UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 23, 2023
Excelerate Energy, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware | 001-41352 | 87-2878691 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
2445 Technology Forest Blvd. | ||
Level 6 | ||
The Woodlands, Texas | 77381 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: 832 813-7100
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Trading |
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Class A Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share | EE | New York Stock Exchange |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
On March 23, 2023, Excelerate Energy Limited Partnership (“EELP”), the entity through which Excelerate Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) conducts its business, exercised an option to purchase the Floating Storage Regasification Unit (“FSRU”) Sequoia for a purchase price of $265 million (the “Sequoia Purchase”) from Anemoesa Marine Inc., a company incorporated under the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (“Seller”). The Sequoia Purchase was undertaken pursuant to the terms of that certain Memorandum of Agreement Saleform 2012 between EELP and Seller (the “Purchase Agreement”).
The Sequoia Purchase is expected to close in April 2023, with payment of the purchase price due on closing. As disclosed in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 20, 2023, the Company intends to use proceeds from the Company’s new $250 million term loan facility (the “Term Loan Facility”) to fund the acquisition of the FSRU Sequoia.
The FSRU Sequoia is currently providing regasification services at the Bahia Regasification Terminal in Bahia, Brazil.
The forgoing summary of the Purchase Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the terms of the Purchase Agreement, which is filed hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit Number | Description | |
10.1 | Memorandum of Agreement Saleform 2012 effective as of March 23, 2023 by and between Anemoesa Marine Inc. and Excelerate Energy Limited Partnership | |
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
Forward Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K (“Form 8-K”) contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. All statements other than statements of historical fact contained in this Form 8-K, including, without limitation, statements regarding the Company’s business strategy and plans, including its intention to acquire the FSRU Sequoia with the proceeds from its new Term Loan Facility, and objectives of management for future operations are forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements are based on assumptions or judgments about future events and economic conditions that may or may not be correct or necessarily take place and that are by their nature subject to significant risks, uncertainties and contingencies, including the risk factors that the Company identifies in its Securities and Exchange Commission filings, many of which are outside the control of the Company. The results, events and circumstances reflected in the forward-looking statements may not be achieved or occur, and actual results, events or circumstances could differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements made in this Form 8-K relate only to events as of the date on which the statements are made. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements made in this Form 8-K to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this Form 8-K or to reflect new information or the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as required by law.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Excelerate Energy, Inc. | ||||||
Date: March 23, 2023 | By: | /s/ Dana Armstrong | ||||
Dana Armstrong Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) |
Exhibit 10.1
MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT | SALEFORM 2012
Norwegian Shipbrokers Associations Memorandum of Agreement for sale and purchase of ships |
1 | Dated: This Agreement shall enter into effect pursuant to Clause 4 of the Master Agreement |
2 | ANEMOESA MARINE INC. of Marshall Islands (Name of sellers), hereinafter called the Sellers, have agreed to sell, and |
3 | EXCELERATE ENERGY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP or nominee (Name of buyers), hereinafter called the Buyers, have agreed to buy: |
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5 | IMO Number: 9820843 |
6 | Classification Society: (i) DNV GL or (ii) BV, if the Buyers exercise their right under the Master Agreement to change the Vessels class to BV following the Delivery Date, at Buyers cost and time |
7 | Class Notation: as per the SBC or the equivalent notation if the Classification Society is changed to BV |
8 | Year of Build: as per the SBC |
Builder/Yard: Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd. (DSME) |
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10 | hereinafter called the Vessel, on the following terms and conditions: |
11 | Definitions |
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15 | Buyers Nominated Flag State means Marshall Islands |
16 | Default Date means five (5) Business Days after the Purchase Closing Date. |
Class means the class notation referred to above.
17 | Classification Society means the Society referred to above. |
18 | Deposit shall have the meaning given in Clause 2 (Deposit) |
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21 | In writing or written means a letter handed over from the Sellers to the Buyers or vice versa, a |
22 | registered letter, e-mail or telefax. |
Master | Agreement means the master agreement dated 24th September 2019 and made between the Sellers and the Buyers. |
23 | Parties means the Sellers and the Buyers. |
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24 | Purchase Price means the price for the Vessel as stated in Clause |
25 | Sellers Account means the account nominated by Sellers under Caluse 4.3 of the Master
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This Agreement is the Saleform referred to in the Master Agreement.
All capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning given to such terms in the Master Agreement.
28 1. | Purchase Price |
29 | The Purchase Price |
30 2. | Deposit |
31 | If the Buyer exercises its Modifications Right pursuant to Clause 6 of the Master
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33 | Deposit) in an amount equal to the Extra Cost (If any) to the Sellers Account in accordance with Clause 6 of the Master Agreement. |
If, however, the Buyers have made the relevant prepayment of Hire Increments under Clause 38 of the BBC equal to the Extra Cost, then the amounts so prepaid shall be deemed to be the Deposit for purposes of this Agreement and the Master Agreement and no further payments will be required to be made by the Buyers under this Clause 2.
interest bearing account for the Parties with the Deposit Holder within
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43 3. | Payment |
44 | See Clause 4.3 of the Master Agreement, |
On delivery of the Vessel; but not later than three (3) Banking Days
after the date that Notice of
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55 | to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Master Agreement (in particular Clause 9 thereof). |
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75 5. | Time and place of delivery |
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(a) The Vessel shall be delivered and taken
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201 6. |
Spares, bunkers and other items |
202 | The Sellers shall deliver the Vessel to the Buyers with everything belonging to her on board |
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204 | spare propeller(s)/propeller blade(s), if any, belonging to the Vessel |
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218 | The Buyers shall take over remaining bunkers and unused lubricating and hydraulic oils and |
219 | greases in storage tanks and unopened drums and pay either: |
220 | (a) *the actual net price (excluding barging expenses) as evidenced by invoices or vouchers; or |
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for the quantities taken over. Sellers make no representations and give no warranties as regards the fitness for purpose or quality of the bunkers on board the Vessel at the date of delivery.
Payment under this Clause shall be made at the same time and place and in the same currency as the Purchase Price.
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Documentation |
232 | The place of closing: Athens, Greece or Houston, Texas, as agreed: |
233 | (a) In exchange for payment of the Purchase Price the Sellers shall provide the Buyers with the |
234 | following delivery documents: |
235 | (i) Legal Bill(s) of Sale in a form recordable in the Buyers Nominated Flag State, |
236 | transferring title of the Vessel and stating that the Vessel is free from all mortgages, |
237 | encumbrances and maritime liens or any other debts whatsoever, duly notarially attested |
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239 | (ii) Evidence that all necessary corporate, shareholder and other action has been taken by |
240 | the Sellers to authorise the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement; |
241 | (iii) Power of Attorney of the Sellers appointing one or more representatives to act on behalf |
242 | of the Sellers in the performance of this Agreement, duly notarially attested and legalised |
243 | or apostilled (as appropriate); |
244 | (iv) If required by the Buyers Nominated Flag State, Certificate or Transcript of Registry issued by the competent authorities of the flag state |
245 | on the date of delivery evidencing the Sellers ownership of the Vessel and that the |
246 | Vessel is free from registered encumbrances and mortgages, to be faxed or e-mailed by |
247 | such authority to the closing meeting with the original to be sent to the Buyers as soon as |
248 | possible after delivery of the Vessel; |
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252 | (vi) If required by the Buyers Nominated Flag State, Certificate of Deletion of the Vessel from the Vessels registry or other official evidence of |
253 | deletion appropriate to the Vessels registry at the time of delivery, or, in the event that |
254 | the registry does not as a matter of practice issue such documentation immediately, a |
255 | written undertaking by the Sellers to effect deletion from the Vessels registry forthwith |
256 | and provide a certificate or other official evidence of deletion to the Buyers promptly and |
257 | latest within four (4) weeks after the Purchase Price has been paid and the Vessel has |
258 | been delivered; |
259 | (vii) If required by the Buyers Nominated Flag State, |
260 | Vessel ceased to be registered with the Vessels registry, or, in the event that the registry |
261 | does not as a matter of practice issue such certificate immediately, a written undertaking |
262 | from the Sellers to provide the copy of this certificate promptly upon it being issued |
263 | together with evidence of submission by the Sellers of a duly executed Form 2 stating |
264 | the date on which the Vessel shall cease to be registered with the Vessels registry; |
265 | (viii) Commercial Invoice for the Vessel; |
266 | (ix) Commercial Invoice(s) for bunkers, lubricating and hydraulic oils and greases; |
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270 | (xi) Any additional documents as may reasonably be required by the competent authorities of |
271 | the Buyers Nominated Flag State for the purpose of registering the Vessel, provided the |
272 | Buyers notify the Sellers of any such documents as soon as possible after the date of |
273 | the Purchase Option Notice |
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276 | (b) At the time of delivery the Buyers shall provide the Sellers with: |
277 | (i) Evidence that all |
278 | the Buyers to authorise the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement; and |
279 | (ii) Power of Attorney of the Buyers appointing one or more representatives to act on behalf |
280 | of the Buyers in the performance of this Agreement, duly notarially attested and legalised |
281 | or apostilled (as appropriate). |
282 | (c) If any of the documents listed in Sub-clauses (a) and (b) above are not in the English |
283 | language they shall be accompanied by an English translation by an authorised translator or |
284 | certified by a lawyer qualified to practice in the country of the translated language. |
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285 | (d) The Parties shall to the extent possible exchange copies, drafts or samples of the |
286 | documents listed in Sub-clause (a) and Sub-clause (b) above for review and comment by the |
287 | other party not later than____(state number of days), or if left blank, nine (9) days prior to the |
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290 | (e) Concurrent with the exchange of documents in Sub-clause (a) and Sub-clause (b) above, |
291 | the Sellers shall also hand to the Buyers the classification certificate(s) as well as all plans, |
292 | drawings and manuals, (excluding ISM/ISPS manuals), which are on board the Vessel. Other |
293 | certificates which are on board the Vessel shall also be handed over to the Buyers unless |
294 | the Sellers are required to retain same, in which case the Buyers have the right to take copies. |
295 | (f) Other technical documentation which may be in the Sellers possession shall promptly after |
296 | delivery be forwarded to the Buyers at their expense, if they so request. The Sellers may keep |
297 | the Vessels log books but the Buyers have the right to take copies of same. |
298 | (g) The Parties shall sign and deliver to each other a Protocol of Delivery and Acceptance (as defined in the Master Agreement) |
299 | confirming the date and time of delivery of the Vessel from the Sellers to the Buyers. |
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301 | The Sellers warrant that the Vessel, at the time of delivery, is free from all charters, (save for any sub-charter (by demise or time or voyage charter) entered into between the Buyers (or their Affiliates) (as disponent owners) and any other party and any further sub charters), |
302 | encumbrances, mortgages and maritime liens or any other debts whatsoever; and is not subject |
303 | to Port State or other administrative detentions (save for any encumbrances, mortgages and maritime liens or any other debts created or incurred and/or Port State or other administrative detentions arising from or in connection with the operation of the Vessel during the period of the BBC). The Sellers hereby undertake to indemnify the |
304 | Buyers against all consequences of claims made against the Vessel which have been incurred |
305 | prior to the time of delivery excluding always any and all claims (whether justified or not) made against the Vessel (prior to the time of delivery) incurred by Buyers (as Charterers), including any sub charterers, or their agents, arising out of or in relation to the operation of the Vessel during the period of the BBC. |
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Taxes, fees and expenses |
307 | Any |
308 | Nominated Flag State shall be for the Buyers account, whereas similar charges in connection |
309 | with the closing of the Sellers register shall be for the Sellers account. |
Buyers | tax indemnification obligations shall be addressed pursuant to Clause 22.2 of the Master Agreement. |
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Condition on delivery |
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311 | The Vessel with everything belonging to her shall be at the Sellers risk and expense until she is |
312 | delivered to the Buyers, but subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement she shall be |
313 | delivered and taken over |
314 | (i) if the Purchase Closing Date coincides with the Actual SBC Delivery Date, on an as is where is basis in the same condition as at the time of delivery by DSME to Seller under the SBC. In particular, and without limiting the generality of the foreoing, the Buyers shall be required to accept delivery of the Vessel from the Sellers with any and all deficiencies in speed, fuel consumption, cargo capacity and boil off rate, back to back with the Sellers obligations to accept delivery of the Vessel from DSME unless this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with Clause 8 of the Master Agreement and subject to Buyers right in Clause 10 of the Master Agreement; or |
(ii) if the Purchase Closing Date falls after the Actual SBC Delivery Date, on an as where is basis in the same condition as at the time of redelivery of the Vessel from Buyers (as bareboat charterers) to Sellers (as registered owners) under the BBC.
Acceptance of delivery of the Vessel by the Buyers under this Agreement extinguishes all and any liability of whatsoever nature of the Sellers (save for warranty of clean title and (subject to Clause 8 hereof) no encumbrances), with Buyers sole remedy being the right to claim against DMSE under the SBC assigned to them.
However, the Vessel shall be delivered free of cargo and free of stowaways with her Class
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328 | 11 |
329 | Should the |
330 | right to cancel the |
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331 | and for all expenses incurred together with interest. |
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Sellers default |
338 | Should the Sellers |
339 | ready to validly complete a legal transfer by the |
340 | option of cancelling this Agreement. |
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346 | Should the Sellers |
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13. Default under BBC
In the event that the BBC has been terminated due to the default of a party, the Sellers (if the Charterers are the defaulting party under the BBC) or the Buyers (if the Owners are the defaulting party under the BBC), as the case may be, shall have the right to terminate this Agreement by giving written notice to the other Party within ten (10) days
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after the termination of the BBC. Such termination shall be without prejudice to all rights accrued due between the Parties prior to the date of termination and to any claim that either Party might have.
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Law and Arbitration |
Clause 19 of the Master Agreement shall apply to this Agreement, mutatis mutandis.
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395 15 |
Notices |
Clause 18 of the Master Agreement shall apply to this Agreement.
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400 16 |
Entire Agreement |
401 | The written terms of this Agreement and the Master Agreement comprise the entire agreement between the Buyers and |
402 | the Sellers in relation to the sale and purchase of the Vessel and supersede all previous |
403 | agreements whether oral or written between the Parties in relation thereto. |
404 | Each of the Parties acknowledges that in entering into this Agreement it has not relied on and |
405 | shall have no right or remedy in respect of any statement, representations, assurance or |
406 | warranty (whether or not made negligently) other than as is expressly set out in this Agreement. |
407 | Any terms implied into this Agreement by any applicable statute or law are hereby excluded to |
408 | the extent that such exclusion can legally be made. Nothing in this Clause shall limit or exclude |
409 | any liability for fraud. |
17. Effectiveness
This Agreement shall become effective on from the date the Purchase Option Notice is received by Sellers Pursuant to the Master Agreement, failing which this Agreement shall never come into effect without any Party (or their affiliates) incurring any liability whatsoever.
18. For clarity, Clauses 16, 22.1. 22.2 22.4. 22.5 and 22.6 of the Master Agreement shall apply to this Agreement mutatis mutandis.
For and on behalf of the Sellers |
For and on behalf of the Buyers | |
Name: |
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Title: |
Title: |
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