Exhibit 99.1

Press Release

Navios Maritime Holdings Inc. Announces Sale of Ship Management for $20.0 Million and a Five-Year Services Agreement

08/30/19

MONACO, Aug. 30, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Navios Maritime Holdings Inc. (the “Company”) (NYSE: NM), today announced that it sold its ship management division and certain general partnership interests (the “Transaction”) to N Shipmanagement Acquisition Corp. and related entities (“NSAC”), affiliated with Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Angeliki Frangou. The Company received aggregate consideration of $20.0 million (including assumption of liabilities) and new five-year service agreements under which NSAC will provide technical and commercial management services at fixed rates (as described below) and administrative services, reimbursed at allocable cost.

As a result of the Transaction –

The Company simultaneously entered into a secured loan agreement with NSAC whereby the Company agreed to repay NSAC $125.0 million (subject to post-closing adjustment) over a five-year period. In general, the amount owed reflects the excess of the (1) liabilities of the ship management business (including liabilities for advances previously made by affiliates to the Company for ongoing operating costs, including technical management services, supplies, dry-docking and related expenses) other than liabilities the assumption of which forms part of the consideration for the Transaction over (2) the short term assets of the ship management business. Of the amount owed, $47.0 million will be repayable during the first 12 months in equal quarterly installments, with the remaining principal amount repayable in equal quarterly installments over the following 48 months. In certain cases, amortization can be deferred. The loan agreement provides for interest at 5% annually, and 7% annually for deferred principal amounts.

Closing

The closing of the Transaction occurred simultaneously with the execution of the definitive transaction agreements.

Special Committee

The Company’s Board of Directors formed a Special Committee of independent and disinterested directors to consider the Transaction. The Special Committee, with the assistance of its independent financial and legal advisors, exclusively negotiated the terms of the transaction agreements and approved the transaction on behalf of the Board of Directors.

Advisors

Pareto Securities AS acted as financial advisor and Debevoise & Plimpton LLP acted as legal counsel to the Special Committee. S. Goldman Advisors LLC acted as financial advisor and Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP acted as legal counsel to NSAC.

About Navios Maritime Holdings Inc.

Navios Maritime Holdings Inc. (NYSE:NM) is a global, vertically integrated seaborne shipping and logistics company focused on the transport and transshipment of drybulk commodities including iron ore, coal and grain. For more information about Navios Holdings please visit the Company’s website: www.navios.com.

Forward Looking Statements - Safe Harbor

This press release contains and will contain forward-looking statements (as defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) concerning future events Words such as “may,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “anticipates,” “hopes,” “estimates,” and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements include comments regarding expected revenue and time charters. These forward-looking statements are based on the information available to, and the expectations and assumptions deemed reasonable by Navios Holdings at the time these statements were made. Although Navios Holdings believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, no assurance can be given that such expectations will prove to have been correct. These statements involve known and unknown risks and are based upon a number of assumptions and estimates which are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the control of Navios Holdings. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to uncertainty relating to global trade, including prices of seaborne commodities and continuing issues related to seaborne volume and ton miles, our continued ability to enter into long-term time charters, our ability to maximize the use of our vessels, expected demand in the dry cargo shipping sector in general and the demand for our vessels in particular, fluctuations in charter rates for dry cargo vessels, the aging of our fleet and resultant increases in operations costs, the loss of any customer or charter or vessel, the financial condition of our customers, changes in the availability and costs of financing, increases in costs and expenses, including but not limited to: crew wages, insurance, provisions, port expenses, lube oil, bunkers, repairs, maintenance, and general and administrative expenses, the expected cost of, and our ability to comply with, governmental regulations and maritime self-regulatory organization standards, as well as standard regulations imposed by our charterers applicable to our business, general domestic and international political conditions, competitive factors in the market in which Navios Holdings operates, the value of our publicly traded subsidiaries, risks associated with operations outside the United States, Vale’s obligations under the Vale port contract, and other factors listed from time to time in Navios Holdings’ filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Forms 20-F and Forms 6-K. Navios Holdings expressly disclaims any obligations or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in Navios Holdings’ expectations with respect thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any statement is based. Navios Holdings makes no prediction or statement about the performance of its common stock.

Source: Navios Maritime Holdings, Inc.

Exhibit 99.2

Execution Copy

MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT

THIS MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT is made effective the 29^th day of August, 2019 by and between NAVIOS MARITIME HOLDINGS INC., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the Marshall Islands with address in 7 Avenue de Grande Bretagne, Office 11B2, Monte Carlo, MC 98000, Monaco (“NM”) and Navios Shipmanagement Inc., a company duly organized and existing under the laws of the Marshall Islands (“NSM”).

WHEREAS:

NOW THEREFORE, the parties agree that, in consideration for NSM providing the commercial and technical management services set forth in Schedule A to this Agreement (the “Services”), and subject to the Terms and Conditions set forth in Article I attached hereto, NM shall pay to NSM the Fees and Costs and Expenses set forth in Schedule B to this Agreement and, if applicable, the Extraordinary Fees and Costs set forth in Schedule C to this Agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have executed this Agreement by their duly authorized signatories with effect on the date first above written.

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TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Section 1. Definitions. In this Agreement, the term:

“Additional Vessels” means any other vessel of any size and type the management of which, after its delivery as a charter-in vessel or acquisition by NM, may be entrusted from time to time to NSM. Any such Additional Vessels for the purposes of this Agreement shall also be referred to herein as Vessels;

“Agreement” means this Management Agreement, as it may be amended, modified, or supplemented from time to time in accordance with Section 13 hereof.

“Change of Control” means with respect to any entity, an event in which securities of any class entitling the holders thereof to elect a majority of the members of the board of directors or other similar governing body of the entity are acquired, directly or indirectly, by a “person” or “group” (within the meaning of Sections 13(d) or 14(d)(2) of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), except Angeliki Frangou, her affiliated entities, successors and assignees who did not immediately before such acquisition own securities of the entity entitling such person or group to elect such majority (and for the purpose of this definition, any such securities held by another person who is related to such person shall be deemed to be owned by such person).

“Charter-in Vessel” means all vessels that are chartered-in by NM on the Closing Date;

“Closing Date” means the date of this Agreement;

“Navios Group” means NM and all subsidiaries of NM;

“Costs and Expenses” has the meaning set forth in Schedule B to this Agreement;

“Extraordinary Fees and Costs” means the fees and costs listed in Schedule C to this Agreement;

“Fees” has the meaning set forth in Schedule B to this Agreement;

“NM” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement;

“NSM” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement;

“Owned Vessel” means all vessels that are owned by NM on the Closing Date;

“Services” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement;

“Termination Fee” means the Fixed Daily Fees and the Management Fees for the full calendar year preceding the termination date, as described in Schedule B of the Agreement; and

“Vessel” means all Owned Vessels and all Charter-in Vessels and the Additional Vessels.

Section 2. Appointment of NSM.

(a) From and after the Closing Date and continuing, until terminated as provided herein, NM hereby appoints NSM as agent for and on behalf of NM, and NSM hereby agrees, to perform the Services specified hereunder with respect to the Vessels.

(b) NSM shall provide the Services, in a commercially reasonable manner, as NM, may from time to time direct, all under the supervision of NM. NSM shall perform the Services to be provided hereunder in accordance with sound ship management practice including, but not limited to, compliance with all relevant rules and regulations and with the care, diligence and skill that a prudent manager of vessels such as the Vessels would possess and exercise, and within the limits of authority delegated to it under this Agreement.

Section 3. Covenants. During the term of this Agreement NSM shall:

(a) diligently provide or subcontract for the provision of (in accordance with Section 18 hereof) the Services to NM as an independent contractor, and be responsible to NM for the due and proper performance of the same subject to the terms and conditions contained herein;

(b) retain at all times a qualified staff so as to maintain a level of expertise sufficient to provide the Services; and

(c) keep full and proper books, records and accounts showing clearly all transactions relating to its provision of Services in accordance with established general commercial practices and in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles.

Section 4. Non-exclusivity. NSM may provide services of a nature similar to the Services to any other person. There is no obligation for NSM to provide the Services to NM on an exclusive basis.

Section 5. Confidential Information. NSM shall be obligated to keep confidential, both during and after the term of this Agreement, all information it has acquired or developed in the course of providing Services under this Agreement, except to the extent disclosure of such information is required by applicable law, including, without limitation, applicable securities laws. NM shall be entitled to any equitable remedy available at law or equity, including specific performance, against a breach by NSM of this obligation. NSM shall not resist such application for relief on the basis that NM has an adequate remedy at law, and NSM shall waive any requirement for the securing or posting of any bond in connection with such remedy.

Section 6. Service Fee/Reimbursement of Costs and Expenses. In consideration for NSM providing the Services, NM shall pay NSM the Fees as set out in Schedule B to this Agreement and the Extraordinary Fees and Costs as set out in Schedule C, if applicable, and NM shall reimburse NSM for the actual costs and expenses incurred by NSM in the manner provided for in Schedule B.

Section 7. General Relationship Between the Parties. The relationship between the parties is that of independent contractor. The parties to this Agreement do not intend, and nothing herein shall be interpreted so as, to create a partnership, joint venture or employee relationship between NSM and any one or more of NM or any member of the Navios Group. NSM will carry out the Services in respect of the Vessels as agent for and on behalf of NM.

Section 8. Force Majeure and Indemnity.

(a) Neither NM nor NSM shall be under any liability for any failure to perform any of their obligations hereunder by reason of any of the following force majeure events provided they have made all reasonable efforts to avoid, minimize or prevent the effect of such event:

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(b) Without prejudice to sub-clause 8(a) above, NSM shall be under no liability whatsoever to NM for any loss, damage, delay or expense of whatsoever nature, whether direct or indirect, (including but not limited to loss of profit arising out of or in connection with detention of or delay to the Vessels or Additional Vessels) as incurred and howsoever arising in the course of performance of the Services, unless and to the extent that such loss, damage, delay or expense is proved to have resulted solely from the fraud, gross negligence or willful misconduct of NSM or their employees, agents or sub-contractors in connection with the Vessels, in which case (save where such loss, damage, delay or expense has resulted from NSM’s personal act or omission committed with the intent to cause same or recklessly and with knowledge that such loss, damage, delay or expense would probably result) NSM’s liability for each incident or series of incidents giving rise to a claim or claims shall never exceed a total of US$3,000,000.

(c) Notwithstanding anything that may appear to the contrary in this Agreement, NSM shall not be responsible for any of the actions of the crew of the Vessels even if such actions are fraudulent, negligent, grossly negligent or willful.

(d) Except to the extent and solely for the amount therein set out that NSM would be liable under sub-clause 8(b), NM shall indemnify and hold harmless NSM and its employees, agents and sub-contractors against all actions, proceedings, claims, demands or liabilities whatsoever and howsoever arising which may be brought against them arising out of, relating to or based upon this Agreement including, without limitation, all actions, proceedings, claims, demands or liabilities brought under or relating to the environmental laws, regulations or conventions of any jurisdiction (“Environmental Laws”), or otherwise relating to pollution or the environment, and against and in respect of all costs and expenses (including legal costs and expenses on a full indemnity basis) they may suffer or incur in the course of the performance of this Agreement; provided however that such indemnity shall exclude any and all losses, actions, proceedings, claims, demands, costs, damages, expenses and liabilities whatsoever which may be caused by or due to the fraud, gross negligence or willful misconduct of NSM or its employees or agents.

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(e) Without prejudice to the general indemnity set out in this Section 8, NM hereby undertakes to indemnify NSM, their employees, agents and sub-contractors against all taxes, imposts and duties levied by any government as a result of the operations of NM or the Vessels, whether or not such taxes, imposts and duties are levied on NM or NSM. For the avoidance of doubt, such indemnity shall not apply to taxes imposed on amounts paid to NSM as consideration for the performance of Services for NM. NM shall pay all taxes, dues or fines imposed on the Vessels or NSM as a result of the operation of the Vessels.

(f) It is hereby expressly agreed that no employee or agent of NSM (including any sub-contractor from time to time employed by NSM) shall in any circumstances whatsoever be under any liability whatsoever to NM for any loss, damage or delay of whatsoever kind arising or resulting directly or indirectly from any act, neglect or default on his part while acting in the course of or in connection with his employment and, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing provisions in this Section 8, every exemption, limitation, condition and liberty herein contained and every right, exemption from liability, defense and immunity of whatsoever nature applicable to NSM or to which NSM are entitled hereunder shall also be available and shall extend to protect every such employee or agent of NSM acting as aforesaid.

(g) NM acknowledges that it is aware that NSM is unable to confirm that the Vessels, their systems, equipment and machinery are free from defects, and agrees that NSM shall not under any circumstances be liable for any losses, costs, claims, liabilities and expenses which NM may suffer or incur resulting from pre-existing or latent deficiencies in the Vessels, their systems, equipment and machinery.

The provisions of this Section 8 shall remain in force notwithstanding termination of this Agreement.

Section 9. Term and Termination. With respect to each of the Vessels, this Agreement shall commence on the Closing Date and shall continue for five (5) years, which shall be automatically renewed for a period of other five (5) years, unless terminated by either party hereto on not less than a hundred and twenty (120) days’ notice if:

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At any time after the first anniversary of this Agreement, this Agreement may be terminated by either party hereto on not less than three hundred and sixty-five (365) days’ notice for any reason other than any of the reasons set forth in the immediately preceding paragraph; provided that in no event shall any termination of this Agreement by NSM pursuant to this sentence be effective prior to the fifth (5th) anniversary of the Closing Date. Any termination pursuant to the foregoing sentence is referred to herein as a “For Convenience Termination”.

This Agreement shall not become effective unless and until the Closing Date has occurred.

This Agreement shall be deemed to be terminated with respect to a particular Vessel in the case of the sale of such Vessel or if such Vessel becomes a total loss or is declared as a constructive, compromised or arranged total loss or is requisitioned. Notwithstanding such deemed termination, any Fees outstanding at the time of the sale or loss shall be paid in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.

For the purpose of this clause:

The termination of this Agreement shall be without prejudice to all rights accrued due between the parties prior to the date of termination.

Section 10. Fees upon Termination with Respect to a Vessel. Upon termination of this Agreement, the Fee or Costs and Expenses, as may be the case, shall be adjusted with respect to a Vessel as at the effective date of termination of this Agreement, based on the amounts set forth in Schedule B. Any overpayment shall forthwith be refunded to NM and any underpayment shall forthwith be paid to NSM.

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If the Agreement is terminated within five years from the Closing Date by NM pursuant to clause (a) of Section 9 or as a For Convenience Termination or by NSM pursuant to clauses (c), (d), (e), (f) or (g) of Section 9, the Termination Fee is immediately due and payable to NSM.

Section 11. Surrender of Books and Records. Upon termination of this Agreement, NSM shall forthwith surrender to NM any and all books, records, documents and other property in the possession or control of NSM relating to this Agreement and to the business, finance, technology, trademarks or affairs of NM and any member of the Navios Group and, except as required by law (including securities laws and regulations) or for accounting purposes, shall not retain any copies of same.

Section 12. Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding between the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement and (in relation to such subject matter) supersedes and replaces all prior understandings and agreements, written or oral, between the parties.

Section 13. Amendments to Agreement. NSM reserves the right to make such changes to this Agreement as it shall consider necessary to take account of regulatory changes which come into force after the date hereof and which affect the operation of the Vessels. Such changes will be conveyed in writing to NM and will come into force on intimation or on the date on which such regulatory or other changes come into effect (whichever shall occur first).

Section 14. Severability. If any provision herein is held to be void or unenforceable, the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions herein shall remain unaffected and enforceable.

Section 15. Currency. Unless stated otherwise, all currency references herein are to United States Dollars.

Section 16. Law and Arbitration. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of England. Any dispute under this Agreement shall be referred to arbitration in London in accordance with the Arbitration Act 1996 or any statutory modification or re-enactment then in force. The arbitration shall be conducted in accordance with the London Maritime Arbitrators Association’s (LMAA) Terms current at the time when the arbitration is commenced.

Save as after mentioned, the reference shall be to three arbitrators, one to be appointed by each party and the third by the two arbitrators so appointed. A party wishing to refer a dispute to arbitration shall appoint its arbitrator and send notice of such appointment to the other party requiring the other party to appoint its arbitrator within fourteen (14) calendar days of that notice and stating that it will appoint its arbitrator as sole arbitrator unless the other party appoints its own arbitrator and gives notice that it has done so within the fourteen (14) calendar days specified. If the other party does not appoint its own arbitrator and give notice that it has done so within the fourteen (14) calendar days specified, the party referring the dispute to arbitration may, without the requirement of any further prior notice to the other party, appoint its arbitrator as sole arbitrator and shall advise the other party accordingly. The award of a sole arbitrator shall be as binding as if he had been appointed by agreement. Nothing herein shall prevent the parties agreeing in writing to vary these provisions to provide for the appointment of a sole arbitrator.

In cases where neither the claim nor any counterclaim exceeds the sum of US$50,000 (or such other sum as the parties may agree) the arbitration shall be conducted in accordance with the LMAA Small Claims Procedure current at the time when the arbitration proceedings are commenced.

Section 17. Notice. Notice under this Agreement shall be given (via hand delivery or facsimile) as follows:

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If to NM:

C/O Navios Maritime Holdings

7 Avenue de Grande Bretagne, Office 11B2

Monte Carlo, MC 98000 Monaco

Attn:

Fax:

If to NSM:

85 Akti Miaouli Street

Piraeus, Greece 185 38

Attn:

Fax:

Section 18. Subcontracting; Assignment; Succession. NSM shall not assign or sub-contract this Agreement to any party that is not a subsidiary or affiliate of NSM except upon the written consent of NM. In the event of such sub-contracting NSM shall remain liable for the due performance of the Services and its other obligations under this Agreement, subject to Section 8(b).

Section 19. Waiver. The failure of either party to enforce any term of this Agreement shall not act as a waiver. Any waiver must be specifically stated as such in writing.

Section 20. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more signed counterparts, facsimile or otherwise, which shall together form one instrument.

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SCHEDULE A

SERVICES

NSM shall provide such of the following commercial and technical management services (the “Services”) to NM, as NM may from time to time request and direct NSM to provide:

NSM is expressly authorized as agent for NM to enter into such arrangements by contract or otherwise as are required to procure and ensure the availability of the Services outlined above. NSM is further expressly authorized as agent for NM to enter into such other arrangements as may from time to time be necessary to satisfy the requirements of OPA or other Federal or State laws.

SCHEDULE B

FEES AND COSTS AND EXPENSES

In consideration for the provision of the Services listed in Schedule A by NSM to NM, NM shall, during the term of this Agreement, pay NSM:

(together with the daily fee described in the preceding sentence and any applicable value added, sales or services taxes, the “Fees”).

Notwithstanding anything that may appear to the contrary in this Agreement, if NM decides to layup any of the Vessels, or if any of the Vessels are laid up as of the date of this Agreement, an appropriate reduction of the Fees for the layup period shall be mutually agreed between the parties hereto. Any consequential costs of activation and/or deactivation of a Vessel from layup shall be for the account of NM.

NSM reserves the right to maintain for the duration of this Agreement an amount of up to forty five (45) days estimated running expenses as a working capital reserve. Upon termination of this Agreement all moneys remaining within the working capital reserve shall be returned to NM subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

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SCHEDULE C

EXTRAORDINARY FEES AND COSTS

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, NSM will not be responsible for paying any costs, liabilities and expenses in respect of a Vessel, to the extent that such costs, liabilities and expenses are “extraordinary”, which shall consist of the following:

In addition:

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Exhibit 99.3

Execution Copy

ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AGREEMENT

THIS ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AGREEMENT is made effective the 29^th day of August, 2019 by and between NAVIOS MARITIME HOLDINGS INC., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the Marshall Islands with its registered office at Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Island, Ajeltake Road, Majuro, Marshall Islands MH96960 (“NM”) and NAVIOS SHIPMANAGEMENT INC., a company duly organized and existing under the laws of the Marshall Islands (“NSM”).

WHEREAS:

NOW THEREFORE, the parties agree that, in consideration for NSM providing the administrative support services set forth in Schedule A to this Agreement (the “Services”), and subject to the Terms and Conditions set forth in Article I attached hereto, NM shall pay to NSM for the costs and expenses (excluding out-of-pocket expenses) reasonably incurred by NSM in the manner provided for in Schedule B to this Agreement (the “Costs and Expenses”).

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have executed this Agreement by their duly authorized signatories with effect on the date first above written.

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ARTICLE I.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Section 1. Definitions. In this Agreement, the term:

“Additional Vessels” means any other vessel of any size and type the management of which, after its delivery as a charter-in or acquisition by NM, may be entrusted from time to time to NSM. Any such Additional Vessel for the purpose of this Agreement shall also be referred to herein as Vessels;

“Agreement” means this Administrative Services Agreement, as it may be amended, modified, or supplemented from time to time;

“Articles of Incorporation” means the Articles of Incorporation of NM, as from time to time amended;

“Change of Control” means with respect to any entity, an event in which securities of any class entitling the holders thereof to elect a majority of the members of the board of directors or other similar governing body of the entity are acquired, directly or indirectly, by a “person” or “group” (within the meaning of Sections 13(d) or 14(d)(2) of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), except Angeliki Frangou, her affiliated entities, successors and assignees who did not immediately before such acquisition own securities of the entity entitling such person or group to elect such majority (and for the purpose of this definition, any such securities held by another person who is related to such person shall be deemed to be owned by such person);

“Charter-in Vessels” means all the vessels that are chartered-in by NM on the Closing Date;

“Closing Date” means the date in which this Agreement has been entered into;

“Compensation” means wages, vacation pay, bonus and any other amounts approved by NM and payable to the Staff;

“Holdings Group” means NM, and subsidiaries of NM;

“Costs and Expenses” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement;

“Due Date” has the meaning set forth on Schedule B to this Agreement;

“Equityholders” means holders of common shares of NM;

“LIBOR” means the London Interbank Offered Rate;

“NSM” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement;

“Owned Vessels” means all the vessels that are owned by NM on the Closing Date;

“Services” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement;

“Staff” means the individuals hired by NSM in the course of performing its obligations under this Agreement; and

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“Termination Fee” means the Cost and Expenses for the full calendar year preceding the termination date;

“Vessels” means all Charter-in Vessels, all Owned Vessels and the Additional Vessels.

Section 2. General. NSM and NM will share in certain responsibilities and allocate such responsibilities among each other as described in this Agreement. With respect to allocation of responsibilities regarding the Staff (as defined in Section 1), NSM will retain the authority to hire, promote, terminate, discipline and reassign the Staff. NM will, however, retain sufficient direction over the Staff as necessary to conduct their business and without which NM would be unable to conduct its business, discharge any fiduciary responsibility that it may have, or comply with any applicable license, regulatory or statutory requirements of NM. NM’s authority includes the right to accept and cancel the assignment of any Staff. Further, NM retains full responsibility for it business, products, and services and any actions by any third-party, contractor, independent contractor or non-Staff employee. NSM shall provide all or such portion of the Services, in a commercially reasonable manner, as NM may from time to time direct, all under the supervision of NM.

Section 3. Covenants. During the term of this Agreement NSM shall:

(a) diligently provide the Services to NM as an independent contractor, and be responsible to NM for the due and proper performance of same;

(b) at the request and under the direction of NM, hire and retain at all times the qualified Staff so as to maintain a level of expertise sufficient to provide the Services set forth on Schedule A to this Agreement. NSM is responsible to pay the Compensation and to report compensation information and remit applicable tax and social security payments to the respective authorities; and

(c) keep full and proper books, records and accounts showing clearly all transactions relating to its provision of Services in accordance with established general commercial practices and in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles, and allow NM and its representatives and its auditors to audit and examine such books, records and accounts at any time during customary business hours.

Section 4. Non-exclusivity. NSM may provide services of a nature similar to the Services to any other person. There is no obligation for NSM to provide the Services to NM on an exclusive basis.

Section 5. Confidential Information. NSM shall be obligated to keep confidential, both during and after the term of this Agreement, all information it has acquired or developed in the course of providing Services under this Agreement, except to the extent disclosure of such information is required by applicable law including, without limitation, applicable securities laws. NM shall be entitled to any equitable remedy available at law or equity, including specific performance, against a breach by NSM of this obligation. NSM shall not resist such application for relief on the basis that NM has an adequate remedy at law, and NSM shall waive any requirement for the securing or posting of any bond in connection with such remedy.

Section 6. Payment of Costs and Expenses. In consideration for NSM providing the Services, NM shall pay to NSM the Costs and Expenses (excluding out-of-pocket expenses) in the manner provided in Schedule B to this Agreement.

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Section 7. General Relationship Between the Parties. The relationship between the parties is that of independent contractor. The parties to this Agreement do not intend, and nothing herein shall be interpreted so as, to create a partnership, joint venture or employee relationship between NSM and any one or more of NM or any member of the Holdings Group. NSM will carry out the Services in respect of the Vessels as agents for and on behalf of NM.

Section 8. Indemnity. NM shall indemnify and hold harmless NSM and its employees and agents against all actions, proceedings, claims, demands or liabilities whatsoever and howsoever arising which may be brought against them arising out of, relating to or based upon this Agreement including, without limitation, all actions, proceedings, claims, demands or liabilities brought under or relating to the environmental laws, regulations or conventions of any jurisdiction, or otherwise relating to pollution of the environment, and against and in respect of all costs and expenses (including legal costs and expenses on a full indemnity basis) they may suffer or incur due to defending or settling same; provided however that such indemnity shall exclude any and all losses, actions, proceedings, claims, demands, costs, damages, expenses and liabilities whatsoever which may be caused by or due to the fraud, gross negligence or willful misconduct of NSM or its employees or agents.

Section 9. NO CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. NEITHER NSM NOR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES SHALL BE LIABLE FOR INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES SUFFERED BY NM, OR FOR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, WITH RESPECT TO ANY TERM OR THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS AGREEMENT, EVEN IF INFORMED OF THE POSSIBILITY THEREOF IN ADVANCE. THIS LIMITATION APPLIES TO ALL CAUSES OF ACTION, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, BREACH OF CONTRACT, BREACH OF WARRANTY, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, FRAUD, MISREPRESENTATION AND OTHER TORTS.

Section 10. Term and Termination. This Agreement is effective as of the Closing Date and shall have an initial term of five (5) years, which shall be automatically renewed for a period of other five (5) years, unless terminated by either party hereto on not less than one hundred twenty (120) days’ notice if:

(a) in the case of NM, there is a Change of Control of NSM;

(b) in the case of NSM, there is a Change of Control of NM;

(c) the other party breaches this Agreement in any material respect; provided that (i) no termination pursuant to this clause (c) shall be effective unless the notice referenced above delivered by the party seeking to terminate shall set forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances giving rise to a right to terminate and the other party shall have failed during the one hundred twenty (120) day period to remedy such breach; (ii) if the other party shall, within the one hundred twenty (120) day period, have taken substantial steps to remedy such breach, no termination pursuant to this clause (c) shall be effective unless such breach remains unremedied one hundred eighty (180) days after the delivery of such notice, and (iii) no termination pursuant to this clause (c) shall be effective unless and until a final judgment, order or decree shall have been issued pursuant to an arbitration pursuant to Section 17 hereof declaring such termination to be valid under this clause (c); which remains unremedied;

(d) a receiver is appointed by a court of competent jurisdiction for all or substantially all of the property of the other party;

(e) a final order is issued by a court of competent jurisdiction to wind-up the other party;

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(f) a final judgment, order or decree which materially and adversely affects the ability of the other party to perform this Agreement shall have been obtained or entered against that party and such judgment, order or decree shall not have been vacated, discharged or stayed; provided that no termination pursuant to this clause (f) shall be effective unless and until a final judgment, order or decree shall have been issued pursuant to an arbitration pursuant to Section 17 hereof declaring such termination to be valid under this clause (f); or

(g) the other party makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors, files a petition in bankruptcy or for liquidation, is adjudged insolvent or bankrupt by a final order of a court of competent jurisdiction, commences any proceeding for a reorganization or arrangement of debts, dissolution or liquidation under any law or statute or of any jurisdiction applicable thereto or if any such proceeding shall be commenced in a court of competent jurisdiction and is not contested by the other party.

At any time after the first anniversary of this Agreement, this Agreement may be terminated by either party hereto on not less than three hundred and sixty-five (365) days’ notice for any reason other than any of the reasons set forth in the immediately preceding paragraph; provided that in no event shall any termination of this Agreement by NSM pursuant to this sentence be effective prior to the fifth (5th) anniversary of the Closing Date. Any termination pursuant to the foregoing sentence is referred to herein as a “For Convenience Termination”.

Section 11. Costs and Expenses Upon Termination; Rights Upon Termination. Upon termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 10 hereof, NM shall be obligated to pay to NSM any and all amounts payable pursuant to Section 6 hereof for Services provided prior to the time of termination and the provisions of Sections 5, 7, 8, 9, and 13–20 shall survive any such termination.

If the Agreement is terminated within five years from the Closing Date by NM pursuant to clause (a) of Section 10 or as a For Convenience Termination or by NSM pursuant to clauses (c), (d), (e), (f) or (g) of Section 10, the Termination Fee is immediately due and payable to NSM.

Section 12. Surrender of Books and Records. Upon termination of this Agreement, NSM shall forthwith surrender to NM any and all books, records, documents and other property in the possession or control of NSM relating to this Agreement and to the business, finance, technology, trademarks or affairs of NM and any member of the Holdings Group and, except as required by law (including securities laws and regulations), shall not retain any copies of same.

Section 13. Force Majeure. Neither party shall be liable for any failure to perform any of their obligations hereunder by reason of any of the following force majeure events provided the party has made all reasonable efforts to avoid, minimize or prevent the effect of such event:

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Section 14. Entire Agreement. This Agreement forms the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes and replaces all previous agreements, written or oral, with respect to the subject matter hereof.

Section 15. Severability. If any provision herein is held to be void or unenforceable, the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions herein shall remain unaffected and enforceable.

Section 16. Currency. Unless stated otherwise, all currency references herein are to United States Dollars.

Section 17. Law and Arbitration. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of England. Any dispute under this Agreement shall be referred to arbitration in London in accordance with the Arbitration Act 1996 or any statutory modification or re-enactment then I force. The arbitration shall be conducted in accordance with the London Maritime Arbitrators Association’s (LMAA) Terms current at the time when the arbitration is commenced.

Save as after mentioned, the reference shall be to three arbitrators, one to be appointed by each party and the third by the two arbitrators so appointed. A party wishing to refer a dispute to arbitration shall appoint its arbitrator and send notice of such appointment to the other party requiring the other party to appoint its arbitrator within fourteen (14) calendar days of that notice and stating that it will appoint its arbitrator as sole arbitrator unless the other party appoints its own arbitrator and gives notice that it has done so within the fourteen (14) calendar days specified. If the other party does not appoint its own arbitrator and give notice that it has done so within the fourteen (14) calendar days specified, the party referring the dispute to arbitration may, without the requirement of any further prior notice to the other party, appoint its arbitrator as sole arbitrator and shall advise the other party accordingly. The award of a sole arbitrator shall be as binding as if he had been appointed by agreement. Nothing herein shall prevent the parties agreeing in writing to vary these provisions to provide for the appointment of a sole arbitrator.

In cases where neither the claim nor any counterclaim exceeds the sum of US$50,000 (or such other sum as the parties may agree) the arbitration shall be conducted in accordance with the LMAA Small Claims Procedure current at the time when the arbitration proceedings are commenced.

Section 18. Notice. Notice under this Agreement shall be given (via hand delivery or facsimile) as follows:

If to NM:

Navios Maritime Holdings Inc.

7 Avenue de Grande Bretagne, Office 11B2

Monte Carlo, MC 98000 Monaco

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Attn:

Fax:

If to NSM:

Shipmanagement Corp.

85 Akti Miaouli Street

Piraeus, Greece 185 38

Attn:

Fax:

Section 19. Assignment; Succession. NSM shall not assign this Agreement to any party that is not a subsidiary or affiliate of NSM except upon the written consent of NM.

Section 20. Waiver. The failure of either party to enforce any term of this Agreement shall not act as a waiver. Any waiver must be specifically stated as such in writing.

Section 21. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more signed counterparts, facsimile or otherwise, which shall together form one instrument.

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SCHEDULE A

SERVICES

NSM shall provide the following administrative support services (the “Services”) to NM, at the request and under the direction of NM:

(a) Keep and maintain at all times books, records and accounts which shall contain particulars of receipts and disbursements relating to the assets and liabilities of NM and such books, records and accounts shall be kept pursuant to normal commercial practices that will permit NM to prepare or cause to be prepared financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and in each case shall also be in accordance with those required to be kept by NM under applicable United States federal and applicable securities laws and regulations and as NM is required to keep and file under applicable foreign taxing regulations and the U.S. Internal Revenue Code and the regulations applicable with respect thereto, all as amended from time to time;

(b) Prepare all such returns, filings and documents, for review and approval by NM as may be required under the Articles of Incorporation or any other governing documents of NM as well as such other returns, filings, documents and instruments as may from time to time be requested or instructed by NM; and file such documents, as applicable, as directed by NM with the relevant authorities;

(c) Provide, or arrange for the provision of, advisory services to NM with respect to NM’s obligations under applicable securities laws and regulations in the United States and any applicable foreign jurisdictions and assist NM in arranging for compliance with continuous disclosure obligations under applicable securities laws and regulations and the rules and regulations of the any securities exchange upon which NM’s securities are listed or any market where NM’s securities are traded, including the preparation for review, approval and filing by NM of reports and other documents with all applicable regulatory authorities, provided that nothing herein shall permit or authorize NSM to act for or on behalf of NM in its relationship with regulatory authorities except to the extent that specific authorization may from time to time be given by NM;

(d) Provide, or arrange for the provision of, advisory, clerical and investor relations services to assist and support NM in its communications with its Equity holders, including in connection with disclosures that may be required for regulatory compliance to its Equity holders and the wider financial markets, as NM may from time to time request or direct, provided that nothing herein shall permit or authorize NSM to determine the content of any such communications by NM to its Equity holders and the wider financial markets;

(e) At the request and under the direction of NM, handle, or arrange for the handling of, all administrative and clerical matters in respect of (i) the call and arrangement of all meetings of the Equity holders pursuant to the Articles of Incorporation or any other governing documents of NM, (ii) the preparation of all materials (including notices of meetings and information circulars) in respect thereof and (iii) the submission of all such materials to NM in sufficient time prior to the dates upon which they must be mailed, filed or otherwise relied upon so that NM has full opportunity to review, approve, execute and return them to NSM for filing or mailing or other disposition as NM may require or direct;

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(f) Provide, or arrange for the provision of, or secure sufficient and necessary office space, equipment and personnel including all accounting, clerical, secretarial, corporate and administrative services as may be reasonably necessary for the performance of NM’ business;

(g) Arrange for the provision of such audit, accounting, legal, insurance and other professional services as are reasonably required by NM from time to time in connection with the discharge of its responsibilities under the Articles of Incorporation or any other governing documents of NM, to the extent such advice and analysis can be reasonably provided or arranged by NSM, provided that nothing herein shall permit NSM to select the auditor of NM, which shall be selected in accordance with the provisions for the appointment of the auditor pursuant to the Articles of Incorporation or any other governing documents of NM or as otherwise be required by law governing NM, or to communicate with the auditor other than in the ordinary course of making such books and records available for review as the auditors may require and to respond to queries from the auditors with respect to the accounts and statements prepared by, or arranged by, NSM, and in particular NSM will not have any of the authorities, rights or responsibilities of the audit committee of NM, but shall provide, or arrange for the provision of, information to such committee as may from time to time be required or requested; and provided further that nothing herein shall entitle NSM to retain legal counsel for NM unless such selection is specifically approved by NSM;

(h) Provide, or arrange for the provision of, such assistance and support as NM may from time to time request in connection with any new or existing financing for, or other commercial relationships for, NM, such assistance and support to be provided in accordance with the direction, and under the supervision of NM;

(i) Provide, or arrange for the provision of, such administrative and clerical services as may be required by NM to support and assist NM in considering any future acquisitions or divestments of assets of NM or other commercial transactions and the integration of any assets or businesses acquired by the NM, all under the direction and under the supervision of NM;

(j) Provide, or arrange for the provision of, such support and assistance to NM as NM may from time to time request in connection with any future offerings of equity or debt securities that NM may at any time determine is desirable for NM, all under the direction and supervision of NM;

(k) Provide, or arrange for the provision of, at the request and under the direction of NM, such communications to the transfer agent for NM as may be necessary or desirable;

(1) Prepare and provide, or arrange for the preparation and provision of, regular cash reports and other accounting information for review by NM, so as to permit and enable NM to make all determinations of financial matters required to be made pursuant to the Articles of Incorporation or any other governing documents of NM, including the determination of amounts available for distribution by NM to its Equity holders, and to assist NM in making arrangements with the transfer agent for NM for the payment of distributions to the Equityholders in accordance with the Articles of Incorporation or any other governing documents of NM;

(m) Provide, or arrange for the provision of, such assistance to NM as NM may request or direct with respect to the performance of the obligations to the Equity holders under the Articles of Incorporation or any other governing documents of NM and to provide monitoring of various obligations and rights under agreements entered into by NM and provide advance reports on a timely basis to NM advising of steps, procedures and compliance issues under such agreements, so as to enable NM to make all such decisions as would be necessary or desirable thereunder;

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(n) Provide, or arrange for the provision of, such additional administrative and clerical services pertaining to NM, the assets and liabilities of NM and the Equity holders and matters incidental thereto as may be reasonably requested by NM from time to time;

(o) Negotiate and arrange, at the request and under the direction of NM, for interest rate swap agreements, foreign currency contracts, forward exchange contracts and any other hedging arrangements;

(p) Provide, or arrange for the provision of, information technology services;

(q) Maintain, or arrange for the maintenance of, NM’s and NM’s subsidiaries’ existence and good standing in necessary jurisdictions;

(r) Negotiate, at the request and under the direction of NM, loan and credit terms with lenders and monitor and maintain compliance therewith;

(s) Provide, or arrange for the provision of, at the request and under the direction of NM, cash management and services, including assistance with preparation of budgets, overseeing banking services and bank accounts and arranging for the deposit of funds; and

(t) Monitor the performance of investment managers.

Because NM controls its business affairs, it acknowledges that NSM is not responsible for any loss of revenue or business, any loss due to misuse, destruction, misappropriation, theft, conversion, or embezzlement of person, real or intellectual property of NM or is customers.

NM and NSM acknowledge that NM is the owner of all intellectual property, documents, reports, financial statements and correspondence that come as a result of the Services provided above.

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SCHEDULE B

COSTS AND EXPENSES

Within thirty (30) days after the end of each month, NSM shall submit to NM an invoice for all Costs and Expenses (excluding out-of-pocket expenses) in connection with the provision of the Services listed in Schedule A by NSM to NM for such month. Each statement will contain such supporting detail as may be reasonably required to validate such amounts due.

NM shall make payment within fifteen (15) days of the date of each invoice (any such day on which a payment is due, the “Due Date”). All invoices for Services are payable in U.S. dollars. All amounts not paid within 10 days after the Due Date shall bear interest at the rate of 1.00% per annum over US$ LIBOR from such Due Date until the date payment is received in full by NSM.

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Exhibit 99.4

EXECUTION COPY

CONFIDENTIAL

CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

This Contribution Agreement (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of August 29, 2019, by and between Navios Shipmanagement Holdings Corporation, a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the Marshall Islands (the “Company”), Navios Shipmanagement Inc., Navios Tankers Management Inc. Navios Containers Management Inc., Kleimar LTD and Navios Corporation Management Inc., each a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the Marshall Islands (each of such companies, a “Contributed Company” and together, the “Contributed Companies”), and Navios Maritime Holdings Inc., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the Marshall Islands with its registered office at Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Island, Ajeltake Road, Majuro, Marshall Islands MH 96960 (“NMHI”, and the Company, each of the Contributed Companies and NMHI together, the “Parties”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, NMHI owns directly 100% of the outstanding equity interests of the Company;

WHEREAS, NMHI owns, directly or indirectly, 100% of the outstanding equity interests of each of the Contributed Companies as set forth on Schedule 1 attached hereto (such equity interests, the “Contributed Interests”);

WHEREAS, NMHI desires to, and desires to cause its subsidiaries to, contribute, transfer, assign and deliver to the Company all of their respective right, title and interest in and to the Contributed Interests and the Company desires to accept and assume the Contributed Interests pursuant to this Agreement;

WHEREAS, (i) as of the date hereof, NMHI owes certain amounts to each of the Contributed Companies (the amount that NMHI owes to each of the Contributed Companies as of the date hereof (for the avoidance of doubt, excluding any amounts owed under the Credit Documents) is referred to as such Contributed Company’s “Loan Amount”), (ii) each Contributed Company desires to release NMHI from its obligation to repay such Contributed Company’s Loan Amount, and (iii) simultaneously herewith, NMHI and certain of its subsidiaries, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, are entering into the Credit Agreement and related agreements attached as Exhibit A hereto (such agreements, the “Credit Documents”) under which NMHI and such subsidiaries will be obligated to pay to the Company a principal amount of $125,000,000, subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 4 of this Agreement, on the terms and subject to the conditions as set forth in the Credit Documents; and

WHEREAS, Navios Ship Management Inc., on the one hand, and NMHI, on the other hand, desire to enter into (i) a Management Agreement in the form attached as Exhibit B hereto and (ii) an Administrative Services Agreement in the form attached as Exhibit C hereto (together, the “Management Agreements”).

AGREEMENT

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:

1. Contribution. NMHI (for itself and on behalf of each subsidiary of NMHI that owns Contributed Interests) hereby contributes, transfers, assigns and delivers to the Company, and the Company hereby accepts and assumes from NMHI and each such subsidiary, all of their respective right, title and interest in and to the Contributed Interests, together with all other rights, privileges and obligations relating to the Contributed Interests, which contribution, transfer, assignment and conveyance shall be effective as of the date hereof (the “Contribution”).

2. Release. Each Contributed Company hereby fully and unconditionally releases NMHI from, and forgives, any and all obligations NMHI may have to repay or satisfy the Loan Amount owed by NMHI to such Contributed Company.

3. Credit Documents. Simultaneously herewith, NMHI and certain of its subsidiaries, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, are entering into the Credit Documents with an initial outstanding principal amount (the “Principal Amount”) equal to $125,000,000 (the “Estimated Principal Amount”), subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 4.

4. Post-Closing Adjustment.

(a) For purposes hereof, “Closing Net Assets” means an aggregate amount, as of 11:59 p.m. EST on the date hereof, equal to (i) the amount of the assets of the Contributed Companies that are included in the specific line items set forth under the heading “ASSETS” on Schedule 2 attached hereto, minus (ii) the amount by which the liabilities of the Contributed Companies included in the line items set forth under the heading “LIABILITIES” on Schedule 2 attached hereto exceed $17 million, in each case, as determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles as in effect in the United States applied in a manner consistent with the consistent classifications, judgments and valuation and estimation methodologies used in the preparation of the unaudited combined carve-out balance sheet of the Contributed Companies as at June 30, 2019 attached as Schedule 3 hereto (the “Unaudited Carve-Out Balance Sheet”).

(b) Within 60 days after the date hereof, the Company shall prepare and deliver to NMHI a statement setting forth its calculation of Closing Net Assets (the “Closing Net Assets Statement”), which statement shall be prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and will use (to the extent consistent with U.S. GAAP) the same accounting methods, practices, principles, policies and procedures, with consistent classifications, judgments and valuation and estimation methodologies that were used in the preparation of the Unaudited Carve-Out Balance Sheet.

(c) NMHI shall have 60 days following delivery of the Closing Net Assets Statement (the “Review Period”) to review such statement, and in connection therewith, the Company shall provide NMHI with access to the books and records and personnel of the Company and Contributed Companies relevant to the Closing Net Assets Statement as NMHI may reasonably request for the purpose of reviewing the Closing Net Assets Statement and to prepare a Statement of Objections (as defined below), provided that such access shall be in a manner that does not interfere with the normal business operations of the Company or the Contributed Companies.

(d) NMHI may object to the Closing Net Assets Statement by delivering to the Company prior to 5:00 p.m. EST on the last day of the Review Period a written statement setting forth NMHI’s objections thereto in reasonable detail, indicating each disputed item or amount and the basis for NMHI’s disagreement therewith (the “Statement of Objections”). If NMHI fails to timely

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deliver the Statement of Objections, the Closing Net Assets Statement shall be deemed to have been accepted by NMHI and the amount of Closing Net Assets set forth therein shall be final and binding on the Parties for all purposes of this Agreement and the Credit Documents. If NMHI timely delivers a Statement of Objections, NMHI and the Company shall negotiate in good faith to resolve such objections within 30 days after the delivery of such Statement of Objections (the “Resolution Period”), and, if the same are so resolved within the Resolution Period, the Closing Net Assets Statement, with such changes to the amount of Closing Net Assets as are agreed in writing by NMHI and the Company, shall be final and binding on the Parties for all purposes of this Agreement.

(e) If NMHI and the Company fail to reach an agreement with respect to all of the disputed items or amounts set forth in the Statement of Objections during the Resolution Period, then any items or amounts remaining in dispute (“Disputed Amounts”) shall be submitted for resolution to an impartial nationally recognized firm of independent certified public accountants, other than NMHI’s accountants or the Company’s accountants, appointed by mutual agreement of the Company and NMHI (the “Independent Accountant”) who, acting as experts and not arbitrators, shall resolve the Disputed Amounts only and make any adjustments to the Closing Net Assets Statement and the amount of Closing Net Assets (including any adjustments resolved by the Parties in accordance with Section 4(d) above) to reflect such resolution. The Independent Accountant shall make a determination as soon as practicable within 30 days (or such other time as the Company and NMHI shall agree in writing) after their engagement, and unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Company and NMHI, the Independent Accountant’s resolution of the Disputed Amounts and their adjustments to the Closing Net Assets Statement and the final amount of Closing Net Assets shall be conclusive and binding on the Parties. The Parties hereto agree that all adjustments shall be made without regard to materiality. The Independent Accountant shall only decide the specific items under dispute by the Parties and their decision for each Disputed Amount must be within the range of values assigned to each such item in the Closing Net Assets Statement and the Statement of Objections, respectively. The fees and expenses of the Independent Accountant shall be paid by NMHI, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, based upon the percentage that the amount actually contested but not awarded to NMHI or the Company, respectively, bears to the aggregate amount actually contested in the Statement of Objections by NMHI in respect of such Disputed Amounts, as determined by the Independent Accountant.

(f) Following determination of the final Closing Net Assets in accordance with this Section 4, if the amount of the final Closing Net Assets is not equal to the Estimated Principal Amount, then the Credit Documents shall automatically and with no action required on the part of any party thereto be deemed amended such that, with effect from the date hereof, the original Principal Amount shall be deemed to equal the absolute value of the final amount of Closing Net Assets; provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in no event shall the Principal Amount be greater than $150,000,000. In the event that the final amount of Closing Net Assets determined in accordance with this Section 4 is equal to the Estimated Principal Amount, then the original Principal Amount under the Credit Documents shall be the Estimated Principal Amount.

5. Indemnity. From and after the date hereof the Company shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless NMHI and each of its subsidiaries (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, the Company and the Contributed Companies) from and against all liabilities reflected on the Unaudited Carve-Out Balance Sheet and (without duplication) the Closing Net Assets Statement.

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6. Legacy Guarantees. To the extent NMHI or any of its subsidiaries (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, the Company and the Contributed Companies) are party to any agreement whereby NMHI and/or any such subsidiary is a guarantor of any of the liabilities set forth on the Carve-Out Balance Sheet or Closing Net Assets Statement, from and after the date hereof the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to release NMHI and/or such subsidiary from such guarantees, including if necessary by substituting the Company or a subsidiary of the Company as the guarantor.

7. Management Agreements. Simultaneously herewith, Navios Ship Management Inc., on the one hand, and NMHI, on the other hand, are entering into the Management Agreements.

8. Entire Agreement. This Agreement, including the Credit Documents and the Management Agreements, represent the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby and supersede all prior agreements with respect thereto, whether written or oral.

9. Benefit. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective successors, heirs and permitted assigns.

10. Further Assurances. The Parties agree to execute any and all documents and instruments and to perform such other acts as may be reasonably necessary or expedient to further the purposes of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including, without limitation, pursuant to Section 4(f).

11. Modification/Waiver. No modification, waiver, amendment, discharge or change of this Agreement shall be valid unless in writing and signed by the Party against which the enforcement of such modification, waiver, amendment, discharge or change is or may be sought.

12. Law and Arbitration. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of England. Any dispute under this Agreement shall be referred to arbitration in London in accordance with the Arbitration Act 1996 or any statutory modification or re-enactment then in force. The arbitration shall be conducted in accordance with the London Maritime Arbitrators Association’s (LMAA) Terms current at the time when the arbitration is commenced. Save as after mentioned, the reference shall be to three arbitrators, one to be appointed by each party and the third by the two arbitrators so appointed. A party wishing to refer a dispute to arbitration shall appoint its arbitrator and send notice of such appointment to the other party requiring the other party to appoint its arbitrator within fourteen (14) calendar days of that notice and stating that it will appoint its arbitrator as sole arbitrator unless the other party appoints its own arbitrator and gives notice that it has done so within the fourteen (14) calendar days specified. If the other party does not appoint its own arbitrator and give notice that it has done so within the fourteen (14) calendar days specified, the party referring the dispute to arbitration may, without the requirement of any further prior notice to the other party, appoint its arbitrator as sole arbitrator and shall advise the other party accordingly. The award of a sole arbitrator shall be as binding as if he had been appointed by agreement. Nothing herein shall prevent the parties agreeing in writing to vary these provisions to provide for the appointment of a sole arbitrator. In cases where neither the claim nor any counterclaim exceeds the sum of US$50,000 (or such other sum as the parties may agree) the arbitration shall be conducted in accordance with the LMAA Small Claims Procedure current at the time when the arbitration proceedings are commenced.

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13. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts with the same effect as if all of the Parties had executed one counterpart. Executed signature pages to this Agreement may be delivered by facsimile or .pdf and such facsimiles and .pdfs will be deemed sufficient as if actual signature pages had been delivered.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be executed by their authorized signatories as of the date first written above.

[Signature Page to Contribution Agreement]

[Signature Page to Contribution Agreement]

[Signature Page to Contribution Agreement]

[Signature Page to Contribution Agreement]

[Signature Page to Contribution Agreement]

[Signature Page to Contribution Agreement]

[Signature Page to Contribution Agreement]

SCHEDULE 2

NET ASSET LINE ITEMS

SCHEDULE 3

UNAUDITED COMBINED CARVE-OUT BALANCE SHEET OF THE CONTRIBUTED

COMPANIES AS AT JUNE 30, 2019

EXHIBIT A

CREDIT DOCUMENTS

[See attached]

EXHIBIT B

FORM OF MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT

[See attached]

EXHIBIT C

FORM OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AGREEMENT

[See attached]

Exhibit 99.5

EXECUTION VERSION

Private and Confidential

DATED 29 August 2019

NAVIOS MARITIME HOLDINGS INC.

as borrower

and

NAVIOS SHIPMANAGEMENT HOLDINGS CORPORATION

as lender

SECURED LOAN AGREEMENT

for a loan of USD 125,000,000¹

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THIS AGREEMENT is dated 29 August 2019 and made BETWEEN:

IT IS AGREED as follows:

This Agreement sets out the terms and conditions upon which the Lender agrees to make available to the Borrower a loan facility of USD125,000,000 (subject to adjustment as provided for in clause 2.2) in connection with advances made to the Borrower prior to the date of this Agreement.

In this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires:

“Alpha Merit” Alpha Merit Corporation, a company incorporated in the Marshall Islands and having its registered office at Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake Island, Majuro, Marshall Islands MH96960;

“Assignment of Earnings and Insurances” means the assignment of earnings and insurances of the Vessels in such form as the Lender may agree or require in its reasonable discretion, and in the plural means all of them;

“Banking Day” means a day on which dealings in deposits in USD are carried on in the London Interbank Eurocurrency Market and a day (other than Saturday or Sunday) on which banks are open for general business in London, Piraeus, Hamburg and New York City;

“Bareboat Owners” means each of the companies listed in Schedule 6 and in the plural means all of them;

“Bareboat Owners’ Shares Pledge” means, in relation to each Bareboat Owner, a second priority pledge of all the shares of and in that Bareboat Owner required to be executed hereunder by the Shareholder in favour of the Lender, in such form as the Lender may agree or require in its reasonable discretion, and in the plural means all of them;

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“Borrowed Money” means Indebtedness in respect of (i) money borrowed and debit balances at banks, (ii) any bond, note, loan stock, debenture or similar debt instrument, (iii) acceptance or documentary credit facilities, (iv) receivables sold or discounted (otherwise than on a non-recourse basis), (v) deferred payments for assets or services acquired, (vi) finance leases and hire purchase contracts, (vii) swaps, forward exchange contracts, futures and other derivatives, (viii) any other transaction (including without limitation forward sale or purchase agreements) having the commercial effect of a borrowing or of any of (ii) to (vii) above and (ix) guarantees in respect of Indebtedness of any person falling within any of (i) to (viii) above;

“Borrower” means Navios Maritime Holdings Inc. a company incorporated in the Marshall Islands and having its registered office at Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake Island, Majuro, Marshall Islands, MH96960;

“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 officers for the time being of such company or by such company’s attorneys or solicitors;

“Closing Date” means the date on which the conditions precedent set out in Clause 9 have been satisfied or waived by the Lender;

“Collateral” means the Share Pledge, the Mortgages and the Assignment of Earnings and Insurances, the Bareboat Owners’ Shares Pledge, the Guarantees and the Europe Receivables Pledge and any other Encumbrance provided to the Lender from time to time as security for the Loan;

“Commitment” means, in relation to the Loan, the maximum amount which the Lender has agreed to lend to the Borrower under clause 2.1 as reduced by any relevant term of this Agreement;

“Compliance Certificate” means a certificate substantially in the form set out in schedule 5 signed by a director of the Borrower;

“Default” means any Event of Default or any event or circumstance which with the giving of notice or lapse of time or the satisfaction of any other condition (or any combination thereof) would constitute an Event of Default;

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“Dollars” and “USD” mean the lawful currency of the USA and in respect of all payments to be made under any of the Loan Documents means funds which are for same day settlement in the New York Clearing House Interbank Payments System (or such other US dollar funds as may at the relevant time be customary for the settlement of international banking transactions denominated in US dollars);

“Encumbrance” means any mortgage, charge, pledge, lien, hypothecation, assignment, title retention, preferential right, option, trust arrangement or security interest or any other encumbrance, security or arrangement conferring howsoever a priority of payment in respect of any obligation of any person;

“Europe Receivables Pledge” means the first priority pledge, transfer and assignment of all of the receivables owing to Navios Holdings Europe Finance Inc. by Navios Europe Holdings Inc. and Navios Europe Holdings (II) Inc.;

“Event of Default” means any of the events or circumstances listed in clause 10.1;

“Execution Date” means the date on which this Agreement has been executed by all the parties hereto;

“Facility Period” means the period starting as of the date hereof and ending on such date as the Lender determines that all payment obligations whatsoever of the Borrower under or pursuant to the Loan Documents whensoever arising, actual or contingent, have been irrevocably paid;

“FATCA” means:

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“FATCA Application Date” means:

“FATCA Deduction” means a deduction or withholding from a payment under a Loan Document required by FATCA;

“FATCA Exempt Party” means a party that is entitled to receive payments free from any FATCA Deduction;

“Group” means at any relevant time the Borrower and its subsidiaries but not including any subsidiary which is listed on any public stock exchange and any of its subsidiaries;

“Group Member” means any member of the Group;

“Guarantee” means each of the guarantees granted by each of the Guarantors, in such form as the Lender may agree or require in its reasonable discretion, and in the plural means all of them;

“Guarantor” means each of the companies listed in Schedule 1 and in the plural means all of them;

“Indebtedness” means any obligation howsoever arising (whether present or future, actual or contingent, secured or unsecured as principal, surety or otherwise) for the payment or repayment of money;

“Indenture Excerpt” means the excerpt from the Secured Indenture set out in Schedule 3;

“Interest Period” means each period for the calculation of interest in respect of the Loan ascertained in accordance with clauses 3.2 and 3.3;

“Latest Accounts” means, in respect of any financial year of the Group, the latest financial statements required to be prepared pursuant to clause 8.1.6;

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“Legal Reservations” means:

“Lender” means Navios Shipmanagement Holdings Corporation, a corporation incorporated in the Marshall Islands and having its registered office at Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake Island, Majuro, Marshall Islands, MH96960;

“Loan” means the principal amount borrowed by the Borrower under this Agreement or (as the context may require) the principal amount owing to the Lender under this Agreement at any relevant time (as the same shall be increased from time to time by the capitalisation of interest in accordance with clause 3.1);

“Loan Documents” means this Agreement and the Security Documents;

“Material Adverse Effect” means, a material adverse effect on:

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“Mortgage” means, in respect of each Vessel, the second preferred mortgage of such Vessel required to be executed hereunder by the owner thereof in favour of the Lender, each in such form as the Lender may require in its reasonable discretion and in the plural means all of them;

“Permitted Encumbrance” means (i) any Encumbrance created pursuant to or expressly permitted by the Loan Documents or otherwise permitted by the Lender, (ii) the first priority mortgages recorded over the Vessels, (iii) the first priority pledge over the shares of the Bareboat Owners, (iv) any lien arising by the operation of law and (v) any Permitted Lien and Permitted Lien (as defined in the Second Secured Indenture);

“Perfection Requirements” means the making or procuring of appropriate registrations, filings, endorsements, notarisations, stampings and/or notifications of the Security Documents and/or the security expressed to be created under the Security Documents determined by the legal advisers to the Lender to be necessary in any Pertinent Jurisdiction for the enforceability or production in evidence of the relevant Security Document to the extent such matters are complied with within any timeframe specified by law or the relevant Security Document;

“Pertinent Jurisdiction” means any jurisdiction in which or where any Security Party is incorporated, resident, domiciled, has a permanent establishment or assets which are secured under the Security Documents;

“Proceedings” means any litigation, arbitration, legal action or complaint or judicial, quasi-judicial or administrative proceedings whatsoever arising or instigated by anyone in any court, tribunal, public office or other forum whatsoever and wheresoever (including, without limitation, any action for provisional or permanent attachment of any thing or for injunctive remedies or interim relief and any action instigated on an ex parte basis);

“Prohibited Person” means a person that is:

“Register” has the meaning specified in clause 15.3

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“Required Authorisation” means any authorisation, consent, declaration, licence, permit, exemption, approval or other document, whether imposed by or arising in connection with any law, regulation, custom, contract, security or otherwise howsoever which must be obtained at any time from any person, government entity or central bank or other self-regulating or supra-national authority in order to enable the Borrower lawfully to draw the Loan and/or to enable any Security Party lawfully and continuously to continue its corporate existence and/or perform all its obligations whatsoever whensoever arising under the Loan Documents and/or grant security under the Security Documents and/or to ensure the continuous validity and enforceability thereof;

“Sanctions” means any economic or trade sanctions laws, regulations, embargoes or restrictive measures administered, enacted or enforced by:

“Sanctions List” means the “Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons” list issued by OFAC, the “Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions Targets and Investment Ban List” issued by HMT, or any similar list issued or maintained or made public by any of the Sanctions Authorities.

“Second Secured Indenture” means the Indenture dated as of 21 November 2017 for USD 305,000,000 issued by the Borrower and Navios Maritime Finance II (US) Inc. for 11.25% Senior Secured Notes due in 2022;

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“Secured Indenture” means the Indenture dated as of 29 November 2013 for USD 650,000,000 issued by the Borrower and Navios Maritime Finance II (US) Inc. for 7.375% First Priority Ship Mortgage Notes due in 2022;

“Security Documents” means, the Bareboat Owners’ Shares Pledges, the Mortgages, the Shares Pledge, the Europe Receivables Pledge, the Assignment of Earnings and Insurances, the Guarantees and any other documents designated by the Borrower and the Lender as “Security Documents” or any other documents as may have been or shall from time to time after the date of this Agreement be executed in favour of the Lender to guarantee and/or to govern and/or to secure payment of all or any part of the Loan, interest thereon and other moneys from time to time owing by the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement;

“Security Party” means the Borrower, the Guarantors, the Shareholder, Alpha Merit, or any other person who may at any time be a party to any of the Loan Documents (other than the Lender);

“Shares” means the shares of Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation and the units of Navios Maritime Partners L.P. as set forth under Schedule 8, and in the plural means all of them;

“Shares Pledge” means the first priority pledge of (i) the shares of Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation and (ii) the units of Navios Maritime Partners L.P. as set forth under Schedule 8, to be executed by Alpha Merit and Borrower in favour of the Lender in such form as the Lender may require in its reasonable discretion and in the plural means all of them;

“Shareholder” means Anemos Maritime Holdings Inc., a company incorporated in the Marshall Islands and having its registered office at Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake Island, Majuro, Marshall Islands MH96960;

“subsidiary” of a person means any company or entity directly or indirectly controlled by such person, and for this purpose “control” means either the ownership of more than fifty per cent (50%) of the voting share capital (or equivalent rights of ownership) of such company or entity;

“Taxes” includes all present and future income, corporation, capital or value-added taxes and all stamp and other taxes and levies, imposts, deductions, duties, charges and withholdings whatsoever together with interest thereon and penalties in respect thereto, if any, and charges, fees or other amounts made on or in respect thereof (and “Taxation” shall be construed accordingly);

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“Unlawfulness” means any event or circumstance which either is or, as the case may be, might in the reasonable opinion of the Lender become the subject of a notification by the Lender to the Borrower under clause 12.1; and

“Vessel” means each of Vessels defined in Schedule 7; and

Words and expressions defined in Schedule 4 shall have the meaning given to them when used in Schedule 3.

In this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires:

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No part of this Agreement shall be enforceable under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 by a person who is not a party to this Agreement.

In reliance upon each of the representations and warranties in clause 7, the Lender agrees to make available by way of loan to the Borrower on the terms of this Agreement the principal amount described in clause 2.2.

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The principal amount of USD125,000,000, subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 4 of that certain Contribution Agreement, entered into as of August 29, 2019, by and between the Borrower, the Lender, Navios Shipmanagement Inc., Navios Tankers Management Inc. Navios Containers Management Inc., Kleimar LTD and Navios Corporation Management Inc., each a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the Marshall Islands.

The Lender shall have no responsibility for the Borrower’s use of the proceeds of the Loan and is not bound to monitor or verify the application of any amount borrowed pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

The Loan shall bear interest at the rate of 5% compounded per annum on the then-outstanding principal amount, payable in quarterly instalments in arrears on each February 15, May 15, August 15 and November 15, beginning on February 15, 2020. Interest shall be calculated on the basis of a year of 365 days or 366 days, as the case may be, and actual days elapsed during the period.

If the Lender fails to receive any sum whatsoever on its due date for payment under any of the Loan Documents, the Borrower must pay interest on such sum on demand from the due date up to the date of actual payment (as well after as before judgment) at a rate of two (2.0) per cent per annum over the interest rate referred to in clause 3.1. Such interest shall be due and payable on demand, shall accrue daily and shall be compounded annually.

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Subject as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Borrower must repay the Loan quarterly on each February 15, May 15, August 15 and November 15, beginning on February 15, 2020 as follows (provided, that (i) the Borrower may elect to apply any voluntary prepayments made pursuant to clause 4.2 towards any remaining instalment payments and (ii) any mandatory prepayments (other than a mandatory prepayment in full) shall be applied across all remaining instalment payments on a pro rata basis):

and, unless earlier repaid, no later than December 31 of each year, an amount equal to the difference between the amount of Deferred Amortization accrued to such date and the maximum amount of Deferred Amortization permitted to remain outstanding as at the last day of such year

with any unpaid Loans due and payable on November 15, 2024.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the aggregate amount of the Deferred Amortizations that may remain outstanding as of the date set forth below shall not exceed the following amounts:

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The Borrower may prepay the Loan in whole or in part (being USD1,000,000 or any larger sum which is a whole multiple of USD1,000,000) at any time without premium or penalty.

The Borrower shall prepay the Loan:

Any prepayment of all or part of the Loan under this Agreement shall be made together with:

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The Borrower agrees to reimburse the Lender on a full indemnity basis on demand for all expenses and/or disbursements whatsoever:

All expenses payable under to this clause 5 must be paid with value added tax or any similar tax (if any) properly chargeable thereon. Any value added tax chargeable in respect of any services supplied by the Lender under this Agreement must, on delivery of the value added tax invoice, be paid in addition to any sum agreed to be paid hereunder.

The Borrower must pay all stamp, documentary, registration or other like duties or taxes (including any duties or taxes payable by the Lender) imposed on or in connection with any Loan Documents or the Loan and agree to indemnify the Lender against any liability arising by reason of any delay or omission by the Borrower to pay such duties or taxes other than to the extent such duties or taxes arise as a result of the Lender transferring its Loan or Commitments under this Agreement.

All payments to be made by the Borrower under any of the Loan Documents must be made in full, without any set-off or counterclaim whatsoever and, subject to clause 6.6, free and clear of any deductions or withholdings, in USD not later than 11 a.m. London time on the due date to such account of the Lender as the Lender may from time to time notify to the Borrower.

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When any payment under any of the Loan Documents would otherwise be due on a day which is not a Banking Day, the due date for payment shall be extended to the next following Banking Day.

All interest and other payments of an annual nature under any of the Loan Documents shall accrue from day to day and be calculated on the basis of actual days elapsed and a 360 day year.

If any sum due from the Borrower under any of the Loan Documents, or under any order or judgment given or made in relation thereto or for any other reason whatsoever, must be converted from the currency (“the first currency”) in which the same is payable thereunder into another currency (“the second currency”) for the purpose of (i) making or filing a claim or proof against the Borrower, (ii) obtaining an order or judgment in any court or other tribunal or (iii) enforcing any order or judgment given or made in relation thereto, the Borrower undertakes to indemnify and hold harmless the Lender from and against any loss suffered as a result of any discrepancy between (a) the rate of exchange used for such purpose to convert the sum in question from the first currency into the second currency and (b) the rate or rates of exchange at which the Lender 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. Any amount due from the Borrower under this clause 6.5 shall be due as a separate debt and shall not be affected by judgment being obtained for any other sums due under or in respect of any of the Loan Documents and the term “rate of exchange” includes any premium and costs of exchange payable in connection with the purchase of the first currency with the second currency.

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If at any time the Borrower must make any deduction or withholding in respect of Taxes from any payment due under any of the Loan Documents, the sum due from the Borrower in respect of such payment must then be increased to the extent necessary to ensure that, after the making of such deduction or withholding, the Lender receives on the due date for such payment (and retains, free from any liability in respect of such deduction or withholding), a net sum equal to the sum which it would have received had no such deduction or withholding been made and the Borrower agrees to indemnify the Lender on demand against any losses or costs certified by the Lender to have been incurred by it by reason of any failure of the Borrower to make any such deduction or withholding or by reason of any increased payment not being made on the due date for such payment. The Borrower must promptly deliver to the Lender any receipts, certificates or other proof evidencing the amounts (if any) paid or payable in respect of any deduction or withholding as aforesaid. . The Lender shall use commercially reasonable efforts (including the delivery of properly completed and executed Tax forms or documentation prescribed by applicable law) to reduce or eliminate any deduction or withholding for Taxes from any payment due under any of the Loan Documents and to mitigate any circumstances which arise and which would result in any amount becoming payable under or pursuant to this clause 6.6.

The Lender agrees to maintain a control account showing the Loan and other sums owing by the Borrower under the Loan Documents and all payments in respect thereof being made from time to time. The control account shall, in the absence of manifest error, absent prompt objection by the Borrower, be conclusive as to the amount from time to time owing by the Borrower under the Loan Documents.

If, on any date on which a payment is due to be made by the Borrower under any of the Loan Documents, the amount received by the Lender from the Borrower falls short of the total amount of the payment due to be made by the Borrower on such date then, without prejudice to any rights or remedies available to the Lender under any of the Loan Documents, the Lender must apply the amount actually received from the Borrower in or towards discharge of the obligations of the Borrower under the Loan Documents in the following order, notwithstanding any appropriation made, or purported to be made, by the Borrower:

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The order of application set out in clauses 6.8.1 to 6.8.5 may be varied by the Lender without any reference to, or consent or approval from, the Borrower.

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The Borrower represents and warrants to the Lender that:

each of the Security Parties is duly incorporated and validly existing in good standing, under the laws of the Marshall Islands as a corporation and has power to carry on its respective business as it is now being conducted and to own its property and other assets to which it has unencumbered legal and beneficial title except as disclosed to the Lender in writing;

each of the Security Parties has power to execute, deliver and perform its obligations and, as the case may be, to exercise its rights under the Loan Documents to which it is a party; all necessary corporate, shareholder and other action has been taken to authorise the execution, delivery and on the execution of the Loan Documents performance of the same and no limitation on the powers of the Borrower to borrow or any other Security Party to howsoever incur liability and/or to provide or grant security will be exceeded as a result of borrowing any part of the Loan;

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subject to the Legal Reservations and the Perfection Requirements, the Loan Documents, when executed, will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the relevant Security Parties enforceable in accordance with their respective terms and admissible in evidence and the Security Documents will create first priority Encumbrances;

the execution and delivery of, the performance of its obligations under, and compliance with the provisions of, the Loan Documents by the relevant Security Parties will not (i) contravene in any material respect any existing applicable law, statute, rule or regulation or any judgment, decree or permit of any Pertinent Jurisdiction to which any Security Party or other member of the Group is subject, (ii) conflict with, or result in any breach of any of the terms of, or constitute a default under, any agreement or other instrument to which any Security Party or any other member of the Group is a party or is subject or by which it or any of its property is bound which is likely to have a Material Adverse Effect , (iii) contravene or conflict with any provision of the constitutional documents of any Security Party or (iv) result in the creation or imposition of, or oblige any Security Party to create, any Encumbrance (other than a Permitted Encumbrance) on any of the undertakings, assets, rights or revenues of any Security Party secured under the Security Documents;

no Default has occurred which is continuing;

no Proceedings are current, pending or, to the knowledge of the officers of the Borrower, threatened against any Security Party or any other Group Members or their assets which could have a Material Adverse Effect and there exist no judgments, orders, injunctions which would materially affect the obligations of any Security Party under the Loan Documents other than have been publicly disclosed by the Borrower prior to the Execution Date;

it is not necessary to ensure the legality, validity, enforceability or admissibility in evidence of any of the Loan Documents that they or any other instrument be notarised, filed, recorded, registered or enrolled in any court, public office or elsewhere in any Pertinent Jurisdiction or that any stamp, registration or similar tax or charge be paid in any Pertinent Jurisdiction on or in relation to the Loan Documents and each of the Loan Documents is in proper form for its enforcement in the courts of each Pertinent Jurisdiction;

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all Required Authorisations have been obtained or effected and are in full force and effect and no Security Party has in any way contravened any applicable law, statute, rule or regulation (including all such as relate to money laundering);

the choice of English law to govern the Loan Documents and the submissions by the Security Parties to the jurisdiction of the English courts and the obligations of the Security Parties associated therewith, are valid and binding;

no Security Party nor any of their assets is entitled to immunity on the grounds of sovereignty or otherwise from any Proceedings whatsoever;

the Latest Accounts of the Borrower in respect of the relevant financial year as delivered to the Lender present fairly and accurately the financial position of the Borrower for the financial year, ended on such date and, as at such date, the Borrower had no material liabilities (contingent or otherwise) or any unrealised or anticipated losses which are not disclosed by, or reserved against or provided for in, such financial statements or notes thereto;

the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement are direct, general and unconditional obligations of the Borrower and rank at least pari passu with all present and future unsubordinated Indebtedness of the Borrower except for obligations which are mandatorily preferred by operation of law and not by contract;

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all written factual information, whatsoever provided by any Security Party to the Lender in connection with the negotiation and preparation of the Loan Documents or otherwise provided hereafter in relation to, or pursuant to this Agreement is true and accurate in all material respects and not misleading and the Borrower’s public filings do or will not omit material facts and all reasonable enquiries have been made to verify the facts and statements contained therein as of such date and there has not occurred a Material Adverse Effect on any Security Party since such information was provided to the Lender;

save as otherwise disclosed in writing by the Borrower to the Lender on or prior to the date of this Agreement, no properties or rights which are, or are to be, the subject of any of the Security Documents nor any part thereof will be subject to any Encumbrance except Permitted Encumbrances;

the copies of the constitutional documents of the Security Parties delivered or to be delivered to the Lender pursuant to clause 9.1 are, or will when delivered be, true and complete copies; and there have been no amendments or variations thereof;

no Security Party has incurred any Indebtedness other than as permitted under the Secured Indenture and the Second Secured Indenture or as otherwise disclosed to the Lender in writing or as disclosed in the Group’s public filings;

the Borrower shall apply the Loan only for the purposes specified in clauses 1.1. and 2.1;

subject to any permissible extensions, the Borrower has filed all material tax and other fiscal returns required to be filed with any tax authority to which it is subject;

the Borrower does not have an office in England;

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none of the Security Parties is unable or has admitted inability to pay its debts as they fall due, has suspended making payments on any of its debts or has announced an intention to do so, is or has become insolvent; or, save as disclosed to the Lender prior to the Execution Date, or has suffered the declaration of a moratorium in respect of any of its Indebtedness;

no Security Party nor any director, officer, agent, employee of any Security Party or any person acting on behalf of any Security Party, is a Prohibited Person nor acts directly or indirectly on behalf of a Prohibited Person; and

On the Execution Date and on the day each repayment instalment is payable pursuant to clause 4.1, the Borrower shall be deemed to repeat the representations and warranties in clause 7.1 updated mutatis mutandis as if made with reference to the facts and circumstances existing on such day.

The Borrower undertakes with the Lender that, from the Execution Date until the end of the Facility Period, it will:

promptly inform (and any public filing of the Borrower containing the relevant information about the matters hereafter described shall constitute compliance with this covenant to inform) the Lender of (a) when required under the Secured Indenture and the Second Secured Indenture, any Default (including the occurrence of any Event of Default under (and as defined in) the Secured Indenture or the Second Secured Indenture, in which case the Borrower shall also provide to the Lender copies of all demands or notices made in connection therewith) and of any other circumstances or occurrence which might materially and adversely affect the ability of the

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Borrower to perform its obligations under any of the Loan Documents and (b) as soon as the same is instituted or formally threatened in writing, details of any Proceedings involving the Borrower which could have a Material Adverse Effect on the Borrower and will from time to time, if so reasonably requested by the Lender, confirm to the Lender in writing that, save as otherwise stated in such confirmation, no Default has occurred and is continuing and no such Proceedings are on foot or have been formally threatened in writing;

obtain or cause to be obtained, maintain in full force and effect and comply fully with all Required Authorisations, provide the Lender, upon request, with Certified Copies of the same and do, or cause to be done, all other acts and things which may from time to time be necessary under any applicable law for the continued due performance of all the obligations of the Security Parties under each of the Loan Documents;

ensure that each Security Party maintains its corporate existence as a body corporate duly organised and validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the Pertinent Jurisdiction and ensure that the Borrower is owned and controlled, directly or through other companies, by the persons disclosed to the Lender prior to the date hereof;

ensure that its obligations under this Agreement shall at all times rank at least pari passu with all its present and future unsecured and unsubordinated Indebtedness with the exception of any obligations which are mandatorily preferred by law and not by contract;

provide the Lender (or procure that is provided):

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deliver to the Lender on the dates on which the financial statements must be delivered to the Lender under clause 8.1.6(b), a Compliance Certificate and such other supporting information as the Lender may reasonably require;

provide the Lender with such financial or other information concerning the Borrower, all vessels (including those under construction) owned, acquired, sold or managed by any Group Member, or any of its subsidiaries, including, commitments, financial standing, operations and in relation to Borrowed Moneys, repayment of Borrowed Money, as the Lender may from time to time reasonably require;

comply in all material respects with all relevant applicable laws, statutes, directives, decrees, rulings and analogous rules (including, but not limited to, those relating to Sanctions) and regulations (other than in the case of Sanctions) where failure to do so would be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect and pay all taxes for which it is liable as they fall due unless disputed in good faith;

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comply with all of its obligations under the Secured Indenture which are set out in the Indenture Excerpt and the Borrower further agrees:

will not and will use reasonable endeavours to ensure that no Group Member does, conduct or undertake any business:

as they apply to their members or nationals; or

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deliver to the Lender upon request a copy of each report, circular, notice or like document issued by the Borrower to its shareholders or creditors generally;

declare or pay dividends in accordance with the terms of the Secured Indenture for so long as no Event of Default has then occurred which is continuing, or would occur as a result of such declaration and/or payment;

make certain investments and payments always in accordance with the terms of the Secured Indenture for so long as no Event of Default has then occurred which is continuing, or would occur as a result of such investment /or payment.

use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the aggregate realizable value of the Collateral to be not less than 200% of the amounts outstanding under the Loan at any time. Such commercially reasonable efforts shall include, but not be limited to, pledging any collateral becoming available from the extinguishment of any secured indebtedness and from the release of any collateral used to guarantee and existing secured indebtedness. For purposes of this provision, the method used for valuing such collateral shall be consistent with the Second Secured Indenture. For the avoidance of doubt, the failure to cause the aggregate value of the Collateral to be not less than 200% shall not result in a Default as long as the Borrower has used commercially reasonable efforts to comply with this clause 8.1.15.

The Borrower undertakes with the Lender that, from the Execution Date until the end of the Facility Period, it will not, without the prior written consent of the Lender:

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without prejudice to the Secured Indenture, permit any Encumbrance (other than a Permitted Encumbrance or as otherwise disclosed in writing by the Borrower to the Lender on or prior to the date of this Agreement) to subsist, arise or be created or extended over any shares owned by the Borrower to secure or prefer any present or future Indebtedness or other liability or obligation of any Group Member or any other person;

enter into any form of amalgamation, merger, consolidation, liquidation, dissolution, change in its organisational structure or any form of reconstruction or reorganisation (unless such change, reconstruction or reorganisation would not adversely affect the security constituted hereunder);

have, and shall use reasonable endeavours to procure that no Group Member will have, any course of dealings, directly or indirectly, with any Prohibited Person.

Notwithstanding anything in clause 8.2 of this Agreement:

shall be deemed to be permitted under clause 8.2 of this Agreement.

The Lender’s obligation to enter into this Agreement is subject to the following conditions precedent:

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The conditions specified in this clause 9 are inserted solely for the benefit of the Lender and may be waived by the Lender in whole or in part and with or without conditions.

Each of the following events shall constitute an Event of Default (whether such event shall occur voluntarily or involuntarily or by operation of law or regulation or in connection with any judgment, decree or order of any court or other authority or otherwise, howsoever):

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The Lender may, without prejudice to any other rights of the Lender, at any time after the happening of an Event of Default so long as the same is continuing by notice to the Borrower:

If, under clause 10.2.2, the Lender has declared the Loan to be due and payable on demand, at any time thereafter the Lender may by further notice to the Borrower demand repayment of the Loan on such date as may be specified whereupon the Loan shall become due and payable accordingly with all interest accrued and all other sums payable under this Agreement.

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The Borrower agrees to indemnify the Lender on demand, without prejudice to any of the Lender’s other rights under any of the Loan Documents, against any loss (including loss of interest), cost or expense which the Lender shall certify as sustained at any time by it in connection with this Agreement, including (without limitation) any such loss, cost or expense arising from any action, claim, suit or proceeding directly or indirectly related to this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or the Loan (excluding any default by the Lender determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from (i) the gross negligence, bad faith or wilful misconduct of the Lender or (ii) a material breach of the Loan Documents by the Lender).

Regardless of any other provision of this Agreement, in the event that the Lender notifies the Borrower that by reason of:

it becomes unlawful or it is prohibited by or contrary to such directive request or requirement for the Lender to maintain or give effect to any of its obligations in connection howsoever with this Agreement then (i) the Commitment shall be reduced to zero and (ii) the Borrower shall be obliged to prepay the Loan either immediately or on a future date (specified in the Lender’s notice) not being earlier than the latest date permitted by the relevant law, regulation, directive, request or requirement with interest and commitment commission accrued to the date of prepayment and all other sums payable whensoever by the Borrower under this Agreement.

If the Lender certifies to the Borrower that at any time the effect of any applicable law, regulation or regulatory requirements or the interpretation or application thereof or any change therein is to:

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then and in each such case (subject to clause 12.3) the Borrower must on demand either:

Nothing in clause 12.2 shall entitle the Lender to receive any amount relating to compensation for any such liability to Taxes, increased or additional cost, reduction, payment, foregone return or loss to the extent that the same is the subject of an additional payment under clause 5.3, 5.4 or 6.6.

All moneys received by the Lender under or pursuant to any of the Loan Documents and expressed to be applicable in accordance with the provisions of this clause 13.1 shall be applied by the Lender as follows:

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The Borrower will, at its expense, execute, sign, perfect and do, and will procure the execution, signing, perfecting and doing by each of the other Security Parties of, any and every such further assurance, document, act or thing as in the reasonable opinion of the Lender may be necessary or desirable for perfecting the security contemplated or constituted by the Loan Documents.

In the event of any conflict between this Agreement and any of the other Loan Documents executed by the Borrower, the provisions of this Agreement shall prevail.

No failure or delay on the part of the Lender to exercise any power, right or remedy under any of the Loan Documents shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise by the Lender of any power, right or remedy preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other power, right or remedy. The remedies provided in the Loan Documents are cumulative and are not exclusive of any remedies provided by law. No waiver by the Lender shall be effective unless it is in writing.

If any provision of this Agreement is prohibited, invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such prohibition, invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect or impair howsoever the remaining provisions thereof or affect the validity, legality or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.

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Regardless of any other provision of this Agreement the Lender shall not be liable for any failure to perform the whole or any part of this Agreement resulting directly or indirectly from (i) the action or inaction or purported action of any governmental or local authority, (ii) any strike, lockout, boycott or blockade (including any strike, lockout, boycott or blockade effected by or upon the Lender or any of its representatives or employees), (iii) any act of God, (iv) any act of war (whether declared or not) or terrorism, (v) any failure of any information technology or other operational systems or equipment affecting the Lender or (vi) any other circumstances whatsoever outside the Lender’s control.

This Agreement may be amended or varied only by an instrument in writing executed by both parties hereto who irrevocably agree that the provisions of this clause 13.8 may not be waived or modified except by an instrument in writing to that effect signed by both of them.

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 which may be sufficiently evidenced by one counterpart.

All documents required to be delivered under and/or supplied whensoever in connection howsoever with any of the Loan Documents and all notices, communications, information and other written material whatsoever given or provided in connection howsoever therewith must either be in the English language or accompanied by an English translation certified by a notary, lawyer or consulate acceptable to the Lender.

This Agreement shall be binding upon, and ensure for the benefit of, the Lender and the Borrower and their respective successors.

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The Borrower may not assign or transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the Lender. Neither the Borrower nor any affiliate of the Borrower may become a Lender or a sub-participant.

The Lender may not assign, sell or sub-participate all or any part of its rights under any Loan Document except (i) to another subsidiary or affiliate of the Lender or (ii) with the prior written consent of the Borrower. The Lender, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower, shall maintain a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of any such assignee or participant of the Lender, and the Commitments of, and principal amounts (and stated interest) of the Loans owing to, each such assignee or participant pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and the Borrower, the Lender, and any such assignee or participant of Lender shall treat each person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower, the Lender and any such assignee or participant of the Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice. It is the intention that this Agreement be treated as a registered obligation and in “registered form” within the meaning of Sections 163(f), 871(h)(2) and 881(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the United States Treasury Regulations thereunder.

The Lender may disclose to a prospective assignee, transferee or to any other person who may propose entering into contractual relations with the Lender in relation to this Agreement such information about or in connection with any of the Security Parties and the Loan Documents as the Lender considers appropriate, provided that the Lender shall consult with the Borrower prior to disclosing (i) any such information which is not public or contained in the Agreement and/or (ii) any documentation other that a copy of this Agreement or any other Security Document.

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notwithstanding the provisions of clause 15.2.1, a notice of Default and/or a notice given pursuant to clause 10.2 or clause 10.3 shall be deemed to have been given and shall take effect when delivered, sent or transmitted by the Lender to the Borrower to the address or fax number referred to in clause 15.2.1;

if under clause 15.2.1 or clause 15.2.2 a notice would be deemed to have been given and effective on a day which is not a working day in the place of receipt or is outside the normal business hours in the place of receipt, the notice shall be deemed to have been given and to have taken effect at the opening of business on the next working day in such place.

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This Agreement and any non-contractual obligations arising out of or in connection with it is governed by and shall be construed in accordance with English law.

Subject to clause 17.4 below, the Borrower and the Lender hereby irrevocably agree that the courts of England shall have exclusive jurisdiction:

Subject to clause 17.4 below, the Borrower and the Lender accordingly irrevocably and unconditionally submit to the jurisdiction of the English courts. Without prejudice to any other mode of service the Borrower:

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The Borrower and the Lender:

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IN WITNESS whereof the parties to this Agreement have caused this Agreement to be duly executed on the date first above written.

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Schedule 2

Conditions precedent

(referred to in clause 9.1.1)

Certified Copies of all documents which evidence or relate to the constitution of each Security Party and its current corporate existence;

A certificate that:

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lists of directors and officers of each Security Party specifying the names and positions of such persons, containing specimen signatures of each director and officer, certified by an officer of the relevant Security Party to be true, complete and up to date;

the Security Documents duly executed and delivered;

copies of duly executed notices of assignment together with original duly executed acknowledgements thereof required by the terms of the relevant Security Documents and in the forms prescribed by such Security Documents;

there has occurred nothing which would have a Material Adverse Effect;

an opinion of the special legal advisers to the Lender on Marshall Islands law;

an opinion of the special legal advisers to the Lender on English law

a letter from the Borrower’s agent for receipt of service of proceedings accepting its appointment under this Agreement.

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Schedule 3

Indenture Excerpt

SECTION 4.10 Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock.

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(5) Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred to finance the replacement (through construction, acquisition, lease or otherwise) of one or more Vessels and any assets that shall become Related Assets, upon a total loss, destruction, condemnation, confiscation, requisition, seizure, forfeiture or other taking of title to or use of such Vessel (collectively, a “Total Loss”) in an aggregate amount no greater than the ready for sea cost (as determined in good faith by the Company) for such replacement Vessel, in each case, less all compensation, damages and other payments (including insurance proceeds other than in respect of business interruption insurance) actually received by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries from any Person in connection with the Total Loss in excess of amounts actually used to repay Indebtedness secured by the Vessel subject to the Total Loss_;

(6) Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred in relation to: (i) maintenance, repairs, refurbishments and replacements required to maintain the classification of any of the Vessels owned, leased, time chartered or bareboat chartered to or by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary_; (ii) drydocking of any of the Vessels owned or leased by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary for maintenance, repair, refurbishment or replacement purposes in the ordinary course of business; and (iii) any expenditures which will or may be reasonably expected to be recoverable from insurance on such Vessels_;

(7) the incurrence by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of Indebtedness (other than intercompany Indebtedness) that was permitted to be incurred under Section 4.10(a) or Sections 4.10(b)(2), (b)(3), (b)(5), (b)(6), (b)(7) or (b)(14)_;

(8) the incurrence of Indebtedness by the Company owed to a Restricted Subsidiary and Indebtedness by any Restricted Subsidiary owed to the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary; provided, however, that upon any such Restricted Subsidiary ceasing to be a Restricted Subsidiary or such Indebtedness being owed to any Person other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable, shall be deemed to have incurred Indebtedness not permitted by this clause (8)_;

(9) the issuance by any of the Company’s Restricted Subsidiaries to the Company or to any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of shares of Disqualified Stock or preferred stock; provided, however, that:

shall be deemed, in each case, to constitute an issuance of such Disqualified Stock or preferred stock by such Restricted Subsidiary that is not permitted by this clause (9);

(10) the incurrence by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Permitted Hedging Obligations_;

(11) the guarantee by the Company or any Guarantor of Indebtedness of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company that was permitted to be incurred by another provision of this Section 4.10; provided that if the Indebtedness being guaranteed is contractually subordinated to the Notes or a Guarantee, then the guarantee shall be contractually subordinated to the same extent as the Indebtedness guaranteed_;

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(c) For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 4.10, in the event that an item of proposed Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of Permitted Debt described in clauses (1) through (19) of Section 4.10(b), or is entitled to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.10(a), the Company, in its sole discretion, may divide and/or classify such item of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock and preferred stock (or any portion thereof) on the date of its incurrence, or later redivide and/or reclassify, all or a portion of such item of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock and preferred stock, in any manner that complies with this Section 4.10. Indebtedness under all Credit Facilities outstanding or committed to on the Issue Date (or any replacements of any such committed amounts) will be deemed to have been incurred on such date in reliance on the exception provided by Section 4.10(b)(2) (whether or not outstanding on such date), but thereafter may be reclassified in any manner that complies with this Section 4.10

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(d) The accrual of interest, the accrual of dividends, the accretion or amortization of original issue discount, the payment of interest on any Indebtedness in the form of additional Indebtedness with the same terms, and the payment of dividends on Disqualified Stock or preferred stock in the form of additional shares of the same class of Disqualified Stock or preferred stock, as the case may be, shall not be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness or an issuance of Disqualified Stock or preferred stock for purposes of this Section 4.10_; provided, in each such case, that the amount thereof is included in Fixed Charges of the Company as accrued.

(e) The amount of any Indebtedness outstanding as of any date shall be:

(1) the accreted value of such Indebtedness, in the case of any Indebtedness issued with original issue discount_;

(2) the principal amount of the Indebtedness, in the case of any other Indebtedness_;

(3) in respect of Indebtedness of another Person secured by a Lien on the assets of the specified Person, the lesser of:

(4) in respect of the Indebtedness incurred by a Securitization Subsidiary, the amount of Obligations outstanding under the legal documents entered into as part of a Qualified Securitization Transaction on any date of determination characterized as principal or that would be characterized as principal if such securitization were structured as a secured lending transaction rather than as a purchase.

(f) For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 4.10, (i) Acquired Debt shall be deemed to have been incurred by the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries, as the case may be, at the time an acquired Person becomes such a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company (or is merged into the Company or such a Restricted Subsidiary) or at the time of the acquisition of assets, as the case may be, (ii) the maximum amount of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock that the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries may incur pursuant to this Section 4.10 shall not be deemed to be exceeded, with respect to any outstanding Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock due solely to the result of fluctuations in the exchange rates of currencies and (iii) the outstanding principal amount of any particular Indebtedness shall be counted only once and any obligations arising under any guarantee, Lien, letter of credit or similar instrument supporting such Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under this covenant shall not be double counted.

(g) For purposes of determining compliance of any non-U.S. dollar-denominated Indebtedness with this Section 4.10, the amount outstanding under any U.S. dollar equivalent principal amount of Indebtedness denominated in a foreign currency shall at all times be calculated based on the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date such Indebtedness was incurred, in the case of term Indebtedness, or first committed, in the case of revolving credit Indebtedness (in each case determined, if available, by the rate of exchange

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quoted by Reuters at 10:00 a.m. (New York time) on the date of determination for spot purchases of the non-U.S. dollar currency with U.S. dollars and otherwise in accordance with customary practice)_; provided, however, that if such Indebtedness is incurred to refinance other Indebtedness denominated in the same or different currency, and such refinancing would cause the applicable U.S. dollar-denominated restriction to be exceeded if calculated at the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date of such refinancing, such U.S. dollar-denominated restriction shall be deemed not to have been exceeded so long as the principal amount of such refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount of such Indebtedness being refinanced.

SECTION 4.11 Limitations on Restricted Payments.

(a) The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly:

1.1.1.1.1 pay any dividend or make any other payment or distribution on account of the Company’s or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries’ Equity Interests (including, without limitation, any payment in connection with any merger, amalgamation or consolidation involving the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) or to the holders of the Company’s or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries’ Equity Interests in their capacity as such (other than (A) dividends or distributions payable in Qualified Equity Interests or (B) dividends or other payments or distributions payable to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company)_;

1.1.1.1.2 purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or retire for value (including, without limitation, in connection with any merger or consolidation) any Equity Interests of the Company or any direct or indirect parent of the Company;

1.1.1.1.3 make any voluntary or optional principal payment on or with respect to, or purchase, redeem, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value, any Indebtedness of a Co-Issuer or any Guarantor that is contractually subordinated to the Notes or any Guarantee (excluding any Indebtedness owed to and held by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries), other than (x) payments of principal at the Stated Maturity thereof and (y) payments, purchases, redemptions, defeasances or other acquisitions or retirements for value in anticipation of satisfying a scheduled maturity, sinking fund or amortization or other installment obligation or mandatory redemption, in each case, due within one year of the Stated Maturity thereof_; or

1.1.1.1.4 make any Restricted Investment

(all such payments and other actions set forth in clauses (i) through (iv) above being collectively referred to as “Restricted Payments”), unless, at the time of and after giving effect to such Restricted Payment:

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(3) such Restricted Payment, together with the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries since the Buildup Amount Start Date (excluding Restricted Payments permitted by clauses (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (14) and (15) of Section 4.11(b)), is not greater than the sum, without duplication, of:

(A) 50% of the Consolidated Net Income of the Company for the period (taken as one accounting period) from October 1, 2006 to the end of the Company’s most recently ended fiscal quarter for which internal financial statements are available at the time of such Restricted Payment (or, if such Consolidated Net Income for such period is a deficit, less 100% of such deficit); plus

(B) (i) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds and (ii) 100% of the Fair Market Value of the property and assets other than cash, in each case, received by the Company after the Buildup Amount Start Date as a contribution to its equity capital or from the issue or sale (other than to a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company) of Qualified Equity Interests, including upon the exercise of options or warrants, or from the issue or sale (other than to a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company) of Disqualified Stock or Indebtedness of the Company that have been converted into or exchanged for Qualified Equity Interests, together with the aggregate cash and Cash Equivalents received by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries at the time of such conversion or exchange; provided, however, that this clause (b) shall not include (y) the proceeds from any such contribution or issuance or sale to the extent used to incur Contribution Indebtedness or (z) Excluded Contributions; plus

(C) to the extent that any Restricted Investment that was made after the Buildup Amount Start Date is sold or otherwise liquidated or repaid for cash or Cash Equivalents, the return of capital in cash or Cash Equivalents with respect to such Restricted Investment (less the cost of disposition, if any); plus

(D) to the extent that any Unrestricted Subsidiary of the Company is redesignated as a Restricted Subsidiary after the Buildup Amount Start Date or is merged into the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary or transfers all or substantially all its assets to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary or an entity in which the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary has made a Restricted Investment becomes a Restricted Subsidiary, the Fair Market Value of the Investment of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in such Subsidiary (or the assets so transferred, if applicable) as of the date of such redesignation (other than to the extent of such Investment in such Unrestricted Subsidiary that was made as a Permitted Investment), merger, transfer or other action, as the case may be; plus

(E) any amount previously treated as a Restricted Payment on account of any guarantee entered into by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary upon the unconditional release of such guarantee.

(b) The preceding provisions shall not prohibit:

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(A) the cash proceeds from the sale of Qualified Equity Interests of the Company to directors, officers, employees or consultants of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that occurs after the Issue Date (provided that the amount of such cash proceeds utilized for any such repurchase, redemption, acquisition or other retirement shall not increase the amount available for Restricted Payments under Section 4.11(a)(3)(B)); plus

(B) the cash proceeds of key-man life insurance policies received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary after the Issue Date;

provided that to the extent that any portion of the $7.5 million annual limit on such redemptions or repurchases is not utilized in any year, such unused portion may be carried forward and be utilized in one or more subsequent years;

(6) cancellation of Indebtedness owing to the Company from members of management of the Company in connection with a repurchase of Qualified Equity Interests of the Company pursuant to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or other agreement or arrangement approved by the Board of Directors to the extent such Indebtedness was issued to such member of management as consideration for the purchase of the Qualified Equity Interests so repurchased_;

(7) so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result thereby, any dividend or distribution consisting of Equity Interests of an Unrestricted Subsidiary or the proceeds of the sale of Equity Interests of an Unrestricted Subsidiary_;

(8) the repurchase of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of options, warrants or other convertible securities to the extent such Equity Interests represent a portion of the exercise price of those options, warrants or other convertible securities and cash payments in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares in connection with the exercise of options, warrants or other convertible securities_;

(9) so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result thereby, the declaration and payment of cash dividends on Designated Preferred Stock in accordance with the certificate of designations therefor_; provided that at the time of issuance of such Designated Preferred Stock, the Company would, after giving pro forma effect thereto as if such issuance had been made at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period, have been permitted to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test set forth in Section 4.10(a)_;

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(10) so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result thereby, the declaration and payment of cash dividends to holders of any class or series of Disqualified Stock of the Company issued in accordance with Section 4.10;

(11) payments made to purchase, redeem, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value any Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is contractually subordinated to the Notes or to any Guarantee (i) following the occurrence of a Change of Control, at a purchase price not greater than 101% of the outstanding principal amount (or accreted value, in the case of any debt issued at a discount from its principal amount at maturity) thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, after the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries have satisfied their obligations with respect to a Change of Control Offer set forth under Section 4.09 or (ii) with the Excess Proceeds of one or more Asset Sales, not involving Collateral, at a purchase price not greater than 100% of the principal amount (or accreted value, in the case of any debt issued at a discount from its principal amount at maturity) thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, after the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries have satisfied their obligations with respect to such Excess Proceeds pursuant to Section 4.13 to the extent that such subordinated Indebtedness is required to be repurchased or redeemed pursuant to the terms thereof as a result of such Change of Control or Asset Sale_;

(12) so long as no payment Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result thereby, the payment of cash dividends on the Company’s shares of common stock in the aggregate amount per fiscal quarter not to exceed $0.15 per share for each share of common stock of the Company outstanding as of the one record date for dividends payable in respect of such fiscal quarter (as such amount shall be appropriately adjusted for any stock splits, stock dividends, reverse stock splits, stock consolidations and similar transactions)_;

(13) Restricted Payments in an amount not to exceed the unused amount of Excluded Contributions previously received; and

(14) other Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount not to exceed $125.0 million since the Issue Date.

The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash and Cash Equivalents) shall be the Fair Market Value on the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Payment.

(c) For purposes of determining compliance with this covenant, in the event that a Restricted Payment permitted pursuant to this Section 4.11 or a Permitted Investment meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of Restricted Payment described in clauses (1) through (15) above or one or more clauses of the definition of Permitted Investment, the Company shall be permitted to classify such Restricted Payment or Permitted Investments (or any portion thereof) on the date it is made, or later reclassify, all or a portion of such Restricted Payment or Permitted Investment, in any manner that complies with this covenant, and such Restricted Payment or Permitted Investment shall be treated as having been made pursuant to only one of such clauses of this Section 4.11 or of the definition of Permitted Investments.

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SECTION 4.12 Limitations on Liens.

(a) The Company shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, or assume any Lien that secures obligations under any Indebtedness or any related guarantee, on any asset of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, whether owned on the Issue Date or thereafter acquired, except Permitted Liens, unless contemporaneously therewith:

(1) in the case of any Lien securing an obligation that ranks pani passu with the Notes or a Guarantee, effective provision is made to secure the Notes or such Guarantee, as the case may be, at least equally and ratably with or prior to such obligation with a Lien on the same collateral_; and

(2) in the case of any Lien securing an obligation that is subordinated in right of payment to the Notes or a Guarantee, effective provision is made to secure the Notes or such Guarantee, as the case may be, with a Lien on the same collateral that is prior to the Lien securing such subordinated obligation, in each case, for so long as such obligation is secured by such Lien (such Lien, the “Primary Lien”).

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Co-Issuers will not and will not permit any Guarantor to, create, incur or assume any Lien (other than in favor of the Collateral Trustee on behalf of the Trustee for the benefit of the Holders) upon any of the Collateral other than Permitted Liens and those Liens permitted by the Security Documents and, further, the Company will not and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, create, incur or assume any Lien on any Capital Stock, Intercompany Debt or other securities issued by any Mortgaged Vessel Guarantor other than in favor of the Collateral Trustee on behalf of the Trustee for the benefit of the Holders.

(b) Any Lien created for the benefit of the Holders pursuant to Section 4.12(a) shall automatically and unconditionally be released and discharged upon the release and discharge of the Primary Lien, without any further action on the part of any Person.

SECTION 4.15 Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries.

(a) The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is not a Guarantor to, directly or indirectly, create or permit to become effective any consensual encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is not a Guarantor to:

(1) pay dividends or make any other distributions on its Capital Stock to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, or pay any Indebtedness owed to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries_;

(2) make loans or advances to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; or

(3) transfer any of its properties or assets to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.

(b) However, the restrictions set forth in Section 4.15(a) shall not apply to encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of:

(1) agreements, including, without limitation, those governing Existing Indebtedness and Credit Facilities, as in effect on the Issue Date and any amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of those agreements; provided that the amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings are not materially more restrictive, taken as a whole, with respect to such dividend and other payment restrictions than those contained in those agreements on the Issue Date;

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(2) this Indenture, the Notes and the Note Guarantees;

(3) applicable law, rule, regulation or order or governmental license, permit or concession;

(4) any instrument governing Indebtedness or Equity Interests of a Person acquired by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries as in effect at the time of such acquisition (except to the extent such Indebtedness or Equity Interests were incurred or issued in connection with such acquisition to provide funds to consummate such acquisition), which encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any Person, or the properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person, or the property or assets of the Person, so acquired; provided that, in the case of Indebtedness, such Indebtedness was permitted by the terms of this Indenture to be incurred;

(5) customary provisions restricting assignments, subletting or other similar transfers in contracts, licenses and other agreements (including, without limitation, leases and agreements relating to intellectual property) entered into in the ordinary course of business;

(6) purchase money obligations and Capital Lease Obligations that impose restrictions on the property purchased or leased of the nature described in Section 4.15(a)(3);

(7) any agreement for the sale or other disposition of a Restricted Subsidiary or an asset that restricts distributions by that Restricted Subsidiary or transfers of such asset pending the sale or other disposition;

(8) Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness; provided that the restrictions contained in the agreements governing such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness are not materially more restrictive, taken as a whole, than those contained in the agreements governing the Indebtedness being refinanced;

(9) Liens and agreements related thereto that were permitted to be incurred under the provisions of Section 4.12 that limit the right of the debtor to dispose of the assets subject to such Liens;

(10) provisions limiting the disposition or distribution of assets or property (including Capital Stock of any Person in which the Company has an Investment) in joint venture agreements, stockholder agreements, partnership agreements, limited liability company operating agreements, asset sale agreements, sale-leaseback agreements, stock sale agreements and other similar agreements, which limitation is applicable in all material respects only to the assets or property that are the subject of such agreements;

(11) restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business;

(12) customary provisions restricting the disposition of real property interests set forth in any easements or other similar agreements or arrangements of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary;

(13) provisions restricting the transfer of any Capital Stock of an Unrestricted Subsidiary;

(14) Indebtedness of a Co-Issuer or Restricted Subsidiary incurred subsequent to the Issue Date pursuant to the provisions of Section 4.10 (i) in respect of the subordination provisions, if any, of such Indebtedness, (ii) if the encumbrances and restrictions contained in any such Indebtedness taken as a whole are not materially less favorable to the Holders than the encumbrances and restrictions contained in this Indenture or that may be contained in any Credit Facility in accordance with this covenant or (iii) if such encumbrance or restriction is customary in comparable financings (as determined in good faith by the Company) and either (x) the Company determines in good faith that such encumbrance or restriction shall not adversely affect in any material respect the Company’s ability to make principal or interest payments on the Notes as and when due or (y) such encumbrance or restriction applies only in the event of and during the continuance of a default under such Indebtedness; and

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(15) Non-Recourse Debt or other encumbrances, restrictions or contractual requirements of a Securitization Subsidiary in connection with a Qualified Securitization Transaction; provided that such restrictions apply only to such Securitization Subsidiary or the Securitization Assets that are subject to the Qualified Securitization Transaction.

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SECTION 5.01 Mergers, Consolidations, Etc.

(a) The Company may not, directly or indirectly: (1) consolidate, amalgamate or merge with or into another Person (whether or not the Company is the surviving Person)_; or (2) sell, assign, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole, in one or more related transactions, to another Person, unless:

(1) either: (a) the Company is the surviving Person_; or (b) the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation, amalgamation or merger (if other than the Company) or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition has been made (x) is a corporation, limited liability company, trust or limited partnership organized or existing under the laws of an Eligible Jurisdiction and (y) assumes all the obligations of the Company under the Notes, this Indenture and the Security Documents pursuant to agreements reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee_;

(2) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Default or Event of Default exists; and

(3) either (a) the Company or the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation, amalgamation or merger (if other than the Company), or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition has been made, shall, on the date of such transaction after giving pro forma effect thereto and to any related financing transactions as if the same had occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period, be permitted to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test set forth in Section 4.10(a) or (b) the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the Company or such

surviving Person determined in accordance with Section 4.10(a) shall be greater than the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test for the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries immediately prior to such transaction.

In addition, the Company may not, directly or indirectly, lease all or substantially all of its properties or assets, in one or more related transactions, to any other Person; provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit the chartering out of Vessels in the ordinary course of business.

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For purposes of this Section 5.01, the transfer (by lease, assignment, sale or otherwise, in a single transaction or series of transactions) of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of one or more Restricted Subsidiaries, the Equity Interests of which constitute all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company, shall be deemed to be the transfer of all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company.

(b) The Company shall not permit any Guarantor to, directly or indirectly, consolidate, amalgamate or merge with or into another Person (whether or not the Company or such Guarantor is the surviving Person) unless:

(1) subject to the Note Guarantee release provisions of Section 4.16, such Guarantor is the surviving Person or the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation, amalgamation or merger (if other than the Company or a Guarantor) expressly assumes all the obligations of such Guarantor under the Note Guarantee of such Guarantor, this Indenture and the Security Documents pursuant to agreements reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee_; and

(2) immediately after such transaction, no Default or Event of Default exists.

(c) This Section 5.01 shall not apply to a merger of the Company, a Guarantor or a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary of such Person with an Affiliate solely for the purpose, and with the effect, of reorganizing the Company, a Guarantor or a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, in an Eligible Jurisdiction. In addition, nothing in this Section 5.01 shall prohibit any Restricted Subsidiary from consolidating or amalgamating with, merging with or into or conveying, transferring or leasing, in one transaction or a series of transactions, all or substantially all of its assets to the Company or another Restricted Subsidiary or reconstituting itself in another jurisdiction for the purpose of reflagging a vessel.

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Schedule 4

Indenture Definitions

Set forth below are certain defined terms used in the Indenture.

“Acquired Debt” means, with respect to any specified Person:

“Additional Notes” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02 of the Indenture.

“Affiliate” of any specified Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person. For purposes of this definition, “control,” as used with respect to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by agreement or otherwise. For the purposes of this definition, the terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common control with” have correlative meanings.

“Alternative Vessel” means one or more Vessels (other than the Identified Vessels) that, satisfies the requirements for being a Qualified Vessel.

“Appraised Value” means the fair market sale value as of a specified date of a specified Vessel that would be obtained in an arm’s-length transaction between an informed and willing seller under no compulsion to sell and an informed and willing buyer under no compulsion to buy, as determined in writing by an Independent Appraiser selected by the Company and, in the event such Independent Appraiser is not a Designated Appraiser, reasonably acceptable to the Trustee.

“Asset Sale” means:

(1) the sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition of any assets (other than, in the case of Collateral, an Event of Loss); provided that the sale, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Co-Issuers and their Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole shall be governed by the provisions of Sections 4.09 and/or 5.01 and not by the provisions of Section 4.13; and

(2) the issuance by any of the Company’s Restricted Subsidiaries of any Equity Interest of such Restricted Subsidiary or the sale by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of Equity Interests in any Restricted Subsidiaries (other than directors’ qualifying shares or shares required by applicable law to be held by a Person other than the Company or any of its Subsidiaries).

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Notwithstanding the preceding, none of the following items shall be deemed to be an Asset Sale:

(1) other than in the case of any Collateral or the Equity Interests of any Mortgaged Vessel Guarantor or any parent or indirect parent of a Mortgaged Vessel Guarantor that is a subsidiary of the Company, any single transaction or series of related transactions that involves assets or the issuance of Equity Interests of any Restricted Subsidiary having a Fair Market Value of less than $10.0 million;

(2) a sale, lease, conveyance, transfer or other disposition of assets between or among the Company and/or its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that if such sale, lease, conveyance, transfer or other disposition involves Collateral, such exemption shall only be available if such transaction is between or among the Company and/or one or more Mortgaged Vessel Guarantors;

(3) an issuance, sale, transfer or other disposition of Equity Interests by a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company to the Company or to another Restricted Subsidiary of the Company;

(4) the sale or other disposition of damaged, worn-out or obsolete assets or property or assets in connection with maintenance and equipment upgrades;

(5) the sale or other disposition of cash or Cash Equivalents;

(6) (i) a Restricted Payment that does not violate Section 4.11 or a Permitted Investment; and (ii) any issuance, sale, transfer or other disposition of Capital Stock or Indebtedness or other securities of an Unrestricted Subsidiary;

(7) sales of accounts receivable, inventory and other current assets (other than Vessels and Related Assets) in the ordinary course of business;

(8) a Permitted Asset Swap;

(9) sales and/or contributions of Securitization Assets to a Securitization Subsidiary in a Qualified Securitization Transaction for the Fair Market Value thereof including cash in an amount at least equal to 75% of the Fair Market Value thereof (for the purposes of this clause (9), Purchase Money Notes shall be deemed to be cash);

(10) any transfer of Securitization Assets or a fractional undivided interest therein, by a Securitization Subsidiary in a Qualified Securitization Transaction;

(11) the unwinding of any Hedging Obligations;

(12) the lease, assignment or sublease of any real or personal property including, but not limited, to a Vessel, in the ordinary course of business;

(13) the grant in the ordinary course of business of any license or sublicense of patents, trademarks, know-how and any other intellectual property;

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(14) any sale or disposition deemed to occur in connection with creating, granting or perfecting a Lien not otherwise prohibited by this Indenture;

(15) sale of assets received upon the foreclosure of a Lien;

(16) the surrender or waiver of contract rights or settlement, release or surrender of a contract, tort or other litigation claim in the ordinary course of business; and

(17) foreclosures, condemnations or any similar actions on assets

“Assignment of Freights and Hires” means each assignment, between either a Co-Issuer or a Mortgaged Vessel Guarantor, as applicable, and the Collateral Trustee, dated the Issue Date or a Vessel Tender Date, as the case may be, as amended from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Indenture and substantially in the form of Exhibit G-1 hereto, together with the documents contemplated thereby, pursuant to which a Co-Issuer or such Mortgaged Vessel Guarantor, as applicable, assigns its right, title and interest in, to and under all charters, freights, hires and other earnings in respect of its Mortgaged Vessel.

“Assignment of Insurance” means each assignment, between either a Co-Issuer or a Mortgaged Vessel Guarantor, as applicable, and the Collateral Trustee, dated the Issue Date or a Vessel Tender Date, as the case may be, as amended from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Indenture and substantially in the form of Exhibit G-2 hereto, together with the documents contemplated thereby, pursuant to which such Co-Issuer or Mortgaged Vessel Guarantor, as applicable, assigns its right, title and interest in, to and under all policies and contracts of insurance in respect of its Mortgaged Vessel as well as any proceeds of such insurance.

“Attributable Indebtedness” in respect of a Sale/Leaseback Transaction means, as at the time of determination, the present value (discounted at the interest rate equal to the rate implicit in such transaction for the relevant lease period, determined in accordance with GAAP) of the total obligations of the lessee for net rental payments during the remaining term of the lease included in such Sale/Leaseback Transaction (including any period for which such lease has been extended)_; provided, however, that if such Sale/Leaseback Transaction results in a Capital Lease Obligation, the amount of Indebtedness required thereby shall be determined in accordance with the definition of “Capital Lease Obligation.”

“Beneficial Owner” has the meaning assigned to such term in Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act. The terms “Beneficially Owns,” “Beneficially Owned” and “Beneficial Ownership” shall have correlative meanings.

“Board of Directors” means:

(1) with respect to a corporation, the board of directors of the corporation or, other than for purposes of the definition of “Change of Control,” any committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf of such board; and

(2) with respect to any other Person, the functional equivalent of a board of directors of a corporation or, other than for purposes of the definition of “Change of Control,” any committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf thereof.

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“Business Day” means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which banking institutions in New York, the location of the office of the Paying Agent or the location of the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee are authorized or required by law to close.

“Buildup Amount Start Date” means December 18, 2006.

“Capital Lease Obligation” means, at the time of determination, the amount of the liability in respect of a capital lease that would at that time be required to be capitalized on a balance sheet in accordance with GAAP.

“Capital Stock” means:

(1) in the case of a corporation, corporate stock;

(2) in the case of an association or business entity, any and all shares, interests, participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated) in the equity of such association or entity;

(3) in the case of a partnership or limited liability company, partnership interests (whether general or limited) or membership interests; 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, but excluding from all of the foregoing any debt securities convertible into Capital Stock, whether or not such debt securities include any right of participation with Capital Stock.

“Cash Equivalents” means:

(1) United States dollars or Euro or other currency of a member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (including such currencies as are held as overnight bank deposits and demand deposits with banks);

(2) securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the government of the United States or any Member State of the European Union or any other country whose sovereign debt has a rating of at least A3 from Moody’s and at least A- from S&P or any agency or instrumentality thereof having maturities of not more than one year from the date of acquisition;

(3) demand and time deposits and eurodollar time deposits and certificates of deposit or bankers’ acceptances with maturities of one year or less from the date of acquisition, in each case, with any financial institution organized under the laws of any country that is a member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (a) whose commercial paper is rated at least “A-2” or the equivalent thereof by S&P or at least “P-2” or the equivalent thereof by Moody’s (or if at the time neither is issuing comparable ratings, then a comparable rating of another Rating Agency) or (b) having capital and surplus and undivided profits in excess of US$250.0 million;

(4) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than 60 days for underlying securities of the types described in clause (2) above entered into with any financial institution meeting the qualifications specified in clause (3) above;

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(5) commercial paper and variable or fixed rate notes rated P-1 or higher by Moody’s or A-1 or higher by S&P and, in each case, maturing within one year after the date of acquisition;

(6) money market funds that invest primarily in Cash Equivalents of the kinds described in clauses (1) through (5) of this definition; and

(7) instruments equivalent to those referred to in clauses (1) through (6) above denominated in any other foreign currency and comparable in credit quality and tenor to those referred to above and customarily to the extent reasonably required in connection with (a) any business conducted by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in such jurisdiction or (b) any Investment in the jurisdiction in which such Investment is made.

“Change of Control” means the occurrence of any of the following events:

(1) any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act), other than one or more Permitted Holders, is or becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of Voting Stock representing more than 50% of the voting power of the total outstanding Voting Stock of the Company;

(2) during any period of two consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such period constituted the Board of Directors (together with any new directors whose election to such Board of Directors or whose nomination for election by the stockholders of the Company was approved by a vote of the majority of the directors of the Company then still in office who were either directors at the beginning of such period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Board of Directors of the Company;

(3) (a) all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, are sold or otherwise transferred to any Person other than a Restricted Subsidiary or one or more Permitted Holders or (b) the Company consolidates or merges with or into another Person or any Person consolidates or merges with or into the Company, in either case under this clause (3), in one transaction or a series of related transactions in which immediately after the consummation thereof Persons Beneficially Owning, directly or indirectly, Voting Stock representing in the aggregate a majority of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of the Company immediately prior to such consummation do not Beneficially Own, directly or indirectly, Voting Stock representing a majority of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of the Company or the surviving or transferee Person; or

(4) the Company shall adopt a plan of liquidation or dissolution or any such plan shall be approved by the stockholders of the Company.

“Charter” means each time charter party entered into with respect to a Mortgaged Vessel.

“Collateral” means, collectively, all of the property and assets (including, without limitation, Trust Monies) that are from time to time subject to the Security Documents.

“Collateral Trustee” means Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, and its successors, as Collateral Trustee for the Collateral under this Indenture, the Security Documents and any additional Collateral Trustee or Supplemental Collateral Trustee.

“Consolidated Cash Flow” means, for any period, for any Person, an amount determined for such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis equal to:

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(1) Consolidated Net Income for such period; plus

(2) the sum, without duplication, of the amounts for such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period (in each case to the extent reducing such Consolidated Net Income) of:

(a) Fixed Charges;

(b) provision for taxes based on income;

(c) total depreciation expenses;

(d) total amortization expenses (including, without limitation, the amortization of capitalized drydocking expenses);

(e) other non-cash items reducing such Consolidated Net Income (excluding any such non-cash item to the extent that it represents an accrual or reserve for potential cash items in any future period or amortization of a prepaid cash item that was paid in a prior period); and

(f) to the extent any Attributable Indebtedness is outstanding and is not a Capital Lease Obligation, the amount of any payments therefor less the amount of interest implicit in such payments; minus

(3) the amount for such period (to the extent increasing such Consolidated Net Income) of non-cash items increasing such Consolidated Net Income (other than any such non-cash item to the extent it represents the reversal of an accrual or reserve for potential cash items in any prior period);

provided that the items listed in clauses (2)(a) through (f) for a Restricted Subsidiary shall be included in Consolidated Cash Flow only to the extent (and in the same proportion) that the net income of such Subsidiary was included in calculating Consolidated Net Income for such period.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of Consolidated Cash Flow, in the event that the Co-Issuers or any of their Restricted Subsidiaries (i) receive (a) any advances for services rendered or to be rendered over multiple periods, (b) termination payments in connection with the termination of charter contracts which otherwise would have been in effect for multiple periods, (c) insurance payments in respect of Vessels which were subject to charters that would have been in effect for multiple periods and/or (ii) pays a termination payment in order to terminate a charter that would have been in effect over multiple periods, the Company may, in its good faith judgment, (without duplication) adjust Consolidated Cash Flow to amortize the receipt of such payments over the applicable periods and the effect of such expenses over the applicable period.

“Consolidated Net Income” means, for any period, the net income (or net loss) of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period as determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, adjusted to the extent included in calculating such net income or loss by excluding (without duplication):

(1) any net after-tax extraordinary or nonrecurring gains or losses (less all fees and expenses relating thereto);

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(2) any net after-tax gains or losses (less all fees and expenses relating thereto) attributable to Asset Sales or dispositions of securities;

(3) the portion of net income (or loss) of any Person (other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary) in which the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary has an ownership interest, except to the extent of the amount of dividends or other distributions actually paid to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in cash during such period;

(4) the net income (but not the net loss) of any Restricted Subsidiary to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by such Restricted Subsidiary is at the date of determination restricted, directly or indirectly, except to the extent that such net income is actually, or is permitted to be, paid to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary thereof by loans, advances, intercompany transfers, principal repayments or otherwise; provided that with respect to a Guarantor or a Securitization Subsidiary this clause (4) shall be applicable solely for purpose of calculating Consolidated Net Income to determine the amount of Restricted Payments permitted under Section 4.11;

(5) any non-cash expenses or charges resulting from stock, stock option or other equity-based awards;

(6) the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles;

(7) any impairment charge or asset write-off or write-down, in each case, pursuant to GAAP, and the amortization of intangibles arising pursuant to GAAP

(8) the net after-tax effects of adjustments in the inventory, property and equipment, goodwill, intangible assets, deferred revenue and debt line items in such Person’s consolidated financial statements pursuant to GAAP resulting from the application of purchase accounting or the amortization or write-off of any amounts thereof;

(9) any fees and expenses incurred during such period, or any amortization thereof for such period, in connection with any acquisition, Investment, asset sale, issuance or repayment of Indebtedness, issuance of Equity Interests, refinancing transaction or amendment or modification of any debt instrument (including without limitation any such transaction undertaken but not completed); and

(10) the portion of distributions received from one or more Designated MLPs otherwise includable in “Consolidated Net Income” of the Company to the extent the Company elects to exclude such distributions from “Consolidated Net Income” and credits such amounts towards subclause (y) of clause (17) of the definition of “Permitted Investments”;

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(11) any non-cash expenses or charges resulting from the preferred stock (other than Disqualified Stock) outstanding (or committed to be issued) as of the Issue Date;

(12) the portion of distributions received from Navios Logistics otherwise includable in “Consolidated Net Income” of the Company to the extent the Company elects to exclude such distributions from “Consolidated Net Income” and credits such amounts towards clause (19) of the definition of “Permitted Investments”; and

(13) the portion of distributions received from Navios Maritime Acquisition otherwise includable in “Consolidated Net Income” of the Company to the extent the Company elects to exclude such distributions from “Consolidated Net Income” and credits such amounts towards clause (20) of the definition of “Permitted Investments”;

provided, however, that Consolidated Net Income shall be reduced by the amount of all dividends on Designated Preferred Stock (other than dividends paid in Qualified Equity Interests) paid, accrued or scheduled to be paid or accrued during such period.

“Contribution Indebtedness” means Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in an aggregate principal amount not greater than the net cash proceeds received by the Company from the issue or sale of Equity Interests of the Company or cash contributed to the capital of the Company (in each case, other than Excluded Contributions, all proceeds of Disqualified Stock or Designated Preferred Stock or sales of Equity Interests to or cash contribution from the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company and any such cash contributions that have been applied to make Restricted Payments) , in each case, after the Issue Date; provided that such Contribution Indebtedness shall have a Stated Maturity later than the Stated Maturity of the notes and such Contribution Indebtedness is incurred within 210 days after the making of such cash contributions and is so designated as Contribution Indebtedness pursuant to an Officer’s Certificate on the date it is incurred.

“Corporate Trust Office” means the corporate trust office of the Trustee 150 East 42^nd Street, 40th floor, New York, New York 10007, Corporate Trust Services, or such other office, designated by the Trustee by written notice to the Co-Issuers, at which at any particular time its corporate trust business shall be principally administered

“Credit Facilities” means one or more debt facilities or agreements or commercial paper facilities, in each case, with banks, other institutional lenders, commercial finance companies or other lenders providing for revolving credit loans, term loans, bonds, debentures, securitization financing (including through the transfer of Securitization Assets to special purpose entities formed to borrow from such lenders against, or sell undivided interests in, such assets in a Qualified Securitization Transaction) or letters of credit, pursuant to agreements or indentures, in each case, as amended, restated, modified, renewed, refunded, replaced, increased or refinanced (including by means of sales of debt securities to institutional investors) in whole or in part from time to time (and without limitation as to amount, terms, conditions, covenants and other provisions, including increasing the amount of available borrowings thereunder, changing or replacing agent banks and lenders thereunder or adding, removing or reclassifying the Company or Subsidiaries of the Company as borrowers or guarantors thereunder).

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“Default” means any event that is, or with the passage of time or the giving of notice or both would be, an Event of Default.

“Designated Appraiser” means any of 0 A.S., Oslo Shipbrokers A.S., Clarkson Valuations Limited, Simpson Spence & Young Shipbrokers Ltd., E.A. Gibson Shipbrokers Ltd., Jacq. Pierot Jr. & Sons, Allied Shipbroking, Greece, RS Platou ASA, ICAP Shipping Limited, ACM Ltd., London, Island Shipbrokers PTE LTD, Singapore, and Deloitte LLP, Ernst & Young LLP and KPMG LLP; provided that, at the time any such firm is to be utilized, such firm would qualify as an Independent Appraiser.

“Designated Preferred Stock” means preferred stock of the Company (other than Disqualified Stock) issued and sold for cash in a bona-fide financing transaction that is designated as Designated Preferred Stock pursuant to an Officer’s Certificate on the issuance date thereof, the net cash proceeds of which are excluded from the calculation of Restricted Payments for purposes of Section 4.11(a)(3) and are not used for purposes of Section 4.11(a)(3)(B).

“Designated MLP” means one or more master limited partnerships, publicly traded partnerships or limited liability companies, in each case, the interests in which are publicly traded on an established securities exchange or secondary market and designated as such by an Officer of the Company. Unless otherwise designated as such by an Officer of the Company, Navios Partners is a Designated MLP.

“Disqualified Stock” means any Capital Stock that, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible, or for which it is exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event, matures or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or is redeemable at the option of the holder of the Capital Stock, in whole or in part, on or prior to the date that is 91 days after the date on which the Notes mature. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, any Capital Stock that would constitute Disqualified Stock solely because the holders of the Capital Stock have the right to require the issuer thereof to repurchase or redeem such Capital Stock upon the occurrence of a change of control or an asset sale prior to the stated maturity of the Notes shall not constitute Disqualified Stock. The amount of Disqualified Stock deemed to be outstanding at any time for purposes of this Indenture shall be the maximum amount that the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries may become obligated to pay upon the maturity of, or pursuant to any mandatory redemption provisions of, such Disqualified Stock.

“Eligible Jurisdiction” means any of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the United States of America, any State of the United States or the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, the Republic of Liberia, the Republic of Panama, the Commonwealth of Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, the Isle of Man, Cyprus, Norway, Greece, Hong Kong, the United Kingdom, Malta, any Member State of the European Union and any other jurisdiction generally acceptable to institutional lenders in the shipping industry, as determined in good faith by the Company.

“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).

“Equity Offering” means any issuance and sale by the Company of its Qualified Equity Interests.

“Event of Loss” means any of the following events: (a) the actual or constructive total loss of a Vessel or the agreed or compromised total loss of a Vessel, (b) the destruction of a Vessel, (c) damage to a Vessel to an extent, determined in good faith by the Company within 120 days after the occurrence of such damage (and evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate to such effect delivered to the Trustee and the Collateral Trustee, within such 120 day period), as shall make repair thereof uneconomical or shall render such Vessel permanently unfit for normal use (other than obsolescence) or (d) the condemnation, confiscation, requisition for title, seizure, forfeiture

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or other taking of title to or use of a Vessel that shall not be revoked. An Event of Loss shall be deemed to have occurred: (i) in the event of the destruction or other actual total loss of a Vessel, on the date of such loss, or if such date is unknown, on the date such Vessel was last reported; (ii) in the event of a constructive, agreed or compromised total loss of a Vessel, on the date of determination of such total loss; (iii) in the case of any event referred to in clause (c) above, upon the delivery of the Company’s Officer’s Certificate to the Trustee and the Collateral Trustee; or (iv) in the case of any event referred to in clause (d) above, on the date that is six months (or in the case of any of the foregoing events resulting from an act of piracy covered by insurance, twelve (12) months) after the occurrence of such event.

“Exchange Act” means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any successor statute or statutes thereto and, in each case, the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC thereunder.

“Exercised Vessel Purchase Option Contract” means any Vessel Purchase Option Contract which has been exercised by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, obligating the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary to purchase such Vessel and any Related Assets, subject only to customary conditions precedent.

“Existing Indebtedness” means Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries in existence on the Issue Date after giving effect to the issuance of the Notes on the Issue Date and the use of proceeds therefrom, including the amount of undrawn commitments under any Credit Facilities in existence on the Issue Date and described in the Offering Memorandum.

“Existing Mortgaged Vessels” means the following Vessels owned by a Guarantor on the Issue Date: Navios Ionian, Navios Horizon, Navios Herakles, Navios Achilles, Navios Meridian, Navios Mercator, Navios Arc, Navios Hios, Navios Kypros, Navios Ulysses, Navios Vega, Navios Celestial, Navios Magellan, Navios Etoile, Navios Antares, Navios Altamira, Navios Star, Navios Asteriks, Navios Vector, Navios Happiness, Navios Lumen, Navios Stellar and Navios Phoenix.

“Fair Market Value” means, with respect to any asset or property, the value that would be paid by a willing buyer to an unaffiliated willing seller in an arm’s length transaction not involving distress or necessity of either party. Fair Market Value shall be determined in good faith by (i) if the value of such property or asset is less than $25.0 million, an officer of the Company and evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate delivered to the Trustee and (ii) if the value of such property or asset equals or exceeds $25.0 million, the Board of Directors of the Company; provided, however, that (x) if such determination is with respect to one or more Vessels (I) with a value that equals or exceeds $25.0 million (as determined by the Company in good faith), Fair Market Value shall be based on the Appraised Value of such Vessel and (II) Fair Market Value shall be the greater of such Vessel’s “charter-free” and “charter-adjusted” values and (y) if such determination relates to the determination by the Company of compliance with clause (7) of the definition of “Permitted Liens,” such determination shall comply with clause (x) to the extent such determination relates to one or more Vessels and in all other cases to the extent of Related Assets that have not been included in the calculation of the Appraised Value of a Vessel which Related Assets have a value in excess of $25.0 million, such determination shall be based on the written opinion of an independent investment banking firm of international standing qualified to perform the task for which such firm has been engaged (as determined by the Company in good faith).

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“Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” means with respect to any specified Person for any period, the ratio of the Consolidated Cash Flow of such Person for such period to the Fixed Charges of such Person for such period. In the event that the specified Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries incurs, assumes, guarantees, repays, repurchases, redeems, defeases or otherwise discharges any Indebtedness (other than ordinary working capital borrowings) or issues, repurchases or redeems Disqualified Stock or preferred stock subsequent to the commencement of the period for which the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is being calculated and on or prior to the date on which the event for which the calculation of the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is made occurred (the “Calculation Date”), then the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio will be calculated giving pro forma effect to such incurrence, assumption, guarantee, repayment, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other discharge of Indebtedness, or such issuance, repurchase or redemption of Disqualified Stock or preferred stock, and the use of the proceeds therefrom, as if the same had occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter reference period; provided, however, that the pro forma calculation shall not give effect to any Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock incurred on such Calculation Date pursuant to Section 4.10(b) (other than Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock incurred pursuant to Section 4.10(b)(14)).

In addition, for purposes of calculating the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio:

(1) acquisitions (including of Vessels and Related Assets including, without limitation, chartered-in Vessels) that have been made by the specified Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, including through mergers or consolidations, of any other Person or any of its Subsidiaries acquired by the specified Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, and including any related financing transactions and any prior acquisitions by such other Person to the extent not fully reflected in the historical results of operations of such other Person, and including increases in ownership of Restricted Subsidiaries, during the four-quarter reference period or subsequent to such reference period and on or prior to the Calculation Date shall be given pro forma effect as if they had occurred on the first day of the four-quarter reference period;

(2) the Consolidated Cash Flow attributable to operations (including Vessels and Related Assets) or businesses (and ownership interests therein) disposed of prior to the Calculation Date, shall be excluded;

(3) the Fixed Charges attributable to operations (including Vessels and Related Assets) or businesses (and ownership interests therein) disposed of prior to the Calculation Date shall be excluded, but only to the extent that the obligations giving rise to such Fixed Charges shall not be obligations of the specified Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries following the Calculation Date;

(4) any Person that is a Restricted Subsidiary on the Calculation Date (or would become a Restricted Subsidiary on such Calculation Date in connection with the transaction requiring determination of such Consolidated Cash Flow) shall be deemed to have been a Restricted Subsidiary at all times during such four-quarter period;

(5) any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary on the Calculation Date (or would cease to be a Restricted Subsidiary on such Calculation Date in connection with the transaction requiring determination of such Consolidated Cash Flow) shall be deemed not to have been a Restricted Subsidiary at any time during such four-quarter period;

(6) if any Indebtedness bears a floating rate of interest, the interest expense on such Indebtedness shall be calculated at the actual rate that was in effect from time to time (taking into account any Hedging Obligation applicable to such Indebtedness if such Hedging Obligation has a remaining term as at the Calculation Date in excess of 12 months); and

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(7) if the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary shall have entered into an agreement to acquire a Vessel which at the time of calculation of the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is being constructed on behalf of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary (each such Vessel, a “Pending Vessel”) and if such Pending Vessel is scheduled to be delivered no later than 24 months from the date of such calculation of the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, pro forma effect will be given to the extent provided in the next paragraph below.

For purposes of this definition, whenever pro forma effect is to be given to an acquisition (including, without limitation, the charter-in of a Vessel) or construction of a Vessel or the Capital Stock of a Person that owns, or charters in, one or more Vessels or the financing thereof, such Person may (i) subject in the case of a Pending Vessel to clause (iv) below, if a relevant Vessel is or is to be subject to a time charter-out with a remaining term of twelve months or longer, apply for the period for which the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is being calculated pro forma earnings (losses) for such Vessel based upon such charter-out, (ii) subject in the case of a Pending Vessel to clause (iv) below, if a relevant Vessel is or is to be subject to a time charter-out with a remaining term of between six and twelve months, apply for the period for which the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is being calculated the annualized amount of pro forma earnings (losses) for such Vessel based upon such charter-out, (iii) subject in the case of a Pending Vessel to clause (iv) below, if a relevant Vessel is not to be subject to a time charter-out, is under time charter-out that is due to expire in six months or less, or is to be subject to charter on a voyage charter basis (whether or not any such charter is in place for such Vessel), in each case apply for the period for which the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is being calculated earnings (losses) for such Vessel based upon the average of the historical earnings of comparable Vessels in such Person’s fleet in the most recent four quarter period (as determined in good faith by the chief financial officer of the Company) or if there is no such comparable Vessel, then based upon industry average earnings for comparable Vessels (as determined in good faith by the chief financial officer of the Company) or (iv) if such Vessel is a Pending Vessel described in clause (7) of this definition then, include, to the extent that such Pending Vessel has not been delivered to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary or if so delivered has not been deployed for the entire period for which the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is being calculated, for such period (or the portion of such period during which such Pending Vessel was not deployed if such Pending Vessel has been deployed but not for the entire period) the Proportionate Amount of earnings (losses) for such Pending Vessel with such earnings determined based upon the applicable provisions of clauses (i) through (iii) above (or the ratable amount of such Proportionate Amount of earnings (losses) to the extent the Pending Vessel has been deployed but for less than the entire period (with the actual earnings of such Pending Vessel being given effect to for the period deployed to the extent otherwise included in the calculation of Consolidated Cash Flow). As used herein, “Proportionate Amount of earnings (losses)” means the product of the earnings (losses) referred to above and the percentage of the aggregate purchase price for such Vessel that has been paid as of the relevant date of the determination of the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio.

Additionally, any pro forma calculations may include the reduction or increase in costs for the applicable period resulting from, or in connection with, the acquisition of assets, an asset sale or other transaction or event which is being given pro forma effect that (a) would be permitted to be reflected on pro forma financial statements pursuant to Regulation S-X under the Securities Act or (b) has been realized at the time such pro forma calculation is made or is reasonably expected to be realized within twelve months following the consummation of the transaction to which such pro forma calculations relate, which actions shall be made in good faith by a responsible accounting officer of the Company.

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“Fixed Charges” means, with respect to any specified Person for any period, the sum, without duplication, of:

(1) the consolidated interest expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, whether paid or accrued, (x) including, without limitation, amortization of original issue discount, non-cash interest payments, the interest component of any deferred payment obligations, the interest component of any Securitization Fees, the interest component of all payments associated with Capital Lease Obligations and the net payments made pursuant to Hedging Obligations in respect of interest rates and (y) excluding any write-off of original issue discount in excess of regular amortization, amortization of deferred financing fees, debt issuance costs and commissions, fees and expenses incurred in connection with the incurrence of Indebtedness and any expensing of bridge, commitment and other financing fees; plus

(2) the consolidated interest of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries that was capitalized during such period; plus

(3) any interest accruing on Indebtedness of another Person that is guaranteed by such Person or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries or secured by a Lien on assets of such Person or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries, whether or not such guarantee or Lien is called upon; plus

(4) all dividends accrued or paid on any series of Disqualified Stock or Designated Preferred Stock of the Company or any Disqualified Stock or preferred stock of any Restricted Subsidiary (other than any such Disqualified Stock, Designated Preferred Stock or preferred stock held by the Company or a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary or to the extent paid in Qualified Equity Interests); plus

(5) to the extent any Attributable Indebtedness is outstanding and is not a Capital Lease Obligation, the amount of interest implicit in any payments related to such Attributable Indebtedness during such period. “Forward Freight Agreement” means, with respect to any Person, any forward freight agreement or comparable swap, future or similar agreement or arrangement relating to derivative trading in freight or similar rates.

“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as in effect on November 2, 2009, as set forth in the opinions 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, in each case, as in effect on November 2, 2009, or in such other statements by such other entity as have been approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession, in each case, as in effect on November 2, 2009.

“guarantee” means as to any Person, a guarantee (other than by endorsement of negotiable instruments for collection in the ordinary course of business), direct or indirect, in any manner (including through letters of credit and reimbursement agreements in respect thereof), of all or any part of any Indebtedness of another Person.

“Guarantee” or “Note Guarantee” means the guarantee by each Guarantor of the Company’s obligations under this Indenture and on the Notes, executed pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture.

“Guarantor” means each Subsidiary of the Company that executes a Guarantee in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture and its successors and assigns, until such Subsidiary is released from its Guarantee in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture.

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“Hedging Obligations” means, with respect to any Person, the obligations of such Person under swap, cap, collar, forward purchase, Forward Freight Agreements or agreements or arrangements similar to any of the foregoing and dealing with interest rates, currency exchange rates, commodity prices or freight rates, either generally or under specific contingencies.

“Holder” means a Person in whose name a Note is registered on the books maintained by the Registrar.

“Indebtedness” of any Person at any date means, without duplication:

(1) all liabilities, contingent or otherwise, of such Person for borrowed money (whether or not the recourse of the lender is to the whole of the assets of such Person or only to a portion thereof);

(2) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments;

(3) all reimbursement obligations of such Person in respect of letters of credit, letters of guaranty, bankers’ acceptances and similar credit transactions;

(4) all obligations of such Person representing the balance of the deferred and unpaid purchase price of any property or services due more than six months after such property is acquired or such services are completed and which is treated as indebtedness under GAAP, except any such balance that constitutes an accrued expense or trade payable, or similar obligations to trade creditors incurred in the ordinary course of business;

(5) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person;

(6) all Indebtedness of others secured by a Lien on any asset of such Person, whether or not such Indebtedness is assumed by such Person;

(7) all Indebtedness of others guaranteed by such Person to the extent of such guarantee; provided that Indebtedness of the Company or its Subsidiaries that is guaranteed by the Company or the Company’s Subsidiaries shall only be counted once in the calculation of the amount of Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis; provided further that Standard Securitization Undertakings in connection with a Qualified Securitization Transaction shall not be considered to be a guarantee of Indebtedness;

(8) all Attributable Indebtedness;

(9) to the extent not otherwise included in this definition, Hedging Obligations of such Person; and

(10) all obligations of such Person under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to assets purchased by such Person.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, Indebtedness shall be deemed not to include any operating leases as such an instrument would be determined in accordance with GAAP on the Issue Date.

Notwithstanding clause (4) above, the obligation of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary to pay the purchase price for an Exercised Vessel Purchase Option Contract entered into and exercised in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practices of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall not constitute “Indebtedness” under clause (4) above even though the purchase price therefor may be due more than six months after exercise thereof.

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“Indenture” means this Indenture, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof.

“Independent Appraiser” means a Person:

(1) that is (a) engaged in the business of appraising Vessels who is generally acceptable to institutional lenders to the shipping industry or (b) if no Person described in clause (1)(a) is at such time generally providing appraisals of vessels (as determined in good faith by the Company) then, an independent investment banking firm of international standing qualified to perform such valuation (as determined in good faith by the Company); and

(2) who (a) is independent of the parties to the transaction in question and their Affiliates and (b) is not connected with the Company, any of the Restricted Subsidiaries or any of such Affiliates as an officer, director, employee, partner or person performing similar functions.

“Initial Purchasers” means Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., S. Goldman Capital LLC, DVB Capital Markets LLC, ABN AMRO Securities (USA) LLC, Credit Agricole Securities (USA) Inc., and RS Platou Markets AS.

“Intercompany Debt” means Indebtedness of a Mortgaged Vessel Guarantor to the extent issued to or held by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company.

“interest” means, with respect to the Notes, interest on the Notes (regardless of whether so stated).

“Investments” means, with respect to any Person, all investments by such Person in other Persons in the forms of loans (including guarantees or other obligations), advances or capital contributions, purchases or other acquisitions for consideration of Indebtedness, Equity Interests or other securities, together with all items that are or would be classified as investments on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP but excluding extensions of trade credit or advances, deposits and payments to or with suppliers, lessors or utilities or for workers’ compensation in the ordinary course of business or prepaid expenses or deposits on the balance sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP. If the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company sells or otherwise disposes of any Equity Interests of any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company such that, after giving effect to any such sale or disposition, such Person is no longer a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, the Company shall be deemed to have made an Investment on the date of any such sale or disposition equal to the Fair Market Value of the Company’s Investments in such Subsidiary that were not sold or disposed of in an amount determined as provided in Section 4.11(c). The acquisition by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company of a Person that holds an Investment in a third Person shall be deemed to be an Investment by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary in such third Person in an amount equal to the Fair Market Value of the Investments held by the acquired Person in such third Person in an amount determined as provided in Section 4.11(c). Except as otherwise provided in this Indenture, the amount of an Investment shall be determined at the time the Investment is made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value.

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“Issue Date” means November 9, 2013, the date of the original issuance of the Notes under this Indenture.

“Lien” means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or encumbrance of any kind on such asset, whether or not filed, recorded or otherwise perfected under applicable law, including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any lease in the nature thereof, any filing of or agreement to give any financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code (or equivalent statutes) of any jurisdiction; provided that in no event shall an operating lease that is not a Capital Lease Obligation be deemed to constitute a Lien.

“Loan To Value Ratio — Additional Notes” means, at any time, in connection with the issuance of Additional Notes, the ratio of (x) the aggregate principal amount of the Additional Notes to be issued at such time to (y) the sum of (I) the aggregate Fair Market Value of all Collateral to be purchased by (or contributed to) one or more Mortgaged Vessel Guarantors with the proceeds of the issuance of such Additional Notes and other funds available to the Company on the date of issuance of such Additional Notes and (II) any cash proceeds from the issuance of such Additional Notes and any other funds, in each case, deposited as Trust Monies (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall include Segregated Trust Monies) in connection with the issuance of such Additional Notes.

“Maturity Date” when used with respect to any Note, means the date on which the principal amount of such Note becomes due and payable as therein or herein provided.

“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and any successor to its rating agency.

“Mortgaged Vessel Guarantor” means a Guarantor that is the owner of one or more Mortgaged Vessels.

“Mortgaged Vessels” means (i) the Existing Mortgaged Vessels and (ii) any other Vessels made subject to the Lien of the Security Documents in favor of the Collateral Trustee for the benefit of the Holders pursuant to Article Eleven.

“Navios Partners” means Navios Maritime Partners, L.P., a Marshall Islands limited partnership, of which a Subsidiary of the Company is the general partner.

“Net FFA Loss Amount” means, for each applicable period, the amount of net recorded losses (whether realized or unrealized), net of recorded gains during such period (whether realized or unrealized), in respect of Forward Freight Agreements not permitted to be entered into under clause (i) of the definition of “Permitted Hedging Obligations” and related net recorded trading losses (whether realized or unrealized), net of related cash trading gains for such period (whether realized or unrealized), of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period.

“Non-Recourse Debt” means Indebtedness:

(1) as to which neither the Company nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (a) provides credit support of any kind (including any undertaking, agreement or instrument that would constitute Indebtedness (other than, with respect to a Securitization Subsidiary, pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings in connection with a Qualified Securitization Transaction)), (b) is directly or indirectly liable as a guarantor or otherwise (other than, with respect to a Securitization Subsidiary, pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertaking in connection with a Qualified Securitization Transaction), or (c) constitutes the lender; and

(2) as to which the lenders have been notified in writing or have contractually agreed that they shall not have any recourse to the stock or assets of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than, in the case of a Qualified Securitization Transaction, the equity interests in, any Purchase Money Notes of and the assets of the applicable Securitization Subsidiary).

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“Notes” means, collectively, the Co-Issuers’ 7.375% First Priority Ship Mortgage Notes due 2022 issued in accordance with Section 2.02 (whether issued on the Issue Date, issued as Additional Notes or otherwise issued after the Issue Date) treated as a single class of securities under this Indenture, as amended or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Indenture.

“Obligations” means any principal, interest, penalties, fees, costs and expenses, indemnifications, reimbursements, damages and other liabilities payable under the documentation governing any Indebtedness.

“Offering Memorandum” means the offering memorandum of the Co-Issuers relating to the Notes issued on the Issue Date, dated November 14, 2013.

“Officer” means, with respect to any Person, any of the following: the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the President, the Chief Operating Officer, any Vice President, any Assistant Vice President, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the Secretary, any Assistant Secretary, the Controller or any other officer designated by the relevant Board of Directors serving in a similar capacity.

“Officers’ Certificate” means a certificate signed on behalf of the Company by any one Officer of the Company, who must be the principal executive officer, the principal financial officer, the treasurer, the controller, the general counsel or the principal accounting officer of the Company and provided to the Trustee.

“Opinion of Counsel” means a written opinion from legal counsel that meets the requirements of Sections 13.04 and 13.05. The counsel may be an employee of, or counsel to, the Co-Issuers, a Guarantor or the Trustee. Opinions of Counsel required to be delivered under this Indenture may have qualifications customary for opinions of the type required in the relevant jurisdiction or related to the items covered by the opinion and counsel delivering such Opinions of Counsel may rely on certificates of the Co-Issuers or government or other officials customary for opinions of the type required, including certificates certifying as to matters of fact, including that various covenants have been complied with.

“Permitted Asset Swap” means the exchange of property or assets of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary for assets to be used by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary in a Permitted Business.

“Permitted Business” means any business conducted by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as described in the Offering Memorandum and any businesses that, in the good faith judgment of the Board of Directors of the Company, are reasonably related, ancillary, supplemental or complementary thereto, or a reasonable extension, development or expansion of, the businesses in which the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries are engaged on the Issue Date.

“Permitted Flag Jurisdiction” means any of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Republic of Liberia, the Republic of Panama, Greece, Malta, the Republic of Cyprus, the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, the British Virgin Islands and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China and any other jurisdiction generally acceptable to institutional lenders in the shipping industry, as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors.

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“Permitted Hedging Obligations” means:

(i) at any time, Hedging Obligations designed to manage interest rates or interest rate risk or protect against fluctuations in currency exchange rates, commodity prices or freight rates and not for speculative purposes (all as determined by the Company on the date of entering into such Hedging Obligation) and

(ii) obligations in respect of one or more Forward Freight Agreements not covered by clause (i) above if at the time each such Forward Freight Agreement is entered into either:

(x) after giving pro forma effect thereto as if such Forward Freight Agreement had been entered into at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period the Company would have been permitted to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test set forth in Section 4.10(a); or

(y) he Net FFA Loss Amount shall not have exceeded either (I) $12.5 million for the calendar year in which such Forward Freight Agreement is entered into, determined as of the end of the Company’s most recently ended fiscal quarter for which internal financial statements are available at the time the applicable Forward Freight Agreement shall be entered into, provided that to the extent that any portion of the Net FFA Loss Amount for any prior calendar year is less than $12.5 million, such unused portion may be carried forward and utilized in one or more subsequent years until so utilized or (II) $50.0 million for the period (taken as one accounting period) from January 1, 2007, to the end of the Company’s most recently ended fiscal quarter for which internal financial statements are available at the time the applicable Forward Freight Agreement shall be entered into;

provided that the restrictions set forth in this clause (ii) shall not apply with respect to:

(I) the settling of a position in respect of an outstanding Forward Freight Agreement in accordance with the terms thereof or

(II) the entering into of any Forward Freight Agreement by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary if the sole purpose thereof is to offset, in whole or in part, the risk of loss with respect to any then outstanding Forward Freight Agreement.

“Permitted Holders” means each of: (i) Angeliki Frangou; (ii) each of her spouse, siblings, ancestors, descendants (whether by blood, marriage or adoption, and including stepchildren) and the spouses, siblings, ancestors and descendants thereof (whether by blood, marriage or adoption, and including stepchildren) of such natural persons, the beneficiaries, estates and legal representatives of any of the foregoing, the trustee of any bona fide trust of which any of the foregoing, individually or in the aggregate, are the majority in interest beneficiaries or grantors, and any corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other Person in which any of the foregoing, individually or in the aggregate, own or control a majority in interest; and (iii) all Affiliates controlled by the Persons named in clauses (i) and (ii) above.

“Permitted Investments” means:

(1) any Investment in cash or Cash Equivalents;

(2) any Investment in a Co-Issuer or in a Restricted Subsidiary;

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(3) any Investment by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company in a Person, if as a result of such Investment:

(a) such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary; or

(b) such Person is merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into, or transfers or conveys substantially all of its assets to, or is liquidated into, a Co-Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary;

(4) any Investment made as a result of the receipt of non-cash consideration from an asset sale that was made pursuant to and in compliance with Section 4.13;

(5) any Investment made for consideration consisting of Qualified Equity Interests of the Company;

(6) any Investments received in compromise, settlement or resolution of (A) obligations of trade creditors or customers, including, without limitation, pursuant to any plan of reorganization or similar arrangement upon the bankruptcy or insolvency of any trade creditor or customer; or (B) litigation, arbitration or other disputes with Persons who are not Affiliates;

(7) Investments represented by Permitted Hedging Obligations;

(8) Investments in existence on the Issue Date;

(9) Investments in prepaid expenses, negotiable instruments held for collection and lease, endorsements for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business, utility or workers’ compensation, performance and similar deposits entered into as a result of the operations of the business in the ordinary course of business;

(10) loans and advances to employees and officers of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business not to exceed $12.5 million at any one time outstanding;

(11) payroll, travel and similar advances made in the ordinary course of business to cover matters that are expected at the time of such advances to be treated as expenses in accordance with GAAP;

(12) Investments held by a Person at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or is merged into the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company and not made in contemplation of such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary or merger;

(13) any Investment by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in a Securitization Subsidiary (including, without limitation, the payment of Securitization Fees in connection with a Qualified Securitization Transaction) or any Investment by a Securitization Subsidiary in any other Person in connection with a Qualified Securitization Transaction (including Investments of funds held in accounts required by customary arrangements governing such Qualified Securitization Transaction in the manner required by such arrangements), so long as any Investment in a Securitization Subsidiary is in the form of a Purchase Money Note, a contribution of additional Securitization Assets or an Equity Interest;

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(14) Investments in any Person engaged in a Permitted Business the Fair Market Value of which, when taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (14) since the Issue Date and that remain outstanding, do not exceed the greater of (x) $75.0 million and (y) 4.0% of Total Assets;

(15) Investments in Unrestricted Subsidiaries the Fair Market Value of which, when taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (15) since the Issue Date and that remain outstanding, do not exceed the greater of (x) $100.0 million and (y) 5.0% of Total Assets;

(16) other Investments in any Person having an aggregate Fair Market Value, when taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (16) that are at the time outstanding, not to exceed the greater of (x) 100.0 million and (y) 5.0% of Total Assets;

(17) Investments in one or more Designated MLPs, the Fair Market Value of which, when taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (17) since the Issue Date and that remain outstanding, do not exceed the sum of (x) the greater of (I) $200.0 million and (II) 10.0% of Total Assets and (y) provided that the Company shall have elected to exclude such cash distributions from Consolidated Net Income as provided for in clause (10) of the definition thereof, the amount of cash distributions received from such Designated MLPs since the Issue Date;

(18) guarantees issued in accordance with Section 4.10;

(19) Investments in Navios Logistics, the Fair Market Value of which, when taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (19) since the Issue Date and that remain outstanding, do not exceed the amount of cash distributions received from Navios Logistics since the Issue Date; provided that the Company shall have elected to exclude such cash distributions from Consolidated Net Income as provided for in clause (11) of the definition thereof;

(20) Investments in Navios Maritime Acquisition, the Fair Market Value of which, when taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (20) since the Issue Date and that remain outstanding, do not exceed the amount of cash distributions received from Navios Maritime Acquisition since the Issue Date; provided that the Company shall have elected to exclude such cash distributions from Consolidated Net Income as provided for in clause (12) of the definition thereof; and

(21) Investments in Navios Maritime Acquisition, Navios Partners, Navios Logistics and Navios Europe in an amount which would allow the Company to maintain its proportional ownership level in each such entity as in effect on the Issue Date.

“Permitted Liens” means:

(1) Liens on assets and property of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries securing Indebtedness and other related Obligations under Credit Facilities in an aggregate amount at any time outstanding not to exceed $600.0 million; provided that no such Liens shall extend to any assets or property constituting Collateral;

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(2) Liens in favor of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(3) Liens on property of a Person existing at the time such Person is merged with or into or consolidated or amalgamated with the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company; provided that such Liens were not created in connection with such merger, consolidation or amalgamation and do not extend to any assets other than those of the Person merged into or consolidated or amalgamated with the Company or the Restricted Subsidiary; provided further that no such Liens shall extend to any assets or property constituting Collateral;

(4) Liens on property (including Capital Stock) existing at the time of acquisition of the property by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company; provided that such Liens were not incurred in connection with such acquisition; provided further that no such Liens shall extend to any assets or property constituting Collateral;

(5) Liens incurred or deposits in connection with workers’ compensation, employment insurance or other types of social security, including Liens securing letters of credit issued in the ordinary course of business or to secure the performance of tenders, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, bids, leases, government contracts, performance and return-of-money bonds and other similar obligations including those arising from regulatory, contractual or warranty requirements of the Company and its Subsidiaries, including rights of offset and setoff (in each case exclusive of obligations for the payment of borrowed money);

(6) Liens securing (i) Indebtedness incurred pursuant to clause (4) of Section 4.10(b) covering only the assets acquired with or financed by such Indebtedness; provided that no such Liens shall extend to any assets or property constituting Collateral;

(7) Liens securing Indebtedness incurred to finance (A) the construction, purchase or lease of, or repairs, improvements or additions to, one or more Vessels and any Related Assets or (B) the Capital Stock of a Person the assets of which include one or more Vessels and any Related Assets (and, in each case, Liens securing Indebtedness that refinances or replaces any such Indebtedness); provided, however, that, (i) except as provided in clauses (ii) and (iii) below and except to the extent that any portion of such Indebtedness is secured by a Lien incurred and outstanding pursuant to another clause of this definition of “Permitted Liens” or otherwise in compliance with Section 4.12, the principal amount of Indebtedness secured by such a Lien in respect of this clause (7) does not exceed (x) with respect to Indebtedness incurred to finance the construction of such Vessel(s) or Related Assets, 80%, without duplication, of the sum of (1) the greater of (x) the Fair Market Value of such Vessel(s) and (y) the contract price pursuant to the Vessel Construction Contract(s) for such Vessel(s) plus, without duplication, the Fair Market Value of any Related Assets and (2) any other ready for sea cost for such Vessel(s) or Related Assets (as determined in good faith by the Company), and (y) with respect to Indebtedness incurred to finance the acquisition of such Vessel(s), Related Assets or Person, 80% of the greater of (x) the Fair Market Value and (y) the contract price pursuant to the Vessel Purchase Contract, in each case, of such Vessel(s), Related Assets or the Vessel and Related Assets of such Person at the time such Lien is incurred, (ii) in the case of Indebtedness that matures within nine months after the incurrence of such Indebtedness (other than any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness of such Indebtedness or Indebtedness that matures within one year prior to the Stated Maturity of the Notes), the principal amount of Indebtedness secured by such a Lien shall not exceed the Fair Market Value of such, without duplication, Vessel(s), Related Assets or the Vessel and Related Assets of such Person at the time such Lien is incurred, and (iii) in the case of Indebtedness representing Capital Lease Obligations relating to a Vessel or Related Assets, the principal amount of Indebtedness secured by such a Lien shall not exceed 100% of the sum of (1), without duplication, the Fair Market Value of such Vessel or Related Assets at the time such Lien is incurred and (2) any ready for sea cost for such Vessel or Related Assets (as determined in good faith by the Company); provided further that no such Liens shall extend to any assets or property constituting Collateral;

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(8) Liens arising from Uniform Commercial Code financing statements filings or other applicable similar filings regarding operating leases and vessel charters entered into by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;

(9) Liens incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary arising from Vessel chartering, drydocking, maintenance, repair, refurbishment or replacement, the furnishing of supplies and bunkers to Vessels and Related Assets, repairs and improvements to Vessels and Related Assets, masters’, officers’ or crews’ wages and maritime Liens and any other Liens (other than Liens in respect of Indebtedness) incurred in the ordinary course of operations of a Vessel; provided that in the case of a Charter of a Mortgaged Vessel, such Lien is subject to the Lien of this Indenture and the Security Documents;

(10) Liens for general average and salvage;

(11) Liens existing on the Issue Date and Liens in respect of Indebtedness incurred after the Issue Date under all Credit Facilities outstanding or committed to on the Issue Date (or any replacement of such committed amounts) to the extent such Indebtedness is deemed incurred in reliance on clause (2) of the definition of Permitted Debt pursuant to the second sentence of Section 4.10(c) and, in the case of the Mortgaged Vessels as of the Issue Date, disclosed in the Offering Memorandum (after giving effect to the application of the proceeds from the Notes on the Issue Date);

(12) Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or claims that are not yet due or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings promptly instituted and diligently concluded; provided that any reserve or other appropriate provision as is required in conformity with GAAP has been made therefor;

(13) (x) Liens imposed by law, such as carriers’, warehousemen’s, landlord’s, suppliers’ and mechanics’ Liens, in each case, incurred in the ordinary course of business and (y) other Liens arising by operation of law covered by insurance including any deductibles thereon;

(14) survey exceptions, easements or reservations of, or rights of others for, licenses, rights-of-way, sewers, electric lines, telegraph and telephone lines and other similar purposes, or zoning or other restrictions as to the use of real property that do not materially adversely affect the operation of the business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

(15) Liens securing (a) the Notes or the Guarantees issued on the Issue Date or payment obligations to the Trustee and (b) Additional Notes; provided that, in the case of this clause (b), immediately after giving effect to the incurrence of such Additional Notes, the Loan To Value Ratio — Additional Notes is less than 0.85 to 1.00.

(16) Liens to secure any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under this Indenture; provided, however, that such Liens (a) are not materially more favorable to the lienholders with respect to such Liens than the Liens in respect of the Indebtedness being refinanced, and (b) do not extend to or cover any property or assets of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries not securing the Indebtedness so refinanced (other than (x) any improvements or accessions to such property or assets or any items which constitute Related Assets with respect to such underlying property or assets securing the Indebtedness so refinanced or (y) any Lien on additional property or assets which Lien would have been permitted under Section 4.12 in respect of the Indebtedness being refunded, refinanced, replaced, defeased or discharged by such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness at the time such prior Indebtedness was initially incurred by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary);

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(17) Liens arising by reason of any judgment, decree or order of any court not giving rise to an Event of Default;

(18) Liens and rights of setoff in favor of a bank imposed by law and incurred in the ordinary course of business on deposit accounts maintained with such bank and cash and Cash Equivalents in such accounts;

(19) Liens upon specific items of inventory or other goods and proceeds of any Person securing such Person’s obligations in respect of bankers’ acceptances issued or created for the account of such Person to facilitate the purchase, shipment or storage of such inventory or other goods;

(20) Liens securing Permitted Hedging Obligations which Permitted Hedging Obligations relate to Indebtedness that is otherwise permitted under this Indenture; provided, however, that no such Liens shall extend to any assets or property constituting Collateral;

(21) Liens arising under a contract over goods, documents of title to goods and related documents and insurances and their proceeds, in each case in respect of documentary credit transactions entered into in the ordinary course of business;

(22) Liens arising under any retention of title, hire, purchase or conditional sale arrangement or arrangements having similar effect in respect of goods supplied to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business;

(23) Liens on Securitization Assets transferred to a Securitization Subsidiary or on assets of a Securitization Subsidiary or pledges of the equity interests in or Purchase Money Notes of a Securitization Subsidiary, in each case, in connection with a Qualified Securitization Transaction;

(24) any extension, renewal or replacement, in whole or in part, of any Lien described in the foregoing clauses (1) through (23); provided that any such extension, renewal or replacement is no more restrictive in any material respect that the Lien so extended, renewed or replaced and does not extend to any additional property or assets;

(25) Liens incurred by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company with respect to obligations that do not exceed the greater of (x) $125.0 million and (y) 6.0% of Total Assets at any one time outstanding; provided that not greater than $20.0 million of such obligations may be secured by Liens on any assets or property constituting Collateral;

(26) customary options, put and call arrangements, rights of first refusal and similar rights relating to Investments in joint ventures and partnerships; and

(27) Liens on Segregated Trust Monies deposited with the Trustee to secure Additional Notes as contemplated under Sections 2.02 and 11.18.

For purposes of determining what category of Permitted Lien that any Lien shall be included in, the Company in its sole discretion may classify such Lien on the date of its incurrence and later reclassify all or a portion of such Lien in any manner that complies with this definition (including in part in one category and in part in another category). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, create, incur or assume any Lien on any Capital Stock, Intercompany Debt or other securities issued by any Mortgaged Vessel Guarantor other than in favor of the Collateral Trustee on behalf of the Trustee for the benefit of the Holders.

“Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries issued in exchange for, or the net proceeds of which are used to refund, refinance, replace, defease or discharge, other Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that, in the case of Indebtedness which is not being used to concurrently refinance or defease the Notes in full:

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(1) the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) or mandatory redemption amount of such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) or mandatory redemption amount, plus accrued interest or dividends in connection therewith, of the Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded (plus all dividends and accrued interest on such Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock and the amount of all fees, expenses, premiums and other amounts incurred in connection therewith);

(2) such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness has a final maturity or final Redemption Date either (i) no earlier than the final maturity or final Redemption Date of the Indebtedness being extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded or (ii) after the Maturity Date;

(3) the portion, if any, of the Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock being extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal to or greater than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of, the Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock being extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded;

(4) if the Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock being extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded is subordinated in right of payment to the Notes or a Guarantee, such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness is subordinated in right of payment to the Notes or a Guarantee on terms at least as favorable to the Holders as those contained in the documentation governing the Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock being extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded; and

(5) such Indebtedness is incurred either by (i) if a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor is the obligor on the Indebtedness being extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded, any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor or (ii) he Company (and Navios Finance, to the extent it is serving as a co-obligor or guarantor of Indebtedness incurred by the Company or any Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary that becomes a Guarantor in contemplation or upon the incurrence of such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness) or Guarantor (or any Restricted Subsidiary that becomes a Guarantor in contemplation of or upon the incurrence of such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness).

For all purposes of this Indenture, Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (collectively, the “Replacement Indebtedness”) may in the Company’s discretion be deemed to replace other Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (collectively, the “Replaced Indebtedness”) if such Replacement Indebtedness satisfies the requirements of clauses (1) through (5) above and (x) is incurred no later than 180 days of the date on which the Replaced Indebtedness was repaid, redeemed, defeased or discharged and (y) if the proceeds of the Replaced Indebtedness were primarily utilized to finance or refinance the acquisition of one or more Vessels, then substantially all of the net proceeds from such Replacement Indebtedness must be used to finance or refinance the acquisition of assets used or useful in a Permitted Business (including, without limitation, Vessels and Related Assets, which need not be the same Vessel or Vessels or Related Assets which were financed or refinanced with the Replaced Indebtedness

“Person” means any natural person, corporation, limited partnership, general partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof or any other entity, whether legal or not.

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“principal” means, with respect to the Notes, the principal of and premium, if any, on the Notes.

“Purchase Money Note” means a promissory note of a Securitization Subsidiary to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, which note (a) must be repaid from cash available to the Securitization Subsidiary, other than amounts required to be established as reserves, amounts paid to investors in respect of interest, principal and other amounts owing to such investors and amounts paid in connection with the purchase of newly generated or newly acquired Securitization Assets and (b) may be subordinated to the payments described in clause (a).

“Qualified Equity Interests” means Equity Interests of the Company other than Disqualified Stock.

“Qualified Securitization Transaction” means any transaction or series of transactions entered into by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to which the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary sells, contributes, conveys or otherwise transfers to (a) a Securitization Subsidiary (in the case of a transfer by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) and (b) any other Person (in the case of a transfer by a Securitization Subsidiary), or transfers an undivided interest in or grants a security interest in, any Securitization Assets (whether now existing or arising in the future) of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, and any assets related thereto, including, without limitation, all collateral securing such Securitization Assets, all contracts and all guarantees or other obligations in respect of such Securitization Assets, proceeds of such Securitization Assets and all other assets which are customarily transferred or in respect of which security interests are customarily granted in connection with a securitization transaction of such type; provided such transaction is on market terms at the time the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary enters into such transaction.

“Qualified Vessel” means, as of any date, a Vessel which (i) is not a Mortgaged Vessel as of such date and (ii) is to be owned by the Company or a Mortgaged Vessel Guarantor.

“Redemption Date,” when used with respect to any Note to be redeemed, means the date fixed for such redemption pursuant to this Indenture and the Notes.

“Regulation S-X” means Regulation S-X under the Securities Act.

“Related Asset” means (i) any insurance policies and contracts from time to time in force with respect to a Vessel, (ii) the Capital Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company owning a Vessel and related assets, (iii) any requisition compensation payable in respect of any compulsory acquisition of a Vessel, (iv) any earnings derived from the use or operation of a Vessel and/or any earnings account with respect to such earnings, (v) any charters, operating leases, contracts of affreightment, Vessel purchase options and related agreements entered and any security or guarantee in respect of the charterer’s or lessee’s obligations under such charter, lease, Vessel purchase option or agreement, (vi) any cash collateral account established with respect to a Vessel pursuant to the financing arrangement with respect thereto, (vii) any building, conversion or repair contracts relating to a Vessel and any security or guarantee in respect of the builder’s obligations under such contract and (viii) any security interest in, or agreement or assignment relating to, any of the foregoing or any mortgage in respect of a Vessel and any asset reasonably related, ancillary or complementary thereto.

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“Responsible Officer” means, when used with respect to the Trustee, any officer in the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, including any vice president, assistant vice president, trust officer, assistant trust officer or any other officer of the Trustee who currently performs functions similar to those performed by the persons who at the time shall be such officers, respectively, or to whom any corporate trust matter is referred because of such officer’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject and shall also mean any officer who shall have direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture.

“Restricted Investment” means an Investment other than a Permitted Investment.

“Restricted Subsidiary” of a Person means any Subsidiary of such Person that is not an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

“Rule 144A” means Rule 144A under the Securities Act.

“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services and any successor to its rating agency business.

“Sale/Leaseback Transaction” means any arrangement with any Person or to which any such Person is a party providing for the leasing to the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company of any property, whether owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries at the Issue Date or later acquired, which has been or is to be sold or transferred by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to such Person or to any other Person from whom funds have been or are to be advanced by such Person on the security of such property.

“SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

“Securities Act” means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any successor statute or statutes thereto and, in each case, the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC thereunder.

“Securitization Assets” means any accounts receivable, instruments, chattel paper, contract rights, general intangibles or revenue streams subject to a Qualified Securitization Transaction and any assets related thereto (other than Vessels), including, without limitation, all collateral securing such assets, all contracts and all guarantees or other supporting obligations in respect of such assets and all proceeds of the foregoing.

“Securitization Fees” means all yield, interest or other payments made directly or by means of discounts with respect to any interest issued or sold in connection with, and other fees paid to a Person that is not a Securitization Subsidiary in connection with, any Qualified Securitization Transaction.

“Securitization Repurchase Obligation” means any obligation of a seller of Securitization Assets in a Qualified Securitization Transaction to repurchase Securitization Assets arising as a result of a breach of Standard Securitization Undertakings, including as a result of a Securitization Asset or portion thereof becoming subject to any asserted defense, dispute, offset or counterclaim of any kind as a result of any action taken by, any failure to take action by or any other event relating to, the seller.

“Securitization Subsidiary” means a Subsidiary of the Company (or another Person formed for the purposes of engaging in a Qualified Securitization Transaction in which the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company makes an Investment and to which the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company transfers Securitization Assets and related assets):

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(1) that is formed solely for the purpose of, and that engages in no activities other than activities in connection with, financing Securitization Assets of the Company and/or its Restricted Subsidiaries, and any activities incidental thereto;

(2) that is designated by the Board of Directors of the Company or such other Person as a Securitization Subsidiary pursuant to a Board Resolution set forth in an Officer’s Certificate and delivered to the Trustee;

(3) that has total assets, other than Securitization Assets, at the time of such creation and designation with a book value of $10,000 or less;

(4) has no Indebtedness other than Non-Recourse Debt;

(5) with which neither the Company nor any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company has any material contract, agreement, arrangement or understanding other than contracts, agreements, arrangements and understandings on terms not materially less favorable to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary than those that might be obtained at the time from Persons that are not Affiliates of the Company in connection with a Qualified Securitization Transaction (as determined in good faith by the Company) and Securitization Fees payable in the ordinary course of business in connection with such a Qualified Securitization Transaction; and

(6) with respect to which neither the Company nor any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company has any obligation (a) to make any additional capital contribution (other than Securitization Assets) or similar payment or transfer thereto or (b) to maintain or preserve the solvency or any balance sheet term, financial condition, level of income or results of operations thereof.

“Security Agreements” means (i) each Assignment of Freights and Hires and (ii) each Assignment of Insurance.

“Security Documents” means the Ship Mortgages and the Security Agreements.

“Security Interests” means the Lien on the Collateral created by the Security Documents and this Indenture in favor of the Collateral Trustee on behalf of the Trustee for the benefit of the Holders.

“Ship Mortgage” means either the first preferred ship mortgage or first priority statutory mortgage and related deed of covenants, in each case, on each of the Mortgaged Vessels granted by a Mortgaged Vessel Guarantor to the Collateral Trustee and dated on or before the Issue Date or a Vessel Tender Date, as the case may be, as amended from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Indenture and such Ship Mortgages, which in the case of (i) the Greek Ship Mortgage shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit F-1 hereto, (ii) the Maltese Ship Mortgage shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit F-2 hereto, (iii) the Panamanian Ship Mortgage shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit F-3 hereto and (iv) any other Ship Mortgage from time to time established under the terms of any other jurisdiction, including any Ship Mortgage in connection with the transfer or change of flag to a Permitted Flag Jurisdiction, shall be substantially in the form of any of Exhibits F-1, F-2 or F-3 hereto.

“Standard Securitization Undertakings” means representations, warranties, covenants and indemnities entered into by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company which have been determined by the Company in good faith to be reasonably customary in Qualified Securitization Transactions, including, without limitation, those relating to the servicing of the assets of a Securitization Subsidiary, it being understood that any Securitization Repurchase Obligation shall be deemed to be a Standard Securitization Undertaking.

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“Stated Maturity” means, with respect to any installment of principal on any series of Indebtedness, the date on which the payment of principal was scheduled to be paid in the documentation governing such Indebtedness as of the Issue Date (or, if incurred after the Issue Date, as of the date of the initial incurrence thereof) and shall not include any contingent obligations to repay, redeem or repurchase any such principal prior to the date originally scheduled for the payment thereof.

“Subsidiary” means, with respect to any specified Person:

(1) any corporation, association or other business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of Capital Stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or Trustees of the corporation, association or other business entity is at the time owned or controlled by that Person or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person (or a combination thereof); and

(2) any other Person of which at least a majority of the voting interest (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) is at the time directly or indirectly owned by such Person or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person (or a combination thereof).

“Tax” means any tax, duty, levy, impost, assessment or other governmental charge (including penalties, interest and any other liabilities related thereto).

“Taxing Authority” shall mean any government or political subdivision or territory or possession of any government or any authority or agency therein or thereof having power to tax.

“Total Assets” means the total consolidated assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, as shown on the most recent balance sheet of the Company prepared in accordance with GAAP.

“Trust Indenture Act” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, as in effect on the date on which this Indenture is qualified under the Trust Indenture Act, except as otherwise set forth in Section 9.03.

“Trustee” means the party named as such in the preamble to this Indenture until a successor replaces it in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture and thereafter means such successor

“Unrestricted Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Company that is designated by the Board of Directors of the Company as an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to a Board Resolution, but only to the extent that such Subsidiary:

(1) has no Indebtedness other than Non-Recourse Debt;

(2) except as permitted by Section 4.14 is not party to any agreement, contract, arrangement or understanding with the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company unless the terms of any such agreement, contract, arrangement or understanding are not materially less favorable to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary than those that might be obtained at the time from Persons who are not Affiliates of the Company;

(3) is a Person with respect to which neither the Company nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has any direct or indirect obligation (a) to make any additional capital contributions (other than, with respect to a Securitization Subsidiary, Securitization Assets transferred in connection with a Qualified Securitization Transaction) or similar payment or transfer thereto or (b) to maintain or preserve the solvency or any balance sheet term, financial condition, level of income or results of operations thereof; and

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Any designation of a Subsidiary of the Company as an Unrestricted Subsidiary shall be evidenced to the Trustee by filing with the Trustee a certified copy of the Board Resolution giving effect to such designation and an Officer’s Certificate certifying that such designation complied with the preceding conditions and was permitted by Section 4.11. If, at any time, any Unrestricted Subsidiary would fail to meet the preceding requirements as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, it shall thereafter cease to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary for purposes of this Indenture and any Indebtedness of such Subsidiary shall be deemed to be incurred by a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company as of such date and, if such Indebtedness is not permitted to be incurred as of such date under Section 4.10, the Company shall be in default of such Section. The Board of Directors of the Company may at any time designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that such designation shall be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness by a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company of any outstanding Indebtedness of such Unrestricted Subsidiary and such designation shall only be permitted if (1) such Indebtedness is permitted under Section 4.10, calculated on a pro forma basis as if such designation had occurred at the beginning of the four-quarter reference period; and (2) no Default or Event of Default would be in existence immediately following such designation. Any Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary will automatically be designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

“Vessel” means one or more shipping vessels whose primary purpose is the maritime transportation of cargo or which are otherwise engaged, used or useful in any business activities of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries and which are owned by and registered (or to be owned by and registered) in the name of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or operated or to be operated by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to a lease or other operating agreement constituting a Capital Lease Obligation, in each case together with all related spares, equipment and any additions or improvements.

“Vessel Construction Contract” means any contract for the construction (or construction and acquisition) of a Vessel and any Related Assets entered into by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, including any amendments, supplements or modifications thereto or change orders in respect thereof.

“Vessel Purchase Option Contract” means any contract granting the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary the option to purchase one or more Vessels and any Related Assets, including any amendments, supplements or modifications thereto.

“Voting Stock” of any Person as of any date means the Capital Stock of such Person that is at the time entitled to vote in the election of the Board of Directors of such Person.

“Weighted Average Life to Maturity” means, when applied to any Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing:

(1) the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (a) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payments of principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect of such Indebtedness or redemption or similar payment in respect of such Disqualified Stock or preferred stock, by (b) the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) that shall elapse between such date and the making of such payment; by

(2) the then outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness or the maximum amount payable upon maturity of, or pursuant to any mandatory redemption provisions of, amount of such Disqualified Stock or preferred stock.

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“Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary” of any Person means a Restricted Subsidiary of such Person, all of the outstanding Equity Interests of which (other than directors’ qualifying shares or shares required by applicable law to be held by a Person other than the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) are at the time owned by such Person or another Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary of such Person.

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Dear Sirs

We refer to the Loan Agreement.

Words and expressions whose meanings are defined in the Loan Agreement shall have the same meanings when used herein.

We hereby confirm that as at xx.xx.20xx, on the basis of the Latest Accounts:-

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Exhibit 99.6

Execution Copy

CONFIDENTIAL

PURCHASE AGREEMENT

This Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of August 30, 2019, by and among N Shipmanagement Acquisition Corp., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the Marshall Islands (the “Holdings Buyer”), Alegria Shiptrade Co., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the Marshall Islands (the “Containers GP Buyer”), Olympos Maritime Ltd, a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the Marshall Islands (the “Partners GP Buyer”, and together with the Holdings Buyer and the Containers GP Buyer, the “Buyers”), Navios Maritime Holdings Inc., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the Marshall Islands with its registered office at Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Island, Ajeltake Road, Majuro, Marshall Islands MH 96960 (the “Equity Seller”) and Navios GP L.L.C., a limited liability company duly organized and existing under the laws of the Marshall Islands (the “GP Seller”, together with the Equity Seller, the “Sellers”, and the Sellers together with the Buyers, the “Parties”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Equity Seller (the “Board”) previously (i) established a committee comprised solely of two independent and disinterested directors (the “Special Committee”), (ii) vested the Special Committee with the full power and authority of the Board to, among other things, (x) consider, review and evaluate and, if the Special Committee deemed it appropriate, negotiate, approve and authorize the terms and conditions of a possible transaction involving the disposition of certain subsidiaries of the Equity Seller providing administrative, commercial and technical management services and certain other assets of the Equity Seller and its subsidiaries to an affiliate of the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Equity Seller (a “Potential Transaction”) and agreements reflecting such terms and conditions, and (y) retain advisors to assist the Special Committee in relation to a Potential Transaction, and (iii) resolved not to approve or authorize a Potential Transaction without the prior approval of the Special Committee;

WHEREAS, the Special Committee has (i) retained Debevoise & Plimpton LLP and Pareto Securities AS (its “Advisors”) to assist it in relation to the Potential Transaction, (ii) through its Advisors, negotiated with the Buyers the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Contribution Agreement (as defined below) (and the agreements and documents that are Exhibits to the Contribution Agreement) and the transactions contemplated thereby and thereby, (iii) received a written opinion of Pareto Securities AS to the effect that, as of the date hereof, the Purchase Price to be received by the Sellers for the Purchased Interests pursuant to this Agreement is fair to the Equity Seller from a financial point of view, and (iv) declared advisable and approved and authorized this Agreement and the Contribution Agreement (and the agreements and documents that are Exhibits to the Contribution Agreement) and the transactions contemplated thereby and thereby;

WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain Contribution Agreement, dated as of August 29, 2019 (the “Contribution Agreement”), (i) Equity Seller contributed or caused to be contributed (the “Contribution”) all of the outstanding equity interests of certain of its subsidiaries (each a “Contributed Subsidiary”) to Navios Shipmanagement Holdings Corporation, a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the Marshall Islands

(“Ship Management Holdings”), (ii) each Contributed Subsidiary released Equity Seller from its obligations to repay to such Contributed Subsidiary certain amounts owed to it by Equity Seller, and (iii) Equity Seller and certain of its subsidiaries entered into a Credit Agreement and related agreements under which the Equity Seller and such subsidiaries will be obligated to pay to Ship Management Holdings a principal amount of $125,000,000 (subject to adjustment as set forth therein);

WHEREAS, (i) the Equity Seller owns directly one hundred percent (100%) of the outstanding equity interests of Ship Management Holdings (such interests, the “Holdings Interests”) and (ii) the Equity Seller also owns directly one hundred percent (100%) of the outstanding equity interests of Navios Maritime Containers GP LLC, a limited liability company duly organized and existing under the laws of the Marshall Islands (such interests, the “Containers GP Interests”, such entity “Containers GP”, and Containers GP together with Ship Management Holdings, the “Acquired Companies”), in each case as set forth on Schedule 1 attached hereto (collectively, the “Equity Interests”);

WHEREAS, the GP Seller owns one hundred percent (100%) of the general partner interest in Navios Maritime Partners L.P., a limited partnership duly organized and existing under the laws of the Marshall Islands (“Navios Partners”) with its registered office at Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Island, Ajeltake Road, Majuro, Marshall Islands MH 96960 (the “Partners GP Interest”, and together with the Equity Interests, the “Purchased Interests”); and

WHEREAS, (i) the Equity Seller desires to sell the Holdings Interests to the Holdings Buyer, and the Holdings Buyer desires to purchase the Holdings Interests from the Equity Seller, (ii) the Equity Seller desires to sell the Containers GP Interests to the Containers GP Buyer, and the Containers GP Buyer desires to purchase the Containers GP Interests from the Equity Seller, and (iii) the Equity Seller desires to cause the GP Seller to sell the Partners GP Interest to the Partners GP Buyer, and the Partners GP Buyer desires to purchase the Partners GP Interest from the GP Seller, in each case, pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.

AGREEMENT

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:

1.Purchase and Sale of Interests. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, (a) the Equity Seller hereby sells, assigns, transfers and conveys to the Holdings Buyer all of its right, title and interest in and to the Holdings Interests, (b) the Equity Seller hereby sells, assigns, transfers and conveys to the Containers GP Buyer all of its right, title and interest in and to the Containers GP Interests, and (c) the GP Seller hereby sells, assigns, transfers and conveys to the Partners GP Buyer all of its right, title and interest in and to the Partners GP Interest, in each case, free and clear of all liens.

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2. Purchase Price. In consideration of and in exchange for the sale, assignment, transfer and conveyance of the Purchased Interests, on the Closing Date the Buyers shall pay to the Sellers cash in the amount of $3,000,000 by wire transfer of immediately available federal funds to the account designated by the Equity Seller. In addition, pursuant to the Contribution, and Ship Management Holdings is assuming, and will be responsible to satisfy, liabilities of the Acquired Companies in the aggregate amount of $17,000,000 for which Ship Management Holdings is not being provided with corresponding assets. The $20,000,000 aggregate amount is being allocated between the Equity Seller and the GP Seller as set forth on Schedule 2 attached hereto.

3. Closing. Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in this Agreement, the closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “Closing”) shall take place on the date of this Agreement (the “Closing Date”). At the Closing, (a) the Equity Seller shall deliver to the Holdings Buyer executed stock powers or other instruments of assignment in respect of the Holdings Interests, the Equity Seller shall deliver to the Containers GP Buyer executed instruments of assignment in respect of the Containers GP Interests, and (b) the GP Seller shall deliver to the Partners GP Buyer executed instruments of assignment in respect of the Partners GP Interest, in each case in a form reasonably acceptable to the applicable Buyer.

4. Assignment of the Interests. From and after the Closing, all equitable and legal right, title and interest in and to the Purchased Interests shall be owned, held and exercised by each applicable Buyer.

5. Representations and Warranties of the Buyer. The Buyers, jointly and severally, hereby represent and warrant to the Sellers as follows:

(a) Each Buyer has all the requisite power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. Each Buyer is a corporation, duly organized and validly existing and is in good standing under the laws of the Marshall Islands.

(b) All acts required to be taken to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by each Buyer and each Buyer’s consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and properly taken.

(c) This Agreement has been duly executed and validly delivered by each Buyer and constitutes the valid and binding obligation of each Buyer, enforceable against each Buyer in accordance with its terms, except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency and other similar laws and general equitable principles.

(d) Neither the execution or delivery of this Agreement nor the performance of its obligations hereunder will conflict with or result in a breach of or constitute a default under or result in the creation of, or an imposition of a lien upon, any of the properties or assets of any Buyer or any agreement to which any Buyer may be a party or by which its property or assets may be subject. No Buyer is the subject of any bankruptcy or similar proceeding nor has any Buyer suffered the appointment of a receiver to take possession of all, or substantially all, of its assets.

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(e) Each Buyer understands and acknowledges that the Purchased Interests have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), or the securities laws of any state or foreign jurisdiction, and, unless so registered, may not be offered, sold, transferred, or otherwise disposed of except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Act and any applicable securities laws of any state or foreign jurisdiction. Each Buyer (i) has knowledge and experience in financial and business matters, including with respect to the business, assets and operations of the Acquired Companies and Navios Partners, such that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of purchasing the Purchased Interests, and (ii) is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Purchased Interests for an indefinite period, including the risk of a complete loss of any such investment. Each Buyer is acquiring the Purchased Interests for investment for its own account, and not with a view to, or for sale in connection with, any distribution thereof.

(f) Buyer acknowledges and agrees that none of the Sellers or any of their Affiliates has made, and Buyer has not relied upon, any representation or warranty whatsoever, express or implied, as to Holdings, the Holdings Interests, Containers GP, the Container GP Interest, Partners GP or the Partners GP Interest, other than the representations and warranties expressly set forth in Section 6 hereof.

6. Representations of the Sellers. Each of the Sellers hereby represents and warrants to the Buyers, severally and not jointly, as follows:

(a) Such Seller has all the requisite power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The Equity Seller is a corporation, duly organized and validly existing and is in good standing under the laws of the Marshall Islands. The GP Seller is a limited liability company, duly organized and validly existing and is in good standing under the laws of the Marshall Islands.

(b) All acts required to be taken to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by such Seller and such Seller’s consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and properly taken.

(c) The Special Committee has received the written opinion (the “Fairness Opinion”) of Pareto Securities AS, dated as of the date hereof, to the effect that, as of the date hereof, the Purchase Price to be received by the Sellers for the Purchased Interests pursuant to this Agreement is fair to the Equity Seller from a financial point of view. The Equity Seller has provided to the Buyers a true, correct and complete copy of the Fairness Opinion and the Pareto Securities AS engagement letter in respect of such Fairness Opinion.

7. Entire Agreement. This Agreement represents the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby and supersedes all prior agreements with respect thereto, whether written or oral.

8. Benefit. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective successors, heirs and permitted assigns.

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9. Further Assurances. The Parties agree to execute any and all documents and instruments and to perform such other acts as may be reasonably necessary or expedient to further the purposes of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

10. Modification/Waiver. No modification, waiver, amendment, discharge or change of this Agreement shall be valid unless in writing and signed by the Party against which the enforcement of such modification, waiver, amendment, discharge or change is or may be sought.

11. Law and Arbitration. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of England. Any dispute under this Agreement shall be referred to arbitration in London in accordance with the Arbitration Act 1996 or any statutory modification or re-enactment then in force. The arbitration shall be conducted in accordance with the London Maritime Arbitrators Association’s (LMAA) Terms current at the time when the arbitration is commenced. Save as after mentioned, the reference shall be to three arbitrators, one to be appointed by each party and the third by the two arbitrators so appointed. A party wishing to refer a dispute to arbitration shall appoint its arbitrator and send notice of such appointment to the other party requiring the other party to appoint its arbitrator within fourteen (14) calendar days of that notice and stating that it will appoint its arbitrator as sole arbitrator unless the other party appoints its own arbitrator and gives notice that it has done so within the fourteen (14) calendar days specified. If the other party does not appoint its own arbitrator and give notice that it has done so within the fourteen (14) calendar days specified, the party referring the dispute to arbitration may, without the requirement of any further prior notice to the other party, appoint its arbitrator as sole arbitrator and shall advise the other party accordingly. The award of a sole arbitrator shall be as binding as if he had been appointed by agreement. Nothing herein shall prevent the parties agreeing in writing to vary these provisions to provide for the appointment of a sole arbitrator. In cases where neither the claim nor any counterclaim exceeds the sum of US$50,000 (or such other sum as the parties may agree) the arbitration shall be conducted in accordance with the LMAA Small Claims Procedure current at the time when the arbitration proceedings are commenced.

12. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts with the same effect as if all of the Parties had executed one counterpart. Executed signature pages to this Agreement may be delivered by facsimile or .pdf and such facsimiles and .pdfs will be deemed sufficient as if actual signature pages had been delivered.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be executed by their authorized signatories as of the date first written above.

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SCHEDULE 1

EQUITY INTERESTS

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SCHEDULE 2

PURCHASE PRICE ALLOCATION

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