UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington , D.C. 20549

 

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FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 21, 2017

 

GULFMARK OFFSHORE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

 

001-33607

(Commission file number )

 

76-0526032

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

 

842 West Sam Houston Parkway North, Suite 400,

Houston , Texas 

(Address of principal executive offices)

77024

(Zip Code)

 

 

(713) 963-9522

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

 

N/A

(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:

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 (§230.405 of this chapter) of the Securities Act of 1933 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

 

Amendment to Restructuring Support Agreement

 

As previously disclosed, on May 15, 2017, GulfMark Offshore, Inc. (“ GulfMark ” or the “ Company ”) entered into a restructuring support agreement (the “ RSA ”) with holders (the “ Noteholders ”) of approximately 50% of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of GulfMark’s unsecured 6.375% senior notes due 2022, to support a restructuring on the terms of a plan of reorganization as described therein. The terms of the RSA are described further in GulfMark’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on August 9, 2017 in Part I, Item 2 under the caption “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Restructuring Support Agreement.”

 

The Company filed for voluntary relief under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the District of Delaware on May 17, 2017 in accordance with the RSA (the “ Chapter 11 Case ”). On September 21, 2017, the Company entered into the first amendment to the RSA (the “ RSA Amendment ”) to, among other things, extend the milestone dates relating to the confirmation and effective date of the Company’s Chapter 11 plan (the “ Plan ”), which dates are now October 10, 2017 and October 31, 2017, respectively.

 

A copy of the RSA Amendment is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference. The above description of the RSA Amendment is qualified in its entirety by the full text of such exhibit.

 

Amendment to Backstop Commitment Agreement

 

As previously disclosed, on May 15, 2017, GulfMark also entered into a backstop commitment agreement (the “ Backstop Commitment Agreement ”) pursuant to which certain of the Noteholders agreed to backstop the $125 million rights offering contemplated in the RSA. The terms of the Backstop Commitment Agreement are described further in GulfMark’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on August 9, 2017 in Part I, Item 2 under the caption “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Backstop Commitment Agreement.”

 

On September 21, 2017, the Company entered into the first amendment to the Backstop Commitment Agreement (the “ BCA Amendment ”) to, among other things, extend the milestone dates relating to the confirmation and effective date of the Plan, which dates are now October 10, 2017 and October 31, 2017, respectively.

 

A copy of the BCA Amendment is filed as Exhibit 10.2 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference. The above description of the BCA Amendment is qualified in its entirety by the full text of such exhibit.

 

Maturity Extension and Amendment to Intercompany DIP Agreement

 

As previously reported, on May 18, 2017, the Company entered into a senior secured super-priority debtor-in-possession credit agreement (the “ Intercompany DIP Agreement ”), among the Company, GulfMark Rederi AS (“ Rederi ”) as Lender and DNB Bank ASA (“ DNB ”) as Issuing Bank thereunder, pursuant to which Rederi made available to the Company senior secured super-priority term loans of up to $35 million to allow the Company to continue to operate its business and manage its properties as a debtor and a debtor-in-possession during the Chapter 11 Case.

 

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On July 27, 2017, Rederi exercised its option to request an extension of the Maturity Date (as defined in the NOK Second Amended and Restated Multi-Currency Credit Facility Agreement among Rederi, DNB and the financial institutions party thereto) to be effective upon the satisfaction of certain conditions, which conditions have been met, and consequently the Maturity Date (as defined in the Intercompany DIP Agreement) was extended from August 18, 2017 to November 18, 2017.

 

On September 21, 2017, the Company entered into the first amendment to the Intercompany DIP Agreement (the “ Intercompany DIP Amendment ”) to extend the milestone dates relating to the confirmation and effective date of the Plan, which dates are now October 10, 2017 and October 31, 2017, respectively, and to add a milestone of September 27, 2017 relating to the Company’s exit financing (the “ Exit Financing ”).

 

A copy of the Intercompany DIP Amendment is filed as Exhibit 10.3 hereto and incorporated herein by reference. The above description of the Intercompany DIP Amendment is qualified in its entirety by the full text of such exhibit.

 

RBS Support Agreement Extension

 

As previously reported, on June 26, 2017, GulfMark Americas, Inc. (“ Americas ”) and GulfMark Management, Inc. (“ Management ”), each a subsidiary of the Company, entered into a forbearance agreement (the “ RBS Forbearance Agreement ”) with The Royal Bank of Scotland plc, as agent for the lenders (the “ Agent ”), relating to that certain Multicurrency Facility Agreement dated as of September 26, 2014 (as amended, supplemented and/or restated from time to time, the “ RBS Facility Agreement ”). Pursuant to the RBS Forbearance Agreement, the Agent agreed to waive the defaults and events of default specified in the RBS Forbearance Agreement and to forbear from exercising any rights or remedies under the RBS Facility Agreement as a result of any such defaults and events of default specified in the RBS Forbearance Agreement until the earlier of (x) the occurrence of any of the early termination events specified in the RBS Forbearance Agreement, (y) the effectiveness of the Company’s proposed plan of reorganization filed with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware on June 26, 2017 (including all exhibits and schedules thereto, and as amended, modified or supplemented solely in accordance with the RBS Forbearance Agreement) and (z) September 4, 2017. In addition, the Agent agreed in the RBS Forbearance Agreement that during such period the provision in the RBS Facility Agreement that would result in an automatic acceleration of the outstanding obligations, termination of the lending commitments and a requirement to cash-collateralize letters of credit as specified in the RBS Forbearance Agreement shall not apply. On September 21, 2017, Americas and Management entered into an extension agreement (the “ RBS Extension Agreement ”) with the Agent that extends (i) the forbearance period until the earlier of (x) September 27, 2017, which may be extended by Americas to October 31, 2017 if certain milestones with respect to a commitment letter for the Exit Financing have been achieved by September 27, 2017 and (y) the occurrence of any of the specified early termination events and (ii) certain early termination events to be consistent with the RSA Amendment and the BCA Amendment and certain milestones dates relating to the Exit Financing.

 

A copy of the RBS Extension Agreement is filed as Exhibit 10.4 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference. The above description of the RBS Extension Agreement is qualified in its entirety by the full text of such exhibit.

 

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Item 9.01.      Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d)      Exhibits.

 

Exhibit number

Description  

   

10.1

Amendment to Restructuring Support Agreement dated September 21, 2017 among GulfMark and certain holders of GulfMark’s 6.375% senior notes party thereto

 

10.2

Amendment to Backstop Commitment Agreement dated September 21, 2017 among GulfMark and certain holders of GulfMark’s 6.375% senior notes party thereto

   

10.3  

Intercompany DIP Amendment, dated September 21, 2017 among GulfMark, Rederi and DNB

 

10.4

Amendment to RBS Forbearance Agreement, dated September 21, 2017 among Americas, Management and the Agent

 

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SIGNATURES

 

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

 

Date: September 21, 2017  

GULFMARK OFFSHORE, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ James M. Mitchell  

 

 

 

James M. Mitchell

 

 

 

Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

 

         

 

Exhibit 10.1

Execution Version

 

 

FIRST AMENDMENT TO RESTRUCTURING SUPPORT AGREEMENT

 

This FIRST AMENDMENT (this “ Amendment ”) dated September 21, 2017 is entered into between:

 

 

(a)

GulfMark Offshore, Inc., (“ GulfMark ”, the “ Debtor ” or the “ Company ”); and

 

 

(b)

the undersigned beneficial holders, or investment advisers or managers for the account of beneficial holders of the 6.375% Senior Notes due 2022 (the “ Noteholders ”) issued pursuant to that certain indenture dated as of March 12, 2012 (the “ Indenture ”), among the Issuer and U.S. Bank National Association, a national banking association, as trustee (the “ Notes ”), together with their respective successors and permitted assigns that subsequently become party to the Restructuring Support Agreement (as defined below) in accordance with the terms thereof (collectively, the “ Consenting Noteholders ”).

 

The Company and the Consenting Noteholders are referred to herein together as the “ Amendment Parties .” Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Restructuring Support Agreement (as defined below).

 

WHEREAS , the Company and the Consenting Noteholders entered into the restructuring support agreement dated May 15, 2017 (as amended, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Restructuring Support Agreement ”);

 

WHEREAS , the Amendment Parties wish to amend certain provisions of the Restructuring Support Agreement; and

 

WHEREAS , the Amendment Parties wish to take such actions necessary to give effect to such amendments.

 

NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein and in the Restructuring Support Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Amendment Parties agree as follows:

 

1.      Amendments.

 

(a)      Section 3 of the Restructuring Support Agreement is hereby amended to include the following new Section 3(c) :

 

“For the avoidance of doubt, to the extent the consent rights described in this Section 3 conflict with the consent rights described in Section 7 , the consent rights described in Section 7 govern.”

 

 

 

 

(b)      Section 4(b)(viii) of the Restructuring Support Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

 

“by October 10, 2017, the Bankruptcy Court shall have entered an order confirming the Acceptable Plan; provided , that the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to seek entry of the foregoing order as soon as reasonably practicable before October 10, 2017.”

 

(c)      Section 4(b)(ix) of the Restructuring Support Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

 

“as soon as reasonably practicable after October 10, 2017, but in no event later than October 31, 2017, the Debtor shall consummate the transactions contemplated by the Acceptable Plan (the date of such consummation, the “ Effective Date ”), it being understood that the satisfaction of the conditions precedent to the Effective Date (as set forth in the Acceptable Plan) shall be conditions precedent to the occurrence of the Effective Date.”

 

(d)      Section 7(c)(iii) of the Restructuring Support Agreement is hereby amended and restated as follows:

 

“by September 27, 2017, the Debtor does not enter into definitive commitment letter(s) for an exit facility of at least $100 million in principal amount with the terms and conditions of such commitment letter(s) (and exhibits) being acceptable to the Consenting Noteholders holding at least 85% of the outstanding principal amount of the Notes held by the Consenting Noteholders, provided that in calculating the foregoing, only Consenting Noteholders who were signatories to this Amendment as of September  21, 2017 (the “ First Amendment Effective Date ”) will be included. For the purposes of the foregoing calculation the amount of Notes held by each Consenting Noteholder shall be the lesser of (i) the Notes held by that Consenting Noteholder as of the First Amendment Effective Date and (ii) the Notes held by that Consenting Noteholder on the date such calculation is made; and”

 

(e)      Section 7(c) of the Restructuring Support Agreement is hereby amended to include the following Section 7(c)(iv) :

 

“by 12:01 a.m. E.T. on October 27, 2017, the Debtor does not finalize all loan documentation with respect to an exit facility of at least $100 million in principal amount, the terms and conditions of such loan documentation being acceptable to the Consenting Noteholders holding at least 85% of the Notes held by the Consenting Noteholders, provided that in calculating the foregoing, only Consenting Noteholders who were signatories to this Amendment as of the First Amendment Effective Date will be included. For the purposes of the foregoing calculation the amount of Notes held by each Consenting Noteholder shall be the lesser of (i)  the Notes held by that Consenting Noteholder as of the First Amendment Effective Date and (ii) the Notes held by that Consenting Noteholder on the date such calculation is made.”

 

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2.      Effectiveness.

 

This Amendment shall become effective and binding on the Company and the Consenting Noteholders in accordance with the terms of the Restructuring Support Agreement upon the execution and delivery by the Company and the Consenting Noteholders of an executed signature page hereto.

 

3.      Miscellaneous.

 

(a)     Except as specifically set forth herein, the terms of the Restructuring Support Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed.

 

(b)     This Amendment may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, and all of which together shall be deemed to be one and the same agreement. Execution copies of this Amendment delivered by facsimile, PDF or otherwise shall be deemed to be an original for the purposes of this paragraph.

 

 

[ Signature pages follow .]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Amendment Parties have caused this Amendment to be executed and delivered by their respective duly authorized officers, solely in their respective capacities as officers of the undersigned and not in any other capacity, as of the date first set forth above.

 

 

GULFMARK OFFSHORE, INC.


By:      /s/ James M. Mitchell                         

Name: James M. Mitchell

Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to Restructuring Support Agreement]

 

 

Exhibit 10.2

Execution Version

 

FIRST AMENDMENT TO BACKSTOP COMMITMENT AGREEMENT

This FIRST AMENDMENT (this “ Amendment ”) dated September 21, 2017 is entered into between:

 

 

(a)

GulfMark Offshore, Inc., (“ GulfMark ”, the “ Debtor ” or the “ Company ”); and

 

 

(b)

the undersigned parties hereto (the “ Commitment Parties ”).

 

The Company and the Commitment Parties are referred to herein together as the “ Amendment Parties ”. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Backstop Commitment Agreement (as defined below).

 

WHEREAS , the Company and the Commitment Parties entered into the backstop commitment agreement dated May 15, 2017 (as amended, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Backstop Commitment Agreement ”);

 

WHEREAS , the Amendment Parties wish to amend certain provisions of the Backstop Commitment Agreement; and

 

WHEREAS , the Amendment Parties wish to take such actions necessary to give effect to such amendments.

 

NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein and in the Backstop Commitment Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Amendment Parties agree as follows:

 

1.      Amendments.

 

(a)     The first sentence of Section 2.4(a) of the Backstop Commitment Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

 

“(a)     No later than seven (7) Business Days following the Distribution Record Date (as defined in the Plan), but in no event later than October 20, 2017, the Rights Offering Subscription Agent shall deliver to each Commitment Party a written notice (the “ Funding Notice ”) of:”

 

(b)     The first sentence of Section 2.4(b) of the Backstop Commitment Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

 

“(b)      No earlier than the fourth (4th) Complete Business Day following receipt of the Funding Notice and no later than 12:00 p.m. E.T. two (2) Business Days prior to the Effective Date (such date, the “ Subscription Funding Date ”), each Commitment Party shall deliver and pay its Funding Amount by wire transfer in immediately available funds in U.S. dollars into the Subscription Account in satisfaction of such Commitment Party’s Backstop Commitment.”

 

 

 

 

(c)      Section 6.21(h) of the Backstop Commitment Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

 

by October 10, 2017, the Bankruptcy Court shall have entered an order confirming the Plan; provided , that the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to seek entry of the foregoing order as soon as reasonably practicable before October 10, 2017.”

 

(d)      Section 6.21(i) of the Backstop Commitment Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

 

“as soon as reasonably practicable after October 10, 2017, but in no event later than October 31, 2017, the Effective Date shall occur.

 

(e)      Section 9.4(i) of the Backstop Commitment Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

 

“the Closing Date has not occurred by 11:59 p.m., New York City time on October  31, 2017 (as it may be extended pursuant to this Section 9.4(i) or Section 2.3(a) , the “ Outside Date ”), unless prior thereto, the Effective Date occurs and the Rights Offering has been consummated; provided , that , the Outside Date may be waived or extended with the prior written consent of the Company and the Requisite Commitment Parties up to the date that is twenty (20) days following the Outside Date (the “ Final Outside Date ”);

 

(f)      Section 9.5(a) of the Backstop Commitment Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

 

“This Agreement may be terminated by any Commitment Party, as to itself only, upon written notice to the Company if (i)  the Closing Date has not occurred by the Final Outside Date or the RSA has been terminated with respect to such Commitment Party pursuant to Section 7(c) of the RSA, (ii) the Company shall not receive at least $100,000,000 pursuant to the Rights Offering and this Agreement, or (iii) (1) by September 27, 2017, the Company does not enter into definitive commitment letter(s) for an Exit Facility of at least $100,000,000 in the principal amount, with the terms and conditions of such commitment letter(s) (and exhibits) being acceptable to the Consenting Noteholders holding at least 85% of the outstanding principal amount of the Notes held by the Consenting Noteholders, or  (2) by 12:01 a.m. E.T. on October 27, 2017, the Company does not finalize all loan documentation with respect to an Exit Facility of at least $100,000,000 in principal amount, the terms and conditions of such loan documentation being acceptable to the Consenting Noteholders holding at least 85% of the outstanding principal amount of Notes held by the Consenting Noteholders; provided, that in calculating the foregoing (iii)(1) and (iii)(2), (x) only Consenting Noteholders who were signatories to this Amendment as of September 21, 2017 will be included and (y) the amount of Notes held by each such Consenting Noteholder shall be the lesser of (i) the Notes held by that Consenting Noteholder as of September 21, 2017 and (ii) the Notes held by that Consenting Noteholder on the date such calculation is made.”

 

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2.      Effectiveness.

 

This Amendment shall become effective and binding on the Company and the Commitment Parties in accordance with the terms of the Backstop Commitment Agreement upon the execution and delivery by the Company and the Commitment Parties of an executed signature page hereto.

 

3.      Miscellaneous.

 

(a)     Except as specifically set forth herein, the terms of the Backstop Commitment Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed.

 

(b)     This Amendment may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, and all of which together shall be deemed to be one and the same agreement. Execution copies of this Amendment delivered by facsimile, PDF or otherwise shall be deemed to be an original for the purposes of this paragraph.

 

 

[ Signature pages follow .]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Amendment Parties have caused this Amendment to be executed and delivered by their respective duly authorized officers, solely in their respective capacities as officers of the undersigned and not in any other capacity, as of the date first set forth above.

 

 

GULFMARK OFFSHORE, INC.


By:      /s/ James M. Mitchell                           

Name: James M. Mitchell

Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

[ Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to Backstop Commitment Agreement ]

 

 

Exhibit 10.3

EXECUTION VERSION

 

FIRST AMENDMENT TO SENIOR SECURED SUPER-PRIORITY

DEBTOR IN POSSESSION CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

This FIRST AMENDMENT TO SENIOR SECURED SUPER-PRIORITY DEBTOR IN POSSESSION CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of September 21, 2017 (this “ Amendment ”), is entered into among GULFMARK OFFSHORE, INC., a Delaware corporation, as debtor and debtor-in-possession under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code (the “ Borrower ”), GULFMARK REDERI AS, a limited company organized under the laws of Norway, as lender (including its successors and assigns, the “ Lender ”), and DNB BANK ASA, acting through its offices at Solheimsgaten 7C, 5058 Bergen, Norway, organization number 984 851 006, as the issuing bank (including its successors and assigns, the “ Issuing Bank ”).

 

W   I   T   N   E   S   S   E   T   H  :

 

WHEREAS, Borrower seeks to amend the Senior Secured Super-Priority Debtor in Possession Credit Agreement, dated as of May 18, 2017 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among the Borrower, the Lender and the Issuing Bank, to extend certain milestones relating to the consummation of the Acceptable Plan of Reorganization; and

 

WHEREAS, the Lender and the Issuing Bank are willing to make the amendments to the Credit Agreement provided herein, but only on the terms and conditions set forth herein.

 

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

 

Article 1.
DEFINITIONS

 

Section 1.1      Defined Terms . Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used herein (including the introductory paragraph and the recitals) shall have the meanings assigned in the Credit Agreement, as amended by this Amendment.

 

Article 2.
AMENDMENTS

 

Section 2.1      New Definitions . Annex A to the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following new definitions in the appropriate alphabetical order:

 

Backstop Agreement ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Notes RSA.

 

Exit Financing Term Sheet ” means the Indicative Summary of Terms and Conditions as delivered by DNB Bank ASA to the Borrower on September 15, 2017, which sets forth the principal terms and conditions for the exit financing for the Chapter 11 Case, as the same may be amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time with the written consent of the Borrower, the Lender and the Issuing Bank.

 

 

 

 

First Amendment to the Agreement ” means the First Amendment to Senior Secured Super-Priority Debtor in Possession Credit Agreement, dated as of September 21, 2017, among the Borrower, the Lender and the Issuing Bank.

 

Notes RSA ” means the Restructuring Support Agreement, dated as of May 15, 2017, by and among (i) the Borrower and (ii) certain of the beneficial holders, or investment advisers or managers for the account of beneficial holders, of the 6.375% Senior Notes due 2022 issued pursuant to that certain indenture dated as of March 12, 2012 among the Borrower and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, party thereto, as the same may be amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time .

 

Requisite Noteholders ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Notes RSA.

 

Section 2.2      Milestones . The definition of “Milestones” set forth in Annex D to the Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows:

 

(a)     the phrase “by ninety (90) days after the Petition Date, but in no event later than August 21, 2017” in clause (vi) thereof is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the phrase “by October 10, 2017”;

 

(b)     the phrase “before August 21, 2017” in clause (vi) thereof is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the phrase “before October 10, 2017”;

 

(c)     the phrase “by fourteen (14) days after entry of an order confirming the Acceptable Plan of Reorganization, but in no event later than September 4, 2017” in clause (vii) thereof is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the phrase “as soon as reasonably practicable after October 10, 2017, but in no event later than October 31, 2017”; and

 

(d)     clause (v) thereof is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

 

“(v) by 11:59 p.m. (New York Time) on September 27, 2017, the Borrower shall have accepted one or more definitive commitment letters from lenders for exit financing credit facilities that provide commitments for an aggregate borrowing capacity to the Borrower, the Lender and/or any of their respective Affiliates of not less than $125,000,000, which commitments shall not be subject to any material conditions other than (1) the effectiveness of the Acceptable Plan of Reorganization and the transactions contemplated thereby, (2) final loan documentation that is satisfactory to the Company and such lenders and that includes the terms of the financing referenced in such commitment letter(s), and (3) in the case of any such commitment letter provided by DNB Capital LLC (and/or any of its affiliates), the conditions set forth in the Exit Financing Term Sheet;”

 

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Article 3.
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

 

Section 3.1      Conditions Precedent . This Amendment shall become effective on the date (the “ Effective Date ”) of satisfaction of the following conditions precedent, each in form and substance satisfactory to the Issuing Bank:

 

(a)     the Issuing Bank shall have received counterparts of this Amendment, duly executed and delivered by the Borrower, the Lender and the Issuing Bank;

 

(b)     the Issuing Bank shall have received a fully executed amendment to the Notes RSA, in form and substance acceptable to the Issuing Bank in its sole discretion, amending the milestones appearing in Section 4 of the Notes RSA to correspond with the amended milestones effectuated by this Amendment;

 

(c)     the Issuing Bank shall have received a fully executed amendment to the Backstop Agreement, in form and substance acceptable to the Issuing Bank in its sole discretion, amending the milestones appearing in the Backstop Agreement to correspond with the amended milestones effectuated by this Amendment;

 

(d)     the Issuing Bank shall have received a fully executed amendment or similar modification to the Long-Term Forbearance Letter, dated June 26, 2017, among The Royal Bank of Scotland plc (“ RBS ”), GulfMark Americas, Inc., and GulfMark Management, Inc., in form and substance acceptable to the Issuing Bank in its sole discretion;

 

(e)     the Borrower and its Affiliates shall not have actually paid or agreed to pay any extension fee or any other analogous fee in connection with obtaining the amendments referred to in Sections 3.1(b), 3.1(c), or 3.1(d) hereof; and

 

(f)     immediately before and after giving effect to this Amendment, no Default or Event of Default shall exist.

 

Article 4.
MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 4.1      Representations and Warranties . Each of the Borrower and the Lender hereby represents and warrants as of the date hereof (and, if the date hereof is not the Effective Date, also as of the Effective Date) that, (a) before and after giving effect to this Amendment, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (b) before and after giving effect to this Amendment, all representations and warranties of the Borrower contained in the Credit Agreement and all other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects with the same effect as if made on and as of such date(s), except to the extent such representations and warranties relate specifically to an earlier date, in which case, such representations and warranties were true and correct in all material respects on and as of such earlier date (and except to the extent such representations and warranties are already qualified as to materiality, in which case the applicable materiality qualifier set forth above shall be disregarded with respect to such representations and warranties), (c) the execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower and Lender of this Amendment, and the performance of each Loan Document to which it is a party, are within its corporate powers, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action, do not contravene any provision of its charter or bylaws, do not violate any law or regulation, or any order or decree of any court or other Governmental Authority, do not conflict with or result in the breach or termination of, constitute a default under or accelerate or permit the acceleration of any performance required by, any material lease, material agreement or other material instrument entered into or assumed by either party, do not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon any of the property of Borrower other than those in favor of the Secured Parties pursuant to the Loan Documents, and do not require the consent or approval of any Governmental Authority or any other Person, (d) this Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by the Borrower and the Lender, (e) this Amendment constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of each of the Borrower and the Lender enforceable against each of them in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by the effect of any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar law affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity, and (f) the Credit Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of each of the Borrower and the Lender enforceable against them in accordance with their respective terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by the effect of any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar law affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity.

 

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Section 4.2      Counterparts . This Amendment may be executed by the parties hereto in any number of separate counterparts, and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. In furtherance of the foregoing, it is understood and agreed that signatures hereto submitted by facsimile or electronic transmission shall be deemed to be, and shall constitute, original signatures.

 

Section 4.3      Reference to the Effect on the Loan Documents .

 

(a)     As of the Effective Date, each reference in the Credit Agreement to “ this Agreement ,” “ hereunder ,” “ hereof ,” “ herein ,” or words of like import, and each reference in the other Loan Documents to the Credit Agreement (including, without limitation, by means of words like “ thereunder ”, “ thereof ” and words of like import), shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby, and this Amendment and the Credit Agreement shall be read together and construed as a single instrument.

 

(b)     Except as expressly amended hereby or specifically waived above, all of the terms and provisions of the Credit Agreement and all other Loan Documents are and shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed.

 

(c)     The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of the Issuing Bank or the Lender under any of the Loan Documents, nor constitute a waiver or amendment of any other provision of any of the Loan Documents or for any purpose except as expressly set forth herein.

 

(d)     This Amendment is a Loan Document

 

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Section 4.4      GOVERNING LAW . THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (INCLUDING SECTION 5-1401 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK), WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THAT WOULD REQUIRE APPLICATION OF ANOTHER LAW.

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first above written.

 

 

 

 

 

 

GULFMARK OFFSHORE, INC., as the Borrower



By      /s/ James M. Mitchell                           

 

 

Name: James M. Mitchell
Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

[Signature Page to First Amendment to Senior Secured Super-Priority Debtor in Possession Credit Agreement]

 

 

 

 

GULFMARK REDERI AS , as the Lender



By      /s/ Quintin V. Kneen                       
Name: Quintin V. Kneen
Title: Director

 

 

[Signature Page to First Amendment to Senior Secured Super-Priority Debtor in Possession Credit Agreement]

 

 

 

 

DNB BANK ASA , as the Issuing Bank



By      /s/ Cathleen Buckley                
Name: Cathleen Buckley
Title: Senior Vice President


By      /s/ Sybille Andaur                    
Name: Sybille Andaur
Title: First Vice President

 

 

[Signature Page to First Amendment to Senior Secured Super-Priority Debtor in Possession Credit Agreement]

 

 

 

The undersigned, in its capacity as

Agent (as defined in the NOK Facility) under the NOK

Facility, hereby consents to the amendments

to the Credit Agreement set forth in this

Amendment:


DNB BANK ASA , as Agent under the NOK

Facility



By: /s/ Cathleen Buckley                            
Name: Cathleen Buckley
Title: Senior Vice President

 

 


By: /s/ Sybille Andaur                               
Name: Sybille Andaur
Title: First Vice President:

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.4

 EXECUTION VERSION

 

 

 

21 September 2017

 

To:

GulfMark Americas, Inc. (the “ Borrower ”)
GulfMark Management, Inc. (the “ Pledgor ” and, together with Borrower, “ you ”)

842 West Sam Houston Parkway North, Suite 400

Houston, Texas 77024 United States

Attention: Chief Financial Officer

 

From:

The Royal Bank of Scotland plc (in its capacity as Agent for the Lenders)

Syndicated Loans Agency Corporate & Institutional Banking,

250 Bishopsgate London, EC2M 4AA

United Kingdom

 

 

Dear Sirs,

 

Multicurrency Facility Agreement dated 26 September 2014 (as amended, supplemented and/or restated from time to time and as last amended on 31 March 2016) (the “Facility Agreement”, capitalised terms used but not defined herein as therein defined).

 

1.

Introduction

 

 

1.1

Reference is made to the Facility Agreement, the letter agreement, dated 8  March 2017, between the Borrower, GulfMark Offshore, Inc. (the “ Parent ”) and the Agent (the “ Interim Funding Letter ”), the letter agreements, dated 17 March, 14 April, 28 April, 12 May, 19 May, 31 May and 16 June 2017, in each case between inter alia you and the Agent, (collectively, the “ Support Letters ”) and the long-term forbearance letter, dated 26 June 2017, between you and the Agent, as amended by the extension letters, dated 18, 25 and 31 August and 8 September 2017, between you and the Agent (as so amended, the “ Long-Term Forbearance Letter ”). This letter amends and restates the Long-Term Forbearance Letter and shall be referred to as the “ Second Long-Term Forbearance Letter ”.

 

 

1.2

In connection with the Parent ’s voluntary case (the “ Chapter 11 Case ”) under Title 11 of the United States Code (the “ Bankruptcy Code ”) in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (the “ Court ”), the Lenders have reviewed and considered Parent’s proposed plan of reorganization filed with the Court on 26 June 2017 D.I. 165 (the “ 26 June Agreed Plan ”, and including all exhibits and schedules thereto, and as amended, modified or supplemented solely in accordance with this Second Long-Term Forbearance Letter, as applicable, the “ Agreed Plan ”) and the disclosure statement describing the Agreed Plan approved by the Court on 27 June 2017 D.I. 166 (including all exhibits and schedules thereto, the “ Disclosure Statement ”).

 

 

 

 

 

1.3

You have requested, and the Agent (acting on the instructions of all the Lenders), in order to facilitate the implementation of the Agreed Plan, has agreed to forbear from exercising any remedies in respect of the Enumerated Defaults (as defined below) during the Forbearance Period (as defined below) on the terms of this Second Long-Term Forbearance Letter.

 

2.

Forbearance Period

 

 

2.1

During the Forbearance Period, the Agent (acting on the instructions of all the Lenders) hereby agrees to waive each Default and Event of Default which is an Enumerated Default (and to forbear from exercising any rights or remedies under the Finance Documents as a result of any such Default and/or Event of Default which is an Enumerated Default), Clause 30.20.2 of the Facility Agreement shall not apply and no interest shall accrue at the default rate pursuant to Clause 16.3 of the Facility Agreement.

 

 

2.2

The “ Forbearance Period ” is the period beginning on the date the conditions set forth in clause 4 below have been satisfied and ending on the earlier of:

 

 

(a)

the occurrence of any Early Termination Event (as defined below);

 

 

(b)

the effectiveness of the Agreed Plan; or

 

 

(c)

27 September 2017, provided that the Borrower may, by written notice to the Agent, extend the Forbearance Period to 31 October 2017, subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions (as determined by the Agent acting on instructions of all Lenders):

 

 

(i)

(A) by 11:59 p.m. (New York Time) on 27 September 2017, the Parent shall have accepted lending commitments pursuant to one or more definitive commitment letters from persons committing to provide exit financing credit facilities to the Borrower, the Parent and/or any of their respective Affiliates on the effective date of the Agreed Plan of not less than $125,000,000 (the “ Exit Financing ” and the related commitment letter(s), the “ Exit Financing Commitment Letter(s) ”), which commitments shall not be subject to any material conditions other than (1) the effectiveness of the Agreed Plan and the transactions contemplated thereby, (2) final loan documentation that is satisfactory to the Parent and such committed persons and that includes the terms of the financing referenced in such commitment letter(s) and (3) in the case of any such commitment letter provided by DNB Capital LLC (and/or any of its affiliates), the conditions set forth in the Indicative Summary of Terms and Conditions delivered by DNB Bank ASA to the Parent on 15 September 2017 (the “ DNB Term Sheet ”), and (B) the Exit Financing Commitment Letter(s) are “acceptable” to the Requisite Noteholders (as defined in the Restructuring Support Agreement (as defined in the 26 June Agreed Plan)); and

 

 

(ii)

As of the effective date of such extension, the Borrower is in compliance in all respects with the Facility Agreement, the Interim Funding Letter, this Second Long-Term Forbearance Letter and all other Forbearance Documents.

 

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2.3

The occurrence of any of the following events constitutes an “ Early Termination Event ”:

 

 

(i)

the Parent or any of the Consenting Noteholders (as defined in the Restructuring Support Agreement (as defined in the 26 June Agreed Plan)) directly or indirectly (A) repudiates its acceptance of the Exit Financing or terminates its acceptance of the Restructuring Support Agreement or (B) objects to the approval or consummation of the Exit Financing, except in each case if the Requisite Noteholders under the Restructuring Support Agreement continue to support the Exit Financing Commitment Letter(s) or alternate lending commitments acceptable to the Parent pursuant to one or more definitive commitment letters from persons committing to provide exit financing credit facilities to the Borrower, the Parent and/or any of their respective Affiliates on the effective date of the Agreed Plan of not less than $125,000,000, with conditions precedent to funding that, in the Agent’s reasonable judgement, make it at least as likely to close by 31 October 2017 as compared to the exit financing described in the DNB Term Sheet;

 

 

(ii)

if the Forbearance Period has been extended in accordance with clause 2.2(c), the Court has not entered an order confirming the Agreed Plan on or before 10 October 2017;

 

 

(iii)

the Restructuring Support Agreement (as defined in the 26 June Agreed Plan), (A) ceases to be effective or otherwise terminates in accordance with its terms prior to effectiveness of the Agreed Plan, or (B) is amended, waived or modified in such a way as to alter any of the economic terms set forth therein in a manner that is adverse to the Lenders (it being acknowledged that any change which alters (1) the treatment of the RBS Guaranty Claim (as defined in the 26 June Agreed Plan) (including by changing the manner in which the RBS Guaranty Claim is unimpaired) or (2) the condition that the RBS Guaranty Claim is paid in full in Cash on or as soon as reasonably practicable after effectiveness of the Agreed Plan as described in the 26 June Agreed Plan and Disclosure Statement is a change to an economic term that is adverse to the Lenders);

 

 

(iv)

the conversion of the Chapter 11 Case to a case under chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code;

 

 

(v)

the appointment of a trustee, receiver, or examiner with expanded powers beyond those set forth in section 1106(a)(3) and (4) of the Bankruptcy Code in the Chapter 11 Case;

 

 

(vi)

entry of an order by the Court terminating the Parent ’s exclusive right to file a plan of reorganization pursuant to section 1121 of the Bankruptcy Code or if the Parent loses exclusivity by failing to make a timely motion to extend the exclusive period and exclusivity lapses or the Court denies the Parent’s motion to extend the exclusive period;

 

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(vii)

the Court or another court of competent jurisdiction denies confirmation of the Agreed Plan;

 

 

(viii)

entry of an order by the Court amending or modifying the Agreed Plan in a manner that either (A) alters the treatment of the RBS Guaranty Claim under the Agreed Plan (including by changing the manner in which the RBS Guaranty Claim is unimpaired) or (B) otherwise alters the economic terms thereof in a manner that is adverse to the Lenders (it being acknowledged that any change which alters (1) the treatment of the RBS Guaranty Claim (including by changing the manner in which the RBS Guaranty Claim is unimpaired) or (2) the condition that the RBS Guaranty Claim is paid in full in Cash on or as soon as reasonably practicable after effectiveness of the Agreed Plan as described in the 26 June Agreed Plan and Disclosure Statement is a change to an economic term that is adverse to the Lenders);

 

 

(ix)

if the Confirmation Order (as defined in the 26 June Agreed Plan) in respect of the Agreed Plan is reversed, stayed, dismissed, vacated, reconsidered, modified, or amended in a manner that either (A) alters the treatment of the RBS Guaranty Claim under the Agreed Plan (including by changing the manner in which the RBS Guaranty Claim is unimpaired) or (B) otherwise alters the economic terms thereof in a manner that is adverse to the Lenders (it being acknowledged that any change which alters (1) the treatment of the RBS Guaranty Claim (including by changing the manner in which the RBS Guaranty Claim is unimpaired) or (2) the condition that the RBS Guaranty Claim is paid in full in Cash on or as soon as reasonably practicable after effectiveness of the Agreed Plan as described in the 26 June Agreed Plan and Disclosure Statement is a change to an economic term that is adverse to the Lenders);

 

 

(x)

the Parent, the Consenting Noteholders (as used throughout as defined in the 26 June Agreed Plan), DNB (as defined in the 26 June Agreed Plan), or, in each case, their respective affiliates, representatives, or affiliates ’ representatives files, or enters into, any agreements or arrangements relating to, or otherwise supporting (A) any plan of reorganization other than the Agreed Plan or (B) any amendments, modifications or supplements to the Agreed Plan, in each case, other than with respect to a plan (or amendments, modifications or supplements to the Agreed Plan) that (1) does not alter the treatment of the RBS Guaranty Claim under the Agreed Plan (including by changing the manner in which the RBS Guaranty Claim is unimpaired) or (2) does not otherwise alter the economic terms thereof in a manner that is adverse to the Lenders (it being acknowledged that any change which alters (1) the treatment of the RBS Guaranty Claim (including by changing the manner in which the RBS Guaranty Claim is unimpaired) or (2) the condition that the RBS Guaranty Claim is paid in full in Cash on or as soon as reasonably practicable after effectiveness of the Agreed Plan as described in the 26 June Agreed Plan and Disclosure Statement is a change to an economic term that is adverse to the Lenders);

 

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(xi)

the Parent withdraws the Disclosure Statement or the Agreed Plan or files any motion or pleading with the Court that is not consistent with the Disclosure Statement, Agreed Plan or this Second Long-Term Forbearance Letter and such motion or pleading has not been withdrawn prior to the earlier of (x) two (2) Business Days after the Borrower receives written notice from the Agent or its counsel that such motion or pleading is inconsistent with the Disclosure Statement, Agreed Plan or this Second Long-Term Forbearance Letter and (y) entry of an order of the Court approving such motion or pleading;

 

 

(xii)

the issuance by any governmental authority, including the Court, any regulatory authority, or any other court of competent jurisdiction, of any ruling or order enjoining consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Agreed Plan (the “ Restructuring ”); provided , that the Parent shall have five (5) New York business days after the issuance of such ruling or order to obtain relief that would allow consummation of the Restructuring in a manner that (i) does not alter the treatment of the RBS Guaranty Claim under the Agreed Plan (including by changing the manner in which the RBS Guaranty Claim is unimpaired) or (ii) does not otherwise alter any economic terms in a manner that is adverse to the Lenders (it being acknowledged that any change which alters (1) the treatment of the RBS Guaranty Claim (including by changing the manner in which the RBS Guaranty Claim is unimpaired) or (2) the condition that the RBS Guaranty Claim is paid in full in Cash on or as soon as reasonably practicable after effectiveness of the Agreed Plan as described in the 26 June Agreed Plan and Disclosure Statement is a change to an economic term that is adverse to the Lenders);

 

 

(xiii)

the occurrence of the maturity date for any debtor-in-possession or other debt financing of the Parent and/or the NOK Borrower;

 

 

(xiv)

a Change of Control;

 

 

(xv)

any corporate action, legal proceedings or other procedure or step (in any jurisdiction) is taken in relation to:

 

 

(1)

the commencement by the Borrower, GulfMark Rederi A.S. (the “ NOK Borrower ”) or any other Material Company (other than the Parent) of a voluntary case under the Bankruptcy Code;

 

 

(2)

a moratorium of any indebtedness, winding-up, dissolution, administration, reorganisation (by way of voluntary arrangement, scheme of arrangement or otherwise), adjustment of debt, dissolution, insolvency or liquidation of the Borrower, the NOK Borrower or any Material Company (other than the Parent);

 

 

(3)

a composition, compromise, assignment or arrangement with any class of creditors of the Borrower, the NOK Borrower or any Material Company (other than the Parent); or

 

 

(4)

the appointment of a liquidator, receiver, administrative receiver, administrator, custodian (as defined in the Bankruptcy Code or any similar law in any jurisdiction), compulsory manager or other similar officer in respect of the Borrower, the NOK Borrower or any Material Company (other than the Parent) or any of their respective assets;

 

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(xvi)

a ny failure by the Borrower to comply in all material respects with (a) the Interim Funding Letter, (b) this Second Long-Term Forbearance Letter; (c) each Support Letter; (d) the fee letter among the Borrower, the Parent and Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, dated 8 March 2017; (e) the engagement letter among FTI Consulting, Inc., the Borrower, the Parent and Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, dated 12 January 2017 (and executed by the Borrower and the Parent on 7 March 2017); (f) the fee letter among the Borrower, the Parent and Holman Fenwick Willan LLP, as maritime counsel to the Agent, dated 14 April 2017; and (g) the fee letter among the Borrower, the Parent and Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, as Delaware counsel to the Agent, dated 12 May 2017 ((b) through (g), collectively, the “ Forbearance Documents ”);

 

 

(xvii)

an involuntary case is commenced against the Borrower, the NOK Borrower or any Material Company (other than the Parent) under the Bankruptcy Code or any similar law of another jurisdiction; or

 

 

(xviii)

enforcement of any Security securing indebtedness for borrowed money in excess of $5.0 million over any assets of any Obligor.

 

 

2.4

On termination (for any reason) of the Forbearance Period:

 

 

(a)

clause 2.1 of this Second Long-Term Forbearance Letter shall be disapplied and Clause 30.20.2 of the Facility Agreement shall operate automatically in accordance with its terms;

 

 

(b)

there shall be deemed to be an ongoing Event of Default under the Facility Agreement and notice shall have been deemed given by the Agent to the Borrower in accordance with Clause 30.20.1 of the Facility Agreement;

 

 

(c)

the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans and all interest and other amounts owing under the Finance Documents and the Forbearance Documents (without duplication) shall be immediately due and payable; and

 

 

(d)

the Majority Lenders shall be entitled to exercise or direct the Security Agent to exercise any or all of its rights, remedies, powers or discretions under the Finance Documents it being understood and agreed that, in any case, prior to the date of such termination of the Forbearance Period, no interest shall accrue at the default rate pursuant to Clause 16.3 of the Facility Agreement.

 

3.

Enumerated Defaults

 

 

3.1

Each of the following is an “ Enumerated Default ”:

 

 

(a)

an Event of Default under Clause 30.4.1 of the Facility Agreement, but only insofar as it arises as a result of:

 

 

(i)

Parent ’s failure to deliver the financial information required under Clause 27.1.1 of the Facility Agreement;

 

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(ii)

Parent ’s failure to deliver a Compliance Certificate as required under Clause 27.2 of the Facility Agreement in relation to the immediately preceding sub-clause (i) above;

 

 

(iii)

Parent ’s failure to the notify the Agent of any Default or Event of Default as required under Clause 27.10 of the Facility Agreement, but only insofar as such Default or Event of Default constitutes an Enumerated Default and excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any Early Termination Event that also constitutes a Default or Event of Default; or

 

 

(iv)

a breach of any financial covenant set forth in Clause 28 of the Facility Agreement;

 

 

(b)

an Event of Default under Clause 30.5 of the Facility Agreement, but only insofar as it arises as a result of a failure to comply with Clause 29.2 of the Facility Agreement due to Parent ’s failure to file any required filing with the SEC in the prescribed time frame;

 

 

(c)

an Event of Default under Clause 30.14 of the Facility Agreement arising as a result of a “going concern” or like qualification or exception;

 

 

(d)

an Event of Default under Clause 30.7 of the Facility Agreement, but only insofar as it arises as a result of:

 

 

(i)

A Default or Event of Default under the indenture governing the 2022 Notes arising as a result of either:

 

 

(1)

Parent ’s failure to pay scheduled interest or coupon amounts as required by the indenture governing the 2022 Notes (the “ Notes Non-Payment ”); or

 

 

(2)

the Case; or

 

 

(ii)

a Default or Event of Default under the NOK Facility arising as a result of either:

 

 

(1)

the Notes Non-Payment;

 

 

(2)

the Case; or

 

 

(3)

any of the Enumerated Defaults;

 

 

(e)

an Event of Default under Clause 30.8 of the Facility Agreement, but only insofar as it arises as a result of:

 

 

(i)

Parent or any of its Subsidiaries (other than the Borrower and the Pledgor) entering into negotiations with one or more of its creditors with a view to rescheduling any of its indebtedness;

 

 

(ii)

the Case; or

 

 

(iii)

the Notes Non-Payment;

 

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(f)

an Event of Default under Clause 30.9.1 of the Facility Agreement, but only insofar as it applies directly to the Parent and as a result of the Case or the Notes Non-Payment;

 

 

(g)

an Event of Default under Clause 30.6 of the Facility Agreement but only insofar as it arises as a result of the representation at Clause 26.11 being repeated in relation to an Enumerated Default during the Forbearance Period; and

 

 

(h)

an Event of Default under Clause 30.19 of the Facility Agreement.

 

 

3.2

The Forbearance Period in respect of the Enumerated Defaults is limited in nature and nothing in this Second Long-Term Forbearance Letter is intended, or will be deemed to:

 

 

(a)

constitute a waiver of any Defaults or Events of Default other than the Enumerated Defaults during the Forbearance Period or compliance with any term or provision of the Finance Documents or applicable law, except to the extent expressly provided for herein; or

 

 

(b)

establish a custom or course of dealing between you, on the one hand, and the Agent or any Lender, on the other hand.

 

4.

Conditions to Forbearance Period

 

The Forbearance Period shall commence upon the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent, each in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent (acting on the instructions of the Majority Lenders):

 

 

(a)

the Court has approved the Disclosure Statement without modification or amendment in any manner that either (1) alters the treatment of the RBS Guaranty Claim under the Agreed Plan (including by changing the manner in which the RBS Guaranty Claim is unimpaired) or (2) otherwise alters any economic terms in a manner that is adverse to the Lenders (it being acknowledged that any change which alters (1) the treatment of the RBS Guaranty Claim (including by changing the manner in which the RBS Guaranty Claim is unimpaired) or (2) the condition that the RBS Guaranty Claim is paid in full in Cash on or as soon as reasonably practicable after effectiveness of the Agreed Plan as described in the 26 June Agreed Plan and Disclosure Statement is a change to an economic term that is adverse to the Lenders);

 

 

(b)

the Borrower has, to the extent invoiced on or prior to the date hereof, paid all outstanding fees and expenses of financial advisor and counsel to the Agent required to be paid pursuant to the terms of the Facility Agreement and clause 10 below; and

 

 

(c)

as of the date hereof, the Borrower is in material compliance with the Interim Funding Letter, the Support Letters and this Second Long-Term Forbearance Letter.

 

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5.

More Favourable Terms

 

To the extent that any other forbearance or standstill agreement entered into by the Parent or any of its subsidiaries (any such agreement, a “ Third Party Forbearance Agreement ”), or any amendment to any Third Party Forbearance Agreement entered into or agreed on or after the date of this Second Long-Term Forbearance Letter during the Forbearance Period, provides any benefit or right to any creditor party thereto that is more favourable than any benefit or right provided under this Second Long-Term Forbearance Letter, taking into account the terms and conditions currently in effect with such creditor party, notwithstanding the relevant Third Party Forbearance Agreement, this Second Long-Term Forbearance Letter shall be amended so as to cause any such benefit or right to be made available to the Lenders concurrently with making any such benefit or right available, and on comparable terms as it is made available, to any such other creditor. The Borrower agrees to provide copies of any Third Party Forbearance Agreement or any amendments to Third Party Forbearance Agreements to the Lenders promptly, but in any event within two (2) Business Days, of execution thereof.

 

6.

Tolling of time periods

 

The parties hereto agree that the running of all statutes of limitation and the doctrine of laches applicable to all claims or causes of action that the Agent or any Lender may be entitled to take or bring to enforce its rights and remedies against you are, to the fullest extent permitted by law, tolled and suspended during the Forbearance Period.

 

7.

Acknowledgement

 

Pledgor and Borrower, for themselves and on behalf of their respective direct and indirect Subsidiaries, agree and acknowledge that as of 14 September 2017, the aggregate amount of (a) outstanding Loans under the Facilities is US$72,000,000.00, comprised of US$68,000,000.00 of Revolving Facility Loans and US$4,000,000.00 of Swingline Loans, (b) outstanding principal amount of the Letter of Credit is MXN28,829,418.47, (c) accrued and unpaid interest and fees owed to the Lenders and the Issuing Bank is US$322,937.76, (d) in each case, the foregoing amounts do not include fees, costs, expenses and other amounts which are chargeable to or otherwise reimbursable by the Obligors on a joint and several basis (items (a) through (d), collectively and without excluding any other amounts due under the Facilities, the “ Facility Obligations ”), (e) the Facility Obligations constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Obligors and (f) the Transaction Security comprises valid, binding, and enforceable first priority liens, mortgages and security interests in favour of the Security Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties in the assets secured thereby.

 

8.

Reduction of Commitments

 

You agree and acknowledge that (a) the Total Revolving Facility Commitments shall be equal to the aggregate principal amount of Revolving Facility Loans and Letters of Credit outstanding under the Revolving Facility as of the date hereof and (b) the Total Swingline Commitments shall be equal to the aggregate principal amount of Swingline Loans outstanding under the Swingline Facility as of the date hereof.

 

9.

Counterparts

 

This Second Long-Term Forbearance Letter may be executed in any number of counterparts, and this has the same effect as if the signatures on the counterparts were on a single copy of this Second Long-Term Forbearance Letter.

 

10.

Fees and expenses

 

During the Forbearance Period, you shall duly and punctually pay all reasonably incurred fees and expenses upon receipt of invoices pursuant to, and in accordance with, the Facility Agreement and within the terms and time limits specified in the Forbearance Documents. Each of you hereby acknowledges you shall each be jointly and severally liable for fees and expenses due under each of the Forbearance Documents.

 

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11.

No other amendments; reservation of rights; no waiver

 

Except as expressly modified hereby, all terms, conditions, covenants, representations and warranties contained in the Interim Funding Letter, the Support Letters (to the extent applicable), the Finance Documents and the Forbearance Documents shall remain in full force and effect.

 

12.

Amendments to Agreed Plan

 

The Agreed Plan shall not be amended, modified or supplemented, other than with respect to amendments, modifications or supplements that (A) do not alter the treatment of the RBS Guaranty Claim (including by changing the manner in which the RBS Guaranty Claim is unimpaired) or (B) do not otherwise alter any economic terms in a manner that is adverse to the Lenders (it being acknowledged that any change which alters (1) the treatment of the RBS Guaranty Claim (including by changing the manner in which the RBS Guaranty Claim is unimpaired) or (2) the condition that the RBS Guaranty Claim is paid in full in Cash on or as soon as reasonably practicable after effectiveness of the Agreed Plan as described in the 26  June Agreed Plan and Disclosure Statement is a change to an economic term that is adverse to the Lenders).

 

13.

Governing law, jurisdiction and enforcement

 

This Second Long-Term Forbearance Letter and any non-contractual arrangements arising out of or in relation to it shall be governed by English law. This Second Long-Term Forbearance Letter is a Finance Document. The provisions of Clauses 44 ( Remedies and Waivers ) and 49 ( Enforcement ) of the Facility Agreement shall apply in relation to this Second Long-Term Forbearance Letter as if such provisions were restated in this Second Long-Term Forbearance Letter in their entirety, but with references in Clause 49 ( Enforcement ) to “Finance Documents” and “this Agreement” construed to refer to this Second Long-Term Forbearance Letter.

 

[ Signature Pages Follow ]

 

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Please confirm your acceptance to the foregoing terms

and conditions by signing the acceptance of this letter

below.

 

 

Yours faithfully

 

 

The Agent

 

 

/s/ Steve Swann

……………………………………………………

 

For and on behalf of The Royal Bank of Scotland plc

 

 

(acting on the instructions of all the Lenders)

 

 

 

 

[ Signature Page to Second Long-Term Forbearance Letter ]

 

 

 

Accepted and agreed by:

 

The Borrower

 

 

/s/ James M. Mitchell

……………………………………………………

For and on behalf of GulfMark Americas, Inc.

 

 

 

9/21/2017

………………………………………
Date

   

The Pledgor

 
   

 

 

/s/ James M. Mitchell

……………………………………………………

For and on behalf of GulfMark Management, Inc.

 

 

 

9/21/2017

…………………………………………

Date

 

 

 

[ Signature Page to Second Long-Term Forbearance Letter ]