this Agreement or any of the other Credit Documents or by any relevant or applicable law.

8.23 Fees, Governing Law and Enforcement . No fees or taxes, including, without limitation, stamp, transaction, registration or similar taxes, are required to be paid to ensure the legality, validity, or enforceability of this Agreement or any of the other Credit Documents other than recording taxes which have been, or will be, paid as and to the extent due. Under the laws of the Bahamas or any other jurisdiction where the Vessel is flagged, the choice of the laws of England as set forth in the Credit Documents which are stated to be governed by the laws of England is a valid choice of law, and the irrevocable submission by each Credit Party to jurisdiction and consent to service of process and, where necessary, appointment by such Credit Party of an agent for service of process, in each case as set forth in such Credit Documents, is legal, valid, binding and effective.

8.24 Form of Documentation . Each of the Credit Documents is in proper legal form (under the laws of England, the Bahamas, Bermuda and each other jurisdiction where the Vessel is flagged or

 

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where the Credit Parties are domiciled) for the enforcement thereof under such laws. To ensure the legality, validity, enforceability or admissibility in evidence of each such Credit Document in England, the Bahamas and/or Bermuda it is not necessary that any Credit Document or any other document be filed or recorded with any court or other authority in England, the Bahamas and Bermuda, except as have been made, or will be made, in accordance with Section 5, 6, 7 and 8, as applicable.

8.25 Pari Passu or Priority Status . The claims of the Agents and the Lenders against the Parent or the Borrower under this Agreement will rank at least pari passu with the claims of all unsecured creditors of the Parent or the Borrower (other than claims of such creditors to the extent that they are statutorily preferred) and in priority to the claims of any creditor of the Parent or the Borrower who is also a Credit Party.

8.26 Solvency . The Credit Parties, taken as a whole, are and shall remain, after the advance to them of the Loans or any of such Loans, solvent in accordance with the laws of Bermuda, the United States, England and the Bahamas and in particular with the provisions of the Bankruptcy Code and the requirements thereof.

8.27 No Undisclosed Commissions . There are and will be no commissions, rebates, premiums or other payments by or to or on account of any Credit Party, their shareholders or directors in connection with the Transaction as a whole other than as disclosed to the Facility Agent or any other Agent in writing.

8.28 Completeness of Documentation . The copies of the Management Agreements, the Construction Contract, each Refund Guarantee, and to the extent applicable, the Supervision Agreement delivered to the Facility Agent are true and complete copies of each such document constituting valid and binding obligations of the parties thereto enforceable in accordance with their respective terms and no amendments thereto or variations thereof have been agreed nor has any action been taken by the parties thereto which would in any way render such document inoperative or unenforceable, unless replaced by a management agreement or management agreements, refund guarantees or, to the extent applicable, a supervision agreement, as the case may be, reasonably satisfactory to the Facility Agent.

8.29 Money Laundering . Any borrowing by the Borrower hereunder, and the performance of its obligations hereunder and under the other Security Documents, will be for its own account and will not, to the best of its knowledge, involve any breach by it of any law or regulatory measure relating to “money laundering” as defined in Article 1 of the Directive (2005/EC/60) of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Communities.

 

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SECTION 9. Affirmative Covenants . The Parent and the Borrower hereby covenant and agree that on and after the Initial Borrowing Date and until the Total Commitments have terminated and the Loans, together with interest, Commitment Commission and all other obligations incurred hereunder and thereunder, are paid in full (other than contingent indemnification and expense reimbursement claims for which no claim has been made):

9.01 Information Covenants . The Parent will provide to the Facility Agent (or will procure the provision of):

(a) Quarterly Financial Statements . Within 60 days after the close of the first three fiscal quarters in each fiscal year of the Parent, the consolidated balance sheets of the Parent and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such quarterly accounting period and the related consolidated statements of operations and cash flows, in each case for such quarterly accounting period and for the elapsed portion of the fiscal year ended with the last day of such quarterly accounting period, and in each case, setting forth comparative figures for the related periods in the prior fiscal year, all of which shall be certified by a financial officer of the Borrower, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes;

(b) Annual Financial Statements . Within 120 days after the close of each fiscal year of the Parent, the consolidated balance sheets of the Parent and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal year and the related consolidated statements of operations and changes in shareholders’ equity and of cash flows for such fiscal year setting forth comparative figures for the preceding fiscal year and audited by independent certified public accountants of recognized international standing, together with an opinion of such accounting firm (which opinion shall not be qualified as to scope of audit or as to the status of the Parent as a going concern) to the effect that such consolidated financial statements fairly present, in all material respects, the financial position and results of operations of the Parent and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP;

(c) Valuations . After the Delivery Date, together with delivery of the financial statements described in Section 9.01(b) for each fiscal year, and at any other time within 15 days of a written request from the Facility Agent, an appraisal report of recent date (but in no event earlier than 90 days before the delivery of such reports) from an Approved Appraiser or such other independent firm of shipbrokers or shipvaluers nominated by the Borrower and approved by the Facility Agent (acting on the instructions of the Required Lenders) or failing such nomination and approval, appointed by the Facility Agent (acting on such instructions) in its sole discretion (each such valuation and any other valuation obtained pursuant to this Section 9.01(c) shall be made without, unless reasonably required by the Facility Agent, physical inspection and on the basis of a sale for prompt delivery for cash at arm’s length on normal commercial terms as between a willing buyer and a willing seller without taking into account the benefit of any charterparty or other engagement concerning the Vessel), stating the then current fair market value of the Vessel. The appraisal obtained pursuant to the above provisions shall be treated as the fair market value of the Vessel for that period unless the Facility Agent (acting on the instructions of the Required Lenders) notifies the Borrower within 15 days of the receipt of this

 

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appraisal that it is not satisfied that such appraisal appropriately reflects the fair market value of the Vessel, in which case the Facility Agent shall be entitled to request that the Borrower obtains a second valuation from an Approved Appraiser, such second valuation to be obtained within 15 days of the receipt of the request for the same. Where any such second valuation is so requested, the fair market value of the Vessel shall be determined on the basis of the average of the two appraisals so obtained. All such appraisals shall be conducted by, and made at the expense of, the Borrower (it being understood that the Facility Agent may and, at the request of the Lenders, shall, upon prior written notice to the Borrower (which notice shall identify the names of the relevant appraisal firms), obtain such appraisals and that the cost of all such appraisals will be for the account of the Borrower); provided that, unless an Event of Default shall then be continuing, in no event shall the Borrower be required to pay for appraisal reports from one or, if applicable, two appraisers on more than one occasion in any fiscal year of the Borrower, with the cost of any such reports in excess thereof to be paid by the Lenders on a pro rata basis;

(d) Filings . Promptly, copies of all financial information, proxy materials and other information and reports, if any, which the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries shall file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (or any successor thereto);

(e) Projections . (i) As soon as practicable (and in any event within 120 days after the close of each fiscal year), commencing with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012, annual cash flow projections on a consolidated basis of the NCLC Group showing on a monthly basis advance ticket sales (for at least 12 months following the date of such statement) for the NCLC Group;

(ii) As soon as practicable (and in any event not later than January 31 of each fiscal year):

 

  (x) a budget for the NCLC Group for such new fiscal year including a 12 month liquidity budget for such new fiscal year;

 

  (y) updated financial projections of the NCLC Group for at least the next five years (including an income statement and quarterly break downs for the first of those five years); and

 

  (z) an outline of the assumptions supporting such budget and financial projections including but without limitation any scheduled drydockings;

(f) Officer’s Compliance Certificates . As soon as practicable (and in any event within 60 days after the close of each of the first three quarters of its fiscal year and within 120 days after the close of each fiscal year), a statement signed by one of the Parent’s financial officers substantially in the form of Exhibit M (commencing with the fourth quarter of the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012) and such other information as the Facility Agent may reasonably request;

(g) Litigation . On a quarterly basis, details of any material litigation, arbitration or administrative proceedings affecting any Credit Party which are instituted and served, or, to the knowledge of the Parent or the Borrower, threatened (and for this purpose proceedings shall be deemed to be material if they involve a claim in an amount exceeding $25,000,000 or the equivalent in another currency);

 

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(h) Notice of Event of Default . Promptly upon (i) any Credit Party becoming aware thereof (and in any event within three Business Days), notification of the occurrence of any Event of Default and (ii) the Facility Agent’s request from time to time, a certificate stating whether any Credit Party is aware of the occurrence of any Event of Default;

(i) Status of Foreign Exchange Arrangements . Promptly upon reasonable request from the Lead Arrangers through the Facility Agent, an update on the status of the Parent and the Borrower’s foreign exchange arrangements with respect to the Vessel and this Agreement; and

(j) Other Information . Promptly, such further information in its possession or control regarding its financial condition and operations and those of any company in the NCLC Group as the Facility Agent may reasonably request.

All accounts required under this Section 9.01 shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP and shall fairly represent in all material respects the financial condition of the relevant company.

9.02 Books and Records; Inspection . The Parent will keep, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to keep, proper books of record and account in all material respects, in which materially proper and correct entries shall be made of all financial transactions and the assets, liabilities and business of the Parent and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP. The Parent will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, permit officers and designated representatives of the Facility Agent at the reasonable request of any Lead Arranger to visit and inspect, under guidance of officers of the Parent or such Subsidiary, any of the properties of the Parent or such Subsidiary, and to examine the books of account of the Parent or such Subsidiary and discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of the Parent or such Subsidiary with, and be advised as to the same by, its and their officers and independent accountants, all upon reasonable prior notice and at such reasonable times and intervals and to such reasonable extent as the Facility Agent at the reasonable request of any such Lead Arranger may reasonably request.

9.03 Maintenance of Property; Insurance . The Parent will (x) keep, and will procure that each of its Subsidiaries keeps, all of its real property and assets properly maintained and in existence and will comprehensively insure, and will procure that each of its Subsidiaries comprehensively insures, for such amounts and of such types as would be effected by prudent companies carrying on business similar to the Parent or its Subsidiaries (as the case may be) and (y) as of the Delivery Date, maintain (or cause the Borrower to maintain) insurance (including, without limitation, hull and machinery, war risks, loss of hire (if applicable), protection and indemnity insurance as set forth on Schedule 9.03 (the “ Required Insurance ”) with respect to the Vessel at all times.

 

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9.04 Corporate Franchises . The Parent will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, do all such things as are necessary to maintain its corporate existence (except as permitted by Section 10.02) in good standing and will ensure that it has the right and is duly qualified to conduct its business as it is conducted in all applicable jurisdictions and will obtain and maintain all franchises and rights necessary for the conduct of its business, except, in the case of Subsidiaries that are not Credit Parties, to the extent that a failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

9.05 Compliance with Statutes, etc.

The Parent will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, comply with all applicable statutes, regulations and orders of, and all applicable restrictions (including all laws and regulations relating to money laundering) imposed by, all governmental bodies, domestic or foreign, in respect of the conduct of its business and the ownership of its property, except such non-compliances as could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

9.06 Hermes Cover . (a) The terms and conditions of the Hermes Cover are incorporated herein and in so far as they impose terms, conditions and/or obligations on the Collateral Agent and/or the Facility Agent and/or the Hermes Agent and/or the Lenders in relation to the Borrower or any other Credit Party then such terms, conditions and obligations are binding on the parties hereto and further in the event of any conflict between the terms of the Hermes Cover and the terms hereof the terms of the Hermes Cover shall be paramount and prevail. For the avoidance of doubt, neither the Parent nor the Borrower has any interest or entitlement in the proceeds of the Hermes Cover. In particular, but without limitation, the Borrower shall pay any difference between the amount of the Loans drawn to pay the Hermes Premium, and the Hermes Premium.

(b) The Borrower shall at all times promptly pay all due and owing Hermes Premium.

9.07 End of Fiscal Years . The Parent and the Borrower will maintain their fiscal year ends as in effect on the Effective Date.

9.08 Performance of Credit Document Obligations . The Parent will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, perform all of its obligations under the terms of each mortgage, indenture, security agreement and other debt instrument (including, without limitation, the Credit Documents) by which it is bound, except such non-performances as could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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9.09 Payment of Taxes . The Parent will pay and discharge, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to pay and discharge, all material taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon it or upon its income or profits, or upon any properties belonging to it, in each case on a timely basis, and all lawful claims which, if unpaid, might become a Lien not otherwise permitted under Section 10.01, provided that neither the Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be required to pay any such tax, assessment, charge, levy or claim which is being contested in good faith and by proper proceedings if it has maintained adequate reserves with respect thereto in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

9.10 Further Assurances . (a) The Borrower will, from time to time on being required to do so by the Facility Agent or the Hermes Agent, do or procure the doing of all such acts and/or execute or procure the execution of all such documents in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Facility Agent or the Hermes Agent (as the case may be) as the Facility Agent or the Hermes Agent may reasonably consider necessary for giving full effect to any of the Credit Documents or securing to the Agents and/or the Lenders or any of them the full benefit of the rights, powers and remedies conferred upon the Agents and/or the Lenders or any of them in any such Credit Document.

(b) The Borrower hereby authorizes the Collateral Agent to file one or more financing or continuation statements under the UCC (or any non-U.S. equivalent thereto), and amendments thereto, relative to all or any part of the Collateral without the signature of the Borrower, where permitted by law. The Collateral Agent will promptly send the Borrower a copy of any financing or continuation statements which it may file without the signature of the Borrower and the filing or recordation information with respect thereto.

(c) The Parent will cause each Subsidiary of the Parent which owns any direct interest in the Borrower promptly following such Subsidiary’s acquisition of such interest, to execute and deliver a counterpart to the Share Charge and, in connection therewith, promptly execute and deliver all further instruments, and take all further action, that the Facility Agent may reasonably require (including, without limitation, the provision of officers’ certificates, resolutions, good standing certificates and opinions of counsel, in each case to the reasonable satisfaction of the Facility Agent).

(d) If at any time the Borrower shall enter into a Supervision Agreement pursuant to the Construction Contract, the Borrower shall, substantially simultaneously therewith, duly authorize, execute and deliver a valid and effective first-priority legal assignment in favor of the Collateral Agent of all of the Borrower’s present and future interests in and benefits under such Supervision Agreement, which such assignment shall be in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Facility Agent, and customary for this type of transaction.

 

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9.11 Ownership of Subsidiaries . Other than “director qualifying shares” and similar requirements, the Parent shall at all times directly or indirectly own 100% of the Capital Stock or other Equity Interests of the Borrower (except as permitted by Section 10.02).

9.12 Consents and Registrations . The Parent and the Borrower shall obtain (and shall, at the request of the Facility Agent, promptly furnish certified copies to the Facility Agent of) all such authorizations, approvals, consents, licenses and exemptions as may be required under any applicable law or regulation to enable it or any Credit Party to perform its obligations under, and ensure the validity or enforceability of, each of the Credit Documents are obtained and promptly renewed from time to time and will procure that the terms of the same are complied with at all times. Insofar as such filings or registrations have not been completed on or before the Initial Borrowing Date, the Borrower will procure the filing or registration within applicable time limits of each Security Document which requires filing or registration together with all ancillary documents required to preserve the priority and enforceability of the Security Documents.

9.13 Flag of Vessel . (a) The Borrower shall cause the Vessel to be registered under the laws and flag of the Bahamas or, provided that the requirements of a Flag Jurisdiction Transfer are satisfied, another Acceptable Flag Jurisdiction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the relevant Credit Party may transfer the Vessel to an Acceptable Flag Jurisdiction pursuant to the requirements set forth in the definition of “Flag Jurisdiction Transfer”.

(b) Except as permitted by Section 10.02, the Borrower will own the Vessel and will procure that the Vessel is traded within the NCLC Fleet from the Delivery Date until the Maturity Date.

(c) The Borrower will at all times engage the Manager (or a replacement manager reasonably acceptable to the Facility Agent) to provide the commercial and technical management and crewing of the Vessel.

9.14 “Know Your Customer” and Other Similar Information . The Parent will, and will cause the Credit Parties, to provide (i) the “Know Your Customer” information required pursuant to the PATRIOT Act and applicable money laundering provisions and (ii) such other documentation and evidence necessary in order for the Lenders to carry out and be reasonably satisfied with other similar checks under all applicable laws and regulations pursuant to the Transaction and the Hermes Cover, in each case as requested by the Facility Agent, the Hermes Agent or any Lender in connection with each of the Facility Agent’s, the Hermes Agent’s and each Lender’s internal compliance regulations.

 

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SECTION 10. Negative Covenants . The Parent and the Borrower hereby covenant and agree that on and after the Initial Borrowing Date and until all Commitments have terminated and the Loans, together with interest, Commitment Commission and all other Credit Document Obligations incurred hereunder and thereunder, are paid in full (other than contingent indemnification and expense reimbursement claims for which no claim has been made):

10.01 Liens . The Parent will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon or with respect to any Collateral, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or sell any such Collateral subject to an understanding or agreement, contingent or otherwise, to repurchase such Collateral (including sales of accounts receivable with recourse to the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries); provided that the provisions of this Section 10.01 shall not prevent the creation, incurrence, assumption or existence of the following (Liens described below are herein referred to as “ Permitted Liens ”):

(i) inchoate Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or levies not yet due and payable or Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or levies being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(ii) Liens imposed by law, which were incurred in the ordinary course of business and do not secure Indebtedness for Borrowed Money, such as carriers’, warehousemen’s, materialmen’s and mechanics’ liens and other similar Liens arising in the ordinary course of business, and (x) which do not in the aggregate materially detract from the value of the Collateral and do not materially impair the use thereof in the operation of the business of the Parent or such Subsidiary or (y) which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, which proceedings (or orders entered in connection with such proceedings) have the effect of preventing the forfeiture or sale of the Collateral subject to any such Lien;

(iii) Liens in existence on the Effective Date which are listed, and the property subject thereto described, in Schedule 10.01, without giving effect to any renewals or extensions of such Liens, provided that the aggregate principal amount of the Indebtedness, if any, secured by such Liens does not increase from that amount outstanding on the Effective Date, less any repayments of principal thereof;

(iv) Liens created pursuant to the Security Documents including, without limitation, Liens created in relation to any Interest Rate Protection Agreement or Other Hedging Agreement;

(v) Liens arising out of judgments, awards, decrees or attachments with respect to which the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries shall in good faith be prosecuting an appeal or proceedings for review, provided that the aggregate amount of all such judgments, awards, decrees or attachments shall not constitute an Event of Default under Section 11.09;

(vi) Liens in respect of seamen’s wages which are not past due and other maritime Liens arising in the ordinary course of business up to an aggregate amount of [*];

 

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(vii) [Intentionally omitted]

(vii) Liens which rank after the Liens created by the Security Documents to secure the performance of bids, tenders, bonds or contracts; provided that (a) such bids, tenders, bonds or contracts directly relate to the Vessel, are incurred in the ordinary course of business and do not relate to the incurrence of Indebtedness for Borrowed Money, and (b) at any time outstanding, the aggregate amount of Liens under this clause (vii) shall not secure greater than [*] of obligations.

In connection with the granting of Liens described above in this Section 10.01 by the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, the Facility Agent and the Collateral Agent shall be authorized to take any actions deemed appropriate by it in connection therewith (including, without limitation, by executing appropriate lien subordination agreements in favor of the holder or holders of such Liens, in respect of the item or items of equipment or other assets subject to such Liens).

10.02 Consolidation, Merger, Amalgamation, Sale of Assets, Acquisitions, etc.

(a) The Parent will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, wind up, liquidate or dissolve its affairs or enter into any transaction of merger, amalgamation or consolidation, or convey, sell, lease or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its property or assets, or make any Acquisitions, except that:

(i) any Subsidiary of the Parent (other than the Borrower) may merge, amalgamate or consolidate with and into, or be dissolved or liquidated into, the Parent or other Subsidiary of the Parent (other than the Borrower), so long as (x) in the case of any such merger, amalgamation, consolidation, dissolution or liquidation involving the Parent, the Parent is the surviving or continuing entity of any such merger, amalgamation, consolidation, dissolution or liquidation and (y) any security interests granted to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Creditors pursuant to the Security Documents in the assets of such Subsidiary shall remain in full force and effect and perfected (to at least the same extent as in effect immediately prior to such merger, amalgamation, consolidation, dissolution or liquidation) and all actions required to maintain said perfected status have been taken;

(ii) the Parent and any Subsidiary of the Parent may make dispositions of assets so long as such disposition is permitted pursuant to Section 10.02(b);

(iii) the Parent and any Subsidiary of the Parent (other than the Borrower) may make Acquisitions; provided that (x) the Parent provides evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Required Lenders that the Parent will be in compliance with the financial undertakings contained in Sections 10.06 to 10.09 after giving effect to such Acquisition on a pro forma basis and (y) no Default or Event of Default will exist after giving effect to such Acquisition; and

(iv) the Parent and any Subsidiary of the Parent (other than the Borrower) may establish new Subsidiaries.

 

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(b) The Parent will not, and will not permit any other company in the NCLC Group to, either in a single transaction or in a series of transactions whether related or not and whether voluntarily or involuntarily, sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of all or a substantial part of its assets except that the following disposals shall not be taken into account:

(i) dispositions made in the ordinary course of trading of the disposing entity (excluding a disposition of the Vessel or other Collateral) including without limitation, the payment of cash as consideration for the purchase or acquisition of any asset or service or in the discharge of any obligation incurred for value in the ordinary course of trading;

(ii) dispositions of cash raised or borrowed for the purposes for which such cash was raised or borrowed;

(iii) dispositions of assets (other than the Vessel or other Collateral) owned by any member of the NCLC Group in exchange for other assets comparable or superior as to type and value;

(iv) a vessel (other than the Vessel or other Collateral) or any other asset owned by any member of the NCLC Group (other than the Borrower) may be sold, provided such sale is on a willing seller willing buyer basis at or about market rate and at arm’s length subject always to the provisions of any loan documentation for the financing of such vessel or other asset;

(v) the Credit Parties may sell, lease or otherwise dispose of the Vessel or sell 100% of the Capital Stock of the Borrower, provided that such sale is made at fair market value, the Total Commitment is permanently reduced to $0, and the Loans are repaid in full; and

(vi) Permitted Chartering Arrangements.

10.03 Dividends . The Parent will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, authorize, declare or pay any Dividends with respect to the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, except that:

(i) Subsidiaries of the Parent may pay Dividends to another member of the NCLC Group; provided that the Borrower shall procure that any Dividends or other distributions and interest paid or payable in connection with such Dividends or other distributions to NCL International Ltd., NCL America Holdings, LLC or Arrasas Limited shall be received promptly by the Parent directly or indirectly by way of Dividend;

(ii) the Parent may pay Dividends in respect of the tax liability to each relevant jurisdiction in respect of consolidated, combined, unitary or affiliated tax returns for each relevant jurisdiction of the NCLC Group or holder of the Parent’s Capital Stock with respect to income taxable as a result of any member of the NCLC Group being taxed as a pass-through entity for U.S. Federal, state and local income tax purposes or attributable to any member of the NCLC Group; and

(iii) at any time following the listing of the ordinary Capital Stock of the Parent (or parent company of the Parent) on an Approved Stock Exchange, the Parent may pay Dividends in an amount not to exceed 50% of Consolidated Net Income of the Parent and its Subsidiaries for the period (taken as one period) commencing on January 1, 2010 and ending on the date prior to such Dividend for which financial statements are available so long as (x) no Default or Event or Default exists or would result from such Dividend and (y) at the time of such Dividend and after giving effect thereto the ratio of Total Net Funded Debt to Consolidated EBITDA for the four consecutive fiscal quarters last ended for which financial statements have been provided to the Facility Agent pursuant to Section 9.01 is less than [*].

 

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10.04 Advances, Investments and Loans . The Parent will not, and will not permit any other member of the NCLC Group to, purchase or acquire any margin stock (or other Equity Interests) or any other asset, or make any capital contribution to or other investment in any other Person (each of the foregoing an “ Investment ” and, collectively, “ Investments ”), in each case either in a single transaction or in a series of transactions (whether related or not), except that the following shall be permitted:

(i) Investments on arm’s length terms;

(ii) Investments for its use in its ordinary course of business;

(iii) Investments the cost of which is less than or equal to its fair market value at the date of acquisition; and

(iv) Investments permitted by Section 10.02.

10.05 Transactions with Affiliates . (a) The Parent will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, make any payment to, or sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of its properties or assets to, or purchase any property or assets from, or enter into or make or amend any transaction or series of transactions, contract, agreement, understanding, loan, advance or guarantee with, or for the benefit of, any Affiliate of such Person (each of the foregoing, an “ Affiliate Transaction ”) involving aggregate consideration in excess of [*], unless such Affiliate Transaction is on terms that are not materially less favorable to the Parent or any Subsidiary of the Parent than those that could have been obtained in a comparable transaction by such Person with an unrelated Person.

(b) The provisions of Section 10.05(a) shall not apply to the following:

(i) transactions between or among the Parent and/or any Subsidiary of the Parent (or an entity that becomes a Subsidiary of the Parent as a result of such transaction) and any merger, consolidation or amalgamation of the Parent or any Subsidiary of the Parent and any direct parent of the Parent, any Subsidiary of the Parent or, in the case of a Subsidiary of the Parent, the Parent; provided that such parent shall have no material liabilities and no material assets other than cash, Cash Equivalents and the Capital Stock of the Parent or such Subsidiary of the Parent, as

 

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the case may be, and such merger, consolidation or amalgamation is otherwise in compliance with the terms of this Agreement and effected for a bona fide business purpose;

(ii) Dividends permitted by Section 10.03 and Investments permitted by Section 10.04;

(iii) the payment of reasonable and customary fees and reimbursement of expenses paid to, and indemnity provided on behalf of, officers, directors, employees or consultants of the Parent or any Subsidiary of the Parent, any direct or indirect parent of the Parent;

(iv) payments by the Parent or any Subsidiary of the Parent to a Permitted Holder made for any financial advisory, financing, underwriting or placement services or in respect of other investment banking activities, including, without limitation, in connection with acquisitions or divestitures, which payments are approved by a majority of the board of directors of the Parent in good faith;

(v) any agreement to pay, and the payment of, monitoring, management, transaction, advisory or similar fees (A) in an aggregate amount in any fiscal year not to exceed the sum of (1) the greater of (i) [*] of Consolidated EBITDA of the Parent and (ii) [*], plus reasonable out of pocket costs and expenses in connection therewith and unpaid amounts accrued for prior periods; plus (2) any deferred fees (to the extent such fees were within such amount in clause (A)(1) above originally), plus (B) [*] of the value of transactions with respect to which an Affiliate provides any transaction, advisory or other services, plus (C) so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, in the event of an initial public offering, the present value of all future amounts payable pursuant to any agreement referred to in clause (A)(1) above in connection with the termination of such agreement with a Permitted Holder; provided that if any such payment pursuant to clause (C) is not permitted to be paid as a result of an Event of Default, such payment shall accrue and may be payable when no Event of Default is continuing to the extent that no further Event of Default would result therefrom;

(vi) transactions in which the Parent or any Subsidiary of the Parent, as the case may be, delivers to the Facility Agent a letter from an independent financial advisor stating that such transaction is fair to the Parent or any Subsidiary of the Parent, as the case may be, from a financial point of view or meets the requirements of Section 10.05(a);

(vii) payments or loans (or cancellation of loans) to officers, directors, employees or consultants which are approved by a majority of the board of directors of the Parent in good faith;

(viii) any agreement as in effect as of the Effective Date or any amendment thereto (so long as any such agreement together with all amendments thereto, taken as a whole, is not more disadvantageous to the Lenders in any material respect than the original agreement as in effect on the Effective Date) or any transaction contemplated thereby as determined in good faith by the Parent;

 

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(ix) (A) transactions with customers, clients, suppliers or purchasers or sellers of goods or services, or transactions otherwise relating to the purchase or sale of goods or services, in each case in the ordinary course of business and otherwise in compliance with the terms of this Agreement, which are fair to the Parent and its Subsidiaries in the reasonable determination of the Board of Directors or the senior management of the Parent, or are on terms at least as favorable as might reasonably have been obtained at such time from an unaffiliated party or (B) transactions with joint ventures or Subsidiaries of the Parent entered into in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice or industry norm;

(x) the issuance of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Parent to any Person;

(xi) the issuances of securities or other payments, awards or grants in cash, securities or otherwise pursuant to, or the funding of, employment arrangements, stock option and stock ownership plans or similar employee benefit plans approved by the Board of Directors of the Parent or any direct or indirect parent of the Issuer or of a Subsidiary of the Parent, as appropriate, in good faith;

(xii) any contribution to the capital of the Parent;

(xiii) transactions between the Parent or any Subsidiary of the Parent and any Person, a director of which is also a director of the Parent or a Subsidiary of the Parent or any direct or indirect parent of the Parent; provided , however , that such director abstains from voting as a director of the Parent or a Subsidiary of the Parent or such direct or indirect parent, as the case may be, on any matter involving such other Person;

(xiv) pledges of Equity Interests of Subsidiaries of the Parent (other than the Borrower);

(xv) the formation and maintenance of any consolidated group or subgroup for tax, accounting or cash pooling or management purposes in the ordinary course of business;

(xvi) any employment agreements entered into by the Parent or any Subsidiary of the Parent in the ordinary course of business; and

(xvii) transactions undertaken in good faith (as certified by a responsible financial or accounting officer of the Parent in an officer’s certificate) for the purpose of improving the consolidated tax efficiency of the Parent and its Subsidiaries and not for the purpose of circumventing any provision set forth in this Agreement.

 

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10.06 Free Liquidity . The Parent will not permit the Free Liquidity to be less than [*] at any time.

10.07 Total Net Funded Debt to Total Capitalization . The Parent will not permit the ratio of Total Net Funded Debt to Total Capitalization to be greater than [*] at any time.

10.08 Collateral Maintenance . The Borrower will not permit the Appraised Value of the Vessel (such value, the “ Vessel Value ”) to be less than [*] of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Loans at such time; provided that, so long as any non-compliance in respect of this Section 10.08 is not caused by a voluntary Collateral Disposition, such non-compliance shall not constitute a Default or an Event of Default so long as within 10 Business Days of the occurrence of such default, the Borrower shall either (i) post additional collateral reasonably satisfactory to the Required Lenders in favor of the Collateral Agent (it being understood that cash collateral comprised of Dollars is satisfactory and that it shall be valued at par), pursuant to security documentation reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Collateral Agent and the Lead Arrangers, in an aggregate amount sufficient to cure such non-compliance (and shall at all times during such period and prior to satisfactory completion thereof, be diligently carrying out such actions) or (ii) repay Loans in an amount sufficient to cure such non-compliance; provided , further , that, subject to the last sentence in Section 9.01(c), the covenant in this Section 10.08 shall be tested no more than once per calendar year beginning with the first calendar year end to occur after the Delivery Date in the absence of the occurrence of an Event of Default which is continuing.

10.09 Consolidated EBITDA to Consolidated Debt Service . The Parent will not permit the ratio of Consolidated EBITDA to Consolidated Debt Service for the NCLC Group at the end of any fiscal quarter, computed for the period of the four consecutive fiscal quarters ending as at the end of the relevant fiscal quarter, to be less than [*] unless the Free Liquidity of the NCLC Group at all times during such period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ending as at the end of such fiscal quarter was equal to or greater than [*].

10.10 Business; Change of Name . The Parent will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, change its name, change its address as indicated on Schedule 14.03A to an address outside the State of Florida, or make or threaten to make any substantial change in its business as presently conducted or cease to perform its current business activities or carry on any other business which is substantial in relation to its business as presently conducted if doing so would imperil the security created by any of the Security Documents or affect the ability of the Parent or its Subsidiaries to duly perform its obligations under any Credit Document to which it is or may be a party from time to time (it being understood that name changes and changes of address to an address outside the State of Florida shall be permitted so long as new, relevant Security Documents are executed and delivered (and if necessary, recorded) in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent), in each case in the reasonable opinion of the Facility Agent; provided that any new leisure or hospitality venture embarked upon by any member of the NCLC Group (other than the Parent) shall not constitute a substantial change in its business.

 

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10.11 Subordination of Indebtedness .

Other than the Sky Vessel Indebtedness, (i) the Parent shall procure that any and all of its Indebtedness with any other Credit Party and/or any shareholder of the Parent is at all times fully subordinated to the Credit Document Obligations and (ii) the Parent shall not make or permit to be made any repayments of principal, payments of interest or of any other costs, fees, expenses or liabilities arising from or representing Indebtedness with any shareholder of the Parent. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Parent shall not make any repayments of principal, payments of interest or of any other costs, fees, expenses or liabilities arising from or representing Indebtedness with any other Credit Party (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Sky Vessel Indebtedness); provided that, notwithstanding anything set forth in this Agreement to the contrary, the consent of the Lenders will be required for any (I) prepayment of the Sky Vessel Indebtedness in advance of the scheduled repayments set forth in the memorandum of agreement referred to in the definition of Sky Vessel Indebtedness and (II) amendment to the memorandum of agreement referred to in the definition of Sky Vessel Indebtedness to the extent that such amendment involves a material change to terms of the financing arrangements set forth therein that is adverse to the interests of either the Parent or the Lenders (including, without limitation, any change that is adverse to the interests of either the Parent or the Lenders (i) in the timing and/or schedule of repayment applicable to such financing arrangements by more than five Business Days or (ii) in the interest rate applicable to such financing arrangements).

10.12 Activities of Borrower, etc.

The Parent will not permit the Borrower to, and the Borrower will not:

(i) issue or enter into any guarantee or indemnity or otherwise become directly or contingently liable for the obligations of any other Person, other than in the ordinary course of its business as owner of the Vessel;

(ii) incur any Indebtedness other than under the Credit Documents or other than in the ordinary course of its business as owner of the Vessel; and

(iii) engage in any business or own any significant assets or have any material liabilities other than (i) its ownership of the Vessel and (ii) those liabilities which it is responsible for under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents to which it is a party, provided that the Borrower may also engage in those activities that are incidental to (x) the maintenance of its existence in compliance with applicable law and (y) legal, tax and accounting matters in connection with any of the foregoing activities.

10.13 Material Amendments or Modifications of Construction Contracts . The Parent will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, make any material amendments, modifications or changes to any term or provision of the Construction Contract that would amend, modify or change (i) the purpose of the Vessel or (ii) the Initial

 

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Construction Price in excess of [*] in the aggregate, in each case unless such amendment, modification or change is approved in advance by the Facility Agent and the Hermes Agent and the same could not reasonably be expected to be adverse to the interests of the Lenders or the Hermes Cover.

10.14 No Place of Business . None of the Credit Parties shall establish a place of business in the United Kingdom or the United States of America, with the exception of those places of business already in existence on the Effective Date, unless prompt notice thereof is given to the Facility Agent and the requirements set forth in Section 9.10 have been satisfied.

SECTION 11. Events of Default . Upon the occurrence of any of the following specified events (each an “ Event of Default ”):

11.01 Payments . The Borrower or any other Credit Party does not pay on the due date any amount of principal or interest on any Loan ( provided , however , that if any such amount is not paid when due solely by reason of some error or omission on the part of the bank or banks through whom the relevant funds are being transmitted no Event of Default shall occur for the purposes of this Section 11.01 until the expiry of three Business Days following the date on which such payment is due) or, within three days of the due date any other amount, payable by it under any Credit Document to which it may at any time be a party, at the place and in the currency in which it is expressed to be payable; or

11.02 Representations, etc.

Any representation, warranty or statement made or repeated in, or in connection with, any Credit Document or in any accounts, certificate, statement or opinion delivered by or on behalf of any Credit Party thereunder or in connection therewith is materially incorrect when made or would, if repeated at any time hereafter by reference to the facts subsisting at such time, no longer be materially correct; or

11.03 Covenants . Any Credit Party shall (i) default in the due performance or observance by it of any term, covenant or agreement contained in Section 9.01(h), Section 9.06, Section 9.11, or Section 10 or (ii) default in the due performance or observance by it of any other term, covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement or any other Credit Document and, in the case of this clause (ii), such default shall continue unremedied for a period of 30 days after written notice to the Borrower by the Facility Agent or any of the Lenders; or

 

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11.04 Default Under Other Agreements . (a) Any event of default occurs under any financial contract or financial document relating to any Indebtedness of any member of the NCLC Group;

(b) Any such Indebtedness or any sum payable in respect thereof is not paid when due (after the expiry of any applicable grace period(s)) whether by acceleration or otherwise;

(c) Any Lien over any assets of any member of the NCLC Group becomes enforceable; or

(d) Any other Indebtedness of any member of the NCLC Group is not paid when due or is or becomes capable of being declared due prematurely by reason of default or any security for the same becomes enforceable by reason of default,

provided that:

(i) it shall not be a Default or Event of Default under this Section 11.04 unless the principal amount of the relevant Indebtedness as described in preceding clauses (a) through (d), inclusive, exceeds $15,000,000;

(ii) no Event of Default will arise under clauses (a), (c) and/or (d) until the earlier of (x) 30 days following the occurrence of the related event of default, Lien becoming enforceable or Indebtedness becoming capable of being declared due prematurely, as the case may be, and (y) the acceleration of the relevant Indebtedness or the enforcement of the relevant Lien; and

(iii) if at any time hereafter the Parent or any other member of the NCLC Group agrees to the incorporation of a cross default provision into any financial contract or financial document relating to any Indebtedness that is more onerous than this Section 11.04, then the Parent shall immediately notify the Facility Agent and that cross default provision shall be deemed to apply to this Agreement as if set out in full herein with effect from the date of such financial contract or financial document and during the term of that financial contract or financial document; or

11.05 Bankruptcy, etc.

(a) Other than as expressly permitted in Section 10, any order is made or an effective resolution passed or other action taken for the suspension of payments or dissolution, termination of existence, liquidation, winding-up or bankruptcy of any member of the NCLC Group; or

(b) Any member of the NCLC Group shall commence a voluntary case concerning itself under Title 11 of the United States Code entitled “Bankruptcy,” as now or hereafter in effect, or any successor thereto (the “ Bankruptcy Code ”); or an involuntary case is commenced against any member of the NCLC Group, and the petition is not dismissed within 45 days after the filing thereof, provided , however , that during the pendency of such period, each Lender shall be relieved of its obligation to extend credit hereunder; or a custodian (as defined in the Bankruptcy Code) is appointed for, or takes charge of, all or substantially all of the property

 

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of any member of the NCLC Group, to operate all or any substantial portion of the business of any member of the NCLC Group, or any member of the NCLC Group commences any other proceeding under any reorganization, arrangement, adjustment of debt, relief of debtors, dissolution, insolvency or liquidation or similar law of any jurisdiction whether now or hereafter in effect relating to any member of the NCLC Group, or there is commenced against any member of the NCLC Group any such proceeding which remains undismissed for a period of 45 days after the filing thereof, or any member of the NCLC Group is adjudicated insolvent or bankrupt; or any order of relief or other order approving any such case or proceeding is entered; or any member of the NCLC Group makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; or any Company action is taken by any member of the NCLC Group for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing; or

(c) A liquidator (subject to Section 11.05(e)), trustee, administrator, receiver, manager or similar officer is appointed in respect of any member of the NCLC Group or in respect of all or any substantial part of the assets of any member of the NCLC Group and in any such case such appointment is not withdrawn within 30 days (in this Section 11.05, the “ Grace Period ”) unless the Facility Agent considers in its sole discretion that the interest of the Lenders and/or the Agents might reasonably be expected to be adversely affected in which event the Grace Period shall not apply; or

(d) Any member of the NCLC Group becomes or is declared insolvent or is unable, or admits in writing its inability, to pay its debts as they fall due or becomes insolvent within the terms of any applicable law; or

(e) Anything analogous to or having a substantially similar effect to any of the events specified in this Section 11.05 shall have occurred under the laws of any applicable jurisdiction (subject to the analogous grace periods set forth herein); or

11.06 Total Loss . An Event of Loss shall occur resulting in the actual or constructive total loss of the Vessel or the agreed or compromised total loss of the Vessel and the proceeds of the insurance in respect thereof shall not have been received within 150 days of the event giving rise to such Event of Loss; or

11.07 Security Documents . At any time after the execution and delivery thereof, any of the Security Documents shall cease to be in full force and effect, or shall cease to give the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Creditors the Liens, rights, powers and privileges purported to be created thereby (including, without limitation, a perfected security interest in, and Lien on, all of the material Collateral), in favor of the Collateral Agent, superior to and prior to the rights of all third Persons (except in connection with Permitted Liens), and subject to no other Liens (except Permitted Liens), or any “event of default” (as defined in the Vessel Mortgage) shall occur in respect of the Vessel Mortgage; or

 

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11.08 Guaranties . (a) The Parent Guaranty, or any provision thereof, shall cease to be in full force or effect as to the Parent, or the Parent (or any Person acting by or on behalf of the Parent) shall deny or disaffirm the Parent’s obligations under the Parent Guaranty; or

(b) After the execution and delivery thereof, the Hermes Cover, or any material provision thereof, shall cease to be in full force or effect, or Hermes (or any Person acting by or on behalf of the Parent or the Hermes Agent) shall deny or disaffirm Hermes’ obligations under the Hermes Cover; or

11.09 Judgments . Any distress, execution, attachment or other process affects the whole or any substantial part of the assets of any member of the NCLC Group and remains undischarged for a period of 21 days or any uninsured judgment in excess of $15,000,000 following final appeal remains unsatisfied for a period of 30 days in the case of a judgment made in the United States and otherwise for a period of 60 days; or

11.10 Cessation of Business . Subject to Section 10.02, any member of the NCLC Group shall cease to carry on all or a substantial part of its business; or

11.11 Revocation of Consents . Any authorization, approval, consent, license, exemption, filing, registration or notarization or other requirement necessary to enable any Credit Party to comply with any of its obligations under any of the Credit Documents to which it is a party shall have been materially adversely modified, revoked or withheld or shall not remain in full force and effect and within 90 days of the date of its occurrence such event is not remedied to the satisfaction of the Required Lenders and the Required Lenders consider in their sole discretion that such failure is or might be expected to become materially prejudicial to the interests, rights or position of the Agents and the Lenders or any of them; provided that the Borrower shall not be entitled to the aforesaid 90 day period if the modification, revocation or withholding of the authorization, approval or consent is due to an act or omission of any Credit Party and the Required Lenders are satisfied in their sole discretion that the interests of the Agents or the Lenders might reasonably be expected to be materially adversely affected; or

11.12 Unlawfulness . At any time it is unlawful or impossible for:

(i) any Credit Party to perform any of its obligations under any Credit Document to which it is a party; or

(ii) the Agents or the Lenders, as applicable, to exercise any of their rights under any of the Credit Documents;

 

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provided that no Event of Default shall be deemed to have occurred (x) (except where the unlawfulness or impossibility adversely affects any Credit Party’s payment obligations under this Agreement and/or the other Credit Documents (the determination of which shall be in the Facility Agent’s sole discretion) in which case the following provisions of this Section 11.12 shall not apply) where the unlawfulness or impossibility prevents any Credit Party from performing its obligations (other than its payment obligations under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents) and is cured within a period of 21 days of the occurrence of the event giving rise to the unlawfulness or impossibility and the relevant Credit Party, within the aforesaid period, performs its obligation(s), and (y) where the Facility Agent and/or the Lenders, as applicable, could, in its or their sole discretion, mitigate the consequences of unlawfulness or impossibility in the manner described in Section 2.11(a) (it being understood that the costs of mitigation shall be determined in accordance with Section 2.11(a)); or

11.13 Insurances . Borrower shall have failed to insure the Vessel in the manner specified in this Agreement or failed to renew the Required Insurance at least 10 Business Days prior to the date of expiry thereof and, if requested by the Facility Agent, produce prompt confirmation of such renewal to the Facility Agent; or

11.14 Disposals . The Borrower or any other member of the NCLC Group shall have concealed, removed, or permitted to be concealed or removed, any part of its property, with intent to hinder, delay or defraud its creditors or any of them, or made or suffered a transfer of any of its property which may be fraudulent under any bankruptcy, fraudulent conveyance or similar law; or shall have made any transfer of its property to or for the benefit of a creditor with the intention of preferring such creditor over any other creditor; or

11.15 Government Intervention . The authority of any member of the NCLC Group in the conduct of its business shall be wholly or substantially curtailed by any seizure or intervention by or on behalf of any authority and within 90 days of the date of its occurrence any such seizure or intervention is not relinquished or withdrawn and the Facility Agent reasonably considers that the relevant occurrence is or might be expected to become materially prejudicial to the interests, rights or position of the Agents and/or the Lenders; provided that the Borrower shall not be entitled to the aforesaid 90 day period if the seizure or intervention executed by any authority is due to an act or omission of any member of the NCLC Group and the Facility Agent is satisfied, in its sole discretion, that the interests of the Agents and/or the Lenders might reasonably be expected to be materially adversely affected; or

11.16 Change of Control . A Change of Control shall occur; or

11.17 Material Adverse Change . Any event shall occur which results in a Material Adverse Effect; or

 

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11.18 Repudiation of Construction Contract or other Material Documents . Any party to the Construction Contract, any Credit Document or any other material documents related to the Credit Document Obligations hereunder shall repudiate the Construction Contract, such Credit Document or such material document in any way;

then, and in any such event, and at any time thereafter, if any Event of Default shall then be continuing, the Facility Agent, upon the written request of the Required Lenders and after having informed the Hermes Agent of such written request, shall by written notice to the Borrower, take any or all of the following actions, without prejudice to the rights of any Agent or any Lender to enforce its claims against any Credit Party ( provided that, if an Event of Default specified in Section 11.05 shall occur, the result which would occur upon the giving of written notice by the Facility Agent to the Borrower as specified in clauses (i) and (ii) below shall occur automatically without the giving of any such notice): (i) declare the Total Commitments terminated, whereupon all Commitments of each Lender shall forthwith terminate immediately and any Commitment Commission shall forthwith become due and payable without any other notice of any kind; (ii) declare the principal of and any accrued interest in respect of all Loans and all Credit Document Obligations owing hereunder and thereunder to be, whereupon the same shall become, forthwith due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by each Credit Party; and (iii) enforce, as Collateral Agent, all of the Liens and security interests created pursuant to the Security Documents.

SECTION 12. Agency and Security Trustee Provisions .

12.01 Appointment and Declaration of Trust . (a) The Lenders hereby designate KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH, as Facility Agent (for purposes of this Section 12, the term “ Facility Agent ” shall include KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH (and/or any of its Affiliates) in its capacity as Collateral Agent under the Security Documents and as CIRR Agent) to act as specified herein and in the other Credit Documents. Each Lender hereby irrevocably authorizes the Agents to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement, the other Credit Documents and any other instruments and agreements referred to herein or therein and to exercise such powers and to perform such duties hereunder and thereunder as are specifically delegated to or required of the Agents by the terms hereof and thereof and such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Each Agent may perform any of its duties hereunder by or through its respective officers, directors, agents, employees or affiliates and, may transfer from time to time any or all of its rights, duties and obligations hereunder and under the relevant Credit Documents (in accordance with the terms thereof) to any of its banking affiliates.

(b) With effect from the Initial Syndication Date, KfW IPEX Bank GmbH in its capacity as Collateral Agent pursuant to the Security Documents declares that it shall hold the Collateral in trust for the Secured Creditors. The Collateral Agent shall have the right to

 

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delegate a co-agent or sub-agent from time to time to perform and benefit from any or all of rights, duties and obligations hereunder and under the relevant Security Documents (in accordance with the terms thereof and of the Security Trust Deed) and, in the event that any such duties or obligations are so delegated, the Collateral Agent is hereby authorized to enter into additional Security Documents or amendments to the then existing Security Documents to the extent it deems necessary or advisable to implement such delegation and, in connection therewith, the Parent will, or will cause the relevant Subsidiary to, use its commercially reasonable efforts to promptly deliver any opinion of counsel that the Facility Agent may reasonably require to the reasonable satisfaction of the Facility Agent.

(c) The Lenders hereby designate KfW-IPEX Bank GmbH, as Hermes Agent, which Agent shall be responsible for any and all communication, information and negotiation required with Hermes in relation to the Hermes Cover. All notices and other communications provided to the Hermes Agent shall be mailed, telexed, telecopied, delivered or electronic mailed to the Notice Office of the Hermes Agent.

12.02 Nature of Duties . The Agents shall have no duties or responsibilities except those expressly set forth in this Agreement and the Security Documents. None of the Agents nor any of their respective officers, directors, agents, employees or affiliates shall be liable for any action taken or omitted by it or them hereunder, under any other Credit Document, under the Hermes Cover or in connection herewith or therewith, unless caused by such Person’s gross negligence or willful misconduct (any such liability limited to the applicable Agent to whom such Person relates). The duties of each of the Agents shall be mechanical and administrative in nature; none of the Agents shall have by reason of this Agreement or any other Credit Document any fiduciary relationship in respect of any Lender; and nothing in this Agreement or any other Credit Document, expressed or implied, is intended to or shall be so construed as to impose upon any Agents any obligations in respect of this Agreement, any other Credit Document or the Hermes Cover except as expressly set forth herein or therein.

12.03 Lack of Reliance on the Agents . Independently and without reliance upon the Agents, each Lender, to the extent it deems appropriate, has made and shall continue to make (i) its own independent investigation of the financial condition and affairs of the Credit Parties in connection with the making and the continuance of the Loans and the taking or not taking of any action in connection herewith, (ii) its own appraisal of the creditworthiness of the Credit Parties and (iii) its own appraisal of the Hermes Cover and, except as expressly provided in this Agreement, none of the Agents shall have any duty or responsibility, either initially or on a continuing basis, to provide any Lender with any credit or other information with respect thereto, whether coming into its possession before the making of the Loans or at any time or times thereafter. None of the Agents shall be responsible to any Lender for any recitals, statements, information, representations or warranties herein or in any document, certificate or other writing delivered in connection herewith or for the execution, effectiveness, genuineness, validity, enforceability, perfection, collectibility, priority or sufficiency of this Agreement, any other Credit Document, the Hermes Cover or the financial condition of the Credit Parties or any of them or be required to make any inquiry concerning

 

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either the performance or observance of any of the terms, provisions or conditions of this Agreement, any other Credit Document, the Hermes Cover, or the financial condition of the Credit Parties or any of them or the existence or possible existence of any Default or Event of Default.

12.04 Certain Rights of the Agents . If any of the Agents shall request instructions from the Required Lenders with respect to any act or action (including failure to act) in connection with this Agreement, any other Credit Document or the Hermes Cover, the Agents shall be entitled to refrain from such act or taking such action unless and until the Agents shall have received instructions from the Required Lenders; and the Agents shall not incur liability to any Person by reason of so refraining. Without limiting the foregoing, no Lender shall have any right of action whatsoever against the Agents as a result of any of the Agents acting or refraining from acting hereunder or under any other Credit Document in accordance with the instructions of the Required Lenders.

12.05 Reliance . Each of the Agents shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any note, writing, resolution, notice, statement, certificate, telex, teletype or telecopier message, cablegram, radiogram, order or other document or telephone message signed, sent or made by any Person that the applicable Agent believed to be the proper Person, and, with respect to all legal matters pertaining to this Agreement, any other Credit Document, the Hermes Cover and its duties hereunder and thereunder, upon advice of counsel selected by the Facility Agent.

12.06 Indemnification . To the extent any of the Agents is not reimbursed and indemnified by the Borrower, the Lenders will reimburse and indemnify the applicable Agents, in proportion to their respective “percentages” as used in determining the Required Lenders (without regard to the existence of any Defaulting Lenders), for and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, claims, actions, judgments, costs, expenses or disbursements of whatsoever kind or nature which may be imposed on, asserted against or incurred by such Agents in performing their respective duties hereunder or under any other Credit Document, in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any other Credit Document; provided that no Lender shall be liable to an Agent for any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements resulting from such Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct.

12.07 The Agents in their Individual Capacities . With respect to its obligation to make Loans under this Agreement, each of the Agents shall have the rights and powers specified herein for a “Lender” and may exercise the same rights and powers as though it were not performing the duties specified herein; and the term “Lenders,” “Secured Creditors”, “Required Lenders” or any similar terms shall, unless the context clearly otherwise indicates, include each of the Agents in their respective individual capacity. Each of the Agents may accept deposits from, lend money to, and generally engage in

 

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any kind of banking, trust or other business with any Credit Party or any Affiliate of any Credit Party as if it were not performing the duties specified herein, and may accept fees and other consideration from the Borrower or any other Credit Party for services in connection with this Agreement and otherwise without having to account for the same to the Lenders.

12.08 Resignation by an Agent . (a) Any Agent may resign from the performance of all its functions and duties hereunder and/or under the other Credit Documents at any time by giving 15 Business Days’ prior written notice to the Borrower and the Lenders. Such resignation shall take effect upon the appointment of a successor Agent pursuant to clauses (b) and (c) below or as otherwise provided below.

(b) Upon notice of resignation by an Agent pursuant to clause (a) above, the Required Lenders shall appoint a successor Agent hereunder or thereunder who shall be a commercial bank or trust company reasonably acceptable to the Borrower; provided that the Borrower’s consent shall not be required pursuant to this clause (b) if an Event of Default exists at the time of appointment of a successor Agent.

(c) If a successor Agent shall not have been so appointed within the 15 Business Day period referenced in clause (a) above, the applicable Agent, with the consent of the Borrower (which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), shall then appoint a commercial bank or trust company with capital and surplus of not less than $500,000,000 as successor Agent who shall serve as the applicable Agent hereunder or thereunder until such time, if any, as the Lenders appoint a successor Agent as provided above; provided that the Borrower’s consent shall not be required pursuant to this clause (c) if an Event of Default exists at the time of appointment of a successor Agent.

(d) If no successor Agent has been appointed pursuant to clause (b) or (c) above by the 25th Business Day after the date such notice of resignation was given by the applicable Agent, the applicable Agent’s resignation shall become effective and the Required Lenders shall thereafter perform all the duties of such Agent hereunder and/or under any other Credit Document until such time, if any, as the Required Lenders appoint a successor Agent as provided above.

12.09 The Lead Arrangers . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or any provision of any other Credit Document, KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH is hereby appointed as a Lead Arranger by the Lenders to act as specified herein and in the other Credit Documents. Each of the Lead Arrangers in their respective capacities as such shall have only the limited powers, duties, responsibilities and liabilities with respect to this Agreement or the other Credit Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby as are set forth herein or therein; it being understood and agreed that the Lead Arrangers shall be entitled to all indemnification and reimbursement rights in favor of any of the Agents as provided for under Sections 12.06 and 14.01. Without limitation of the foregoing, none of the Lead Arrangers shall, solely by reason of this Agreement or any other Credit Documents, have any fiduciary relationship in respect of any Lender or any other Person.

 

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12.10 Impaired Agent . (a) If, at any time, any Agent becomes an Impaired Agent, a Credit Party or a Lender which is required to make a payment under the Credit Documents to such Agent in accordance with Section 4.03 may instead either pay that amount directly to the required recipient or pay that amount to an interest-bearing account held with an Acceptable Bank within the meaning of paragraph (a) of the definition of “Acceptable Bank” and in relation to which no Insolvency Event has occurred and is continuing, in the name of the Credit Party or the Lender making the payment and designated as a trust account for the benefit of the party or parties hereto beneficially entitled to that payment under the Credit Documents. In each case such payments must be made on the due date for payment under the Credit Documents.

(b) All interest accrued on the amount standing to the credit of the trust account shall be for the benefit of the beneficiaries of that trust account pro rata to their respective entitlements.

(c) A party to this Agreement which has made a payment in accordance with this Section 12.10 shall be discharged of the relevant payment obligation under the Credit Documents and shall not take any credit risk with respect to the amounts standing to the credit of the trust account.

(d) Promptly upon the appointment of a successor Agent in accordance with Section 12.11, each party to this Agreement which has made a payment to a trust account in accordance with this Section 12.10 shall give all requisite instructions to the bank with whom the trust account is held to transfer the amount (together with any accrued interest) to the successor Agent for distribution in accordance with Section 2.04

12.11 Replacement of an Agent . (a) After consultation with the Parent, the Required Lenders may, by giving 30 days’ notice to an Agent (or, at any time such Agent is an Impaired Agent, by giving any shorter notice determined by the Required Lenders) replace such Agent by appointing a successor Agent (subject to Section 12.08(b) and (c)).

(b) The retiring Agent shall (at its own cost if it is an Impaired Agent and otherwise at the expense of the Borrower) make available to the successor Agent such documents and records and provide such assistance as the successor Agent may reasonably request for the purposes of performing its functions as Agent under the Credit Documents.

(c) The appointment of the successor Agent shall take effect on the date specified in the notice from the Required Lenders to the retiring Agent. As from such date, the retiring Agent shall be discharged from any further obligation in respect of the Credit Documents but shall remain entitled to the benefit of this Section 12.11 (and any agency fees for the account of the retiring Agent shall cease to accrue from (and shall be payable on) that date).

 

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(d) Any successor Agent and each of the other parties to this Agreement shall have the same rights and obligations amongst themselves as they would have had if such successor had been an original party to this Agreement.

12.12 Resignation by the Hermes Agent . (a) The Hermes Agent may resign from the performance of all its functions and duties hereunder and/or under the other Credit Documents at any time by giving 15 Business Days’ prior written notice to the Borrower and the Lenders. Such resignation shall take effect upon the appointment of a successor Hermes Agent pursuant to clauses (b) and (c) below or as otherwise provided below.

(b) Upon any such notice of resignation by the Hermes Agent, the Required Lenders shall appoint a successor Hermes Agent hereunder or thereunder who shall be a commercial bank or trust company reasonably acceptable to the Borrower; provided that the Borrower’s consent shall not be required pursuant to this clause (b) if an Event of Default exists at the time of appointment of a successor Hermes Agent.

(c) If a successor Hermes Agent shall not have been so appointed within such 15 Business Day period, the Hermes Agent, with the consent of the Borrower (which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), shall then appoint a commercial bank or trust company with capital and surplus of not less than $500,000,000 as successor Hermes Agent who shall serve as Hermes Agent hereunder or thereunder until such time, if any, as the Lenders appoint a successor Hermes Agent as provided above; provided that the Borrower’s consent shall not be required pursuant to this clause (d) if an Event of Default exists at the time of appointment of a successor Hermes Agent.

(d) If no successor Hermes Agent has been appointed pursuant to clause (b) or (c) above by the 25th Business Day after the date such notice of resignation was given by the Hermes Agent, the Hermes Agent’s resignation shall become effective and the Required Lenders shall thereafter perform all the duties of the Hermes Agent hereunder and/or under any other Credit Document until such time, if any, as the Required Lenders appoint a successor Hermes Agent as provided above.

SECTION 13. Benefit of Agreement . This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto, subject to the provisions of this Section 13.

13.01 Assignments and Transfers by the Lenders . (a) Subject to Section 13.06 and 13.07, any Lender (or any Lender together with one or more other Lenders, each an “ Existing Lender ”) may:

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provisions relating to the assignment of Guaranteed Amounts ( Ergänzende Bestimmungen für Forderungsabtretungen-AB (FAB) ), assign any of its rights or transfer by novation any of its rights and obligations under this Agreement or any Credit Document to which it is a party (including, without limitation, all of the Commitments and outstanding Loans, or if less than all, a portion equal to at least $10,000,000 in the aggregate for such Lender’s rights and obligations), to (x) its parent company and/or any Affiliate of such assigning or transferring Lender which is at least 50% owned (directly or indirectly) by such Lender or its parent company or (y) in the case of any Lender that is a fund that invests in bank loans, any other fund that invests in bank loans and is managed or advised by the same investment advisor of such Lender or by an Affiliate of such investment advisor, or

(ii) with the consent of the Hermes Agent, the written consent of the Federal Republic of Germany, where required according to the applicable Hermes General Terms and Conditions ( Allgemeine Bedingungen ) and the supplementary provisions relating to the assignment of Guaranteed Amounts ( Ergänzende Bestimmungen für Forderungsabtretungen-AB (FAB) ) and consent of the Borrower (which consent, in the case of the Borrower (x) shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, (y) shall not be required if a Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at such time and (z) shall be deemed to have been given ten Business Days after the Existing Lender has requested it in writing unless consent is expressly refused by the Borrower within that time) assign any of its rights in or transfer by novation any of its rights in and obligations under all of its Commitments and outstanding Loans, or if less than all, a portion equal to at least $10,000,000 in the aggregate for such Existing Lender’s rights and obligations, hereunder to one or more Eligible Transferees (treating any fund that invests in bank loans and any other fund that invests in bank loans and is managed or advised by the same investment advisor of such fund or by an Affiliate of such investment advisor as a single Eligible Transferee),

each of which assignees or transferees shall become a party to this Agreement as a Lender by execution of (I) an Assignment Agreement (in the case of assignments) and (II) a Transfer Certificate (in the case of transfers under Section 13.06); provided that (x) at such time, Schedule 1.01(a) shall be deemed modified to reflect the Commitments and/or outstanding Loans, as the case may be, of such New Lender and of the Existing Lenders, (y) the consent of the Facility Agent shall be required in connection with any assignment or transfer pursuant to the preceding clause (ii) (which consent, in each case, shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) and (z) the consent of the CIRR Agent shall be required in connection with any assignment or transfer pursuant to preceding clause (i) or (ii) if the New Lender elects to become a Refinanced Bank; and provided , further , that at no time shall a Lender assign or transfer its rights or obligations under this Agreement to a hedge fund, private equity fund, insurance company or other similar or related financing institution that is not in the primary business of accepting cash deposits from, and making loans to, the public.

(b) If (x) a Lender assigns or transfers any of its rights or obligations under the Credit Documents or changes its Facility Office and (y) as a result of circumstances existing at the date the assignment, transfer or change occurs, a Credit Party would be obliged to make a payment to the New Lender or Lender acting through its new Facility Office under Sections

 

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2.09, 2.10 or 4.04, then the New Lender or Lender acting through its new Facility Office is only entitled to receive payment under that section to the same extent as the Existing Lender or Lender acting through its previous Facility Office would have been if the assignment, transfer or change had not occurred. This Section 13.01(b) shall not apply in respect of an assignment or transfer made in the ordinary course of the primary syndication of the Credit Agreement.

(c) Each New Lender, by executing the relevant Transfer Certificate or Assignment Agreement, confirms, for the avoidance of doubt, that the Facility Agent has authority to execute on its behalf any amendment or waiver that has been approved by or on behalf of the requisite Lender or Lenders in accordance with this Agreement on or prior to the date on which the transfer or assignment becomes effective in accordance with this Agreement and that it is bound by that decision to the same extent as the Existing Lender would have been had it remained a Lender.

(d) The Borrower and Bookrunner hereby agree to discuss and co-operate in good faith in connection with any initial syndication and transfer of the Loans.

13.02 Assignment or Transfer Fee . Unless the Facility Agent otherwise agrees and excluding an assignment or transfer (i) to an Affiliate of a Lender, (ii) made in connection with primary syndication of this Agreement or (iii) as set forth in Section 13.03, each New Lender shall, on the date upon which an assignment or transfer takes effect, pay to the Facility Agent (for its own account) a fee of $3,500.

13.03 Assignments and Transfers to Hermes or KfW . Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent or prohibit any Lender from assigning its rights or transferring its rights and obligations hereunder to (x) Hermes and (y) KfW in support of borrowings made by such Lender from KfW pursuant to the KfW Refinancing, in each case without the consent of the Borrower and without being required to pay the non-refundable assignment fee of $3,500 referred to in Section 13.02 above.

13.04 Limitation of Responsibility to Existing Lenders . (a) Unless expressly agreed to the contrary, an Existing Lender makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility to a New Lender for:

(i) the legality, validity, effectiveness, adequacy or enforceability of the Credit Documents, the Security Documents or any other documents;

(ii) the financial condition of any Credit Party;

(iii) the performance and observance by any Credit Party of its obligations under the Credit Documents or any other documents; or

(iv) the accuracy of any statements (whether written or oral) made in or in connection with any Credit Document or any other document, and any representations or warranties implied by law are excluded.

 

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(b) Each New Lender confirms to the Existing Lender, the other Lender Creditors and the Secured Creditors that it (1) has made (and shall continue to make) its own independent investigation and assessment of the financial condition and affairs of each Credit Party and its related entities in connection with its participation in this Agreement and has not relied exclusively on any information provided to it by the Existing Lender or any other Lender Creditor in connection with any Credit Document or any Lien (or any other security interest) created pursuant to the Security Documents and (2) will continue to make its own independent appraisal of the creditworthiness of each Credit Party and its related entities whilst any amount is or may be outstanding under the Credit Documents or any Commitment is in force.

(c) Nothing in any Credit Document obliges an Existing Lender to:

(i) accept a re-transfer or re-assignment from a New Lender of any of the rights and obligations assigned or transferred under this Section 13; or

(ii) support any losses directly or indirectly incurred by the New Lender by reason of the non-performance by any Credit Party of its obligations under the Credit Documents or otherwise.

13.05 [Intentionally Omitted] .

13.06 Procedure and Conditions for Transfer . (a) Subject to Section 13.01, a transfer is effected in accordance with Section 13.06(c) when the Facility Agent executes an otherwise duly completed Transfer Certificate delivered to it by the Existing Lender and the New Lender. The Facility Agent shall, subject to Section 13.06(b), as soon as reasonably practicable after receipt by it of a duly completed Transfer Certificate appearing on its face to comply with the terms of this Agreement and delivered in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, execute that Transfer Certificate.

(b) The Facility Agent shall only be obliged to execute a Transfer Certificate delivered to it by the Existing Lender and the New Lender once it is satisfied it has complied with all necessary “know your customer” or similar checks under all applicable laws and regulations in relation to the transfer to such New Lender.

(c) On the date of the transfer:

(i) to the extent that in the Transfer Certificate the Existing Lender seeks to transfer by novation its rights and obligations under the Credit Documents to which it is a party and in respect of the Security Documents each of the Credit Parties and the Existing Lender shall be released from further obligations towards one another under the Credit Documents and in respect of the Security Documents and their respective rights against one another under the Credit Documents and in respect of the Security Documents shall be cancelled (being the “ Discharged Rights and Obligations ”);

 

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(ii) each of the Credit Parties and the New Lender shall assume obligations towards one another and/or acquire rights against one another which differ from the Discharged Rights and Obligations only insofar as that Credit Party or other member of the NCLC Group and the New Lender have assumed and/or acquired the same in place of that Credit Party and the Existing Lender;

(iii) the Facility Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Hermes Agent, the New Lender and the other Lenders shall acquire the same rights and assume the same obligations between themselves and in respect of the Security Documents as they would have acquired and assumed had the New Lender been an original Lender with the rights, and/or obligations acquired or assumed by it as a result of the transfer and to that extent the Facility Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Hermes Agent and the Existing Lender shall each be released from further obligations to each other under the Credit Documents, it being understood that the indemnification provisions under this Agreement (including, without limitation, Sections 2.09, 2.10, 4.04, 14.01 and 14.05) shall survive as to such Existing Lender; and

(iv) the New Lender shall become a party to this Agreement as a “Lender”

13.07 Procedure and Conditions for Assignment . (a) Subject to Section 13.01, an assignment may be effected in accordance with Section 13.07(c) below when the Facility Agent executes an otherwise duly completed Assignment Agreement delivered to it by the Existing Lender and the New Lender. The Facility Agent shall, subject to Section 13.07(b) below, as soon as reasonably practicable after receipt by it of a duly completed Assignment Agreement appearing on its face to comply with the terms of this Agreement and delivered in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, execute that Assignment Agreement.

(b) The Facility Agent shall only be obliged to execute an Assignment Agreement delivered to it by the Existing Lender and the New Lender once it is satisfied it has complied with all necessary “know your customer” or similar checks under all applicable laws and regulations in relation to the assignment to such New Lender.

(c) On the date of the assignment:

(i) the Existing Lender will assign absolutely to the New Lender its rights under the Credit Documents and in respect of any Lien (or any other security interest) created pursuant to the Security Documents expressed to be the subject of the assignment in the Assignment Agreement;

(ii) the Existing Lender will be released from the obligations (the “ Relevant Obligations ”) expressed to be the subject of the release in the Assignment Agreement (and any corresponding obligations by which it is bound in respect of any Lien (or any other security interest) created pursuant to the Security Documents), it being understood that the indemnification provisions under this Agreement (including, without limitation, Sections 2.09, 2.10, 4.04, 14.01 and 14.05) shall survive as to such Existing Lender; and

(iii) the New Lender shall become a Party as a “Lender” and will be bound by obligations equivalent to the Relevant Obligations.

 

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13.08 Copy of Transfer Certificate or Assignment Agreement to Parent . The Facility Agent shall, as soon as reasonably practicable after it has executed a Transfer Certificate or an Assignment Agreement, send to the Parent a copy of that Transfer Certificate or Assignment Agreement.

13.09 Security over Lenders’ Rights . In addition to the other rights provided to Lenders under this Section 13, each Lender may without consulting with or obtaining consent from any Credit Party, at any time charge, assign or otherwise create a Lien (or any other security interest) or declare a trust in or over (whether by way of collateral or otherwise) all or any of its rights under any Credit Document to secure obligations of that Lender including, without limitation:

(i) any charge, assignment or other Lien (or any other security interest) or trust to secure obligations to a federal reserve or central bank or the CIRR Representative; and

(ii) in the case of any Lender which is a fund, any charge, assignment or other Lien (or any other security interest) granted to any holders (or trustee or representatives of holders) of obligations owed, or securities issued, by that Lender as security for those obligations or securities,

except that no such charge, assignment or Lien (or any other security interest) or trust shall:

(i) release a Lender from any of its obligations under the Credit Documents or substitute the beneficiary of the relevant charge, assignment or other Lien (or any other security interest) or trust for the Lender as a party to any of the Credit Documents; or

(ii) require any payments to be made by a Credit Party or grant to any person any more extensive rights than those required to be made or granted to the relevant Lender under the Credit Documents.

13.10 Assignment by a Credit Party . No Credit Party may assign any of its rights or transfer by novation any of its rights, obligations or interest hereunder or under any other Credit Document without the prior written consent of the Hermes Agent, the CIRR Representative, and the Lenders.

13.11 Lender Participations . (a) Although any Lender may grant participations in its rights hereunder, such Lender shall remain a “Lender” for all purposes hereunder (and may not transfer by novation its rights and obligations or assign its rights under all or any portion of its Commitments hereunder except as provided in Sections 2.12 and 13.01) and the participant shall not constitute a “Lender” hereunder; and

 

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(b) no Lender shall grant any participation under which the participant shall have rights to approve any amendment to or waiver of this Agreement or any other Credit Document except to the extent such amendment or waiver would (x) extend the final scheduled maturity of any Loan in which such participant is participating, or reduce the rate or extend the time of payment of interest or Commitment Commission thereon (except (m) in connection with a waiver of applicability of any post-default increase in interest rates and (n) that any amendment or modification to the financial definitions in this Agreement shall not constitute a reduction in the rate of interest for purposes of this clause (x)) or reduce the principal amount thereof, or increase the amount of the participant’s participation over the amount thereof then in effect (it being understood that a waiver of any Default or Event of Default or of a mandatory reduction in the Total Commitments shall not constitute a change in the terms of such participation, and that an increase in any Commitment or Loan shall be permitted without the consent of any participant if the participant’s participation is not increased as a result thereof), (y) consent to the assignment by the Borrower of any of its rights, or transfer by the Borrower of any of its rights and obligations, under this Agreement or (z) release all or substantially all of the Collateral under all of the Security Documents (except as expressly provided in the Credit Documents) securing the Loans hereunder in which such participant is participating. In the case of any such participation, the participant shall not have any rights under this Agreement or any of the other Credit Documents (the participant’s rights against such Lender in respect of such participation to be those set forth in the agreement executed by such Lender in favor of the participant relating thereto) and all amounts payable by the Borrower hereunder shall be determined as if such Lender had not sold such participation.

13.12 Increased Costs . To the extent that a transfer of all or any portion of a Lender’s Commitments and related outstanding Credit Document Obligations pursuant to Section 2.12 or Section 13.01 would, at the time of such assignment, result in increased costs under Section 2.09, 2.10 or 4.04 from those being charged by the respective assigning Lender prior to such assignment, then the Borrower shall not be obligated to pay such increased costs (although the Borrower shall be obligated to pay any other increased costs of the type described above resulting from changes after the date of the respective assignment).

SECTION 14. Miscellaneous .

14.01 Payment of Expenses, etc.

The Borrower agrees that it shall: whether or not the transactions herein contemplated are consummated, (i) pay all reasonable documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses of each of the Agents (including, without limitation, the reasonable documented fees and disbursements of Norton Rose LLP, Bahamian counsel, Bermudian counsel, other counsel to the Facility Agent and the Lead Arrangers and local counsel) in connection with (a) the

 

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preparation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents and the documents and instruments referred to herein and therein and any amendment, waiver or consent relating hereto or thereto, and (b) any initial transfers by KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH as original Lender pursuant to Section 5.11 carried out during the period falling 6 months after the Effective Date including, without limitation, all documents requested to be executed in respect of such transfers, and all respective syndication efforts with respect to this Agreement; (ii) pay all documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses of each of the Agents and each of the Lenders in connection with the enforcement of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents and the documents and instruments referred to herein and therein (including, without limitation, the fees and disbursements of counsel (excluding in-house counsel) for each of the Agents and for each of the Lenders); (iii) pay and hold the Facility Agent and each of the Lenders harmless from and against any and all present and future stamp, documentary, transfer, sales and use, value added, excise and other similar taxes with respect to the foregoing matters, the performance of any obligation under this Agreement or any Credit Document or any payment thereunder, and save the Facility Agent and save each of the Lenders harmless from and against any and all liabilities with respect to or resulting from any delay or omission (other than to the extent attributable to the Facility Agent or such Lender) to pay such taxes; and (iv) other than in respect of a wrongful failure by any Lender to fund its Commitments as required by this Agreement, indemnify the Agents and each Lender, and each of their respective officers, directors, trustees, employees, representatives and agents from and hold each of them harmless against any and all liabilities, obligations (including removal or remedial actions), losses, damages, penalties, claims, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses and disbursements (including reasonable attorneys’ and consultants’ fees and disbursements) incurred by, imposed on or assessed against any of them as a result of, or arising out of, or in any way related to, or by reason of, (a) any investigation, litigation or other proceeding (whether or not any of the Agents or any Lender is a party thereto) related to the entering into and/or performance of this Agreement or any other Credit Document or the proceeds of any Loans hereunder or the consummation of any transactions contemplated herein, or in any other Credit Document or the exercise of any of their rights or remedies provided herein or in the other Credit Documents, or (b) the actual or alleged presence of Hazardous Materials on the Vessel or in the air, surface water or groundwater or on the surface or subsurface of any property at any time owned or operated by the Borrower, the generation, storage, transportation, handling, disposal or Environmental Release of Hazardous Materials at any location, whether or not owned or operated by the Borrower, the non-compliance of the Vessel or property with foreign, federal, state and local laws, regulations, and ordinances (including applicable permits thereunder) applicable to the Vessel or property, or any Environmental Claim asserted against the Borrower or the Vessel or property at any time owned or operated by the Borrower, including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel and other consultants incurred in connection with any such investigation, litigation or other proceeding (but excluding any losses, liabilities, claims, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, disbursements or expenses to the extent incurred by reason of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Person to be indemnified or by reason of a failure by the Person to be indemnified to fund its Commitments as required by this Agreement). To the extent that the undertaking to indemnify, pay or hold harmless each of the Agents or any Lender set forth in the preceding sentence may be unenforceable because it violates any law or public policy, the Borrower shall make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of each of the indemnified liabilities which is permissible under applicable law.

 

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14.02 Right of Set-off . In addition to any rights now or hereafter granted under applicable law or otherwise, and not by way of limitation of any such rights, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, each Lender is hereby authorized at any time or from time to time, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind to the Parent or any Subsidiary of the Parent or to any other Person, any such notice being hereby expressly waived, to set off and to appropriate and apply any and all deposits (general or special) and any other Indebtedness at any time held or owing by such Lender (including, without limitation, by branches and agencies of such Lender wherever located) to or for the credit or the account of the Parent or any Subsidiary of the Parent but in any event excluding assets held in trust for any such Person against and on account of the Credit Document Obligations and liabilities of the Parent or such Subsidiary of the Parent, as applicable, to such Lender under this Agreement or under any of the other Credit Documents, including, without limitation, all interests in Credit Document Obligations purchased by such Lender pursuant to Section 14.05(b), and all other claims of any nature or description arising out of or connected with this Agreement or any other Credit Document, irrespective of whether or not such Lender shall have made any demand hereunder and although said Credit Document Obligations, liabilities or claims, or any of them, shall be contingent or unmatured. Each Lender upon the exercise of its rights to set-off pursuant to this Section 14.02 shall give notice thereof to the Facility Agent.

14.03 Notices . Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing (including telexed, telegraphic, telecopier or electronic (unless and until notified to the contrary) communication) and mailed, telexed, telecopied, delivered or electronic mailed: if to any Credit Party, at the address specified on Schedule 14.03A; if to any Lender, at its address specified opposite its name on Schedule 14.03B; and if to the Facility Agent or the Hermes Agent, at its Notice Office; or, as to any other Credit Party, at such other address as shall be designated by such party in a written notice to the other parties hereto and, as to each Lender, at such other address as shall be designated by such Lender in a written notice to the Parent, the Borrower and the Facility Agent; provided that, with respect to all notices and other communication made by electronic mail or other electronic means, the Facility Agent, the Hermes Agent, the Lenders, the Parent, the Borrower and the Pledgor agree that they (x) shall notify each other in writing of their electronic mail address and/or any other information required to enable the sending and receipt of information by that means and (y) shall notify each other of any change to their address or any other such information supplied by them. All such notices and communications shall, (i) when mailed, be effective three Business Days after being deposited in the mails, prepaid and properly addressed for delivery, (ii) when sent by overnight courier, be effective one Business Day after delivery to the overnight courier prepaid and properly addressed for delivery on such next Business Day, (iii) when sent by telex or telecopier, be effective when sent by telex or telecopier, except that notices and communications to the Facility Agent or the Hermes Agent shall not be effective until received by the Facility Agent or the Hermes Agent (as the case may be), or (iv) when

 

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electronic mailed, be effective only when actually received in readable form and in the case of any electronic communication made by a Lender, the Parent, the Borrower or the Pledgor to the Facility Agent or the Hermes Agent, only if it is addressed in such a manner as the Facility Agent shall specify for this purpose. A copy of any notice to the Facility Agent shall be delivered to the Hermes Agent at its Notice Office. If an Agent is an Impaired Agent the parties to this Agreement may, instead of communicating with each other through such Agent, communicate with each other directly and (while such Agent is an Impaired Agent) all the provisions of the Credit Documents which require communications to be made or notices to be given to or by such Agent shall be varied so that communications may be made and notices given to or by the relevant parties to this Agreement directly. This provision shall not operate after a replacement Agent has been appointed.

14.04 No Waiver; Remedies Cumulative . No failure or delay on the part of an Agent or any Lender in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder or under any other Credit Document and no course of dealing between the Borrower or any other Credit Party and an Agent or any Lender shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege hereunder or under any other Credit Document preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege hereunder or thereunder. The rights, powers and remedies herein or in any other Credit Document expressly provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, powers or remedies which an Agent or any Lender would otherwise have. No notice to or demand on any Credit Party in any case shall entitle any Credit Party to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances or constitute a waiver of the rights of an Agent or any Lender to any other or further action in any circumstances without notice or demand.

14.05 Payments Pro Rata . (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Facility Agent agrees that promptly after its receipt of each payment from or on behalf of the Borrower in respect of any Credit Document Obligations hereunder, it shall distribute such payment to the Lenders (other than any Lender that has consented in writing to waive its pro rata share of any such payment) pro rata based upon their respective shares, if any, of the Credit Document Obligations with respect to which such payment was received.

(b) Other than in connection with assignments and participations (which are governed by Section 13), each of the Lenders agrees that, if it should receive any amount hereunder (whether by voluntary payment, by realization upon security, by the exercise of the right of setoff or banker’s lien, by counterclaim or cross action, by the enforcement of any right under the Credit Documents, or otherwise), which is applicable to the payment of the principal of, or interest on, the Loans, Commitment Commission, of a sum which with respect to the related sum or sums received by other Lenders is in a greater proportion than the total of such Credit Document Obligation then owed and due to such Lender bears to the total of such Credit Document Obligation then owed and due to all of the Lenders immediately prior to such receipt, then such Lender receiving such excess payment shall purchase for cash without recourse or warranty from the other Lenders an interest in the Credit Document Obligations of the respective

 

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Credit Party to such Lenders in such amount as shall result in a proportional participation by all the Lenders in such amount; provided that if all or any portion of such excess amount is thereafter recovered from such Lender, such purchase shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, but without interest.

(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the provisions of the preceding Sections 14.05(a) and (b) shall be subject to the express provisions of this Agreement which require, or permit, differing payments to be made to Non-Defaulting Lenders as opposed to Defaulting Lenders.

14.06 Calculations; Computations . (a) The financial statements to be furnished to the Lenders pursuant hereto shall be made and prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States consistently applied throughout the periods involved (except as set forth in the notes thereto or as otherwise disclosed in writing by the Parent to the Lenders). In addition, all computations determining compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Sections 10.06 through 10.09, inclusive, shall utilize accounting principles and policies in conformity with those used to prepare the historical financial statements delivered to the Lenders for the fiscal year of the Parent ended December 31, 2011 (with the foregoing generally accepted accounting principles, subject to the preceding proviso, herein called “ GAAP ”). Unless otherwise noted, all references in this Agreement to “generally accepted accounting principles” shall mean generally accepted accounting principles as in effect in the United States.

(b) All computations of interest and Commitment Commission hereunder shall be made on the basis of a year of 360 days for the actual number of days (including the first day but excluding the last day) occurring in the period for which such interest or Commitment Commission are payable.

14.07 Governing Law; Exclusive Jurisdiction of English Courts; Service of Process

(a) This Agreement and any non-contractual obligations arising out of or in connection with it are governed by English law.

(b) The courts of England have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute arising out of or in connection with this agreement (including a dispute relating to the existence, validity or termination of this Agreement or any non-contractual obligation arising out of or in connection with this Agreement) (a “ Dispute ”). The parties hereto agree that the courts of England are the most appropriate and convenient courts to settle disputes and accordingly no party hereto will argue to the contrary. This section 14.07 is for the benefit of the Lenders, Agents and Secured Creditors. As a result, no such party shall be prevented from taking proceedings relating to a Dispute in any other courts with jurisdiction. To the extent allowed by law, the Lenders, Agents and Secured Creditors may take concurrent proceedings in any number of jurisdictions.

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irrevocably appoints EC3 Services Limited, having its registered office at The St Botolph Building, 138 Houndsditch, London, EC3A 7AR, as its agent for service of process in relation to any proceedings before the English courts in connection with any credit document and (ii) agrees that failure by an agent for service of process to notify the relevant Credit Party of the process will not invalidate the proceedings concerned. If any person appointed as an agent for service of process is unable for any reason to act as agent for service of process, the Parent (on behalf of all the Credit Parties) must immediately (and in any event within five days of such event taking place) appoint another agent on terms acceptable to the facility agent. Failing this, the Facility Agent may appoint another agent for this purpose.

Each party to this Agreement expressly agrees and consents to the provisions of this Section 14.07.

14.08 Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all of which shall together constitute one and the same instrument. A set of counterparts executed by all the parties hereto shall be lodged with the Borrower and the Facility Agent.

14.09 Effectiveness . This Agreement shall take effect as a deed on the date (the “ Effective Date ”) on which (i) the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Agents and each of the Lenders who are initially parties hereto shall have signed a counterpart hereof (whether the same or different counterparts) and shall have delivered the same to the Facility Agent or, in the case of the Lenders and the other Agents, shall have given to the Facility Agent written or facsimile notice (actually received) at such office that the same has been signed and mailed to it, (ii) the Borrower shall have paid to the Facility Agent for its own account and/or the account of Lenders and/or Agents, as the case may be, the fees required to be paid pursuant to the heads of terms, dated September 14, 2012, among the Parent and KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH (the “ Heads of Terms ”) and (iii) the Credit Parties shall have provided (x) the “Know Your Customer” information required pursuant to the USA PATRIOT Act (Title III of Pub.: 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the “ PATRIOT Act ”) and (y) such other documentation and evidence necessary in order to carry out and be reasonably satisfied with other similar checks under all applicable laws and regulations pursuant to the Transaction and the Hermes Cover, in each case as requested by the Facility Agent, the Hermes Agent or any Lender in connection with each of the Facility Agent’s, the Hermes Agent’s, Hermes’ and each Lender’s internal compliance regulations. The Facility Agent will give the Parent, the Borrower and each Lender prompt written notice of the occurrence of the Effective Date.

14.10 Headings Descriptive . The headings of the several sections and subsections of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or construction of any provision of this Agreement.

 

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14.11 Amendment or Waiver; etc.

(a) Neither this Agreement nor any other Credit Document nor any terms hereof or thereof may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated unless such change, waiver, discharge or termination is in writing signed by the respective Credit Parties party thereto, the Hermes Agent and the Required Lenders, provided that no such change, waiver, discharge or termination shall, without the consent of each Lender (other than a Defaulting Lender), (i) extend the final scheduled maturity of any Loan, extend the timing for or reduce the principal amount of any Scheduled Repayment, increase or extend any Commitment (it being understood that waivers or modifications of conditions precedent, covenants, Defaults or Events of Default or of a mandatory reduction in the Commitments shall not constitute an increase of the Commitment of any Lender), or reduce the rate (including, without limitation, the Applicable Margin and the Fixed Rate) or extend the time of payment of interest on any Loan or Commitment Commission or fees (except (x) in connection with the waiver of applicability of any post-default increase in interest rates and (y) any amendment or modification to the definitions used in the financial covenants set forth in Sections 10.06 through 10.09, inclusive, in this Agreement shall not constitute a reduction in the rate of interest for purposes of this clause (i)), or reduce the principal amount thereof (except to the extent repaid in cash), (ii) release any of the Collateral (except as expressly provided in the Credit Documents) under any of the Security Documents, (iii) amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 13 or this Section 14.11, (iv) change the definition of Required Lenders (it being understood that, with the consent of the Required Lenders, additional extensions of credit pursuant to this Agreement may be included in the determination of the Required Lenders on substantially the same basis as the extensions of Loans and Commitments are included on the Effective Date) or a provision which expressly requires the consent of all the Lenders, (v) consent to the assignment and/or transfer by the Parent and/or Borrower of any of its rights and obligations under this Agreement, or (vi) replace the Parent Guaranty or release the Parent Guaranty from the relevant guarantee to which such Guarantor is a party (other than as provided in such guarantee); provided , further , that no such change, waiver, discharge or termination shall (u) without the consent of Hermes, amend, modify or waive any provision that relates to the rights or obligations of Hermes and (v) without the consent of each Agent, the CIRR Representative and/or each Lead Arranger, as applicable, amend, modify or waive any provision relating to the rights or obligations of such Agent, the CIRR Representative and/or such Lead Arranger, as applicable.

(b) If, in connection with any proposed change, waiver, discharge or termination to any of the provisions of this Agreement as contemplated by clauses (i) through (vi), inclusive, of the first proviso to Section 14.11(a), the consent of the Required Lenders is obtained but the consent of each Lender (other than any Defaulting Lender) is not obtained, then the Borrower shall have the right, so long as all non-consenting Lenders are treated as described in either clauses (A) or (B) below, to either (A) replace each such non-consenting Lender or Lenders with one or more Replacement Lenders pursuant to Section 2.12 so long as at the time of such replacement, each such Replacement Lender consents to the proposed change, waiver, discharge or termination or (B) terminate such non-consenting Lender’s Commitment (if such Lender’s consent is required as a result of its Commitment), and/or repay outstanding Loans and terminate any outstanding Commitments of such Lender which gave rise to the need to obtain such Lender’s consent, in accordance with Section 4.01(d), provided that, unless the Commitments are terminated, and Loans repaid, pursuant to preceding clause (B) are

 

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immediately replaced in full at such time through the addition of new Lenders or the increase of the Commitments and/or outstanding Loans of existing Lenders (who in each case must specifically consent thereto), then in the case of any action pursuant to preceding clause (B) the Required Lenders (determined before giving effect to the proposed action) and the Hermes Agent shall specifically consent thereto, provided , further , that in any event the Borrower shall not have the right to replace a Lender, terminate its Commitment or repay its Loans solely as a result of the exercise of such Lender’s rights (and the withholding of any required consent by such Lender) pursuant to the second proviso to Section 14.11(a).

14.12 Survival . All indemnities set forth herein including, without limitation, in Sections 2.09, 2.10, 2.11, 4.04, 14.01 and 14.05 shall, subject to Section 14.13 (to the extent applicable), survive the execution, delivery and termination of this Agreement and the making and repayment of the Loans.

14.13 Domicile of Loans . Each Lender may transfer and carry its Loans at, to or for the account of any office, Subsidiary or Affiliate of such Lender. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, to the extent that a transfer of Loans pursuant to this Section 14.13 would, at the time of such transfer, result in increased costs under Section 2.09, 2.10, or 4.04 from those being charged by the respective Lender prior to such transfer, then the Borrower shall not be obligated to pay such increased costs (although the Borrower shall be obligated to pay any other increased costs of the type described above resulting from changes after the date of the respective transfer).

14.14 Confidentiality . Each Lender agrees that it will use its best efforts not to disclose without the prior consent of the Parent or the Borrower (other than to their respective Affiliates or their respective Affiliates’ employees, auditors, advisors or counsel or to another Lender if the Lender or such Lender’s holding or parent company, Affiliates or board of trustees in its sole discretion determines that any such party should have access to such information, provided such Persons shall be subject to the provisions of this Section 14.14 to the same extent as such Lender) any information with respect to the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries which is now or in the future furnished pursuant to this Agreement or any other Credit Document, provided that the Hermes Agent and the CIRR Agent may disclose any information to Hermes or the CIRR Representative, provided , further , that any Lender may disclose any such information (a) as has become generally available to the public other than by virtue of a breach of this Section 14.14 by the respective Lender, (b) as may be required in any report, statement or testimony submitted to any municipal, state or Federal regulatory body having or claiming to have jurisdiction over such Lender or similar organizations (whether in the United States, the United Kingdom or elsewhere) or their successors, (c) as may be required in respect to any summons or subpoena or in connection with any litigation, (d) in order to comply with any law, order, regulation or ruling applicable to such Lender, (e) to an Agent, (f) to any prospective or actual transferee or participant in connection with any contemplated transfer or participation of any of the

 

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Commitments or any interest therein by such Lender, provided that such prospective transferee expressly agrees to be bound by the confidentiality provisions contained in this Section 14.14 and (g) to Hermes and/or the Federal Republic of Germany and/or the European Union and/or any agency thereof or any person acting or purporting to act on any of their behalves. In the case of Section 14.14(g), each of the Parent and the Borrower acknowledges and agrees that any such information may be used by Hermes and/or the Federal Republic of Germany and/or the European Union and/or any agency thereof or any person acting or purporting to act on any of their behalves for statistical purposes and/or for reports of a general nature.

14.15 Register . The Facility Agent shall maintain a register (the “ Register ”) on which it will record the Commitments from time to time of each of the Lenders, the Loans made by each of the Lenders and each repayment and prepayment in respect of the principal amount of the Loans of each Lender. Failure to make any such recordation, or any error in such recordation shall not affect the Borrower’s obligations in respect of such Loans. With respect to any Lender, the assignment or transfer of the Commitments of such Lender and the rights to the principal of, and interest on, any Loan made pursuant to such Commitments shall not be effective until such assignment or transfer is recorded on the Register maintained by the Facility Agent with respect to ownership of such Commitments and Loans. Prior to such recordation all amounts owing to the transferor with respect to such Commitments and Loans shall remain owing to the transferor. The registration of an assignment or transfer of all or part of any Commitments and Loans (as the case may be) shall be recorded by the Facility Agent on the Register only upon the acceptance by the Facility Agent of a properly executed and delivered Transfer Certificate or Assignment Agreement pursuant to Section 13.06(a) or 13.07(a), respectively.

14.16 Third Party Rights . Other than the Other Creditors with respect to Section 4.05 and Hermes with respect to Sections 5.15 and 9.06, a person who is not a party to this Agreement has no right under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 to enforce or enjoy the benefit of any term of this Agreement unless expressly provided to the contrary in a Credit Document. Notwithstanding any term of any Credit Document, the consent of any person who is not a party to this Agreement is not required to rescind or vary this Agreement at any time.

14.17 Judgment Currency . If for the purposes of obtaining judgment in any court it is necessary to convert a sum due from the Borrower hereunder in the currency expressed to be payable herein (the “ specified currency ”) into another currency, the parties hereto agree, to the fullest extent that they may effectively do so, that the rate of exchange used shall be that at which in accordance with normal banking procedures the Facility Agent could purchase the specified currency with such other currency at the Facility Agent’s Frankfurt office on the Business Day preceding that on which final judgment is given. The obligations of the Borrower in respect of any sum due to any Lender or an Agent hereunder shall, notwithstanding any judgment in a currency other than the specified currency, be discharged only to the extent that on the Business Day following receipt by such Lender or an Agent (as the case may be) of any sum adjudged to be so due in

 

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such other currency such Lender or an Agent (as the case may be) may in accordance with normal banking procedures purchase the specified currency with such other currency; if the amount of the specified currency so purchased is less than the sum originally due to such Lender or an Agent, as the case may be, in the specified currency, the Borrower agrees, to the fullest extent that it may effectively do so, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify such Lender or an Agent, as the case may be, against such loss, and if the amount of the specified currency so purchased exceeds the sum originally due to any Lender or an Agent, as the case may be, in the specified currency, such Lender or an Agent, as the case may be, agrees to remit such excess to the Borrower.

14.18 Language . All correspondence, including, without limitation, all notices, reports and/or certificates, delivered by any Credit Party to an Agent or any Lender shall, unless otherwise agreed by the respective recipients thereof, be submitted in the English language or, to the extent the original of such document is not in the English language, such document shall be delivered with a certified English translation thereof. In the event of any conflict between the English translation and the original text of any document, the English translation shall prevail unless the original text is a statutory instrument, legal process or any other document of a similar type or a notice, demand or other communication from Hermes or in relation to the Hermes Cover.

14.19 Waiver of Immunity . The Borrower, in respect of itself, each other Credit Party, its and their process agents, and its and their properties and revenues, hereby irrevocably agrees that, to the extent that the Borrower, any other Credit Party or any of its or their properties has or may hereafter acquire any right of immunity from any legal proceedings, whether in the United Kingdom, the United States, Bermuda, the Bahamas, Germany or elsewhere, to enforce or collect upon the Credit Document Obligations of the Borrower or any other Credit Party related to or arising from the transactions contemplated by any of the Credit Documents, including, without limitation, immunity from service of process, immunity from jurisdiction or judgment of any court or tribunal, immunity from execution of a judgment, and immunity of any of its property from attachment prior to any entry of judgment, or from attachment in aid of execution upon a judgment, the Borrower, for itself and on behalf of the other Credit Parties, hereby expressly waives, to the fullest extent permissible under applicable law, any such immunity, and agrees not to assert any such right or claim in any such proceeding, whether in the United Kingdom, the United States, Bermuda, the Bahamas, Germany or elsewhere.

14.20 “Know Your Customer” Notice . Each Lender hereby notifies each Credit Party that pursuant to the requirements of the PATRIOT Act and/or other applicable laws and regulations, it is required to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each Credit Party, which information includes the name of each Credit Party and other information that will allow such Lender to identify each Credit Party in accordance with the PATRIOT Act and/or such other applicable laws and regulations, and each Credit Party agrees to provide such information from time to time to any Lender.

 

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14.21 Release of Liens and the Parent Guaranty; Flag Jurisdiction Transfer . (a) In the event that any Person conveys, sells, leases, assigns, transfers or otherwise disposes of all or any portion of the Collateral to a Person that is not (and is not required to become) a Credit Party in a transaction permitted by this Agreement or the Credit Documents (including pursuant to a valid waiver or consent), each Lender hereby consents to the release and hereby directs the Collateral Agent to release any Liens created by any Credit Document in respect of such Collateral, and, in the case of a disposition of all of the Equity Interests of any Credit Party (other than the Borrower) in a transaction permitted by this Agreement and as a result of which such Credit Party would not be required to guaranty the Credit Document Obligations pursuant to Sections 9.10(c) and 15, each Lender hereby consents to the release of such Credit Party’s obligations under the relevant guarantee to which it is a party. Each Lender hereby directs the Collateral Agent, and the Collateral Agent agrees, upon receipt of reasonable advance notice from the Borrower, to execute and deliver or, at the Borrower’s expense, file such documents and perform other actions reasonably necessary to release the relevant guarantee, as applicable, and the Liens when and as directed pursuant to this Section 14.21. In addition, the Collateral Agent agrees to take such actions as are reasonably requested by the Borrower and at the Borrower’s expense to terminate the Liens and security interests created by the Credit Documents when all the Credit Document Obligations (other than contingent indemnification Credit Document Obligations and expense reimbursement claims to the extent no claim therefore has been made) are paid in full and Commitments are terminated. Any representation, warranty or covenant contained in any Credit Document relating to any such Equity Interests or asset of the Borrower shall no longer be deemed to be made once such Equity Interests or asset is so conveyed, sold, leased, assigned, transferred or disposed of.

(b) In the event that the Borrower desires to implement a Flag Jurisdiction Transfer with respect to the Vessel, upon receipt of reasonable advance notice thereof from the Borrower, the Collateral Agent shall use commercially reasonably efforts to provide, or (as necessary) procure the provision of, all such reasonable assistance as any Credit Party may request from time to time in relation to (i) the Flag Jurisdiction Transfer, (ii) the related deregistration of the Vessel from its previous flag jurisdiction, and (iii) the release and discharge of the related Security Documents provided that the relevant Credit Party shall pay all documented out of pocket costs and expenses reasonably incurred by the Collateral Agent or a Secured Creditor in connection with provision of such assistance. Each Lender hereby consents, in connection with any Flag Jurisdiction Transfer and subject to the satisfaction of the requirements thereof to be satisfied by the relevant Credit Party, to (i) deregister the Vessel from its previous flag jurisdiction and (ii) release and hereby direct the Collateral Agent to release the Vessel Mortgage. Each Lender hereby directs the Collateral Agent, and the Collateral Agent agrees to execute and deliver or, at the Borrower’s expense, file such documents and perform other actions reasonably necessary to release the Vessel Mortgage when and as directed pursuant to this Section 14.21(b).

14.22 Partial Invalidity . If, at any time, any provision of the Credit Documents is or becomes illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any respect under any law of any jurisdiction, neither the legality, validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions nor the legality, validity or enforceability

 

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of such provision under the law of any other jurisdiction will in any way be affected or impaired. Any such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision shall to the extent possible be substituted by a legal, valid and enforceable provision which reflects the intention of the parties to this Agreement.

SECTION 15. Parent Guaranty .

15.01 Guaranty and Indemnity . The Parent irrevocably and unconditionally:

(i) guarantees to each Lender Creditor punctual performance by each other Credit Party of all that Credit Party’s Credit Document Obligations under the Credit Documents; or

(ii) undertakes with each Lender Creditor that whenever another Credit Party does not pay any amount when due under or in connection with any Credit Document, the Guarantor shall immediately on demand pay that amount as if it was the principal obligor; and

(iii) agrees with each Lender Creditor that if any obligation guaranteed by it is or becomes unenforceable, invalid or illegal, it will, as an independent and primary obligation, indemnify that Lender Creditor immediately on demand against any cost, loss or liability it incurs as a result of a Credit Party not paying any amount which would, but for such unenforceability, invalidity or illegality, have been payable by it under any Credit Document on the date when it would have been due. The amount payable by the Guarantor under this indemnity will not exceed the amount it would have had to pay under this Section 15 if the amount claimed had been recoverable on the basis of a guarantee.

15.02 Continuing Guaranty . This guarantee is a continuing guarantee and will extend to the ultimate balance of sums payable by any Credit Party under the Credit Documents, regardless of any intermediate payment or discharge in whole or in part.

15.03 Reinstatement . If any discharge, release or arrangement (whether in respect of the obligations of any Credit Party or any security for those obligations or otherwise) is made by a Lender Creditor in whole or in part on the basis of any payment, security or other disposition which is avoided or must be restored in insolvency, liquidation, administration or otherwise, without limitation, then the liability of the Guarantor under this Section 15 will continue or be reinstated as if the discharge, release or arrangement had not occurred.

 

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15.04 Waiver of Defenses . The obligations of the Guarantor under this Section 15 will not be affected by an act, omission, matter or thing which, but for this Section 15, would reduce, release or prejudice any of its obligations under this Section 15 (without limitation and whether or not known to it or any Lender Creditor) including:

(i) any time, waiver or consent granted to, or composition with, any Credit Party or other person;

(ii) the release of any other Credit Party or any other person under the terms of any composition or arrangement with any creditor of any member of the NCLC Group;

(iii) the taking, variation, compromise, exchange, renewal or release of, or refusal or neglect to perfect, take up or enforce, any rights against, or security over assets of, any Credit Party or other person or any non-presentation or non-observance of any formality or other requirement in respect of any instrument or any failure to realize the full value of any security;

(iv) any incapacity or lack of power, authority or legal personality of or dissolution or change in the members or status of a Credit Party or any other person;

(v) any amendment, novation, supplement, extension restatement (however fundamental and whether or not more onerous) or replacement of a Credit Document or any other document or security including, without limitation, any change in the purpose of, any extension of or increase in any facility or the addition of any new facility under any Credit Document or other document or security;

(vi) any unenforceability, illegality or invalidity of any obligation of any person under any Credit Document or any other document or security; or

(vii) any insolvency or similar proceedings.

15.05 Guarantor Intent . Without prejudice to the generality of Section 15.04, the Guarantor expressly confirms that it intends that this guarantee shall extend from time to time to any (however fundamental) variation, increase, extension or addition of or to any of the Credit Documents and/or any facility or amount made available under any of the Credit Documents for the purposes of or in connection with any of the following: business acquisitions of any nature; increasing working capital; enabling investor distributions to be made; carrying out restructurings; refinancing existing facilities; refinancing any other indebtedness; making facilities available to new borrowers; any other variation or extension of the purposes for which any such facility or amount might be made available from time to time; and any fees, costs and/or expenses associated with any of the foregoing.

15.06 Immediate Recourse . The Guarantor waives any right it may have of first requiring any Credit Party (or any trustee or agent on its behalf) to proceed against or enforce any other rights or security or claim payment from any person before claiming from the Guarantor under this Section 15. This waiver applies irrespective of any law or any provision of a Credit Document to the contrary.

 

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15.07 Appropriations . Until all amounts which may be or become payable by the Credit Parties under or in connection with the Credit Documents have been irrevocably paid in full, each Lender Creditor (or any trustee or agent on its behalf) may:

(i) refrain from applying or enforcing any other moneys, security or rights held or received by that Lender Creditor (or any trustee or agent on its behalf) in respect of those amounts, or apply and enforce the same in such manner and order as it sees fit (whether against those amounts or otherwise) and the Guarantor shall not be entitled to the benefit of the same; and

(ii) hold in an interest-bearing suspense account any moneys received from the Guarantor or on account of the Guarantor’s liability under this Section 15.

15.08 Deferral of Guarantor’s Rights . Until all amounts which may be or become payable by the Credit Parties under or in connection with the Credit Documents have been irrevocably paid in full and unless the Facility Agent otherwise directs, the Guarantor will not exercise any rights which it may have by reason of performance by it of its obligations under the Credit Documents or by reason of any amount being payable, or liability arising, under this Section 15:

(i) to be indemnified by a Credit Party;

(ii) to claim any contribution from any other guarantor of any Credit Party’s obligations under the Credit Documents;

(iii) to take the benefit (in whole or in part and whether by way of subrogation or otherwise) of any rights of the Lender Creditors under the Credit Documents or of any other guarantee or security taken pursuant to, or in connection with, the Credit Documents by any Lender Creditor;

(iv) to bring legal or other proceedings for an order requiring any Credit Party to make any payment, or perform any obligation, in respect of which the Guarantor has given a guarantee, undertaking or indemnity under Section 15.01;

(v) to exercise any right of set-off against any Credit Party; and/or

(vi) to claim or prove as a creditor of any Credit Party in competition with any Lender Creditor.

If the Guarantor receives any benefit, payment or distribution in relation to such rights it shall hold that benefit, payment or distribution to the extent necessary to enable all amounts which may be or become payable to the Lender Creditors by the Credit

 

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Parties under or in connection with the Credit Documents to be repaid in full on trust for the Lender Creditors and shall promptly pay or transfer the same to the Facility Agent or as the Facility Agent may direct for application in accordance with Section 4.

15.09 Additional Security . This guarantee is in addition to and is not in any way prejudiced by any other guarantee or security now or subsequently held by any Credit Party.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused their duly authorized officers to execute and deliver this Agreement as a deed on the date first above written.

Signed as a deed for and on behalf of NCL CORPORATION LTD., a Bermuda company, as Parent and Guarantor, by Paul Alan Turner, being a person who, in accordance with the laws of that territory, is acting under the authority of the company under a power of attorney dated October  8 , 2012

 

By:  

/s/ Paul A. Turner

Attorney-in-Fact
In the presence of: /s/ Vanessa Kerr
Name:   Vanessa Kerr
Title:   Paralegal

 

Address:    Norton Rose, LLP
   3 More London Riverside
   London SE1 2AQ United Kingdom
   nortonrose.com


Signed as a deed and delivered on behalf of BREAKAWAY FOUR, LTD., a Bermuda company, as Borrower, by Paul Alan Turner, being a person who, in accordance with the laws of that territory, is acting under the authority of the company under a power of attorney dated October  8 , 2012

 

By:  

/s/ Paul A. Turner

Attorney-in-Fact
In the presence of: /s/ Vanessa Kerr
Name:   Vanessa Kerr
Title:   Paralegal

 

Address:    Norton Rose, LLP
   3 More London Riverside
   London SE1 2AQ United Kingdom
   nortonrose.com


Signed as a deed and delivered on behalf of KFW IPEX-BANK GMBH, a bank organized under the laws of Germany, Individually and as Facility Agent, Collateral Agent, Initial Mandated Lead Arranger, Hermes Agent and CIRR Agent, by Natalie Chanda Phanekham, being a person who, in accordance with the laws of that territory, is acting under a power of attorney dated 10 October 2012.

 

By:  

/s/ signature illegible

  Attorney-in-Fact
In the presence of: /s/ Vanessa Kerr
Name:   Vanessa Kerr
Title:   Paralegal

 

Address:    Norton Rose, LLP
   3 More London Riverside
   London SE1 2AQ United Kingdom
   nortonrose.com


SCHEDULE 1.01(a)

COMMITMENTS

 

Lender

   Commitments  

KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH

     [*

Total

     [*


SCHEDULE 1.01(b)

MANDATORY COSTS

 

1. The Mandatory Cost is an addition to the interest rate to compensate Lenders for the cost of compliance with (a) the requirements of the Bank of England and/or the Financial Services Authority (or, in either case, any other authority which replaces all or any of its functions) or (b) the requirements of the European Central Bank.

 

2. On the first day of each Interest Period (or as soon as possible thereafter) the Facility Agent shall calculate, as a percentage rate, a rate (the “ Additional Cost Rate ”) for each Lender, in accordance with the paragraphs set out below. The Mandatory Cost will be calculated by the Facility Agent as a weighted average of the Lenders’ Additional Cost Rates (weighted in proportion to the percentage participation of each Lender in the relevant Loan) and will be expressed as a percentage rate per annum.

 

3. The Additional Cost Rate for any Lender lending from a Facility Office in a Participating Member State will be the percentage notified by that Lender to the Facility Agent. This percentage will be certified by that Lender in its notice to the Facility Agent to be its reasonable determination of the cost (expressed as a percentage of that Lender’s participation in all Loans made from that Facility Office) of complying with the minimum reserve requirements of the European Central Bank in respect of loans made from that Facility Office.

 

4. The Additional Cost Rate for any Lender lending from a Facility Office in the United Kingdom will be calculated by the Facility Agent as follows:

[*]

Where:

 

  A is the percentage of Eligible Liabilities (assuming these to be in excess of any stated minimum) which that Lender is from time to time required to maintain as an interest free cash ratio deposit with the Bank of England to comply with cash ratio requirements.

 

  B is the percentage rate of interest (excluding the Applicable Margin and the Mandatory Cost and, if the Loan is an Unpaid Sum, the additional rate of interest specified in paragraph (b) of Section 2.06 payable for the relevant Interest Period on the Loan.

 

  C is the percentage (if any) of Eligible Liabilities which that Lender is required from time to time to maintain as interest bearing Special Deposits with the Bank of England.

 

  D is the percentage rate per annum payable by the Bank of England to the Facility Agent on interest bearing Special Deposits.

 

  E is designed to compensate Lenders for amounts payable under the Fees Rules and is calculated by the Facility Agent as being the average of the most recent rates of charge supplied by the Reference Banks to the Facility Agent pursuant to paragraph 7 below and expressed in pounds per £1,000,000.


SCHEDULE 1.01(b)

 

5. For the purposes of this Schedule:

Eligible Liabilities ” and “ Special Deposits ” have the meanings given to them from time to time under or pursuant to the Bank of England Act 1998 or (as may be appropriate) by the Bank of England;

Fees Rules ” means the rules on periodic fees contained in the Financial Services Authority Fees Manual or such other law or regulation as may be in force from time to time in respect of the payment of fees for the acceptance of deposits;

Fee Tariffs ” means the fee tariffs specified in the Fees Rules under the activity group A.1 Deposit acceptors (ignoring any minimum fee or zero rated fee required pursuant to the Fees Rules but taking into account any applicable discount rate);

Participating Member State ” means any member state of the European Communities that adopts or has adopted the euro as its lawful currency in accordance with legislation of the European Community relating to Economic and Monetary Union.

Tariff Base ” has the meaning given to it in, and will be calculated in accordance with, the Fees Rules; and

Unpaid Sum ” means any sum due and payable but unpaid by any Credit Party under the Credit Documents.

 

6. In application of the above formulae, A, B, C and D will be included in the formulae as percentages (i.e. 5 per cent. will be included in the formula as 5 and not as 0.05). A negative result obtained by subtracting D from B shall be taken as zero. The resulting figures shall be rounded to four decimal places.

 

7. If requested by the Facility Agent, each Reference Bank shall, as soon as practicable after publication by the Financial Services Authority, supply to the Facility Agent, the rate of charge payable by that Reference Bank to the Financial Services Authority pursuant to the Fees Rules in respect of the relevant financial year of the Financial Services Authority (calculated for this purpose by that Reference Bank as being the average of the Fee Tariffs applicable to that Reference Bank for that financial year) and expressed in pounds per £1,000,000 of the Tariff Base of that Reference Bank.

 

8. Each Lender shall supply any information required by the Facility Agent for the purpose of calculating its Additional Cost Rate. In particular, but without limitation, each Lender shall supply the following information on or prior to the date on which it becomes a Lender:

 

  a) the jurisdiction of its Facility Office; and

 

  b) any other information that the Facility Agent may reasonably require for such purpose.


SCHEDULE 1.01(b)

 

Each Lender shall promptly notify the Facility Agent of any change to the information provided by it pursuant to this paragraph.

 

9. The percentages of each Lender for the purpose of A and C above and the rates of charge of each Reference Bank for the purpose of E above shall be determined by the Facility Agent based upon the information supplied to it pursuant to paragraphs 7 and 8 above and on the assumption that, unless a Lender notifies the Facility Agent to the contrary, each Lender’s obligations in relation to cash ratio deposits and Special Deposits are the same as those of a typical bank from its jurisdiction of incorporation with a Facility Office in the same jurisdiction as its Facility Office.

 

10. The Facility Agent shall have no liability to any person if such determination results in an Additional Cost Rate which over or under compensates any Lender and shall be entitled to assume that the information provided by any Lender or Reference Bank pursuant to paragraphs 3, 7 and 8 above is true and correct in all respects.

 

11. The Facility Agent shall distribute the additional amounts received as a result of the Mandatory Cost to the Lenders on the basis of the Additional Cost Rate for each Lender based on the information provided by each Lender and each Reference Bank pursuant to paragraphs 3, 7 and 8 above.

 

12. Any determination by the Facility Agent pursuant to this Schedule in relation to a formula, the Mandatory Cost, an Additional Cost Rate or any amount payable to a Lender shall, in the absence of manifest error, be conclusive and binding on all parties to the Credit Agreement.

 

13. The Facility Agent may from time to time, after consultation with the Parent and the Lenders, determine and notify to all parties to the Credit Agreement any amendments which are required to be made to this Schedule in order to comply with any change in law, regulation or any requirements from time to time imposed by the Bank of England, the Financial Services Authority or the European Central Bank (or, in any case, any other authority which replaces all or any of its functions) and any such determination shall, in the absence of manifest error, be conclusive and binding on all parties to the Credit Agreement.


SCHEDULE 5.07

NOTICES, ACKNOWLEDGMENTS AND CONSENTS

Notices

1. Notice of Assignment of the Construction Contract for Breakaway Four, Ltd. in the form of Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Assignment of Contracts shall be delivered to the Yard.

2. Notice of Assignment of Refund Guarantees for Breakaway Four, Ltd. in the form of Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Assignment of Contracts or shall be delivered to the applicable issuer of Refund Guarantees in respect of the Refund Guarantee(s) issued on or prior to the Initial Borrowing Date.

3. Notice of Charge of the Refund Guarantee issued by KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH in the form of Schedule 4 to the Assignment of Contracts shall be delivered to KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH as refund guarantor.

Financing Statements

1. UCC-1 shall be filed with the Florida Secured Transaction Registry naming Breakaway Four, Ltd. as Debtor and KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH in its capacity as Collateral Agent, as Secured Party.


SCHEDULE 5.10

INITIAL BORROWING DATE OPINIONS

Exhibit A

Form of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

opinion as to matters of New York law


SCHEDULE 5.10

 

Exhibit B

Form of Cox Hallett Wilkinson opinion as to matters of Bermuda law


SCHEDULE 5.10

 

Exhibit C

Form of Norton Rose LLP opinion as to matters of English law


SCHEDULE 5.10

 

Exhibit 4

Matters to be covered by Norton Rose LLP in relation to matters of German law

If required pursuant to Section 5.10(d) and subject to the assumptions, qualifications and definitions set forth in such opinion, German Counsel to the Facility Agent for the benefit of the Lead Arrangers opine as follows (capitalized terms have the meanings ascribed to them in such opinion):

The Declaration of Guarantee constitutes a valid and legally binding guarantee of the Federal Republic of Germany towards [ ] subject to the specific provisions set out in the Declaration of Guarantee and subject to the applicable General Terms and Conditions and Guidelines.


SCHEDULE 5.10

 

Exhibit 5

Form of Holland & Knight opinion as to matters of laws of Florida


SCHEDULE 6.09

MATERIAL LITIGATION

None.


SCHEDULE 7.05

DELIVERY DATE OPINIONS

 

1. Pursuant to Section 7.05(a) and subject to the assumptions, qualifications and definitions set forth in such opinion, English Counsel to the Facility Agent for the benefit of the Lead Arrangers opine as follows (capitalized terms have the meanings ascribed to them in such opinion):

 

  (a) the obligations expressed to be assumed by the Borrower in the Credit Documents governed by English law constitute its valid, legally binding and enforceable obligations;

 

  (b) there is no requirement under English law for the consent or authorisation of, or the filing, recording or enrolment of any documents with, any court or other authority in England and Wales to be obtained or made in order to ensure the legality, validity, enforceability or admissibility in evidence of the Credit Documents governed by English law;

 

  (c) English courts of competent jurisdiction will give effect to the choice of English law as the proper law of the Credit Documents governed by English law and will regard express submission by the Borrower to the jurisdiction contained in the Credit Documents governed by English law as sufficient to confer jurisdiction upon them over proceedings within the scope of the submission;

 

  (d) no stamp duty or similar tax is payable in the United Kingdom in respect of the execution or delivery of the Credit Documents governed by English law; and

 

  (e) each Assignment Agreement is effective to create valid security interests in favour of the Collateral Agent.

 

2. Pursuant to Section 7.05(b) and subject to the assumptions, qualifications and definitions set forth in such opinion, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, Counsel to the Credit Parties opine as follows (capitalized terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them in such opinion):

 

  (a)

The Transaction Documents provide that they are to be governed by English law. To the extent that the Transaction Documents are governed by English law or the law of any other jurisdiction, we express no opinion as to those laws or their applicability to matters covered by this opinion, nor do we express any opinion as to whether or not New York law is applicable to the Transaction Documents. However, we are of the opinion that if the Transaction Documents were governed by the laws of the state of New York (without reference to New York choice of law principles that would result in the application of the laws of another jurisdiction), the execution and delivery by each Credit Party of each Transaction Document to which it is a party and the performance by each such Credit Party of its obligations under each Transaction Document to which it is a party do not breach or result in a default under, or result in the creation of any lien (other than the liens created pursuant to the Transaction Documents) upon any of the assets of


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  that Credit Party pursuant to any agreement listed on Schedule I to this letter (the “ Covered Agreements ”) (it being understood that a requirement to prepay loans under a Covered Agreement is not a breach of such Covered Agreement, and we express no opinion as to whether a prepayment is required under a Covered Agreement). If any Covered Agreement is governed by the laws of a jurisdiction other than the state of New York, we have assumed such Covered Agreement would be interpreted in accordance with its plain meaning, except that technical terms would mean what lawyers generally understand them to mean for agreements governed by the laws of the state of New York. We express no opinion with respect to any provision of any Covered Agreement to the extent that an opinion with respect to such provision would require making any financial, accounting or mathematical calculation or determination.

 

3. Pursuant to Section 7.05(c) and subject to the assumptions, qualifications and definitions set forth in such opinion, Bahamian Counsel to the Credit Parties opine as follows (capitalized terms have the meanings ascribed to them in such opinion):

 

  (a) Under the laws of the Bahamas the Borrower is the registered owner of record of sixty-four sixty-fourth shares, being the whole thereof of the [ insert vessel name ] and the Vessel Mortgage constitutes the valid and legally binding act of the Borrower and the Vessel Mortgage is enforceable in accordance with its terms, and further, the Vessel Mortgage creates in favour of the Mortgagee a valid and effective first priority legal mortgage over the [ insert vessel name ] and there are no other charges, mortgages or encumbrances on record with respect thereto. It should be noted that maritime liens as set out in Section 281 of The Merchant Shipping Act of The Bahamas have priority over mortgages even if such liens are incurred after a mortgage has been registered.

 

  (b) No further registration authorization, approval or consent or other official action in The Bahamas is necessary to render any of the Documents or the security respectively created thereby valid, perfected and enforceable.

 

  (c) All filing, registration and recording fees required under the laws of The Bahamas in connection with the Vessel Mortgage and other fees necessary to ensure the validity, effectiveness and priority of any liens, charges and encumbrances created under the Vessel Mortgage have been paid.

 

  (d) The courts of The Bahamas will recognize as a valid judgment and enforce any final, conclusive and enforceable judgment obtained against a mortgagor in a United Kingdom court without re-examination of the merits of the case subject to registration of the judgment under the provisions of the Reciprocal Enforcements of Judgments Act of the Bahamas.

 

  (e) The Vessel Mortgage constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Borrower and is enforceable in accordance with its terms.


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  (f) No consents, authorizations or other approvals are required from any governmental or other authority of The Bahamas for the execution, delivery or performance of any of the Documents by any of the parties thereto or the consummation of the transactions contemplated therein.

 

  (g) Neither the execution nor delivery of the Documents by the Borrower, nor the performance of its obligations under the Documents, will contravene any existing applicable law or regulation of The Bahamas.

 

  (h) The Borrower is not entitled or required under any existing applicable law or regulation of The Bahamas to make any withholding or deduction in respect of any tax or otherwise from any payment which it is or may be required to make under the Documents (or any of them) and other than the fees paid in connection with the registration of the Vessel Mortgage no tax, impost, duty or registration fee is payable on any of the Documents in The Bahamas save for registration fees on the Vessel Mortgage.

 

  (i) Other than the fees paid in connection with the registration of the Vessel Mortgage, no stamp or registration duty or similar taxes or charges are payable in The Bahamas in respect of the Documents.

 

  (j) Under the laws of The Bahamas, the Mortgagee will not be deemed to be resident, domiciled or carrying on any commercial activity in The Bahamas or subject to any tax of The Bahamas as a result of its entry into the Documents or the performance of any of the transactions contemplated thereby. It is not necessary for the Mortgagee to be authorized or qualified to carry on business in The Bahamas or establish a place of business in The Bahamas for the entry into or performance of the Documents.

 

  (k) It is not necessary or advisable to take any further action in the future in order to preserve the security interests referred to above or the priority thereof in connection with the Vessel Mortgage.

 

4. Pursuant to Section 7.05(d) and subject to the assumptions, qualifications and definitions set forth in such opinion, Bermudan Counsel to the Credit Parties opine as follows (capitalized terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them in such opinion):

 

  (a) Each of the Companies is duly incorporated with limited liability and is existing and in good standing under the laws of Bermuda (meaning that it has not failed to make any filing with any Bermuda governmental authority or to pay any Bermuda government fee or tax which might make it liable to be struck off the Register of Companies and thereby cease to exist under the laws of Bermuda).

 

  (b) The entering into of the relevant Opinion Documents and the execution and delivery of the relevant Opinion Documents by each of the Companies and the performance by each of the Companies of its obligations thereunder:

 

  (i) are within its corporate powers and have been duly authorised; and

 

  (ii) will not conflict with the memorandum of association or bye-laws of such Company or violate or result in the breach of any Bermuda law or regulation.


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  (c) The relevant Opinion Documents have been duly executed by each of the Companies and constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of each of the Companies, enforceable in Bermuda in accordance with its terms.

 

  (d) Based solely on the Litigation Searches, there are no judgments against, nor legal or governmental actions or proceedings pending in Bermuda to which any of the Companies is subject.

 

  (e) Based solely on the Company Searches, there are no notices to the Registrar of the passing of a resolution of members or creditors to wind up any of the Companies and no notice appointing a liquidator or receiver has been provided to the Registrar.

 

  (f) No authorisation, consent, approval, license, qualification or formal exemption from, or any filing, declaration or registration with any court, governmental or municipal authority or other public body of Bermuda is required in connection with the execution and delivery of the Opinion Documents, the performance by each of the Companies of its obligations under the relevant Opinion Documents, the enforceability or admissibility in evidence of the Opinion Documents.

 

  (g) It is not necessary or desirable to ensure the enforceability in Bermuda of the Opinion Documents that they be registered in any register kept by, or filed with, any governmental or municipal authority or other public or regulatory body in Bermuda. However, on the basis that each of the Security Documents creates a charge over assets of the relevant Companies, it is desirable, in order to ensure the priority in Bermuda of the charge created, that such document be registered, and has been duly filed for such registration, in the Register of Charges in accordance with Section 55 of the Act. On registration, to the extent that Bermuda law governs the priority of a charge, such charge will have priority in Bermuda over any unregistered charges, and over any subsequently registered charges, in respect of the property subject to such charge. A registration fee will be payable in respect of the registration.

 

  (h) The Opinion Documents will not be subject to ad valorem stamp duty, registration, recording, filing or other fees, duties or taxes in Bermuda and no such fees, duties or taxes are payable in Bermuda in connection with the execution, delivery or performance of the Opinion Documents.

 

  (i) The choice of the English Laws as the governing law of the English Law Documents is a valid choice of law and the submission by each of the Companies to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts is valid and binding upon them and would be recognised and given effect to in any action brought before a court of competent jurisdiction in Bermuda, except for those laws:

 

  (i) which such court considers to be procedural in nature;


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  (ii) which are revenue or penal laws; or

 

  (iii) the application of which would be inconsistent with public policy, as such term is interpreted under the laws of Bermuda.

 

  (j) The choice of the Bahamian Laws as the governing law of the Bahamian Law Document is a valid choice of law and the submission by the Borrower to the jurisdiction of the Bahamian Courts is valid and binding upon the Borrower and would be recognised and given effect to in any action brought before a court of competent jurisdiction in Bermuda, except for those laws:

 

  (i) which such court considers to be procedural in nature;

 

  (ii) which are revenue or penal laws; or

 

  (iii) the application of which would be inconsistent with public policy, as such term is interpreted under the laws of Bermuda.

 

  (k) The payment obligations of the Companies under the Opinion Documents are direct, general and unconditional obligations of such Company and rank at least pari passu with all other present or future unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of such Company other than indebtedness which is preferred by virtue of any provision of the laws of Bermuda of general application.

 

  (l) None of the Companies nor any of their respective assets are entitled to immunity from suit, execution, attachment of legal process under the laws of Bermuda, whether characterised as sovereign immunity or otherwise from any legal action or proceeding in Bermuda (which shall include, without limitation, suit, attachment prior to judgment, execution or other enforcement).

 

  (m) No Bermuda taxes are imposed by withholding or otherwise on any payment to be made by any of the Companies under the relevant Opinion Documents or are imposed on or by virtue of the execution or delivery by the Companies of the Opinion Documents or any document or instrument to be executed or delivered under the Opinion Documents.

 

  (n) The courts of Bermuda will recognise as a valid judgment any final and conclusive judgment obtained against the Borrower by any party to the English Law Documents based upon such document in the English Courts under which a sum of money is payable (other than a sum of money payable in respect of taxes or other charges of a like nature or in respect of a fine or other penalty or multiple damages as defined in the Protection of Trading Interests Act 1981 (the “1981 Act”)) and such a judgment will be enforced by the Supreme Court of Bermuda under The Judgments (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1958 (the “1958 Act”) without re-examination of the merits of the case provided that:

 

  (i) the judgment is final and conclusive notwithstanding that an appeal may be pending against it or that it may still be subject to an appeal in the relevant jurisdiction;


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  (ii) the judgment has not been given on appeal from a court which is not a superior court; and

 

  (iii) the judgment is duly registered in the Supreme Court of Bermuda in circumstances in which its registration is not liable thereafter to be set aside.

 

  (o) The courts of Bermuda will recognise as a valid judgment any final and conclusive judgment obtained against the Borrower by any party to the Bahamian Law Document based upon such documents in the Bahamian Courts under which a sum of money is payable (other than a sum of money payable in respect of taxes or other charges of a like nature or in respect of a fine or other penalty or multiple damages as defined in 1981 Act) and such a judgment will be enforced by the Supreme Court of Bermuda under the 1958 Act without re-examination of the merits of the case provided that:

 

  (i) the judgment is final and conclusive notwithstanding that an appeal may be pending against it or that it may still be subject to an appeal in the relevant jurisdiction;

 

  (ii) the judgment has not been given on appeal from a court which is not a superior court; and

 

  (iii) the judgment is duly registered in the Supreme Court of Bermuda in circumstances in which its registration is not liable thereafter to be set aside.

 

  (p) Under Section 3 of the 1958 Act, the registration of the judgment of any of the courts referred to in paragraphs 14 to 15 in the Supreme Court of Bermuda involves the conversion of the judgment debt into Bermuda Dollars at the date of such court’s judgment. However, the Bermuda Monetary Authority has indicated that its present policy is to give the consent necessary for the Bermuda dollar award made by the Supreme Court of Bermuda to be converted into external currency. No stamp duty or similar or other tax or duty is payable in Bermuda on the enforcement of a foreign judgment. Court fees will be payable in connection with proceedings for enforcement.

 

  (q) No party to the Opinion Documents will be deemed to be resident, domiciled, carrying on business or subject to taxation in Bermuda by reason only of the negotiation, preparation, execution, performance, enforcement of, and or receipt of any payment due from the Companies under the relevant Opinion Documents.


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  (r) It is not necessary under the laws of Bermuda:

 

  (i) in order to enable any party to enforce its rights under the Opinion Documents; or

 

  (ii) by reason of the execution, delivery and performance of the Opinion Documents by the parties thereto,

that such persons should be licensed, qualified or otherwise entitled to carry on business in Bermuda.


SCHEDULE 8.03

EXISTING AGREEMENTS

None.


SCHEDULE 8.12

CAPITALIZATION

 

Credit Party

  

Owner

  

Type of Shares

   Number of
Shares

Owned
     Percent of
Outstanding
Shares
Owned
 
Breakaway Four, Ltd.    NCL International, Ltd.    Ordinary      12,000         100
NCL International, Ltd.    Arrasas Limited    Ordinary      12,000         100
Arrasas Limited    NCL Corporation Ltd.    Common      997,218,181         100


SCHEDULE 8.13

SUBSIDIARIES

 

Name of Subsidiary

  

Direct Owner(s)

   Percent(%)
Ownership
  

Jurisdiction of
Organization

Arrasas Limited

   NCL Corporation Ltd.    100    Isle of Man

Breakaway One, Ltd.

   NCL International, Ltd.    100    Bermuda

Breakaway Two, Ltd.

   NCL International, Ltd.    100    Bermuda

Breakaway Three, Ltd.

   NCL International, Ltd.    100    Bermuda

Breakaway Four, Ltd.

   NCL International, Ltd.    100    Bermuda

Maritime Investment, LLC

   NCL America Holdings, LLC    100    Delaware

NCL America Holdings, LLC

   Arrasas Limited    100    Delaware

NCL America LLC

   NCL America Holdings, LLC    100    Delaware

NCL (Bahamas) Ltd.

   NCL International, Ltd.    100    Bermuda

NCL Cruises Ltd.

   NCL Holding ASA    100    Bermuda

NCL Holding ASA 1

   Arrasas Limited    100    Norway

NCL International, Ltd.

   Arrasas Limited    100    Bermuda

Norwegian Dawn Limited

   NCL International, Ltd.    100    Isle of Man

Norwegian Epic, Ltd.

   NCL International, Ltd.    100    Bermuda

Norwegian Gem, Ltd.

   NCL International, Ltd.    100    Bermuda

Norwegian Jewel Limited

   NCL International, Ltd.    100    Isle of Man

Norwegian Pearl, Ltd.

   NCL International, Ltd.    100    Bermuda

Norwegian Spirit, Ltd.

   NCL International, Ltd.    100    Bermuda

Norwegian Star Limited

   NCL International, Ltd.    100    Isle of Man

Norwegian Sun Limited

   NCL International, Ltd.    100    Bermuda

Polynesian Adventure Tours, LLC

   NCL America Holdings, LLC    100    Hawaii

 

1   This company is under voluntary liquidation.


SCHEDULE 8.13

 

Name of Subsidiary

  

Direct Owner(s)

   Percent(%)
Ownership
  

Jurisdiction of
Organization

PAT Tours, LLC

   NCL America Holdings, LLC    100    Delaware

Pride of America Ship Holding, LLC

   NCL America Holdings, LLC    100    Delaware

Pride of Hawaii, LLC

   NCL America Holdings, LLC    100    Delaware


SCHEDULE 8.19

VESSEL

N/A


SCHEDULE 8.21

APPROVED CLASSIFICATION SOCIETIES

American Bureau of Shipping

Nippon Kaiji Kyokai

Germanischer Lloyd

Lloyd’s Register of Shipping

Bureau Veritas

Det Norske Veritas


SCHEDULE 9.03

REQUIRED INSURANCE

1. For the purpose of this Schedule 9.03, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them as follows:

Compulsory Acquisition Compensation ” shall mean all moneys or other compensation whatsoever payable by reason of the compulsory acquisition of the Vessel other than by requisition for hire;

Insurances ” shall mean all policies and contracts of the insurance and entries of the Vessel in a protection and indemnity or war risks association which are effected in respect of the Vessel, its freight, disbursements, profits or otherwise and all benefits, including all claims and returns of premiums thereunder and shall also include all Compulsory Acquisition Compensation;

Security Period ” shall mean that period from the Delivery Date until the date on which all Loans shall have been fully paid, satisfied and extinguished.

Total Loss ” shall mean any actual or constructive or arranged or agreed or compromised total loss or compulsory acquisition of the Vessel (excluding any requisition for hire).

2. From the Delivery Date of the Vessel, the Borrower shall insure the Vessel, or procure that the Vessel is insured, in its name and keep the Vessel and procure that the Vessel is kept insured on an agreed value basis for an amount in Dollars approved by the Collateral Agent, provided that:

(a) the insured value of the Vessel shall at all times be equal to or greater than its fair market value,

(b) the insured value of the Vessel shall be equal to or greater than [*] of the then applicable Total Commitment, and

(c) the hull and machinery insured value for the Vessel shall at all times be equal to no less than [*] of the total insured value of the Vessel and no more than [*] of the total insured value of the Vessel shall consist of hull interest and freight interest insurance through internationally recognized independent first class insurance companies, underwriters, war risks and protection and indemnity associations reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent in each instance on terms and conditions approved by the Collateral Agent (with such approval not to be unreasonably withheld) including as to deductibles but at least in respect of:

(1) marine risks including all risks customarily and usually covered by first-class and prudent shipowners in the London insurance markets under English marine policies, or the Norwegian Plan or Collateral Agent-approved policies containing the ordinary conditions applicable to similar vessels;


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(2) war risks including the Missing Vessel Clause, terrorism, piracy and confiscation, and, should Institute War and Strike Clauses, Hulls Conditions prevail, the London Blocking and Trapping Addendum and war risks (protection and indemnity) with a separate limit and in excess of the amount for war risks (hull);

(3) excess risks that is to say the proportion of claims for general average and salvage charges and under the running down clause not recoverable in consequence of the value at which the Vessel is assessed for the purpose of such claims exceeding the insured value;

(4) protection and indemnity risks with full standard coverage and up to the highest limit of liability available (for oil pollution risk the highest limit currently available is [*] for pollution risk and this to be increased if requested by the Collateral Agent and the increase is possible in accordance with the standard protection and indemnity cover for vessels of its type and is compatible with prudent insurance practice for first class cruise shipowners or operators in waters where the Vessel trades from time to time during the Security Period;

(5) when and while the Vessel is laid-up, in lieu of hull insurance, normal port risks;

(6) such other risks as the Collateral Agent may from time to time reasonably require;

and in any event in respect of those risks and at those levels covered by first class and prudent owners and/or financiers in the international market in respect of similar tonnage, provided that if any of such insurances are also effected in the name of any other person (other than the Borrower or the Collateral Agent) such person shall if so required by the Collateral Agent execute a first priority assignment and/or transfer of its interest in such insurances in favor of the Collateral Agent in similar terms mutatis mutandis to the relevant Assignment of Insurances.

3. The Collateral Agent at the cost of the Borrower or the Parent shall take out, in each case, for an amount in Dollars approved by the Collateral Agent but not being, collectively, less than [*] of the then applicable Total Commitment, mortgagee interest insurance and mortgagee additional perils insurance on such conditions as the Collateral Agent may reasonably require, the Parent and the Borrower having no interest or entitlement in respect of such policies; the Collateral Agent undertakes to use its reasonable endeavors to match the premium level that the Borrower or the Parent would have paid if they had arranged such cover on such conditions (as demonstrated to the reasonable satisfaction of the Collateral Agent).

4. If the Vessel shall trade in the United States of America and/or the Exclusive Economic Zone of the United States of America (the “EEZ”) as such term is defined in the US Oil Pollution Act 1990 (“OPA”), the Borrower shall comply strictly with the requirements of OPA and any similar legislation which may from time to time be enacted in any jurisdiction in which the Vessel presently trades or may or will trade at any time during the existence of the Vessel Mortgage and in particular before such trade is commenced and during the entire period during which such trade is carried on the Borrower shall:

(i) pay any additional premiums required to maintain protection and indemnity cover for oil pollution up to the limit available to it for the Vessel in the market;

(ii) make all such quarterly or other voyage declarations as may from time to time be required by the Vessel’s protection and indemnity association and to comply with all obligations in order to maintain such cover, and promptly to deliver to the Collateral Agent copies of such declarations;


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(iii) submit the Vessel to such additional periodic, classification, structural or other surveys which may be required by the Vessel’s protection and indemnity insurers to maintain cover for such trade and promptly to deliver to the Collateral Agent copies of reports made in respect of such surveys;

(iv) implement any recommendations contained in the reports issued following the surveys referred to in sub-clause (iii) above within the time limit specified therein and provide evidence satisfactory to the Collateral Agent that the protection and indemnity insurers are satisfied that this has been done;

(v) in particular strictly comply with the requirements of any applicable law, convention, regulation, proclamation or order with regard to financial responsibility for liabilities imposed on the Borrower or the Vessel with respect to pollution by any state or nation or political subdivision thereof, including but not limited to OPA, and provide the Collateral Agent on demand with such information or evidence as it may reasonably require of such compliance;

(vi) procure that the protection and indemnity insurances do not contain a clause excluding the Vessel from trading in waters of the United States of America and the EEZ or any other provision analogous thereto and provide the Collateral Agent with evidence that this is so; and

(vii) strictly comply with any operational or structural regulations issued from time to time by any relevant authorities under OPA so that at all times the Vessel falls within the provisions which limit strict liability under OPA for oil pollution.

5. The Borrower shall give notice forthwith of any assignment and/or transfer of its interest in the Insurances to the relevant brokers, insurance companies, underwriters and/or associations in the form reasonably approved by the Collateral Agent.

6. The Borrower shall execute and deliver all such documents and do all such things as may be necessary to confer upon the Collateral Agent legal title to the Insurances in respect of the Vessel and to procure that the interest of the Collateral Agent is at all times filed with all slips, cover notes, policies and certificates of entry and to procure (a) that a loss payable clause in the form reasonably approved by the Collateral Agent and exceeding [*] shall be filed with all the hull, machinery and equipment and war risks policies in respect of the Vessel and (b) that a loss payable clause in the form reasonably approved by the Collateral Agent and exceeding [*] shall be endorsed upon the protection and indemnity certificates of entry in respect of the Vessel.

7. At the Borrower’s expense the Borrower will cause such insurance broker and the P & I club or association providing P & I insurance to agree to advise the Collateral Agent by telex or telecopier confirmed by letter of any expiration, termination, alteration or cancellation of any policy, any default in the payment of any premium and of any other act or omission on the part of the Borrower of which it has knowledge and which might invalidate or


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render unenforceable, in whole or in part, any insurance on the Vessel, and to provide an opportunity of paying any such unpaid premium or call, such right being exercisable by the Collateral Agent on a vessel by vessel and not on a fleet basis. In addition, the Borrower or the Parent shall promptly provide the Collateral Agent with any information which the Collateral Agent reasonably requests for the purpose of obtaining or preparing any report from an independent marine insurance consultant as to the adequacy of the insurances effected or proposed to be effected in accordance with the provisions contained herein as of the date hereof or in connection with any renewal thereof, and the Borrower or the Parent shall upon demand indemnify the Collateral Agent in respect of all reasonable fees and other expenses incurred by or for the account of the Collateral Agent in connection with any such report; provided the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to such indemnity only for one such report during any period of twelve months.

8. The Borrower shall procure that each of the relevant brokers and associations furnish the Collateral Agent with a letter of undertaking in such usual form as may be reasonably required by the Collateral Agent and waives any lien for premiums or calls except in relation to premiums or calls attributable to the Vessel.

9. The Borrower shall punctually pay all premiums, calls, contributions or other sums payable in respect of the Insurances on the Vessel and to produce all relevant receipts when so required by the Collateral Agent;

10. The Borrower shall renew each of the Insurances on the Vessel at least [*] Business Days before the expiry thereof and give immediate notice to the Collateral Agent of such renewal and procure that the relevant brokers or associations shall promptly confirm in writing to the Collateral Agent that such renewal is effected, it being understood by the Borrower that any failure to renew the Insurances on the Vessel at least [*] Business Days before the expiry thereof or to give or procure the relevant notices of such renewal shall constitute an Event of Default.

11. The Borrower shall arrange for the execution of such guarantees as may from time to time be required by any protection and indemnity and/or war risks association.

12. The Borrower shall furnish to the Collateral Agent from time to time on request with full information about all Insurances maintained on the Vessel and the names of the offices, companies, underwriters, associations or clubs with which such Insurances are placed.

13. The Borrower shall not agree to any variation in the terms of any of the Insurances on the Vessel without the prior approval of the Collateral Agent (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld) (save in circumstances where the variation is imposed by the insurers or reinsurers without requiring the Borrower’s consent, in which case the Borrower shall notify the Collateral Agent of such variation in a timely manner) nor do any act or voluntarily suffer or permit any act to be done whereby any Insurances shall or may be rendered invalid, void, voidable, suspended, defeated or unenforceable and not to suffer or permit the Vessel to engage in any voyage nor to carry any cargo not permitted under any of the Insurances without first obtaining the consent of the insurers or reinsurers concerned and complying with such requirements as to payment of extra premiums or otherwise as the insurers or reinsurers may impose. If a variation in the terms of the Insurances is imposed as aforesaid and in the absolute opinion of the Collateral Agent its interest in the Insurances is thereby materially adversely affected and/or the proceeds of the Insurances payable to the Collateral Agent would be


SCHEDULE 9.03

 

adversely affected, the Borrower undertakes promptly to make such changes to the Insurances, or such alternative Insurance arrangements, provided that such alternative Insurance arrangements are available in the insurance market to the Borrower at that time, as the Collateral Agent shall reasonably require.

14. The Borrower shall not, without the prior written consent of the Collateral Agent, settle, compromise or abandon any claim in respect of any of the Insurances on the Vessel other than a claim of less than [*] or the equivalent in any other currency and not being a claim arising out of a Total Loss.

15. The Borrower shall promptly furnish the Collateral Agent with full information regarding any casualties or other accidents or damage to the Vessel involving an amount in excess of [*].

16. The Borrower shall apply or ensure the appliance of all such sums receivable in respect of the Insurances on the Vessel for the purpose of making good the loss and fully repairing all damage in respect whereof the insurance moneys shall have been received.

17. In the event of the Borrower defaulting in insuring and keeping insured its Vessel as hereinbefore provided then the Collateral Agent may (but shall not be bound to) insure the Vessel or enter the Vessel in such manner and to such extent as the Collateral Agent in its discretion thinks fit and in such case all the cost of effecting and maintaining such Insurance together with interest thereon shall be paid on demand by the Borrower to the Collateral Agent.


SCHEDULE 10.01

EXISTING LIENS

None.


SCHEDULE 14.03A

CREDIT PARTY ADDRESSES

If to any Credit Party:

7665 Corporate Center Drive

Miami, Florida 33126

United States of America

Attn: Chief Financial Officer and General Counsel

With copies to :

Apollo Management, L.P.

9 West 57 th Street

New York, NY 10019

Attn: Steve Martinez

Tel. No.: (212) 515-3200

Fax No.: (212) 515-3288

and

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York

NY 10019-6064

Tel No: (212) 373-3074

Fax No: (212) 492-0074

Attn: Brad Finkelstein


SCHEDULE 14.03B

LENDER ADDRESSES

 

INSTITUTIONS    ADDRESSES
KFW IPEX-BANK GMBH   

Palmengartenstrasse 5-9

60325 Frankfurt am Main

Germany

Telephone: +49 69 7431 4649 / 4037

Fax: +49 69 7431 4466 / 3768

   Attn:   

Ms Claudia Wenzel /

Mr Christian Schweiger

  

email:

  

claudia.wenzel@kfw.de /

christian.schweiger@kfw.de


EXHIBIT A

FORM OF NOTICE OF BORROWING

[Date]

KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH,

  as Facility Agent for the Lenders party

    to the Credit Agreement

    referred to below

Palmengartenstrasse 5-9

60325 Frankfurt am Main

Germany

Attention: [            ]

Ladies and Gentlemen:

The undersigned, BREAKAWAY FOUR, LTD., a Bermuda company (the “ Borrower ”), refers to the Credit Agreement, dated as of [ ] 2012 (as amended, restated, novated, modified and/or supplemented from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”, unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined), among NCL CORPORATION LTD., a Bermuda company (the “ Parent ”), the Borrower, the Lenders from time to time party thereto, you, as Facility Agent, Collateral Agent under the Security Documents, CIRR Agent and Hermes Agent, and the other parties thereto and hereby gives you notice, irrevocably, pursuant to Section 2.03 of the Credit Agreement, that the Borrower hereby requests a Borrowing under the Credit Agreement, and in that connection sets forth below the information relating to such Borrowing (the “ Proposed Borrowing ”) as required by Section 2.03 of the Credit Agreement:

(i) The Business Day of the Proposed Borrowing is                      (the “ Proposed Borrowing Date ”). 1

(ii) The portion of the Total Commitments to be utilized on the Proposed Borrowing Date (the “ Proposed Utilized Commitments ”) is €            .

(iii) The initial Interest Period for the Proposed Borrowing is                      [month(s)]. 2

 

 

1  

Shall be a Business Day at least three Business Days after the date hereof, provided that (in each case) any such notice shall be deemed to have been given on a certain day only if given before 11:00 a.m. (Frankfurt time) on such day (unless such 11:00 a.m. deadline is waived in the case of the Initial Proposed Borrowing Date).


Exhibit A

Page 2

 

(iv) The Parent and/or the Borrower [have] [have not] entered into Earmarked Foreign Exchange Arrangements with respect to the amount required to be paid to Hermes and/or the Yard on the Proposed Borrowing Date [and the Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate principal amount of the Proposed Utilized Commitments is [                    ]]. 3

(v) The proceeds of the Proposed Borrowing shall be deposited in the following accounts:

 

Bank and Account No.   Account Name   Amount to be Disbursed
(indicate Dollars or
Euros) 4
[    ]   [    ]   [    ]

(vi) [Attached hereto as Annex A is evidence of the Earmarked Foreign Exchange Arrangements referred to in clause (iv) above.]

In connection with the Proposed Borrowing, the Borrower hereby certifies as follows:

(i) As of the Proposed Borrowing Date, all conditions and requirements under the Construction Contract required to be satisfied on such Proposed Borrowing Date have been satisfied, other than those that are not materially adverse to the Lenders.

(ii) Both on the date hereof and as of the Proposed Borrowing Date, the representations and warranties made by each Credit Party in or pursuant to the Credit Documents are true and correct in all material respects, on and as of such Proposed Borrowing Date as if made on and as of such Proposed Borrowing Date, unless stated to relate to a specific earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties were true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date.

(iii) Both on the date hereof and as of the Proposed Borrowing Date after giving effect to the Proposed Borrowing, no Default or Event of Default is or will be continuing.

 

(…continued)

 

2  

The initial Interest Period for any Loan shall commence on the Proposed Borrowing Date of such Loan and each Interest Period occurring thereafter in respect of such Loan shall commence on the day on which the immediately preceding Interest Period applicable thereto expires and shall, if interest is payable at the Fixed Rate, be for a six month period or, if interest is payable at the Floating Rate, be for a three or six month period.

3  

Dollar Equivalent to be included if the Borrower has entered into Earmarked Foreign Exchange Arrangements.

4  

Euro disbursement only available if the Parent and/or the Borrower have not entered into Earmarked Foreign Exchange Arrangements.


Exhibit A

Page 3

 

 

Very truly yours,
BREAKAWAY FOUR, LTD.
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:


Annex A

Evidence of Earmarked Foreign Exchange Arrangements

[See attached.]


[Letterhead of Aon BankAssure Insurance Services]

Exhibit B-1

[*]

 

1


Exhibit B- 2

Form of Exhibit B- 2

[ Letterhead of Insurance Broker ]

To:

KFW IPEX-Bank GmbH, as Collateral Agent,

Palmengartenstrasse 5-9

60325 Frankfurt am Main

Germany

Attn: Claudia Wenzel / Christian Schweiger

From:

[ Insert name of Insurance Broker ]

Date: [ ], 20[ ]

Dear Sirs,

 

1 This Certificate is delivered pursuant to Section 7.02 of the Credit Agreement dated as of [ ] October 2012 and made between (amongst others) Breakaway Four, Ltd, as Borrower, NCL Corporation Ltd. (“ NCLC ”) as Parent, the Lender Creditors from time to time party thereto and KFW IPEX-Bank GmbH, as Facility Agent, Collateral Agent and CIRR Agent (as the same may be amended, restated, or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”).

Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined in this Certificate shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement.

 

2 We hereby certify to you that, with respect to the Vessel, on and as of the date of this Certificate:

 

  (i) the insurance cover referred to below is placed and maintained with such insurance companies and/or underwriters and/or clubs, in such amounts, against such risks, and in such form, as are customarily insured against by similarly situated insureds for the protection of the Facility Agent, the Collateral Agent, the CIRR Agent and/or the Lender Creditors as mortgagees of the Vessel; and

 

  (ii) the insurance cover referred to in this Certificate conforms with the Required Insurances including (without limitation) hull and machinery, war risks, loss of hire (if applicable) and protection and indemnity insurance set forth in Schedule 9.03 of the Credit Agreement.


3 The insurance cover referred to in paragraph 2(i) above comprises [ Insert description of the insurances maintained on the Vessel .].

Yours truly,

For and on behalf of

[ Insert name of Insurance Broker ]


EXHIBIT C

 

 

Dated                                             [ ] 2012

 

  
 

 

 

KFW IPEX-BANK GMBH

   (1)
  (as Facility Agent)   
  KFW    (2)
  (as CIRR Mandatary)   
  THE BANKS AND INSTITUTIONS    (3)
  listed in Appendix 2   
 

(as Lenders)

 

  
 

 

  

INTERACTION AGREEMENT

 

in relation to an Export Credit Facility Agreement

 

dated [ ] October 2012

 

Hull No. [*] at Meyer Werft GmbH

 

Papenburg, Germany

 

 

  

 

LOGO


Contents

 

Clause    Page  
1    Definitions and interpretation      3   
2    KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH as agent      5   
3    Advance, interest, repayment, prepayment, disbursement and netting      6   
4    Miscellaneous      7   
5    Counterparts and governing law      9   

Appendix 1    Forms of Refinancing Agreement

     11   

Appendix 2    The Lenders

     12   


THIS INTERACTION AGREEMENT is made on [ ] 2012 BETWEEN:

 

(1) KFW IPEX-BANK GMBH , acting through its office at Palmengartenstrasse 5-9, 60325 Frankfurt am Main, Germany acting as facility agent (in that capacity the “ Facility Agent ” and “ CIRR Agent ”); and

 

(2) KFW, acting through its office at Palmengartenstrasse 5-9, 60325 Frankfurt am Main, Germany (the “ CIRR Mandatary ”); and

 

(3) THE BANKS AND INSTITUTIONS listed in Appendix 2 (the “ Lenders ” and any one of them a “ Lender ”).

WHEREAS this Interaction Agreement (the “ Agreement ”) is supplemental to:

 

(A) a credit agreement dated [ ] October 2012 relating to the financing of provisional hull number [*] at Meyer Werft GmbH, Papenburg, Germany made between (among others) (a) the Borrower, (b) the Parent, (c) the Lenders, (d) the Facility Agent, (e) the CIRR Agent, (f) the Collateral Agent and (g) the Hermes Agent pursuant to which the Lenders will make available to the Borrower a multi-draw term loan credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of up to €590,478,870 (the “ Loans ”) to finance in part the acquisition of provisional hull no [*] at the yard of Meyer Werft GmbH and related fees (the “ Credit Agreement ”);

 

(B) the refinancing agreements dated the date hereof relating to the Commitments of the Lenders entered into between CIRR Mandatary and each Bank (as defined below) in the forms attached as Appendix 1 hereto (each a “ Refinancing Agreement ” and together the “ Refinancing Agreements ”);

 

(C) the CIRR General Terms and Conditions as set out in Annex 2 to each Refinancing Agreement; and

 

(D) the Hermes Cover.

 

1 Definitions and interpretation

 

1.1 Terms used in the Credit Agreement have the same meaning in this Agreement unless otherwise defined herein.

 

1.2 The following terms have the following meanings when used in this Agreement:

Bank ” refers to each Lender except KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH both in its capacity as a Lender under the Credit Agreement and as the Bank under the relevant Refinancing Agreement.


KfW Rate ” means the interest rate payable to the CIRR Mandatary under the Refinancing Agreements.

Lender ” refers to a party both in its capacity as Lender under the Credit Agreement and as a Bank under a Refinancing Agreement.

Refinancing Loan ” means the loan made by the CIRR Mandatary to a Bank pursuant to the Refinancing Agreement to which that Bank is a party.

 

1.3 In this Agreement:

 

1.3.1 words denoting the plural number include the singular and vice versa;

 

1.3.2 words denoting persons include corporations, partnerships, associations of persons (whether incorporated or not) or governmental or quasigovernmental bodies or authorities and vice versa;

 

1.3.3 references to Recitals, Clauses, Sections and Appendices are references to recitals, clauses of, sections to and appendices to this Agreement;

 

1.3.4 references to this Agreement include the Recitals and the Appendices;

 

1.3.5 the headings and contents page(s) are for the purpose of reference only, have no legal or other significance, and shall be ignored in the interpretation of this Agreement;

 

1.3.6 references to any document (including, without limitation, to all or any of the Credit Documents) are, unless the context otherwise requires, references to that document as amended, supplemented, novated or replaced from time to time;

 

1.3.7 references to statutes or provisions of statutes are references to those statutes, or those provisions, as from time to time amended, replaced or re-enacted;

 

1.3.8 references to any Lender, Bank or Secured Creditor include its successors, permitted transferees and permitted assignees; and

 

1.3.9 references to times of day are to Frankfurt am Main time;


1.4 This Agreement operates to amend and supplement the Refinancing Agreement in accordance with its terms and in the event of any inconsistency between (i) the terms of the Refinancing Agreement and the CIRR General Terms and Conditions incorporated therein and (ii) this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement will prevail.

 

2 KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH as agent

 

2.1 The CIRR Mandatary and all Banks agree that the Facility Agent will act as the agent of the Banks for the purposes of all Refinancing Agreements in relation to the following matters:

 

2.1.1 confirmation to the CIRR Mandatary of the fulfilment of conditions precedent in relation to the delivery of a Drawdown Notice, under section 5.1 of each Refinancing Agreement;

 

2.1.2 making disclosures to the CIRR Mandatary of circumstances pertaining to the Loans, its proper repayment or collateralisation available on a regular basis as required under sections 8.2 and 9.1 of each Refinancing Agreement. The Facility Agent will however only disclose such information that is available to it;

 

2.1.3 notification of all amendments and addenda to the Credit Agreement under section 9.2 of each Refinancing Agreement; and

 

2.1.4 immediately to report if, by the conclusion of each Refinancing Agreement, there are material changes or additions to the information given at the time of the application for an interest make-up commitment as required under section [9.1] of the CIRR General Terms and Conditions. The CIRR Mandatary agrees to accept performance by the Facility Agent as the agent and assistant of the Banks, as applicable according to Clause 2.1 above, as aforesaid to the CIRR Mandatary as full performance of all Banks’ obligations under the relevant sections of the Refinancing Agreements.

 

2.2 The Facility Agent further agrees to act as agent or assistant of each Bank, as applicable according to Clause 2.1 above, in its capacity as the Facility Agent, to notify the Parent and the Borrower of the conclusion of each Refinancing Agreement with the CIRR Mandatary.

 

2.3 The Banks, the CIRR Mandatary and the Facility Agent agree in relation to section 4.2 of each Refinancing Agreement that the Facility Agent has been appointed as the Facility Agent on behalf of all Banks and in such capacity will discharge the responsibilities of all Banks under section 4.2 of each Refinancing Agreement and further agree that the Facility Agent will discharge those responsibilities for itself and all Banks if it acts in accordance with the customary standards and duties of facility agents in high value syndicated loan transactions.


3 Advance, interest, repayment, prepayment, disbursement and netting

 

3.1 The parties to this Agreement agree that the loan as funded by the relevant Refinancing Agreement will be advanced by the Facility Agent to the Borrower in accordance with section 2 of the Credit Agreement.

 

3.2 The CIRR Mandatary and each Lender agree that the distribution by the Facility Agent to the Lenders of payments of interest on the Loan by the Borrower and payments of interest on its Refinancing Loan by each Lender will be made on a net basis so that on each date for the payment of interest under the Credit Agreement the following payments will be made in discharge of the said payment obligations:

 

3.2.1 the Borrower will pay to the Facility Agent for the account of the Lenders an amount equal to the interest due on the outstanding Loan;

 

3.2.2 the Facility Agent will distribute to the Lenders according to their respective pro rata shares out of the payment received from the Borrower an amount equal to the Applicable Margin plus Mandatary Costs (if any) then payable on the outstanding Loan minus the sum of the refinancing mark-up and the risk margin set out in sections 2.2.11 and 2.2.12 of each Refinancing Agreement; and

 

3.2.3 the Facility Agent will pay to the CIRR Mandatary out of the payment received from the Borrower an amount equal to interest at the KfW Rate then payable on the Refinancing Loans.

 

3.3 The Facility Agent agrees to pay to the CIRR Mandatary on behalf of each Lender all amounts received by the Facility Agent in respect of repayments of principal of the Loan, on the due date for payment to the CIRR Mandatary of repayments of the Refinancing Loans under the Refinancing Agreements and the Lenders irrevocably authorize the Facility Agent to make such payments. The Facility Agent agrees to provide notice to each Lender upon each payment to the CIRR Mandatary under this Clause 3.3. The Facility Agent agrees to provide notice to each Lender upon each payment to the CIRR Mandatary under this Clause 3.3.

 

3.4 The parties hereto agree that any disbursements under the Refinancing Agreements will be made directly from the CIRR Mandatary to the Facility Agent for the purpose of disbursement to the Borrower, to the Yard or to Hermes, as applicable.

 

3.5 The Facility Agent agrees to pay to the CIRR Mandatary on behalf of each Lender all amounts received by the Facility Agent in respect of the Commitment Commission or other fees according to sections 2.09, 2.10, 3, 4.04, 14.01 and 14.05 of the Credit Agreement and section 6.4 of the relevant Refinancing Agreement.


4 Miscellaneous

 

4.1 No party may assign its rights under this Agreement other than together with an assignment of its rights under and in accordance with the Credit Agreement.

 

4.2 All Banks agree that KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH shall be released from the restrictions of § 181 BGB ( Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch; German Civil Code ) in respect of this Agreement.

 

4.3 The parties agree that should at any time, any provisions of this Agreement be or become void ( nichtig ), invalid or due to any reason ineffective ( unwirksam ) this will indisputably ( unwiderlegbar ) not affect the validity or effectiveness of the remaining provisions and this Agreement will remain valid and effective, save for the void, invalid or ineffective provisions, without any party having to argue ( darlegen ) and prove ( beweisen ) the parties’ intent to uphold this Agreement even without the void, invalid or ineffective provisions. The void, invalid or ineffective provisions shall be deemed replaced by such valid and effective provisions that in legal and economic terms comes closest to what the parties intended or would have intended in accordance with the purpose of this Agreement if they had considered the point at the time of conclusion of this Agreement.

 

4.4 No failure to exercise, nor any delay in exercising, on the part of any party, any right or remedy under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right or remedy prevent any further or other exercise or the exercise of any other right or remedy. The rights and remedies provided in this Agreement are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law.

 

4.5 Every notice, request, demand or other communication under this Agreement shall:

 

4.5.1 be in writing delivered personally or by first-class prepaid letter (airmail if available) or facsimile (confirmed in the case of facsimile by first-class prepaid letter sent within twenty-four (24) hours of despatch of the facsimile but so that the non-receipt of such confirmation shall not affect in any way the validity of the facsimile in question);

 

4.5.2 be deemed to have been received, subject as otherwise provided in this Agreement, if delivered personally, when delivered or in the case of a first class prepaid letter, five (5) Business Days after it has been put in the post, in the case of a facsimile at the time of despatch with electronic or other confirmation of receipt (provided that if the date of despatch is not a business day in the country of the addressee, it shall be deemed to have been received at the opening of business on the next such business day) or if by electronic mail in accordance with Clause 8.6; and


4.5.3 be sent:

 

  (a) if to be sent to the Facility Agent, at:

KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH

Palmengartenstrasse 5-9

60325 Frankfurt am Main

Germany

Attn: Claudia Wenzel

Tel No: (49) 69 7431 2625 / 4037

Fax No: (49) 69 7431 3768

 

  (b) if to be sent to a Bank, to it at its address and facsimile number set forth in Appendix 2;

 

  (c) if to be sent to the CIRR Mandatary, at:

KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH

Palmengartenstrasse 5-9

60325 Frankfurt am Main

Germany

Attn: Markus Kristen and Anja Demisch

Tel No: (49) 69 7431 4687 / 3621,

Fax No: (49) 69 7431 2944

or to such other address and facsimile number as is notified by one party to the other parties under this Agreement by not less than five (5) Business Days’ written notice.

 

4.6 Any:

 

4.6.1 communication to be made in connection with this Agreement may be made by electronic mail or other electronic means, if the relevant parties: (a) agree that, unless and until notified to the contrary, this is to be an accepted form of communication; (b) notify each other in writing of their electronic mail address and/or any other information required to enable the sending and receipt of information by that means; and (c) notify each other of any change to their address or any other such information supplied by them; and


4.6.2 electronic communication made between any parties hereunder will be effective only when actually received in readable form and acknowledged by the recipient (it being understood that any system generated responses do not constitute an acknowledgement) and only if it is addressed in such a manner as the recipient shall specify for this purpose.

 

4.7 No Lender may assign its rights under this Agreement other than together with an assignment of its rights under and in accordance with the Credit Agreement.

 

5 Counterparts and governing law

 

5.1 This Agreement may be executed in counterparts which, when taken together, shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

5.2 This Agreement and all claims arising in connection with it are governed by, and are to be construed in accordance with, the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany.

 

5.3 The courts of Frankfurt am Main shall have jurisdiction in respect to all disputes out of or relating to this Agreement.

IN WITNESS of which the parties to this Agreement have executed this Agreement the day and year first before written.


SIGNED by   )
  )
duly authorised for and on behalf of   )
KFW IPEX-BANK GMBH   )
(as the Facility Agent)   )
in the presence of:   )
SIGNED by   )
  )
duly authorised for and on behalf of   )
KFW   )
(as the CIRR Mandatary)   )
in the presence of:   )
SIGNED by   )
  )
duly authorised for and on behalf of   )
KFW IPEX-BANK GMBH   )
(as Lender)   )
in the presence of:   )


Appendix 1

Forms of Refinancing Agreement


Appendix 2

[*]


EXHIBIT D

FORM OF SECRETARY’S CERTIFICATE

OF

CREDIT PARTIES

October     , 2012

The undersigned Secretary of each of the entities listed on Schedule I hereto (each, a “ Credit Party ”) does hereby certify the following to KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH (“ KfW IPEX ”), as Facility Agent in connection with the Credit Agreement, dated as of October     , 2012, among NCL Corporation Ltd., Breakaway Four, Ltd., as Borrower, the Lenders from time to time party thereto, KfW IPEX-BANK GmbH, as Facility Agent, Collateral Agent under the Security Documents, CIRR Agent and Hermes Agent and the other parties thereto (as the same may be amended, restated, or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”). All capitalized terms used in this certificate shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Credit Agreement, unless otherwise defined in this certificate.

1. Attached hereto as Exhibit A is a true and complete copy of minutes or resolutions duly adopted by the board of directors (or equivalent) of each Credit Party authorizing, among other things, the execution, delivery and performance of the Credit Documents to which such Credit Party is a party, and such minutes or resolutions (or equivalent) have not since their adoption been in any way modified, rescinded, revoked or amended in whole or in part, in any respect, and are in full force and effect on the date hereof.

2. Attached hereto as Exhibit B is a true, correct and complete copy of the certificate of incorporation and by-laws or equivalent organizational documents of each Credit Party, each of which is as of the date hereof in full force and effect.

3. The persons whose names appear on Exhibit C hereto are, as of the date hereof, duly elected or appointed, as applicable, qualified, and acting officers or directors of each Credit Party, holding the offices or directorships set forth beside their names, and are authorized to execute and deliver the Credit Documents on behalf of such Credit Party, and the signature appearing next to each name is the genuine signature of such officer or director.

4. On the date hereof, the representations and warranties contained in the Credit Agreement and in the other Credit Documents are true and correct in all material respects with the same effect as though such representations and warranties had been made on the date hereof, both before and after giving effect to the incurrence of Loans on the date hereof and the application of the proceeds thereof, unless stated to relate to a specific earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties were true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date.

5. On the date hereof, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from the Borrowing to occur on the date hereof or from the application of the proceeds thereof.


6. There is no proceeding for the dissolution or liquidation of any Credit Party or threatening any Credit Party’s existence.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Credit Parties has caused this Secretary’s Certificate to be executed and delivered by its duly authorized representative as of the date first set forth above.

 

NCL CORPORATION LTD.

NCL INTERNATIONAL, LTD.

BREAKAWAY FOUR, LTD.

By:

 

    /s/ Daniel S. Farkas

  Name: Daniel S. Farkas
  Title: Secretary

[Signature Page to Breakaway Four, Ltd. Secretary’s Certificate]


I, Kevin M. Sheehan, President and Chief Executive Officer of NCL Corporation Ltd., NCL International, Ltd. and Breakaway Four, Ltd. hereby certify that Daniel S. Farkas is the duly elected or appointed, as applicable, and qualified Secretary of NCL Corporation Ltd., NCL International, Ltd. and Breakaway Four, Ltd. and that the signature appearing above is his genuine signature.

IN WlTNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name as of the date first set forth above.

 

      /s/ Kevin M. Sheehan

Name: Kevin M. Sheehan
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

[Signature Page to Breakaway Four, Ltd. Secretary’s Certificate]


Schedule I

Credit Parties

NCL Corporation Ltd.

NCL International, Ltd.

Breakaway Four, Ltd.


Exhibit A

Resolutions


Exhibit B

Organizational Documents


Exhibit C

Incumbency

NCL Corporation Ltd. NCL International, Ltd. Breakaway Four, Ltd.

 

Daniel S. Farkas    Senior Vice President   

 

   General Counsel   
   Secretary   
Kevin M. Sheehan    President   

 

   Chief Executive Officer   


EXHIBIT E

F ORM O F T RANSFER C ERTIFICATE

 

To: [            ] as Facility Agent and [                    ] as Hermes Agent

 

From: [ The Existing Lender ] (the “ Existing Lender ”) and [ The New Lender ] (the “ New Lender ”)

 

Dated:

Breakaway Four, Ltd. – €590,478,870 Credit Agreement

dated [ ] 2012 (the “Credit Agreement”)

 

1. We refer to the Credit Agreement. This agreement (the “ Agreement ”) shall take effect as a Transfer Certificate for the purpose of the Credit Agreement. Terms defined in the Credit Agreement have the same meaning in this Agreement unless given a different meaning in this Agreement.

 

2. We refer to Section 13.06 ( Procedure and Conditions for Transfer ) of the Credit Agreement:

 

  (a) The Existing Lender and the New Lender agree to the Existing Lender transferring to the New Lender by novation all or part of the Existing Lender’s Commitment, rights and obligations referred to in the Schedule attached hereto in accordance with Section 13.06 ( Procedure and Conditions for Transfer ).

 

  (b) The proposed date of transfer is [            ].

 

  (c) The Notice Office and address, fax number and attention details for notices of the New Lender for the purposes of Section 14.03 ( Notices ) are set out in the Schedule attached hereto.

 

3. On the date of the transfer the New Lender becomes:

 

  (a) Party to the relevant Credit Documents (other than the Security Trust Deed) as a Lender; and

 

  (b) Party to the Security Trust Deed as a Secured Creditor[.][; and]

 

  (c)

[Party to the Interaction Agreement.] 1

 

4. The New Lender expressly acknowledges the limitations on the Existing Lender’s obligations set out in paragraph (c) of Section 13.04 ( Limitation of responsibility of Existing Lenders ).

 

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Applicable to any New Lender that elects to become a Refinanced Bank.


EXHIBIT E     2

 

5. We refer to Clause 8.2 ( Changes of Secured Creditor ) of the Security Trust Deed

 

  (a) In consideration of the New Lender being accepted as a Secured Creditor for the purposes of the Security Trust Deed (and as defined therein), the New Lender confirms that, as from the date of the transfer, it intends to be party to the Security Trust Deed as a Secured Creditor, and undertakes to perform all the obligations expressed in the Security Trust Deed to be assumed by a Secured Creditor and agrees that it shall be bound by all the provisions of the Security Trust Deed, as if it had been an original party to the Security Trust Deed.

 

6. We refer to Section 13.01(c) ( Assignments and Transfers by the Lenders ) of the Credit Agreement. Each New Lender, by executing this Assignment, confirms, for the avoidance of doubt, that the Facility Agent has authority to execute on its behalf any amendment or waiver that has been approved by or on behalf of the Required Lenders in accordance with the Credit Agreement on or prior to the date on which the transfer becomes effective in accordance the Credit Agreement and that it is bound by that decision to the same extent as the Existing Lender would have been had it remained a Lender.

 

7. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and this has the same effect as if the signatures on the counterparts were on a single copy of this Agreement.

 

8. This Agreement takes effect as a deed.

 

9. This Agreement has been entered into on the date stated at the beginning of this Agreement.

 

10. This Agreement and any non-contractual obligations arising out of or in connection with it shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with English law.

 

Note: The execution of this Transfer Certificate may not transfer a proportionate share of the Existing Lender’s interest in the Collateral in all jurisdictions. It is the responsibility of the New Lender to ascertain whether any other documents or other formalities are required to perfect a transfer of such a share in the Existing Lender’s Collateral in any jurisdiction and, if so, to arrange for execution of those documents and completion of those formalities.


EXHIBIT E

 

THE SCHEDULE

Commitment/rights and obligations to be transferred

[ insert relevant details ]

[ Notice Office address, fax number and attention details for notices and account details for payments ]


EXHIBIT E

 

SIGNATORIES

[Existing Lender]

 

Executed as a deed by [name of Existing Lender] , acting by [ name of director ]:     
    

 

     [ Signature of Director ]
     Director
    

 

     [ Signature of Director ]
     Director
[New Lender]Executed as a deed by [name of New Lender] , acting by [ name of director ]:     
    

 

     [ Signature of Director ]
     Director
    

 

     [ Signature of Director ]
     Director

This Agreement is accepted as a Transfer Certificate for the purposes of the Credit Agreement by the Facility Agent and by the Hermes Agent, and the date of the transfer is confirmed as [    ].


EXHIBIT E     5

 

Signature of this Agreement by the Facility Agent constitutes confirmation by the Facility Agent of receipt of notice of the transfer referred to in this Agreement, which notice the Facility Agent receives on behalf of each Lender Creditor.

[Facility Agent]

 

Executed as a deed by [Facility Agent] , acting by [ name of director ]:     
    

 

     [ Signature of Director ]
     Director
    

 

     [ Signature of Director ]
     Director
[Hermes Agent]     
Executed as a deed by [Hermes Agent] , acting by [ name of director ]:     
    

 

     [ Signature of Director ]
     Director
    

 

     [ Signature of Director ]
     Director


EXHIBIT E     6

 

[NCL Corporation Ltd.] 2     
[Signed as a deed by [ NCL Corporation Ltd. ], a company incorporated in Bermuda, by [ full name(s) of person(s) signing ] , being [a] person[s] who, in accordance with the laws of that territory, [is][are] acting under the authority of the company.     

 

 

Signature(s)
Authorised [signatory] [signatories]]

 

 

2  

To be signed by the Company only if the transfer is pursuant to section 13.01(a)(ii)


Exhibit F

EXECUTION VERSION

 

 

 

SHARE CHARGE

relating to shares in

BREAKAWAY FOUR, LTD.

Dated      October 2012

(1) NCL INTERNATIONAL, LTD.

(2) KFW IPEX-BANK GMBH

 

 

 


EXECUTION VERSION

DATE

     October 2012

PARTIES

(1) NCL INTERNATIONAL, LTD., a company organised and existing under the laws of Bermuda, having its registered office at Cumberland House, 9 th Floor, 1 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM 11 (the “ Chargor ”); and

(2) KFW IPEX-BANK GMBH, a company incorporated under the laws of Germany whose business address is at 5-9, 60325 Frankfurt am Main, Germany, as collateral agent for the Secured Creditors (as defined below) (the “ Collateral Agent ”).

INTRODUCTION

(A) By a credit agreement dated      October 2010 (as may be modified, supplemented, novated or amended from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”) and made between, among others, (i) the Borrower (as defined below), (ii) various parties defined therein as lenders (the “ Lenders ”) and (iii) the Collateral Agent, the Lenders agreed, among other things, to make available to the Borrower, upon the terms and conditions set forth therein, a multi-draw term loan credit facility of up to €590,478,870 (the “ Facility ”).

(B) By one or more Interest Rate Protection Agreements or Other Hedging Agreements (each as defined in the Credit Agreement) entered into from time to time and by, among others, the Borrower and/or NCL Corporation Ltd. and one or more Lenders or any affiliate thereof, the financial institutions party to such agreements shall have provided interest rate, foreign exchange or other derivative arrangements to the Borrower and/or NCL Corporation Ltd.

(C) At the date of this Charge, 12,000 ordinary shares of the Borrower are legally and beneficially owned by the Chargor (the “ Issued Shares ”).

(D) It is one of the conditions precedent to the Lenders advancing or continuing to advance the Facility, or any part thereof, to the Borrower under the Credit Agreement that the Chargor enters into this Charge.

DEFINITIONS

(1) In this Charge, unless contrary to or inconsistent with the context:

Borrower ” means Breakaway Four, Ltd., a company incorporated and existing under the laws of Bermuda.

Dollar ” and “ US$ ” means the lawful currency of the United States of America.

Event of Default ” means any event specified as such in section 11 of the Credit Agreement.


Lender Creditors ” means the Lenders and each Agent under the Credit Agreement.

Lien ” means a charge, mortgage, hypothecation, title retention, pledge, lien, security interest or other encumbrance, whether fixed or floating and howsoever created or arising.

Other Creditors ” means any Lender or any affiliate thereof and their successors, transferees and assignees if any (even if such Lender subsequently ceases to be a Lender under the Credit Agreement for any reason), together with such Lender’s or affiliate’s successors, transferees and assignees, with which the Parent and/or the Borrower enters into any Interest Rate Protection Agreements or Other Hedging Agreements from time to time.

Secured Creditors ” means collectively (i) the Lender Creditors and (ii) the Other Creditors.

Secured Obligations ” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Credit Agreement.

Security Assets ” has the meaning set out in clause 1(a).

Security Period ” means the period commencing on the date of this Charge and ending on the date upon which the Collateral Agent has informed the Chargor that all the Secured Obligations have been irrevocably discharged in full.

Shares ” means the Issued Shares and the Additional Shares (as defined in clause 1(a)(ii)).

INTERPRETATION

(2) In this Charge unless contrary to or inconsistent with the context:

(a) capitalised terms used herein (and not otherwise defined herein) shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Credit Agreement;

(b) words (including, without limitation, defined terms) importing:

(i) the singular include the plural and vice versa; and

(ii) any gender includes all genders;

(c) a reference to a party or person includes a reference to that party or person and its successors, transferees, substitutes (including, but not limited to, any party or person taking by novation), executors, administrators and assignees;

(d) the word “ person ” includes an individual, any entity having separate legal personality under the laws governing its formation, partnerships and trusts (whether or not having separate legal personality), companies, corporations, unincorporated organisations and any government, department or agency thereof;

 

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(e) a reference to any thing or any matter (including, but not limited to, the Secured Obligations, any other amount and the Security Assets) is a reference to the whole and any part of it;

(f) a reference to this Charge, or any other document includes any variation, novation or replacement of or supplement to any of them from time to time;

(g) a reference to a clause or Schedule means a reference to a clause or Schedule of this Charge;

(h) where any clause contains sub-clauses, paragraphs or sub-paragraphs, each sub-clause, paragraph and sub-paragraph however called may be read and construed separately and independently of each other;

(i) a reference (whether specific or general) to a statute or to any other legislation includes any code, ordinance or other law, and any regulation, rule or bye-law or other instrument made under it, and all official directives (if any) and all amendments, consolidations, re-enactments or substitutions of any of them from time to time;

(j) a reference to a document includes any deed, agreement in writing, or any certificate, notice, instrument or other document of any kind;

(k) “writing” and related expressions includes all means of reproducing words in a tangible and permanently visible form;

(l) any agreement, undertaking, acknowledgment, condition or other term that is made or given by the Chargor is deemed to be a covenant in favour of and for the benefit of the Lender;

(m) headings are inserted for guidance only and do not affect the interpretation of this Charge; and

(n) an Event of Default is “subsisting” until it has been waived in writing by, or remedied to the satisfaction of, the Collateral Agent.

OPERATIVE PROVISIONS

1. Charge . As a continuing security for the Secured Obligations, the Chargor, as legal and beneficial owner, hereby:

(a) charges and agrees to charge in favour of the Collateral Agent, all of its right, title and interest in and to the following property (collectively the “ Security Assets ”) as a first fixed security for the Secured Obligations:

(i) the Issued Shares and any interest it has in the entries on the books of any financial intermediary pertaining to such Issued Shares, and all cash, warrants, rights, instruments and other property or proceeds from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect or in exchange for any or all of such Issued Shares;

 

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(ii) all additional shares of, and all securities convertible into and warrants, options and other rights to purchase or otherwise acquire, stock, shares or other securities of the Borrower acquired by it in any manner during the Security Period (which shares and securities shall be deemed to be part of the Shares) or any other rights and any interest in the entries on the books of any financial intermediary pertaining to such additional shares (all such shares, securities, warrants, options, rights, certificates, instruments and interests collectively being “ Additional Shares ”) and all cash, warrants, rights, instruments and other property or proceeds from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for any or all of such Additional Shares;

(iii) all dividends or interest paid or payable by the Borrower after the date of and during the continuance of an Event of Default on all or any of the Shares; and

(iv) to the extent not covered by paragraphs (i) through (iii) above, all proceeds of any or all of the foregoing Security Assets. For the purposes of this Charge, the term “ proceeds ” includes whatever is receivable or received when the Security Assets or proceeds are sold, exchanged, collected or otherwise disposed of, whether such disposition is voluntary or involuntary; and

(b) undertakes to deposit forthwith with the Collateral Agent, and in such manner as the Collateral Agent may direct the following:

(i) all share certificates in respect of the Issued Shares;

(ii) a duly executed undated share transfer form in respect of the Issued Shares in favour of the Collateral Agent or its nominee;

(iii) an undertaking from the Borrower to register transfers of the Shares to the Collateral Agent or its nominee (in the form set out in Schedule 1); and

(iv) an irrevocable proxy from the Chargor to the Collateral Agent entitling the Collateral Agent to vote in respect of the Shares and exercise all other rights, powers and privileges and remedies to which a holder of shares would be entitled (in the form set out in Schedule 2); and

(c) undertakes to deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Collateral Agent promptly following the issue of any Additional Shares held by the Chargor at any time after the date hereof, the items listed in clauses l(b)(i) and (ii) in respect of all such Additional Shares,

provided that, upon irrevocable payment in full in Dollars of the Secured Obligations, the Collateral Agent will, at the request and expense of the Chargor, release to the Chargor all the rights, title and interest of the Collateral Agent in or to the Security Assets.

 

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2. Preservation of Security .

2.1 The security constituted by this Charge shall be continuing and not satisfied by an intermediate payment or satisfaction of the whole or any part of the Secured Obligations but shall secure the ultimate balance of the Secured Obligations. The security hereby given shall be in addition to any other Lien now or hereafter held by the Collateral Agent for all or any of the Secured Obligations, and the Collateral Agent’s rights under this Charge shall not be postponed, lessened or otherwise prejudicially affected or merged in any other such security.

2.2 The obligations of the Chargor hereunder and the security constituted by this Charge shall not be affected by any act, omission or circumstances which but for this provision might operate to release or otherwise exonerate the Chargor from its obligations hereunder or affect such obligations including without limitation and whether or not known to either of the Chargor or the Collateral Agent:

(a) any time or indulgence granted to any person including the Borrower, or the Chargor;

(b) the variation, extension, compromise, renewal or release of, or refusal or neglect to perfect or enforce any terms of this Charge; and

(c) any irregularity, invalidity or unenforceability of any obligations of the Chargor under this Charge or any present or future law or order of any government authority (whether of right or in fact) purporting to reduce or otherwise affect any of such obligations under this Charge which shall be construed accordingly as if there were no such irregularity, unenforceability, invalidity, law or order provided that any such construction shall not cause the Chargor to be in breach or contravention of any applicable law or order.

2.3 Where any discharge (whether in respect of this Charge or otherwise) is made in whole or in part or any arrangement is made on the faith of any payment, security or other disposition which is avoided or must be repaid on bankruptcy, liquidation or otherwise without limitation, the security constituted by this Charge and the liability of the Chargor under this Charge shall continue as if there had been no such discharge or arrangement.

3. Warranties and Undertakings .

3.1 The Chargor hereby warrants and represents to the Collateral Agent that:

(a) it is the legal and registered owner of the Issued Shares and, if and when acquired, the Additional Shares and it has not transferred, assigned, charged or in any way encumbered the whole or any part of the Security Assets;

(b) the Issued Shares constitute all of the issued and outstanding shares in the share capital of the Borrower at the date of this Charge;

 

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(c) the Issued Shares have been duly authorised, validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable;

(d) neither the Chargor nor the Borrower has granted any options or other rights of any nature in respect of the Issued Shares, or any other shares in the share capital of the Borrower to any third party;

(e) it is authorised in every respect to make this Charge and its obligations hereunder constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligations enforceable against it in accordance with its terms; and

(f) this Charge, when duly registered, will create a valid security interest in the Security Assets securing the payment of the Secured Obligations and, following execution of this Charge, all filings and other actions necessary or reasonably desirable to perfect such security interest will be duly made or taken.

3.2 The Chargor hereby undertakes to the Collateral Agent that during the Security Period:

(a) it will remain the legal and registered owner of the Issued Shares and, if and when acquired, the Additional Shares and will not transfer, assign, charge or otherwise encumber hereafter, the whole or any part of the Security Assets to anyone other than the Collateral Agent, unless with the prior written approval of the Collateral Agent, which approval may be arbitrarily withheld unless (i) such transfer does not violate the terms of the Security Documents and (ii) any such transferee charges the Security Assets pursuant to an agreement which, in the opinion of the Collateral Agent, grants security to the Collateral Agent equivalent to this Charge; and

(b) it shall exercise its powers as a Chargor of the Borrower to procure that the Borrower will not issue new shares or classes of shares or register the transfer of shares without the prior written approval of the Collateral Agent.

3.3 Upon the Collateral Agent being satisfied that the Secured Obligations have been unconditionally and irrevocably paid and discharged in full, and following a written request therefor from the Chargor, the Collateral Agent will, subject to being indemnified to its reasonable satisfaction for the costs and expenses incurred by the Collateral Agent in connection therewith, release the security constituted by this Charge and forthwith return to the Chargor any and all share certificates representing the Security Assets.

4. Registration . The Chargor hereby authorises the Collateral Agent at any time after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default to arrange for the Security Assets to be registered (if required by the Collateral Agent to perfect or ensure the priority of the Collateral Agent’s security therein) and (under the powers of realisation herein conferred) to transfer or cause the Security Assets to be transferred to and registered in the name of the Collateral Agent or in the name of any purchasers or transferees from, or nominees of, the Collateral Agent and the Chargor undertakes from time to time to execute and sign all transfers, powers of attorney and other documents which the Collateral Agent may reasonably require for perfecting its title to any of the Security Assets or for vesting the same in its title to any of the Security Assets or for vesting the same in it or in its nominees or in any purchasers or transferees of or from it.

 

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5. Powers . The Collateral Agent may on notice to the Chargor at any time after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default exercise at its discretion (in the name of any Chargor or otherwise) and without any further consent or authority on the part of the Chargor in respect of any of the Security Assets, any voting rights and any powers or rights which may be exercised by the Collateral Agent or by the person or persons in whose name or names the Security Assets are registered or who is the holder thereof under the terms thereof or otherwise including, but without limitation, all the powers given to trustees under the laws of Bermuda in respect of securities or property subject to a trust; provided that upon the taking of any such action the Collateral Agent will immediately give notice to the Chargor and that in the absence of any such notice, the Chargor may and shall continue to exercise any and all rights with respect to the Security Assets, subject always to the terms hereof.

6. Voting of Shares. The Collateral Agent hereby acknowledges that until an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Chargor shall be entitled to (a) vote or cause to be voted any and all of the Security Assets and (b) give or cause to be given consents, waivers and ratifications in respect thereof, provided, however, that no vote shall be cast or consent, waiver or ratification given or taken which would be inconsistent with any of the provisions of this Charge or would jeopardise the exercise by the Collateral Agent of its rights under this Charge. All such rights of the Chargor to vote or cause to be voted and to give or cause to be given consents, waivers and ratifications shall cease automatically, where an Event of Default occurs and is continuing.

7. Enforcement of Security . Upon, at any time after the occurrence of, and during the continuance of an Event of Default the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to put into force and exercise immediately, without further notice to the Chargor (without prejudice to the notice of default under section 11 of the Credit Agreement), as and when it may see fit, any and every power possessed by it by virtue of this Charge and, in particular (without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing):

(a) may solely and exclusively exercise all voting and/or consensual powers pertaining to the Security Assets or any part thereof and may exercise such powers in such manner as the Collateral Agent may think fit;

(b) may remove the then existing directors and officers (with or without cause) by dating and presenting the undated, signed letters of resignation delivered pursuant to this Charge;

(c) may receive and retain all dividends, interest or other monies or assets accruing on or in respect of the Security Assets or any part thereof, such dividends, interest or other monies or assets to be held by the Collateral Agent, until applied in the manner described in clause 7(g), as additional security charged under and subject to the terms of this Charge and any such dividends, interest or other monies or assets received by the Chargor after such time shall be held in trust by the Chargor for the Collateral Agent and paid or transferred to the Collateral Agent on demand;

 

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(d) may sell, transfer, grant options over or otherwise dispose of the Security Assets or any part thereof at such place and in such manner and at such price or prices as the Collateral Agent may deem fit subject to and in accordance with the prior authorisation and consent of the Bermuda Monetary Authority in so far as the sale, transfer, grant or option or disposal concern the Shares, and thereupon the Collateral Agent shall have the right to deliver, assign and transfer in accordance therewith the Security Assets so sold, transferred, granted options over or otherwise disposed of;

(e) the Collateral Agent shall not be obliged to make any enquiry as to the nature or sufficiency of any payment received by it under this Charge or to make any claim or to take any action to collect any monies assigned by this Charge or to enforce any rights or benefits assigned to the Collateral Agent by this Charge or to which the Collateral Agent may at any time be entitled hereunder;

(f) upon any sale of the Security Assets or any part thereof by the Collateral Agent the purchaser shall not be bound to see or enquire whether the Collateral Agent’s power of sale has become exercisable in the manner provided in this Charge and the sale shall be deemed to be within the power of the Collateral Agent, and the receipt of the Collateral Agent for the purchase money shall effectively discharge the purchaser who shall not be concerned with the manner of application of the proceeds of sale or be in any way answerable therefor provided that the purchaser purchases the Security Assets in an arm’s-length transaction;

(g) all monies received by the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Charge shall be held by it upon trust and shall be applied by it in accordance with section 4.05 of the Credit Agreement;

(h) neither the Collateral Agent nor its agents, managers, officers, employees, delegates and advisers shall be liable for any claim, demand, liability, loss, damage, cost or expense incurred or arising in connection with the exercise or purported exercise of any rights, powers and discretions hereunder in the absence of gross negligence or dishonesty;

(i) the Collateral Agent shall not by reason of the taking of possession of the whole or any part of the Security Assets or any part thereof be liable to account as mortgagee-in-possession or for anything except actual receipts or be liable for any loss upon realisation or for any default of omission for which a mortgagee-in-possession might be liable; and

(j) the powers provided in this Charge are cumulative with and not exclusive of powers provided by law or equity independently of this Charge.

8. Receiver .

8.1 In addition to the powers conferred in this Charge, at any time after the security hereby created shall become enforceable, the Collateral Agent may appoint in writing a receiver or a receiver and manager (herein the “Receiver”) of all or any part of the Security Assets and may remove the Receiver so appointed and appoint another in his stead and may from time to time fix the remuneration of the Receiver. The power to appoint a Receiver over all the Security Assets may be exercised whether or not a Receiver has already been appointed over part of it.

 

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8.2 Subject to any specific limitations in the terms of appointment, a Receiver shall have the powers conferred on receivers by law or equity in addition to all the Collateral Agent’s powers including, but not limited to, any one or more of the powers in clause 7 each of which is to be construed as if a reference to the Collateral Agent includes a reference to the Receiver.

8.3 Neither the Collateral Agent nor any of its agents, officers, employees, managers, delegates and advisers shall be responsible for misconduct or negligence on the part of the Receiver.

9. Procedure for Private Sale . Without prejudice to the generality of clause 7, in the event that the Collateral Agent determines in its discretion to sell the Security Assets in one or more private sales:

(a) the Collateral Agent may sell the Security Assets or any part thereof in one or more parcels;

(b) the Collateral Agent may sell for cash, on credit or for future delivery, at such time or times and at such price or prices and upon such other terms as the Collateral Agent may deem commercially reasonable;

(c) the Collateral Agent may in its discretion establish a reserve price for the Security Assets or any part thereof;

(d) the Collateral Agent shall not be obligated to make any sale regardless of any offer to sell which the Collateral Agent may have made;

(e) the Collateral Agent may postpone or cancel the sale, modify the terms and conditions of the sale, withdraw Security Assets from the sale at any time, including by announcement at the time and place fixed for the sale, and such sale may, without further notice, be made at the time and place to which it was so adjourned;

(f) the Chargor unconditionally waives any claims against the Collateral Agent arising by reason of the fact that the price of which any Security Assets may have been sold at such a private sale was less than the price which might have been attained at a public sale, even if the Collateral Agent accepts the first offer received and does not offer such Security Assets to more than one offeree provided that the purchaser purchases the Security Assets for value in an arms-length transaction; and

(g) the Chargor unconditionally agrees that the Collateral Agent may acquire the Security Assets or sell them to an affiliate subject to and in accordance with the prior authorisation and consent of the Bermuda Monetary Authority in so far as the sale, transfer, grant or option or disposal concern the Shares.

 

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10. Indemnities .

10.1 The Chargor will indemnify and save harmless the Collateral Agent and each agent or attorney appointed under or pursuant to this Charge from and against any and all expenses, claims, liabilities, losses, taxes, costs, duties, fees and charges suffered, incurred or made by the Collateral Agent or such agent or attorney (the “ Liabilities ”):

(a) in the exercise or purported exercise of any rights, powers or discretions vested in them pursuant to this Charge;

(b) in the preservation or enforcement of the Collateral Agent’s rights under this Charge or the priority thereof; or

(c) on the release of any part of the Security Assets from the security created by this Charge,

except where such Liabilities shall be found by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Collateral Agent or such agent or attorney, and the Collateral Agent or such agent or attorney may retain and pay all sums in respect of the same out of money received under the powers conferred by this Charge. All amounts recoverable by the Collateral Agent or such agent or attorney or any of them shall be recoverable on a full indemnity basis.

10.2 If, under any applicable law or regulation, and whether pursuant to a judgment being made or registered against the Chargor or the bankruptcy or liquidation of the Chargor or for any other reason any payment under or in connection with this Charge is made or falls to be satisfied in a currency (the “ Payment Currency ”) other than the currency in which such payment is due under or in connection with this Charge (the “ Contractual Currency ”) then to the extent that the amount of such payment actually received by the Collateral Agent when converted into the Contractual Currency at the rate of exchange, falls short of the amount due under or in connection with this Charge, the Chargor, as a separate and independent obligation, shall indemnify and hold harmless the Collateral Agent against the amount of such shortfall. For the purposes of this clause 10.2 “ rate of exchange ” means the rate at which the Collateral Agent is able on or about the date of such payment to purchase the Contractual Currency with the Payment Currency and shall take into account any premium payable to third parties and other costs of exchange with respect thereto.

11. Expenses . The Chargor shall pay to the Collateral Agent on demand all costs, fees and expenses (including, but not limited to, legal fees and expenses) and taxes thereon incurred by the Collateral Agent or for which the Collateral Agent may become liable in connection with:

(a) the negotiation, preparation and execution of this Charge;

(b) the preserving or enforcing of, or attempting to preserve or enforce, any of the rights under this Charge or the priority hereof;

 

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(c) any variation of, or amendment or supplement to, any of the terms of this Charge; and/or

(d) any consent or waiver required from the Collateral Agent in relation to this Charge,

and in any case referred to in clauses 11(c) and 11(d) regardless of whether the same is actually implemented, completed or granted, as the case may be.

12. Further Assurance . The Chargor further agrees that at any time and from time to time, upon the written request of the Collateral Agent, it will promptly and duly execute and deliver any and all such further instruments and documents as the Collateral Agent acting reasonably may deem necessary, desirable or appropriate for the purpose of obtaining the full benefit of this Charge and of the rights and powers herein granted.

13. Protection of Purchaser . No purchaser or other person dealing with the Collateral Agent or any Receiver or with its or his attorneys shall be concerned to enquire (a) whether any power exercised or purported to be exercised by it, him or them has become exercisable, (b) whether any money remains due on the security hereby created, (c) as to the propriety and regularity of any of its, his or their actions or (d) as to the application of any money paid to him, it or them. In the absence of mala fides on the part of such purchaser or other person, such dealings shall be deemed so far as regards the safety and protection of such purchaser or other person to be within the powers hereby conferred and to be valid accordingly.

14. Delegation . The Collateral Agent may at its expense at any time employ agents, managers, employees, advisers, attorneys and others on such terms as it sees fit for any of the purposes set out herein.

15. Liability of Collateral Agent . The Collateral Agent and any Receiver shall not be liable for any losses arising in connection with the exercise or purported exercise of any of their rights, powers and discretions in good faith hereunder.

16. Release . Under no circumstances shall the Collateral Agent be deemed to assume any responsibility for or obligation or duty, with respect to any part of all of the Security Assets or this Charge of any nature or kind or any matter or proceeding arising out of or related thereto but the same shall be at the Chargor’s sole risk at all times. The Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any action of any kind to collect, preserve or protect its or any Chargor’s rights in the Security Assets or against other parties thereto.

17. Notice .

17.1 Any notice, certificate, consent, determination or other communication required or permitted to be given or made under this Charge will be in writing and will be effectively given and made if (a) delivered personally, (b) sent by prepaid courier service or mail or (c) sent prepaid by fax or other similar means of electronic communication, in each case to the applicable address set out below:

 

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  (i) if to the Chargor, to:

NCL International, Ltd.

Cumberland House

9 th Floor

1 Victoria Street

Hamilton HM 11

Attention: Company Secretary

Fax: 441 292 7880

 

  (ii) if to the Collateral Agent, to:

KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH

Palmengarten Str. 5-9

60325 Frankfurt am Main

Germany

Attention: X5a3 – Risk Management – Collateral

Fax: 49 69 7431 3768

17.2 Any such communication so given or made will be deemed to have been given or made and to have been received on the day of delivery if delivered, or on the day of faxing or sending by other means of recorded electronic communication, provided that such day in either event is a business day and the communication is so delivered, faxed or sent prior to 11.00 a. m. (New York time) on such day. Otherwise, such communication will be deemed to have been given and made and to have been received on the next following business day. Any such communication sent by mail will be deemed to have been given and made and to have been received on the third business day following the mailing thereof; provided however that no such communication will be mailed during any actual or apprehended disruption of postal services. Any such communication given or made in any other manner will be deemed to have been given or made and to have been received only upon actual receipt.

17.3 Any party may from time to time change its address for notice in the same manner as set out above.

18. Enurement . This Charge shall be binding upon the Chargor and its administrators, successors, transferees and permitted assignees, and enure to the benefit of the Collateral Agent’s executors, administrators, successors, transferees and permitted assignees.

19. Counterparts . This Charge may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same Charge.

20. Governing Law . This Charge shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Bermuda.

 

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21. Jurisdiction .

21.1 The parties irrevocably agree that the courts of Bermuda are to have jurisdiction to settle any disputes which may arise out of or in connection with this Charge and that accordingly any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Charge (in this clause referred to as “ Proceedings ”) may be brought in such courts.

21.2 Nothing contained in this clause shall limit the right of the Collateral Agent to take Proceedings against the Chargor in any other court of competent jurisdiction, nor shall the taking of Proceedings in one or more jurisdictions preclude the taking of Proceedings in any other jurisdiction, whether concurrently or not.

21.3 The Chargor irrevocably waives (and irrevocably agrees not to raise) any objection which it may have now or subsequently to the laying of the venue of any Proceedings in any such court as is referred to in this clause any claim that any such Proceedings have been brought in an inconvenient forum and further irrevocably agrees that a judgment in any Proceedings brought in any such court as is referred to in this clause shall be conclusive and binding upon the Chargor and may be enforced in the courts of any other jurisdiction.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have caused this Charge to be duly executed with the intent that is shall constitute a deed under Bermuda law the day and year first above written.

ATTESTATIONS

Each attorney executing this Charge states that he or she has not notice of revocation or suspension of his or her power of attorney.

 

   

Signed as a deed by on behalf of

NCL INTERNATIONAL, LTD.

pursuant to a power of attorney dated

        October 2012

    By:  

 

      Name:
      Title: Attorney-in-fact
   

Signed as a deed by on behalf of

KFW IPEX-BANK GMBH

pursuant to a power of attorney dated

        October 2012

    By:  

 

      Name:
     

Title: Attorney-in-fact

 

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Schedule 1

Form of Undertaking

We, Breakaway Four, Ltd. (the “ Company ”), hereby irrevocably UNDERTAKE and COVENANT with KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH (the “ Transferee ”) to register all transfers of Shares (as defined in the Charge (as defined below)) submitted to the Company for registration by the Transferee on enforcement of the share charge dated      October 2012 between NCL International, Ltd. and the Transferee (the “ Charge ”) as soon as practical following the submission of such duly completed transfers accompanied by evidence of any required consent of the Bermuda Monetary Authority to such transfers.

This Undertaking is given pursuant to clause 1(b)(iii) of the Charge.

EXECUTED AS A DEED on this      day of October 2012.

Each attorney executing this Form of Undertaking states that he or she has not notice of revocation or suspension of his or her power of attorney.

 

Signed as a deed by on behalf of
Breakaway Four, Ltd.
pursuant to a power of attorney
dated      October 2012

By:

 

 

  Name:
  Title:    Attorney-in-fact

 

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Schedule 2

Form of Irrevocable Proxy

WHEREAS:

(A) NCL International, Ltd. (the “ Chargor ”) and KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH (the “ Collateral Agent ”) have entered into a share charge (the “ Charge ”) dated      October 2012.

(B) Pursuant to the Charge, the Chargor has granted a charge in favour of the Collateral Agent over all the shares in the capital of Breakaway Four, Ltd. (the “ Company ”) from time to time registered in the name of the Chargor (the “ Shares ”).

(C) In furtherance of clause 1(b)(iv) of the Charge, this proxy constitutes an irrevocable proxy and is granted with an interest, namely arising under the Charge.

NOW THIS DEED witnesses as follows:

1. The Chargor hereby constitutes and appoints the Collateral Agent, acting through its duly authorised officers, to be proxy to vote the Shares on its behalf at any general meeting of the Company and any adjournments thereof and, on its behalf, to consent to short notice of any such meeting and execute any unanimous written resolution of the shareholders of the Company.

2. The Chargor hereby declares that this proxy shall be irrevocable until such time as it has been released from its Secured Obligations (as defined in the Charge) and that it constitutes a power coupled with an interest.

IN WITNESS whereof the Chargor has executed this irrevocable proxy as a deed this      day of October 2012.

Each attorney executing this Form of Irrevocable Proxy states that he or she has not notice of revocation or suspension of his or her power of attorney.

 

Signed as a deed by on behalf of

NCL INTERNATIONAL, LTD.

pursuant to a power of attorney

dated      October 2012

By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:    Attorney-in-fact
 

 

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Private & Confidential    EXHIBIT G

 

Form of Assignment of Earnings and Insurances

 

  

Dated

 

  
  

 

 

BREAKAWAY FOUR, LTD.

   (1)
   KFW IPEX-BANK GMBH    (2)
  

 

 

ASSIGNMENT OF EARNINGS AND

INSURANCES relating to m.v. “

(ex hull [*] at Meyer Werft)

 

  

 

LOGO

 


Contents

 

Clause    Page  
1   

Definitions

     1   
2   

Assignment and application of funds

     4   
3   

Continuing security and other matters

     6   
4   

Powers of Collateral Agent to protect security and remedy defaults

     6   
5   

Powers of Collateral Agent on Event of Default

     7   
6   

Attorney

     7   
7   

Further assurance

     8   
8   

Costs and indemnities

     8   
9   

Remedies cumulative and other provisions

     8   
10   

Notices

     9   
11   

Counterparts

     9   
12   

Law and jurisdiction

     9   

Schedule 1 Forms of Loss Payable Clauses

     10   

Schedule 2 (For attachment by way of endorsement to the Policy)

     11   


THIS DEED OF ASSIGNMENT is dated [ ] and made BETWEEN :

 

(1) BREAKAWAY FOUR, LTD. a company incorporated in Bermuda whose registered office is at Cumberland House, 9th Floor, 1 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM11, Bermuda ( Owner ); and

 

(2) KFW IPEX-BANK GMBH a company incorporated in Germany whose registered office is at Palmengartenstrasse 5-9, 60325 Frankfurt am Main, Germany ( Collateral Agent ).

WHEREAS:

 

(A) by a credit agreement dated [ ] 2012 (the Credit Agreement ), and made between, inter alia, the Owner (therein referred to as Borrower ), the Lenders (as defined therein) and the Collateral Agent the Lenders agreed (inter alia) to advance by way of loan to the Owner, upon the terms and conditions therein contained the sum of up to €590,478,870 (the Loan );

 

(B) pursuant to the Credit Agreement there will be executed, on the Delivery Date (as defined in the Credit Agreement), in favour of the Collateral Agent a Bahamas ship mortgage (the Mortgage ) on M.V. [ ] (ex hull no. [*] at Meyer Werft, Papenburg, Germany) (the Ship ) and the Mortgage is to be registered in accordance with the laws of the Bahamas as security for the payment by the Owner of the Outstanding Indebtedness (as that expression is defined in the Mortgage); and

 

(C) this Deed is supplemental to the Credit Agreement and the Mortgage and to the security thereby created and is the Assignment of Earnings and Insurances referred to in the Credit Agreement but shall nonetheless continue in full force and effect notwithstanding any discharge of the Mortgage.

NOW THIS DEED WITNESSETH AND IT IS HEREBY AGREED as follows:

 

1 Definitions

 

1.1 Defined expressions

Words and expressions defined in the Credit Agreement or in the Mortgage shall, unless otherwise defined in this Deed, or the context otherwise requires, have the same meanings when used in this Deed.

 

1.2 Definitions

In this Deed, unless the context otherwise requires:

Approved Brokers means such firm of insurance brokers, appointed by the Owner, as may from time to time be approved in writing by the Collateral Agent for the purposes of this Deed;

Assigned Property means:

 

  (a) the Earnings;

 

  (b) the Insurances; and

 

  (c) any Compulsory Acquisition Compensation;

Casualty Amount means [*] (or the equivalent in any other currency);

Collateral Instruments means notes, bills of exchange, certificates of deposit and other negotiable and non-negotiable instruments, guarantees, indemnities and other assurances against financial loss and any other documents or instruments which contain or evidence an obligation (with or without security) to pay, discharge or be responsible directly or indirectly for, any indebtedness or liabilities of the Owner or any other person liable and includes any documents or instruments creating or evidencing a mortgage, charge (whether fixed or floating), pledge, lien, hypothecation, assignment, trust arrangement or security interest of any kind;

 

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Compulsory Acquisition means requisition for title or other compulsory acquisition, requisition, appropriation, expropriation, deprivation, forfeiture, or confiscation for any reason of the Ship by any Government Entity or other competent authority, whether de jure or de facto, but shall exclude requisition for use or hire not involving requisition of title;

Compulsory Acquisition Compensation means all moneys or other compensation whatsoever payable during the Security Period by reason of the Compulsory Acquisition of the Ship other than by requisition for hire;

Credit Document Obligations means, except to the extent consisting of obligations, liabilities or indebtedness with respect to Interest Rate Protection Agreements or Other Hedging Agreements, the full and prompt payment when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of all obligations, liabilities and indebtedness (including, without limitation, principal, premium, interest, fees and indemnities (including, without limitation, all interest that accrues after the commencement of any case, proceeding or other action relating to the bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar proceeding of the Owner or any other Credit Party at the rate provided for in the respective documentation, whether or not a claim for post-petition interest is allowed in any such proceeding)) of each Credit Party to the Lender Creditors (provided, in respect of the Lender Creditors which are Lenders, such aforementioned obligations, liabilities and indebtedness shall arise only for such Lenders (in such capacity) in respect of Loans and/or Commitments), whether now existing or hereafter incurred under, arising out of, or in connection with the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents to which such Credit Party is a party (including, in the case of each Credit Party that is a Guarantor, all such obligations, liabilities and indebtedness of such Credit Party under the Parent Guarantee) and the due performance and compliance by such Credit Party with all of the terms, conditions and agreements contained in the Credit Documents.

Earnings means all moneys whatsoever from time to time due or payable to the Owner during the Security Period arising out of the use or operation of the Ship including (but without limiting the generality of the foregoing) all freight, hire and passage moneys, income arising under pooling arrangements, compensation payable to the Owner in event of requisition of the Ship for hire, remuneration for salvage and towage services, demurrage and detention moneys, and damages for breach (or payments for variation or termination) or any charterparty or other contract for the employment of the Ship;

Event of Default means any of the events or circumstances described in Section 11 of the Credit Agreement;

Expenses means the aggregate at any relevant time (to the extent that the same have not been received or recovered by the Collateral Agent) of:

 

  (a) all losses, liabilities, costs, charges, expenses, damages and outgoings of whatever nature (including without limitation Taxes, repair costs, registration fees and insurance premiums) suffered, incurred or paid by the Collateral Agent in connection with the exercise of the powers referred to in or granted by the Credit Agreement, the Mortgage, this Deed or any other of the Security Documents or otherwise payable by the Owner in accordance with clause 8; and

 

  (b) interest on all such losses, liabilities, costs, charges, expenses, damages and outgoings from the date on which the same were suffered, incurred or paid by the Collateral Agent until the date of receipt or recovery thereof (whether before or after judgment) at a rate per annum calculated in accordance with Section 2.06(b) of the Credit Agreement (as conclusively certified by the Collateral Agent);

Government Entity means and includes (whether having a distinct legal personality or not) any national or local government authority, board, commission, department, division, organ, instrumentality, court or agency and any association, organisation or institution of which any of the foregoing is a member or to whose jurisdiction any of the foregoing is subject or in whose activities any of the foregoing is a participant;

 

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Hedging Agreements means (i) any Interest Rate Protection Agreement and (ii) any Other Hedging Agreements.

Insurances means all policies and contracts of insurance (which expression includes all entries of the Ship in a protection and indemnity or war risks association) which are from time to time during the Security Period in place or taken out or entered into by or for the benefit of the Owner (whether in the sole name of the Owner, or in the joint names of the Owner and the Collateral Agent or otherwise) in respect of the Ship and her Earnings or otherwise howsoever in connection with the Ship and all benefits thereof (including claims of whatsoever nature and return of premiums);

Interest Rate Protection Agreement means any interest rate swap agreement, interest rate cap agreement, interest collar agreement, interest rate hedging agreement, interest rate floor agreement or other similar agreement or arrangement entered into between a Lender or its Affiliate, or a Lead Arranger or its Affiliate, and the Parent and/or the Owner in relation to the Credit Document Obligations of the Owner under the Credit Agreement.

Lender Creditors means the Agents and the Lenders.

Loss Payable Clauses means the provisions regulating the manner of payment of sums receivable under the Insurances which are to be incorporated in the relevant insurance documents, such provisions to be in the forms set out in schedule 1, or in such other forms as may from time to time be required or agreed in writing by the Collateral Agent;

Collateral Agent includes the successors in title and assignees of the Collateral Agent;

Notice of Assignment of Insurances means a notice of assignment in the form set out in schedule 2, or in such other form as may from time to time be required or agreed in writing by the Collateral Agent;

Other Creditors means each Lender or any affiliate thereof with which the Owner and/or the Parent may at any time and from time to time after the date hereof enter into, or guaranty the obligations of one or more of its Subsidiaries under one or more Interest Rate Protection Agreements or Other Hedging Agreements (even if the respective Lender subsequently ceases to be a Lender under the Credit Agreement for any reason), together with such Lender’s or affiliate’s successors and assigns, if any.

Other Hedging Agreements means any foreign exchange contracts, currency swap agreements, commodity agreements or other similar agreements or arrangements entered into between a Lender or its Affiliate, or a Lead Arranger or its Affiliates, and the Parent and/or the Owner in relation to the Credit Document Obligations of the Owner under the Credit Agreement and designed to protect against the fluctuations in currency or commodity values.

Outstanding Indebtedness means the aggregate of the Loan and interest accrued and accruing thereon, the Expenses and all other sums of money from time to time owing by the Owner to the Collateral Agent, whether actually or contingently, under the Security Documents or any of them; and

Secured Creditors means the Lender Creditors and the Other Creditors.

Security Period means the period commencing on the date hereof and terminating upon discharge of the security created by the Security Documents by payment of all moneys payable thereunder.

 

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1.3 Headings

Clause headings and the table of contents are inserted for convenience of reference only and shall be ignored in the interpretation of this Deed.

 

1.4 Construction of certain terms

In this Deed, unless the context otherwise requires:

 

1.4.1 references to clauses and schedules are to be construed as references to clauses of and schedules to this Deed and references to this Deed include its schedules;

 

1.4.2 references to (or to any specified provision of) this Deed or any other document shall be construed as references to this Deed, that provision or that document as in force for the time being and as amended in accordance with the terms thereof, or, as the case may be, with the agreement of the relevant parties;

 

1.4.3 words importing the plural shall include the singular and vice versa;

 

1.4.4 references to a person shall be construed as references to an individual, firm, company, corporation, unincorporated body of persons or any Government Entity;

 

1.4.5 references to a “guarantee” include references to an indemnity or other assurance against financial loss including, without limitation, an obligation to purchase assets or services as a consequence of a default by any other person to pay any Indebtedness and “guaranteed” shall be construed accordingly; and

 

1.4.6 references to statutory provisions shall be construed as references to those provisions as replaced or amended or re-enacted from time to time.

 

1.5 Conflict with Credit Agreement

This Deed shall be read together with the Credit Agreement but in case of any conflict between the two instruments, the provisions of the Credit Agreement shall prevail.

 

1.6 Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999

No term of this Deed is enforceable under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 by a person who is not a party to this Deed.

 

2 Assignment and application of funds

 

2.1 Assignment

By way of security for payment of the Outstanding Indebtedness the Owner with full title guarantee hereby assigns and agrees to assign to the Collateral Agent absolutely all its rights title and interest in and to the Assigned Property and all its benefits and interests present and future therein. Provided however that:

 

2.1.1 Earnings

the Earnings shall be at the disposal of the Owner until such time as an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing and the Collateral Agent shall direct to the contrary whereupon the Owner shall forthwith, and the Collateral Agent may at any time thereafter, instruct the persons from whom the Earnings are then payable to pay the same to the Collateral Agent;

 

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2.1.2 Insurances

unless and until an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing (whereupon all insurance recoveries shall be receivable by the Collateral Agent and applied in accordance with clause 2.3):

 

  (a) any moneys payable under the Insurances shall be payable in accordance with the terms of the relevant Loss Payable Clause and the Collateral Agent will not in the meantime give any notification to the contrary to the insurers as contemplated by the Loss Payable Clauses; and

 

  (b) any insurance moneys received by the Collateral Agent in respect of any major casualty (as specified in the relevant Loss Payable Clause) shall, unless prior to receipt or whilst such moneys are in the hands of the Collateral Agent there shall have occurred and be continuing an Event of Default (whereupon such insurance monies shall be applied in accordance with clause 2.3), be paid over to the Owner.

 

2.2 Notice

The Owner hereby covenants and undertakes with the Collateral Agent that it will procure that the interest of the Collateral Agent in the Insurances shall be endorsed on the instruments of insurance from time to time issued in connection with such of the Insurances as are placed with the Approved Brokers by means of a Notice of Assignment of Insurances (signed by the Owner and by any other assured who shall have assigned its interest in the insurances to the Collateral Agent).

 

2.3 Application

All moneys received by the Collateral Agent in respect of:

 

2.3.1 recovery under the Insurances (other than under any loss of earnings insurance and any such sum or sums as may have been received by the Collateral Agent in accordance with the relevant Loss Payable Clause in respect of a major casualty as therein defined and paid over to the Owner as provided in clause 2.1.2(b);

 

2.3.2 Compulsory Acquisition Compensation; and

 

2.3.3 Earnings

shall be held by it upon trust in the first place to pay or make good the Expenses and the balance shall be applied in the manner specified in Section 4.05 of the Credit Agreement.

 

2.4 Use of Owner’s name

Where the Collateral Agent becomes entitled to enforce its rights under this Deed in accordance with clause 5, the Owner covenants and undertakes with the Collateral Agent to do or permit to be done each and every act or thing which the Collateral Agent may from time to time require to be done in respect of such enforcement and to allow its name to be used as and when required by the Collateral Agent for that purpose.

 

2.5 Reassignment

Upon payment and discharge in full of the Outstanding Indebtedness, the Collateral Agent shall, at the request and cost of the Owner, re-assign the Earnings, the Insurances and any Compulsory Acquisition Compensation to the Owner or as it may direct.

 

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3 Continuing security and other matters

 

3.1 Continuing security

The security created by this Deed shall:

 

3.1.1 be held by the Collateral Agent as a continuing security for the payment of the Outstanding Indebtedness and the performance and observance of and compliance with all of the covenants, terms and conditions contained in the Security Documents, express or implied, and that the security so created shall not be satisfied by any intermediate payment or satisfaction of any part of the amount hereby and thereby secured (or by any settlement of accounts between the Owner or any other person who may be liable to the Collateral Agent in respect of the Outstanding Indebtedness or any part thereof and the Collateral Agent);

 

3.1.2 be in addition to, and shall not in any way prejudice or affect, and may be enforced by the Collateral Agent without prior recourse to, the security created by any other of the Security Documents or by any present or future Collateral Instruments, right or remedy held by or available to the Collateral Agent or any right or remedy of the Collateral Agent thereunder; and

 

3.1.3 not be in any way prejudiced or affected by the existence of any of the other Security Documents or any such Collateral Instrument, rights or remedies or by the same becoming wholly or in part void, voidable or unenforceable on any ground whatsoever or by the Collateral Agent dealing with, exchanging, varying or failing to perfect or enforce any of the same, or giving time for payment or performance or indulgence or compounding with any other person liable.

 

3.2 Rights additional

All the rights, powers and remedies vested in the Collateral Agent hereunder shall be in addition to and not a limitation of any and every other right, power or remedy vested in the Collateral Agent under the Credit Agreement, this Deed, the other Security Documents or any Collateral Instrument or at law and all the rights, powers and remedies so vested in the Collateral Agent may be exercised from time to time and as often as the Collateral Agent may deem expedient.

 

3.3 No enquiry

The Collateral Agent shall not be obliged to make any enquiry as to the nature or sufficiency of any payment received by it under the Mortgage and/or this Deed or to make any claim or take any action to collect any moneys hereby assigned or to enforce any rights or benefits hereby assigned to the Collateral Agent or to which the Collateral Agent may at any time be entitled under the Mortgage and/or this Deed.

 

3.4 Obligations of Owner and Collateral Agent

The Owner shall remain liable to perform all the obligations assumed by it in relation to the Assigned Property and the Collateral Agent shall be under no obligation of any kind whatsoever in respect thereof or be under any liability whatsoever in the event of any failure by the Owner to perform it obligations in respect thereof.

 

4 Powers of Collateral Agent to protect security and remedy defaults

 

4.1 Protective action

The Collateral Agent shall, without prejudice to its other rights, powers and remedies under any of the Security Documents, be entitled (but not bound) at any time, and as often as may be necessary, to take any such action as it may in its discretion think fit for the purpose of protecting or maintaining the security created by this Deed and the other Security Documents, and all Expenses attributable thereto shall be payable by the Owner on demand.

 

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4.2 Remedy of defaults

Without prejudice to the generality of the provisions of clause 4.1, if the Owner fails to comply with the provisions of clause 5 of the Deed of Covenants, the Collateral Agent shall become forthwith entitled (but not bound) to effect and thereafter to maintain all such insurances upon the Ship as in its discretion it may think fit in order to procure the compliance with such provisions or alternatively, to require the Ship (at the Owner’s risk) to remain in, or to proceed to and remain in, a port designated by the Collateral Agent until such provisions are fully complied with and the Expenses attributable to the exercise by the Collateral Agent of any such powers shall be payable by the Owner on demand.

 

5 Powers of Collateral Agent on Event of Default

 

5.1 Powers

At any time after the occurrence of an Event of Default which is continuing the Collateral Agent shall forthwith become entitled (but not bound) as and when it may see fit, to exercise in relation to the Assigned Property or any part thereof all or any of the rights, powers and remedies possessed by it as assignee and/or chargee of the Assigned property (whether at law, by virtue of this Deed or otherwise) and in particular (without limiting the generality of the foregoing):

 

5.1.1 to require that all policies, contracts, certificates of entry and other records relating to the Insurances (including details of and correspondence concerning outstanding claims) be delivered forthwith to such adjusters and/or brokers and/or other insurers as the Collateral Agent may nominate;

 

5.1.2 to collect, recover, compromise and give a good discharge for, all claims then outstanding or thereafter arising under the Insurances or any of them or in respect of the Earnings or Compulsory Acquisition Compensation or any part thereof, and to take over or institute (if necessary using the name of the Owner) all such proceedings in connection therewith as the Collateral Agent in its absolute discretion thinks fit, and, in the case of the Insurances, to permit any brokers through whom collection or recovery is effected to charge the usual brokerage therefor;

 

5.1.3 to discharge, compound, release or compromise claims in respect of the Earnings, Insurances or Compulsory Acquisition Compensation or any part thereof which have given or may give rise to any charge or lien or other claim on the Earnings, Insurances or Compulsory Acquisition Compensation or any part thereof or which are or may be enforceable by proceedings against the Earnings, Insurances or Compulsory Acquisition Compensation or any part thereof; and

 

5.1.4 to recover from the Owner on demand all Expenses incurred or paid by the Collateral Agent in connection with the exercise of the powers (or any of them) referred to in this clause 5.1.

 

6 Attorney

 

6.1 Appointment

By way of security for the performance of its obligations under this Deed, the Owner hereby irrevocably appoints each of the Collateral Agent and its delegates and sub delegates to be its attorney acting severally (or jointly with any other such attorney or attorneys) and on its behalf and in its name or otherwise to do any and every thing which the Owner is obliged to do under the terms of this Deed or which such attorney considers necessary or desirable in order to enable the Collateral Agent or such attorney to exercise the rights conferred on it by this Deed or by law. Provided always that such power shall not be exercisable by or on behalf of the Collateral Agent until the occurrence of an Event of Default which is continuing.

 

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6.2 Ratification

The Owner hereby ratifies and confirms and agrees to ratify and confirm whatever any attorney appointed under this Deed shall do in its capacity as such.

 

7 Further assurance

The Owner shall from time to time and at its own expense give all such assurances and do all such things as the Collateral Agent may reasonably require or consider desirable to enable the Collateral Agent to perfect, preserve or protect the security created or intended to be created by this Deed or to exercise any of the rights conferred on it by this Deed or by law and to that intent the Owner shall execute all such instruments, deeds and agreements and give all such notices and directions as the Collateral Agent may consider necessary.

 

8 Costs

The Owner shall pay to the Collateral Agent on demand on a full indemnity basis all expenses or liabilities of whatever nature (including legal fees, fees of insurance advisers, printing, out-of-pocket expenses, stamp duties, registration fees and other duties or charges) together with any value added tax or similar tax payable in respect thereof, incurred by the Collateral Agent in connection with the exercise or enforcement of, or preservation of any rights under, this Deed.

 

9 Remedies cumulative and other provisions

 

9.1 No implied waivers; remedies cumulative

No failure or delay on the part of the Collateral Agent to exercise any right, power or remedy vested in it under this Deed, the Credit Agreement, the Mortgage or any of the other Security Documents shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise by the Collateral Agent of any right, power or remedy nor the discontinuance, abandonment or adverse determination of any proceedings taken by the Collateral Agent to enforce any right, power or remedy preclude any other or further exercise thereof or proceedings to enforce the same or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy, nor shall the giving by the Collateral Agent of any consent to any act which by the terms of this Deed requires such consent prejudice the right of the Collateral Agent to give or withhold consent to the doing of any other similar act. The remedies provided in this Deed, the Credit Agreement, the Mortgage and the other Security Documents are cumulative and are not exclusive of any remedies provided by law.

 

9.2 Delegation

The Collateral Agent shall be entitled, at any time and as often as may be expedient, to delegate all or any of the powers and discretions vested in it by this Deed, the Credit Agreement, the Mortgage (including the power vested in it by clause 13 of the Deed of Covenants) or any of the other Security Documents in such manner, upon such terms, and to such persons as the Collateral Agent in its absolute discretion may think fit.

 

9.3 Incidental powers

The Collateral Agent shall be entitled to do all acts and things incidental or conducive to the exercise of any of the rights, powers or remedies possessed by it as Collateral Agent of the Ship (whether at law, under this Deed or otherwise) and in particular (but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing) upon becoming entitled to exercise any of its powers under clause 9 of the Deed of Covenants, the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to discharge any cargo on board the Ship (whether the same shall belong to the Owner or any other person) and to enter into such other arrangements respecting the Ship, the insurances, management, maintenance, repair, classification and employment in all respects as if the Collateral Agent was the owner of the Ship, but without being responsible for any loss incurred as a result of the Collateral Agent doing or omitting to do any such acts or things as aforesaid.

 

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10 Notices

The provisions of Section 14.03 of the Credit Agreement shall apply mutatis mutandis in respect of any certificate, notice, demand or other communication given or made under this Deed.

 

11 Counterparts

This Deed may be entered into in the form of two counterparts, each executed by one of the parties, and, provided both the parties shall so execute this Deed, each of the executed counterparts, when duly exchanged or delivered, shall be deemed to be an original but, taken together, they shall constitute one instrument.

 

12 Amendments

This Deed shall not be amended and/or varied except by agreement in writing signed by the parties hereto.

 

13 Law and jurisdiction

 

13.1 Law

This Deed and any non-contractual obligations arising in connection with it shall be governed by, and shall be construed in accordance with, English law.

 

13.2 Submission to jurisdiction

The courts of England have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute arising out of or in connection with this Deed (including a dispute relating to the existence, validity or termination of this Deed or any non-contractual obligation arising out of or in connection with this Deed) (a “Dispute”). The parties hereto agree that the courts of England are the most appropriate and convenient courts to settle disputes and accordingly no party hereto will argue to the contrary. This Clause 12 is for the benefit of the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Secured Creditors. As a result, it shall not be prevented from taking proceedings relating to a dispute in any other courts with jurisdiction. To the extent allowed by law, the Collateral Agent may take concurrent proceedings in any number of jurisdictions.

 

13.3 Process agency

Without prejudice to any other mode of service allowed under any relevant law, the Owner: (i) irrevocably appoints EC3 Services Limited at The St Botolph Building, 138 Houndsditch, London, EC3A 7AR as its agent for service of process in relation to any proceedings before the English courts in connection with any credit document and (ii) agrees that failure by an agent for service of process to notify the relevant credit party of the process will not invalidate the proceedings concerned. If any person appointed as an agent for service of process is unable for any reason to act as agent for service of process, the Owner must immediately (and in any event within five days of such event taking place) appoint another agent on terms acceptable to the Collateral Agent. Failing this, the Collateral Agent may appoint another agent for this purpose.

 

13.4 Severability of provisions

Each of the provisions of this Deed are severable and distinct from the others and if at any time one or more of such provisions is or becomes invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Assignment shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

IN WITNESS whereof this Deed has been duly executed as a deed the day and year first above written.

 

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Schedule 1

Forms of Loss Payable Clauses

 

1 Hull and machinery (marine and war risks)

By a Deed of Assignment dated [ ] Breakaway Four, Ltd. of Cumberland House, 9th Floor, 1 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM1, Bermuda (the Owner ) has assigned to KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH of Palmengartenstrasse 5-9, 60325 Frankfurt am Main, Germany (the Collateral Agent ) all the Owner’s rights, title and interest in and to all policies and contracts of insurance from time to time taken out or entered into by or for the benefit of the Owner in respect of m.v. “[here insert name of Ship]” and accordingly:

 

  (a) all claims hereunder in respect of an actual or constructive or compromised or arranged total loss, and all claims in respect of a major casualty (that is to say any casualty the claim in respect of which exceeds [*] (or the equivalent in any other currency) inclusive of any deductible) shall be paid in full to the Collateral Agent or to its order; and

 

  (b) all other claims hereunder shall be paid in full to the Owner or to its order, unless and until the Collateral Agent shall have notified the insurers hereunder to the contrary following the occurrence and continuation of an Event of Default or an Event of Loss (each as defined in the Credit Agreement dated [ ] 2012 entered into between, inter alia, the Owner and the Collateral Agent), whereupon all such claims shall be paid to the Collateral Agent or to its order.

 

2 Protection and indemnity risks

Payment of any recovery which Breakaway Four, Ltd. of Cumberland House, 9th Floor, 1 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM1, Bermuda (the Owner ) is entitled to make out of the funds of the Association in respect of any liability, costs or expenses incurred by the Owner, shall be made to the Owner or to its order, unless and until the Association receives notice to the contrary following an Event of Default or an Event of Loss (each as defined in the Credit Agreement dated [ ] 2012 entered into between, inter alia, the Owner and the Collateral Agent) from KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH of Palmengartenstrasse 5-9, 60325 Frankfurt am Main, Germany (the Collateral Agent ) in which event all recoveries shall thereafter be paid to the Collateral Agent or their order; provided always that no liability whatsoever shall attach to the Association, its Managers or their agents for failure to comply with the latter obligation until the expiry of two clear business days from the receipt of such notice.

 

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Schedule 2

(For attachment by way of endorsement to the Policy)

Breakaway Four, Ltd. of Cumberland House, 9th Floor, 1 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM1, Bermuda the Owner of the m.v. “[ here insert name of Ship ]” HEREBY GIVES NOTICE that by a Deed of Assignment dated [ ] and entered into by us with KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH of Palmengartenstrasse 5-9, 60325 Frankfurt am Main, Germany, there has been assigned by us to KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH as Collateral Agents of the said vessel all insurances in respect thereof, including the insurances constituted by the Policy whereon this notice is endorsed.

 

Signed
For and on behalf of
Breakaway Four, Ltd.
Date: [ ]

 

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EXECUTED and DELIVERED   )        
as a DEED   )        
by Breakaway Four, Ltd.   )     

 

  
acting by its duly authorised officers:   )      Authorised Officer   
  )        
  )        
  )     

 

  
  )      Authorised Officer   

 

In the presence of:

 

Witness
Name:
Address:
Occupation:

 

EXECUTED and DELIVERED   )        
as a DEED   )        
by KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH   )     

 

  
acting by its duly authorised officers:   )      Authorised Officer   
  )        
  )        
  )     

 

  
  )      Authorised Officer   

 

In the presence of:

 

Witness
Name:
Address:
Occupation:

 

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Private & Confidential   EXHIBIT H

 

Form of Assignment of Charters

 

  Dated  

 

 

  BREAKAWAY FOUR, LTD   (1)
 

 

KFW IPEX-BANK GMBH

  (2)

 

 

ASSIGNMENT OF CHARTERS relating to

m.v. “

(ex hull [*] at Meyer Werft)

 

 

 

LOGO

 


Contents

 

Clause    Page  
1   

Definitions

     1   
2   

Warranty

     4   
3   

Assignment and application of money

     4   
4   

Undertakings

     5   
5   

Continuing security

     5   
6   

Powers of Collateral Agent

     6   
7   

Attorney

     6   
8   

Further assurance

     7   
9   

Notices

     7   
10   

Law, jurisdiction and other provisions

     7   

Schedule 1 Form of Notice of Assignment of Charter

     9   


THIS ASSIGNMENT is dated [ ] and made BETWEEN :

 

(1) BREAKAWAY FOUR, LTD. a company incorporated in Bermuda whose registered office is at Cumberland House, 9th Floor, 1 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM11, Bermuda ( Owner ); and

 

(2) KFW IPEX-BANK GMBH a company incorporated in Germany whose registered office is at Palmengartenstrasse 5-9, 60325 Frankfurt am Main, Germany ( Collateral Agent ).

WHEREAS :

 

(A) by a charter dated [ ] (the Charter ) and made between (i) the Owner and (ii) [ ] a company incorporated in [ ] (the Charterer ) the Owner agreed to let and the Charterer agreed to take on time charter for the period and upon the terms and conditions therein mentioned the Vessel (as hereinafter defined);

 

(B) by a credit agreement dated [ ] 2012 (the Credit Agreement), and made between, inter alia, the Owner (therein referred to as the Borrower ), the Lenders (as defined therein) and the Collateral Agent the Lenders agreed (inter alia) to advance by way of loan to the Owner, upon the terms and conditions therein contained the sum of up to €590,478,870 (the Loan );

 

(C) pursuant to the Credit Agreement there has been or will be executed by the Owner in favour of the Collateral Agent a first priority [Bahamas] statutory ship mortgage in account current form (the Mortgage ) on the vessel “ ” documented in the name of the Owner under the laws and flag of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas at the Port of [Nassau] under Official Number (the Vessel ) and the Mortgage [of even date herewith] [dated [ ]] has been or will be registered in the Register of Bahamian Ships at the Port of [Nassau] as security for the payment by the Owner of the Outstanding Indebtedness (as that expression is defined in the Deed of Covenant (as hereinafter defined));

 

(D) pursuant to the Credit Agreement the Owner has executed in favour of the Collateral Agent a deed of assignment (the Assignment of Earnings and Insurances ) [of even date herewith] [dated [ ]] whereby the Owner has assigned and agreed to assign to the Collateral Agent the Earnings and Insurances of, and any Compulsory Acquisition Compensation for, the Vessel (as each of those expressions is defined in the Assignment of Earnings and Insurances) as security for the payment by the Owner of the Outstanding Indebtedness; and

 

(E) this Assignment is supplemental to the Credit Agreement, the Mortgage and the Assignment of Earnings and Insurances and to the security thereby created and is the Assignment of Charters in relation to the Vessel referred to in the Credit Agreement but shall nonetheless continue in full force and effect notwithstanding any discharge of the Mortgage.

NOW THIS ASSIGNMENT WITNESSES AND IT IS HEREBY AGREED as follows:

 

1 Definitions

 

1.1 Defined expressions

Words and expressions defined in the Assignment of Earnings and Insurances (whether expressly or by reference to the Mortgage and/or the Credit Agreement) shall, unless otherwise defined in this Assignment, or the context otherwise requires, have the same meanings when used in this Assignment.

 

1.2 Definitions

In this Assignment, unless the context otherwise requires:

Assigned Property means all of the Owner’s right, title and interest in and to:

 

  (a) the Charter Earnings; and

 

  (b) all other Charter Rights;

 

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Charter means the charter referred to in Recital (A) hereto;

Charterer includes the successors in title and assignees of the Charterer;

Charter Earnings means all money whatsoever payable by the Charterer to the Owner under or pursuant to the Charter any guarantee, security or other assurance given to the Owner at any time in respect of the Charterer’s obligations under or pursuant to the Charter including (but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing) all claims for damages in respect of any breach by the Charterer of the Charter;

Charter Rights means all of the rights of the Owner under or pursuant to the Charter and any guarantee, security or other assurance given to the Owner at any time in respect of the Charterer’s obligations under or pursuant to the Charter including (without limitation) the right to receive the Charter Earnings;

Collateral Instrument means any note, bill of exchange, certificate of deposit and other negotiable and non-negotiable instrument, guarantee, indemnity and other assurance against financial loss and any other document or instrument which contains or evidences an obligation (with or without security) to pay, discharge or be responsible directly or indirectly for, any indebtedness or liabilities of the Owner or any other person liable and includes any document or instrument creating or evidencing a mortgage, charge (whether fixed or floating), pledge, lien, hypothecation, assignment, trust arrangement or security interest of any kind;

Credit Agreement means the agreement mentioned in Recital (B) hereto;

Credit Document Obligations means, except to the extent consisting of obligations, liabilities or indebtedness with respect to Interest Rate Protection Agreements or Other Hedging Agreements, the full and prompt payment when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of all obligations, liabilities and indebtedness (including, without limitation, principal, premium, interest, fees and indemnities (including, without limitation, all interest that accrues after the commencement of any case, proceeding or other action relating to the bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar proceeding of the Owner or any other Credit Party at the rate provided for in the respective documentation, whether or not a claim for post-petition interest is allowed in any such proceeding)) of each Credit Party to the Lender Creditors (provided, in respect of the Lender Creditors which are Lenders, such aforementioned obligations, liabilities and indebtedness shall arise only for such Lenders (in such capacity) in respect of Loans and/or Commitments), whether now existing or hereafter incurred under, arising out of, or in connection with the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents to which such Credit Party is a party (including, in the case of each Credit Party that is a Guarantor, all such obligations, liabilities and indebtedness of such Credit Party under the Parent Guarantee) and the due performance and compliance by such Credit Party with all of the terms, conditions and agreements contained in the Credit Documents.

Hedging Agreements means (i) any Interest Rate Protection Agreement and (ii) any Other Hedging Agreements.

Interest Rate Protection Agreement means any interest rate swap agreement, interest rate cap agreement, interest collar agreement, interest rate hedging agreement, interest rate floor agreement or other similar agreement or arrangement entered into between a Lender or its Affiliate, or a Lead Arranger or its Affiliate, and the Parent and/or the Owner in relation to the Credit Document Obligations of the Owner under the Credit Agreement.

Lender Creditors means the Lenders holding from time to time outstanding Loans and/or Commitments (as each such term is defined in the Credit Agreement) and the Agents, each in their respective capacities.

 

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Loan means the principal amount advanced by the Collateral Agent to the Owner pursuant to the Credit Agreement or, as the context may require, the amount thereof at any time outstanding;

Other Creditors means each Lender or any Affiliate (as such term is defined in the Credit Agreement) thereof and their successors, transferees and assigns if any (even if such Lender subsequently ceases to be a Lender under the Credit Agreement for any reason) together with such Lender’s successors, transferees and assigns with which the Parent and/or the Borrower enters into, or guaranty the obligations of one or more of its Subsidiaries under one or more Interest Rate Protection Agreements or Other Hedging Agreements from time to time.

Other Hedging Agreements means any foreign exchange contracts, currency swap agreements, commodity agreements or other similar agreements or arrangements entered into between a Lender or its Affiliate, or a Lead Arranger or its Affiliates, and the Parent and/or the Owner in relation to the Credit Document Obligations of the Owner under the Credit Agreement and designed to protect against the fluctuations in currency or commodity values.

Outstanding Indebtedness means the aggregate of the Loan and interest accrued and accruing thereon and all other sums of money from time to time owing by the Owner to the Collateral Agent, whether actually or contingently, under the Security Documents or any of them;

Owner includes the successors in title of the Owner;

Secured Creditors means the Lender Creditors and the Other Creditors.

Security Party means the Owner and any other party who may at any time be a party to any of the Security Documents (other than the Collateral Agent); and

Security Period means the period commencing on [the date hereof] [{ date }] and terminating upon discharge of the security created by the Security Documents by payment of all moneys payable thereunder.

 

1.3 Headings

Clause headings and the table of contents are inserted for convenience of reference only and shall be ignored in the interpretation of this Assignment.

 

1.4 Construction of certain terms

In this Assignment, unless the context otherwise requires:

 

1.4.1 references to clauses and the schedule are to be construed as references to clauses of this Assignment and its schedule;

 

1.4.2 references to (or to any specified provision of) this Assignment or any other document shall be construed as references to this Assignment, that provision or that document as in force for the time being and as amended in accordance with the terms thereof, or as the case may be, with the agreement of the relevant parties;

 

1.4.3 words importing the plural shall include the singular and vice versa;

 

1.4.4 references to a person shall be construed as references to an individual, firm, company, corporation, unincorporated body of persons or any Government Entity;

 

1.4.5 references to a “guarantee” include references to an indemnity or other assurance against financial loss including, without limitation, an obligation to purchase assets or services as a consequence of a default by any other person to pay any indebtedness and “guaranteed” shall be construed accordingly; and

 

1.4.6 references to statutory provisions shall be construed as reference to those provisions as replaced or amended or re-enacted from time to time.

 

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1.5 Conflict with Assignment of Earnings and Insurances

This Assignment shall be read together with the Assignment of Earnings and Insurances but in case of any conflict between the two instruments the provisions of the Assignment of Earnings and Insurances shall prevail.

 

1.6 Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999

No term of this Assignment is enforceable under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 by a person who is not a party to this Assignment.

 

2 Warranty

 

2.1 The Owner hereby represents and warrants to the Collateral Agent that on the date hereof:

 

2.1.1 the Owner is the sole, legal and beneficial owner of the whole of the Assigned Property free from all Encumbrances and other interests and rights of every kind other than Permitted Liens;

 

2.1.2 the copy of the Charter delivered by the Owner to the Collateral Agent is a true and complete copy of such document, the Charter constitutes the valid and binding obligations of the parties thereto enforceable in accordance with its terms, is in full force and effect and there have been no amendments or variations thereof (other than as delivered to the Collateral Agent) or defaults thereunder;

 

2.1.3 the Vessel has been or will be delivered to and accepted by the Charterer for service under the Charter; and

 

2.1.4 there are no commissions, rebates, premiums or other payments in connection with the Charter other than as disclosed to the Collateral Agent in writing prior to the date hereof.

 

3 Assignment and application of money

 

3.1 Assignment

By way of security for the Outstanding Indebtedness the Owner with full title guarantee hereby assigns and agrees to assign to the Collateral Agent absolutely all its rights title and interest to the Assigned Property and all its benefits and interests present and future therein Provided however that the Charter Earnings shall be at the disposal of the Owner until such time as an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing and the Collateral Agent shall direct to the contrary whereupon the Owner shall forthwith, and the Collateral Agent may at any time thereafter, instruct the persons from whom the Charter Earnings are then payable to pay the same to the Collateral Agent.

 

3.2 Notice

The Owner hereby covenants and undertakes with the Collateral Agent that it will give written notice of the assignment herein contained to the Charterer in substantially the form set out in the schedule and will use commercially reasonable efforts to procure the delivery to the Collateral Agent a copy thereof with the acknowledgement thereof set out in the schedule duly executed by the Charterer.

 

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3.3 Application

All moneys received by the Collateral Agent in respect of the Assigned Property shall be held and applied by it in accordance with the terms of clause 2.3 of the Assignment of Earnings and Insurances as if the same was Earnings.

 

3.4 Shortfalls

In the event that the balance referred to in clause 2.3 of the Assignment of Earnings and Insurances is insufficient to pay in full the whole of the Outstanding Indebtedness, the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to collect the shortfall from the Owner or any other person liable for the time being therefor.

 

3.5 Use of Owner’s name

Where the Collateral Agent becomes entitled to enforce its rights under this Assignment in accordance with clause 6, the Owner covenants and undertakes with the Collateral Agent to do or permit to be done each and every act or thing which the Collateral Agent may from time to time reasonably require to be done in respect of such enforcement and to allow its name to be used as and when reasonably required by the Collateral Agent for that purpose.

 

3.6 Reassignment

Upon payment and discharge in full of the Outstanding Indebtedness the Collateral Agent shall, at the request and cost of the Owner, re-assign the Assigned Property to the Owner or as it may direct.

 

4 Undertakings

The Owner hereby covenants and undertakes with the Collateral Agent throughout the Security Period it will not, without the previous written consent of the Collateral Agent:

 

4.1 Variations

agree to any variation of any material term of the Charter in a manner adverse to the Collateral Agent; or

 

4.2 Releases and waivers

release the Charterer from any material term of any of the Charterer’s obligations under the Charter or waive any breach of any material term of the Charterer’s obligations thereunder or consent to any such act or omission of the Charterer as would otherwise constitute such breach if adverse to the Collateral Agent; or

 

4.3 Termination

terminate the Charter for any reason whatsoever if adverse to the Collateral Agent.

 

5 Continuing security

The provisions of clause 3.1 of the Assignment of Earnings and Insurances shall apply mutatis mutandis to this Assignment as if set out herein and as if references therein to “this Deed” were references to this Assignment.

 

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6 Powers of Collateral Agent

 

6.1 Protective action

The Collateral Agent shall, without prejudice to its other rights, powers and remedies hereunder, be entitled (but not bound) at any time, and as often as may be necessary, to take any such action as it may in its discretion think fit for the purpose of protecting or maintaining the security created by this Assignment and all Expenses attributable thereto shall be payable by the Owner on demand.

 

6.2 Powers on Event of Default

Upon the happening of an Event of Default which is continuing the Collateral Agent shall become forthwith entitled, as and when it may see fit, to exercise in relation to the Assigned Property or any part thereof all or any of the rights, powers and remedies possessed by it as assignee and/or chargee of the Assigned Property (whether at law, by virtue of this Assignment or otherwise) and in particular (without limiting the generality of the foregoing):

 

6.2.1 to collect, recover, compromise and give a good discharge for, all claims then outstanding or thereafter arising in respect of the Charter and/or the property hereby assigned or any part thereof, and to take over or institute (if necessary using the name of the Owner) all such proceedings in connection therewith as the Collateral Agent in its absolute discretion thinks fit;

 

6.2.2 to discharge, compound, release or compromise claims in respect of the Charter and/or the Assigned Property or any part thereof which have given or may give rise to any charge or lien or other claim on the Vessel, her Earnings, Insurances or Compulsory Acquisition Compensation or any part thereof or which are or may be enforceable by proceedings against the Vessel, her Earnings, Insurances or Compulsory Acquisition Compensation or any part thereof; and

 

6.2.3 to recover from the Owner on demand all Expenses incurred or paid by the Collateral Agent in connection with the exercise of the powers (or any of them) referred to in this clause  6.2.

 

6.3 Liability of Collateral Agent

The Collateral Agent shall not be liable as mortgagee in possession in respect of any of the Assigned Property to account or be liable for any loss upon realisation or for any neglect or default of any nature whatsoever in connection therewith for which a mortgagee in possession may be liable as such.

 

7 Attorney

 

7.1 Appointment

By way of security for the performance of its obligations under this Assignment, the Owner hereby irrevocably appoints each of the Collateral Agent and its delegates and sub delegates to be its attorney acting severally (or jointly with any other such attorney or attorneys) and on its behalf and in its name or otherwise to do any and every thing which the Owner is obliged to do under the terms of this Assignment or which such attorney considers necessary or desirable in order to enable the Collateral Agent or such attorney to exercise the rights conferred on it by this Assignment or by law. Provided always that such power shall not be exercisable by or on behalf of the Collateral Agent until the occurrence of an Event of Default which is continuing.

 

7.2 Ratification

The Owner hereby ratifies and confirms and agrees to ratify and confirm whatever any attorney appointed under this Assignment shall do in its capacity as such.

 

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8 Further assurance

The Owner shall from time to time and at its own expense give all such assurances and do all such things as the Collateral Agent may reasonably require or consider desirable to enable the Collateral Agent to perfect, preserve or protect the security created or intended to be created by this Assignment or to exercise any of the rights conferred on it by this Assignment or by law and to that intent the Owner shall execute all such instruments, deeds and agreements and give all such notices and directions as the Collateral Agent may consider necessary.

 

9 Notices

The provisions of Section 14.03 of the Credit Agreement shall apply mutatis mutandis in respect of any certificate, notice, demand or other communication given or made under this Assignment.

 

10 Law, jurisdiction and other provisions

 

10.1 Law

This Assignment and any non-contractual obligations arising in connection with it shall be governed by, and shall be construed in accordance with, English law.

 

10.2 Submission to jurisdiction

The courts of England have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute arising out of or in connection with this Assignment (including a dispute relating to the existence, validity or termination of this Assignment or any non-contractual obligation arising out of or in connection with this Assignment ) (a “Dispute”). The parties hereto agree that the courts of England are the most appropriate and convenient courts to settle disputes and accordingly no party hereto will argue to the contrary. This Clause 10 is for the benefit of the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Secured Creditors. As a result, it shall not be prevented from taking proceedings relating to a dispute in any other courts with jurisdiction. To the extent allowed by law, the Collateral Agent may take concurrent proceedings in any number of jurisdictions.

 

10.3 Process agency

Without prejudice to any other mode of service allowed under any relevant law, the Owner: (i) irrevocably appoints EC3 Services Limited at The St Botolph Building, 138 Houndsditch, London, EC3A 7AR as its agent for service of process in relation to any proceedings before the English courts in connection with any credit document and (ii) agrees that failure by an agent for service of process to notify the relevant credit party of the process will not invalidate the proceedings concerned. If any person appointed as an agent for service of process is unable for any reason to act as agent for service of process, the Owner must immediately (and in any event within five days of such event taking place) appoint another agent on terms acceptable to the Collateral Agent. Failing this, the Collateral Agent may appoint another agent for this purpose.

 

10.4 Counterparts

This Assignment may be entered into in the form of two or more counterparts, each executed by one or more of the parties, and provided all the parties shall so execute this Assignment, each of the executed counterparts, when duly exchanged or delivered, shall be deemed to be an original but, taken together, they shall constitute one instrument.

 

10.5 English language

All certificates, instruments and other documents to be delivered under or supplied in connection with this Assignment or the Charter shall be in the English language or shall be accompanied by a certified English translation upon which the recipient shall be entitled to rely.

 

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10.6 Severability of provisions

Each of the provisions of this Assignment are severable and distinct from the others and if at any time one or more of such provisions is or becomes invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Assignment shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

 

10.7 Amendments

This Assignment shall not be amended and/or varied except by agreement in writing signed by the parties hereto.

IN WITNESS whereof this Assignment has been duly executed the day and year first above written

 

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Schedule 1

Form of Notice of Assignment of Charter

 

To: [name and address of the Charterer]

m.v. [ ]

IMO Number [ ]

The undersigned, BREAKAWAY FOUR, LTD., as owner (the Owner ) of the Bahamian Vessel m.v. [ ], hereby gives you notice (this Notice ) that by an Assignment of Charters dated [ ] entered into by us in favour of KFW IPEX-BANK GMBH, as collateral agent (hereinafter called the Assignee ), and an Assignment of Earnings and Insurances dated [ ] (as the same may be amended, supplemented, novated or otherwise modified from time to time), the Owner has assigned all its right, title, interest claim and demand in and to, the time charter-party dated [ ] between the Owner and you (the Charter ), including, but not limited to, all earnings and freight thereunder, and all amounts due to the Owner thereunder, and further, the Owner has granted a security interest in and to the Charter and all claims for damages arising out of the breach of and rights to terminate the Charter, and any proceeds of any of the foregoing.

The Owner remains liable to perform all its duties and obligations under the Charter and the Assignee is under no obligation of any kind under the Charter nor under any liability whatsoever in the event of any failure by the Owner to perform its obligations.

 

Dated:  
BREAKAWAY FOUR, LTD.,
as Owner
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

 

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To: Breakaway Four, Ltd. and KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH

m.v. [ ]

IMO Number [ ]

The undersigned, charterer of the [COUNTRY] flag vessel m.v. [ ] pursuant to a time charter-party dated [ ] between BREAKAWAY FOUR, LTD., as owner (the Assignor ) and the undersigned (the Charter ), does hereby acknowledge receipt of a notice of the assignment by the Assignor of all the Assignor’s right, title and interest in and to the Charter to KFW IPEX-BANK GMBH, as Collateral Agent (the Assignee ), pursuant to an Assignment of Charters dated [ ] and an Assignment of Earnings and Insurances dated [ ] (as the same may be amended, supplemented, novated or otherwise modified from time to time, the Assignment ), consents to such assignment, and agrees that, after being notified by the Assignee that an Event of Default (as defined in the Credit Agreement) exists and is continuing, it will pay all moneys due and to become due under the Charter, without setoff or deduction for any claim not arising under the Charter, and notwithstanding the existence of a default or event of default by the Assignor under the Charter, direct to the Assignee or such account specified by the Assignee at such address as the Assignee shall request the undersigned in writing until the Event of Default no longer exists.

The undersigned agrees that it shall look solely to the Assignor for performance of the Charter and that the Assignee shall have no obligation or liability under or pursuant to the Charter arising out of the Assignment, nor shall the Assignee be required or obligated in any manner to perform or fulfill any obligations of the Assignor under or pursuant to the Charter. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if an Event of Default under the Credit Agreement (as defined in or by reference in the Assignment) shall have occurred and be continuing, the undersigned agrees that the Assignee shall have the right, but not the obligation, to perform all of the Assignor’s obligations under the Charter as though named therein as owner.

The undersigned agrees that it shall not seek the recovery of any payment actually made by it to the Assignee pursuant to this Charterer’s Consent and Agreement once such payment has been made. This provision shall not be construed to relieve the Assignor of any liability to the Charterer.

The undersigned hereby waives the right to assert against the Assignee, as assignee of the Assignor, any claim, defense, counterclaim or setoff that it could assert against the Assignor under the Charter.

The undersigned agrees to execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, upon the written request of the Assignee any and all such further instruments and documents as the Assignee may deem desirable for the purpose of obtaining the full benefits of the Assignment and of the rights and power herein granted.

The undersigned hereby agrees that so long as the Assignment is in effect it will not amend, modify, supplement, or alter any material term of the Charter in a manner adverse to the Assignee, in each case without first obtaining the written consent of the Assignee therefor.

The undersigned hereby confirms that the Charter is a legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, and that neither it nor, to the best of its knowledge, the Assignor is in default under its terms.

 

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We also confirm that we have received no notice of any previous assignment of, or other third party right affecting, all or any part of the Earnings and we undertake that, if required to do so in writing by the Assignee after the occurrence and continuation of an Event of Default, we will immediately deliver up possession of the Vessel to or to the order of the Assignee (or, if the Vessel is not then in port and free of cargo, as soon as she has completed the voyage on which she is then engaged and discharged any cargo then on board) free of the Charter but without prejudice to any rights which we may have against the Assignor under or pursuant to the Charter.

 

Dated:  

 

[CHARTERER],
as Charterer
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

 

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EXECUTED and DELIVERED   )        
as a DEED   )        
by Breakaway Four, Ltd.   )     

 

  
acting by its duly authorised officers:   )      Authorised Officer   
  )        
  )        
  )     

 

  
  )      Authorised Officer   

 

In the presence of:

 

Witness
Name:
Address:
Occupation:

 

EXECUTED and DELIVERED   )        
as a DEED   )        
by KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH   )     

 

  
acting by its duly authorised officers:   )      Authorised Officer   
  )        
  )        
  )     

 

  
  )      Authorised Officer   

 

In the presence of:

 

Witness
Name:
Address:
Occupation:

 

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EXHIBIT I

FORM OF

DEED OF COVENANTS

ON [BAHAMIAN] 1 FLAG VESSEL

[VESSEL]

OFFICIAL NO. [OFFICIAL NUMBER]

executed by

BREAKAWAY FOUR, LTD.,

as Owner

in favor of

KFW IPEX-BANK GMBH,

as Collateral Agent and Mortgagee

[DATE]

 

1  

If Vessel is not flagged in the Bahamas, appropriate changes will be made to this document.


Table of Contents

 

          Page  

1.

  

Definitions and Construction

     2   

2.

  

Owner’s Covenant to Pay

     6   

3.

  

Mortgage

     7   

4.

  

Owner’s Covenants

     8   

5.

  

Owner’s Covenants as to Insurance

     9   

6.

  

Owner’s Covenants as to Operation and Maintenance

     13   

7.

  

Expenses

     17   

8.

  

Protection and Maintenance of Security

     18   

9.

  

Enforcement of Rights

     19   

10.

  

Application of Moneys

     20   

11.

  

Receivers

     20   

12.

  

No Waiver

     21   

13.

  

Power of Delegation

     21   

14.

  

Power of Attorney

     21   

15.

  

Further Assurance

     21   

16.

  

Assignment

     22   

17.

  

Waiver of Rights as Surety

     22   

18.

  

No Obligations Imposed on Mortgagee

     23   

19.

  

Law of Property Act 1925 not applicable

     23   

20.

  

No Liability of Mortgagee

     23   

21.

  

No Requirement to Commence Proceedings

     23   

22.

  

No Restriction on Other Rights

     23   

23.

  

Exercise of Other Rights

     24   

24.

  

Settlement or Discharge Conditional

     24   

25.

  

Severability of Provisions

     24   

26.

  

Notices

     24   

27.

  

GOVERNING LAW; SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION; VENUE

     24   

 

(i)


EXHIBIT I

DEED OF COVENANTS

DEED OF COVENANTS (as amended, modified, restated and/or supplemented from time to time, this “ Deed ”), dated as of [                    ], between BREAKAWAY FOUR, LTD. a Bermuda company having its registered office as of the date hereof at [                    ] (the “ Owner ”) and KFW IPEX-BANK GMBH, as Collateral Agent and Security Trustee for and on behalf of the Secured Creditors pursuant to the Security Trust Deed (the “ Mortgagee ”, which expression shall include its successors, transferees and permitted assignees).

WHEREAS:

(A) The Owner is the absolute and unencumbered owner of all the shares of and in the motor vessel “[                    ]” registered under the [Bahamian flag at the port of Nassau] with Official Number [                    ].

(B) NCL Corporation Ltd., a Bermuda corporation (the “ Parent ”), the Owner, as borrower, each Lender from time to time party thereto (which Lenders as of the date hereof are KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH), the Mortgagee, as facility agent (in such capacity, the “ Facility Agent ”), as collateral agent and security trustee under the Security Documents (in such capacity, the “ Collateral Agent ”), as CIRR agent, as Hermes agent, as bookrunner and as initial mandated lead arranger and the other parties from time to time party thereto, have entered into a Credit Agreement, dated as of [ ] 2012, (as the same may be amended, supplemented, refinanced, replaced, novated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), providing for the making of Loans to the Owner in the principal amount of up to the Dollar Equivalent of Five Hundred and Ninety Million, Four Hundred and Seventy Eight Thousand and Eight Hundred and Seventy Euros (€590,478,870) (the Lenders, the Collateral Agent and the other Agents, in their capacity as such, collectively, the “ Lender Creditors ”).

(C) The Parent and/or the Owner may at any time and from time to time enter into one or more Secured Hedging Agreements (as hereinafter defined) with one or more Other Creditors (as defined herein). The estimated aggregate notional amount of the liabilities of the Parent and/or Owner under the Secured Hedging Agreements entered into with respect to the Loans (as defined in the Credit Agreement) (and/or the Commitments (as defined in the Credit Agreement)) is a principal amount of up to the Dollar Equivalent of [ (€[ ])].

(D) The Parent has guaranteed the Credit Document Obligations of the Owner under the Credit Agreement pursuant to Section 15 of the Credit Agreement (the “ Parent Guarantee ”).

(E) There has contemporaneously with the execution of this Deed been executed by the Owner in favor of the Mortgagee a first priority Bahamian statutory mortgage over all the shares in the said vessel (the “ Mortgage ”).

(F) It is intended that the Mortgage and this Deed shall together stand as security for the payment of the Secured Obligations (as defined below) and the performance and observance of and compliance with the covenants, terms and conditions contained in any of the Secured Debt Documents (as hereinafter defined).


Exhibit I

Page 2

 

NOW THIS DEED WITNESSETH AND IT IS HEREBY AGREED as follows:

1. Definitions and Construction .

Section 1.1 In this Deed unless the context otherwise requires any term defined in the preamble or recitals hereto has the meaning ascribed to it therein; in addition, terms and expressions not defined herein but whose meanings are defined in the Credit Agreement shall unless the context otherwise requires have the meanings set out therein and:

Collateral ” means all property (whether real or personal) with respect to which any security interests have been granted (or purported to be granted) pursuant to any Security Document, including, without limitation, all Share Charge Collateral, all Earnings and Insurance Collateral, the Construction Risk Insurance, the Vessel, the Refund Guarantees, the Construction Contract and all cash and Cash Equivalents at any time delivered as collateral thereunder or as collateral required under the Credit Agreement.

Compulsory Acquisition ” means requisition for title or other compulsory acquisition of the Vessel including its capture, seizure, confiscation or expropriation but excluding any requisition for hire.

Compulsory Acquisition Compensation ” means all moneys or other compensation whatsoever payable by reason of the Compulsory Acquisition of the Vessel other than by requisition for hire.

Credit Agreement ” has the meaning provided in the Recitals hereto.

Credit Document Obligations ” means, except to the extent consisting of obligations, liabilities or indebtedness with respect to Interest Rate Protection Agreements or Other Hedging Agreements, the full and prompt payment when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of all obligations, liabilities and indebtedness (including, without limitation, principal, premium, interest, fees and indemnities (including, without limitation, all interest that accrues after the commencement of any case, proceeding or other action relating to the bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar proceeding of the Owner or any other Credit Party at the rate provided for in the respective documentation, whether or not a claim for post-petition interest is allowed in any such proceeding)) of each Credit Party to the Lender Creditors ( provided , in respect of the Lender Creditors which are Lenders, such aforementioned obligations, liabilities and indebtedness shall arise only for such Lenders (in such capacity) in respect of Loans and/or Commitments), whether now existing or hereafter incurred under, arising out of, or in connection with the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents to which such Credit Party is a party (including, in the case of each Credit Party that is a Guarantor, all such obligations, liabilities and indebtedness of such Credit Party under the Parent Guarantee) and the due performance and compliance by such Credit Party with all of the terms, conditions and agreements contained in the Credit Documents.

Credit Party ” means the Owner, the Parent and each Subsidiary of the Parent that owns a direct interest in the Owner.


Exhibit I

Page 3

 

Default Rate ” means the rate of interest set out in Section 2.06 of the Credit Agreement.

Document of Compliance ” means a document issued to a vessel operator as evidence of its compliance with the requirements of the ISM Code.

Earnings ” means (i) the earnings of the Vessel, including, but not limited to, all freight, hire and passage moneys, proceeds of off-hire insurance, any other moneys earned and to be earned, due or to become due, or paid or payable to, or for the account of, the Owner, of whatsoever nature, arising out of or as a result of the ownership, use, operation or management by the Owner or its agents of the Vessel, (ii) all moneys and claims for moneys due and to become due to the Owner under and all claims for damages arising out of the breach (or payments for variation or termination) of any charter, or contract relating to or under which is employed the Vessel, any and all other present and future charter parties, contracts of affreightment, and operations of every kind whatsoever of the Vessel, and in and to any and all claims and causes of action for money, loss or damages that may now and hereafter accrue or belong to the Owner, its successors, transferees or assignees, arising out of or in any way connected with the present or future ownership, use, operation or management of the Vessel or arising out of or in any way connected with the Vessel, (iii) if the Vessel is employed on terms whereby any money falling within clauses (i) or (ii) above are pooled or shared with any other Person, that proportion of the net receipts of the pooling or sharing arrangements which is attributable to the Vessel, (iv) all moneys and claims for moneys due and to become due to the Owner, and all claims for damages, in respect of the actual or constructive total loss of or requisition of use of or title to the Vessel, (v) all moneys and claims for moneys due in respect of demurrage or detention, and (vi) any proceeds of any of the foregoing.

Event of Default ” means an “Event of Default’ under and as defined in the Credit Agreement.

Insurances ” means all policies and contracts of insurance and entries of the Vessel in a protection and indemnity or war risks association which are effected in respect of the Vessel, its freights, disbursements, profits or otherwise and all benefits, including all claims and returns of premiums thereunder and shall also include all Compulsory Acquisition Compensation.

Interest Rate Protection Agreement ” means any interest rate swap agreement, interest rate cap agreement, interest collar agreement, interest rate hedging agreement, interest rate floor agreement or other similar agreement or arrangement entered into between a Lender or its Affiliate, or a Lead Arranger or its Affiliate, and the Parent and/or the Owner in relation to the Credit Document Obligations of the Owner under the Credit Agreement.

ISM Code ” means in relation to its application to the Owner and the Vessel and its operation:

(a) The International Management Code for the Safe Operation of Ships and for Pollution Prevention, currently known or referred to as the ‘ISM Code’, adopted by the Assembly of the International Maritime Organization by Resolution A.741(18) on 4 November 1993 and incorporated on 19 May 1994 into Chapter IX of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea 1974 (SOLAS 1974); and


Exhibit I

Page 4

 

(b) all further applicable resolutions, circulars, codes, guidelines, regulations and recommendations which are now or in the future issued by or on behalf of the International Maritime Organization or any other entity with responsibility for implementing the ISM Code, including without limitation, the ‘Guidelines on implementation or administering of the International Safety Management (ISM) Code by Administrations’ produced by the International Maritime Organization pursuant to Resolution A.788(19) adopted on 25 November 1995,

as the same may be amended, supplemented or replaced from time to time.

ISM Responsible Person ” means the person from time to time so designated by the Owner for the purposes of the ISM Code.

ISM SMS ” means the safety management system which is required to be developed, implemented and maintained under the ISM Code.

ISPS Code ” means the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code constituted pursuant to resolution A.924(22) of the International Maritime Organisation (“ IMO ”) adopted by a Diplomatic conference of the IMO on Maritime Security on 13 December 2002 and now set out in Chapter XI-2 of the Safety of Life at Sea Convention (SOLAS) 1974 (as amended) to take effect on July 1, 2004.

ISSC ” means an international ship security certificate issued for a vessel under the ISPS Code.

Lender Creditors ” has the meaning provided in the Recitals hereto.

Mortgage ” has the meaning provided in the Recitals hereto.

Mortgaged Premises ” includes:

(a) the Vessel; and

(b) the Compulsory Acquisition Compensation.

person ” includes any body of persons.

Other Creditors ” means any Lender or any Affiliate thereof and their successors, transferees and assignees if any (even if such Lender subsequently ceases to be a Lender under the Credit Agreement for any reason), together with such Lender’s or Affiliate’s successors, transferees and assignees, with which the Parent and/or the Owner enters into any Interest Rate Protection Agreements or Other Hedging Agreements from time to time.

Other Hedging Agreement ” means any foreign exchange contracts, currency swap agreements, commodity agreements or other similar agreements or arrangements entered into between a Lender or its Affiliate, or a Lead Arranger or its Affiliates, and the Parent and/or the Owner in relation to the Credit Document Obligations of the Owner under the Credit Agreement and designed to protect against the fluctuations in currency or commodity values.


Exhibit I

Page 5

 

Process Agent ” means EC3 Services Limited of The St Botolph Building, 138 Houndsditch, London, EC3A 7AR.

Receiver ” means any administrative receiver, a receiver and manager of any other receiver (whether appointed pursuant to this Deed, pursuant to any statute, by a court or otherwise) of all or any part of the Vessel.

Safety Management Certificate ” means a document issued to a vessel as evidence that the vessel operator and its shipboard management operate in accordance with an approved Safety Management System.

Safety Management System ” means a structured and documented system enabling the personnel of a vessel operator to implement effectively the safety and environmental protection policy of such vessel operator.

Secured Creditors ” means, collectively, (i) the Lender Creditors and (ii) the Other Creditors.

Secured Debt Documents ” means the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents (as defined in the Credit Agreement).

Secured Hedging Agreements ” means (i) any Interest Rate Protection Agreement and (ii) any Other Hedging Agreements.

Secured Obligations ” means (i) the Credit Document Obligations, (ii) the Other Obligations, (iii) any and all sums advanced by the Collateral Agent in order to preserve the Collateral or preserve its security interest in the Collateral, (iv) in the event of any proceeding for the collection or enforcement of any indebtedness, obligations or liabilities of the Credit Parties referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) above, after an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the reasonable expenses of retaking, holding, preparing for sale or lease, selling or otherwise disposing of or realizing on the Collateral, or of any exercise by the Collateral Agent of its rights hereunder, together with reasonable attorneys’ fees and court costs, and (v) all amounts paid by any Secured Creditor as to which such Secured Creditor has the right to reimbursement under the Security Documents.

Security Period ” means the period beginning on the date hereof and ending on the date on which all amounts outstanding under the Secured Debt Documents are finally paid and repaid in full, all letters of credit issued thereunder are terminated and all commitments thereunder are terminated.

Security Trust Deed ” means the Security Trust Deed executed by, inter alia , the Owner, the Parent, the Collateral Agent, the Original Secured Creditors (as defined therein) and the Original ECF Hedging Creditors (as defined therein), and shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit P or otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Facility Agent.

Total Loss ” means any actual or constructive or arranged or agreed or compromised total loss or Compulsory Acquisition of the Vessel (excluding any requisition for hire).

Vessel ” means the motor vessel more particularly described in Recital (A) and includes any share or interest therein and its engines, machinery, boats, tackle, outfit, spare gear, fuel, consumable or other stores, belongings and appurtenances whether on board or ashore and whether now owned or hereafter acquired.


Exhibit I

Page 6

 

Section 1.2 In Section 5.1 :

excess risks ” means the proportion of claims for general average and salvage charges and under the ordinary running down clause not recoverable in consequence of the value at which a vessel is assessed for the purpose of such claims exceeding its insured value;

protection and indemnity risks ” means the usual risks covered by an English protection and indemnity association including without limitation pollution risks (whether relating to oil or otherwise howsoever) and the proportion not recoverable in case of collision under the ordinary running down clause; and

war risks ” includes the risks of mines and all risks excluded from the standard form of English marine policy by the free of capture and seizure clause.

Section 1.3 In the Mortgage, (i) references to “ interest ” mean interest covenanted to be paid in accordance with Sections 2.1 , 7 , 8 and 9 ; (ii) references to “ principal ” mean all other sums of money for the time being comprised in the Secured Obligations; and (iii) the expression “ all sums for the time being due on this security ” means the whole of the Secured Obligations.

Section 1.4 In this Deed :

1.4.1 words denoting the plural number include the singular and vice versa;

1.4.2 references to Recitals and Sections are references to recitals and sections of this Deed;

1.4.3 references to this Deed include the Recitals;

1.4.4 the headings and contents page(s) are for the purpose of reference only, have no legal or other significance, and shall be ignored in the interpretation of this Deed;

1.4.5 references to any document (including, without limitation, to all or any of the Secured Debt Documents) are, unless the context otherwise requires, references to that document as amended, supplemented, novated or replaced from time to time; and

1.4.6 references to statutes or provisions of statutes are references to those statutes, or those provisions, as from time to time amended, replaced or re- enacted.

2. Owner’s Covenant to Pay .

Section 2.1 Pursuant to the Secured Debt Documents and in consideration of the premises, the Owner covenants with the Mortgagee:

2.1.1 to satisfy the Secured Obligations at the times and in the manner specified in the relevant Secured Debt Documents;


Exhibit I

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2.1.2 to pay interest on the Secured Obligations at the rate, at the times and in the manner specified in the Secured Debt Documents, as applicable;

2.1.3 to pay interest at the Default Rate on any sum or sums payable under this Deed which is not paid on the due date;

2.1.4 to pay each and every other sum of money that may be or become owing to the Secured Creditors under the terms of the Secured Debt Documents or any of them at the times and in the manner specified therein; and

2.1.5 to pay and discharge when due and payable, from time to time, all taxes, assessments, governmental charges, fines and penalties lawfully imposed on the Vessel or any income therefrom.

Section 2.2 The holder of the relevant Secured Obligations and the Owner may agree in writing to vary the date or dates for repayment of principal or interest in respect of such Secured Obligations and/or vary the terms of the relevant Secured Debt Documents without reference to the Owner and without adversely affecting or diminishing the security conferred by the Secured Debt Documents executed by the Owner.

3. Mortgage .

Section 3.1 By way of security for the payment of the Secured Obligations and the performance and observance of and compliance with the covenants, terms and conditions contained in any of the Secured Debt Documents, the Owner with full title guarantee hereby mortgages and charges to and in favor of the Mortgagee all its interest, present and future, in the Mortgaged Premises (which, the Owner hereby warrants to be free at the date hereof from any other charge or encumbrance whatsoever).

Section 3.2 It is declared and agreed that this Deed and the Mortgage shall be held by the Mortgagee as a continuing security for the payment of the Secured Obligations and that the security so created shall not be satisfied by any intermediate payment or satisfaction of any part of the amount hereby and thereby secured and that the security so created shall be in addition to and shall not in any way be prejudiced or affected by any collateral or other security now or hereafter held by the Mortgagee and/or the Secured Creditors for all or any part of the moneys hereby and thereby secured and that every power and remedy given to the Mortgagee hereunder shall be an addition to and not a limitation of any and every other power or remedy vested in the Mortgagee and/or the Secured Creditors under any of the other Secured Debt Documents and that all the powers so vested in the Mortgagee and/or the Secured Creditors may be exercised from time to time and as often as the Secured Creditors may deem expedient.

Section 3.3 The Owner will cause the Mortgage to be duly registered in the London office of the Bahamas Maritime Authority and will otherwise comply with and satisfy all of the provisions of applicable laws of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas in order to establish and maintain the Mortgage as a first priority mortgage thereunder upon the Vessel and upon all renewals, replacements and improvements made in or to the same for the amount of the indebtedness hereby secured.


Exhibit I

Page 8

 

4. Owner’s Covenants .

Section 4.1 The Owner covenants and agrees with the Mortgagee as follows:

4.1.1 it is and will remain a company duly constituted, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of Bermuda;

4.1.2 it lawfully owns and is lawfully possessed of all the shares in the Vessel free from any lien or encumbrance whatsoever except for this Deed, the Mortgage and any Permitted Lien and will warrant and defend the title and possession thereto and to every part thereof for the benefit of the Mortgagee against the claims and demands of all other persons whomsoever;

4.1.3 it will perform, observe and comply with the covenants, terms and obligations and conditions on its part to be performed, observed and complied with contained or implied in the Secured Debt Documents;

4.1.4 it will place, and at all times and places will retain a properly certified copy of this Deed and the Mortgage on board the Vessel with her papers and will cause such certified copy and the Vessel’s marine document to be exhibited to any and all person having business therewith which might give rise to any lien thereon other than liens for crew’s wages and salvage, and to any representative of the Mortgagee;

4.1.5 it will place and keep prominently displayed in the chart room and in the Master’s cabin on the Vessel a framed printed notice in plain type reading as follows:

“NOTICE OF MORTGAGE

THIS VESSEL IS OWNED BY BREAKAWAY FOUR LTD., AND IS SUBJECT TO A FIRST PRIORITY MORTGAGE IN FAVOR OF KFW IPEX-BANK GMBH, AS COLLATERAL AGENT/MORTGAGEE UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE MERCHANT SHIPPING ACT OF THE STATUTE LAWS OF THE BAHAMAS, CHAPTER 268, AS AMENDED. UNDER THE TERMS OF SAID MORTGAGE, NEITHER THE OWNER, ANY CHARTERER, THE MASTER OF THE VESSEL, NOR ANY OTHER PERSON HAS ANY RIGHT, POWER OR AUTHORITY TO CREATE, INCUR OR PERMIT TO BE PLACED OR IMPOSED UPON THE VESSEL, ANY ENCUMBRANCES WHATSOEVER OR ANY OTHER LIEN WHATSOEVER OTHER THAN FOR CREW’S WAGES AND SALVAGE.”;

4.1.6 it will do and permit to be done each and every act or thing whatsoever which the Mortgagee may require to be done for the purpose of enforcing the Mortgagee’s rights hereunder and allow the Mortgagee to use the Owner’s name as may be required for that purpose;

4.1.7 it will not create or permit to subsist any Lien on the whole or any part of the Vessel except for Liens created with the prior consent of the Mortgagee or Permitted Liens; and


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4.1.8 if a libel, arrest, complaint or similar process be filed against the Vessel or the Vessel be otherwise attached, levied upon or taken into custody or detained by virtue of any proceeding in any court or tribunal or by any Government, or other authority, the Owner will promptly notify the Mortgagee thereof by telex, or telefax confirmed by letter, at the address, as specified in this Deed, and within [*] days will cause the Vessel to be released and all liens thereon other than the Mortgage to be discharged, will cause a certificate of discharge to be recorded in the case of any recording of a notice of claim of lien, and will promptly notify the Mortgagee thereof in the manner aforesaid. The Owner will notify the Mortgagee within [*] hours of any average or salvage incurred by the Vessel.

5. Owner’s Covenants as to Insurance .

Section 5.1 The Owner covenants with the Mortgagee and undertakes throughout the Security Period:

5.1.1 to insure the Vessel, or procure that the Vessel is insured, in its name and keep the Vessel and procure that the Vessel is kept insured on an agreed value basis for an amount in Dollars approved by the Mortgagee, provided that at all times:

(a) the insured value of the Vessel shall at all times be equal to or greater than its fair market value,

(b) the insured value of the Vessel shall be equal to or greater than [*] of the then applicable Total Commitment,

(c) the hull and machinery insurance for the Vessel shall at all times be equal to no less than [*] of the total insured value of such Vessel and [*] of the total insured value of the Vessel shall consist of hull interest and freight interest insurance;

through internationally recognized independent first class insurance companies, underwriters, war risks and protection and indemnity associations reasonably acceptable to the Mortgagee in each instance on terms and conditions approved by the Mortgagee (with such approval not to be unreasonably withheld) including as to deductibles but at least in respect of:

(a) marine risks including all risks customarily and usually covered by first-class and prudent shipowners in the London insurance markets under English marine policies, or the Norwegian Plan or Mortgagee-approved policies containing the ordinary conditions applicable to similar vessels;

(b) war risks including the Missing Vessel Clause, terrorism, piracy and confiscation and, should institute War and Strike Clauses, Hulls Conditions prevail, the London Blocking and Trapping Addendum and war risks (protection and indemnity) with a separate limit and in excess of the amount for war risks (hull);

(c) excess risks that is to say the proportion of claims for general average and salvage charges and under the running down clause not recoverable in consequence of the value at which the Vessel is assessed for the purpose of such claims exceeding the insured value;


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(d) protection and indemnity risks with full standard coverage and up to the highest limit of liability available (for oil pollution risk the highest limit currently available is [*] for pollution risk and this to be increased if requested by the Mortgagee and the increase is possible in accordance with the standard protection and indemnity cover for vessels of its type and is compatible with prudent insurance practice for first class cruise shipowners or operators in waters where the Vessel trades from time to time during the Security Period;

(e) when and while the Vessel is laid-up, in lieu of hull insurance, normal port risks;

(f) such other risks as the Mortgagee may from time to time reasonably require;

and in any event in respect of those risks and at those levels covered by first class and prudent owners and/or financiers in the international market in respect of similar tonnage, provided that if any of such insurances are also effected in the name of any other person (other than the Owner or the Mortgagee) such person shall if so required by the Mortgagee execute a first priority assignment a of its interest in such insurances in favor of the Mortgagee in similar terms mutatis mutandis to the relevant Assignment of Earnings and Insurances;

5.1.2 the Mortgagee at the cost of the Owner or the Parent shall take out, in each case, for an amount in Dollars approved by the Mortgagee but not being, collectively, less than [*] of the sum of the then applicable Total Commitment, mortgagee interest insurance and mortgagee additional perils insurance on such conditions as the Mortgagee may reasonably require, the Parent and the Owner having no interest or entitlement in respect of such policies; the Mortgagee undertakes to use its reasonable endeavors to match the premium level that the Owner or the Parent would have paid if they had arranged such cover on such conditions (as demonstrated to the reasonable satisfaction of the Mortgagee);

5.1.3 if the Vessel shall trade in the United States of America and/or the Exclusive Economic Zone of the United States of America (the “EEZ”) as such term is defined in the US Oil Pollution Act 1990 (“OPA”), the Owner shall comply strictly with the requirements of OPA and any similar legislation which may from time to time be enacted in any jurisdiction in which the Vessel presently trades or may or will trade at any time during the existence of the Mortgage and in particular before such trade is commenced and during the entire period during which such trade is carried on the Owner shall:

(a) pay any additional premiums required to maintain protection and indemnity cover for oil pollution up to the limit available to it for the Vessel in the market;

(b) make all such quarterly or other voyage declarations as may from time to time be required by the Vessel’s protection and indemnity association and to comply with all obligations in order to maintain such cover, and promptly to deliver to the Mortgagee copies of such declarations;


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(c) submit the Vessel to such additional periodic, classification, structural or other surveys which may be required by the Vessel’s protection and indemnity insurers to maintain cover for such trade and promptly to deliver to the Mortgagee copies of reports made in respect of such surveys;

(d) implement any recommendations contained in the reports issued following the surveys referred to in sub-clause (c) above within the time limit specified therein and provide evidence satisfactory to the Mortgagee that the protection and indemnity insurers are satisfied that this has been done;

(e) in particular strictly comply with the requirements of any applicable law, convention, regulation, proclamation or order with regard to financial responsibility for liabilities imposed on the Owner or the Vessel with respect to pollution by any state or nation or political subdivision thereof, including but not limited to OPA, and provide the Mortgagee on demand with such information or evidence as it may reasonably require of such compliance;

(f) procure that the protection and indemnity insurances do not contain a clause excluding the Vessel from trading in waters of the United States of America and the EEZ or any other provision analogous thereto and provide the Mortgagee with evidence that this is so; and

(g) strictly comply with any operational or structural regulations issued from time to time by any relevant authorities under OPA so that at all times the Vessel falls within the provisions which limit strict liability under OPA for oil pollution;

5.1.4 to give notice forthwith of any assignment of its interest in the Insurances to the relevant brokers, insurance companies, underwriters and/or associations in the form reasonably approved by the Mortgagee;

5.1.5 to execute and deliver all such documents and do all such things as may be necessary to confer upon the Mortgagee legal title to the Insurances in respect of the Vessel and to procure that the interest of the Mortgagee is at all times filed with all slips, cover notes, policies and certificates of entry and to procure (a) that a loss payable clause in the form reasonably approved by the Mortgagee and exceeding [*] shall be filed with all the hull, machinery and equipment and war risks policies in respect of the Vessel and (b) that a loss payable clause in the form reasonably approved by the Mortgagee and exceeding [*] shall be endorsed upon the protection and indemnity certificates of entry in respect of the Vessel;

5.1.6 at the Owner’s expense the Owner will cause such insurance brokers and the P & I club or association providing P & I insurance to agree to advise the Mortgagee by telex or telecopier confirmed by letter of any expiration, termination, alteration or cancellation of any policy, any default in the payment of any premium and of any other act or omission on the part of the Owner of which it has knowledge and which might invalidate or render unenforceable, in whole or in part, any insurance on the Vessel, and to provide an opportunity of paying any such unpaid premium or call, such right being exercisable by the Mortgagee on a vessel by vessel and not on a fleet basis. In addition, the Owner or the Parent shall promptly provide the Mortgagee with any information which the Mortgagee reasonably requests for the purpose of obtaining or preparing any report from an


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independent marine insurance consultant as to the adequacy of the insurances effected or proposed to be effected in accordance with the provisions contained herein as of the date hereof or in connection with any renewal thereof, and the Owner or the Parent shall upon demand indemnify the Mortgagee in respect of all reasonable fees and other expenses incurred by or for the account of the Mortgagee in connection with any such report; provided the Mortgagee shall be entitled to such indemnity only for one such report during any period of [*];

5.1.7 to procure that each of the relevant brokers and associations furnish the Mortgagee with a letter of undertaking in such usual form as may be reasonably required by the Mortgagee and waives any lien for premiums or calls except in relation to premiums or calls attributable to the Vessel;

5.1.8 to punctually pay all premiums, calls, contributions or other sums payable in respect of the Insurances on the Vessel and to produce all relevant receipts when so required by the Mortgagee;

5.1.9 to renew each of the Insurances on the Vessel at least [*] Business Days before the expiry thereof and give immediate notice to the Mortgagee of such renewal and procure that the relevant brokers or associations shall promptly confirm in writing to the Mortgagee that such renewal is effected, it being understood by the Owner that any failure to renew the Insurances on the Vessel at least [*] Business Days before the expiry thereof or to give or procure the relevant notices of such renewal shall constitute an Event of Default;

5.1.10 to arrange for the execution of such guarantees as may from time to time be required by any protection and indemnity and/or war risks association;

5.1.11 to furnish to the Mortgagee from time to time on request with full information about all Insurances maintained on the Vessel and the names of the offices, companies, underwriters, associations or clubs with which such Insurances are placed;

5.1.12 not to agree to any variation in the terms of any of the Insurances on the Vessel without the prior approval of the Mortgagee (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld) (save in circumstances where the variation is imposed by the insurers or reinsurers without requiring the Owner’s consent in which case the Owner shall notify the Mortgagee of such variation in a timely manner) nor do any act or voluntarily suffer or permit any act to be done whereby any Insurances shall or may be rendered invalid, void, voidable, suspended, defeated or unenforceable and not to suffer or permit the Vessel to engage in any voyage nor to carry any cargo not permitted under any of the Insurances without first obtaining the consent of the insurers or reinsurers concerned and complying with such requirements as to payment of extra premiums or otherwise as the insurers or reinsurers may impose. If a variation in the terms of the Insurances is imposed as aforesaid and in the absolute opinion of the Mortgagee its interest in the Insurances is thereby materially adversely affected and/or the proceeds of the Insurances payable to the Mortgagee would be adversely affected, the Owner undertakes promptly to make such changes to the Insurances, or such alternative Insurance arrangements, provided that such alternative Insurance arrangements are available in the insurance market to the Owner at that time, as the Mortgagee shall reasonably require;

5.1.13 not, without the prior written consent of the Mortgagee, settle, compromise or abandon any claim in respect of any of the Insurances on the Vessel other than a claim of less than [*] or the equivalent in any other currency and not being a claim arising out of a Total Loss;


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5.1.14 promptly furnish the Mortgagee with full information regarding any casualties or other accidents or damage to the Vessel involving an amount in excess of [*];

5.1.15 to apply or ensure the appliance of all such sums receivable in respect of the Insurances on the Vessel for the purpose of making good the loss and fully repairing all damage in respect whereof the insurance moneys shall have been received; and

5.1.16 that in the event of the Owner defaulting in insuring and keeping insured the Vessel as hereinbefore provided then the Mortgagee may (but shall not be bound to) insure the Vessel or enter the Vessel in such manner and to such extent as the Mortgagee in its discretion thinks fit and in such case all the cost of effecting and maintaining such insurance together with interest thereon shall be paid on demand by the Owner to the Mortgagee.

6. Owner’s Covenants as to Operation and Maintenance .

Section 6.1 The Owner covenants with the Mortgagee and undertakes throughout the Security Period at the Owner’s own expense that it will in respect of the Vessel:

6.1.1 keep it in a good and efficient state of repair so as to maintain it to the highest classification available for a vessel of its age and type free of all recommendations and qualifications with Det Norske Veritas or another classification society listed on Schedule 7.21 of the Credit Agreement (or another internationally recognized classification society reasonably acceptable to the Facility Agent). On the date hereof and annually thereafter, it will furnish to the Mortgagee a statement by such classification society that such classification is maintained. It will comply with all recommendations, regulations and requirements (statutory or otherwise) from time to time applicable to the Vessel and shall have on board as and when required thereby valid certificates showing compliance therewith and shall procure that all repairs to or replacements of any damaged, worn or lost parts or equipment are carried out (both as regards workmanship and quality of materials) so as not to diminish the value or class of the Vessel. It will not make any materially adverse modifications or alterations to the Vessel or any part thereof without the prior consent of the Mortgagee;

6.1.2 submit it to continuous survey in respect of its machinery and hull and such other surveys as may be required for classification purposes and, if so required by the Mortgagee, supply to the Mortgagee copies in English of the survey reports;

6.1.3 permit surveyors or agents appointed by the Mortgagee to board the Vessel at all reasonable times to inspect its condition or satisfy themselves as to repairs proposed or already carried out and afford all proper facilities for such inspections;

6.1.4 comply, or procure that the relevant Manager will comply, with the ISM Code or any replacement of the ISM Code and in particular, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, as and when required to do so by the ISM Code and at all times thereafter:

(a) hold, or procure that the relevant Manager holds, a valid Document of Compliance duly issued to the Owner or the relevant Manager (as the case may be) pursuant to the ISM Code and a valid Safety Management Certificate duly issued to the Vessel pursuant to the ISM Code;


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(b) provide the Mortgagee with copies of any such Document of Compliance and Safety Management Certificate as soon as the same are issued; and

(c) keep, or procure that there is kept, on board the Vessel a copy of any such Document of Compliance and the original of any such Safety Management Certificate;

6.1.5 not employ the Vessel or permit its employment in any trade or business which is forbidden by any applicable law or is otherwise illicit or in carrying illicit or prohibited goods or in any manner whatsoever which may render it liable to condemnation in a prize court or to destruction, seizure or confiscation or that may expose the Vessel to penalties. In the event of hostilities in any part of the world (whether war be declared or not) it will not employ the Vessel or permit its employment in carrying any contraband goods;

6.1.6 not (i) cause or permit the Vessel to be operated in any manner contrary to law, (ii) abandon the Vessel in a foreign port, (iii) engage in any unlawful trade or violate any law or carry any cargo that will expose the Vessel to penalty, forfeiture or capture, and (iv) do, or suffer or permit to be done, anything which can or may injuriously affect the registration of the Vessel under the laws and regulations of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas and will at all times keep the Vessel duly documented thereunder;

6.1.7 promptly provide the Mortgagee with:

(a) all information which the Mortgagee may reasonably require regarding the Vessel, its employment, earnings, position and engagements;

(b) particulars of all towages and salvages; and

(c) copies of all charters and other contracts for its employment and otherwise concerning it;

6.1.8 notify the Mortgagee forthwith upon:

(a) any claim for material breach of the ISM Code or the ISPS Code being made against the Owner, an ISM Responsible Person or the manager of the Vessel in connection with the Vessel; or

(b) any other matter, event or incident, actual or which will or could lead to the material non-compliance with the ISM Code or the ISPS Code;

and keep the Mortgagee advised in writing on a regular basis and in such detail as the Mortgagee shall require, of the Owner’s and Vessel manager’s response to the items referred to in subclauses (a) and (b) above;


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6.1.9 give notice to the Mortgagee promptly and in reasonable detail upon any Credit Party becoming aware of:

(a) accidents to the Vessel involving repairs the cost of which will or is likely to exceed [*];

(b) the Vessel becoming or being likely to become a Total Loss or a Compulsory Acquisition;

(c) any recommendation or requirement made by any insurer or classification society or by any competent authority which is not complied with within any time limit relating thereto;

(d) any writ served against or any arrest of the Vessel or the exercise of any lien or purported lien on the Vessel, its Earnings or Insurances;

(e) the occurrence of any Event of Default;

(f) the Vessel ceasing to be registered as a Bahamian vessel or anything which is done or not done whereby such registration may be imperiled;

(g) it becoming impossible or unlawful for it to fulfill any of its obligations under the Secured Debt Documents; and

(h) anything done or permitted or not done in respect of the Vessel by any person which is likely to imperil the security created by the Secured Debt Documents;

6.1.10 promptly pay and discharge all debts, damages and liabilities, taxes, assessments, charges, fines, penalties, tolls, dues and other outgoings in respect of the Vessel and keep proper books of account in respect thereof provided always that the Owner shall not be obliged to compromise any debts, damages and liabilities as aforesaid which are being contested in good faith subject always that full details of any such contested debt, damage or liability which, either individually or in aggregate exceeds [*] shall forthwith be provided to the Mortgagee. As and when the Mortgagee may so require it will make such books available for inspection on behalf of the Mortgagee and provide evidence satisfactory to the Mortgagee that the wages and allotments and the insurance and pension contributions of the master and crew are being regularly paid, that all deductions of crew’s wages in respect of any tax liability are being properly accounted for and that the master has no claim for disbursements other than those incurred in the ordinary course of trading on the voyage then in progress or completed prior to such inspection;

6.1.11 maintain the type of the Vessel as at the date hereof and not put the Vessel into the possession of any person without the prior consent of the Mortgagee for the purpose of work being done on it in an amount exceeding or likely to exceed [*] unless such person shall first have given to the Mortgagee a written undertaking addressed to the Mortgagee in terms reasonably satisfactory to the Mortgagee agreeing not to exercise a lien on the Vessel or its Earnings for the cost of such work or for any other reason;

6.1.12 promptly pay and discharge all liabilities which have given rise, or may give rise, to liens or claims enforceable against the Vessel under the laws of all countries to whose jurisdiction the Vessel may from time to time be subject provided always that the Owner shall not be obliged to compromise any liabilities as aforesaid which are being contested in good faith subject


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always that full details of any such contested liabilities which, either individually or in aggregate, exceed [*] shall be forthwith provided to the Mortgagee. If the Vessel is arrested or detained for any reason it will procure the Vessel’s immediate release by providing bail or taking such other steps as the circumstances may require;

6.1.13 give to the Mortgagee at such times as it may from time to time require a certificate, duly signed on the Owner’s behalf as to the amount of any debts, damages and liabilities relating to the Vessel and, if so required by any Secured Debt Document or this Deed, forthwith discharge such debts, damages and liabilities to the Mortgagee’s satisfaction;

6.1.14 not transfer or change the flag of documentation or home port of the Vessel except to the extent permitted by Section 9.13 of the Credit Agreement;

6.1.15 where the Vessel trades in the territorial waters of the United States of America, take all reasonable precautions to prevent any infringements of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986 of the United States of America (as the same may be amended and/or re-enacted from time to time hereafter) or any similar legislation applicable to the Vessel in any other jurisdiction in which the Vessel shall trade (a “ Relevant Jurisdiction ”) and, for this purpose shall ( inter alia ) enter into a “Carrier Initiative Agreement” with the United States’ Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (if such is possible) or into voluntary arrangements made under the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism of the United States of America (if such is possible and appropriate to cruise vessels) and procure that the same (or a similar agreement or arrangement in a Relevant Jurisdiction) is maintained in full force and effect and its obligations thereunder performed by it in respect of the Vessel throughout any period of United States of America (including coastal waters over which it claims jurisdiction) or Relevant Jurisdiction related trading;

6.1.16 not enter into:

(a) any pooling agreement or other arrangement for the sharing of any of the Earnings or the expenses of the Vessel; or

(b) any (x) demise or bareboat charter other than a demise or bareboat charter of the Vessel made with another member of the NCLC Group or (y) charter or other form of deployment of the Vessel to a charterer that is not a member of the NCLC group (A) which, with the exercise of any options for extension, could be for a period longer than 13 months or (B) which is other than at or about market rate at the time when the charter or deployment is fixed, unless, in each case, the Owner procures (or in the case of clause (y) uses commercially reasonable efforts to procure) that (i) each of the Owner and the charterer assigns the benefit of any such charter to the Mortgagee, (ii) each of the Owner and the charterer assigns its interest in the insurances in respect of the Vessel to the Mortgagee, and (iii) the charterer agrees to subordinate its interests in the Vessel to the interests of the Mortgagee, all on terms and conditions reasonably acceptable to the Mortgagee.

The Owner hereby agrees that at any time and from time to time (and to the extent that the same has, where applicable, been approved by the Mortgagee in accordance with the above provisions) upon entering into any (a) charter or similar contract that has as of the execution date of such charter or similar contract a remaining term of 13 months or greater (including any renewal option)


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and (b) demise or bareboat charter of the Vessel with another member of the NCLC Group, it will promptly and duly execute and deliver to and in favor of the Mortgagee at the cost and expense of the Owner an Assignment of Charters and it will promptly execute and deliver any and all such further instruments and documents as the Mortgagee, and its successors, transferees or assignees, may reasonably require in order to obtain the full benefits of this Assignment, the Assignment of Charters and of the rights and powers herein and therein granted. The Owner covenants to use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the consent of the charterer under said charter to the Assignment of Charters pursuant to the terms of the Assignment of Charters or in other form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Mortgagee;

6.1.17 except with the prior consent of the Mortgagee (not to be unreasonably withheld), not:

(a) permit any person other than the relevant Manager to be the manager of, including providing crewing services to, the Vessel;

(b) permit any amendment to be made to the terms of the management agreement in respect of the Vessel that is materially adverse to the Mortgagee, provided that the amendment does not imperil the security to be provided pursuant to the Secured Debt Documents or adversely affect the ability of any Credit Party to perform its obligations under the Secured Debt Documents; or

(c) permit the Vessel to be employed other than within the NCL Group or NCL America brand (as applicable);

6.1.18 to comply in relation to the Vessel with the ISPS Code or any replacement of the ISPS Code and in particular, without limitation:

(a) to procure that the Vessel and the company responsible for the Vessel’s compliance with the ISPS Code comply with the ISPS Code;

(b) to maintain for the Vessel throughout the Security Period a valid and current ISSC; and

6.1.19 to provide the Mortgagee with a copy of any such ISSC as soon as the same is issued.

7. Expenses .

Section 7.1 The Owner undertakes to pay to the Mortgagee on demand all reasonable and documented moneys whatsoever which the Mortgagee shall or may expend be put to or become liable for in or about the protection, maintenance or enforcement of the security created by this Deed and the other Secured Debt Documents or in or about the exercise by the Mortgagee of any of the powers vested in it under this Deed or under any of the other Secured Debt Documents and to pay interest thereon at the Default Rate from the date of demand until the date of actual receipt (whether before or after any relevant judgment).


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Section 7.2 The Owner undertakes to pay on demand to the Mortgagee (or as it may direct) the amount of all investigation and legal expenses of any kind whatsoever, stamp duties (if any), registration fees and any other charges incurred by the Mortgagee in connection with the preparation, completion and registration of the Secured Debt Documents or otherwise in connection with the Secured Obligations and the security therefor.

8. Protection and Maintenance of Security .

Section 8.1 The Mortgagee shall without prejudice to its other rights and powers hereunder be entitled (but not bound) at any time and as often as may be necessary to take any such action as it may in its absolute discretion think fit for the purpose of protecting the security created by this Deed and the other Secured Debt Documents and each and every reasonable and documented expense or liability so incurred by the Mortgagee in or about the protection of the security shall be repayable to it by the Owner on demand together with interest thereon at the Default Rate from the date of demand until the date of actual receipt whether before or after any relevant judgment.

Section 8.2 Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing:

8.2.1 if the provisions of Section 5.1 or any of them are not complied with the Mortgagee shall be at liberty to effect and thereafter to maintain all such insurances upon the Vessel as it in its discretion may think fit;

8.2.2 if the provisions of Sections 6.1.1 and 6.1.3 or any of them are not complied with the Mortgagee shall be at liberty to arrange for the carrying out of such repairs and/or surveys as it deems expedient or necessary;

8.2.3 if the provisions of Section 6.1.8 or any of them are not complied with the Mortgagee shall be at liberty to pay and discharge all such debts, damages and liabilities, taxes, assessments, charges, fines, penalties, tolls, dues and other outgoings as are therein mentioned and/or take any such measures as it deems expedient or necessary for the purpose of securing the release of the Vessel; and

8.2.4 if the Mortgagee receives notice of any security created or arising after the date of this Deed in respect of the Vessel (other than a Permitted Lien) or makes demand of the Owner for payment of any or all of the Secured Obligations in accordance with the Secured Debt Documents:

(a) the Mortgagee may open a new account or accounts in respect of any or all of the Secured Obligations (and if it does not do so it shall be treated as if it had done so at the time it received such notice or made such demand); and

(b) thereafter any amounts paid by the Owner to the Mortgagee in respect of the Secured Obligations, or realised or recovered by the Mortgagee under this Deed, shall be credited (or be treated as having been credited) to a new account and not as having been applied in or towards payment of all or any of the Secured Obligations


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and each and every expense or liability so incurred by the Mortgagee shall be recoverable from the Owner as provided in Section 7.1 together with interest thereon at the Default Rate.

9. Enforcement of Rights

Section 9.1 Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default the Mortgagee shall become forthwith entitled as and when it may see fit to put into force and to exercise all the powers possessed by it as mortgagee and chargee of the Mortgaged Premises and in particular:

9.1.1 to take possession of the Vessel;

9.1.2 to require that all policies, contracts and other records relating to the Insurances (including details of and correspondence concerning outstanding claims) be forthwith delivered to such brokers as the Mortgagee may nominate;

9.1.3 to collect, recover, compromise and give a good discharge for all claims then outstanding or thereafter arising under the Insurances or any of them and to take over or institute (if necessary using the name of the Owner) all such proceedings in connection therewith as the Mortgagee in its absolute discretion may think fit and to permit the brokers through whom collection or recovery is effected to charge the usual brokerage therefor;

9.1.4 to discharge, compound, release or compromise claims in respect of the Vessel which have given or may give rise to any charge or lien on the Vessel or which are or may be enforceable by proceedings against the Vessel;

9.1.5 to sell the Vessel or any share therein with or without prior notice to the Owner and with or without the benefit of any charterparty by public auction or private contract at home or abroad and upon such terms as the Mortgagee in its absolute discretion may determine with power to postpone any such sale and without being answerable for any loss occasioned by such sale or resulting from postponement thereof;

9.1.6 pending sale of the Vessel, to manage, insure, maintain and repair the Vessel and to employ or lay up the Vessel in such manner and for such period as the Mortgagee in its absolute discretion may deem expedient and for the purposes aforesaid the Mortgagee shall be entitled to do all acts and things incidental or conducive thereto and in particular to enter into such arrangements respecting the Vessel, its insurance, management, maintenance, repair and employment in all respects as if the Mortgagee were the owners of the Vessel and without being responsible for any loss thereby incurred;

9.1.7 to recover from the Owner on demand any such losses as may be incurred by the Mortgagee in or about the exercise of the power vested in the Mortgagee under Section 9.1.6 ; and/or


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9.1.8 to recover from the Owner on demand all expenses, payments and disbursements incurred by the Mortgagee in or about or incidental to the exercise by it of any of the powers aforesaid together with interest thereon at the Default Rate,

provided always that upon any sale of the Vessel or any share therein by the Mortgagee pursuant to Section 9.1.5 the purchaser shall not be bound to see or enquire whether the Mortgagee’s power of sale has arisen in the manner herein provided and the sale shall be deemed to be within the power of the Mortgagee and the receipt of the Mortgagee for the purchase money shall effectively discharge the purchaser who shall not be concerned with the manner or application of the proceeds of sale or be in any way answerable therefor.

10. Application of Moneys . All moneys received by the Mortgagee in respect of:

Section 10.1 sale by the Mortgagee of the Vessel or any share therein;

Section 10.2 recovery under the Insurances; or

Section 10.3 Compulsory Acquisition Compensation;

shall be applied by it in accordance with Section 4.05 of the Credit Agreement.

11. Receivers.

Section 11.1 At any time after the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, or if the Owner requests it to do so, the Mortgagee may by a written instrument and without notice to the Owner appoint one or more suitably experienced and reputable persons as Receiver of all or any part of the Vessel, each such person being entitled to act individually as well as jointly and being for all purposes the agent of the Owner.

Section 11.2 The appointment of a Receiver pursuant to Section 11.1 shall be deemed to be subject to the following provisions:

11.2.1 the Receiver shall be the agent of the Owner, and the Owner alone shall be responsible for his acts, defaults and payment of remuneration;

11.2.2 the Receiver shall be entitled to remuneration for services at a rate to be determined by the Mortgagee (acting reasonably) from time to time on the basis of charging from time to time adopted by him or his firm (without being limited to the maximum rate specified by the Law of Property Act 1925);

11.2.3 any Receiver shall have and be entitled to exercise all the rights, powers and remedies conferred upon the Mortgagee by this Deed and by applicable law with respect to the Vessel and/or the Mortgage (including, without limitation, all of the powers and rights of a legal and beneficial owner and the power to do or omit to do anything which the Owner itself could do or omit to do); and


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11.2.4 any Receiver shall have the power to do all things (including bringing or defending proceedings in the name or on behalf of the Owner) which seem to the Receiver to be incidental or conducive to (a) any of the functions, powers, authorities or discretions conferred on or vested in such Receiver or (b) the exercise of the Mortgage.

Sections 109(6) and 109(8) of the Law of Property Act 1925 shall not apply in relation to any Receiver appointed pursuant to Section 11.1.

In addition to the powers conferred on the Mortgagee by this Deed, each Receiver appointed pursuant to Section 11.1 shall have in relation to the Vessel (i) all the powers conferred by the Law of Property Act 1925 (as extended by this Deed) on a Receiver appointed under that Act and (ii) (whether or not such Receiver is an administrative receiver) all the powers of an administrative receiver set out in Schedule 1 to the Insolvency Act 1986.

12. No Waiver . No delay or omission of the Mortgagee to exercise any right or power vested in it under the Secured Debt Documents or any of them shall impair such right or power or be construed as a waiver of or as acquiescence in any default by the Owner and in the event of the Mortgagee at any time agreeing to waive any such right or power such waiver shall be revocable by the Mortgagee at any time and the right or power shall thenceforth be again exercisable as though there had been no such waiver.

13. Power of Delegation . The Mortgagee shall be entitled at any time and as often as may be expedient to delegate all or any of the powers and discretions vested in it by the Secured Debt Documents or any of them (including the power vested in it by virtue of Section 14 ) in such manner upon such terms and to such persons as the Mortgagee in its absolute discretion may think fit.

14. Power of Attorney .

Section 14.1 By way of security for the performance of its obligations under this Deed, the Owner hereby irrevocably appoints each of the Mortgagee and its delegates and sub delegates to be its attorney acting severally (or jointly with any other such attorney or attorneys) and on its behalf and in its name or otherwise to do any and every thing which the Owner is obliged to do under the terms of this Deed or which such attorney considers necessary or desirable in order to enable the Mortgagee or such attorney to exercise the rights conferred on it by this Deed or by law. Provided always that such power shall not be exercisable by or on behalf of the Mortgagee until the occurrence of an Event of Default which is continuing.

Section 14.2 The Owner hereby ratifies and confirms and agrees to ratify and confirm whatever any attorney appointed under this Deed shall do in its capacity as such.


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15. Further Assurance . The Owner hereby further undertakes at its own expense to execute, sign, perfect, do and (if required) register every such further assurance document, act or thing as in the opinion of the Mortgagee may be necessary or desirable for the purpose of more effectually mortgaging and charging the Mortgaged Premises or perfecting the security constituted thereby.

16. Assignment . The Mortgagee may not resign, assign or transfer in its capacity as security trustee, except in accordance with the terms of the Security Trust Deed.

17. Waiver of Rights as Surety .

Section 17.1 The rights of the Mortgagee under the Mortgage and/or this Deed, the security constituted by the Mortgage and/or this Deed and the warranties, covenants, obligations and undertakings of the Owner contained in the Mortgage and/or, this Deed shall not in any way be discharged, impaired or otherwise affected by:

17.1.1 any forbearance (whether as to payment or otherwise) or any time or other indulgence granted to any other party to any one or more of the Secured Debt Documents under or in connection with any of the Secured Debt Documents;

17.1.2 any amendment or variation of any of the Secured Debt Documents;

17.1.3 any failure of any of the Secured Debt Documents to be legal, valid, binding and enforceable in relation to any Credit Party for any reason whatsoever;

17.1.4 the winding-up or dissolution of any Credit Party,

17.1.5 the release (whether in whole or in part) of, or the entering into of any compromise or composition with, any Credit Party; or

17.1.6 any other act, omission, thing or circumstance which would or might, but for this provision, operate to discharge, impair or otherwise affect the same.

Section 17.2 Until the Secured Obligations have been unconditionally and irrevocably paid and discharged in full and all commitments under the Secured Debt Documents have been terminated the Owner shall not by virtue of any payment made hereunder or under the Mortgage on account of the Secured Obligations or by virtue of any enforcement by the Mortgagee of its rights under, or the security constituted by, the Mortgage and/or this Deed or by virtue of any relationship between or transaction involving, the Owner and any Credit Party:

17.2.1 exercise any rights of subrogation in relation to any rights, security or moneys held or received or receivable by the Mortgagee or any other person; or

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17.2.3 exercise any right of set-off or counterclaim against any Credit Party; or

17.2.4 receive, claim or have the benefit of any payment, distribution, security or indemnity from any Credit Party; or

17.2.5 unless so directed by the Mortgagee (when the Owner will prove in accordance with such directions), claim as a creditor of any Credit Party in competition with the Mortgagee,

and the Owner shall hold in trust for the Mortgagee and forthwith pay or transfer (as appropriate) to the Mortgagee any such payment (including an amount equal to any such set-off), distribution or benefit of such security, indemnity or claim in fact received by it.

Section 17.3 The Owner’s liabilities under this Deed shall not be in any way affected by any total or partial discharge of liabilities or variation of terms which is effected by or connected with any bankruptcy, liquidation, arrangement or other procedure under the insolvency laws of any country.

18. No Obligations Imposed on Mortgagee . Without prejudice to paragraph 10 of Schedule 1 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995, the Owner shall remain liable to perform all obligations connected with the Mortgaged Premises and the Mortgagee shall not, in any circumstances, have or incur any obligation of any kind in connection with the Mortgaged Premises.

19. Law of Property Act 1925 not applicable . The Owner hereby waives the entitlement conferred by section 93 of the Law of Property Act 1925 and agrees that section 103 of that Act shall not apply to the security created by the Mortgage and this Deed.

20. No Liability of Mortgagee . The Mortgagee shall not be obliged to check the nature or sufficiency of any payment received by it or him under the Mortgage or this Deed or to preserve, exercise or enforce any right forming part of, or relating to, any item of the Mortgaged Premises.

21. No Requirement to Commence Proceedings . The Mortgagee will not need to commence any proceedings under, or enforce any lien created by the Secured Debt Documents before commencing proceedings under, or enforcing any lien created by, the Mortgage or this Deed.

22. No Restriction on Other Rights . Nothing in the Mortgage or this Deed shall be taken to exclude or restrict any power, right or remedy which the Mortgagee or any other Credit Party may at any time have under:

(a) any other Secured Debt Document; or

(b) the law of any country or territory the courts of which have or claim any jurisdiction in respect of the Owner, the Vessel or any other item of the Mortgaged Premises.


Exhibit I

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23. Exercise of Other Rights . The Mortgagee may exercise any right under the Mortgage and this Deed before it or any other Credit Party has exercised any right referred to in Section 22(a) or (b) above.

24. Settlement or Discharge Conditional . Any settlement or discharge under the Mortgage and this Deed (or either of them) between the Mortgagee or any other Credit Party and the Owner shall be conditional upon no security or payment to the Mortgagee or any other Credit Party by the Owner or any other person being set aside, adjusted or ordered to be repaid, whether under any insolvency law or otherwise.

25. Severability of Provisions . If any provision of this Deed is or subsequently becomes void, unenforceable or illegal, that shall not affect the validity, enforceability or legality of the other provisions of this Deed or of the provisions of any other Secured Debt Document.

26. Notices .

Section 26.1 Each communication to be made hereunder shall unless otherwise stated, be made in writing by telefax or letter.

Section 26.2 Any notice, demand, communication or document to be made or delivered by the Mortgagee to the Owner pursuant to this Deed shall (unless the Owner has by fifteen (15) days’ written notice to the Mortgagee specified another address) be made or delivered to the Owner at c/o 7665 Corporate Center Drive, Miami, Florida 33126, United States of America (marked for the attention of the Chief Financial Officer, telefax no +1 305 436 4140, and the Legal Department, telefax no +1 305 436 4117) (but one (1) copy shall suffice) and shall be deemed to have been made or delivered (in the case of any communication made by telefax) when transmission of such telefax communication has been completed or (in the case of any communication made by letter) when left at that address or (as the case may be) five (5) days after being deposited in the post postage prepaid in an envelope addressed to it at that address; provided that any communication or document to be made or delivered to the Mortgagee shall be effective only when received by the Mortgagee and then only if the same is expressly marked for the attention of the department or officer specified by the Mortgagee for this purpose from time to time.

Section 26.3 Each communication and document made or delivered by one (1) party to another party or parties pursuant to this Deed shall be in the English language or accompanied by a translation thereof into English certified (by an officer of the person making or delivering the same) as being a true and accurate translation thereof.


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27. GOVERNING LAW; SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION; VENUE .

Section 27.1 This Deed and any non-contractual obligations arising out of or in connection with it shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of England and for the exclusive benefit of the Mortgagee the Owner hereby irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of the High Courts of Justice in England. Such submission shall not limit the right of the Mortgagee to commence any proceedings relating to this Deed (in addition or alternatively) in any other jurisdiction which the Mortgagee deem fit.

Section 27.2 For the purpose of any legal proceedings arising out of or in connection with the Mortgage and/or this Deed the Owner irrevocably appoints the Process Agent as its agent to accept service on its behalf without prejudice to any other lawful means of service.

Section 27.3 THE OWNER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY OF THE AFORESAID ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION DEED BROUGHT IN THE COURTS REFERRED TO IN SECTION 27.1 ABOVE AND HEREBY FURTHER IRREVOCABLY WAIVES AND AGREES NOT TO PLEAD OR CLAIM IN ANY SUCH COURT THAT ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM.

*      *      *


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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Owner and the Mortgagee have caused this Deed to be duly executed by each of their authorized representatives the day and year first above written.

Signed as a deed and delivered on behalf of BREAKAWAY FOUR, LTD. , a Bermuda company, as Owner, by [full name of person signing], being a person who, in accordance with the laws of that territory is acting under the authority of the company

 

BREAKAWAY FOUR, LTD.
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

Signed as a deed and delivered on behalf of KFW IPEX-BANK GMBH. , a bank organized under the laws of Germany, as Mortgagee, by [full name of person signing], being a person who, in accordance with the laws of that territory is acting under the authority of the bank

 

By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  


EXHIBIT J

Dated 12 October 2012

HULL NO. [*]

FORM OF ASSIGNMENT OF CONTRACTS

between

BREAKAWAY FOUR, LTD.

as Borrower

and

KFW IPEX-BANK GMBH

as Collateral Agent


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

         Page  
1.  

INTERPRETATION

     1   
2.  

COVENANT TO PAY

     5   
3.  

LEGAL ASSIGNMENT AND CHARGE

     5   
4.  

THE CONTRACT

     6   
5.  

CONTINUING SECURITY

     8   
6.  

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

     10   
7.  

UNDERTAKINGS

     11   
8.  

FURTHER ASSURANCE

     12   
9.  

ENFORCEMENT OF SECURITY

     13   
10.  

RECEIVERS

     13   
11.  

APPLICATION OF PROCEEDS

     14   
12.  

POWER OF ATTORNEY

     14   
13.  

RELEASE OF THE SECURITY

     14   
14.  

PAYMENTS

     14   
15.  

WAIVERS AND REMEDIES

     15   
16.  

ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS

     15   
17.  

ASSIGNMENT

     16   
18.  

NOTICES

     17   
19.  

GOVERNING LAW

     18   
20.  

COUNTERPARTS AND EFFECTIVENESS

     19   

SCHEDULE 1 FORMS OF NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT

     20   

SCHEDULE 2 FORMS OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF ASSIGNMENT

     30   

SCHEDULE 3 DETAILS OF REFUND GUARANTEES

     40   

SCHEDULE 4 FORM OF NOTICE OF CHARGE

     40   

SCHEDULE 5 FORM OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF CHARGE

     43   


THIS ASSIGNMENT AND CHARGE (this Assignment) is dated [ ] 2012

BETWEEN:

 

(1) BREAKAWAY FOUR, LTD. , a Bermuda company with its registered office as of the date hereof at Cumberland House, 9th Floor, 1 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM11, Bermuda (the “ Borrower ”); and

 

(2) KFW IPEX-BANK GMBH, as collateral agent for and on behalf of the Secured Creditors (the “ Collateral Agent ”, which expression includes any person which is for the time being a collateral agent for the Secured Creditors for the purposes of this Assignment).

RECITALS

 

(A) The Lenders are willing to make a loan facility available to the Borrower on the terms and subject to the conditions set out in the Credit Agreement, on condition that the Borrower enters into this Assignment as security for its obligations and Liabilities as Borrower under or in relation to the Credit Documents.

 

(B) The Board of Directors of the Borrower is satisfied that the Borrower is entering into this Assignment for the purposes of its business and that its doing so benefits the Borrower.

 

(C) The Borrower and the Collateral Agent intend this Assignment to take effect as a deed.

 

(D) The Collateral Agent holds the benefit of this Assignment on trust for itself and for the Secured Creditors on the terms of the Credit Agreement and the Security Trust Deed.

 

1. INTERPRETATION

 

1.1 Definitions

In this Assignment the following terms have the meanings given to them in this Clause.

Acknowledgment of Assignment ” means a duly completed acknowledgement of assignment in the form set out in the relevant Part of Schedule 2 ( Forms of Acknowledgement of Assignment ) being:

 

  (a) Part 1, in the case of the Construction Contract;

 

  (b) Part 2, in the case of the Refund Guarantees; and

 

  (c) Part 3, in the case of the Construction Risks Insurance Policies; and

or in each case in such other form as may be approved by the Collateral Agent.


Acknowledgment of Charge ” means a duly completed acknowledgement of charge in the form set out in Schedule 5 ( Form of Acknowledgement of Charge ) or in such other form as may be approved by the Collateral Agent.

Agreed Rate ” means the rate specified in section 2.06(b) and 2.06(c) ( Interest ) of the Credit Agreement.

Assigned Rights ” means the Borrower’s rights, title, interest and benefits in, to and in respect of the Contracts.

Charged Property ” means the Borrower’s rights, title, interest and benefits in, to and in respect of the KfW Refund Guarantees.

Construction Contract ” means the construction contract dated 14 September 2012 between the Borrower, the Parent and the Shipbuilder in relation to the design, engineering, building, launching, equipping and outfitting of the Vessel (as defined in the Credit Agreement).

Construction Risks Insurance Policies ” any and all insurance policies from time to time issued for the benefit of the Shipbuilder and the Borrower in connection with the construction of the Vessel under the Construction Contract.

Contracts ” means each of the:

 

  (a) the Construction Contract;

 

  (b) the Refund Guarantees; and

 

  (c) the Construction Risks Insurance Policies.

Credit Agreement ” means the €590,478,870 credit agreement dated on or about the date hereof between, inter alia , the Parent, the Borrower, the Lenders, and KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH as Facility Agent, Collateral Agent, CIRR Agent, Bookrunner, Hermes Agent and Initial Mandated Lead Arranger (each as defined therein).

Credit Agreement Obligations ” means “Credit Document Obligations” as defined in the Credit Agreement.

Event of Default ” means an “Event of Default” as defined in the Credit Agreement.

KfW Refund Guarantees ” means any and all refund guarantees issued by KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH in favour of the Borrower to secure certain obligations of the Shipbuilder under the Construction Contract.

Lender Creditors ” means the Agents and the Lenders.

Liability ” means any liability for the payment of money, whether in respect of principal, interest or otherwise, whether actual or contingent, whether owed jointly or severally and whether owed as principal or surety or in any other capacity.

 

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Notice of Assignment ” means a duly completed notice of assignment in the form set out in the relevant Part of Schedule 1 ( Forms of Notice of Assignment ) being:

 

  (a) Part 1, in the case of the Construction Contract;

 

  (b) Part 2, in the case of each Refund Guarantees;

 

  (c) Part 3, in the case of the Construction Risks Insurance Policies;

or in each case such other form as may be approved by the Collateral Agent.

Notice of Charge ” means a duly completed notice of charge in the form set out in Schedule 4 ( Form of Notice of Charge ) or such other form as may be approved by the Collateral Agent.

Other Creditors ” means each Lender or any affiliate thereof with which the Borrower and/or the Parent may at any time and from time to time after the date hereof enter into, or guaranty the obligations of one or more of its Subsidiaries under one or more Interest Rate Protection Agreements or Other Hedging Agreements (even if the respective Lender subsequently ceases to be a Lender under the Credit Agreement for any reason), together with such Lender’s or affiliate’s successors and assigns, if any.

Parent ” means NCL Corporation Ltd., a Bermuda company.

Receiver ” means a receiver and manager or any other receiver (whether appointed pursuant to this Assignment, pursuant to any statute, by a court or otherwise) of any of the Assigned Rights.

Refund Guarantees ” means any and all refund guarantees from time to time issued in favour of the Borrower to secure certain obligations of the Shipbuilder under the Construction Contract other than any refund guarantees issued by KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH acting in its capacity as a refund guarantor.

Secured Creditors ” means the Lender Creditors and the Other Creditors.

Secured Obligations ” means the Credit Agreement Obligations and the Other Obligations.

Security ” means the security created by this Assignment.

Security Period ” means the period beginning on the date of this Assignment and ending on the date upon which the Collateral Agent is satisfied that:

 

  (a) none of the Secured Creditors is under any obligation (whether actual or contingent) to make advances or provide other financial accommodation to the Borrower under any of the Credit Documents; and

 

  (b) all Secured Obligations have been unconditionally and irrevocably paid and discharged in full (other than (i) contingent liabilities for which no claim has been made and (ii) indemnities, expense reimbursements or any other contingent liabilities that expressly survive the termination of the Credit Agreement).

 

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Security Trust Deed ” means the security trust deed dated on or about the date hereof between, inter alia , the Collateral Agent as security trustee, the Facility Agent and the Lenders.

Shipbuilder ” means Meyer Werft GmbH.

 

1.2 Continuing Event of Default

An Event of Default shall be regarded as continuing if (a) the circumstances constituting such event continue and (b) such Event of Default has not been waived in accordance with the terms of the Credit Documents.

 

1.3 Defined Terms

Unless this Assignment provides otherwise, a term which is defined (or expressed to be subject to a particular construction) in the Credit Agreement shall have the same meaning (or be subject to the same construction) in this Assignment.

 

1.4 References to Agreements

Unless otherwise stated, any reference in this Assignment to any agreement or document (including any reference to this Assignment or any other Credit Document) shall be construed as a reference to:

 

  (a) such agreement or document as amended, varied, novated or supplemented from time to time;

 

  (b) any other agreement or document whereby such agreement or document is so amended, varied, novated or supplemented; and

 

  (c) any other agreement or document entered into pursuant to or in accordance with such agreement or document.

 

1.5 Certificates

A certificate of any Secured Creditor as to the amount of any Secured Obligation owed to it shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and amount of such Secured Obligation.

 

1.6 Statutes

Any reference in this Assignment to a statute or statutory provision shall, unless the contrary is indicated, be construed as a reference to such statute or statutory provision as the same shall have been or may be amended or re-enacted.

 

1.7 Implied Covenants

The following provisions of the Law of Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1994 will not apply to Clause 3.1 ( Assignment ) or Clause 3.2 ( Notice of Assignment ):

 

  (a) the words “other than any charges, encumbrances or rights which that person does not and could not reasonably be expected to know about” in Section 3(1);

 

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  (b) the words “except to the extent that” and all the words thereafter in Section 3(2); and

 

  (c) Section 6(2).

 

1.8 Third Party Rights

It is intended that with the consent of the Collateral Agent each of the other Secured Creditors shall be able to enforce the provisions of Clause 16.4 ( Currency Indemnity ) (which can be amended with the consent of the Collateral Agent but without the consent of the other Secured Creditors), but otherwise a person which is not a party to this Assignment, shall have no rights to enforce the provisions of this Assignment other than those it would have had if the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 had not come into effect.

 

1.9 Clause and Schedule Headings

Clause and Schedule headings are for ease of reference only and shall not affect the construction of this Assignment.

 

2. COVENANT TO PAY

 

2.1 Covenant to Pay

The Borrower agrees that promptly on demand of the Collateral Agent it will pay to the Collateral Agent any Secured Obligation which is due but unpaid.

 

2.2 Interest

Any Secured Obligation which is owed by the Borrower under this Assignment and is not paid when due shall bear interest at the Agreed Rate from the due date until the date on which such Secured Obligation is unconditionally and irrevocably paid in full and such interest shall accrue from day to day (after as well as before judgment) and be payable by the Borrower on demand of the Collateral Agent.

 

3. LEGAL ASSIGNMENT AND CHARGE

 

3.1 Assignment and charge

The Borrower hereby:

 

  (a) assigns with full title guarantee the Assigned Rights; and

 

  (b) charges with full title guarantee the Charged Property,

to the Collateral Agent to hold the same on behalf of the Secured Creditors on the terms set out in the Security Trust Deed as security for the payment and discharge of the Secured Obligations.

 

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3.2 Non-Assignable Rights

The Borrower declares that to the extent that any right, title, interest or benefit described in Clause 3.1 ( Assignment and charge ) is for any reason not effectively assigned or charged, as the case may be, pursuant to Clause 3.1 ( Assignment and charge ) for whatever reason, it shall:

 

  (a) hold the benefit of the same on trust for the Collateral Agent as security for the payment and discharge of the Secured Obligations; and

 

  (b) promptly upon becoming aware of the same, notify the Collateral Agent of the same and the reasons therefore and thereafter take such steps as the Collateral Agent may reasonably require to remove such prohibition or other reason for such incapacity.

 

3.3 Notice of Assignment and Charge

 

  (a) As soon as practicable after the execution of this Assignment, the Borrower shall deliver to each party to the Contracts as of the date hereof, a Notice of Assignment and if the Collateral Agent so requests the Borrower shall countersign such Notice of Assignment.

 

  (b) As soon as practicable after the execution of any Refund Guarantee or Construction Risks Insurance Policy entered into after the date of this Assignment, the Borrower shall deliver to each refund guarantor or broker (as applicable), a Notice of Assignment in respect of such Refund Guarantee or Construction Risks Insurance Policy (as applicable).

 

  (c) As soon as practicable after the execution of any KfW Refund Guarantee, the Borrower shall deliver to KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH as refund guarantor pursuant to the KfW Refund Guarantees, a Notice of Charge and if the Collateral Agent so requests the Borrower shall countersign such Notice of Charge.

 

3.4 Acknowledgment of Assignment and Charge

The Borrower shall use commercially reasonable efforts to procure that as soon as practicable after each other party to the Contracts and the KfW Refund Guarantees receives a Notice of Assignment or a Notice of Charge, as the case may be, such other party shall deliver to the Collateral Agent an Acknowledgment of Assignment or an Acknowledgment of Charge, as the case may be, in substantially the form attached hereto or otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent.

 

4. THE CONTRACT

 

4.1 No Dealings with the Contract

 

  (a) The Borrower acknowledges that at all times during the Security Period and other than as expressly set out below, it shall not (nor shall it be entitled to):

 

  (i) receive (A) any refunds, payments or damages payable as a consequence of the repudiation or termination of the Construction Contract, (B) during the continuance of an Event of Default, any other sums from time to time payable to the Borrower under or in respect of the Construction Contract or (C) any payments under or in respect of the Refund Guarantees or the KfW Refund Guarantees;

 

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  (ii) agree to any waiver or amendment of or supplement to the terms of the Refund Guarantees or the KfW Refund Guarantees other than where the prior written consent is given by the Lead Arrangers (not to be unreasonably withheld) to such waiver, amendment or supplement;

 

  (iii) agree to any waiver or amendment of or supplement to the terms of any Construction Risks Insurance Policy other than any waiver, amendment or supplement (A) of a technical nature or (B) agreed to be necessary by the insured parties under the Construction Risks Insurance Policy to reflect the prevailing circumstances, provided that in each case, the prior written consent of the Collateral Agent shall be required for any such amendment, waiver or supplement that (x) is materially adverse to the interests of the Collateral Agent in the Security, the Assigned Rights or the Charged Property or (y) adversely affects the ability of the Borrower to perform its obligations under the Credit Documents;

 

  (iv) terminate, or allow to be terminated, any Refund Guarantee or KfW Refund Guarantee other than where an equivalent replacement Refund Guarantee is entered into by the Borrower on or prior to such termination or where the prior written consent is given by the Facility Agent (not to be unreasonably withheld) to such termination;

 

  (v) terminate, or allow to be terminated, any Construction Risks Insurance Policy other than where an equivalent replacement Construction Risks Insurance Policy is entered into by the Borrower on or prior to such termination or where the prior written consent is given by the Facility Agent (not to be unreasonably withheld) to such termination; or

 

  (vi) assign, charge or dispose of the Contracts, any of the Assigned Rights or the Charged Property.

 

  (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Borrower may make amendments, modifications or changes to any term or provision of the Construction Contract other than material amendments, modifications or changes to any term or provision of the Construction Contract that would change (i) the purpose of the Vessel or (ii) the Initial Construction Price in excess of [*] in the aggregate, in each case unless such amendment, modification or change is approved in advance by the Facility Agent and the same could not reasonably be expected to be adverse to the interests of the Lenders or the Hermes Cover.

 

  (c) The Borrower acknowledges that at all times during the Security Period any payments under or in respect of the Construction Risks Insurance Policies shall be made in accordance with the Loss Payable Clause set out in the Annex to Part 3 ( Form of Notice of Assignment to the Broker ) of Schedule 1 ( Forms of Notice of Assignment ).

 

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4.2 Performance of Obligations

The Borrower shall take, or cause to be taken, all steps reasonably required by the Collateral Agent to preserve or protect its interests and the interests of the Collateral Agent in the Contracts and the KfW Refund Guarantees and shall diligently pursue any remedies available to it in respect of any breaches or claims of any party in connection with any of the Contracts and the KfW Refund Guarantees, as the case may be, which are necessary to preserve, protect and enforce the interests of the Collateral Agent in the Contracts and the KfW Refund Guarantees, as the case may be.

 

5. CONTINUING SECURITY

 

5.1 Continuing and Independent Security

This Assignment shall constitute and be continuing security which shall not be released or discharged by any intermediate payment or settlement of all or any of the Secured Obligations, shall continue in full force and effect until the end of the Security Period and is in addition to and independent of, and shall not prejudice or merge with, any other security (or any right of set-off) which the Collateral Agent may have at any time for the Secured Obligations or any of them.

 

5.2 New Accounts

If the Collateral Agent receives notice of any security created or arising during the Security Period in respect of the Contracts or any of the Assigned Rights or any of the Charged Property, or following the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default makes demand of the Parent or the Borrower for payment of any or all of the Secured Obligations:

 

  (a) the Collateral Agent may open a new account or accounts in respect of any or all of the Secured Obligations (and if it does not do so it shall be treated as if it had done so at the time it received such notice or made such demand); and

 

  (b) thereafter any amounts paid by the Parent or the Borrower to the Collateral Agent in respect of the Secured Obligations, or realised or recovered by the Collateral Agent under this Assignment, shall be credited (or be treated as having been credited) to a new account and not as having been applied in or towards payment of all or any of the Secured Obligations.

 

5.3 Avoidance of Payments

Where any release, discharge or other arrangement in respect of any Secured Obligation or any security the Collateral Agent may have for such Secured Obligation is given or made in reliance on any payment or other disposition which is avoided or must be repaid in an insolvency, liquidation or otherwise, and whether or not the Collateral Agent has conceded or compromised any claim that any such payment or other disposition will or should be avoided or repaid, this Assignment and the Security shall continue as if such release, discharge or other arrangement had not been given or made.

 

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5.4 Immediate Recourse

Neither the Collateral Agent nor any other Secured Creditor shall be obliged before exercising any of the rights conferred on it or them by this Assignment or by law to seek to recover amounts due from the Parent or to exercise or enforce any other rights or security it or they may have or hold in respect of the Secured Obligations.

 

5.5 Waiver of Defences

Neither the obligations of the Borrower under this Assignment nor the Security and the rights, powers and remedies conferred on the Collateral Agent by this Assignment or by law, shall be discharged, impaired or otherwise affected by:

 

  (a) the winding-up, dissolution, administration or reorganisation of the Borrower or any other person or any change in the status, function, control or ownership of the Borrower or any such person;

 

  (b) any of the Secured Obligations or any other security held by the Collateral Agent in respect thereof being or becoming illegal, invalid, unenforceable or ineffective in any respect;

 

  (c) any time or other indulgence being granted or agreed to with the Borrower or any other person in respect of the Secured Obligations or any of them or in respect of any other security held by the Collateral Agent in respect thereof;

 

  (d) any amendment to, or any variation, waiver or release of, the Secured Obligations or any of them or any other security, guarantee or indemnity held by the Collateral Agent in respect thereof;

 

  (e) any total or partial failure to take or perfect any security proposed to be taken in respect of the Secured Obligations or any of them;

 

  (f) any total or partial failure to realise the value of, or any release, discharge, exchange or substitution of, any other security, guarantee or indemnity held by the Collateral Agent in respect of the Secured Obligations or any of them; or

 

  (g) any other act, event or omission which might operate to discharge, impair or otherwise affect the obligations of the Borrower under this Assignment, the Security or any of the rights, powers and remedies conferred on the Collateral Agent by this Assignment or by law.

 

5.6 Appropriation

Neither the Collateral Agent nor any other Secured Creditor shall be obliged to apply any sums held or received by it in respect of the Secured Obligations in or towards payment of the Secured Obligations and any such sum shall be held by or paid to the Collateral Agent for application pursuant to the terms of this Assignment, until the earlier of:

 

  (a) the date on which such monies are sufficient to satisfy the Secured Obligations in full and any money so applied could not be the subject of any clawback or similar circumstance; and

 

  (b) the date on which the Security has been enforced in full and all other remedies that the Collateral Agent may have under or in connection with the Credit Documents in all relevant jurisdictions have been exhausted.

 

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6. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

The Borrower makes the representations and warranties set out in Clauses 6.1 ( Entity Status ) to 6.8 ( Contract Terms ). The Borrower acknowledges that the Collateral Agent has entered into this Assignment in reliance on those representations and warranties.

 

6.1 Entity Status

The Borrower (i) is a Person duly organized, constituted and validly existing (or the functional equivalent) under the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation, has the capacity to sue and be sued in its own name and the power to own and charge its assets and carry on its business as it is now being conducted and (ii) is duly qualified and is authorized to do business and is in good standing (or the functional equivalent) in each jurisdiction where the ownership, leasing or operation of its property or the conduct of its business requires such qualifications except for failures to be so qualified or authorized or in good standing which, either individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

6.2 Power and Authority

The Borrower has the power to enter into and perform this Assignment and the transactions contemplated hereby and has taken all necessary action to authorize the entry into and performance of this Assignment and such transactions. This Assignment constitutes legal, valid and binding obligations of the Borrower enforceable in accordance with its terms and in entering into this Assignment and borrowing the Loans, the Borrower is acting on its own account.

 

6.3 Form of Documentation

This Assignment is in proper legal form (under the laws of England, Bermuda and each other jurisdiction where the Borrower is domiciled) for the enforcement thereof under such laws. To ensure the legality, validity, enforceability or admissibility in evidence of this Assignment in England and/or Bermuda it is not necessary that this Assignment be filed or recorded with any court or other authority in England and Bermuda, except as have been made, or will be made, in accordance with Section 5, 6, 7 and 8 of the Credit Agreement, as applicable.

 

6.4 No Deductions or Withholdings

All amounts payable by the Borrower hereunder may be made free and clear of and without deduction or withholding for or on account of any Taxation in the Borrower’s jurisdiction.

 

6.5 No Filing or Stamp Taxes

It is not necessary that this Assignment be filed, recorded or enrolled with any court or other authority in England (or any other applicable jurisdiction) except as have

 

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been made or will be made in accordance with the Credit Agreement, or that any stamp, registration or similar tax be paid on or in relation to this Assignment save (i) to the extent that it may be regarded as constituting a charge over book debts and thus as registrable under the Companies Act 2006 and (ii) recording taxes which have been or will be paid as and to the extent due.

 

6.6 No Adverse Interests

Subject only to the Security and as otherwise contemplated under the Credit Agreement, no person other than the Borrower has any legal or beneficial interest (or any right to claim any such interest) in the Assigned Rights or any part thereof and the Borrower has not received notice of any such claim.

 

6.7 No Disposals

Save as permitted by the Credit Agreement or this Assignment, it has not transferred, mortgaged, charged or otherwise disposed of (or agreed to transfer, charge or otherwise dispose of), whether by way of security or otherwise, the benefit of all or any of the Assigned Rights and/or the Charged Property.

 

6.8 Contract Terms

The terms of the Contracts and the KfW Refund Guarantees do not restrict or otherwise limit its right to transfer, charge or assign any of the Assigned Rights or the Charged Property, as the case may be, pursuant to this Assignment.

 

6.9 Repetition

The representations and warranties set out in this Clause 6:

 

  (a) shall survive the execution of each Credit Document and each Borrowing under the Credit Agreement; and

 

  (b) are made on the date of this Assignment and are deemed to be repeated on each date during the Security Period with reference to the facts and circumstances then existing.

 

7. UNDERTAKINGS

 

7.1 Authorisations

The Borrower shall obtain, comply with the terms of and do all that is necessary to maintain in full force and effect all authorisations, approvals, licences and consents required in or by the laws of England and any other applicable jurisdiction to enable it lawfully to enter into and perform its obligations under this Assignment and to ensure the legality, validity, enforceability or admissibility in evidence in England and any other applicable jurisdiction of this Assignment.

 

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7.2 No Action

The Borrower shall not take any action which would cause any of the representations made in Clause 6 ( Representations and Warranties ) to be untrue in any material respect at any time during the Security Period.

 

7.3 Notification of Misrepresentation

The Borrower shall notify the Collateral Agent of the occurrence of any event which results in or may reasonably be expected to result in any of the representations made in Clause 6 ( Representations and Warranties ) being untrue in any material respect when made or when deemed to be repeated.

 

7.4 Information

 

  (a) The Borrower shall provide the Collateral Agent with such reports and other information regarding the Contracts as the Collateral Agent may from time to time reasonably request.

 

  (b) Following the Initial Borrowing Date, the Borrower shall, as soon as reasonably practicable after an additional Refund Guarantee or a KfW Refund Guarantee, as the case may be, has been issued, deliver a supplement to Schedule 3 ( Details of Refund Guarantees ) to the Collateral Agent with updated information relating to such Refund Guarantee or such KfW Refund Guarantee, as the case may be.

 

7.5 Delivery of Cash

Following the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, the Borrower shall promptly deliver all cash, proceeds, cheques, drafts, orders and other instruments for the payment of money received on account of any of the Contracts and the KfW Refund Guarantees in the form received (properly endorsed, but without recourse, for collection where required) to the Collateral Agent and shall not commingle any such collections or proceeds with its other funds or property and shall hold the same upon an express trust for and on behalf of the Collateral Agent until delivered.

 

7.6 Delivery of Notices

The Borrower shall promptly deliver a copy of any notice or other correspondence received by it in connection with any of the Contracts and the KfW Refund Guarantees to the Collateral Agent if such notice or correspondence has had or could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the value of such Contract or KfW Refund Guarantee, as the case may be.

 

8. FURTHER ASSURANCE

The Borrower shall from time to time and at its own expense give all such assurances and do all such things as the Collateral Agent may reasonably require or consider desirable to enable the Collateral Agent to perfect, preserve or protect the security created or intended to be created by this Assignment or to exercise any of the rights conferred on it by this Assignment or by law and to that intent the Borrower shall execute all such instruments, deeds and agreements and give all such notices and directions as the Collateral Agent may consider necessary.

 

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9. ENFORCEMENT OF SECURITY

 

9.1 Security Enforceable

The Security shall become immediately enforceable if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

 

9.2 Enforcement

Following the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, the Collateral Agent may in its absolute discretion enforce all or any part of the Security and exercise any of the rights conferred on it by this Assignment or by law at such times and in such manner as it thinks fit.

 

9.3 Power of Sale

Following the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, the Collateral Agent may (without notice to the Borrower) sell or otherwise dispose of the Assigned Rights and shall be entitled to apply the proceeds of such sale or other disposal in paying the costs of such sale or disposal and thereafter in or towards the discharge of the Secured Obligations or otherwise as provided for in this Assignment.

 

9.4 Statutory Powers

For the purposes of all powers implied by statute the Secured Obligations shall be deemed to have become due and payable on the date of this Assignment.

 

9.5 Law of Property Act

Sections 93 and 103 of the Law of Property Act 1925 shall not apply to this Assignment or to any exercise by the Collateral Agent of its right to consolidate mortgages or its power of sale.

 

9.6 Realisation Accounts

If the Collateral Agent enforces the Security (whether by appointment of a Receiver or otherwise), the Collateral Agent may open and maintain with such financial institutions as it thinks fit one or more realisation accounts and pay any moneys it holds or receives under or pursuant to this Assignment into any such realisation account pending the application of such moneys pursuant to Clause 11 ( Application of Proceeds ).

 

10. RECEIVERS

 

10.1 Appointment of Receivers

At any time after the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, or if the Borrower requests it to do so, the Collateral Agent may by a written instrument and without notice to the Borrower appoint one or more persons as

 

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Receiver of all or any part of the Assigned Rights and the Charged Property, each such person being entitled to act individually as well as jointly and being for all purposes the agent of the Borrower.

 

10.2 Powers of a Receiver

In addition to the powers conferred on the Collateral Agent by this Assignment, each Receiver appointed pursuant to Clause 10.1 ( Appointment of Receivers ) shall have in relation to the Assigned Rights and the Charged Property in respect of which such Receiver was appointed all the powers conferred by the Law of Property Act 1925 (as extended by this Assignment) on a Receiver appointed under that Act.

 

11. APPLICATION OF PROCEEDS

 

11.1 Any moneys held or received by the Collateral Agent under this Assignment shall be applied by the Collateral Agent in or towards the discharge of the Secured Obligations in accordance with the provisions of the Credit Agreement.

 

12. POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

12.1 Appointment

By way of security for the performance of its obligations under this Assignment, the Borrower hereby irrevocably appoints each of the Collateral Agent and its delegates and sub delegates to be its attorney acting severally (or jointly with any other such attorney or attorneys) and on its behalf and in its name or otherwise to do any and every thing which the Borrower is obliged to do under the terms of this Assignment or which such attorney considers necessary or desirable in order to enable the Collateral Agent or such attorney to exercise the rights conferred on it by this Assignment or by law. Provided always that such power shall not be exercisable by or on behalf of the Collateral Agent until the occurrence of an Event of Default which is continuing.

 

12.2 Ratification

The Borrower hereby ratifies and confirms and agrees to ratify and confirm whatever any attorney appointed under this Assignment shall do in its capacity as such.

 

13. RELEASE OF THE SECURITY

After the end of the Security Period or otherwise in accordance with Section 14.21 ( Release of Liens and the Parent Guaranty; Flag Jurisdiction Transfer ) of the Credit Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall, at the request and cost of the Borrower, execute all such documents and do all such other things as may be required to release the Security, in each case without recourse to or any representation or warranty by or from the Collateral Agent.

 

14. PAYMENTS

 

14.1 Grossing Up

All payments by the Borrower under this Assignment shall be made without any deductions and free and clear of, and without deduction for or on account of, tax

 

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except, in the latter case, to the extent that the Borrower is required by law to make payment subject to tax. If any tax or amounts in respect of tax must be deducted, or any other deductions must be made, from any amounts payable or paid by the Borrower, or paid or payable by the Collateral Agent to any Secured Creditor, under this Assignment, the Borrower shall pay such additional amounts as may be necessary to ensure that the relevant Secured Creditor receives a net amount equal to the full amount which it would have received had payment not been made subject to tax.

 

14.2 Payments without Set-off

Any payment made by the Borrower under this Assignment shall be made free and clear of and without any deduction for or on account of any set-off or counterclaim.

 

14.3 Manner of Payment

Each payment made by the Borrower under this Assignment shall be paid in the manner in which payments are to be made by the Borrower under the Credit Agreement.

 

15. WAIVERS AND REMEDIES

No failure by the Collateral Agent to exercise, nor any delay by the Collateral Agent in exercising, any right or remedy under this Assignment shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or remedy prevent any further or other exercise thereof or the exercise of any other such right or remedy.

 

16. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS

 

16.1 Partial Invalidity

If at any time any provision of this Assignment is or becomes illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any respect or any of the Security is or becomes ineffective in any respect under the law of any jurisdiction, such illegality, invalidity, unenforceability or ineffectiveness shall not affect:

 

  (a) the legality, validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Assignment or the effectiveness in any other respect of the Security under such law; or

 

  (b) the legality, validity or enforceability of such provision or the effectiveness of the Security under the law of any other jurisdiction.

 

16.2 Potentially Avoided Payments

If the Collateral Agent determines that an amount paid to a Secured Creditor under any Credit Document is being avoided or otherwise set aside on the liquidation or administration of the person by whom such amount was paid, then for the purposes of this Assignment, such amount shall be regarded as not having been paid.

 

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16.3 Currency Conversion

If necessary to apply any sum held or received by the Collateral Agent in or towards payment of the Secured Obligations, the Collateral Agent may purchase an amount in another currency and the rate of exchange to be applied shall be that at which, at such time as it considers appropriate, the Collateral Agent is able to effect such purchase.

 

16.4 Currency Indemnity

If for the purposes of obtaining judgment in any court it is necessary to convert a sum due from the Borrower hereunder in the currency expressed to be payable herein (the “ specified currency ”) into another currency, the parties hereto agree, to the fullest extent that they may effectively do so, that the rate of exchange used shall be that at which in accordance with normal banking procedures the Collateral Agent could purchase the specified currency with such other currency on the Business Day preceding that on which final judgment is given. The obligations of the Borrower in respect of any sum due to the Collateral Agent hereunder shall, notwithstanding any judgment in a currency other than the specified currency, be discharged only to the extent that on the Business Day following receipt by the Collateral Agent of any sum adjudged to be so due in such other currency the Collateral Agent may in accordance with normal banking procedures purchase the specified currency with such other currency; if the amount of the specified currency so purchased is less than the sum originally due to the Collateral Agent in the specified currency, the Borrower agrees, to the fullest extent that it may effectively do so, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify the Collateral Agent against such loss, and if the amount of the specified currency so purchased exceeds the sum originally due to the Collateral Agent in the specified currency, the Collateral Agent agrees to remit such excess to the Borrower.

 

16.5 Rights Cumulative

The rights and remedies provided by this Assignment are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law.

 

16.6 Collateral Agent in Possession

The Collateral Agent shall not by reason of its taking any action permitted by this Assignment or its taking possession of all or any of the Assigned Rights be liable to account as mortgagee in possession or, other than as expressly stated in the Security Trust Deed, be liable for any loss on realisation or for any default or omission for which a mortgagee in possession might be liable.

 

17. ASSIGNMENT

 

17.1 The Borrower’s Rights

The rights of the Borrower under this Assignment are not assignable or transferable and the Borrower agrees that it will not purport to assign all or any such rights except as provided under the Credit Agreement.

 

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17.2 The Collateral Agent’s Rights

 

  (a) The rights of the Collateral Agent under this Assignment are assignable in whole or in part without the consent of the Borrower except as provided under the Credit Agreement.

 

  (b) The Collateral Agent may not resign except in accordance with the terms of the Security Trust Deed.

 

18. NOTICES

 

18.1 Communications in Writing

Each communication to be made under this Assignment shall be made in writing and, unless otherwise stated, may be made by fax, electronic mail or letter.

 

18.2 Contact Details

For the purposes of any notice, request, demand or any communication sent in accordance with Clause 18.1 ( Communications in writing ) the contact details of each of the parties are as follows:

 

  (a) to the Collateral Agent:

Palmengartenstrasse 5-9

60325 Frankfurt am Main

Germany

Attention: Ship Finance, X2a4, Claudia Wenzel

Fax: +49 69 7431 3768

E-mail: claudia.wenzel@kfw.de

 

  (b) to the Borrower:

7665 Corporate Center Drive

Miami, Florida 33126

USA

Attention: Chief Financial Officer and General Counsel

Fax: +1 305-436-4117

E-mail: dfarkas@ncl.com

             hflanders@ncl.com

with copies to:

Apollo Management, L.P.

9 West 57 th Street

New York, New York 10019

Attention: Steve Martinez

Fax: +1 212-515-3288

Email: martinez@apollolp.com

 

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and

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10019-6064

Attention: Brad J. Finkelstein

Fax: +1 212-492-0074

Email: bfinkelstein@paulweiss.com

or to such other address and/or number as is notified in writing by a party to the other parties under this Assignment.

 

18.3 Delivery of Notices

All notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing (including telexed, telegraphic, telecopier or electronic (unless and until notified to the contrary) communication) and mailed, telexed, telecopied, delivered or electronic mailed at the address specified in Clause 18.2 ( Contact Details ); provided that, with respect to all notices and other communication made by electronic mail or other electronic means, the Collateral Agent and the Borrower agree that they (x) shall notify each other in writing of their electronic mail address and/or any other information required to enable the sending and receipt of information by that means and (y) shall notify each other of any change to their address or any other such information supplied by them. All such notices and communications shall, (i) when mailed, be effective three Business Days after being deposited in the mails, prepaid and properly addressed for delivery, (ii) when sent by overnight courier, be effective one Business Day after delivery to the overnight courier prepaid and properly addressed for delivery on such next Business Day, (iii) when sent by telex or telecopier, be effective when sent by telex or telecopier, except that notices and communications to the Collateral Agent shall not be effective until received by the Collateral Agent, or (iv) when electronic mailed, be effective only when actually received in readable form and in the case of any electronic communication made by the Borrower to the Collateral Agent, only if it is addressed in such a manner as the Collateral Agent shall specify for this purpose.

 

19. GOVERNING LAW

 

  (a) This Assignment and any non-contractual obligations arising out of or in connection with it shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English law.

 

  (b) The courts of England have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute arising out of or in connection with this Assignment (including a dispute relating to the existence, validity or termination of this Assignment or any non-contractual obligation arising out of or in connection with this Assignment ) (a “ Dispute ”). The parties hereto agree that the courts of England are the most appropriate and convenient courts to settle disputes and accordingly no party hereto will argue to the contrary. This Clause 19 is for the benefit of the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Secured Creditors. As a result, it shall not be prevented from taking proceedings relating to a dispute in any other courts with jurisdiction. To the extent allowed by law, the Collateral Agent may take concurrent proceedings in any number of jurisdictions.

 

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  (c) Without prejudice to any other mode of service allowed under any relevant law, the Borrower: (i) irrevocably appoints EC3 Services Limited at The St Botolph Building, 138 Houndsditch, London, EC3A 7AR as its agent for service of process in relation to any proceedings before the English courts in connection with any credit document and (ii) agrees that failure by an agent for service of process to notify the relevant credit party of the process will not invalidate the proceedings concerned. If any person appointed as an agent for service of process is unable for any reason to act as agent for service of process, the Borrower must immediately (and in any event within five days of such event taking place) appoint another agent on terms acceptable to the Collateral Agent. Failing this, the Collateral Agent may appoint another agent for this purpose.

 

  (d) Each party to this Assignment expressly agrees and consents to the provisions of this Clause 19.

 

20. COUNTERPARTS AND EFFECTIVENESS

 

20.1 Counterparts

This Assignment may be executed in counterparts and such counterparts taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

20.2 Effectiveness

This Assignment shall take effect and be delivered as a deed on the date on which it is stated to be made.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF this Assignment has been executed as a deed by the Borrower and the Collateral Agent.

 

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SCHEDULE 1

FORMS OF NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT

Part 1

FORM OF NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT TO THE SHIPBUILDER

 

To:    Meyer Werft GmbH
  

Industriegebiet Süd

D-26871 Papenburg

   Germany
Cc:    KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH as Collateral Agent
   Palmengartenstrasse 5-9
   60325 Frankfurt am Main
   Germany
   Attention: Ship Finance, X2a4, Claudia Wenzel
   Fax: +49 69 7431 3768
   E-mail: claudia.wenzel@kfw.de
Date:    [ ]

Dear Sirs

We hereby give you notice that pursuant to an assignment agreement dated [ ] (the “ Assignment ”) and made between Breakaway Four, Ltd. (the “ Borrower ”) and KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH as Collateral Agent (the “ Collateral Agent ”), the Borrower has assigned to the Collateral Agent a first priority assignment of all of its rights, title, interests and benefits in, to or in respect of the construction contract dated 14 September 2012 between the Borrower and you, as shipbuilder in relation to the design, engineering, building, launching, equipping and outfitting of the passenger cruise ship (the “ Ship ”) with provisional hull number [*] (the “ Construction Contract ”).

With effect from your receipt of this notice we hereby give you notice that:

 

(a) subject to paragraph (b), all refunds, payments or damages payable to the Borrower as a consequence of the repudiation or termination of the Construction Contraction should be made to the Collateral Agent or to its order as it may specify in writing from time to time;

 

(b)

following the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default (as defined in the €590,478,870 credit agreement dated on or about the date hereof between, inter alia , NCL Corporation Ltd., the Borrower, the Lenders, and KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH as Facility Agent, Collateral Agent, CIRR Agent, Bookrunner, Hermes Agent and Initial Mandated Lead Arranger (as defined therein) (the “ Credit Agreement ”)), written notice of the occurrence and continuance of such Event of Default has been delivered

 

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  to you by the Collateral Agent, all payments to be made to the Borrower under or arising from the Construction Contract should be made to the Collateral Agent or to its order as it may specify in writing from time to time;

 

(c) following the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default, all remedies of the Borrower provided for in the Construction Contract or available at law or in equity shall be exercisable by the Collateral Agent;

 

(d) following the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default, all rights of the Borrower to compel performance of the Construction Contract shall be exercisable by the Collateral Agent;

 

(e) all rights, title, interests and benefits whatsoever accruing to or for the benefit of the Borrower arising from the Construction Contract are assigned to the Collateral Agent;

 

(f) the Borrower may make amendments, modifications or changes to any term or provision of the Construction Contract other than material amendments, modifications or changes to any term or provision of the Construction Contract that would change (i) the purpose of the Vessel or (ii) the initial construction price of the Vessel [*] in excess of [*] in the aggregate, in each case unless such amendment, modification or change is approved in advance by the Facility Agent and same could not reasonably be expected to be adverse to the interests of the Lenders or the Hermes Cover (as referenced in the Assignment);

 

(g) the Collateral Agent has agreed that the Borrower may exercise all of its rights and powers under and in respect of the Construction Contract (including without limitation, the right to superintend the construction of the Ship and to propose and agree modifications (as referred to in the Construction Contract) and to accept or reject the Ship and to take and accept delivery of and title to the Ship) unless and until the Collateral Agent notifies you in writing that an Event of Default (as referred to in the Assignment) has occurred and is continuing. Upon giving such notice, the Collateral Agent may exercise such rights and powers (to the exclusion of the Borrower) to the extent stated in that notice and without you being under any duty or obligation to verify or make any enquiry as to whether such (or any) Event of Default has occurred and is continuing;

 

(h) the Borrower has irrevocably appointed the Collateral Agent to be its attorney, upon the occurrence of and during the continuance of an Event of Default, to do (amongst other things) things which the Borrower could do in relation to the Construction Contract. Accordingly, the Borrower authorises and instructs you to comply with the terms of any written notice or instructions which you may receive from the Collateral Agent from time to time in connection with the Construction Contract without further authority or enquiry by you from the Borrower; and

 

(i) the Borrower remains liable to perform all its duties and obligations under the Construction Contract and the Collateral Agent is under no obligation of any kind under the Construction Contract nor under any liability whatsoever in the event of any failure by the Borrower to perform its obligations.

You are hereby authorised and instructed, without requiring further approval from the Borrower, to provide the Collateral Agent with such information relating to the Construction

 

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Contract as it may from time to time reasonably request and to send copies of any notices issued by you under the Construction Contract which have had or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the value of the Construction Contract or the Ship, to the Collateral Agent as well as to the Borrower.

This notice of assignment shall terminate, and be of no further force and effect, upon termination of the Assignment (as notified to you by the Collateral Agent).

Please acknowledge receipt of this notice by signing and dating the acknowledgment set out on the enclosed copy and returning it to the Collateral Agent.

 

Yours faithfully

 

For and on behalf of
BREAKAWAY FOUR, LTD.

 

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Part 2

FORM OF NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT TO THE REFUND GUARANTOR

 

To:    [Refund Guarantor]
Cc:    KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH as Collateral Agent
   Palmengartenstrasse 5-9
   60325 Frankfurt am Main
   Germany
   Attention: Ship Finance, X2a4, Claudia Wenzel
   Fax: +49 69 7431 3768
   E-mail: claudia.wenzel@kfw.de
Date:    [ ]

Dear Sirs

We hereby give you notice that pursuant to an assignment agreement dated [ ] (the “ Assignment ”) and made between Breakaway Four, Ltd. (the “ Borrower ”) and KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH as Collateral Agent (the “ Collateral Agent ”), the Borrower has assigned to the Collateral Agent a first priority assignment of all of its rights, title, interests and benefits in, to or in respect of the refund guarantee dated [ ] and issued by you as refund guarantor in favour of the Borrower pursuant to which you guarantee certain refund obligations of Meyer Werft GmbH, as shipbuilder under the Construction Contract (as defined in the Assignment) (the “ Refund Guarantee ”), including all monies which may be payable under or in respect of the Refund Guarantee.

With effect from your receipt of this notice we hereby give you notice that:

 

(a) all payments to be made to the Borrower under or arising from the Refund Guarantee should be made to the Collateral Agent or to its order as it may specify in writing from time to time;

 

(b) following the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default (as defined in the €590,478,870 credit agreement dated on or about the date hereof between, inter alia , NCL Corporation Ltd., the Borrower, the Lenders (as defined therein), and KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH as Facility Agent, Collateral Agent, CIRR Agent, Bookrunner, Hermes Agent and Initial Mandated Lead Arranger (as defined therein) (the “ Credit Agreement ”)), written notice of the occurrence and continuance of such Event of Default has been delivered to you by the Collateral Agent, all remedies of the Borrower provided for in the Refund Guarantee or available at law or in equity shall be exercisable by the Collateral Agent;

 

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(c) following the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default, all rights of the Borrower to compel performance of the Refund Guarantee shall be exercisable by the Collateral Agent;

 

(d) all rights, title, interests and benefits whatsoever accruing to or for the benefit of the Borrower arising from the Refund Guarantee are assigned to the Collateral Agent;

 

(e) the Borrower has agreed not to agree to any waiver or amendment of or supplement to the terms of the Refund Guarantee other than where the prior written consent is given by the Lead Arrangers (not to be unreasonably withheld) to such waiver, amendment or supplement;

 

(f) the Borrower has agreed not to terminate, or allow to be terminated, any Refund Guarantee other than where a replacement Refund Guarantee is issued to the Borrower which meets the Borrower’s requirements under the Construction Contract on or prior to such termination or where the prior written consent is given by the Facility Agent (as defined in the Credit Agreement) to such termination;

 

(g) the Collateral Agent has agreed that the Borrower may exercise all of its rights and powers under and in respect of the Refund Guarantee except to the extent that the Collateral Agent notifies you in writing that an Event of Default (as referred to in the Assignment) has occurred and is continuing. Upon giving such notice, the Collateral Agent may exercise such rights and powers (to the exclusion of the Borrower) (including, without limitation, making a demand under the Refund Guarantee) to the extent stated in that notice and without you being under any duty or obligation to verify or make any enquiry as to whether such (or any) Event of Default has occurred and is continuing;

 

(h) the Borrower has irrevocably appointed the Collateral Agent to be its attorney, upon the occurrence of and during the continuance of an Event of Default, to do (amongst other things) things which the Borrower could do in relation to the Refund Guarantee. Accordingly, the Borrower authorises and instructs you to comply with the terms of any written notice or instructions which you may receive from the Collateral Agent from time to time in connection with the Refund Guarantee without further authority or enquiry by you from the Borrower; and

 

(i) the Borrower remains liable to perform all its duties and obligations under the Refund Guarantee and the Collateral Agent is under no obligation of any kind under the Refund Guarantee nor under any liability whatsoever in the event of any failure by the Borrower to perform its obligations.

You are hereby authorised and instructed, without requiring further approval from the Borrower, to provide the Collateral Agent with such information relating to the Refund Guarantee as it may from time to time reasonably request and to send copies of all notices issued by you under the Refund Guarantee which have had or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the value of the Refund Guarantee, to the Collateral Agent as well as to the Borrower.

 

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This notice of assignment shall terminate, and be of no further force and effect, upon termination of the Assignment (as notified to you by the Collateral Agent).

Please acknowledge receipt of this notice by signing and dating the acknowledgment set out on the enclosed copy and returning it to the Collateral Agent.

 

Yours faithfully

 

For and on behalf of
BREAKAWAY FOUR, LTD.

 

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Part 3

FORM OF NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT TO THE BROKER

(for attachment by way of endorsement to the Policy)

 

To:    [Broker]
Cc:    KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH as Collateral Agent
   Palmengartenstrasse 5-9
   60325 Frankfurt am Main
   Germany
   Attention: Ship Finance, X2a4, Claudia Wenzel
   Fax: +49 69 7431 3768
   E-mail: claudia.wenzel@kfw.de
Date:    [ ]

Dear Sir/Madam

We hereby give you notice that pursuant to an assignment agreement dated [ ] (the “ Assignment ”) and made between Breakaway Four, Ltd. (the “ Borrower ”) and KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH as Collateral Agent (the “ Collateral Agent ”), the Borrower has assigned to the Collateral Agent a first priority assignment of all of its rights, title, interests and benefits in, to or in respect of construction risks insurance policy dated [ ] issued for the benefit of Meyer Werft GmbH (the “ Yard ”) and the Borrower in connection with the post-panamax luxury passenger cruise vessel with the provisional hull number [*] to be constructed by the Yard (the “ Construction Risks Insurance Policy ”), including all monies which may be payable to the Borrower under or in respect of the Construction Risks Insurance Policy.

With effect from your receipt of this notice we hereby give you notice that:

 

(a) all payments to be made to the Borrower under or arising from the Construction Risks Insurance Policy should be made in accordance with the terms of the Loss Payable Clause set out in the Annex 1 ( Loss Payable Clause ) to this Notice;

 

(b) following the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default, all remedies of the Borrower provided for in the Construction Risks Insurance Policy or available at law or in equity shall be exercisable by the Collateral Agent;

 

(c) following the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default, all rights of the Borrower to compel performance of the Construction Risks Insurance Policy shall be exercisable by the Collateral Agent;

 

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(d) all rights, title, interests and benefits whatsoever accruing to or for the benefit of the Borrower arising from the Construction Risks Insurance Policy are assigned to the Collateral Agent;

 

(e) the Borrower has agreed that no waiver or amendment of or supplement to the terms of the Construction Risks Insurance Policy may be made other than any waiver, amendment or supplement (A) of a technical nature or (B) agreed to be necessary by the insured parties under the Construction Risks Insurance Policy to reflect the prevailing circumstances, provided that in each case, the prior written consent of the Collateral Agent shall be required for any such amendment, waiver or supplement that (x) is materially adverse to the interests of the Collateral Agent in the Security or the Assigned Rights or (y) adversely affects the ability of the Borrower to perform its obligations under the Credit Documents (as defined in the €590,478,870 credit agreement dated on or about the date hereof between, inter alia , NCL Corporation Ltd., the Borrower, the Lenders, and KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH as Facility Agent, Collateral Agent, CIRR Agent, Bookrunner, Hermes Agent and Initial Mandated Lead Arranger (as defined therein)).

 

(f) the Borrower has agreed not to terminate, or allow to be terminated, any Construction Risks Insurance Policy other than where an equivalent replacement Construction Risks Insurance Policy is issued in favour of the Yard and the Borrower on or prior to such termination or where the prior written consent is given by the Facility Agent to such termination;

 

(g) the Collateral Agent has agreed that the Borrower may exercise all of its rights and powers under and in respect of the Construction Risks Insurance Policy except that to the extent that the Collateral Agent notifies you in writing that an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing. Upon giving such notice, the Collateral Agent may exercise such rights and powers (to the exclusion of the Borrower) to the extent stated in that notice and without you being under any duty or obligation to verify or make any enquiry as to whether such (or any) Event of Default has occurred and is continuing;

 

(h) the Borrower has irrevocably appointed the Collateral Agent to be its attorney, upon the occurrence of and during the continuance of an Event of Default, to do (amongst other things) things which the Borrower could do in relation to the Construction Risks Insurance Policy. Accordingly, the Borrower authorises and instructs you to comply with the terms of any written notice or instructions which you may receive from the Collateral Agent from time to time in connection with the Construction Risks Insurance Policy without further authority or enquiry by you from the Borrower; and

 

(i) the Borrower remains liable to perform all its duties and obligations (if any) under the Construction Risks Insurance Policy and the Collateral Agent is under no obligation of any kind under the Construction Risks Insurance Policy nor under any liability whatsoever in the event of any failure by the Borrower to perform its obligations.

You are hereby authorised and instructed, without requiring further approval from the Borrower, to provide the Collateral Agent with such information relating to the Construction Risks Insurance Policy as it may from time to time reasonably request and to send copies of all notices issued by you under the Construction Risks Insurance Policy which have had or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the value of the Construction Risks Insurance Policy, to the Collateral Agent as well as to the Borrower.

 

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This notice of assignment shall terminate, and be of no further force and effect, upon termination of the Assignment (as notified to you by the Collateral Agent).

Please acknowledge receipt of this notice by signing and dating the acknowledgment set out on the enclosed copy and returning it to the Collateral Agent.

 

Yours faithfully

 

For and on behalf of
BREAKAWAY FOUR, LTD.

 

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ANNEX 1

LOSS PAYABLE CLAUSE

It is noted that by a first legal assignment in writing dated [ ] 2012 BREAKAWAY FOUR, LTD. , the buyer (“ Buyer ”) of the vessel presently under construction by Meyer Werft GmBH, Papenburg Germany (“ Builder ”) with hull number [*] has assigned to KFW IPEX-BANK GMBH of Palmengartenstrasse 5-9, 60325 Frankfurt am Main, Germany (“ Assignee ”) all the Buyer’s interests in any claims proceeds in this policy and its benefits therein including all such claims of whatsoever nature as the Buyer may have hereunder.

All sums payable to the Buyer under this policy shall be paid to the Buyer unless and until underwriters have been otherwise instructed by notice in writing from the Assignee following the occurrence and continuation of an Event of Default, as defined in the Credit Agreement dated as of [ ] 2012 and made among and between the Buyer, NCL Corporation Ltd., as the Buyer’s parent, the Assignee, the lenders from time to time party thereto and the other parties from time to time party thereto.

All sums payable to the Builder under this policy shall be payable to the Builder, subject to any notice of assignment of the Builder’s interests in this policy.

 

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SCHEDULE 2

FORMS OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF ASSIGNMENT

Part 1

FORM OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF ASSIGNMENT FROM THE SHIPBUILDER

[ To be printed only on copy of the Notice of Assignment given ]

 

To:    KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH as Collateral Agent
   Palmengartenstrasse 5-9
   60325 Frankfurt am Main
   Germany
   Attention: Ship Finance, X2a4, Claudia Wenzel
   Fax: +49 69 7431 3768
   E-mail: claudia.wenzel@kfw.de
Date:    [ ]

Dear Sirs

We acknowledge receipt of a notice in the terms set out above (the “ Notice ”). We accept the instructions and authorisations contained in the Notice, we undertake to act in accordance with and comply with the terms of the Notice and we confirm that (other than in respect of junior liens held by the Collateral Agent as security trustee on behalf of certain “term loan creditors” in respect of the Construction Contract) we have not received notice of any other assignments or charges of or over any of the Borrower’s rights, title, interests and benefits in, to or in respect of the Construction Contract and that we will comply with the terms of the Notice.

We also confirm that the Construction Contract is in full force and effect in accordance with its terms. We further agree and confirm that we acknowledge that we shall not challenge the effectiveness of the Assignment (as defined in the Notice; capitalized terms used herein have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Notice or the Assignment, as applicable) with respect to the Construction Contract.

 

Yours faithfully
For and on behalf of

Meyer Werft GmbH

as Shipbuilder

By:
Date:

 

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Part 2

FORM OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF ASSIGNMENT FROM THE REFUND GUARANTOR

[ To be printed only on copy of the Notice of Assignment given ]

 

To:    KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH as Collateral Agent
   Palmengartenstrasse 5-9
   60325 Frankfurt am Main
   Germany
   Attention: Ship Finance, X2a4, Claudia Wenzel
   Fax: +49 69 7431 3768
   E-mail: claudia.wenzel@kfw.de
Date:    [ ]

Dear Sirs

We acknowledge receipt of a notice in the terms set out above (the “ Notice ”). We accept the instructions and authorisations contained in the Notice, we undertake to act in accordance with and comply with the terms of the Notice and we confirm that (other than in respect of junior liens held by the Collateral Agent as security trustee on behalf of certain “term loan creditors” in respect of the Refund Guarantee) we have not received notice of any other assignments or charges of or over any of the Borrower’s rights, title, interests and benefits in, to or in respect of the Refund Guarantee and that we will comply with the terms of the Notice.

We further agree and confirm that we acknowledge that we shall not challenge the effectiveness of the Assignment (as defined in the Notice; capitalized terms used herein have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Notice or the Assignment, as applicable).

 

Yours faithfully
For and on behalf of

[the Refund Guarantor]

as Refund Guarantor

By:
Date:

 

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Part 3

FORM OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF ASSIGNMENT FROM THE BROKER

[ To be printed only on copy of the Notice of Assignment given ]

 

To:    KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH as Collateral Agent
   Palmengartenstrasse 5-9
   60325 Frankfurt am Main
   Germany
   Attention: Ship Finance, X2a4, Claudia Wenzel
   Fax: +49 69 7431 3768
   E-mail: claudia.wenzel@kfw.de
Date:    [ ]
HULL NO. [*] (the “ Vessel ”)

BREAKAWAY FOUR, LTD. (the “ Borrower ”)

Dear Sirs

We acknowledge receipt of a notice in the terms set out above (the “ Notice ”). We accept the instructions and authorisations contained in the Notice, we undertake to act in accordance with and comply with the terms of the Notice and we confirm that (i) (other than in respect of junior liens held by the Collateral Agent as security trustee on behalf of certain “term loan creditors” in respect of the Construction Risks Insurance Policy) we have not received notice of any other assignments or charges of or over any of the Borrower’s rights, title, interests and benefits in, to or in respect of the Construction Risks Insurance Policy, (ii) we will comply with the terms of the Notice and (iii) we have effected insurances for the benefit of Meyer Werft GmbH (the “ Yard ”) and the Borrower as set out in Annex 1 attached.

Pursuant to instructions received from the Yard and/or its authorised managers or agents and in consideration of you and the Borrower approving us as the appointed brokers in connection with the insurances covered by this letter, we hereby undertake:

 

1. to hold the insurance slips or contracts, the policies when issued, and any renewals of such policies or any policies substituted therefor with your consent as may be arranged through ourselves and the benefit of the insurances thereunder to your order in accordance with the terms of the Loss Payable Clause set out in Annex 2; and

 

2. to arrange for the said Loss Payable Clause to be included on the policies when issued; and

 

3. to have endorsed on each and every policy as and when the same is issued a Notice of Assignment to Underwriters in the form of Annex 3 hereto dated and signed by the Borrower and acknowledged by underwriters in accordance with market practice; and

 

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4. to advise you promptly if we cease to be the appointed brokers in connection with the insurances covered by this letter or in the event of any material changes of which we are aware affecting such insurances; and

 

5. following a written application received from you not later than one month before expiry of these insurances to notify you within fourteen days of the receipt of such application in the event of our not having received notice of renewal instructions from the Yard and/or its authorised managers or agents, and in the event of our receiving instructions to renew to advise you promptly of the details thereof; and

 

6. to forward to you promptly any notices of cancellation that we receive from underwriters; and

 

7. following a written application from you to advise you promptly of the premium payment situation where such premium is paid or payable through our intermediary; and

 

8. not to challenge the effectiveness of the assignment to the Collateral Agent of the insurances constituted by this policy; and

 

9. not to revoke, modify or change the terms of the Loss Payable Clause or the undertakings made herein without the written consent of the Collateral Agent.

If and where we are responsible for the payment of premium to underwriters, our above undertakings are given subject to our lien on the policies for premiums and subject to our right of cancellation on default in payment of such premiums but we undertake not to exercise such rights of cancellation without giving you ten days notice in writing either by letter or electronically transmitted message and a reasonable opportunity for you to pay any premiums outstanding.

It is understood and agreed that the operation of any automatic termination of cover, cancellation or amendment provisions contained in the policy conditions shall override any undertakings given by us as brokers.

Notwithstanding the terms of the said Loss Payable Clause and the Notice, unless and until we receive written notice from you to the contrary, we shall be empowered to arrange for a collision and/or salvage guarantee to be given in the event of bail being required in order to prevent the arrest of the Vessel or to secure the release of the Vessel from arrest following a casualty. Where a guarantee has been given as aforesaid and the guarantor has paid any sum under the guarantee in respect of such claim, there shall be payable directly to the guarantor out of the proceeds of the said policies a sum equal to the sum so paid.

This undertaking shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English law and any disputes arising out of or in any way connected with this undertaking shall be submitted to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.

This undertaking is subject to all claims and returns of premiums being collected through us as brokers.

 

Yours faithfully
For and on behalf of

[the Broker]

as [Broker]

By:
Date:

 

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ANNEX 1

DETAILS OF INSURANCES

 

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ANNEX 2

LOSS PAYABLE CLAUSE

It is noted that by a first legal assignment in writing dated [ ] 2012 BREAKAWAY FOUR, LTD. , the buyer (“ Buyer ”) of the vessel presently under construction by Meyer Werft GmBH, Papenburg Germany (“ Builder ”) with hull number [*] has assigned to KFW IPEX-BANK GMBH of Palmengartenstrasse 5-9, 60325 Frankfurt am Main, Germany (“ Assignee ”) all the Buyer’s interests in any claims proceeds in this policy and its benefits therein including all such claims of whatsoever nature as the Buyer may have hereunder.

All sums payable to the Buyer under this policy shall be paid to the Buyer unless and until underwriters have been otherwise instructed by notice in writing from the Assignee following the occurrence and continuation of an Event of Default, as defined in the Credit Agreement dated as of [ ] 2012 and made among and between the Buyer, NCL Corporation Ltd., as the Buyer’s parent, the Assignee, the lenders from time to time party thereto and the other parties from time to time party thereto.

All sums payable to the Builder under this policy shall be payable to the Builder, subject to any notice of assignment of the Builder’s interests in this policy.

 

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ANNEX 3

NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT TO UNDERWRITERS

(for attachment by way of endorsement to the Policy)

 

To:    [Underwriter]
Cc:    KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH as Collateral Agent
   Palmengartenstrasse 5-9
   60325 Frankfurt am Main
   Germany
   Attention: Ship Finance, X2a4, Claudia Wenzel
   Fax: +49 69 7431 3768
   E-mail: claudia.wenzel@kfw.de
Date:    [ ]

Dear Sir/Madam

We hereby give you notice that pursuant to an assignment agreement dated [ ] 2012 (the “ Assignment ”) and made between Breakaway Four, Ltd. (the “ Borrower ”) and KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH as Collateral Agent (the “ Collateral Agent ”), the Borrower has assigned to the Collateral Agent a first priority assignment of all of its rights, title, interests and benefits in, to or in respect of construction risks insurance policy dated [ ] issued for the benefit of Meyer Werft GmbH (the “ Yard ”) and the Borrower in connection with the post-panamax luxury passenger cruise vessel with the provisional hull number [*] to be constructed by the Yard (the “ Construction Risks Insurance Policy ”), including all monies which may be payable to the Borrower under or in respect of the Construction Risks Insurance Policy.

With effect from your receipt of this notice we hereby give you notice that:

 

(a) all payments to be made to the Borrower under or arising from the Construction Risks Insurance Policy should be made in accordance with the terms of the Loss Payable Clause set out in the Annex 1 ( Loss Payable Clause ) to this Notice;

 

(b) following the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default, all remedies of the Borrower provided for in the Construction Risks Insurance Policy or available at law or in equity shall be exercisable by the Collateral Agent;

 

(c) following the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default, all rights of the Borrower to compel performance of the Construction Risks Insurance Policy shall be exercisable by the Collateral Agent;

 

(d) all rights, title, interests and benefits whatsoever accruing to or for the benefit of the Borrower arising from the Construction Risks Insurance Policy are assigned to the Collateral Agent;

 

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(e) the Borrower has agreed that no waiver or amendment of or supplement to the terms of the Construction Risks Insurance Policy may be made other than any waiver, amendment or supplement (A) of a technical nature or (B) agreed to be necessary by the insured parties under the Construction Risks Insurance Policy to reflect the prevailing circumstances, provided that in each case, the prior written consent of the Collateral Agent shall be required for any such amendment, waiver or supplement that (x) is materially adverse to the interests of the Collateral Agent in the Security or the Assigned Rights or (y) adversely affects the ability of the Borrower to perform its obligations under the Credit Documents (as defined in the €590,478,870 credit agreement dated on or about the date hereof between, inter alia , NCL Corporation Ltd., the Borrower, the Lenders, and KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH as Facility Agent, Collateral Agent, CIRR Agent, Bookrunner, Hermes Agent and Initial Mandated Lead Arranger (as defined therein));

 

(f) the Borrower has agreed not to terminate, or allow to be terminated, any Construction Risks Insurance Policy other than where an equivalent replacement Construction Risks Insurance Policy is issued in favour of the Yard and the Borrower on or prior to such termination or where the prior written consent is given by the Facility Agent to such termination;

 

(g) the Collateral Agent has agreed that the Borrower may exercise all of its rights and powers under and in respect of the Construction Risks Insurance Policy except that to the extent that the Collateral Agent notifies you in writing that an Event of Default has occurred. Upon giving such notice, the Collateral Agent may exercise such rights and powers (to the exclusion of the Borrower) to the extent stated in that notice and without you being under any duty or obligation to verify or make any enquiry as to whether such (or any) Event of Default has occurred;

 

(h) the Borrower has irrevocably appointed the Collateral Agent to be its attorney, upon the occurrence of and during the continuance of an Event of Default, to do (amongst other things) things which the Borrower could do in relation to the Construction Risks Insurance Policy. Accordingly, the Borrower authorises and instructs you to comply with the terms of any written notice or instructions which you may receive from the Collateral Agent from time to time in connection with the Construction Risks Insurance Policy without further authority or enquiry by you from the Borrower; and

 

(i) the Borrower remains liable to perform all its duties and obligations (if any) under the Construction Risks Insurance Policy and the Collateral Agent is under no obligation of any kind under the Construction Risks Insurance Policy nor under any liability whatsoever in the event of any failure by the Borrower to perform its obligations.

You are hereby authorised and instructed, without requiring further approval from the Borrower, to provide the Collateral Agent with such information relating to the Construction Risks Insurance Policy as it may from time to time reasonably request and to send copies of all notices issued by you under the Construction Risks Insurance Policy which have had or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the value of the Construction Risks Insurance Policy, to the Collateral Agent as well as to the Borrower.

This notice of assignment shall terminate, and be of no further force and effect, upon termination of the Assignment (as notified to you by the Collateral Agent).

 

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Please acknowledge receipt of this notice by signing and dating the acknowledgment set out on the enclosed copy and returning it to the Collateral Agent.

 

Yours faithfully

 

For and on behalf of
BREAKAWAY FOUR, LTD.

 

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SCHEDULE 3

DETAILS OF REFUND GUARANTEES

 

[Name of Issuer]   [Date of Refund Guarantee]

 

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SCHEDULE 4

FORM OF NOTICE OF CHARGE

 

To:    KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH as Refund Guarantor
   Palmengartenstrasse 5-9
   60325 Frankfurt am Main
   Germany
   Attention: [ ]
Cc:    KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH as Collateral Agent
   Palmengartenstrasse 5-9
   60325 Frankfurt am Main
   Germany
   Attention: Ship Finance, X2a4, Claudia Wenzel
   Fax: +49 69 7431 3768
   E-mail: claudia.wenzel@kfw.de
Date:    [ ]

Dear Sirs

We hereby give you notice that pursuant to an assignment agreement dated [ ] 2012 (the “ Assignment ”) and made between Breakaway Four, Ltd. (the “ Borrower ”) and KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH as Collateral Agent, the Borrower has charged to the Collateral Agent a first priority charge of all of its rights, title, interests and benefits in, to or in respect of the refund guarantee dated [ ] and issued by you as refund guarantor in favour of the Borrower pursuant to which you guarantee certain refund obligations of Meyer Werft GmbH, as shipbuilder under the Construction Contract (as defined in the Assignment) (the “ Refund Guarantee ”), including all monies which may be payable under or in respect of the Refund Guarantee.

With effect from your receipt of this notice we hereby give you notice that:

 

(a) all payments to be made to the Borrower under or arising from the Refund Guarantee should be made to the Collateral Agent or to its order as it may specify in writing from time to time;

 

(b)

following the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default (as defined in the €590,478,870 credit agreement dated on or about the date hereof between, inter alia , NCL Corporation Ltd., the Borrower, the Lenders, and KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH as Facility Agent, Collateral Agent, CIRR Agent, Bookrunner, Hermes Agent and Initial Mandated Lead Arranger (as defined therein) (the “ Credit Agreement ”)), written notice of the occurrence and continuance of such Event of Default has been delivered

 

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  to you by the Collateral Agent, all remedies of the Borrower provided for in the Refund Guarantee or available at law or in equity shall be exercisable by the Collateral Agent;

 

(c) following the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default, all rights of the Borrower to compel performance of the Refund Guarantee shall be exercisable by the Collateral Agent;

 

(d) all rights, title, interests and benefits whatsoever accruing to or for the benefit of the Borrower arising from the Refund Guarantee are charged to the Collateral Agent;

 

(e) the Borrower has agreed not to agree to any waiver or amendment of or supplement to the terms of the Refund Guarantee other than where the prior written consent is given by the Lead Arrangers (not to be unreasonably withheld) to such waiver, amendment or supplement;

 

(f) the Borrower has agreed not to terminate, or allow to be terminated, any Refund Guarantee other than where a replacement Refund Guarantee is issued to the Borrower which meets the Borrower’s requirements under the Construction Contract on or prior to such termination or where the prior written consent is given by the Facility Agent (as defined in the Credit Agreement) to such termination;

 

(g) the Collateral Agent has agreed that the Borrower may exercise all of its rights and powers under and in respect of the Refund Guarantee except that to the extent that the Collateral Agent notifies you in writing that an Event of Default (as referred to in the Assignment) has occurred and is continuing. Upon giving such notice, the Collateral Agent may exercise such rights and powers (to the exclusion of the Borrower) (including, without limitation, making a demand under the Refund Guarantee) to the extent stated in that notice and without you being under any duty to verify or make any enquiry as to whether such (or any) Event of Default has occurred and is continuing;

 

(h) the Borrower has irrevocably appointed the Collateral Agent to be its attorney, upon the occurrence of and during the continuance of an Event of Default, to do (amongst other things) things which the Borrower could do in relation to the Refund Guarantee. Accordingly, the Borrower authorises and instructs you to comply with the terms of any written notice or instructions which you may receive from the Collateral Agent from time to time in connection with the Refund Guarantee without further authority or enquiry by you from the Borrower; and

 

(i) the Borrower remains liable to perform all its duties and obligations under the Refund Guarantee and the Collateral Agent is under no obligation of any kind under the Refund Guarantee nor under any liability whatsoever in the event of any failure by the Borrower to perform its obligations.

You are hereby authorised and instructed, without requiring further approval from the Borrower, to provide the Collateral Agent with such information relating to the Refund Guarantee as it may from time to time reasonably request and to send copies of all notices issued by you under the Refund Guarantee which have had or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the value of the Refund Guarantee, to the Collateral Agent as well as to the Borrower.

 

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This notice of charge shall terminate, and be of no further force and effect, upon termination of the Assignment (as notified to you by the Collateral Agent).

Please acknowledge receipt of this notice by signing and dating the acknowledgment set out on the enclosed copy and returning it to the Collateral Agent.

 

Yours faithfully

 

For and on behalf of
BREAKAWAY FOUR, LTD.

 

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SCHEDULE 5

FORM OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF CHARGE

[ To be printed only on copy of the Notice of Assignment given ]

 

To:    KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH as Collateral Agent
   Palmengartenstrasse 5-9
   60325 Frankfurt am Main
   Germany
   Attention: Ship Finance, X2a4, Claudia Wenzel
   Fax: +49 69 7431 3768
   E-mail: claudia.wenzel@kfw.de
Date:    [ ]

Dear Sirs

We acknowledge receipt of a notice in the terms set out above (the “ Notice ”). We accept the instructions and authorisations contained in the Notice, we undertake to act in accordance with and comply with the terms of the Notice and we confirm that (other than in respect of junior liens held by the Collateral Agent as security trustee on behalf of certain “term loan creditors” in respect of the Refund Guarantee) we have not received notice of any other assignments or charges of or over any of the rights, title, interests and benefits in, to or in respect of the Refund Guarantee and that we will comply with the terms of the Notice.

We further agree and confirm that we acknowledge that we shall not challenge the effectiveness of the Assignment (as defined in the Notice; capitalized terms used herein have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Notice or the Assignment, as applicable).

 

Yours faithfully
For and on behalf of

KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH

as Refund Guarantor

By:
Date:

 

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SIGNATORIES

 

Signed as a deed on behalf of BREAKAWAY FOUR, LTD., a company incorporated in Bermuda, by Paul Alan Turner, being a person who, in accordance with the laws of that territory, is acting under the authority of the company in the presence of:    
/s/ Vanessa Kerr    

/s/ Paul A. Turner

   

 

Attorney-in-Fact

Name: Vanessa Kerr    
Title: Paralegal    

Address: Norton Rose LLP

 

3 More London Riverside

 

London SE1 2AQ United Kingdom

 

nortonrose.com

   

 

Signed as a deed on behalf of KFW IPEX-BANK GMBH , a company incorporated in Germany, by Natalie Chanda Phanekham, being a person who, in accordance with the laws of that territory, is acting under the authority of the company in the presence of:    
/s/ Vanessa Kerr    

/s/ signature illegible

   

 

Attorney-in-Fact

Name: Vanessa Kerr    
Title: Paralegal    

Address: Norton Rose LLP

 

3 More London Riverside

 

London SE1 2AQ United Kingdom

 

nortonrose.com

   

 

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EXHIBIT K

FORM OF SOLVENCY CERTIFICATE

[ ] 2012

This Solvency Certificate is delivered pursuant to Section 6.08 of the Credit Agreement, dated as of [ ] 2012, among NCL Corporation Ltd., a Bermuda company (the “ Parent ”), Breakaway Four, Ltd., a Bermuda company (the “ Borrower ”), the Lenders from time to time party thereto, KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH, as Facility Agent, Collateral Agent under the Security Documents, CIRR Agent and Hermes Agent and the other parties thereto (as the same may be amended, restated, novated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement.

The undersigned, a senior financial officer of the Parent, hereby certifies to the Facility Agent and each of the Lenders, solely in such capacity and on behalf of the Parent as follows:

1. I am a senior financial officer of the Parent. I am familiar with the Transaction, and have reviewed the financial statements referred to in Section 8.05 of the Credit Agreement and other such documents and made such investigations as I have deemed relevant for the purposes of this Solvency Certificate.

2. On and as of the date hereof, immediately after giving effect to the transactions under the Credit Agreement (including, without limitation, the incurrence of all the financing contemplated with respect thereto and to the purchase of the Vessel), the Parent and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole (i) are not insolvent and will not be rendered insolvent by the Indebtedness incurred in connection with the transactions under the Credit Agreement (including, without limitation, the incurrence of all the financing contemplated with respect thereto and to the purchase of the Vessel); (ii) will not have unreasonably small capital with which to conduct the business in which they are respectively engaged as such businesses are now conducted and are proposed to be conducted following the Borrowing Date to occur on or about the date hereof; and (iii) have not incurred debts beyond their ability pay such debts and liabilities, direct, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such debts and liabilities become absolute, matured, or otherwise become payable.

This Solvency Certificate is being delivered by the undersigned officer only in his capacity as a senior financial officer of the Parent and not individually and the undersigned shall have no personal liability to the Agents or the Lenders with respect thereto.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Solvency Certificate on the date first set forth above.

 

NCL CORPORATION LTD.
  By:  

 

    Title:


EXHIBIT L

F ORM OF A SSIGNMENT A GREEMENT

 

To: [            ] as Facility Agent and [            ], [            ] as Hermes Agent, [            ] as Parent, for and on behalf of the Borrower

 

From: [the Existing Lender ] (the “ Existing Lender ”) and [the New Lender ] (the “ New Lender ”)

Dated:

Breakaway Four, Ltd. – €590,478,870 Credit Agreement

dated [                    ] (the “Credit Agreement”)

 

1. We refer to the Credit Agreement. This agreement (the “ Agreement ”) shall take effect as an Assignment Agreement for the purpose of the Credit Agreement. Terms defined in the Credit Agreement have the same meaning in this Agreement unless given a different meaning in this Agreement.

 

2. We refer to section 13.07 ( Procedure and Conditions for Assignment ) of the Credit Agreement:

 

  (a) The Existing Lender assigns absolutely to the New Lender all the rights of the Existing Lender under the Credit Agreement, the other Credit Documents and in respect of the Collateral which correspond to that portion of the Existing Lender’s Commitments and participations in Borrowings under the Credit Agreement as specified in the Schedule attached hereto.

 

  (b) The Existing Lender is released from all the obligations of the Existing Lender which correspond to that portion of the Existing Lender’s Commitments and participations in Borrowings under the Credit Agreement specified in the Schedule attached hereto.

 

  (c) The New Lender becomes a Party as a Lender and is bound by obligations equivalent to those from which the Existing Lender is released under paragraph (b) above.

 

3. The proposed date of the assignment is [            ].

 

4. On the date of the assignment the New Lender becomes:

 

  (a) Party to the relevant Credit Documents (other than the Security Trust Deed) as a Lender; and

 

  (b) Party to the Security Trust Deed as a Secured Creditor[.][; and]

 

  (c)

[Party to the Interaction Agreement.] 1

 

1  

Applicable to any New Lender that elects to become a Refinanced Bank


 

EXHIBIT L    2

 

5. The Notice Office and address, fax number and attention details for notices of the New Lender for the purposes of Section 14.03 ( Notices ) are set out in the Schedule.

 

6. The New Lender expressly acknowledges the limitations on the Existing Lender’s obligations set out in paragraph (c) of Section 13.04 ( Limitation of Responsibility of Existing Lenders ).

 

7. We refer to Clause 8.2 ( Changes of Secured Creditor ) in the Security Trust Deed.

 

  (a) In consideration of the New Lender being accepted as a Secured Creditor for the purposes of the Security Trust Deed (and as defined therein), the New Lender confirms that, as from the date of the assignment, it intends to be party to the Security Trust Deed as a Secured Creditor, and undertakes to perform all the obligations expressed in the Security Trust Deed to be assumed by a Secured Creditor and agrees that it shall be bound by all the provisions of the Security Trust Deed, as if it had been an original party to the Security Trust Deed.

 

8. This Agreement acts as notice to the Facility Agent (on behalf of each Lender Creditor) and, upon delivery in accordance with section 13.08 ( Copy of Transfer Certificate or Assignment Agreement to Parent ), to the Parent (on behalf of the Borrower) of the assignment referred to in this Agreement.

 

9. We refer to Section 13.01(c) ( Assignments and Transfers by the Lenders ) of the Credit Agreement. Each New Lender, by executing this Assignment, confirms, for the avoidance of doubt, that the Facility Agent has authority to execute on its behalf any amendment or waiver that has been approved by or on behalf of the Required Lenders in accordance with the Credit Agreement on or prior to the date on which the assignment becomes effective in accordance the Credit Agreement and that it is bound by that decision to the same extent as the Existing Lender would have been had it remained a Lender.

 

10. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and this has the same effect as if the signatures on the counterparts were on a single copy of this Agreement.

 

11. This Agreement and any non-contractual obligations arising out of or in connection with it are governed by English law.

 

12. This Agreement takes effect as a deed.

 

13. This Agreement has been entered into on the date stated at the beginning of this Agreement.

 

Note:

The execution of this Assignment Agreement may not assign a proportionate share of the Existing Lender’s interest in the Collateral in all jurisdictions. It is the responsibility of the


 

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  New Lender to ascertain whether any other documents or other formalities are required to perfect an assignment of such a share in the Existing Lender’s Collateral in any jurisdiction and, if so, to arrange for execution of those documents and completion of those formalities.


 

EXHIBIT L    4

 

THE SCHEDULE

Commitment/rights and obligations to be transferred by assignment, release and accession

[ insert relevant details ]

[ Notice Office address, fax number and attention details for notices and account details for payments ]


 

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SIGNATORIES

[Existing Lender]

 

Executed as a deed by [name of Existing Lender] , acting by [ name of director ]:    
   

 

    [ Signature of Director ]
    Director
   

 

    [ Signature of Director ]
    Director
[New Lender] Executed as a deed by [name of New Lender] , acting by [ name of director ]:    
   

 

    [ Signature of Director ]
    Director
   

 

    [ Signature of Director ]
    Director

This Agreement is accepted as an Assignment Agreement for the purposes of the Credit Agreement by the Facility Agent and by the Hermes Agent, and the date of the assignment is confirmed as [    ].


 

EXHIBIT L    6

 

Signature of this Agreement by the Facility Agent constitutes confirmation by the Facility Agent of receipt of notice of the assignment referred to in this Agreement, which notice the Facility Agent receives on behalf of each Lender Creditor.

[Facility Agent]

 

Executed as a deed by [Facility Agent] , acting by

[ name of director ]:

   
   

 

    [ Signature of Director ]
    Director
   

 

    [ Signature of Director ]
    Director

[Hermes Agent]

 

Executed as a deed by [Hermes Agent] , acting by

[ name of director ]:

   
   

 

    [ Signature of Director ]
    Director
   

 

    [ Signature of Director ]
    Director


 

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[NCL Corporation Ltd.] 2

 

[Signed as a deed by [ NCL Corporation Ltd. ], a company incorporated in Bermuda, by [ full name(s) of person(s) signing ] , being [a] person[s] who, in accordance with the laws of that territory, [is][are] acting under the authority of the company.    
   

 

    Signature(s)
    Authorised [signatory] [signatories]]

 

2  

To be signed by the Company only if the assignment is pursuant to section 13.01(a)(ii)


EXHIBIT M

FORM OF COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

This Compliance Certificate (this “ Certificate ”) is delivered to you on behalf of the Company (as hereinafter defined) pursuant to Section 9.01(f) of the Credit Agreement, dated as of [ ] 2012 (as amended, supplemented, restated, novated or modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among NCL Corporation Ltd., a Bermuda company (the “ Company ”), Breakaway Four, Ltd., a Bermuda company (the “ Borrower ”), the Lenders from time to time party thereto, KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH as Facility Agent, Collateral Agent, CIRR Agent (in such capacity, the “ CIRR Agent ”) and Hermes Agent, and the other parties thereto. Capitalized terms defined in the Credit Agreement and not otherwise defined herein are used herein as therein defined.

1. I am a duly elected, qualified and acting senior financial officer of the Company.

2. I have reviewed and am familiar with the contents of this Certificate. I am providing this Certificate solely in my capacity as an officer of the Company. The matters set forth herein are true to the best of my knowledge after diligent inquiry.

3. I have reviewed the terms of the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents and have made or caused to be made under my supervision, a review in reasonable detail of the transactions and financial condition of the Company during the accounting period covered by the financial statements true and correct copies of which are attached hereto as ANNEX 1 (the “ Financial Statements ”). The Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Credit Agreement.

4. Attached hereto as ANNEX 2 are the computations showing (in reasonable detail) compliance with the covenants specified therein. All such computations are true and correct.

[5. On the date hereof, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.] 1

 

1  

If any Default or Event of Default exists, include a description thereof, specifying the nature and extent thereof (in reasonable detail).


 

Exhibit M

Page 2

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed this Certificate on behalf of the Company this      day of             .

 

NCL CORPORATION LTD.
By  

 

  Name:
  Title:


ANNEX 1 to       

Compliance Certificate

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


ANNEX 2 to       

Compliance Certificate

COMPLIANCE WORKSHEET

The calculations described herein is as of                  ,          (the “Computation Date”) and pertains to the period from                  ,          to                  ,          (the “Test Period”).

Part A. Free Liquidity

 

1.   Aggregate Cash Balance on the Computation Date.   $____________
2.   Commitments under the Credit Agreement or other amounts available on the Computation Date for drawing under the revolving or other credit facilities of the NCLC Group, which remain undrawn, could be drawn for general working capital purposes or other general corporate purposes and would not, if drawn, be repayable within six months.   $____________
3.   Item 1 plus Item 2   $____________
4.   Is Item 3 equal to or greater than [*] pursuant to Section 10.06 of the Credit Agreement?   YES/NO

 

Part B. Total Net Funded Debt to Total Capitalization

 

1.

  Indebtedness for Borrowed Money of the NCLC Group on the Computation Date.   $____________

2.

  The amount of any Indebtedness for Borrowed Money of any person which is not a member of the NCLC Group but which is guaranteed by a member of the NCLC Group on the Computation Date.   $____________

3.

  Cash Balance on the Computation Date.   $____________

4.

  Item 1 plus Item 2 minus Item 3 2   $____________

5.

  Total Capitalization on the Computation Date   $____________

6.

  Total Net Funded Debt to Total Capitalization Ratio [*] on the Computation Date.   [*]

7.

  The maximum Total Net Funded Debt to Total Capitalization Ratio pursuant to Section 10.07 of the Credit Agreement:   [*]

 

2  

Any Commitments under the Credit Agreement and other amounts available for drawing under other revolving or other credit facilities of the NCLC Group which remain undrawn shall not be counted as cash or indebtedness for the purposes of this calculation.


 

Exhibit M

Page 2

 

Part C. Collateral Maintenance

 

1.   Outstanding principal amount of Loans on the Computation Date.    $____________
2.   Vessel Value.    $____________
3.   Minimum Vessel Value for the Vessel permitted pursuant to Section 10.08 of the Credit Agreement.    [*]
4.   Is Item 2 equal to or greater than Item 3 pursuant to Section 10.08 of the Credit Agreement?    YES/NO            

 

Part D. Consolidated EBITDA to Consolidated Debt Service

 

1.

 

Consolidated Net Income from the Parent’s operations for the Test Period.

   $____________

2.

  Aggregate amounts deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income for the Test Period in respect of gains and losses from the sale of assets or reserves relating thereto, Consolidated Interest Expense, depreciation and amortization, impairment charges and any other non-cash charges and deferred income tax expense for the Test Period.    $____________

3.

  Item 1 plus Item 2    $____________

4.

  Consolidated Debt Service for the Test Period.    $____________

5.

  Consolidated EBITDA to Consolidated Debt Service Ratio [*] on the Computation Date.    [*]                      

6.

  The minimum Consolidated EBITDA to Consolidated Debt Service Ratio pursuant to Section 10.09 of the Credit Agreement:    [*]                      

7.

  Aggregate Cash Balance on the Computation Date.    $____________

8.

  Commitments under the Credit Agreement or other amounts available on the Computation Date for drawing under the revolving or other credit facilities of the NCLC Group, which remain undrawn, could be drawn for general working capital purposes or other general corporate purposes and would not, if drawn, be repayable within six months.    $____________


 

Exhibit M

Page 3

 

9.

  Item 7 plus Item 8      $____________   

10.

  Is (x) Item 9 for the NCLC Group equal to or greater than [*] at all times during the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ending at the end of the Test Period or (y) Item 5 greater than or equal to Item 6 pursuant to Section 10.09 of the Credit Agreement?      YES/NO               


EXHIBIT O

Dated [ ] 2012

HULL NO. [*]

FORM OF

ASSIGNMENT OF MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS

between

BREAKAWAY FOUR, LTD.

as Borrower

and

KFW IPEX-BANK GMBH

as Collateral Agent


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

          Page  

1.

  

INTERPRETATION

     1   

2.

  

COVENANT TO PAY

     4   

3.

  

LEGAL ASSIGNMENT

     4   

4.

  

THE CONTRACT

     5   

5.

  

CONTINUING SECURITY

     6   

6.

  

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

     8   

7.

  

UNDERTAKINGS

     10   

8.

  

FURTHER ASSURANCE

     10   

9.

  

ENFORCEMENT OF SECURITY

     11   

10.

  

RECEIVERS

     12   

11.

  

APPLICATION OF PROCEEDS

     12   

12.

  

POWER OF ATTORNEY

     12   

13.

  

RELEASE OF THE SECURITY

     12   

14.

  

PAYMENTS

     13   

15.

  

WAIVERS AND REMEDIES

     13   

16.

  

ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS

     13   

17.

  

ASSIGNMENT

     15   

18.

  

NOTICES

     15   

19.

  

GOVERNING LAW

     16   

20.

  

COUNTERPARTS AND EFFECTIVENESS

     17   

SCHEDULE 1 FORM OF NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT

     18   

SCHEDULE 2 FORM OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF ASSIGNMENT

     21   

SCHEDULE 3 FORM OF MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT

     23   


THIS ASSIGNMENT is dated [ ] 2012

BETWEEN:

 

(1) BREAKAWAY FOUR, LTD. , a Bermuda company with its registered office as of the date hereof at Cumberland House, 9th Floor, 1 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM11, Bermuda (the “ Borrower ”); and

 

(2) KFW IPEX-BANK GMBH, as collateral agent for and on behalf of the Secured Creditors (the “ Collateral Agent ”, which expression includes any person which is for the time being a collateral agent for the Secured Creditors for the purposes of this Assignment).

RECITALS

 

(A) The Lenders are willing to make a loan facility available to the Borrower on the terms and subject to the conditions set out in the Credit Agreement, on condition that the Borrower enters into this Assignment as security for its obligations and Liabilities as Borrower under or in relation to the Credit Documents.

 

(B) The Board of Directors of the Borrower is satisfied that the Borrower is entering into this Assignment for the purposes of its business and that its doing so benefits the Borrower.

 

(C) The Borrower and the Collateral Agent intend this Assignment to take effect as a deed.

 

(D) The Collateral Agent holds the benefit of this Assignment on trust for itself for the Secured Creditors on the terms of the Credit Agreement and the Security Trust Deed.

 

1. INTERPRETATION

 

1.1 Definitions

In this Assignment the following terms have the meanings given to them in this Clause.

Acknowledgment of Assignment ” means a duly completed acknowledgement of assignment in the form set out in Schedule 2 ( Form of Acknowledgement of Assignment ) or in such other form as may be approved by the Collateral Agent.

Agreed Rate ” means the rate specified in section 2.06(b) and 2.06(c) ( Interest ) of the Credit Agreement.

Assigned Rights ” means the Borrower’s rights, title, interest and benefits in, to and in respect of the Management Agreements.

Credit Agreement ” means the €590,478,870 credit agreement dated on or about the date hereof between, inter alia , the Parent, the Borrower, the Lenders (as defined therein), and KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH as Facility Agent, Collateral Agent, CIRR Agent, Bookrunner, Hermes Agent and Initial Mandated Lead Arranger (each as defined therein).


Credit Agreement Obligations ” means “Credit Document Obligations” as defined in the Credit Agreement.

Event of Default ” means an “Event of Default” as defined in the Credit Agreement.

Lender Creditors ” means the Agents and the Lenders.

Liability ” means any liability for the payment of money, whether in respect of principal, interest or otherwise, whether actual or contingent, whether owed jointly or severally and whether owed as principal or surety or in any other capacity.

Management Agreements ” means any agreements substantially in the form of Schedule 3 ( Form of Management Agreement ) or otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Facility Agent (as modified, supplemented or amended from time to time), entered into by the Borrower with the Manager or such other commercial manager and/or a technical manager with respect to the management of the Vessel, in each case which manager shall be reasonably acceptable to the Facility Agent (it being understood that NCL (Bahamas) Ltd. is acceptable).

Manager ” means the company providing commercial and technical management and crewing services for the Vessel pursuant to the Management Agreements, which is presently contemplated to be NCL (Bahamas) Ltd., a company organised and existing under the laws of Bermuda.

Notice of Assignment ” means a duly completed notice of assignment in the form set out in Schedule 1 ( Form of Notice of Assignment ) or in such other form as may be approved by the Collateral Agent.

Other Creditors ” means each Lender or any affiliate thereof with which the Borrower and/or the Parent may at any time and from time to time after the date hereof enter into, or guaranty the obligations of one or more of its Subsidiaries under one or more Interest Rate Protection Agreements or Other Hedging Agreements (even if the respective Lender subsequently ceases to be a Lender under the Credit Agreement for any reason), together with such Lender’s or affiliate’s successors and assigns, if any.

Parent ” means NCL Corporation Ltd., a Bermuda company.

Receiver ” means a receiver and manager or any other receiver (whether appointed pursuant to this Assignment, pursuant to any statute, by a court or otherwise) of any of the Assigned Rights.

Secured Creditors ” means the Lender Creditors and the Other Creditors.

Secured Obligations ” means the Credit Agreement Obligations and the Other Obligations.

Security ” means the security created by this Assignment.

 

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Security Period ” means the period beginning on the date of this Assignment and ending on the date upon which the Collateral Agent is satisfied that:

 

  (a) none of the Secured Creditors is under any obligation (whether actual or contingent) to make advances or provide other financial accommodation to the Borrower under any of the Credit Documents; and

 

  (b) all Secured Obligations have been unconditionally and irrevocably paid and discharged in full (other than (i) contingent obligations for which no claim has been made and (ii) indemnities, expense reimbursements or any other contingent liabilities that expressly survive the termination of the Credit Agreement).

Security Trust Deed ” means the security trust deed dated on or about the date hereof between, inter alia , the Collateral Agent as security trustee, the Facility Agent and the Lenders.

 

1.2 Continuing Event of Default

An Event of Default shall be regarded as continuing if (a) the circumstances constituting such event continue and (b) such Event of Default has not been waived in accordance with the terms of the Credit Documents.

 

1.3 Defined Terms

Unless this Assignment provides otherwise, a term which is defined (or expressed to be subject to a particular construction) in the Credit Agreement shall have the same meaning (or be subject to the same construction) in this Assignment.

 

1.4 References to Agreements

Unless otherwise stated, any reference in this Assignment to any agreement or document (including any reference to this Assignment or any other Credit Document) shall be construed as a reference to:

 

  (a) such agreement or document as amended, varied, novated or supplemented from time to time;

 

  (b) any other agreement or document whereby such agreement or document is so amended, varied, novated or supplemented; and

 

  (c) any other agreement or document entered into pursuant to or in accordance with such agreement or document.

 

1.5 Certificates

A certificate of any Secured Creditor as to the amount of any Secured Obligation owed to it shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and amount of such Secured Obligation.

 

1.6 Statutes

Any reference in this Assignment to a statute or statutory provision shall, unless the contrary is indicated, be construed as a reference to such statute or statutory provision as the same shall have been or may be amended or re-enacted.

 

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1.7 Implied Covenants

The following provisions of the Law of Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1994 will not apply to Clause 3.1 ( Assignment ) or Clause 3.2 ( Notice of Assignment ):

 

  (a) the words “other than any charges, encumbrances or rights which that person does not and could not reasonably be expected to know about” in Section 3(1);

 

  (b) the words “except to the extent that” and all the words thereafter in Section 3(2); and

 

  (c) Section 6(2).

 

1.8 Third Party Rights

It is intended that with the consent of the Collateral Agent each of the other Secured Creditors shall be able to enforce the provisions of Clause 16.4 ( Currency Indemnity ) (which can be amended with the consent of the Collateral Agent but without the consent of the other Secured Creditors), but otherwise a person which is not a party to this Assignment shall have no rights to enforce the provisions of this Assignment other than those it would have had if the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 had not come into effect.

 

1.9 Clause and Schedule Headings

Clause and Schedule headings are for ease of reference only and shall not affect the construction of this Assignment.

 

2. COVENANT TO PAY

 

2.1 Covenant to Pay

The Borrower agrees that promptly on demand of the Collateral Agent it will pay to the Collateral Agent any Secured Obligation which is due but unpaid.

 

2.2 Interest

Any Secured Obligation which is owed by the Borrower under this Assignment and is not paid when due shall bear interest at the Agreed Rate from the due date until the date on which such Secured Obligation is unconditionally and irrevocably paid in full and such interest shall accrue from day to day (after as well as before judgment) and be payable by the Borrower on demand of the Collateral Agent.

 

3. LEGAL ASSIGNMENT

 

3.1 Assignment

The Borrower hereby assigns with full title guarantee the Assigned Rights to the Collateral Agent to hold the same on behalf of the Secured Creditors on the terms set out in the Security Trust Deed as security for the payment and discharge of the Secured Obligations.

 

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3.2 Non-Assignable Rights

The Borrower declares that to the extent that any right, title, interest or benefit described in Clause 3.1 ( Assignment ) is for any reason not effectively assigned pursuant to Clause 3.1 ( Assignment ) for whatever reason, it shall:

 

  (a) hold the benefit of the same on trust for the Collateral Agent as security for the payment and discharge of the Secured Obligations; and

 

  (b) promptly upon becoming aware of the same, notify the Collateral Agent of the same and the reasons therefore and thereafter take such steps as the Collateral Agent may reasonably require to remove such prohibition or other reason for such incapacity.

 

3.3 Notice of Assignment

 

  (a) As soon as practicable after the execution of this Assignment, the Borrower shall deliver to each Manager under each of the Management Agreements as of the date hereof (if any), a Notice of Assignment and if the Collateral Agent so requests the Borrower shall countersign such Notice of Assignment.

 

  (b) As soon as practicable after the execution of any Management Agreement entered into after the date of this Assignment, the Borrower shall deliver to each Manager, a Notice of Assignment in respect of such Management Agreement.

 

3.4 Acknowledgment of Assignment

The Borrower shall use commercially reasonable efforts to procure that as soon as practicable after it receives a Notice of Assignment, the Manager shall deliver to the Collateral Agent an Acknowledgment of Assignment in substantially the form attached hereto or otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent.

 

4. THE CONTRACT

 

4.1 No Dealings with the Management Agreements

The Borrower acknowledges that at all times during the Security Period and other than as expressly set out below, it shall not (nor shall it be entitled to):

 

  (i) during the continuance of an Event of Default, receive any sum from time to time payable to the Borrower under or in respect of the Management Agreements;

 

  (ii) agree to any waiver or amendment of or supplement to the terms of any Management Agreement other than any waiver, amendment or supplement (i) advised by the Borrower’s tax counsel, (ii) of a technical nature or (iii) deemed necessary by the parties to the Management Agreement to reflect the prevailing circumstances, provided that in each case, the prior written consent of the Collateral Agent shall be required for any such amendment, waiver or supplement that (x) is materially adverse to the interests of the Collateral Agent in the Security or the Assigned Rights or (y) adversely affects the ability of the Borrower to perform its obligations under the Credit Documents;

 

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  (iii) terminate, or allow to be terminated, any Management Agreement unless replaced by a Management Agreement or Management Agreements, as the case may be, reasonably acceptable to the Facility Agent; or

 

  (iv) assign or charge any Management Agreement or any of the Assigned Rights.

 

4.2 Performance of Obligations

The Borrower shall take, or cause to be taken, all steps reasonably required by the Collateral Agent to preserve or protect its interests and the interests of the Collateral Agent in the Management Agreements and shall diligently pursue any remedies available to it in respect of any breaches or claims of any party in connection with the Management Agreements which are necessary to preserve, protect and enforce the interests of the Collateral Agent in the Management Agreements.

 

5. CONTINUING SECURITY

 

5.1 Continuing and Independent Security

This Assignment shall constitute and be continuing security which shall not be released or discharged by any intermediate payment or settlement of all or any of the Secured Obligations, shall continue in full force and effect until the end of the Security Period and is in addition to and independent of, and shall not prejudice or merge with, any other security (or any right of set-off) which the Collateral Agent may have at any time for the Secured Obligations or any of them.

 

5.2 New Accounts

If the Collateral Agent receives notice of any security created or arising during the Security Period in respect of the Management Agreements or any of the Assigned Rights, or following the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default makes demand of the Parent or the Borrower for payment of any or all of the Secured Obligations:

 

  (a) the Collateral Agent may open a new account or accounts in respect of any or all of the Secured Obligations (and if it does not do so it shall be treated as if it had done so at the time it received such notice or made such demand); and

 

  (b) thereafter any amounts paid by the Parent or the Borrower to the Collateral Agent in respect of the Secured Obligations, or realised or recovered by the Collateral Agent under this Assignment, shall be credited (or be treated as having been credited) to a new account and not as having been applied in or towards payment of all or any of the Secured Obligations.

 

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5.3 Avoidance of Payments

Where any release, discharge or other arrangement in respect of any Secured Obligation or any security the Collateral Agent may have for such Secured Obligation is given or made in reliance on any payment or other disposition which is avoided or must be repaid in an insolvency, liquidation or otherwise, and whether or not the Collateral Agent has conceded or compromised any claim that any such payment or other disposition will or should be avoided or repaid, this Assignment and the Security shall continue as if such release, discharge or other arrangement had not been given or made.

 

5.4 Immediate Recourse

Neither the Collateral Agent nor any other Secured Creditor shall be obliged before exercising any of the rights conferred on it or them by this Assignment or by law to seek to recover amounts due from the Parent or to exercise or enforce any other rights or security it or they may have or hold in respect of the Secured Obligations.

 

5.5 Waiver of Defences

Neither the obligations of the Borrower under this Assignment nor the Security and the rights, powers and remedies conferred on the Collateral Agent by this Assignment or by law, shall be discharged, impaired or otherwise affected by:

 

  (a) the winding-up, dissolution, administration or reorganisation of the Borrower or any other person or any change in the status, function, control or ownership of the Borrower or any such person;

 

  (b) any of the Secured Obligations or any other security held by the Collateral Agent in respect thereof being or becoming illegal, invalid, unenforceable or ineffective in any respect;

 

  (c) any time or other indulgence being granted or agreed to with the Borrower or any other person in respect of the Secured Obligations or any of them or in respect of any other security held by the Collateral Agent in respect thereof;

 

  (d) any amendment to, or any variation, waiver or release of, the Secured Obligations or any of them or any other security, guarantee or indemnity held by the Collateral Agent in respect thereof;

 

  (e) any total or partial failure to take or perfect any security proposed to be taken in respect of the Secured Obligations or any of them;

 

  (f) any total or partial failure to realise the value of, or any release, discharge, exchange or substitution of, any other security, guarantee or indemnity held by the Collateral Agent in respect of the Secured Obligations or any of them; or

 

  (g) any other act, event or omission which might operate to discharge, impair or otherwise affect the obligations of the Borrower under this Assignment, the Security or any of the rights, powers and remedies conferred on the Collateral Agent by this Assignment or by law.

 

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5.6 Appropriation

Neither the Collateral Agent nor any other Secured Creditor shall be obliged to apply any sums held or received by it in respect of the Secured Obligations in or towards payment of the Secured Obligations and any such sum shall be held by or paid to the Collateral Agent for application pursuant to the terms of this Assignment, until the earlier of:

 

  (a) the date on which such monies are sufficient to satisfy the Secured Obligations in full and any money so applied could not be the subject of any clawback or similar circumstance; and

 

  (b) the date on which the Security has been enforced in full and all other remedies that the Collateral Agent may have under or in connection with the Credit Documents in all relevant jurisdictions have been exhausted.

 

6. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

The Borrower makes the representations and warranties set out in Clauses 6.1 ( Entity Status ) to 6.8 ( Contract Terms ). The Borrower acknowledges that the Collateral Agent has entered into this Assignment in reliance on those representations and warranties.

 

6.1 Entity Status

The Borrower (i) is a Person duly organized, constituted and validly existing (or the functional equivalent) under the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation, has the capacity to sue and be sued in its own name and the power to own and charge its assets and carry on its business as it is now being conducted and (ii) is duly qualified and is authorized to do business and is in good standing (or the functional equivalent) in each jurisdiction where the ownership, leasing or operation of its property or the conduct of its business requires such qualifications except for failures to be so qualified or authorized or in good standing which, either individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

6.2 Power and Authority

The Borrower has the power to enter into and perform this Assignment and the transactions contemplated hereby and has taken all necessary action to authorize the entry into and performance of this Assignment and such transactions. This Assignment constitutes legal, valid and binding obligations of the Borrower enforceable in accordance with its terms and in entering into this Assignment and borrowing the Loans, the Borrower is acting on its own account.

 

6.3 Form of Documentation

This Assignment is in proper legal form (under the laws of England, the Bahamas, Bermuda and each other jurisdiction where the Vessel is flagged or where the Borrower is domiciled) for the enforcement thereof under such laws. To ensure the legality, validity, enforceability or admissibility in evidence of this Assignment in England, the Bahamas and/or Bermuda it is not necessary that this Assignment be

 

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filed or recorded with any court or other authority in England, the Bahamas and Bermuda, except as have been made, or will be made, in accordance with Section 5, 6, 7 and 8 of the Credit Agreement, as applicable.

 

6.4 No Deductions or Withholdings

All amounts payable by the Borrower hereunder may be made free and clear of and without deduction or withholding for or on account of any Taxation in the Borrower’s jurisdiction.

 

6.5 No Filing or Stamp Taxes

It is not necessary that this Assignment be filed, recorded or enrolled with any court or other authority in England (or any other applicable jurisdiction) except as have been made or will be made in accordance with the Credit Agreement, or that any stamp, registration or similar tax be paid on or in relation to this Assignment save (i) to the extent that it may be regarded as constituting a charge over book debts and thus as registrable under the Companies Act 2006 and (ii) recording taxes which have been or will be paid as and to the extent due.

 

6.6 No Adverse Interests

Subject only to the Security and as otherwise contemplated under the Credit Agreement, no person other than the Borrower has any legal or beneficial interest (or any right to claim any such interest) in the Assigned Rights or any part thereof and the Borrower has not received notice of any such claim.

 

6.7 No Disposals

Save as permitted by the Credit Agreement or this Assignment it has not transferred, mortgaged, charged or otherwise disposed of (or agreed to transfer, charge or otherwise dispose of), whether by way of security or otherwise, the benefit of all or any of the Assigned Rights.

 

6.8 Contract Terms

The terms of the Management Agreements do not restrict or otherwise limit its right to transfer, charge or assign any of the Assigned Rights pursuant to this Assignment.

 

6.9 Repetition

The representations and warranties set out in this Clause 6:

 

  (a) shall survive the execution of each Credit Document and each Borrowing under the Credit Agreement; and

 

  (b) are made on the date of this Assignment and are deemed to be repeated on each date during the Security Period with reference to the facts and circumstances then existing.

 

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7. UNDERTAKINGS

 

7.1 Authorisations

The Borrower shall obtain, comply with the terms of and do all that is necessary to maintain in full force and effect all authorisations, approvals, licences and consents required in or by the laws of England and any other applicable jurisdiction to enable it lawfully to enter into and perform its obligations under this Assignment and to ensure the legality, validity, enforceability or admissibility in evidence in England and any other applicable jurisdiction of this Assignment.

 

7.2 No Action

The Borrower shall not take any action which would cause any of the representations made in Clause 6 ( Representations and Warranties ) to be untrue in any material respect at any time during the Security Period.

 

7.3 Notification of Misrepresentation

The Borrower shall notify the Collateral Agent of the occurrence of any event which results in or may reasonably be expected to result in any of the representations made in Clause 6 ( Representations and Warranties ) being untrue in any material respect when made or when deemed to be repeated.

 

7.4 Information

The Borrower shall provide the Collateral Agent with such reports and other information regarding the Management Agreements as the Collateral Agent may from time to time reasonably request.

 

7.5 Delivery of Cash

Following the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, the Borrower shall promptly deliver all cash, proceeds, cheques, drafts, orders and other instruments for the payment of money received on account of any of the Management Agreements in the form received (properly endorsed, but without recourse, for collection where required) to the Collateral Agent and shall not commingle any such collections or proceeds with its other funds or property and shall hold the same upon an express trust for and on behalf of the Collateral Agent until delivered.

 

7.6 Delivery of Notices

The Borrower shall promptly deliver a copy of any notice or other correspondence received by it in connection with any of the Management Agreements to the Collateral Agent if such notice or correspondence has had or could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the value of such Management Agreement.

 

8. FURTHER ASSURANCE

The Borrower shall from time to time and at its own expense give all such assurances and do all such things as the Collateral Agent may reasonably require or consider

 

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desirable to enable the Collateral Agent to perfect, preserve or protect the security created or intended to be created by this Assignment or to exercise any of the rights conferred on it by this Assignment or by law and to that intent the Borrower shall execute all such instruments, deeds and agreements and give all such notices and directions as the Collateral Agent may consider necessary.

 

9. ENFORCEMENT OF SECURITY

 

9.1 Security Enforceable

The Security shall become immediately enforceable if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

 

9.2 Enforcement

Following the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, the Collateral Agent may in its absolute discretion enforce all or any part of the Security and exercise any of the rights conferred on it by this Assignment or by law at such times and in such manner as it thinks fit.

 

9.3 Power of Sale

Following the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, the Collateral Agent may (without notice to the Borrower) sell or otherwise dispose of the Assigned Rights and shall be entitled to apply the proceeds of such sale or other disposal in paying the costs of such sale or disposal and thereafter in or towards the discharge of the Secured Obligations or otherwise as provided for in this Assignment.

 

9.4 Statutory Powers

For the purposes of all powers implied by statute the Secured Obligations shall be deemed to have become due and payable on the date of this Assignment.

 

9.5 Law of Property Act

Sections 93 and 103 of the Law of Property Act 1925 shall not apply to this Assignment or to any exercise by the Collateral Agent of its right to consolidate mortgages or its power of sale.

 

9.6 Realisation Accounts

If the Collateral Agent enforces the Security (whether by appointment of a Receiver or otherwise), the Collateral Agent may open and maintain with such financial institutions as it thinks fit one or more realisation accounts and pay any moneys it holds or receives under or pursuant to this Assignment into any such realisation account pending the application of such moneys pursuant to Clause 11 ( Application of Proceeds ).

 

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10. RECEIVERS

 

10.1 Appointment of Receivers

At any time after the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, or if the Borrower requests it to do so, the Collateral Agent may by a written instrument and without notice to the Borrower appoint one or more persons as Receiver of all or any part of the Assigned Rights, each such person being entitled to act individually as well as jointly and being for all purposes the agent of the Borrower.

 

10.2 Powers of a Receiver

In addition to the powers conferred on the Collateral Agent by this Assignment, each Receiver appointed pursuant to Clause 10.1 ( Appointment of Receivers ) shall have in relation to the Assigned Rights in respect of which such Receiver was appointed all the powers conferred by the Law of Property Act 1925 (as extended by this Assignment) on a Receiver appointed under that Act.

 

11. APPLICATION OF PROCEEDS

Any moneys held or received by the Collateral Agent under this Assignment shall be applied by the Collateral Agent in or towards the discharge of the Secured Obligations in accordance with the provisions of the Credit Agreement.

 

12. POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

12.1 Appointment

By way of security for the performance of its obligations under this Assignment, the Borrower hereby irrevocably appoints each of the Collateral Agent and its delegates and sub delegates to be its attorney acting severally (or jointly with any other such attorney or attorneys) and on its behalf and in its name or otherwise to do any and every thing which the Borrower is obliged to do under the terms of this Assignment or which such attorney considers necessary or desirable in order to enable the Collateral Agent or such attorney to exercise the rights conferred on it by this Assignment or by law. Provided always that such power shall not be exercisable by or on behalf of the Collateral Agent until the occurrence of an Event of Default which is continuing.

 

12.2 Ratification

The Borrower hereby ratifies and confirms and agrees to ratify and confirm whatever any attorney appointed under this Assignment shall do in its capacity as such.

 

13. RELEASE OF THE SECURITY

After the end of the Security Period or otherwise in accordance with Section 14.21 ( Release of Liens and the Parent Guaranty; Flag Jurisdiction Transfer ) of the Credit Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall, at the request and cost of the Borrower, execute all such documents and do all such other things as may be required to release the Security, in each case without recourse to or any representation or warranty by or from the Collateral Agent.

 

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14. PAYMENTS

 

14.1 Grossing Up

All payments by the Borrower under this Assignment shall be made without any deductions and free and clear of, and without deduction for or on account of, tax except, in the latter case, to the extent that the Borrower is required by law to make payment subject to tax. If any tax or amounts in respect of tax must be deducted, or any other deductions must be made, from any amounts payable or paid by the Borrower, or paid or payable by the Collateral Agent to any Secured Creditor, under this Assignment, the Borrower shall pay such additional amounts as may be necessary to ensure that the relevant Secured Creditor receives a net amount equal to the full amount which it would have received had payment not been made subject to tax.

 

14.2 Payments without Set-off

Any payment made by the Borrower under this Assignment shall be made free and clear of and without any deduction for or on account of any set-off or counterclaim.

 

14.3 Manner of Payment

Each payment made by the Borrower under this Assignment shall be paid in the manner in which payments are to be made by the Borrower under the Credit Agreement.

 

15. WAIVERS AND REMEDIES

No failure by the Collateral Agent to exercise, nor any delay by the Collateral Agent in exercising, any right or remedy under this Assignment shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or remedy prevent any further or other exercise thereof or the exercise of any other such right or remedy.

 

16. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS

 

16.1 Partial Invalidity

If at any time any provision of this Assignment is or becomes illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any respect or any of the Security is or becomes ineffective in any respect under the law of any jurisdiction, such illegality, invalidity, unenforceability or ineffectiveness shall not affect:

 

  (a) the legality, validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Assignment or the effectiveness in any other respect of the Security under such law; or

 

  (b) the legality, validity or enforceability of such provision or the effectiveness of the Security under the law of any other jurisdiction.

 

16.2 Potentially Avoided Payments

If the Collateral Agent determines that an amount paid to a Secured Creditor under any Credit Document is being avoided or otherwise set aside on the liquidation or administration of the person by whom such amount was paid, then for the purposes of this Assignment, such amount shall be regarded as not having been paid.

 

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16.3 Currency Conversion

If necessary to apply any sum held or received by the Collateral Agent in or towards payment of the Secured Obligations, the Collateral Agent may purchase an amount in another currency and the rate of exchange to be applied shall be that at which, at such time as it considers appropriate, the Collateral Agent is able to effect such purchase.

 

16.4 Currency Indemnity

If for the purposes of obtaining judgment in any court it is necessary to convert a sum due from the Borrower hereunder in the currency expressed to be payable herein (the “ specified currency ”) into another currency, the parties hereto agree, to the fullest extent that they may effectively do so, that the rate of exchange used shall be that at which in accordance with normal banking procedures the Collateral Agent could purchase the specified currency with such other currency on the Business Day preceding that on which final judgment is given. The obligations of the Borrower in respect of any sum due to the Collateral Agent hereunder shall, notwithstanding any judgment in a currency other than the specified currency, be discharged only to the extent that on the Business Day following receipt by the Collateral Agent of any sum adjudged to be so due in such other currency the Collateral Agent may in accordance with normal banking procedures purchase the specified currency with such other currency; if the amount of the specified currency so purchased is less than the sum originally due to the Collateral Agent in the specified currency, the Borrower agrees, to the fullest extent that it may effectively do so, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify the Collateral Agent against such loss, and if the amount of the specified currency so purchased exceeds the sum originally due to the Collateral Agent in the specified currency, the Collateral Agent agrees to remit such excess to the Borrower.

 

16.5 Rights Cumulative

The rights and remedies provided by this Assignment are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law.

 

16.6 Collateral Agent in Possession

The Collateral Agent shall not by reason of its taking any action permitted by this Assignment or its taking possession of all or any of the Assigned Rights be liable to account as mortgagee in possession or, other than as expressly stated in the Security Trust Deed, be liable for any loss on realisation or for any default or omission for which a mortgagee in possession might be liable.

 

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17. ASSIGNMENT

 

17.1 The Borrower’s Rights

The rights of the Borrower under this Assignment are not assignable or transferable and the Borrower agrees that it will not purport to assign all or any such rights except as provided under the Credit Agreement.

 

17.2 The Collateral Agent’s Rights

 

  (a) The rights of the Collateral Agent under this Assignment are assignable in whole or in part without the consent of the Borrower except as provided under the Credit Agreement.

 

  (b) The Collateral Agent may not resign except in accordance with the terms of the Security Trust Deed.

 

18. NOTICES

 

18.1 Communications in Writing

Each communication to be made under this Assignment shall be made in writing and, unless otherwise stated, may be made by fax, electronic mail or letter.

 

18.2 Contact Details

For the purposes of any notice, request, demand or any communication sent in accordance with Clause 18.1 ( Communications in writing ) the contact details of each of the parties are as follows:

 

  (a) to the Collateral Agent:

Palmengartenstrasse 5-9

60325 Frankfurt am Main

Germany

Attention: Ship Finance, X2a4, Claudia Wenzel

Fax: +49 69 7431 3768

E-mail: claudia.wenzel@kfw.de

 

  (b) to the Borrower:

7665 Corporate Center Drive

Miami, Florida 33126

USA

Attention: Chief Financial Officer and General Counsel

Fax: +1 305-436-4117

E-mail: dfarkas@ncl.com

hflanders@ncl.com

 

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with copies to:

Apollo Management, L.P.

9 West 57 th Street

New York, New York 10019

Attention: Steve Martinez

Fax: +1 212-515-3288

Email: martinez@apollolp.com

and

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10019-6064

Attention: Brad J. Finkelstein

Fax: +1 212-492-0074

Email: bfinkelstein@paulweiss.com

or to such other address and/or number as is notified in writing by a party to the other parties under this Assignment.

 

18.3 Delivery of Notices

All notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing (including telexed, telegraphic, telecopier or electronic (unless and until notified to the contrary) communication) and mailed, telexed, telecopied, delivered or electronic mailed at the address specified in Clause 18.2 ( Contact Details ); provided that, with respect to all notices and other communication made by electronic mail or other electronic means, the Collateral Agent and the Borrower agree that they (x) shall notify each other in writing of their electronic mail address and/or any other information required to enable the sending and receipt of information by that means and (y) shall notify each other of any change to their address or any other such information supplied by them. All such notices and communications shall, (i) when mailed, be effective three Business Days after being deposited in the mails, prepaid and properly addressed for delivery, (ii) when sent by overnight courier, be effective one Business Day after delivery to the overnight courier prepaid and properly addressed for delivery on such next Business Day, (iii) when sent by telex or telecopier, be effective when sent by telex or telecopier, except that notices and communications to the Collateral Agent shall not be effective until received by the Collateral Agent, or (iv) when electronic mailed, be effective only when actually received in readable form and in the case of any electronic communication made by the Borrower to the Collateral Agent, only if it is addressed in such a manner as the Collateral Agent shall specify for this purpose.

 

19. GOVERNING LAW

 

  (a) This Assignment and any non-contractual obligations arising out of or in connection with it shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English law.

 

  (b)

The courts of England have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute arising out of or in connection with this Assignment (including a dispute relating to the existence, validity or termination of this Assignment or any non-contractual

 

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  obligation arising out of or in connection with this Assignment ) (a “ Dispute ”). The parties hereto agree that the courts of England are the most appropriate and convenient courts to settle disputes and accordingly no party hereto will argue to the contrary. This Clause 19 is for the benefit of the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Secured Creditors. As a result, it shall not be prevented from taking proceedings relating to a dispute in any other courts with jurisdiction. To the extent allowed by law, the Collateral Agent may take concurrent proceedings in any number of jurisdictions.

 

  (c) Without prejudice to any other mode of service allowed under any relevant law, the Borrower: (i) irrevocably appoints EC3 Services Limited at The St Botolph Building, 138 Houndsditch, London EC3A 7AR as its agent for service of process in relation to any proceedings before the English courts in connection with any credit document and (ii) agrees that failure by an agent for service of process to notify the relevant credit party of the process will not invalidate the proceedings concerned. If any person appointed as an agent for service of process is unable for any reason to act as agent for service of process, the Borrower must immediately (and in any event within five days of such event taking place) appoint another agent on terms acceptable to the Collateral Agent. Failing this, the Collateral Agent may appoint another agent for this purpose.

 

  (d) Each party to this Assignment expressly agrees and consents to the provisions of this Clause 19.

 

20. COUNTERPARTS AND EFFECTIVENESS

 

20.1 Counterparts

This Assignment may be executed in counterparts and such counterparts taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

20.2 Effectiveness

This Assignment shall take effect and be delivered as a deed on the date on which it is stated to be made.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF this Assignment has been executed as a deed by the Borrower and the Collateral Agent.

 

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SCHEDULE 1

FORM OF NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT

 

To:   [The Manager]
Cc:   KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH as Collateral Agent
  Palmengartenstrasse 5-9
 

60325 Frankfurt am Main

Germany

 

Attention: Finance, X2a4, Claudia Wenzel

Fax: +49 69 7431 3768

E-mail: claudia.wenzel@kfw.de

Date:   [ ]

Dear Sirs

We hereby give you notice that pursuant to an assignment agreement dated [ ] (the “ Assignment ”) and made between Breakaway Four, Ltd. (the “ Borrower ”) and KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH as Collateral Agent (the “ Collateral Agent ”), the Borrower has assigned to the Collateral Agent a first priority assignment of all of its rights, title, interests and benefits in, to or in respect of the management agreement dated [ ] between the Borrower and you, as manager in relation to the provision of commercial and technical management and crewing services for the passenger cruise ship (the “ Ship ”) with provisional hull number [*] (the “ Management Agreement ”).

With effect from your receipt of this notice we hereby give you notice that:

 

(a) following the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default (as defined in the €590,478,870 credit agreement dated on or about the date hereof between, inter alia , the Parent, the Borrower, the Lenders (as defined therein), and KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH as Facility Agent, Collateral Agent, CIRR Agent, Bookrunner, Hermes Agent and Initial Mandated Lead Arranger (each as defined therein) (the “ Credit Agreement ”)), written notice of the occurrence and continuance of such Event of Default has been delivered to you by the Collateral Agent, all payments to be made to the Borrower under or arising from the Management Agreement should be made to the Collateral Agent or to its order as it may specify in writing from time to time;

 

(b) following the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default, all remedies of the Borrower provided for in the Management Agreement or available at law or in equity shall be exercisable by the Collateral Agent;

 

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(c) following the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default, all rights of the Borrower to compel performance of the Management Agreement shall be exercisable by the Collateral Agent;

 

(d) all rights, title, interests and benefits whatsoever accruing to or for the benefit of the Borrower arising from the Management Agreement are assigned to the Collateral Agent;

 

(e) no waiver or amendment of or supplement to the terms of the Management Agreement may be made other than any waiver, amendment or supplement (i) advised by the Borrower’s tax counsel, (ii) of a technical nature or (iii) deemed necessary by the parties to the Management Agreement to reflect the prevailing circumstances to reflect the prevailing circumstances, provided that in each case, the prior written consent of the Collateral Agent shall be required for any such amendment, waiver or supplement that (x) is materially adverse to the interests of the Collateral Agent in the Security or the Assigned Rights or (y) adversely affects the ability of the Borrower to perform its obligations under the Credit Documents (as defined in the Credit Agreement);

 

(f) the Borrower has agreed not to terminate, or allow to be terminated, any Management Agreement unless replaced by a Management Agreement or Management Agreements, as the case may be, reasonably satisfactory to the Facility Agent (as defined in the Credit Agreement);

 

(g) the Collateral Agent has agreed that the Borrower may exercise all of its rights and powers under and in respect of the Management Agreement except that to the extent that the Collateral Agent notifies you in writing that an Event of Default (as referred to in the Assignment) has occurred and is continuing. Upon giving such notice, the Collateral Agent may exercise such rights and powers (to the exclusion of the Borrower) (including, without limitation, making a demand under the Management Agreement) to the extent stated in that notice and without you being under any duty or obligation to verify or make any enquiry as to whether such (or any) Event of Default has occurred;

 

(h) the Borrower has irrevocably appointed the Collateral Agent to be its attorney, upon the occurrence of and during the continuance of an Event of Default, to do (amongst other things) things which the Borrower could do in relation to the Management Agreement. Accordingly, the Borrower authorises and instructs you to comply with the terms of any written notice or instructions which you may receive from the Collateral Agent from time to time in connection with the Management Agreement without further authority or enquiry by you from the Borrower; and

 

(i) the Borrower remains liable to perform all its duties and obligations under the Management Agreement and the Collateral Agent is under no obligation of any kind under the Management Agreement nor under any liability whatsoever in the event of any failure by the Borrower to perform its obligations.

You are hereby authorised and instructed, without requiring further approval from the Borrower, to provide the Collateral Agent with such information relating to the Management Agreement as it may from time to time reasonably request and to send copies of any notices issued by you under the Management Agreement which have had or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the value of the Management Agreement or the Ship, to the Collateral Agent as well as to the Borrower.

 

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This notice of assignment shall terminate, and be of no further force and effect, upon termination of the Assignment (as notified to you by the Collateral Agent).

Please acknowledge receipt of this notice by signing and dating the acknowledgment set out on the enclosed copy and returning it to the Collateral Agent.

 

Yours faithfully

 

For and on behalf of
BREAKAWAY FOUR, LTD.

 

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SCHEDULE 2

FORM OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF ASSIGNMENT

[To be printed only on copy of the Notice of Assignment given]

 

To:   KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH as Collateral Agent
  Palmengartenstrasse 5-9
 

60325 Frankfurt am Main

Germany

 

Attention: Finance, X2a4, Claudia Wenzel

Fax: +49 69 7431 3768

E-mail: claudia.wenzel@kfw.de

Date:   [ ]

Dear Sirs

We acknowledge receipt of a notice in the terms set out above (the “ Notice ”). We accept the instructions and authorisations contained in the Notice, we undertake to act in accordance with and comply with the terms of the Notice and we confirm that we have not received notice of any previous assignments or charges of or over any of the rights, title, interests and benefits in, to or in respect of the Management Agreement and that we will comply with the terms of the Notice.

We further agree and confirm that:

 

(a) if an Event of Default (as defined in the Credit Agreement) shall have occurred and be continuing, we covenant and agree with the Collateral Agent that the Collateral Agent shall have the right to terminate the Management Agreement, as the Collateral Agent determines in its sole discretion, upon not fewer than three (3) Business Days prior written notice setting forth the effective date of such termination, without such termination giving rise to any claim by us as Manager, other than for services already rendered by us as Manager as of the effective date of such termination;

 

(b) with respect to the Ship, we agree that any lien arising in our favour under the Management Agreement is subject and subordinated in all respects to the lien of the first priority mortgage and the deed of covenants in respect of the Ship granted by the Borrower in favour of the Collateral Agent (the “ Vessel Mortgage ”), and, at the option of the Collateral Agent, foreclosure (or any similar action taken by the Collateral Agent) under the Vessel Mortgage shall terminate the Management Agreement and such liens and divest us and our submanagers of all right, title and interest in and to the Ship;

 

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(c) we will not enter into any sub-management agreement or contract out our obligations under the Management Agreement to any person without the Collateral Agent’s prior written consent, unless (i) the sub-manager executes a consent substantially identical to this consent and (ii) the sub-manager is as competent to render management services as we are; and

 

(d) we acknowledge that we shall not challenge the effectiveness of the Assignment (as defined in the Notice; capitalized terms used herein have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Notice or the Assignment, as applicable) with respect to the Management Agreement.

 

Yours faithfully
For and on behalf of

[Manager]

as Manager

By:
Date:

 

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SCHEDULE 3

FORM OF MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT

[TO BE INSERTED]

 

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SIGNATORIES

 

Signed as a deed on behalf of BREAKAWAY FOUR, LTD , a company incorporated in Bermuda, by [ full name(s) of person(s) signing ], being [a] person[s] who, in accordance with the laws of that territory, [is][are] acting under the authority of the company    
   

 

    Authorised [signatory] [signatories]
Signed as a deed on behalf of KFW IPEX-BANK GMBH , a company incorporated in Germany, by [ f ull name(s) of person(s) signing ], being [a] person[s] who, in accordance with the laws of that territory, [is][are] acting under the authority of the company    
   

 

    Authorised [signatory] [signatories]

 

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Exhibit 10.19

[*]: THE CONFIDENTIAL PORTION HAS BEEN OMITTED PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT AND THE OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE COMMISSION.

 

MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT

 

Dated June 1, 2012

  

Adapted from the:

Norwegian Shipbrokers’ Association’s Memorandum of Agreement for sale and purchase of ships adopted by the Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO) in 1956, code-name

SALEFORM 1993

Revised 1966, 1983 and 1986/7.

  

[*]

hereinafter called the “ Seller ”, has agreed to sell, and

[*]

hereinafter called the “ Buyer ”, has agreed to buy

Name: [*]

Classification Society/Class: [*]

 

Built: [*]   By: [*]
Flag: [*]   Place of Registration: [*]
Call Sign: [*]   Grt/Nrt: [*]

IMO Number: [*]

hereinafter called the “ Vessel ”, on the following terms and conditions:

Definitions

“Bareboat Charter” means the Bareboat Charter by and between the Seller and the Charterer dated [*] .

Banking days ” are days on which banks are open both in the country of the currency stipulated for the Purchase Price in Clause 1 and in the place of closing stipulated in Clause 8.

“BMA” refers to the Bahamas Maritime Authority.

“Charterer” refers to [*] .

In writing ” or “ written ” means a letter handed over from the Seller to the Buyer or vice versa, a registered letter, telex, telefax or other modern form of written communication.

Classification Society ” or “ Class ” means the Society referred to in line 4.

“CAAS” refers to [*] .

“Closing Date” means May 31, 2012 or such other date as may be agreed in writing by the Parties.

“General Assignment” means that certain General Assignment dated on or about [*] , by and between the Seller, the Charterer and CAAS.


“Norwegian Group” refers to NCL Corporation Ltd. and its subsidiaries.

“Mortgage” means that certain mortgage in respect of the Vessel executed and presently registered in favour of CAAS.

“Party” refers to each or either of the Seller and the Buyer.

“Parties” refers to collectively the Seller and the Buyer.

“Purchase Option” refers to the purchase option referred to and defined in Part I Clause 7(f) of the Bareboat Charter.

“Seller’s Account” means such bank account(s) as the Seller may designate and notify to the Buyer from time to time by not less than 5 Banking days written notice.

“Stipulated Time and Date” refers to (i) [*] (London time) or (ii) such other time and date as may be agreed in writing by the Parties.

“Transaction” refers to the purchase of the Vessel by the Buyer from the Seller.

 

1. Purchase Price

[*] provided that if the Closing Date is rescheduled by the written agreement of the Parties so that it falls on a date other than [*] , the Purchase Price shall be adjusted to conform (on a pro-rata time basis) to Appendix 1 of the Bareboat Charter and all payments under this Agreement shall be adjusted accordingly to reflect the then due amounts.

 

2. Deposit [Deleted]

As security for the correct fulfilment of this Agreement the Buyers shall pay a deposit of 10 % (ten per cent) of the Purchase Price within    banking days from the date of this Agreement. This deposit shall be placed with

and held by them in a joint account for the Sellers and the Buyers, to be released in accordance with joint written instructions of the Sellers and the Buyers. Interest, if any, to be credited to the Buyers. Any fee charged for holding the said deposit shall be borne equally by the Sellers and the Buyers.

 

3. Payment

The said Purchase Price shall be payable as follows:

1) the sum of [*] shall be paid in full free of bank charges to the Seller’s Account upon delivery on the Closing Date.

2) thererafter,

a) In the event that an initial public offering (the “IPO”) is effectuated and consummated by Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (the “IPO Issuer”) on or before [*] (the “IPO Effective Date”), the following shall apply:

(i) The Buyer shall pay to the Seller the sum of [*] of the Purchase Price within fourteen (14) days after the IPO Effective Date, plus interest which shall accrue at the rate of [*] per annum. Such interest payments shall be paid semi annually beginning six (6) months from the Closing Date. For the avoidance of doubt, in the event that an IPO is effectuated and consummated by the IPO Issuer, the Buyer shall pay all accrued and unpaid interest within fourteen (14) days after the IPO Effective Date; and

(ii) The Buyer shall pay the balance of [*] of the Purchase Price in seven (7) equal principal instalments plus interest which shall accrue at the rate of [*] per annum. Such


interest payments shall be paid semi annually beginning six (6) months from the Closing Date, Further, the principal instalment payments will be paid beginning on the one (1) year anniversary of the Closing Date and every six (6) months thereafter.

b) In the event that an IPO is not effectuated and consummated by the IPO Issuer in accordance with Sub-clause a) above, the following shall apply:

The Buyer shall pay [*] of the Purchase Price in seven (7) equal principal instalment payments beginning on the one (1) year anniversary of the Closing Date and every six (6) months thereafter. Interest on the aforesaid sum of [*] shall be calculated as follows: (A) [*] shall accrue interest at the rate of [*] per annum and (B) the remainder of the [*] (i.e. [*] ) shall accrue interest at the rate of [*] per annum. Interest payments shall be paid semi annually beginning six (6) months from the Closing Date. For interest calculation purposes, principal payments (including any prepayments) will first be applied to the [*] portion of the Purchase Price.

c) All payments by the Buyer to the Seller under this Agreement shall be made to the Seller’s Account and on a Banking day. Each payment will be made free and clear of any charges applied by the remitting bank used by the Buyer but subject to any charges applied by the Seller’s receiving bank or that bank’s US correspondent bank. The Parties will consult with each other and use their respective reasonable efforts to avoid or minimise bank charges applied to payments under this Agreement. If the due date for any payment falls on a day which is not a Banking day, the payment shall fall due and be made on the next following Banking day provided this falls in the same calendar month. If it does not, the payment shall fall due and be made on the immediately preceding Banking day.

d) If the Buyer is required to make any deduction in respect of any tax or duties (including withholding tax of any kind) in making any payment to the Seller under this Agreement, the Buyer shall as soon as possible upon knowing of such facts inform the Seller in writing. The Buyer undertakes to comply with the applicable laws in making the relevant deduction and shall provide the Seller with such written documentation in connection therewith as the Seller may reasonably require.

on delivery of the Vessel, but not later than 3 banking days after the Vessel is in every respect physically ready for delivery in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and Notice of Readiness has been given in accordance with Clause 5.

4. Inspections Conditions

a) Completion of the Transaction is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the following conditions (the “Conditions”) by the Stipulated Time and Date:

(i) the Norwegian Group obtaining unanimous approval of all required lenders under its existing credit facilities to enable completion of the sale and purchase of the Vessel under and in accordance with this Agreement; and

(ii) the Seller obtaining from its existing lenders in respect of the Vessel all necessary approvals and actions to enable completion of the sale and purchase of the Vessel under and in accordance with this Agreement, including, among other actions, on or prior to the Closing Date the discharge, deletion and release of the Mortgage, the General Assignment and all other security documents executed in connection with or in respect of the Vessel, its earnings, insurances and requisition compensation, and the discharge, re-assignment and (as the case may be) release or termination of the assignments and undertakings given and made by the Charterer in favour of the Seller’s lenders in respect of the Vessel.

b) If any of the Conditions are neither satisfied nor waived by the Stipulated Time and Date, this Agreement shall terminate and cease to have effect immediately after such time and date thereof except for:

(i) the provisions set out in Clause 4 c) below; and

(ii) any rights or liabilities that have accrued under this Agreement before its termination.


c) Clauses 10, 16, 19(ii) and 20 to 22 shall continue to have effect, notwithstanding failure to waive or satisfy the Conditions and the subsequent termination of this Agreement under Clause 4 b) above.

d) Each Party shall use all reasonable endeavours (so far as lies within its respective powers) to procure that the Conditions are satisfied as soon as possible and in any event no later than the Stipulated Time and Date.

e) The Seller may, to such extent as it thinks fit and is legally entitled to do so, waive in whole or in part any of the Conditions in Clause 4 a)(ii) above by written notice to the Buyer. The Buyer may, to such extent as it thinks fit and is legally entitled to do so, waive in whole or in part any of the Conditions in Clause 4 a)(i) by written notice to the Seller.

f) The Charterer confirms, upon satisfaction or waiver of the Conditions (defined in this Clause 4 a) above), that the Buyer shall be considered to have exercised the rights under the Purchase Option (as defined in Part I Clause 7(f) of the Bareboat Charter) to purchase the Vessel in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. For the avoidance of any doubt, each of the Parties and the Charterer waives the notice requirements set forth in Part I Clause 7(f)(i) of the Bareboat Charter.

 

a)* The Buyers have inspected and accepted the Vessel’s classification records. The Buyers have also inspected the Vessel at/in          on

and have accepted the Vessel following this inspection and the sale is outright and definite, subject only to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

 

b)* The Buyers shall have the right to inspect the Vessel’s classification records and declare whether same are accepted or not within

The Sellers shall provide for inspection of the Vessel at/in

The Buyers shall undertake the inspection without undue delay to the Vessel. Should the Buyers cause undue delay they shall compensate the Sellers for the losses thereby incurred.

The Buyers shall inspect the Vessel without opening up and without cost to the Sellers. During the inspection, the Vessel’s deck and engine log books shall be made available for examination by the Buyers. If the Vessel is accepted after such inspection, the sale shall become outright and definite, subject only to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, provided the Sellers receive written notice of acceptance from the Buyers within 72 hours after completion of such inspection.

Should notice of acceptance of the Vessel’s classification records and of the Vessel not be received by the Sellers as aforesaid, the deposit together with interest earned shall be released immediately to the Buyers, whereafter this Agreement shall be null and void.

 

* 4a) and 4b) are alternatives; delete whichever is not applicable. In the absence of deletions, alternative 4a) to apply .

 

5. Notices, Time and place of delivery

a) The Vessel shall be delivered on the Closing Date subject to:

(i) satisfaction or waiver of all the Conditions;

(ii) the fulfilment by each Party of all of its respective obligations regarding completion set forth in Clauses 3, 8, 9, 17, and 18 (except those which are expressly to be performed after the Closing Date) and Addendum No. 1; and

(iii) the issue of standard legal opinions confirming the due execution, validity and


enforceability of the Security Documents (as defined in Clause 18 below) and the security created thereunder; and The Sellers shall keep the Buyers well informed of the Vessel’s itinerary and shall

provide the Buyers with     ,     , and      days notice of the estimated time of arrival at the intended place of drydocking/ underwater inspection/delivery. When the Vessel is at the place

of delivery and in every respect physically ready for delivery in accordance with this Agreement, the Sellers shall give the Buyers a written Notice of Readiness for delivery.

b) The Vessel shall be delivered at a safe port (other than a port within the United States of America) or, in the Buyer’s option, whilst in service at sea (other than within the waters of the United States of America). The Vessel shall be delivered and taken over safely afloat at a safe and accessible berth or

           anchorage at/in

c) Upon delivery of the Vessel, the Parties shall execute a Protocol of Delivery and Acceptance (in duplicate), confirming the date, time and place of delivery of the Vessel.

d) Should the Vessel become an actual, constructive or compromised total loss before delivery, this Agreement shall terminate and cease to have effect immediately without liability on the part of either Party, except for Clauses 10, 16, 19(ii) and 20 to 22 which shall continue to have effect and except for any rights or liabilities that have accrued under this Agreement before its termination.

in the Sellers’ option.

Expected time of delivery:

Date of cancelling (see Clauses 5 c), 6 b) (iii) and 14):

 

c) If the Sellers anticipate that, notwithstanding the exercise of due diligence by them, the Vessel will not be ready for delivery by the cancelling date they may notify the Buyers in writing stating the date when they anticipate that the Vessel will be ready for delivery and propose a new cancelling date. Upon receipt of such notification the Buyers shall have the option of either cancelling this Agreement in accordance with Clause 14 within 7 running days of receipt of the notice or of accepting the new date as the new cancelling date. If the Buyers have not declared their option within 7 running days of receipt of the Sellers’ notification or if the Buyers accept the new date, the date proposed in the Sellers’ notification shall be deemed to be the new cancelling date and shall be substituted for the cancelling date stipulated in line 61.

If this Agreement is maintained with the new cancelling date all other terms and conditions hereof including those contained in Clauses 5 a) and 5 c) shall remain unaltered and in full force and effect. Cancellation or failure to cancel shall be entirely without prejudice to any claim for damages the Buyers may have under Clause 14 for the Vessel not being ready by the original cancelling date.

 

d) Should the Vessel become an actual, constructive or compromised total loss before delivery the deposit together with interest earned shall be released immediately to the Buyers whereafter this Agreement shall be null and void.

 

6. Drydocking/Divers Inspection [Deleted]

 

a)** The Sellers shall place the Vessel in drydock at the port of delivery for inspection by the Classification Society of the Vessel’s underwater parts below the deepest load line, the extent of the inspection being in accordance with the Classification Society’s rules. If the rudder, propeller, bottom or other underwater parts below the deepest load line are found broken, damaged or defective so as to affect the Vessel’s class, such defects shall be made good at the Sellers’ expense to the satisfaction of the Classification Society without condition/recommendation*.

 

b)**

(i) The Vessel is to be delivered without drydocking. However, the Buyers shall


  have the right at their expense to arrange for an underwater inspection by a diver approved by the Classification Society prior to the delivery of the Vessel. The Sellers shall at their cost make the Vessel available for such inspection. The extent of the inspection and the conditions under which it is performed shall be to the satisfaction of the Classification Society. If the conditions at the port of delivery are unsuitable for such inspection, the Sellers shall make the Vessel available at a suitable alternative place near to the delivery port.

(ii) If the rudder, propeller, bottom or other underwater parts below the deepest load line

are found broken, damaged or defective so as to affect the Vessel’s class, then unless repairs can be carried out afloat to the satisfaction of the Classification Society, the Sellers shall arrange for the Vessel to be drydocked at their expense for inspection by the Classification Society of the Vessel’s underwater parts below the deepest load line, the extent of the inspection being in accordance with the Classification Society’s rules. If the rudder, propeller, bottom or other underwater parts below the deepest load line are found broken, damaged or defective so as to affect the Vessel’s class, such defects shall be made good by the Sellers at their expense to the satisfaction of the Classification Society without condition/recommendation*. In such event the Sellers are to pay also for the cost of the underwater inspection and the Classification Society’s attendance.

(iii) If the Vessel is to be drydocked pursuant to Clause 6 b) (ii) and no suitable dry-docking facilities are available at the port of delivery, the Sellers shall take the Vessel to a port where suitable drydocking facilities are available, whether within or outside the delivery range as per Clause 5 b). Once drydocking has taken place the Sellers shall deliver the Vessel at a port within the delivery range as per Clause 5 b) which shall, for the purpose of this Clause, become the new port of delivery. In such event the cancelling date provided for in Clause 5 b) shall be extended by the additional time required for the drydocking and extra steaming, but limited to a maximum of 14 running days.

 

c) If the Vessel is drydocked pursuant to Clause 6 a) or 6 b) above

(i) the Classification Society may require survey of the tailshaft system, the extent of the survey being to the satisfaction of the Classification surveyor. If such survey is not required by the Classification Society, the Buyers shall have the right to require the tailshaft to be drawn and surveyed by the Classification Society, the extent of the survey being in accordance with the Classification Society’s rules for tailshaft survey and consistent with the current stage of the Vessel’s survey cycle. The Buyers shall declare whether they require the tailshaft to be drawn and surveyed not later than by the completion of the inspection by the Classification Society. The drawing and refitting of the tailshaft shall be arranged by the Sellers. Should any parts of the tailshaft system be condemned or found defective so as to affect the Vessel’s class, those parts shall be renewed or made good at the Sellers’ expense to the satisfaction of the Classification Society without condition/recommendation*.

(ii) the expenses relating to the survey of the tailshaft system shall be borne by the Buyers unless the Classification Society requires such survey to be carried out, in which case the Sellers shall pay these expenses. The Sellers shall also pay the expenses if the Buyers require the survey and parts of the system are condemned or found defective or broken so as to affect the Vessel’s class*.

(iii) the expenses in connection with putting the Vessel in and taking her out of drydock, including the drydock dues and the Classification Society’s fees shall be paid by the Sellers if the Classification Society issues any condition/recommendation* as a result of the survey or if it requires survey of the tailshaft system. In all other cases the Buyers shall pay the aforesaid expenses, dues and fees.

(iv) the Buyers’ representative shall have the right to be present in the drydock, but without interfering with the work or decisions of the Classification surveyor.

(v) the Buyers shall have the right to have the underwater parts of the Vessel cleaned and painted at their risk and expense without interfering with the Sellers’ or the


Classification surveyor’s work, if any, and without affecting the Vessel’s timely delivery. If, however, the Buyers’ work in drydock is still in progress when the Sellers have completed the work which the Sellers are required to do, the additional docking time needed to complete the Buyers’ work shall be for the Buyers’ risk and expense. In the event that the Buyers’ work requires such additional time, the Sellers may upon completion of the Sellers’ work tender Notice of Readiness for delivery whilst the Vessel is still in drydock and the Buyers shall be obliged to take delivery in accordance with Clause 3, whether the Vessel is in drydock or not and irrespective of Clause 5 b).

 

* Notes, if any, in the surveyor’s report which are accepted by the Classification Society without condition/recommendation are not to be taken into account.
** 6 a) and 6 b) are alternatives; delete whichever is not applicable. In the absence of deletions,

alternative 6 a) to apply.

 

7. Spares/bunkers, etc.

The Seller shall deliver the Vessel to the Buyer with everything belonging to her on board and on shore. All spare parts and spare equipment including spare tail-end shaft(s) and/or spare propeller(s)/propeller blade(s), if any, belonging to the Vessel at the time of inspection used or unused, whether on board or not shall become the Buyer’s property.

The Seller is not required to replace spare parts including spare tail-end shaft(s) and spare propeller(s)/propeller blade(s) which are taken out of spare and used as replacement prior to delivery, but the replaced items shall be the property of the Buyer. The radio installation and navigational equipment shall be included in the sale without extra payment. Unused stores and provisions shall be

included in the sale and be taken over by the Buyer without extra payment.

Captain’s, Officers’ and Crew’s personal belongings including the slop chest are to be excluded from the sale, as well as the following additional items (including items on hire): Not applicable.

The Buyer shall take over all remaining bunkers and unused lubricating oils at no additional cost. and pay the current net market price (excluding barging expenses) at the port and date

of delivery of the Vessel.

 

8. Documentation

The place of closing: At the BMA’s office in London, or such other place as the Parties may agree in writing.

In exchange for payment of the Purchase Price Upon delivery, each Party shall furnish the Buyers other Party with the relevant delivery documents referred to namely: in Addendum No. 1.

 

a) Legal Bill of Sale in a form recordable in (the country in which the Buyers are to register the Vessel), warranting that the Vessel is free from all encumbrances, mortgages and maritime liens or any other debts or claims whatsoever, duly notarially attested and legalized by the consul of such country or other competent authority.

 

b) Current Certificate of Ownership issued by the competent authorities of the flag state of the Vessel.

 

c) Confirmation of Class issued within 72 hours prior to delivery.

 

d) Current Certificate issued by the competent authorities stating that the Vessel is free from registered encumbrances.


e) Certificate of Deletion of the Vessel from the Vessel’s registry or other official evidence of deletion appropriate to the Vessel’s registry at the time of delivery, or, in the event that the registry does not as a matter of practice issue such documentation immediately, a written undertaking by the Sellers to effect deletion from the Vessel’s registry forthwith and furnish a Certificate or other official evidence of deletion to the Buyers promptly and latest within 4 (four) weeks after the Purchase Price has been paid and the Vessel has been delivered.

 

f) Any such additional documents as may reasonably be required by the competent authorities for the purpose of registering the Vessel, provided the Buyers notify the Sellers of any such documents as soon as possible after the date of this Agreement.

At the time of delivery the Buyers and Sellers shall sign and deliver to each other a Protocol of

Delivery and Acceptance confirming the date and time of delivery of the Vessel from the Sellers to the

Buyers.

At the time of delivery the Sellers shall hand to the Buyer shall confirm that it is already in possession of the classification certificate(s) as well as all plans etc., which are on board the Vessel. Other certificates which are on board the Vessel shall also be handed over to the Buyer unless the Seller is required to retain same, in which case the Buyer to have the right to take copies. Other technical documentation which may be in the Seller’s possession shall be promptly forwarded to the Buyer at its expense, if the Buyer so requests.

 

9. Encumbrances

The Seller warrants that the Vessel, at the time of delivery, is free from the Mortgage, the General Assignment charters and all other encumbrances and and maritime liens, and any debts or claims , any other debts whatsoever created or caused by the Seller but not (for the avoidance of doubt) any encumbrance, lien or debt for which the Charterer is responsible under the Bareboat Charter . The Sellers hereby undertake to indemnify the Buyers against all consequences of claims made against the Vessel which have been incurred prior to the time of delivery.

Except as to its obligations pursuant to Clauses 8, 9 and 17 and in respect of the delivery documents to be provided by them under Addendum No. 1, the Seller makes no representation, warranty or other undertaking whatsoever in relation to the sale of the Vessel. Without affecting the generality of the above and for the avoidance of any doubt:

(i) the Seller makes no representation nor warranty in connection with the condition of the Vessel, either at the time of this Agreement or at the time of delivery; and

(ii) the Seller makes no undertaking to deliver any certificate of the Vessel except those required under Addendum No. 1.

 

10. Taxes, etc.

Any taxes, fees and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) in connection with the purchase and arranging of registration of the change in ownership of the Vessel under the Buyers’ flag after delivery of the Vessel on the Closing Date and any cost (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) in connection with the preparation, negotiation, conclusion, execution and registration of the Security Documents (and the security interest thereunder), including the cost of any legal opinions in connection with the foregoing shall be for the Buyer’s account. , whereas similar charges in connection with the closing of the Sellers

register shall be for the Sellers’ account.

Each Party shall bear its own cost (including attorneys’ fees) in connection with the preparation, negotiation, conclusion and execution of this Agreement.


11. Condition on delivery

Subject to Clauses 5, 8, 9, 17 and Addendum No. 1, the Vessel shall be delivered on an “as is, where is” basis.

The Vessel with everything belonging to her shall be at the Sellers’ risk and expense until she is delivered to the Buyers, but subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement she shall be delivered and taken over as she was at the time of inspection, fair wear and tear excepted. However, the Vessel shall be delivered with her class maintained without condition/recommendation*,

free of average damage affecting the Vessel’s class, and with her classification certificates and national certificates, as well as all other certificates the Vessel had at the time of inspection, valid and

unextended without condition/recommendation* by Class or the relevant authorities at the time of delivery.

“Inspection” in this Clause 11, shall mean the Buyers’ inspection according to Clause 4 a) or 4 b), if applicable, or the Buyers’ inspection prior to the signing of this Agreement. If the Vessel is taken over

without inspection, the date of this Agreement shall be the relevant date.

 

* Notes, if any, in the surveyor’s report which are accepted by the Classification Society without condition/recommendation are not to be taken into account.

 

12. Name/markings [Deleted]

Upon delivery the Buyers undertake to change the name of the Vessel and alter funnel markings.

 

13. Buyer’s default

If, due to the fault of the Buyer (including, without limitation, its wrongful failure to pay the portion of the Purchase Price payable on the Closing Date pursuant to Clause 3 above) completion cannot take place on the Closing Date, the Seller shall have the right to cancel this Agreement and be entitled to claim compensation for all costs and expenses reasonably incurred by it in connection with this Agreement.

Should the deposit not be paid in accordance with Clause 2, the Sellers have the right to cancel this Agreement, and they shall be entitled to claim compensation for their losses and for all expenses incurred together with interest.

Should the Purchase Price not be paid in accordance with Clause 3, the Sellers have the right to cancel the Agreement, in which case the deposit together with interest earned shall be released to the

Sellers. If the deposit does not cover their loss, the Sellers shall be entitled to claim further compensation for their losses and for all expenses incurred together with interest.

 

14. Seller’s default

If, due to the fault of the Seller (including, without limitation, its wrongful failure to provide clean title to the Vessel) completion cannot take place on the Closing Date, the Buyer shall have the right to cancel this Agreement and be entitled to claim compensation for all costs and expenses reasonably incurred by it in connection with this Agreement.

Should the Sellers fail to give Notice of Readiness in accordance with Clause 5 a) or fail to be ready to validly complete a legal transfer by the date stipulated in line 61 the Buyers shall have the option of cancelling this Agreement provided always that the Sellers shall be granted a maximum of 3 banking days after Notice of Readiness has been given to make arrangements for the documentation set out in Clause 8. If after Notice of Readiness has been given but before the Buyers have taken delivery, the Vessel ceases to be physically ready for delivery and is not made physically ready again in every respect by the date stipulated in line 61 and new Notice of Readiness given, the Buyers shall retain their option to cancel. In the event that the Buyers elect to cancel this Agreement the deposit together with interest earned shall be released to them immediately.


Should the Sellers fail to give Notice of Readiness by the date stipulated in line 61 or fail to be ready to validly complete a legal transfer as aforesaid they shall make due compensation to the Buyers for their loss and for all expenses together with interest if their failure is due to proven

negligence and whether or not the Buyers cancel this Agreement.

 

15. Buyers’ representatives [Deleted]

After this Agreement has been signed by both parties and the deposit has been lodged, the Buyers have the right to place two representatives on board the Vessel at their sole risk and expense upon arrival at          on or about

These representatives are on board for the purpose of familiarisation and in the capacity of observers only, and they shall not interfere in any respect with the operation of the Vessel. The Buyers’ representatives shall sign the Sellers’ letter of indemnity prior to their embarkation.

 

16. Arbitration

a)* This Agreement and the legal relations among the Parties Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with laws of England and Wales. English law and any dispute arising under, out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be referred to arbitration in London in accordance with the Arbitration Act 1996 Acts 1950 and 1979 or any statutory modification or re-enactment thereof save to the extent necessary to give effect to this Clause. The arbitration shall be conducted in accordance with the London Maritime Arbitrators Association Terms current at the time when the arbitration proceedings are commenced. The reference shall be to a panel of three arbitrators, unless the Parties agree in writing on a single arbitrator, no member of which shall have any interest in or with any of the Parties. A Party wishing to refer a dispute to arbitration shall appoint its arbitrator and send written notice of such appointment to the other Party requiring the other Party to appoint its arbitrator within 14 days of that notice and stating that it will appoint its own arbitrator as sole arbitrator unless the other Party appoints its arbitrator within 14 days so specified. If the other Party does not appoint its own arbitrator and give written notice to the other Party that it has done so within the 14 days specified, the Party referring the dispute may, without the need for any further notice to the other Party, appoint its arbitrator as the sole arbitrator and shall notify the other Party in writing accordingly. The award of a sole arbitrator shall be binding on both Parties as if he had been appointed by agreement. In the event of either Party using an attorney or attorneys, the prevailing Party shall be entitled to receive payment of all reasonable and properly documented legal costs and expenses.

for the time being in force, one arbitrator being appointed by each

party. On the receipt by one party of the nomination in writing of the other party’s arbitrator, that party shall appoint their arbitrator within fourteen days, failing which the decision of the single arbitrator appointed shall apply. If two arbitrators properly appointed shall not agree they shall appoint an umpire whose decision shall be final.

 

b)* This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with Title 9 of the United States Code and the Law of the State of New York and should any dispute arise out of

this Agreement, the matter in dispute shall be referred to three persons at New York, one to be appointed by each of the parties hereto, and the third by the two so chosen; their decision or that of any two of them shall be final, and for purpose of enforcing any award, this

Agreement may be made a rule of the Court.

The proceedings shall be conducted in accordance with the rules of the Society of Maritime Arbitrators, Inc. New York.

 

c)* Any dispute arising out of this Agreement shall be referred to arbitration at

            , subject to the procedures applicable there.


The laws of          shall govern this Agreement.

 

* 16 a), 16 b) and 16 c) are alternatives; delete whichever is not applicable. In the absence of deletions, alternative 16 a) to apply.

 

17. On or before the Closing Date, the Seller agrees to satisfy all of its obligations under the Mortgage and the General Assignment and to provide the Buyer with such written evidence as it may reasonably require to show the discharge, deletion and release of all security documents executed in connection with or in respect of the Vessel, its earnings, insurances and requisition compensation, including the discharge, re-assignment and (as the case may be) the release or termination of the assignments and undertakings given and made by the Charterer in favour of the Seller’s lenders in respect of the Vessel.

 

18. Buyer’s obligations regarding completion (security documents)

 

(i) To secure the payment of the outstanding Purchase Price payable after the Closing Date and the interest thereon as per the terms of this Agreement and other obligations of the Buyer in connection with the Transaction, the Buyer shall execute and deliver, and shall procure the relevant persons to execute and deliver, on or before the Closing Date, the following documents (the “Security Documents”) each in the form to be agreed in writing by the Parties as soon as reasonably practicable after this Agreement has been signed on behalf of the Parties:

 

  (a ) [*];

 

  (b ) [*];

 

  (c) [*].

 

(ii) Concerning the priority of the security to be created by the Security Documents, the Parties agree that:

 

  (a) if the Buyer shall require financing for the Vessel and if the Buyer’s financiers shall require a ship mortgage and an assignment of the earnings, insurances and requisition compensation of the Vessel as security, the Buyer undertakes that the Security Documents shall rank immediately after the securities executed by the Buyer in favour of its financiers for the Vessel. In any such case, the Seller agrees that it will enter into such standard co-ordination and subordination documentation as the Buyer’s financiers may reasonably require; or

 

  (b) in any other cases, the Buyer undertakes that the Security Documents shall render first priority security in favour of the Seller.

 

(iii) The Buyer further undertakes that:

 

  (a) the Vessel shall not change her flag of Bahamas before payment in full of the Purchase Price and other sums payable by the Buyer under this Agreement;

 

  (b) the Buyer shall effect registration of change of ownership at the BMA immediately after completion of the Transaction on the Closing Date;

 

  (c) each Party (acting reasonably) shall give the other Party all necessary assistance to effect the change of ownership and registration of the Security Documents with all relevant authorities (including the BMA and the companies registries affecting the Buyer) immediately after completion of the Transaction on the Closing Date. In addition, the Buyer shall obtain standard legal opinions confirming the due execution, validity and enforceability of the Security Documents and the security created thereunder; and

 

  (d) the Buyer shall be in compliance with the Security Documents and there shall be no breach or default under the Security Documents on the Closing Date.


19. Termination of the Bareboat Charter

 

(i) The Bareboat Charter shall continue to have effect until completion of the Transaction on the Closing Date, whereupon the Bareboat Charter shall terminate without further rights and liability on the part of the Charterer and the Seller (save as to any rights, liabilities and obligations incurred/arising before the delivery of the Vessel on the Closing Date).

 

(ii) If this Agreement is terminated for any reason, the Bareboat Charter shall continue to be in full force and effect, notwithstanding any rights that may have accrued to any Party under this Agreement immediately before its termination.

 

20, Confidentiality

All information about a Party or any of its respective parent, subsidiary, affiliated, related or joint venture companies, customers, operations and the like, shall be treated as “ Confidential Information ” by the other Party and the receiving Party will not provide the same to any third party without the prior written consent of the disclosing Party during or after expiry of the Bareboat Charter and after the expiration or termination of this Agreement. The Parties shall also treat the terms and conditions of this Agreement as Confidential Information; provided, however, it is expressly agreed that nothing in this Clause 26 shall prohibit either Party from disclosing this Agreement to its lenders or legal advisors nor shall it prohibit either Party or NCL Corporation Ltd., Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. or Genting Hong Kong Limited from disclosing any Confidential Information that it is required to disclose by law or the rules or regulations of any stock exchange or similar body.

With respect to Confidential Information received by a Party, such Confidential Information: (i) shall be held in confidence and protected in accordance with the security measures with which such receiving Party protects its own proprietary or confidential information which it does not wish to disclose; (ii) shall be used by such receiving Party only to perform its responsibilities under this Agreement; (iii) shall not be produced or copied, in whole or in part, except as necessary for its authorised use under this Agreement; (iv) shall be returned to the disclosing Party upon request, or destroyed, together with all copies, when it is no longer needed or upon termination or expiration of this Agreement; and (v) shall not be provided to any third parties except upon the prior written consent of the disclosing Party.

 

21. Notices

All notices and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing, shall be deemed duly given upon actual receipt, and shall be delivered (i) in person, (ii) by registered or certified mail (air mail if addressed to an address outside of the country in which mailed), postage prepaid, return receipt requested, (iii) by a generally recognised overnight courier service which provides written acknowledgment by the addressee of receipt, or (iv) by facsimile or other generally accepted means of electronic transmission, addressed as set forth below or to such other addresses as may be specified by like notice to the Charterer to the Seller:

a) If to the Charterer:

[*]

b) If to the Buyer:

[*]

c) If to the Seller:

[*]


22. Severability

Any provision of this Agreement held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof; and the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction.

Authorised Signatures

 

The Seller     The Buyer

[*]

   

[*]

By:   [*]     By:   [*]
Title:   [*]     Title:   [*]

Acknowledged and confirmed by:

The Charterer

     

[*]

     
By:   [*]      
Title:   [*]      


[*]: THE CONFIDENTIAL PORTION HAS BEEN OMITTED PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT AND THE OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE COMMISSION.

Addendum No. 1

To

Memorandum of Agreement

Dated June 1, 2012 (the “ MOA ”)

between

[*] (the “ Seller ”)

and

[*] (the “ Buyer ”)

for

[*] (the “ Vessel ”)

This Addendum No. 1 dated June 1, 2012 entered into between the Seller and the Buyer is supplemental to the MOA.

NOW IT IS HEREBY AGREED as follows:-

 

1. LIST OF DOCUMENTS TO BE PROVIDED BY THE SELLER AND THE BUYER AT CLOSING

 

1.1 Upon delivery of the Vessel, the Seller shall provide the Buyer with the following documents:

 

1.1.1    Two (2) original Bills of Sale in Bahamas Form R209 each duly attested under company seal, executed by the Seller and notarized in form and manner acceptable for recording with the BMA, evidencing the transfer of all shares in the Vessel and her boats and appurtenances to the Buyer free from all mortgages, other encumbrances and liens, and any debts or claims, created or caused by the Seller.
1.1.2    An original Transcript of Registry or Non Encumbrance Certificate issued by the BMA prior to the date of delivery of the Vessel certifying that (i) the Seller is the sole registered owner of the Vessel, and (ii) there are no mortgages or other encumbrances registered against the Vessel.
1.1.3    Three (3) originals of the commercial invoice, each duly signed by the Seller, stating the main particulars and the Purchase Price of the Vessel.
1.1.4    A copy, each certified as true and complete copy of its original by a director of the Seller, of (i) the Certificate of Incorporation and (ii) the Memorandum and Articles of Incorporation (or their equivalent) of the Seller.
1.1.5    An original director’s certificate containing a list of the current directors and the secretary of the Seller, duly signed by a director of the Seller.


1.1.6    Original Power(s) of Attorney duly attested under company seal and executed by the Seller and notarized in form and manner acceptable to the BMA, authorizing the Seller’s appointed representatives in connection with the sale and delivery of the Vessel to the Buyer under and in accordance with the MOA: (i) to execute and deliver all necessary documents including, without limitation, the MOA, the Bills of Sale, the Protocols of Delivery and Acceptance and the other documents referred to in the MOA and this Addendum and, where necessary, to arrange for documents to be notarized or otherwise authenticated in form and manner acceptable to the BMA; (ii) to procure the discharge, deletion, re-assignment, release and termination of the Mortgage, the General Assignment and other security documents executed in connection with or in respect of the Vessel, its earnings, insurances and requisition compensation; (iii) to attend the documentary closing referred to in the MOA, (iv) to effect physical delivery of the Vessel and the documents to be delivered by the Seller at or before delivery; and (v) to take all other necessary action in connection with the sale and delivery of the Vessel to the Buyer under and in accordance with the MOA.
1.1.7    A copy, certified as true and complete copy of its original by a director of the Seller, of Written Resolutions or Minutes of Meetings of the Board of Directors of the Seller approving the sale and delivery of the Vessel to the Buyer under and in accordance with the MOA and authorizing the issuance of Power(s) of Attorney (item 1.1.6 above) and the execution (and the notarization and/or other necessary authentication) of all relevant delivery related documents.
1.1.8    Two (2) originals of the Protocol of Delivery and Acceptance referred to in the MOA.
1.1.9    Such other documents as may be reasonably required by the Buyer for the purpose of: (i) registering the Vessel with the BMA in the ownership of the Buyer; and (ii) registering the Security Documents with the BMA and other relevant registries.

 

     The Seller shall provide the Buyer with copies and/or drafts of all of the documents listed above (save for items 1.1.2) for review at least 5 days before the date of delivery.

 

1.2 The Buyer shall provide the Seller with the following documents at the time of delivery:-

 

1.2.1    Copies, certified as true and complete copies of their originals by a Director of the Buyer, of (i) the Certificate of Incorporation and (ii) the Memorandum and Articles of Incorporation (or their equivalent) of the Buyer.
1.2.2    Original certificate of incumbency confirming the identity of the current directors and officers of the Buyer, duly signed by a director or the registered agent of the Buyer.
1.2.3    Original certificate of good standing of the Buyer (or equivalent document) dated no more than 5 days before the date of delivery.


1.2.4    Original Power(s) of Attorney duly attested under company seal and executed by the Buyer and notarized in form and manner acceptable to the BMA, authorizing the Buyer’s appointed representatives in connection with the purchase and delivery of the Vessel from the Seller under and in accordance with the MOA: (i) to execute and deliver all necessary documents including, without limitation, release letters relating to payment of the Purchase Price of the Vessel, the Protocol of Delivery and Acceptance and the Security Documents referred to in the MOA and, where necessary, to arrange for the documents to be notarized or otherwise authenticated in form and manner acceptable to the BMA; (ii) to attend the documentary closing referred to in the MOA; (iii) to accept physical delivery of the Vessel and the documents to be delivered by the Seller at or before delivery; and (iv) to take all other necessary action in connection with the purchase and acceptance of the Vessel from the Seller under and in accordance with the MOA and for effecting the registration (as applicable) with the BMA of the ownership of the Buyer and the Security Documents in favour of the Seller.
1.2.5    Copy, certified as true and complete copy of its original by a Director of the Buyer, of Written Resolutions or Minutes of a Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Buyer approving the purchase and acceptance of the Vessel from the Seller under and in accordance with the MOA and authorizing the issuance of Power(s) of Attorney (item 1.2.4 above) and the execution (and the notarization and/or other necessary authentication) of all relevant delivery related documents.

 

     The Buyer shall provide the Seller with copies and/or drafts of all of the documents listed above at least 5 days before the date of delivery.

 

2. OTHER PROVISIONS

 

2.1 Words and expressions defined in the MOA shall, unless the context otherwise requires, have the same meaning when used herein.

 

2.2 Except as is otherwise provided for herein, the terms and conditions of the MOA shall remain in full force and effect.

 

2.3 This Addendum No. 1 shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English law and Clause 16 of the MOA shall apply to this Addendum No. 1 as if set out herein in full (mutatis mutandis).

 

2.4 This Addendum No. 1 may be executed in counterpart, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.


Authorized Signatories

The Seller

For and on behalf of

[*]

 

/s/ [*]

Name: [*]

Title: [*]

 

The Buyer

For and on behalf of

[*]

/s/ [*]

Name: [*]

Title: [*]